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| Full name | Michael John Basman | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
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| Born | March 16, 1946 London, England |
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| Title | International Master | |
| FIDE rating | 2350 | |
| Peak rating | 2410 (01. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. 07. 1971) | |
Michael John Basman (born March 16, 1946 in St Pancras, London) is an English chess player, chess author and International Master. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Pancras is an area of London. Historically the name has been used for various officially designated areas but today it is only an informal term and is rarely used The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. He was awarded the International Master title in 1980. He is a prolific writer, who has made many contributions to the field of chess openings, and is particularly known for frequently choosing bizarre or rarely played openings in his own games, including the St. George Defence (with which English Grandmaster Tony Miles once famously defeated the then World Champion Anatoly Karpov), the Grob (for Black and White) and also The Creepy Crawly, which is a3, then h3 followed by a quick c4. In Chess the word " opening " has two common meanings both of which are discussed in this article The St George Defence, also known as the Baker Defence or Birmingham Defence, is an unorthodox chess opening played with the black pieces Anthony John Miles ( 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, Birmingham &ndash 12 November 2001 in Harborne, Birmingham Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов born May 23, 1951) is a Russian Chess grandmaster Grob's Attack is an unconventional Chess opening where White immediately moves the king knight's pawn two squares ahead 1 The Clemenz Opening is a Chess opening described in Algebraic chess notation as 1 Possibly his greatest tournament success was when tying for first place in the British Chess Championship tournament of 1973, although he was to lose the play-off match with William Hartston. The British Chess Championship is organised by the English Chess Federation. William Roland Hartston (born London 12 August 1947) is an English Chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 with a highest In 1975 England contested a match over ten boards against France in Luton. Basman played Board One, ahead of future super Grandmasters Nunn and Speelman. He created the UK Chess Challenge [1], a tournament for juniors of all standards and ages progressing over 4 stages. The UK Chess Challenge is an annual four-stage Chess competition for school-age children from the United Kingdom.
Basman's father was an Armenian immigrant who changed the family name from Basmadjian. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large His family knew the singer Cleo Laine, who worked as a babysitter for the young Michael. Dame Cleo Laine DBE, (born Clementina Dinah Campbell on 28 October 1927 in Southall, Middlesex, England) is a Jazz
Books
- Michael Basman (1982). Play the St. George Defence. Pergamon chess openings. ISBN 0-080297-18-8.
- Michael Basman (1989). The Killer Grob. Pergamon chess openings. ISBN 0080371310.
References
- ^ http://www.ukchesschallenge.com/ The UK Chess Challenge
External links
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