Basman plays the Polish Opening

A video of the rapid game between GM Fodor Tamas Jr and the chess legend IM Michael Basman played at the  Golders Green Rapidplay Congress August 2016

The difference of:

• 250+ elo points;
• 45 years of age (70 vs. 25)

between the players must be taken in consideration  as our hero lost, but we love to see Basman in action regardless.

For those who prefer to just see the pgn:

[White "Fodor, Tamas"]
[Black "Basman, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]

1. d4 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 a6 7. O-O Nc6 8. a4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Bb1 Rc8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Nb3 Be7 14. d5 O-O 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Nbd4 exd5 17. Nxb5 Qd8 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nfd4 f6 20. e6 Nc6 21. f3 Ng5 22. Bf2 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. exd7 Qxd7 26. Bf5 Qb7 27. h4 Nf7 28. Qc2 h6 29. Ne6 Rc8 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Bxc8 Bxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Qb6 33. Qf5 Nd6 34. Qe6+ Kf8 1-0 

Stockfish 7 recommends 17...Qc4 with equality.

PS As you can see, Basman annotated his game. More Polish Defense/St. George material (books or booklets) to come? :-)