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Tournament Record

(n.b. this is very much a work in progress)

1960

1960-04 SCCU Boys' Junior (U16?) Championship (20-24 April, Bognor Regis): (1) M J Basman 6½/7?

1961

1961-01 London U16 Championship (January, London): (1) A Whitbread 9/11; (2-3) J B Adams, S Macdonald-Ross 8½; (4-6) M Brett, S J Flowerdew, W N Gregory 8; (7-11) M J Basman, S R Curry, G H Davison, M V Lambshire, D N L Levy 7½, etc. 113 players.

1962

1962-01 London U16 Championship (1-6 January, St Brides' Institute, London): (1) M J Basman 10½; (2) M B Sage 8; (3-8) W R Hartston, N J Patterson, G G Silver, D H Smith, P F Timson, D Wright 7½, etc. M J Basman was also one of 11 winners in a simul given by Leonard Barden. (Source of info: Junior Chess, February 1962, No.6, p47)

1962-04 8th Thames Valley Congress, Premier Reserves E (20-23 April, Richmond): (1) D W Lovejoy 4/5; (2) M J Basman 3½.

1962-04/05 1962 Southern Counties (SCCU) Boys' U18 Championship (April/May, Bognor Regis): (1) Ronald A Harris (London) 6; (2) Alastair Ian Ninian Brodie (Eton) 5½; (3) Michael J Basman (Esher) 5; (4) G R Dodd (Hove G. S.) 4½; (5-6) A F Morgan (Westminster), Alan H Palmer (Brighton) 4; (7-8) Julian Alexander Hardinge (Eton), Richard M F Russell (London) 3½; (9-10) M Ford (King Edward VI), G. Krakorszky (St. Aloysius) 3; (11-12) D Khan (St. Mary’s College), R Martin (Newbury) 2½; (13) Peter Barrie Collacott (King's College) 2.

1962-08 British U18 Championship (13-24 August, Whitby) - (1) Peter N Lee (London) 5/6; (2) Ronald A Harris (Croydon) 4½; (3-6) Michael J Basman (Esher), Barry N Green (Altrincham), Chris Waites (Romford), Christopher F Woodcock (Liverpool) 4, etc.

1963

1962-12/1963-01 London U18 Championship (31 Dec 1962 - 5 Jan 1963, St Brides' Institute, London): (1) M V Lambshire 9; (2) K B Harman 8½; (3) M J Basman 8; (4-8) D N L Levy, J R Mitchell, D Parr, D C Rowe, C B Waites 7½, etc.

1963-04 Stevenson Memorial Bognor Regis (17-24 April): (1) N Karaklajic 9/11; (2-3) W Bialas, H J Hecht 8... (11-17) M J Basman with 6½/11.

1963-07 Northern Open (29 July - 9 August, Whitby): (1) B H Wood 8½/11; (2) H Golombek 8; (3) J E Scholes 7½... (11-19) M J Basman with 6/11.

1963-08 British U21 Championship (12-23 August, Bath): (1-2) M Basman, R A Harris 8/11.

1963-08 11th CHESS Festival Open (26 Aug - 7 Sept, Eastbourne): (1) O M Hindle 9; (2-3) D Mohrlok, W Ritson Morry 8... (28-35) M J Basman 5½/11.

1963/64 Hastings Challengers Reserves A (30 Dec 1963 - 8 Jan 1964): (1) M J Basman 6½/9; (2) J J Walsh 6, etc.

1964

1964 Battle of Britain Tournament - M J Basman was the winner (played over a period of months)

1964 Battle of Britain Final Pool		1	2	3	4	Total
1	Michael John Basman	&;	1	1	1	3
2	(Nicholas) Anthony Perkins	0	&;	1	1	2
3	William F Coles	0	0	&;	1	1
4	Abram Bernfield	0	0	0	&;	0

1964-04 Stevenson Memorial (1-11 April, Bognor Regis): (1) D V Mardle 9½/11; (2-4) H Golombek, D Osmanagic, D Parr 8; (5-7) W R Hartston, N Karaklajic, D Lees 7½; (8-13) M J Basman, B Cafferty... 7, etc.

1964-07 Glorney Cup (27-30 July, London): (1) England... M Basman scored 3/5 on board 1.

1964-08 British Championship (17-28 August, Whitby): (1) M J Haygarth 9/11... (20-25) M J Basman 5/11.

1964/65 Hastings Challengers (28 Dec 1964 - 6 Jan 1965, ten player a.p.a.): (1-2) W Nicolai (FRG), Y Razuvaev (USSR) 6½/9... (7-8) M J Basman with 3½/9.

1965

1965-04 9th Southend Premier (16-19 April, Southend)

1965 Southend Premier		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Robert G Wade	Ilford	&;	1	½	½	1	0	3
2	James B Howson	Ilford	0	&;	½	1	1	½	3
3	Peter H Clarke	Peterborough	½	½	&;	½	½	1	3
4	William R Hartston	Enfield	½	0	½	&;	½	1	2½
5	Michael J Basman	Leeds Univ	0	0	½	½	&;	1	2
6	Norman Littlewood	Sheffield	1	½	0	0	0	&;	1½

1965-06 BCF Training Tournament (end June, London):

1965 BCF Training		Residence	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	Michael J Basman	Leeds Univ	&;	0	1	1	1	1	4
2	Raymond D Keene	Dulwich	1	&;	½	0	(½)	½	2½
3	Owen M Hindle	Norwich	0	½	&;	½	½	1	2½
4	Graham Chesters	Crewe	0	1	½	&;	½	0	2
5	Robert G Wade	Ilford	0	(½)	½	½	&;	½	2
6	William R Hartston	Enfield	0	½	0	1	½	&;	2

1965-07 5th West European U20 Team Tournament (5-13 July, The Hague): (1) Netherlands 20 g/pts (on tie-break from); (2) England 20; (3) West Germany 15... Board 3 prize: (1) M J Basman 6/7 (+6=0-1: loss in last round to a Norwegian player)

1965-07/08 12th World Students Team Championship (23 July - 9 August, Sinaia, Romania): (1) USSR 21; (2) Israel 20; (3) Denmark 18... (6) England 14½. Board 2 scores: (1) Spiridonov (BUL) 9½/12; (2) Bleiman (ISR) 9/11; (3) M J Basman 8½/12.

1965-08/09 13th CHESS Festival (23 August - 3 September, Eastbourne): (1-2) H Reefschlaeger (FRG), J R Roos (NED) 8½/11; (3-5) K B Harman, L P Burnett, P N Wallis 8... (12-23) M J Basman 6½/11.

1965-10 Great Britain 9½-12½ Netherlands (16-17 October, London): M J Basman 1½/2 v D Van Geet on board 10.

1965/66 Hastings Challengers (29 Dec 1965 - 8 January 1966, 10-round Swiss): (1-2) Y Balashov (USSR), R D Keene 7½/10; (3-5) M J Basman, N G Hammond, A S Hollis 7, etc.

1966

1966-04 14th (Churchill Memorial) Bognor Regis International (13-23 April): (1) N Karaklajic 9/11; (2) A Matanovic 8½; (3-6) M Basman, H Bouwmeester, V Ciocaltea, A V Gulbrandsen 8, etc. Basman won the prize for the best British score.

1966-07/08 13th World Students Team Championship (30 July - 13 August, Örebro, Sweden): (1) USSR 34 g/pts; (2) Czechoslovakia 28½; (3) Denmark 27½... (7) England 20. Board 2: M J Basman 3½/10.

1967

1967-03 British Universities (BUCA) Team Championship (York)

1967-06 Bognor Regis Training Tournament

1967-07 14th World Students Team Championship (15-31 July, Harrachov CZE): (1) USSR 24; (2) USA 22; (3) England 21. Board 1: M J Basman 6½/11 (+5=2-3).

