Can you beat an eight year old at chess?

Mike Basman vs Patrick Damodaran (8 years old). Could you beat an 8 year old at chess?

THE WIDE BATTLEFIELD

Michael Basman writes up the Northumbrian Masters, October 2021. Analysis of a game from the competition by Trisha Kanyamarala and Roddy McKay. Photography by Paul Charlton.

Brightening Northern Skies: Northumbrian Masters

Michael Basman writes up the Northumbrian Masters, August 2021. Analysis of a game from the competition using the Grob Ga-ga Gambit.

Mike Basman’s YouTube Chess Lessons

Many of you are now aware that on Wednesday afternoons, between 1pm-2pm (in UK) Mike Basman now livestreams a chess lesson onto our Twitch account. On Wednesday afternoons these livestreams are uploaded to our YouTube account. You can watch our most recent livestream below: In the first half of each livestream (approximately half an hour)Continue reading “Mike Basman’s YouTube Chess Lessons”

Surrey Telex Elite Championship Results

Mike Basman Chess: Telex Championship Results from the ‘Surrey Telex Elite Championship’ organised by Michael Basman. Champion: Sebastian Mokhber-Garcia. Mike Basman analyses a dramatic game between two of the competitors.