News about Mike Basman

Mike Basman was active at the Kingston Rapidplay, 28 July 2018 :

http://chess-results.com/tnr368276.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30

He scored 4 out of 6 with 4 wins and two losses. Beating IM Richard Bates in the last round he secured 3rd on tiebreak.
Here is a link to a picture from this event:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnchess2/41994989250

And another very recent chess news: in October 2018 Mike Basman will play in the invitation 10 round all play all in the Haarlem masters, not the open.

https://www.schaaksite.nl/2018/08/18/basman-en-bosboom-in-vierde-haarlemse-meesters-toernooi/

https://www.haarlemse-meesters.nl/2018/home/

My thanks to IM Gerard Welling for the news.

New book on the Hippo by FM De Santis

March 2019 Update

In April 2019 the book will be available in english language as well.

https://www.newinchess.com/the-hippopotamus-defence

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click here to read a preview

Published Aug. 10 2018

384 pages

algebraic notation

italian language

1st printing limited to 500 copies only

The book can be purchased here

Baadur Jobava on chess training

Read the full interview here

Question: So you think that a player can improve only by doing what you have suggested above? Don’t you think that a coach is essential?

Jobava's answer: Books are your coach. Botvinnik is your coach. Alekhine is your coach. Having a trainer is good but not everyone can afford it. So many books are available out there, and if you are ready to use your brain then you can learn from them. Coaches will teach you from those very books and charge you money for it. Why do you want to do that? 

"The Hippo System" by Eric Briffoz

Perhaps the only book on earth dealing with the White Hippo as well.

By the way this blog dedicated a few posts to this  opening system. They can be read here
Last but not least, please note that 48 lightly annotated White Hippo games can be found in UON 24 downloadable here