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WGM Natacha Benmesbah

Natacha Benmesbah

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Full name

Natacha Benmesbah

Born

1/1/1989 (age 36)‎

Place of birth

Federation

France

Rating

Bio

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Westerinen Attack (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (9 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (11 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (10 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Natacha Benmesbah (2297) Jonas Rosner (2630)	0-1	34	2025
Natacha Benmesbah (2246) Anna Ushenina (2329)	0-1	29	2025
Natacha Benmesbah (2306) Klean Shuqja (1977)	1-0	34	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2306) Irina Bulmaga (2394)	1-0	65	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2306) Anna Ushenina (2418)	1-0	52	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2258) Rikka Mitsuyama (1738)	1-0	39	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2258) Margarita Zaritovskaja (2009)	1-0	39	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2295) Codrut-Constantin Florescu (2614)	1-0	35	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2294) Matan Prilleltensky (2523)	1-0	42	2024
Natacha Benmesbah (2281) Anton Isajevsky (2693)	1-0	49	2024

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