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.

“Why do we play chess? Because we don’t want to work.”

Article by Michael Basman, based on the quote “Why do we want to play chess? Because we don’t want to work” by Jan Hein Donner