Tag Archives: Keene
Anand-v-Gelfand in Russia
The World Chess Championship is over. It is over because with so many draws interest almost dried-up. Adams called it ‘tenatative’, Barden branded it ‘turgid’ and Pein went one better. “Sleepathon”. And Keene gave Gelfand …
THE 2012 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
As soon as Boris Gelfand’s qualification from the Kazan Candidates Matches (BCM 06/12, pp.320-324 and 07/12, pp. 369-79) was known about commentators have been harsh in their criticism of the Israeli Grandmaster. Behind in his …
For Your (UK) Diary
Raymond Keene is playing a 20 board simul on Sunday, 12th August in The Library, Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY, 1.30-4.30pm. You must be a Dorset resident to play and it is …
Varsity Match, 2012
As we report in our 04/12 issue, Oxford lost the annual fixture by the narrowest of margins, 3.5-4.5. The RAC Club in Pall Mall hosted and many chess grandees attended including Ray Keene and our …
Olympic Flashbacks (3)
Over forty years ago the chess world was waiting. Would the volcano that was Robert James Fischer erupt and cover the world with good games, great results and a Western World Champion? Bobby could be …
