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by O.G. Urcan
Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

I see I have been promoted further to Mr Cooksey, which is very gratifying. My point is that it would be more helpful for Olimpiu to ask Mr Winter why he chose not to sue than for me to speculate. Paul Cooksey will find Mr Winter's e-mail address at the top of https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/in...
by O.G. Urcan
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:49 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

On 27 March 2015 I contributed this post : Re: Keene's claim to have won "22 national championship titles." Post by O.G. Urcan » Fri Mar 27, 2015 8:41 am I suggest that three basic questions are worth consideration: 1) Is plagiarism wrong? 2) Does proof exist that Raymond Keene has plagiarized a sub...
by O.G. Urcan
Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:58 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

After Paul Cooksey raised the subject of alleged cases of compensation for Raymond Keene's plagiarism, I wrote here yesterday: "One injured party who was certainly never compensated is Edward Winter. A substantial text of his was plagiarized three times by Raymond Keene: in The Spectator , on a webp...
by O.G. Urcan
Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:07 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

Two lists by Justin Horton of his exposés regarding plagiarism by Raymond Keene:

http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.c ... index.html

http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.c ... index.html
by O.G. Urcan
Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:14 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

Beyond the well-known Donaldson affair, could Paul Cooksey kindly name one or two cases in which the injured party was compensated for Raymond Keene's plagiarism? Many thanks in advance. O.G. Urcan I think the most extensive plagiarism was that of the My Great Predecessors series, which Justin expo...
by O.G. Urcan
Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:21 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

...I was arguing earlier that GM Keene has been held accountable for his plagiarism. As far as I know in all the cases the injured party was compensated. Beyond the well-known Donaldson affair, could Paul Cooksey kindly name one or two cases in which the injured party was compensated for Raymond Ke...
by O.G. Urcan
Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:28 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

I'd rather just dismiss him as a hack. The very example that I have just given (C.N. 8298) shows that Raymond Keene cannot just be dismissed as a hack. I'd read it. But isn't his behaviour exactly what you would expect from a hack? Publishing a column that meets his employers requirements, but with...
by O.G. Urcan
Thu Jun 10, 2021 12:44 pm
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

My interest is in serious scrutiny of Keene's writing and conduct. We all need a hobby! But is Keene's writing really worthy of serious scrutiny? I ask because I am reluctant to treat him as a major figure and criticise him. He seems to gain much more from being treated as a major figure than he lo...
by O.G. Urcan
Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:18 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

My interest is in serious scrutiny of Keene's writing and conduct. Another example is his dishonest attribution of research in the Oxford Companion to his friend Barry Martin. See C.N. 8298.
by O.G. Urcan
Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:09 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

1) In this thread, I noted that the coverage of Staunton and Morphy in the Oxford Companion to Chess is particularly controversial and that extensive discussions and corrections regarding that coverage are in Chess Notes. 2) In C.N. 11126, Edward Winter noted that Keene could have avoided four eleme...
by O.G. Urcan
Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Under Statement?
Replies: 54
Views: 5339

Re: Under Statement?

John Upham wrote:
Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:50 pm
Zeticula Ltd. would appear to be a one person (Stuart Johnson) operation located at

11 Swaledale Road, Sheffield, England, S7 2BY
....
Johnston, not Johnson.
by O.G. Urcan
Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:43 am
Forum: Chess History
Topic: Nice 74
Replies: 344
Views: 25486

Re: Nice 74

Anyone can produce a superficial article on Staunton and Morphy by lifting chunks from The Oxford Companion to Chess, but the book's coverage of both masters has proven particularly controversial. See the extensive discussions and corrections in several Chess Notes feature articles.

O.G. Urcan
by O.G. Urcan
Tue Jun 08, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Under Statement?
Replies: 54
Views: 5339

Re: Under Statement?

This is the publication information in Fifty Shades of Ray:
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by O.G. Urcan
Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:22 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Under Statement?
Replies: 54
Views: 5339

Re: Under Statement?

I am indebted to leading chess historian Richard Eales Is he married to your sister, Ray, you don't mention it here In 2014 I wrote this brief note: https://sgchess.net/2014/10/09/1276-more-cronyism. On page 62 of   Fifty Shades of Ray , Raymond Keene refers categorically to "the world's leading ch...
by O.G. Urcan
Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:25 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Chess Royalty
Replies: 35
Views: 9154

Re: Chess Royalty

On page 288 of Fifty Shades of Ray, Raymond Keene gives this description of himself.

"Created Count of Torres Vedras by The Protector of the Portuguese Royal House of Saxe Coburgo Braganza."

O.G. Urcan.