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Benson, James

Standard: 1720 Rapid: 1765 Blitz: 1882 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 4305965 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NZL Sex: M Birth Year: 1952 Age: 74
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 5 Wins: 1 (20%) Draws: 0 (0%) Losses: 4 (80%)
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Dossier

4 of 5 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 86.7%
Opened d4: 2/2
Castled kingside: 4Same-side castling: 3Opposite-side castling: 1
Fianchettoed queenside: 3Fianchettoed kingside: 2Played on the kingside: 2Played in the center: 2
Kept the bishop pair: 3Backward pawn: 3Space advantage: 3Missed tactics: 3Sacrificed material: 3Initiated exchanges: 2Active pieces: 2Avoided exchanges: 1
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As White 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Colle System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Colle 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Sicilian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 28

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.02.15 · 52... Kxe5 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Benson, James
McNabb, Ashlee-Deanna
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2026.02.14 · 43. b4 (−32.1% win chance) 0-1
Ashton, Matthew
Benson, James
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2026.02.14 · 32. Rh1 (−17.6% win chance) 0-1
Ashton, Matthew
Benson, James
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2026.02.15 · 29... Rd5 (−17.4% win chance) 1-0
Benson, James
McNabb, Ashlee-Deanna
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Games Showing all 5 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves