Paul Adrian Lamford (born 30 August 1953 inCarmarthen) is a Welsh gaming and gambling expert, author, publisher and company director. He is a three-time Welshchess champion,[1] 1993 and 2001 Britishbackgammon champion,[2] and a Grandmaster atbridge[3] and apoker player. During the 1990s he was editor ofGames & Puzzles magazine and has been editor ofChess magazine andBridge magazine. He appeared several times on Radio 4'sPuzzle Panel.
Lamford shared theWelsh 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 ofInternational Arbiter in 1986.[6] Atcorrespondence chess, he was awarded theICCFInternational Master title in 1990.[7] Lamford is also known for hischess compositions.[8]
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