English grandmaster Nigel Short regrets the death of Michael Basman. “With the death of IM Mike Basman. English chess has lost a true original. Totally bonkers, of course, but always thought-provoking. He played so many amusing games, it is hard to name a favourite, but I loved his Immortal Waiting Game, against Ulf Andersson, Hastings…
Nigel Short
The tournament continues in Bangkok (Thailand). The leaders are A. Tari, A. Kvon, M. Klekowski, G. Nasuta, B. Cheng, Ly Moulthun, Poh Yu Tian – 3. 21 participants are half a point behind, including grandmasters N. Short, H. Melkumyan. Dates: from 22 to 30 October System: Swiss, 9 rounds Starting rank: 144 participants, 16 grandmasters…
FIDE Council voting approval of the proposal presented by its President, Arkady Dvorkovich. The full list of members and positions will be as follows: Chairman of the Management BoardFIDE President, Mr Arkady Dvorkovich Deputy Chair of the Management BoardMrs Dana Reizniece-Ozola Board Members: FIDE Deputy PresidentMr Viswanathan Anand FIDE TreasurerMrs Zhu Chen FIDE Chief Executive…