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Raymond Keene
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1948
Raymond Dennis Keene is an English chess grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author. He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England to earn a Grandmaster norm, in 1974, at the Nice Olympiad. In 1976, he became the second Englishman to be awarded the Grandmaster title, and he was the second British chess player to beat an incumbent World Chess Champion. He represented England in eight Chess Olympiads.
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About Raymond Keene
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1948
Raymond Dennis Keene is an English chess grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author. He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England to earn a Grandmaster norm, in 1974, at the Nice Olympiad. In 1976, he became the second Englishman to be awarded the Grandmaster title, and he was the second British chess player to beat an incumbent World Chess Champion. He represented England in eight Chess Olympiads.
Raymond Keene is a prominent British chess player born in London in 1948.
His prolific career includes roles as a chess arbiter, organizer, and specialized journalist.
He is well-regarded for his work as a biographer and author of non-fiction books about the chess world.
His work titled Age Heresy stands out as one of his most significant contributions to publishing.
Throughout his career, he has contributed to chess not only as a player but also as an author and promoter.
