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John Saunders was born in Loudwater, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in 1953. He was educated at High Wycombe Royal Grammar School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, obtaining a degree in Law and Classics.
He was taught chess by his brother when aged about seven and started playing competitively at school aged 14. He has represented Wales at full international level and won a number of open chess tournaments.
In September 2010 he became editor of Britain's leading chess periodical CHESS Magazine after being editor of British Chess Magazine from 1999 to 2010. As well as writing and editing chess articles for magazines and websites, he has authored a number of chess books for beginners and elementary players. He has written articles for The Guardian newspaper and other periodicals on a freelance basis, made numerous radio and TV appearances as a chess pundit, and also helps publicise major chess events such as the London Chess Classic and the Gibraltar Chess Festival. He is also a chess photographer whose photos have appeared on many chess websites, in chess magazines and on the front covers of several UK national newspapers.
He lives with his wife in Kingston-upon-Thames and also enjoys playing the guitar and bird-watching.
RGS High Wycombe, Old Photos of the 1950s and 1960s