# Michael Bezold

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{{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](/source/Bayreuth%2C_Germany)
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| title = [Grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) (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](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) 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](/source/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](/source/Alexander_Beliavsky) in 2002<ref name=":1" />
* Defeated [Loek van Wely](/source/Loek_van_Wely) in 2005<ref name=":1" />

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