tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post3999248017598049579..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Nothing to see hereTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-78665856020552151112014-02-20T23:10:37.260+00:002014-02-20T23:10:37.260+00:00I remember the time when Stewart Reuben regaled Ra...I remember the time when Stewart Reuben regaled Raymond Keene and I with stories about the many cruises he had been on. It was the best night I ever had. Those were the days.Robert Bobsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-69474129862966731922014-02-20T20:57:03.937+00:002014-02-20T20:57:03.937+00:00I was watching the 1979 movie 'Alien' last...I was watching the 1979 movie 'Alien' last night and it reminded me of this blog.<br /><br />In my mind I have an image of a rather small Justin Horton bursting out of the belly of Raymond Keene and then scooting off down the hall.<br /><br />The ECF board members present then proceed to chase baby Horton using chess books authored by Keene as makeshift weapons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38074271012446387812014-02-20T13:05:52.067+00:002014-02-20T13:05:52.067+00:00I disagree with those who say this piece was not w...I disagree with those who say this piece was not worth posting.<br /><br />As mentioned by Justin at its start, it does seem that Raymondo has finally - AT LONG, LONG LAST - been told by his employers to desist from the blatant recycling and plagiarism previously documented here.<br /><br />Given that, I expect many might be interested to see how he fills his columns in the absence of it. This piece makes it evident that the gap is occupied by pisspoor, fawning drivel.<br /><br />One of the things - by no means the only one, far from it, but indispensable nonetheless - that needs to happen (re the first poster here) before English chess can be restored to something vaguely resembling health, is R D Keene Esq finally being exposed for what he really is. Once and for all.<br /><br />Rant over ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-69721528696650500602014-02-20T11:07:03.486+00:002014-02-20T11:07:03.486+00:00However, Roger, I don't recall any chapter in ...However, Roger, I don't recall any chapter in their books devoted to "people who are included because they're our mates".<br /><br /><br /><i>since Keene is hardly the only one out there writing columns that are merely bad</i><br /><br />But by some distance the longest-standing and most egregious, no?ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-43942162553231729412014-02-20T11:03:11.660+00:002014-02-20T11:03:11.660+00:00There can be something of an interest in figures b...There can be something of an interest in figures better known in other activities who are known to play chess as to what standard they play at. The "Addicts" books by Fox and James devoted whole chapters to finding notorious or famous figures with chess connections and gave games as illustrative of their styles where possible.<br /><br />Both Lawson and Johnson are or were at the top 5% to 10% end of competitive players, I think I played alongside both of them in teams back in the 1970s.<br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-30952465257421839352014-02-20T08:53:06.713+00:002014-02-20T08:53:06.713+00:00Yes, If you must.
But it's not very interesti...Yes, If you must.<br /><br />But it's not very interesting, dilutes your more important message regarding plagiarism etc., and - since Keene is hardly the only one out there writing columns that are merely bad - takes on a disagreeably personal edge.<br /><br />You'll write about what you want - of course! But as a reader, I suspect I'm not alone in feeling that the Keene series is something to be tolerated for its righteousness, rather than enjoyed. This one didn't have that redeeming feature.<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-50752742082246381622014-02-20T08:47:10.595+00:002014-02-20T08:47:10.595+00:00Power to your elbow ejh. Shite journalism in the c...Power to your elbow ejh. Shite journalism in the country's "leading" paper should absolutely be ruthlessly exposed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-41685119092328487402014-02-20T06:33:24.524+00:002014-02-20T06:33:24.524+00:00your complaint seems to be simply that the man'...<i>your complaint seems to be simply that the man's recent columns aren't good.</i><br /><br />I'm not sure why this is a problem for you. "Chess column is incredibly poor" strikes me as a perfectly legitimate subject for a blog piece.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1846315339182529312014-02-19T22:51:27.259+00:002014-02-19T22:51:27.259+00:00This one's very weak.
You've been doing n...This one's very weak.<br /><br />You've been doing noble, if tedious, work documenting Keene's plagiarism and copyright theft and so on. Reading all about it isn't exactly entertaining; but I guess I'm glad that someone's showing that stuff for what it is. <br /><br />This blog entry, though, is quite different: your complaint seems to be simply that the man's recent columns <i>aren't good</i>.<br /><br />Assuming your extracts are representative, you're not wrong. But golly, this series is going to reach new peaks of dullness - and look ever more unpleasantly personal - if it starts bashing columns that simply aren't very good...<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-89864266719423723002014-02-19T19:22:40.257+00:002014-02-19T19:22:40.257+00:00And so it goes on...
The endless time spent persec...And so it goes on...<br />The endless time spent persecuting an old man...<br />The neglect of loved ones due to a fanatical obsession with this old man...<br />The addiction of digging up information about this old man...<br />Every waking moment thinking about this old man...<br />Even dreaming about this old man...<br />The ever growing dossier of evidence against this old man... Volumes of paperwork to be used to bring this old man to justice...<br />Only when this old man is hung drawn and quartered can they be at peace, such is their torment...<br />Grown men weep.....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com