Natacha Benmesbah WGM

Saylormoon Since 2013 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟♟

50.8%- 44.0%- 5.2%

Bullet 2377

316W 298L 27D

Blitz 2360

463W 402L 52D

Rapid 2144

29W 6L 3D

Daily 1265

9W 1L 1D

Natacha Benmesbah (WGM) vs taymiyyanov

Game 3 of 3

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. Bb5+ Bd7

4. Bxd7+ Qxd7

5. O-O Nc6

6. Re1 Nf6

7. c3 e6

8. d4 cxd4

9. cxd4 d5

10. e5 Ne4

11. Nbd2 Nxd2

12. Bxd2 Be7

13. Rc1 O-O

14. a3 a5

15. Rc3 Rac8

16. Rd3 a4

17. Ng5 Bxg5

18. Bxg5 Na5

19. Qh5 f6

20. exf6 gxf6

21. Bh6 Rf7

22. Rg3+ Kh8

23. Qe2 Re8

24. Re3 Rfe7

25. Qf3 Rf7

26. Qh3 f5

27. Bf4 Nc4

28. Rg3 Rg7

29. Rxg7 Qxg7

30. Qxf5 Rg8

31. Qh3 Qxd4

32. Bg3 Qf6

33. Rxe6 Qxb2

34. Re1 Qd2

35. Qe6 Qg5

36. h4 Qg6

37. Qxd5 Rc8

38. h5 Qg7

39. h6 Qc3

40. Qxb7 Qxe1+

41. Kh2 Rg8

42. Qd5 Qe2

43. Qd4+

Players

Natacha Benmesbah (WGM)

White

2339

+92

taymiyyanov

Black

2247

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20475 days 13 hours 25 minutes

Time Control

3m + 2s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

85

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

B52 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Haag Gambit

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Natacha Benmesbah 34 games

22 W 9 L 3 D 65% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.22"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Saylormoon"]
[Black "Taymiyyanov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "6rk/7p/7P/8/p1nQ4/P5B1/4qPPK/8 b - - 5 43"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B52"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-Canal-Main-Line...11.Nbd2-Nxd2-12.Bxd2-Be7-13.Rc1-O-O"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.22"]
[UTCTime "13:19:11"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "Saylormoon won by resignation"]
[StartTime "13:19:11"]
[EndDate "2026.01.22"]
[EndTime "13:25:41"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/148338572230"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:03:01.9]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:03:01.2]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:03.3]} 2... d6 {[%clk 0:03:02.7]} 3. Bb5+ {[%clk 0:03:04.9]} 3... Bd7 {[%clk 0:03:03.4]} 4. Bxd7+ {[%clk 0:03:06.3]} 4... Qxd7 {[%clk 0:03:05.3]} 5. O-O {[%clk 0:03:07.6]} 5... Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:06.3]} 6. Re1 {[%clk 0:03:09]} 6... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:07.4]} 7. c3 {[%clk 0:03:10.7]} 7... e6 {[%clk 0:03:09]} 8. d4 {[%clk 0:03:12.2]} 8... cxd4 {[%clk 0:03:10.7]} 9. cxd4 {[%clk 0:03:14.1]} 9... d5 {[%clk 0:03:12.1]} 10. e5 {[%clk 0:03:14.8]} 10... Ne4 {[%clk 0:03:13.8]} 11. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:03:16.3]} 11... Nxd2 {[%clk 0:03:15.3]} 12. Bxd2 {[%clk 0:03:18.2]} 12... Be7 {[%clk 0:03:14.6]} 13. Rc1 {[%clk 0:03:19.7]} 13... O-O {[%clk 0:03:14.8]} 14. a3 {[%clk 0:03:21.3]} 14... a5 {[%clk 0:03:14.6]} 15. Rc3 {[%clk 0:03:22.4]} 15... Rac8 {[%clk 0:03:10.7]} 16. Rd3 {[%clk 0:03:23.4]} 16... a4 {[%clk 0:03:10.6]} 17. Ng5 {[%clk 0:03:18.8]} 17... Bxg5 {[%clk 0:03:09.8]} 18. Bxg5 {[%clk 0:03:20.6]} 18... Na5 {[%clk 0:03:08.6]} 19. Qh5 {[%clk 0:03:20.8]} 19... f6 {[%clk 0:03:01.5]} 20. exf6 {[%clk 0:03:11.7]} 20... gxf6 {[%clk 0:03:01.7]} 21. Bh6 {[%clk 0:03:09.7]} 21... Rf7 {[%clk 0:03:02.9]} 22. Rg3+ {[%clk 0:03:11.1]} 22... Kh8 {[%clk 0:03:01.3]} 23. Qe2 {[%clk 0:03:07.5]} 23... Re8 {[%clk 0:02:55.1]} 24. Re3 {[%clk 0:03:03.1]} 24... Rfe7 {[%clk 0:02:47.3]} 25. Qf3 {[%clk 0:03:03.3]} 25... Rf7 {[%clk 0:02:42.5]} 26. Qh3 {[%clk 0:03:02.6]} 26... f5 {[%clk 0:02:39]} 27. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 27... Nc4 {[%clk 0:02:35.7]} 28. Rg3 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 28... Rg7 {[%clk 0:02:30.7]} 29. Rxg7 {[%clk 0:02:51.5]} 29... Qxg7 {[%clk 0:02:32.6]} 30. Qxf5 {[%clk 0:02:47.2]} 30... Rg8 {[%clk 0:02:25.8]} 31. Qh3 {[%clk 0:02:44.5]} 31... Qxd4 {[%clk 0:02:24.5]} 32. Bg3 {[%clk 0:02:36.2]} 32... Qf6 {[%clk 0:01:58.8]} 33. Rxe6 {[%clk 0:02:23.4]} 33... Qxb2 {[%clk 0:02:00.1]} 34. Re1 {[%clk 0:02:10.7]} 34... Qd2 {[%clk 0:01:56.1]} 35. Qe6 {[%clk 0:02:04.8]} 35... Qg5 {[%clk 0:01:52.1]} 36. h4 {[%clk 0:02:03.3]} 36... Qg6 {[%clk 0:01:25.3]} 37. Qxd5 {[%clk 0:02:00.7]} 37... Rc8 {[%clk 0:01:26.5]} 38. h5 {[%clk 0:01:55.1]} 38... Qg7 {[%clk 0:01:11.4]} 39. h6 {[%clk 0:01:46.8]} 39... Qc3 {[%clk 0:01:04.6]} 40. Qxb7 {[%clk 0:01:46]} 40... Qxe1+ {[%clk 0:01:05.2]} 41. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:47.2]} 41... Rg8 {[%clk 0:01:01]} 42. Qd5 {[%clk 0:01:41.4]} 42... Qe2 {[%clk 0:00:55.2]} 43. Qd4+ {[%clk 0:01:40.5]} 1-0