jr writes:

jr It's rather astonishing that Kingston takes it upon himself to
decree it "has nothing to do with chess politics" when the
whole battle is a political attempt to smear GM Keene by
Winter's brigade.

Oh really? What political agenda is Winter's brigade pursuing, exactly?
Are they trying to take over some federation? Are they in cahoots with
the evil Kirsan?

This whole "Winter and his evil minions" idea, which has been an
ongoing theme in hundreds if not thousands of rgcp posts, has been a
constant source of amusement to those who are familiar with the players
(and probably bafflement to those who are not). It's almost as if the
reclusive Winter has been elevated to the status of a James Bond
villain, hatching diabolical plots deep within his Swiss mountain
retreat.

jr I'm looking forward to Keene's response which I hope is posted on
BOTH forums where it belongs.

I see no logical reason myself why a debate about Kingston's review of
Keene's book on Nimzowitsch should belong in rec.games.chess.politics
as well as rec.games.chess.misc. On the other hand, it's not surprising
to find it here, because rgcp happens to be a place where many of the
regulars are willing to spill an enormous amount of virtual ink about
any and all points d'honneur, political or not. It's a bit like the old
German duelling societies, perhaps.

Larry T.