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Gary Basanta

Number of games in database: 66
Years covered: 1986 to 1999
Last FIDE rating: 2324
Overall record: +22 -28 =16 (45.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A57 Benko Gambit (3 games)
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C51 Evans Gambit (2 games)
A34 English, Symmetrical (2 games)
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GARY BASANTA
(born Aug-05-1968, 57 years old) Canada

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He is an FM who won the British Columbia championships 3 times in a row between 1991-3 and 2 other times, in 1989 and 1998.


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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Spraggett vs G Basanta 1-0221986Keres MemorialA10 English
2. R Girard vs G Basanta  1-0281986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
3. K Gentes vs G Basanta  1-0301986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87A59 Benko Gambit
4. G Basanta vs C Johnson  1-0431986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87C43 Petrov, Modern Attack
5. G Basanta vs C Demers  ½-½451986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87C43 Petrov, Modern Attack
6. G Basanta vs T Southam  ½-½141986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87C57 Two Knights
7. R Huda vs G Basanta  1-0331986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87A04 Reti Opening
8. B Bosenius vs G Basanta  ½-½401986Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87A43 Old Benoni
9. G Basanta vs V Puri  ½-½381987Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87C51 Evans Gambit
10. G Basanta vs T Johnson  1-0281987Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
11. W Peckford vs G Basanta  ½-½311987Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87A57 Benko Gambit
12. R Sasata vs G Basanta  0-1141987Canadian Junior Championship 1986/87B56 Sicilian
13. G Basanta vs W J Donaldson  0-1451987Washington opB32 Sicilian
14. G Basanta vs C Demers  1-0411987CAN-ch U20 -88C43 Petrov, Modern Attack
15. G Basanta vs R Stone  1-0461988Saint John Open IB83 Sicilian
16. G Basanta vs B Finegold  ½-½141988Saint John Open IC05 French, Tarrasch
17. J A Gonzalez Rodriguez vs G Basanta  ½-½471988Saint John Open IA22 English
18. G Basanta vs J Minaya  1-0281988Saint John Open IB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
19. G Basanta vs T Southam  0-1471988Canadian Junior, Two Game Play-offC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
20. G Basanta vs T Tolnai  0-1271988Saint John Open IB72 Sicilian, Dragon
21. G Rajna vs G Basanta  1-0401988Saint John Open IA43 Old Benoni
22. L Piasetski vs G Basanta  1-0421988Saint John Open IA17 English
23. G Basanta vs G Hernandez Guerrero  1-0281988Saint John Open IB83 Sicilian
24. A Sherzer vs G Basanta  1-0451988Saint John Open IB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
25. G Huber vs G Basanta  0-1591988CAN-ch U20 1987-88A07 King's Indian Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-07-10  DiscoJew: Hey I want to share a hoot with this guy...Gary if you can read this, contact me I am in Vancouver until January!
Nov-08-10
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  HeMateMe: You were mean to Ben Finegold.

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