tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post1078632700655578472..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Nigel: the experts speakTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-90540250267322178772015-04-27T03:10:37.236+01:002015-04-27T03:10:37.236+01:00Keene should have put "scientifically" i...Keene should have put "scientifically" in quotes, to signify, "in this context, the word has no meaning".<br /><br />@O. G. Urcan - Why ask why?<br /><br />@RdC - Uncontroversial before Nigel Short weighed in, you mean.an ordinary chessplayernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-60152705459671543082015-04-26T18:45:02.535+01:002015-04-26T18:45:02.535+01:00He may well be, but that may not be the issue in t...He may well be, but that may not be the issue in this particular instanse.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-62401268800379416872015-04-26T17:38:55.700+01:002015-04-26T17:38:55.700+01:00Provided you accept the premise that there's h...Provided you accept the premise that there's historic underachievement in results achieved by female chess players in comparison to their male counterparts, isn't Ray Keene just making what should be a relatively uncontroversial point that it's down to social and cultural reasons? <br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-14586424054284245752015-04-26T11:09:31.093+01:002015-04-26T11:09:31.093+01:00Why does Raymond Keene's Spectator piece refer...Why does Raymond Keene's Spectator piece refer to an "interview", as opposed to an article, in New in Chess? And why does he discuss "logic", which was not a point mentioned by Short. "Logic" merely cropped up in inaccurate headings in some newspaper reports. So did Keene write without having even read Short's article?<br />- Olimpiu G. Urcan.O.G. Urcannoreply@blogger.com