{{short description|German chess grandmaster (born 1972)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox chess player | name = Michael Bezold | image =Bezold michael 20061119 berlin bundesliga (cropped).jpg | caption =Bezold in 2006 | country = Germany | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|23}} | birth_place = Bayreuth, Germany | death_date = | death_place = | title = Grandmaster (1998) | peakrating = 2535 (July 2006) | FideID = 4601718 }} '''Michael Bezold''' is a German chess grandmaster.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He earned the Grandmaster title and has been an active tournament player since 1989.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Michael Bezold - Chess Games |url=https://old.chesstempo.com/gamedb/player/22264 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=old.chesstempo.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bezold, Michael |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/4601718 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref>
== 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.<ref name=":0" /> Some of Bezold's most notable career achievements include:
* 1st place at the Pfalz Open in 1991<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> * 1st place at the Neckar-Open in 2006<ref name=":1" /> * Defeated Alexander Beliavsky in 2002<ref name=":1" /> * Defeated Loek van Wely in 2005<ref name=":1" />
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