Paul Lamford

Welsh gaming and gambling expert, author, publisher, and company director

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.

## Chess

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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]

## Bibliography

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* The Albin counter-gambit : 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5!?. Batsford. 1983. ISBN 9780713440058.
* The amazing book of casino games : techniques, strategies, and hints on how to play any game you find in a casino. Chartwell Books. 1998. ISBN 9780785808206.
* 100 backgammon puzzles. Chameleon. 1999. ISBN 9780713440058.
* 100 chess puzzles. Chameleon. 1999. ISBN 9780233997131.
* 50 bridge puzzles. Chameleon. 2000. ISBN 9780233997261.
* 100 Scrabble puzzles. Chameleon. 2000. ISBN 9780233997155.
* Starting out in backgammon. Everyman Mindsports. 2001. ISBN 9781857442823.
* Starting out in bridge. Everyman Mindsports. 2001. ISBN 9781857442878.
* Improve your backgammon. Everyman Mindsports. 2002. ISBN 9781857443158.
* Gambling. Harper Collins. 2000. ISBN 9780004724713.
* The Lottery. Harper Collins. 2000. ISBN 9780004724638.

## References

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1. ^ "Men's Welsh Champions 1971 onwards « Welsh Chess Union (Undeb Gwyddbwyll Cymru)". www.welshchessunion.uk.
2. ^ a b "Championship League Page". www.backgammon-biba.co.uk.
3. ^ "Paul Lamford - English Bridge Union". www.ebu.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016.
4. ^ "Lamford, Paul". OlimpBase. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. ^ Paul Lamford rating history at olimpbase.org
6. ^ "Lamford, Paul". FIDE. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
7. ^ "810078 WLS IM Lamford, Paul Adrian (2426)". ICCF.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
8. ^ Another Chess Puzzle Known As "The Chinese Wall", 10 July 2018, retrieved 29 March 2022

## External links

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* Paul Lamford rating card at FIDE
* Paul Adrian Lamford player details at ICCF

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