Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
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Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Chess & Bridge have withdrawn from sale Ray Keene's book on the Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match.
C & B Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/chessandbridge?lang=en.
Review by Olimpiu G Urcan. which seems to have prompted C & B's action: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23138934.
Blog post by Justin Horton: http://lostontime.blogspot.com/2018/12/ ... -rays.html.
C & B Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/chessandbridge?lang=en.
Review by Olimpiu G Urcan. which seems to have prompted C & B's action: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23138934.
Blog post by Justin Horton: http://lostontime.blogspot.com/2018/12/ ... -rays.html.
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Curious that they only just saw itDavid Sedgwick wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:27 pm
Review by Olimpiu G Urcan. which seems to have prompted C & B's action: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23138934.
And anotherDavid Sedgwick wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:27 pmBlog post by Justin Horton: http://lostontime.blogspot.com/2018/12/ ... -rays.html.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
This is an extraordinary story in its own way.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:27 pmChess & Bridge have withdrawn from sale Ray Keene's book on the Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match.
It’s hard to imagine what Everyman were thinking of when they chose to publish this one. I suppose if you publish a dozen Lakdawala books a month there really is no bottom when it comes to quality.
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
There's a full page ad in the January 2019 edition of Chess.
For that matter, it was centre stage on the bookstall at the London Chess Classic.
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Goodness. It might become a collector's item!
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Ha ha brilliantRoger de Coverly wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:25 amThere's a full page ad in the January 2019 edition of Chess.
For that matter, it was centre stage on the bookstall at the London Chess Classic.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
It was also on the C&B bookstall at 4NCL last weekend, I did wonder why.
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
It is interesting...
Some years ago, a teacher that had written various chess books got locked up for sexual abuse of children. BCM immediately took all of those books off the shelves and stopped advertising them as it might upset victims of the person involved. Chess and Bridge carried on stocking and trying to sell the books.
So maybe they are now "trying to do the right thing"? But loads of books get pretty bad reviews... What are the criteria?
Some years ago, a teacher that had written various chess books got locked up for sexual abuse of children. BCM immediately took all of those books off the shelves and stopped advertising them as it might upset victims of the person involved. Chess and Bridge carried on stocking and trying to sell the books.
So maybe they are now "trying to do the right thing"? But loads of books get pretty bad reviews... What are the criteria?
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
The really annoying thing is RDK is not a hack, when he wants to he can write in an entertaining and instructive manner.
Having said that in a way it is what this match deserved. The worst ever W.C. match gets a chess book covering it
that is pulled off the shelves and to be pulped. (I want a copy!).
RDK should do a book on the 4 drawn games played by the 'Fantastic Four' so that £230,000 could be divided
up amongst them. That would have been a classic to rival the Vainstein/Bronstein 'Chess Struggle..."
Ebay still have a copy.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carlsen-v-Ca ... ctupt=true
Having said that in a way it is what this match deserved. The worst ever W.C. match gets a chess book covering it
that is pulled off the shelves and to be pulped. (I want a copy!).
RDK should do a book on the 4 drawn games played by the 'Fantastic Four' so that £230,000 could be divided
up amongst them. That would have been a classic to rival the Vainstein/Bronstein 'Chess Struggle..."
Ebay still have a copy.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carlsen-v-Ca ... ctupt=true
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Not sure what the present tense is doing in that sentenceGeoff Chandler wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:51 pmThe really annoying thing is RDK is not a hack, when he wants to he can write in an entertaining and instructive manner.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Maybe because someone wants more money? I think it is buyer beware on chess books. They can run their business as they like. At the last weekend it was very difficult having the bookstall right outside a playing area.
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Ray doesn't have the best reputation it would seem. Given how soon it has come out, was his motive for writing so hurriedly being he wanted to be the first to cash in on the match?
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Banned books are always sought after. Must put this book on my WANTS list.
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
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Re: Chess & Bridge Withdraw Ray Keene's Book from Sale
Out of interest, you say
According to the Amazon graphic, the book was published on 1st May, 1997. The two Spectator graphics you quote were apparently published on 10th May, 1997 and 31st May, 1997.JustinHorton wrote:you won't find any reference to The Spectator, or the notes having been previously published there or anywhere else
So should The Spectator be referencing the book, rather than the other way around?