Joel Benjamin

Joel Benjamin is an American grandmaster and three-time U.S. Champion. He is also a three-time U.S. Junior Champion and was the first to break Bobby Fischer’s record for youngest U.S. master at the age of 13. Benjamin has represented the United States in six chess olympiads, helping the team earn silver in 1990 and bronze in 1996. In 2008, Benjamin was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and after winning the 2020 U.S. Senior Championship, he became the first ever trifecta (U.S. Junior, U.S. Championship, and U.S. Senior) champion in U.S. history.