http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/ We focus on the British Chess Scene Past & Present! Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-58422 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:34:59 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-58422 […] that he was one of the leading young players in England and a rivalry developed between him and Raymond Keene in which first one and then the other obtained the upper […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-57877 Sat, 11 Mar 2023 23:25:32 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-57877 […] Memorial in Brighton. All the players resided in the same guest house. The event was organised by Ray Keene. Mandy was 4th with a TPR of […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-45252 Sun, 29 May 2022 08:11:55 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-45252 […] An interesting article by Ray Keene […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-24748 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:53:56 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-24748 […] “Michael Francis Stean was born on the 4th of September 1953 in London, England. He finished 3rd at the 1973 World Junior Chess Championships behind Alexander Beliavsky and Tony Miles. Awarded the IM title in 1975 and the GM title in 1977 (The third Englishman to attain the title after Miles and Keene). […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-16580 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:56:10 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-16580 […] first round. My confidence grew with two comfortable draws with Portisch (the eventual winner) and Keene. In round four I met the surprise leader, Mestrovic (who had 3/3) and perhaps partly due to the […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-16534 Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:37:04 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-16534 […] eleven opponents one is now a GM, four are IMs and four are FMs. This included a marathon against Ray Keene which went on for four days. she has twice proved wrong those who thought that women players will […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-14536 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:07:29 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-14536 […] He was known for his keen sense of sportsmanship and for his ability to encourage and inspire younger players. He served for many years on the BCF Junior selection committee and was for a time Games Editor of the British Chess Magazine. FIDE awarded him the titles of international master (1950) and International Judge (1952). (article by Ray Keene)” […]

]]> http://britishchessnews.com/2021/01/29/happy-birthday-ray-keene-obe-29-i-1948/#comment-13758 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:12:19 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=3035#comment-13758 […] by a draw in with the Brazilian prodigy Mecking. In round three he surprised everyone by beating Ray Keene. With 2/3 things were looking promising. However, after this bright start Michael only managed a […]

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