KEENE, Raymond D(ennis)

KEENE, Raymond D(ennis). British, b. 1948. Genres: Recreation, Sports/Fitness. Career: International Grandmaster in chess, 1976-; freelance author, c. 1968-; chess correspondent, Spectator, London, 1977, Times, London, 1985, and Sunday Times, 1997; Hardinge/Simpole Publishing, co-founder, 2001. OBE, 1985. Publications: NONFICTION: (as R.D. Keene) Flank Openings, 1967, rev. ed., 1970; (with L. Barden and W. Hartston) The King's Indian Defence, 1969, rev. ed., 1973; Yugoslav Attack, Dragon Variation, Sicilian Defence, 1969; (with D.N. Levy) Siegen Chess Olympiad, September 5th to September 26th 1970, c. 1970; (with G.S. Botterill) The Modern Defence, 1972; (with Levy) Chess Olympiad, 1972; (with Botterill) The Pirc Defence, 1973; Aron Nimzowitsch, 1974; (with W.G. Raines and A.K. Crombleholme) The European Team Championship, 1973; (with W.R. Hartston) Karpov-Korchnoi 1974, 1974; (with Levy) How to Play the Opening in Chess, 1974; (ed with R. Edwards) The Chess Player's Bedside Book, 1975; (ed.) Learn from the Grandmasters, 1975; Beginner's Guide to Chess, 1975; (with Levy) Chess Olympiad Nice 1974: World Team Championship, 1975; Leonid Stein: Master of Attack, 1976; (ed. with R.G. Wade and K.J. O'Connel) A. Suetin, A Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game, 1976; How to Play the King's Indian, Saemisch Variation, 1976; (with Levy) An Opening Repertoire for the Attacking Club Player, 1976, in US as An Opening Repertoire for the Attacking Player, 1977; (with Levy) Haifa Chess Olympiad, 1976, 1977; Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack, 1977; Becoming a Grandmaster, 1977; The Chess Combination from Philidor to Karpov, 1977; Korchnoi vs. Spassky, 1978; World Chess Championship: Korchnoi vs. Karpov (in UK as Karpov-Korchnoi 1978), 1978; (with B. Ivkov and J. Kaplan) Nimzo-Indian Defence 1, 1979; (comp. with J.D.M. Nunn and R.G. Wade) 46th USSR Chess Championships, 1978, 1979; The Openings in Modern Theory and Practice, 1979; (with others) Caro-Kann Defence, 1980; (with S. Taulbut) French Defence: Tarrasch Variation, 1980; (with M. Chandler and L. Barden) English Chess Explosion: From Miles to Short, 1981; KarpovKorchnoi: Massacre in Merano, 1981; How to Play the Nimzo-Indian, 1982; (with G. Kasparov) Batsford Chess Openings, 1982; Dynamic Chess Openings, 1982; (with A. Whiteley) Ray Keene's Good Move Guide, 1982; London 1927, 1983; (with D. Goodman and R. Wade) USSR v Rest of the World Challenge Match, 1984; An Opening Repertoire for White, 1984, new ed. with B. Jacobs, 1995; The Evolution of Chess Opening Theory, 1985; (with Goodman) Maneuvers in Moscow: Karpov-Kasparov II, 1985; (ed. with B. Kazic and L.K. Ann) The Official Laws of Chess, 1985; (with R.G. Wade and A.J. Whiteley) The World Chess Championship: Botvinnik to Kasparov, 1986; (with Goodman) The Centenary Match Kasparov-Karpov III, 1986; Speed Chess Challenge Kasparov v Short: 1987, 1987; (with J. Plaskett and J. Tisdall) The English Defence, 1987; (with Taulbut) How to Play the Caro-Kann Defense, 1988; (with Goodman and D. Spanier) Showdown in Seville: Kasparov-Karpov IV, 1988; Kingfisher Pocket Book of Chess, 1988; The Simon & Schuster Pocket Book of Chess (juvenile), c. 1988; (with Kasparov) Batsford Chess Openings 2, 1989; (with N. Divinsky) Warriors of the Mind, 1989; Chess: An Illustrated History, 1990; Battle of the Titans: Kasparov-Karpov, 1991; Duels of the Mind, 1991; How to Beat Gary Kasparov, 1991; Winning Moves, 1991; Fischer-Spassky II, 1992; Discover Your Chess Strength, 1992; (with J. Speelman) Essential Chess Openings, 1992; (with Kasparov) Kasparov on the King's Indian, 1993; Gary Kasparov's Best Games, 1993; Nigel Short, 1993; Nigel Short's Best Games, 1993; Chess for Absolute Beginners, 1993; The Complete Book of Gambits, 1993; Kasparov v. Short 1993, 1993; (with E. Schiller) Winning with the Hypermodern, 1994; The Young Pretenders, 1994; (with T. Buzan) Buzan's Book of Genius, 1994; How to Win at Chess, 1995; (with Buzan) The Age Heresy, 1996; (with M. Gelb) Samurai Chess, 1997; (with Buzan) Buzan's Book of Mental World Records, 1997; Brain Games World Championship, 2000. Address: 86 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 9SE, England. Online address: rdkobe@aol.com