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Paul Adrian Lamford (born 30 August 1953 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh gaming and gambling expert, author, publisher and company director. He is a three-time Welsh chess champion, [1] 1993 and 2001 British backgammon champion, [2] and a Grandmaster at bridge [3] and a poker player. During the 1990s he was editor of Games & Puzzles magazine and has been editor of Chess magazine and Bridge magazine. He appeared several times on Radio 4's Puzzle Panel .

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Lamford shared the Welsh Chess Championship in 1983 and 1988, and won it outright in 1989. [2] He represented Wales at four chess olympiads (1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988), scoring 50% overall. [4] His peak FIDE rating was 2315 in the January 1979 list. [5] He was awarded the title of International Arbiter in 1986. [6] At correspondence chess, he was awarded the ICCF International Master title in 1990. [7] Lamford is also known for his chess compositions. [8]

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