Paul Adrian Lamford (born 30 August 1953 in

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) is a Welsh gaming and gambling expert, author, publisher and company director. He is a three-time Welsh

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champion, 1993 and 2001 British

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champion, and a Grandmaster at

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and a

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player. During the 1990s he was editor of ''

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'' magazine and has been editor of ''

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'' magazine and ''

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'' magazine. He appeared several times on Radio 4's ''

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''.

Chess

Lamford shared the

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in 1983 and 1988, and won it outright in 1989. He represented Wales at four chess olympiads (1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988), scoring 50% overall. His peak FIDE rating was 2315 in the January 1979 list. He was awarded the title of

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in 1986. At

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, he was awarded the

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title in 1990. Lamford is also known for his chess compositions.

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* * 1953 births Living people Welsh chess players Backgammon players Welsh contract bridge players British Scrabble players Welsh poker players British non-fiction writers Chess arbiters {{UK-chess-bio-stub