Understandably Ray is fond of this game: he annotates it often. He did so, for instance, in his Times column for July 23 2011.
He also did so in his Times column for April 17 2012.
Not to mention his Times column for July 24 2012.
These annotations, which as you can see (and can examine further below) closely resemble one another, can almost all be found in Ray's book Becoming A Grandmaster, published by Batsford in 1977.
It appears on pages 113 to 115.
You may make your own comparisons below.
1. White's move seven.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
July 24 2012:
2. Black's move seven.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
April 17 2012:
July 24 2012:
July 26 2013:
3. White's move eight.
April 17 2012:
(This note is particular to this version, because of the Capablanca theme. In the other columns and in Becoming A Grandmaster the move is not annotated.)
4. Black's move eight.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 24 2012:
5. White's move ten.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
April 17 2012:
July 26 2013:
6. White's move twelve.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
April 17 2012:
July 24 2012:
7. Black's move twelve.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
8. Black's move thirteen.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
April 17 2012:
July 24 2012:
July 26 2013:
9. White's move sixteen.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
July 26 2013:
10. White's move seventeen.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
July 26 2013:
11. Black's move seventeen.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
April 17 2012:
July 24 2012:
July 26 2013:
12. White's move nineteen.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
13. Black's move twenty-one.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
April 17 2012:
July 24 2012:
July 26 2013:
14. Black's move twenty-five.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
July 23 2011:
July 24 2012:
July 26 2013:
15. White's resignation.
Becoming A Grandmaster:
Of course none of these sets of notes refer to any of the others, thus giving the impression that the notes which the purchaser of the Times is reading are actually from 2013, or 2012, or 2011, rather than being thirty-six-year-old notes recycled on the cheap and on the sly.
Probably more than thirty-six years old, come to that, since I don't suppose that Becoming A Grandmaster is the original source for the annotations, or, for that matter, that the book and the four Times columns from the last two years are the only places where they have appeared. Should readers know of other appearances, or, for that matter, of the original source, do feel free to let us know.
In the meantime, four instances of recycling the same notes, unacknowledged, in the same publication, in just two years, strikes me as rather too many. Four too many, to be exact.
[UPDATE 3 AUGUST: with many thanks to Richard James, we can now present the original Penrose-Keene notes, from the British Chess Magazine, October 1971.]
One notes that "ogling" was to become "menacing" and "saner" became "safer". And no mention of pawn bastions!
[Thanks to Angus French]
[Ray copies Ray index]
[Ray Keene index]
3 comments:
For the sake of completeness we might add that the notes from Becoming a Grandmaster (translated into figurine algebraic notation) reappear on pp.66–8 of RK's book Grandmaster Strategy, a celebration of his chess-playing career which was privately published in 1999.
DLR
You could try the BCM for October 1971 pages 368 and 369 as the original material.
The themes and metaphors from later publications mostly appear therein. A couple of examples " A White central pawn mass, apparently blooming with health on move 12, has been painted entirely Black after a further 12 moves. " or " White meets each direct threat, as it arise, until his resources are no longer sufficient to cope "
Still it was an important victory for Ray as a player, as his close rival Bill Hartston had always struggled against Penrose, as had most British players of the era.
RdC
Thanks very much. I don't suppose you (or anybody else) could furnish us with a scan? chesscomments@gmail.com is the address.
The historic Penrose game and the 1971 Championship are covered here.
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