Michael Basman
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| Michael Basman, 2006 |
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| Surname | Michael John Basman |
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 England
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| Born | March 16, 1946 St. Pancras, London |
| title | International champion (1980) |
| Current Elo rating | 2289 (August 2019) |
| Best Elo rating | 2410 (July 1971 and July 1982) |
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Michael John Basman (born March 16, 1946 in St. Pancras , London ) is an English chess player.
Life
With the English national team he took part in the 1968 Chess Olympiad in Lugano. He got 6.5 points from 11 games on the second reserve board (+5 = 3 -3). Michael Basman, whose father came from Armenia, lived in Yerevan in the early 1970s and won the city championship there. He was awarded the title of International Master by FIDE in 1980 .
Basman is known for his unorthodox opening treatment , he often plays variants like the St. George Defense or Grob's Attack . He is the author of several books on these openings.
Tournament successes
- Hastings 1966/67: 3rd / 5th space
- British Championship Eastbourne 1973: 1st / 2nd Place with William Hartston
Web links
Commons : Michael Basman - Collection of Images
- Literature by and about Michael Basman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Replayable chess games by Michael Basman on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Basman's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
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| SURNAME | Basman, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Basman, Michael John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Pancras , London |