1967-08 British Championship (7-18 August, Oxford): (1) J Penrose 8½/11; (2) W R Hartston 8; (3-5) A J Whiteley, H Golombek, P N Lee 7½... (17-23) M J Basman 5½/11.

1967-09 17th Paignton Premier (3-9 September, Paignton): (1-2) N J Patterson, R G Wade 5/7; (3-5) M J Basman, P C Gibbs, W R Hartston 4½, etc.

1967-11 Islington Open (3-5 November, Islington, London)

1967-12 GB 11-9 Netherlands match (2-3 december, Harrogate): board 7, M J Basman 1-1 J Barendregt

1967/68 Hastings Premier (27 Dec - 5 Jan): (10) M J Basman 2½/9

1968

1968-04 15th (Churchill Memorial) Bognor Regis International (20-27 April): (1) Z Doda 6½/8; (2-4) H Akvist, T Ghitescu, B Kurajica 6... (10-15) M J Basman 5/8.

1968-04 Clare Benedict (30 April - 4 May, Bad Aibling GER)

1968-06 4th Staffordshire Open (1-6 June, Bushbury, Wolverhampton): (1) Richard A Beach 4/5; (2-5) David W Anderton, Michael J Basman, Bernard Cafferty, Peter C Griffiths 3½; (6-8) A J Butcher, G Homer, R V M Hall 3; (9) L A Edwards 2½; (10-12) H G Billinge, W Ritson Morry, A Woodland 2; (13-15) C G O'Reilly, N R Ramsey, J A Sutton 1½; (16) R V H Butters 0.
Candidates' Tournament: (1) A J Miles 4½/5; (2-5) D T Fairbank, C C W Shephard, M B Squires, P Staley 3½; (6-7) J Fellows, S G Johnson 3; (8-12) B W Lead, J M Quinn, C Rix, A Schroeder, C Southall 2½; (13) E A Copeman 2; (14-15) R J Bray, B Marshall 1½; (16-18) A J Heath, D Price, P S Watkins 1.

1968-06 Nathanya Open (June, Nathanya, Israel)

1968-07 Manchester Open (12-14 July): (1) M J Basman 5½/6 (£60 first prize); (2-12) R A Beach, J J Carleton, J T Farrand, M Firth, G N Henderson, N A Hutchinson, P S N Kendall, John E Littlewood, M Macdonald-Ross, W E Poutrus, S Reuben 4½, etc. 92 players. (Info: BCM, August 1968, p221)

1968-08 British Championship (5-16 August, Bristol): (1) J Penrose 8½/11; (2-3) R D Keene, W R Hartston 7½; (4-6) M J Haygarth, P N Lee, P H Clarke 7; (7-11) M J Basman ... 6½/11.

1968-09 Slater Young Masters (September, Southend)

1968-09 7th Glasgow Invitation (28-30 September, Glasgow): (1) M J Basman 5/6; (2) C W Pritchett 4½; (3-4) D Wright, R M McKay 4, etc.

1968-10 Lugano Olympiad (18 Oct - 5 Nov, Lugano SUI)

1969

1969-08 World Students Olympiad (1-17 August, Dresden)

1970

1970-08 World Students Olympiad (7-17 August, Haifa, Israel)

1971

1972

1972-05 8th Staffordshire Open (27-29 May, Bushbury, Wolverhampton): (1) J J Carleton 5/6; (2-4) T D Harding, N J Holloway, J Horner 4½; (5-7) R S McFarland, A J Miles, K B Richardson 4; (8-16) M J Basman, R Bellin, P H Clarke, B H Coop, P C Griffiths, J V Innes-Reid, D Lamb, H Lamb, J A Sutton 3½, etc.

