Aarav on the Podium

Introducing the junior division of the Invisible Army : The Cadet Force!

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.

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK – Beginner to Winner in 2 Months

Product of the Week – Beginner to Winner by International Master Michael Basman

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”

Mike Basman now on Twitch!

Introducing Mike Basman on Twitch and Youtube!

Understanding Descriptive Notation

Gone but not forgotten – a chess article by IM Michael Basman on understanding descriptive notation as opposed to algebraic notation. Illustrations, and an example game show how to use and read descriptive notation with ease.