IMRoberto Messa
ITA · FIDE ID 800457 · 16 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2226
#126 in ITA (active)
Rapid
2129
#256 in ITA (active)
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
41%
3 W · 7 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
2200
Last 16 games
Last game
2026-04-25
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 40%).
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 4 of 4 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- By opponent strength: 14% against higher-rated players, 61% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 44% of games end in a draw.
Based on 16 over-the-board games. 10 with White (40%), 6 with Black (42%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 10 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation | 1 | 0% |
| King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Orthodox Defense | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (1 game)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Hungarian Opening | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Nathan Birnboim (2310) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | L |
| 2026-04-22 | Sergey Kalinitschew (2374) FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Senior 65+ | L |
| 2024-07-11 | Nikolay A Legky (2330) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-07-10 | Stephen L A Orton (2115) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-07-09 | Anthony C. Kosten (2360) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-07-06 | Marek Swierczewski (2059) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-07-05 | Per Soderberg (2015) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | ½ |
| 2024-07-04 | Avigdor Bykhovsky (2341) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | L |
| 2024-07-03 | Piotr Gasik (2021) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | W |
| 2024-07-02 | Viktor Dovzhenko (2044) FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships 2024 | 65+ | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.