Hi Olimpiù,
I do not have that Petrosian book, I have P.H. Clarke's who needs another if you own that one.
This is what is so disappointing about Ray. Why do it, he is skilled enough to re-write
and update his previous stuff. He must know any lazy slip like this is bound to be caught
All it would have taken was a mention: 'As I wrote in...." and plug his book. (actually surprised he didn't, he plugged other books.)
I can only offer he must enjoy baiting the 'Keene watchers' and gets some perverse joy
about still being the main attraction. I do despair of him of sometimes.
(I wonder if he dislikes me and does it because he enjoys putting me on a spit for others to turn.
Surely not. I do not need any help in self-skewering myself, not only in posting, you should see my games.)
I enjoy swimming against the tide, but when faced with a tsunami of evidence..in this post I'm not waving
**
I just read most of the link you added. It appears a lot Ray's of bad reports were not as bad as he makes them out to be.
(I mentioned I did not recall any really bad ones - 'OK or OK'ish'.)
I've been on that Edward Winter page before and just scrolled past the Keene part.
Probably thinking the same old same old, the massive ink war between Keene and Winter gone digital.
However it did re-tweak something I read when I saw the name 'Holt.'
Another RDK link coming up. Justin - look away now!
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1387837
"my opponent was incredibly pissed off at the end of the game. in spite of the length
of the game-somewhat artificially expanded by my opponents dogged refusal to
resign-this was the british championship i won where the reporter for the
bcm ritson morry accused me of short draws!"
I was there ages ago looking for Eric Holt games, he was the club champion of the Edinburgh club
on a number of occasions. (Why can't Ray be as clear as that in his Article Column?)
I'm still up for 'Forgive and forget' Though it appears Ray can't, even if in most part I now see it's imagined!
He really is his own worst enemy. Why Ray? Why?
But kudos to me for posting it, if not it may have slipped through the net. Do I get a Keene Watchers badge?
**'I was much too far out all my life , And not waving but drowning.' Florence Margaret Smith, 1902 – 1971.