Malcolm Pein’s chess column highlights the tournament’s new name from 2027 and John Michael Mouskos’s tribute to its founder, International Master Michael Basman.

The Foundation will become the tournament’s principal sponsor from 2027, when the competition will be named the Mouskos UK Chess Challenge.

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Newspaper cutting of Malcolm Pein’s chess column, ‘Mouskos pays tribute’, covering the Foundation’s sponsorship and John Michael Mouskos’s tribute to Michael Basman, followed by chess game analysis.
“Mouskos pays tribute”Malcolm Pein · The Daily Telegraph · 6 November 2026
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