1972-09 Thanet Open (8-10 September): (1-2) M J Basman, R Bellin; (3-4) F J Ferrar, M A Vellacott

1972-12 8th Islington Open (15-17 December)

1973

1973-09 London Chess Club Invitation (7-9 September, 30 players, 5 rounds): (1) Bent Larsen (DEN) 4½/5 (£100); (2) John D M Nunn 4; (3-6) A J Miles, A J Mestel, R D Keene, M J Basman 3½; (7-13) D J Strauss (USA), L Piasetski (CAN), P H Clarke, John E Littlewood, P R Markland, S Saverymuttu, S Webb 3; (14-19) G S Botterill, E Klein, Paul E Littlewood, D Goodman, J C Benjamin, J Horner 2½; (20-22) Jon S Speelman, P Waters, D Wright 2; (23-28) H Bohm (NED), T P D Chapman, J Kinlay, V W Knox, G E J Lambert, A H Perkins 1½; (29) D R Johnston 1; (30) N E Povah ½.

1973-12 Evening Standard Congress, Guardian Royal Exchange Open (Islington, 7-9 December): (1) Borivoje Vujacic 5½/6 (£600); (2-7) K Hulak, B Kurajica, John E Littlewood, N J Holloway, D Sherman, S Webb 5; (8-23) P Benko, J Grefe, E Formanek, H Bohm, J Timman, H Hecht, H Akvist, R Bellin, G Botterill, M Lambshire, A Law, A J Mestel, A Phillips, A Pope, S Saverymuttu, D Wright 4½; (24-47) Dr Abtahi, M J Basman, R Batchelor, R Bellinger, T B Bennett, R G Eales, B R Eley, J Eslon, A Goldsmith, T D Harding, S J Hutchings, J Kinlay, W Linton, E G Lea, E McCarthy, N E Povah, M J Prizant, J M Quinn, A J Stebbings, A Tanasjevic, M Thompson, B Todorcevic, J Watson, S Weeramantry 4.

1974

1974-09 2nd London CC Invitation (Mary Ward Centre, London, 13-15 September): (1) Simon Webb 4½/5; (2-3) Bernhard Feustal (FRG), Daniel Wright 4; (4-7) Robert Bellin, Martyn Corden, Jonathan Mestel (World U-18 Champion), IM Tony Miles (World Junior Champion) 3½; (8-15) M J Basman, G S Botterill, M L Fuller (AUS), D R Johnston, J D M Nunn, J C Pigott, H Schussler (SWE), M F Stean 3; (16-22) C S Crouch, R Ekstrom (SWE), N J Holloway, S J Hutchings (WLS), P J Lee, J E Littlewood, J S Speelman 2½; (23-26) Paul E Littlewood, J G Nicholson, IM Hans Ree (NED), M V Woodhams (AUS) 2; (27-29) D S C Goodman, Julian M Hodgson, G E J Lambert 1½; (30-33) M J Franklin, C A Plasa, P J Sowray, Dinah Wright 1; (34) Susan Caldwell ½.

1974-09 Glasgow Senior Invitation (27?-29? September, Glasgow): (1) F Olafsson 4½/5; (2) M J Basman 3½; (3-5) R M McKay, R Bellin, B Cafferty 3; (6-7) D J Findlay, P M Jamieson 2½; (8-10) M Fuller, A J Miles, I J Sinclair 2; (11) S Swanson 1½; (12) N J Young ½. Crosstable can be found on this page. [n.b. BCM, Dec 1974, p453, gives the dates as 28-30 September 1974 but that would be Saturday-Monday and it is more normal for weekenders to run Friday-Sunday - JS]

