Michael Basman Professions : Chess Player Born : March 16, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Michael Basman If we are to elevate the game of chess to a popular sport, grandmasters must become gladiators, otherwise the game will languish on the periphery, a voice crying in the wilderness, condemned to live and die on a cold arctic shore. Michael Basman voice games sports Chess will always be in the doldrums as a spectator sport while a draw is given equal mathematical value as a decisive result. Michael Basman doldrums chess sports Every worm has to turn and every mouse must bite the elephant Michael Basman worms turns elephants Similar Authors Irving Chernev chess-player Boris Spassky chess-player Boris Gelfand chess-player Arthur Bisguier chess-player Arpad Elo chess-player Anatoly Karpov chess-player All Authors
