Three-time U.S. Champion GM Joel Benjamin brings you a new Game of the Week every Friday at 15:00 Server Time. If you want to get ahead of the game, get ready to tune-in!
GM Joel Benjamin

GM Benjamin is regarded by many as one of the best commentators and analysts we have in the game today, and each Friday he will be giving us his insight and spin with his selection of Game of the Week.

 
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05-02-2008
GM Veselin Topalov vs.
GM Francisco Vallejo Pons

Dos Hermanas
ECO: C65
Ruy Lopez


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08-10-2007
GM Lenier Dominguez vs.
GM Loek Van Wely


Aerosvit - Foros Ukraina
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf, English Attack
  08-17-2007
GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs.
GM Mark Bluvshtein

Montreal Int. - Canada
ECO: B60
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Larsen variation

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08-24-2007
GM Peter Nielsen vs.
GM Nick De Firmian

Politik Cup - Denmark
ECO: E17
Queen's Indian: old main line, 6.O-O
  8-31-2007
GM Magnus Carlsen vs.
GM Teimour Radjabov

Biel Int. - Switzerland
ECO: B07
Philidor's Defence

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09-07-2007
GM Caruana Fabiano vs.
GM Barua Dibyendu

Vlissingen, Netherlands - Round 8
ECO: C05
French Defence, Tarrash variation
  09-14-2007
GMSergey Karjakin vs.
GM Alexander Beliavsky

Rising Stars 2007 - Round 10
ECO: C92
Ruy Lopez: closed, Zaitsev system

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09-21-2007
GM Zhang Pengxiang vs.
GM Evgeny Alekseev

China vs Russia match - Round 1
ECO: A45
Trompowsky attack
 

09-28-2007
GM Hikaru Nakamura vs.
GM Ildar Ibragimov


New York Championship
ECO: C21
Danish Gambit


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10-05-2007
GM Nigel Short vs.
GM Xiangzhi Bu

UK vs China match - Liverpool, UK
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf

 

10-12-2007
GM Larry Christiansen vs.
GM Patrick Wolff

USCL - week 6
ECO: B60
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer


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10-19-2007
GM Michael Adams vs.
GM Georgiev Kiril

EuroCup for Clubs
ECO: C67
Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense

 

10-26-2007
GM Ahmed Adly vs.
GM Viktor Laznicka

World Junior Championship, Round 8
Date of the game: Oct 11, 2007
ECO: A07 - King's Indian Attack


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11-02-2007
GM Ruslan Ponomariov vs.
GM Zaven Andriasian

Essent tournament, 1st Round.
ECO: D11
Slav Defense

 

11-09-2007
GM Michal Krasenkow vs.
GM Hikaru Nakamura

Barcelona - Round 2
ECO: A14
English: Neo-Catalan declined


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11-16-2007
GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs.
GM Peter Leko

Rapid Match - Game 2
ECO: C45
Scotch Game

 

11-23-2007
Vadim Malakhatko vs.
Victor Mikhalevski

Calvia Open - Round 7
ECO: A16
Anglo-Grunfeld defense


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11-30-2007
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov vs.
GM Anatoly Karpov

Liga de Campeones
ECO: E12
Queen's Indian Defense

 

12-07-2007
Ivan Cheparinov vs.
David Navara

European Team Champ.
ECO: C88
Ruy Lopez

     
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12-14-2007
GM Vladimir Kramnik vs.
GM Magnus Carlsen

Tal Memorial - Round 1
ECO: E06
Catalan

 

12-21-2007
GM Veselin Topalov vs.
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu

Liga de Campeones - Round 8
ECO: D20
Ruy Lopez

     
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12-28-2007
GM Yue Wang vs.
GM Ivan Cheparinov

World Cup - Round 4
ECO: E80
King's Indian: Samisch variation

 

01-04-2008
GM Gatay Kamsky vs.
GM Ruslan Ponomariov

World Cup - Round 5
ECO: B94
Sicilian: Najdorf

     
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01-11-2008
FM Ray Robson vs.
IM Drasko Boskovic

UTD GM Invitational
ECO: B48
Sicilian: Taimanov

 

01-18-2008
GM Peter Svidler vs.
GM Alexander Morozevich

Russian Superfinals
ECO: B90
Sicialian: Najdorf

     
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01-25-2008
GM Ni Hua vs.
GM Mihail Marin

Reggio Emilia
ECO: C54
Giuoco Piano

 

02-01-2008
GM Sergey Ivanov vs.
GM Emanuel Berg

Rilton Cup
ECO: E14
Queen's Indian

     
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02-08-2008
GM Ian Smeets vs.
GM Etienne Bacrot

Corus B - Round 5
ECO: C87
Ruy Lopez

 

02-15-2008
GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic vs.
GM Viktor Kortchnoi

Corus Honorary Group
ECO: E33
Nimzo-Indian

     
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02-22-2008
GM Hikaru Nakamura vs.
GM Zahar Efimenko

Gibtelecom Chess Festival
ECO: A22
English

 

02-29-2008
GM Ernesto Inarkiev vs.
GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev

Moscow Open
ECO: C72
Ruy Lopez

     
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03-07-2008
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi vs.
GM Boris Grachev

Aeroflot Open
ECO: B48
Sicilian

 

03-14-2008
IM Michal Olszewski vs.
GM Stanislav Savchenko

Cappelle la Grande
ECO: B20
Sicilian

     
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03-21-2008
GM Wang Hao vs.
GM Fabiano Caruana

Rekyavik Chess Festival
ECO: D17
QGD: Slav

 

03-28-2008
IM Michal Olszewski vs.
GM Stanislav Savchenko

Amber Rapid
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf

     
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04-04-2008
GM Peter Leko vs.
Viswanathan Anand

Amber Rapid
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf

 

04-11-2008
GM Yuri Shulman vs.
IM Robert Hess

Foxwoods Open
ECO: C34
KGA: Fischer defense

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04-18-2008
GM Naiditsch vs.
GM Mikhalevski

Heviz Open
ECO: C80
KGA: Ruy Lopez: Open

 

04-25-2008
GM Alekseev vs.
GM Radjabov

Russian Team Championship
ECO: B30
Sicilian: Rossolimo