1976

1976-06 Charlton Open (18-20 June 1976, 117 players in Open, 426 in congress): (1) A J Miles 5½/6; (2-5) M J Basman, R Bellin, D Parr, D E Rumens 5; (6-12) J N Briggs, C S Crouch, R Emerson, R Lobo, I McAllan, S Reuben, K J Wicker, 4½; (13-29) J C Benjamin, T B Bennett, M G Chandler, M L Fuller, C D Gilliam, A E Hanreck, T D Harding, J Kinlay, P G Large, T Parkes, J C Pigott, N Povah, D H Powell, E Rayner, A J Rolfe, D G A Shallcross, D S Tucker 4; (30-44) N R Benjamin, M Brown, M P Cook, J M Hodgson, M K Jones, S C Le Blancq, E Liberman, M Macdonald-Ross, A D Martin, A H Perkins, A Phillips, D C Taylor, J D Wager, A S Westwood, D P Willmets 3½; also took part, N D Short (probably scored 3/6) (BCM, August 1976, p341)

1976-07 Evening Standard London Congress, National Bank of Dubai Open (30 July - 1 August 1976): (1) C W Pritchett 5½/6; (2-7) R Bellin, M G Chandler, M L Fuller, J E Littlewood, A J Miles, J S Speelman 5; (8-22) C W Baker, H D Macpherson, I R Watson, M J Franklin, M J Basman, S H Berry, H Bohm (NED), G S Botterill, C S Crouch, D S C Goodman, V W Knox, B Kurajica, D E Rumens, P V Byway, P J Sowray 4½ (many more names including PG Large, BCM, Nov 1976, p499, CHESS, Aug 1976, p344)

1977

1977-08 Lloyds Bank Masters (26 Aug - 1 Sept, London): (1) M Quinteros 8/10; (2) N Birnboim 7½; (3-5) J D M Nunn, E Torre, S Webb 7; (6-9) W R Hartston, R Bellin, M J Basman, J S Speelman 6½, etc. IM norm for Basman.

1978

1978-08 Lloyds Bank Masters (24-31 August, London): (1-3) Paul E Littlewood, Y Rantanen, J Peters 7½/10... M J Basman 5/10

1979

1979-02 1st City of London Open (23-25 February 1979) - (1) H J Plaskett 6/6; (2) M J Basman 5½; (3-6) M G Chandler, L S Blackstock, A C Kosten, K C Arkell 5.

1979-03 Cambridge Open

1979-04 Aaronson Masters, Harrow

1979-05 Borehamwood Open

1979-07 Charlton Open

1979-07 12th Biel Open (21-31 July): (1-2) Yehuda Grünfeld (ISR), M J Basman (ENG) 8½/11; (3) Sinisa Joksic (YUG) 8; (4-8) Mats Carlson (SWE), Heimo Titz (AUT), Moishe Czerniak (ISR), L Puschmann (HUN), Rieke (FRG) 7½; (9-18) H Akesson (SWE), N Sprotte (FRG), B Brinck-Claussen (DEN), Eberlein (FRG), M Sharif (IRI), Stephen Quigley (ENG), Silva (FRA), Miltner, J Hébert, de Boer 7, etc. 83 players.

1979-08 Biel Master Tournament: (1-2) J Hébert (CAN), Engel (FRG) 7/9; (3-4) J Flesch (HUN), Paulsen (FRG) 6½; (5) M J Basman 6... other players appear to have included Y Afek, T Manouck, L Puschmann and M Sharif (source of info: Evening News (London), 4 September 1979, Kevin O'Connell column)

1979-08 Lloyds Bank Masters, London: (1-3) M Chandler, A Haik, H Westerinen 7/9... (20-39) M J Basman 5/9

1979-09 LARA Open, Southwark, London

1979-10 Ramat Hasharon (2-14 October, Israel): (1-2) A Balshan, J Murey 8/11; (3) Y Kraidman 7½; (4) I Zilber 7; (5-6) M J Basman (ENG), I Gelfer 6½; (7) L Lederman 6; (8-9) I Lipnowski (CAN), N Grinberg 4½; (10) E Pedersen (DEN) 4; (11) Y Afek 3½; (12) J Cuellar (VEN) 0. (IM norm 7½)

