Sad news - updated

The Mid Sussex Chess League website reports:

News has been received of the untimely death of Richard Almond at the age of just 46. Not only was Richard a leading member of Hastings & St Leonards Chess Club but also a major contributor to Sussex County teams and participant in other chess events, including 4NCL. He will be sorely missed. No further information is available at this time.

Update:-
Richard's funeral will take place on Monday 15th April at 12:30 at Hastings Crematorium. His death has been confirmed as natural causes. He was on his way to play in the 4NCL weekend at the time.