Gregory Kaidanov vs. Joel Benjamin

2026 U.S. Senior Chess Championship

Date: July 14, 2026

Round: 1

White: Gregory Kaidanov (2492)

Black: Joel Benjamin (2471)

Result: 0-1

SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gregory Kaidanov"]
[Black "Joel Benjamin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. h5 Bh7
9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O Nbd7 15. Qe2 c5
16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Rh4 O-O 18. Rhd4 Qc7 19. Kb1 Nb6 20. Ne5 Rad8 21. Qd2 Rd5 22. Rxd5 Nfxd5
23. Qd4 Rd8 24. Ka1 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Qxa7 Ne3 27. Rg1 Nc4 28. Qa4 Nxb2 29. Kxb2 Rd2+
30. Kb1 Qb6+ 31. Qb3 Qxf2 32. Rc1 Qxg3 33. Qxb7 Qd3+ 34. Ka1 Qe2 35. Qb3 Qxh5 36. c4 Qc5
37. Qb5 Qd4+ 38. Kb1 Qd3+ 39. Ka1 Rxg2 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. c5 Qd4+ 42. Kb1 Qd3+ 43. Ka1 Qd2
44. Qb1+ f5 45. Rc4 Qe2 46. Rc3 Qe5 47. Qc1 Re2 48. c6 Re1 49. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 50. Kb2 Qf2+
51. Ka3 Qa7+ 52. Kb4 Qb6+ 53. Ka4 Qc7 54. Kb5 e5 55. a4 e4 56. a5 f4 57. a6 f3 0-1