1979-11 Regency Masters B, Ramsgate

1979-11 Oxford City Open

1979-12 Ribnica, Yugoslavia: (1-5) R Lau, Osterman, T Horvath, Mestrovic, Cuartas 8/13; (6) Jelen 7½; (7-8) Bukal, Cebalo 7; (9-10) Bertok, L Bronstein 6½; (11) Hoelzl 6; (12) M J Basman 5½; (13) Ivic 3½; (14) Zilevski 1½. (IM norm 8)

1979-12 Islington Open

1980

1980-04 5th East Devon Open (11-13 April, Exeter): (1) M L Hebden; (2-4) M J Basman, H D Macpherson, D Parr, etc.

1980-05 2nd Cambridgeshire Open (3-5 May): (1) J G Nicholson 5½/6; (2-4) M J Basman, A J Berry, J Wilman 5; (5-8) A Hertz, D Millward, E O M C Teichmann, I Nelson 4½, etc. (Basman drew with Nicholson in rd 4 and with A Charity in rd 5.)

1980-05 Ilford Open 31st (24-26 May, Ilford): (1) D J King 5½/6; (2-6) W N Watson, G C Flear, A D Martin, L S Blackstock, E O M C Teichmann 5, etc. 116 players. M J Basman played, score not known.

1980-06 1st Manor Tyres Open (Bristol, 13-15 June 1980, 5 rounds) – (1) M J Basman 5/5 (£500); (2-6) B Cafferty, J Nunn, G Botterill, D Parr, M Surtees 4½ [gleaned from Alex Easton's history of the Manor Tyres event & New Observer (Bristol), 20 June 1980]

1980-08 British Championship (4-15 August 1980) (1-2) J Nunn, W Hartston 8/11 (Nunn won a later play-off); (3-4) D Rumens, J Speelman 7½; (5-8) M Basman, R Bellin, M Chandler, S Taulbut 7, etc.

1980-09 Ramat Hasharon, Israel: (1) Morovic 8½/11; (2) Murey 7; (3-5) L Gutman, Grünfeld, Basman 6½; (6-8) Lipnowski, Bornboim, Gelfer 5; (9) Y Kraidman 4½; (10-11) N Grinberg, Bernat 4; (12) Balshan 3½. (GM norm 8½, IM norm 6½)

1980-12 16th Islington Open (19-21 December, London)

1981

1981-01 Cambridge University Open (30 January - 1 February, Cambridge)

1981-02 Tower Hamlets Open (February, Millwall)

1981-02 City of London Open (20-22 February, London)

1981-5 6th Notts Open (3-5 April, Nottingham): (1) J D M Nunn 5½/6; (2) M L Hebden 5, etc. M J Basman took part, score not known.

1981-04 2nd Edinburgh Open (17-19 April, Edinburgh): (1) D Kopec 4½/5; (2-6) M J Basman, R Bellin, R M McKay, R Nokes, C W Pritchett 4, etc.

1981-05 Cotswold Open (23-25 May, Stroud)

1981-05 6th Borehamwood Open (30-31 May, Borehamwood/Elstree)

1981-08 Soultanbeieff Memorial Open (8-16 August, Luik/Liège, Belgium): (1-3) M Basman, P Ostojic, Duhayon 7½/9; (4-9) J Boey, Zimmerman, Aleksic, A Defize, T Ghitescu, L Winants 7; (10-14) Barlov, Vujovic, Pergericht, Willaert, Körlholz 6½, etc. 162 players. (Reported briefly in BCM, December 1981, p547: "... saw Mike Basman baffling the opposition with his bizarre openings")

1981-09 4th Benedictine International (4-12 September, Manchester): (1) A J Miles 7½/9; (2-4) D Gurevich, R D Keene, S Kudrin 6½... (21-33) M J Basman 5/9.

1981-11 City Chess Rapidplay (15 November, London)

1981-12 17th Islington Open (18-20 December, Islington, London): (1-4) J D M Nunn, A J Miles, I D Wells, K Bowden... M J Basman took part, position/score not known.

