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IM Roberto Messa

Full name

Roberto Messa

Born

1/1/1957 (age 67)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Italy

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (5 games)

English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical, Botvinnik System (5 games)

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (4 games)

Alekhine's Defense: Balogh Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Main Line (9 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (6 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance Variation (5 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (5 games)

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Carlsbad, Endgame Variation (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Roberto Messa (2262) Piotr Gasik (2021)	1-0	35	2024
Roberto Messa (2262) Per Soderberg (2015)	½-½	30	2024
Roberto Messa (2262) Anthony C Kosten (2360)	½-½	20	2024
Roberto Messa (2262) Stephen L A Orton (2115)	½-½	19	2024
Roberto Messa (2289) Clemens Werner (2238)	1-0	33	2023
Roberto Messa (2289) Aleksander Kralevski (2054)	0-1	25	2023
Roberto Messa (2289) Nathan Birnboim (2346)	0-1	46	2023
Roberto Messa (2289) Mahmut Xheladini (2149)	½-½	41	2023
Roberto Messa (2299) Mario Sibilio (2314)	0-1	49	2016
Roberto Messa (2299) Federico Boscolo (2309)	½-½	13	2016

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