Michael Bezold
{{short description|German chess grandmaster (born 1972)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Michael Bezold
| image =Bezold michael 20061119 berlin bundesliga.jpg
| caption =Bezold in 2006
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| country = Germany
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|23}}
| birth_place = Bayreuth, Germany
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| title = Grandmaster (1998)
| peakrating = 2535 (July 2006)
| FideID = 4601718
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Michael Bezold is a German chess grandmaster.{{Cite web |title=Michael Bezold {{!}} Top Chess Players |url=https://www.chess.com/players/michael-bezold |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}} He earned the Grandmaster title and has been an active tournament player since 1989.{{Cite web |title=Michael Bezold - Chess Games |url=https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/player/22264 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=old.chesstempo.com}} His current FIDE rating is 2472; a peak rating of 2535 was achieved in July 2006. Bezold resides in Germany and plays for the German national federation.{{Cite web |title=Bezold, Michael |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/4601718 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ratings.fide.com}}
Career
Over his career, Bezold has played over 880 rated games. His overall record stands at 34.5% wins, 22.2% losses, and 43.2% draws. He has won 160 games, lost 75, and drawn 199 with white pieces. As black, he has won 146 games, lost 122, and drawn 184. Some of Bezold's most notable career achievements include:
- 1st place at the Pfalz Open in 1991{{Cite web |title=Michael Bezold chess games - 365Chess.com |url=https://www.365chess.com/players/Michael_Bezold |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=www.365chess.com}}
- 1st place at the Neckar-Open in 2006
- Defeated Alexander Beliavsky in 2002
- Defeated Loek van Wely in 2005