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Banawa, Joel
IM🇺🇸INACTIVE · since December 2024FIDE 2024055· Male· United States of America· Born in 1989
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Joel Banawa, a 37-year-old American International Master, is rated 2392 — just 22 short of his peak of 2414 (Sep 2021, age 32) and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 20 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2021–2023). He reached American #72 in Jun 2024.
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 28) and FM in 2008 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #4, #5 and #10 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2392
Standard
Rpd2367·Blz—
All-time high
2414
−22 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 32
Sep 2021 · age 32
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#96 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2392 → still inactive
Dec 2024
Peak American rank: #72
at age 35 · rated 2414
Jun 2024
2021
All-time peak 2414
at age 32 · −22 from today
Sep 2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2414 → returned at 2414
Sep 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Jun 2019
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2404 → returned at 2414
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2392 → 2392
Most-Played Opponents
vsTimothy TaylorIM
🇺🇸USA·2140
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Jul 2011
View head-to-head →
vsZhanibek AmanovIM
🇰🇿KAZ·2253
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2013
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vsAndranik MatikozianIM
🇦🇲ARM·2366
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Aug 2013
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vsKostya KavutskiyIM
🇺🇸USA·2318
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2011
View head-to-head →
vsAnkit Gupta
🇺🇸USA·2162
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jun 2011
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Rankings
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United States of America
#101
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#213
in continent
World
#1,834
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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