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Chess: Gawain Jones wins London Classic amid recovery from tragedy

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 11 December, 2024

British champion completed a remarkable treble a year after the death of his wife Sue Maroroa Jones

Gawain Jones, the British and English champion, who turns 37 on Wednesday, completed a remarkable year of recovery from tragedy when he won the £25,000 first prize in the XTX Markets London Classic, played at the Emirates Stadium.

Last year Jones’s wife, Sue Maroroa Jones, died following complications after the birth of their second child, and he withdrew from competitive play for several months.