Player profile

Benmesbah, Natacha

Standard: 2214 Rapid: 2155 Blitz: 2091 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 642002 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: FRA Sex: F Birth Year: 1989 Age: 37
Title: WGM Women's title: WGM Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 85 Wins: 35 (41%) Draws: 12 (14%) Losses: 38 (45%)
Dossier

75 of 85 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.2%
Opened e4: 19/19
Castled kingside: 37Same-side castling: 30Did not castle: 8Castled queenside: 5Opposite-side castling: 4
Played on the kingside: 16Fianchettoed kingside: 13Played on the queenside: 13Played in the center: 11Fianchettoed queenside: 6
Initiated exchanges: 37Kept the bishop pair: 35Backward pawn: 34Active pieces: 27Sacrificed material: 27Space advantage: 25Isolated pawn: 25Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 9Played gambits: 3
Openings

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As White 25 games 9W 4D 12L
Sicilian Defense 13 games 4W 3D 6L
French Variation 4 games 1W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Westerinen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kan Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Wing Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Knight Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Venice System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Giuoco Pianissimo 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Greco Gambit, Traditional Line 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Morphy Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Valencian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 35 games 15W 4D 16L
Caro-Kann Defense 13 games 8W 3D 2L
Advance Variation 8 games 4W 3D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 6 games 3W 2D 1L
Tal Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Maróczy Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 9 games 1W 1D 7L
Orthodox Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Positional Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Makogonov Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Normal Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Smyslov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Karpov System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Philidor Defense 5 games 2W 0D 3L
Lion Variation 5 games 2W 0D 3L
(unspecified) 5 games 2W 0D 3L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Rubinstein System 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wade-Tartakower Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Rat 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Torre Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Variation, Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 362

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.08.19 · 42... Ne6 (−67.4% win chance) 1-0
Benmesbah, Natacha
Tomasi, Elise
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2023.06.08 · 35. Nd2 (−55.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Marie Sebag
Natacha Benmesbah
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2023.04.12 · 33... Qc4 (−52% win chance) 1-0
Benmesbah, Natacha
Bochnickova, Simona
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2025.01.10 · 28... Re8 (−46.3% win chance) 1-0
Benmesbah, Natacha
Kazarian, Anna-Maja
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