Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an influential figure in the chess world off the board, bringing many notable chess events to London.
Keene was one of the first group of British players to achieve the necessary norms to become a Grandmaster - being pipped to the post by Tony Miles (Anthony John Miles - deceased 2001) to the title of first British Grandmaster in 1976.
Keene remains the chess correspondent of The Times newspaper, and will probably remain influential in the chess world for the years to come.
Since December 1984, David A. Keene has been the chairman of the American Conservative Union, the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative lobbying organization.
Keene attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he was the National Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom.
Keene is recognized as one of the chief spokesmen for conservative principles and politics.
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