Editing Raymond Keene (section)

===Allegations of plagiarism===
Keene has on several occasions been accused of plagiarism. In 1993 [[William John Donaldson|John Donaldson]] accused Keene of committing [[plagiarism]] in ''The Complete Book of Gambits'' (Batsford, 1992).<ref>Inside Chess, 3 May 1993, pp. 24–5.</ref> Donaldson wrote "Just how blatant was the plagiarism? Virtually every word and variation in the four and a half pages devoted to Lisitsin's Gambit in Keene's book was stolen."

In 2013, [[Edward Winter (chess historian)|Edward Winter]] reflected on plagiarism in chess:<ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010233/edward-winters-chess-explorations-99-210613.aspx Edward Winter's Chess Explorations (99)] Chessbase, 21 June 2013</ref> "a particularly sordid corner of the chess world which will never be eradicated without maximum public exposure". He went on: "The latest instance is the discovery<ref>[http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2013/06/predecessors.html Predecessors] Streatham and Brixton Chess Blog, 19 June 2013.</ref> by Justin Horton that material from the first volume of Kasparov’s ''My Great Predecessors'' series has been misappropriated by Raymond Keene in ''The Spectator''."

''[[Private Eye (magazine)|Private Eye]]'' describes the plagiarism as involving "substantial amounts of text lifted from chess books, mainly Kasparov's but also other authors".<ref>Chequered Mate.</ref> One case involves Keene's notes to a game between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, which he annotated for ''The Times'' on 8 December 2011 and ''The Spectator'' on 5 January 2013.<ref>Special Ks, ''The Spectator'', 5 January 2013</ref>

These alleged plagiarisms, which Winter calls "eye-popping"<ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010996/edward-winters-chess-explorations-100-040913.aspx Edward Winter's Chess Explorations (100)] Chessbase, 2 September 2013.</ref> are catalogued at "a convenient 'plagiarism index'<ref>[http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/2006/10/ray-keene-plagiarism-index.html Ray Keene Plagiarism Index] Streatham and Brixton Chess Blog.</ref> which is being kept updated".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/edward-winters-che-explorations-100-040913|title=Edward Winter's Chess Explorations (100)|date=2 September 2013|website=Chess News}}</ref>