Private Eye

[James Pratt]

No. 1682 of the Eye contains a quick article on Raymond Keene.

It is about AVICENNA DOCTORATE AWARDS not that I got you understand. The award ceremony was last June so don't get your hopes up. The actual gong is named after, I should have got you to guess, a 10th Century Muslim physician, household name in the more refined end of the Churchill Room perhaps, which is where these things get handed out, it says here.
Private Eye asked how much it was to come and watch but was ignored. RDK's company is quoted as Ambitions Fulfilled ...
James

[JustinHorton]

This was briefly alluded to here: that issue came out a couple of months ago. The matter referred to in the Eye is discussed earlier on that thread.

[Gerard Killoran]

A blast from the past

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[Matt Mackenzie]

ISTR that Mr Thurlow of this parish had a RDK related letter published in the Eye around that time.

[Gerard Killoran]

And counterblast

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[John Townsend]

There is a list of Raymond Keene's appearances in "Private Eye" at https://keenipedia.com/press

[Matt Mackenzie]

In fairness Spanier's best known book* (Total Chess) is a pretty decent read - even if 40 years later it hasn't all aged amazingly well.

(*to us anyway, whilst not terrifically strong at chess he was a very proficient poker player)