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…
Ulf Andersson
“When Karpov played, he was happy to win the tournament with a half-point advantage, it was normal for him, but Kasparov wanted to play in every game and win as much as possible, that’s what I found the main difference between them.”