1982

1982-01 3rd Paris Rapidplay (2-3 January): (1) M J Basman 8½/10; (2-3) Abravanel (FRA), Klundt (FRG) 8; (4) Simononic (YUG) 7½; (5) Kovacevic (YUG) 7. Basman lost to Kovacevic in round 8 and drew in round 10.

1982-01 City Chess 8 Rapidplay (24 January, London)

1982-01 2nd Kings Head Rapidplay (30 January, London)

1982-01 Kings Head International (31 Jan - 7 Feb, London): (1) J D Tisdall 7/9; (2) M J Basman 6½; (3-4) J P Levitt, A J Whiteley 5, etc.

1982-02 2nd ARC Young Masters (26-28 February, Westergate): (1-3) J Speelman, R Britton, A D Martin

1982-03 East Devon Open (19-21 March, Exeter): (1-2) H J Plaskett, M L Hebden 4½/5; (3-6) G Wheeler, M J Basman, M Page, J Menadue 4, etc.

1982-06 South Bank Speed Championship (19 June, South Bank outdoors): Final Section - (1) M J Basman 5½/7; (2) J D M Nunn 5; (3-4) B Cafferty, M Pein 4½; (5) J P Levitt 4; (6) R G Wade 3½; (7) K Cartmel 1; (8) C Pearson 0.

1982-06 2nd Grantham Open (25-27 June): (1-2) R J Clunie, B R Eley 5½/6; (3-4) J Sutton, S Burke 5; M J Basman was amongst those on 4½.

1982-05 Edinburgh Open (30 April - 2 May, Edinburgh): (1) N R Davies; (2-7) M J Basman, M L Hebden, P M Jamieson, C Laird (NZL), H J Plaskett, S Robinson

1982-08 British Championship (2-13 August, Torquay): (1) A J Miles 9/11; (2) J S Speelman 8; (3-5) R D Keene, A C Kosten, V Ravikumar 7½... (25-33) M J Basman 5½/11.

1982-09 Catford International (6-14 September, Catford, London): (1) M J Basman 7/9; (2-3) D Johansen, A D Martin 6½; (4) J J Cox 6, etc.

1982-11 British Team Lightning (Team: 27 November, Individual: 28 November, London)

1982-12 18th Islington Open (17-19 December, London)

1986

1986-07 93rd Scottish Championship (Troon, July): (1) Paul Motwani 6½/9 - M Basman scored 4½/9.

1986-09 British Isles Open (Swansea, 5-7 September): (1-2) M Chandler (trophy on tie-break), C W Baker 5½/6; (3) S Kudrin 5; (4-10) M Basman, M Dudreeuw (BEL), A Kosten, J Plaskett, C Pritchett, K Regan, J Speelman 4½.

1986-12 Leighton Buzzard Rapidplay (December): (1) M J Basman 4½/5

1987

1988

1988-11 Leighton Buzzard Rapidplay (20 November): (1) M J Basman ?/6 (beat James Howell in the final round)

1989

1989-03 15th Surrey Open (incorp. SCCU Champ) (24-27 March, Sutton): (1) J Cavendish, P G Large, J G Nicholson 6/7; (4-6) M J Basman, S Dishman, D Wood 5½, etc.

1990

1990-01 North Hants Basingstoke Open (20-21 January, Basingstoke): (1) P K Wells 5½/6; (2-4) J Friedland, J Fraser-Mitchell, O Worsfold 4... (39 played)

1990-02 Westminster Rapidplay (17 February, London)

1990-04 16th Surrey Open (13-16 April, Sutton): (1) J M Hodgson 7/7; (2) P G Large 6; (3-4) M J Basman, M J Franklin 5½ - 67 competitors.

1990-08 British Championship (30 July - 10 August, Eastbourne): (1) H J Plaskett 9/11; (2) J M Hodgson 8½; (3) A J Mestel 8... (21-32) M J Basman 6/11.

1990-08 Atkins Memorial Open (31 August - 2 September, Leicester): (1) M Adams 5½/6; (2-4) M Suba, M L Hebden, Sudhaker Babu (IND) 5... I believe M J Basman may have played but don't know his score.

1990-10 Barbican Open (5-7 October, London): (1-2) M Adams, J M Hodgson 5½/6; (3) A A Wojtkiewicz (POL) 5; (4-8) R Britton, M L Hebden, A J Ledger, N McDonald, C W Pritchett/O H Hardy? 4½... M J Basman 4/6 (Pritchett or Hardy shared 4th place - BCM, December 1990, p550 says Pritchett, while the Leicester Daily Mercury, 26 October 1990 says Hardy)

1991

1991-07 British Championship (29 July - 9 August, Eastbourne): (1) J M Hodgson 9/11; (2) P K Wells 8½; (3-4) D Barua, J C Howell 8... (15-19) M J Basman 6½.

1992

1992-04 18th Surrey Open (17-20 April, Sutton): (1) A P H Kinsman 6½/7; (2) C Ward 6; (3-5) J P Levitt, A H Perkins, A A Webster 5½; (6-10) M J Basman, A R Corkett, P E Johnstone, P D Kemp, P J Rossiter 5, etc.

1992-08 British Championship (3-14 August, Plymouth): (1) J M Hodgson 10/11; (2-3) A D Martin, A J Mestel 8... (33-41) M J Basman 5/11 (after starting with 3½/4).

1992-12 Islington Open (18-20 December, London): (1) M Adams 6/6; (2-4) J M Hodgson, M J Basman, P J Rossiter 5.

1993

1993-12 29th Islington Open (17-19 December, London, Barbican): (1) M Hebden. M J Basman took part, score not known.

1994

1994-04 20th Surrey Open (1-4 April, Sutton): (1) M J Basman 6½/7 (£400); (2) A P H Kinsman 6; (3-6) Susan K Arkell [Lalic], R McMichael, M Pein, A P Smith 5½. 93 players.

1995

1996

1996-08 Donner Memorial Open (August, Amsterdam)

1997

1997-03 23rd Surrey Open (28-31 March, Sutton): (1) M Adams 6/7; (2-6) A Collinson, M Ferguson, Susan Lalic, K Mah, T P Wall 5½. M J Basman also played.

1997-12 Whitstable Rapidplay (6 December): (1) M J Basman; (2) Paul Griffiths

1998

1994-04 24th Surrey Open (10-13 April, Sutton): (1) M L Hebden 7/7; (2-3) M J Basman, S K Williams 5½.

1998-08 British Championship (27 July - 7 August, Torquay): (1) N D Short 8½/11; (2) M D Sadler 8½; (3) A J Miles 8; (4-5) J S Speelman, C G Ward 7½... (28-38) M J Basman 5½/11.

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2 November 2025

First upload of a collection of Mike Basman's games. There are 1,232 game entries of which 16 are part-games, 25 are stubs and 3 are problems which Basman composed in his early teens and which were published in the Evening News in CHO'D Alexander's column. I am grateful to Gerard Welling for sending me a substantial tranche of games which Mike Basman had shared with him previously. Note that many of the more recent games were played in rapidplay competitions, where Basman would make a note of the opening moves until shortage of time made it unfeasible. Mike would often attempt to reconstruct the score later or else leave it incomplete, sometimes minus data such as the result or opponent's name. Hence these scores may not always be entirely reliable, but given the abiding interest in Basman's opening play they are worth including. I am also grateful to Antranig Basman who has uploaded much of his father's Audio Chess catalogue to YouTube (link above): this is a hugely valuable archive of material. Also above is a list of tournaments and matches in which Mike Basman took part - this is a long way short of being complete but I didn't want to delay the publication of the PGN file any longer. I shall be updating the list in due course.