He played for England at the Chess Olympiads of 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992, as part of a highly successful team that defeated the Soviets in some crucial encounters.

He also played for the Rest of World team versus the Soviet Union in 1984 and tied first at the British Chess Championship of 1986, but lost the play-off match for the title.

In the late 1990s, he also set up Gambit Publications, a publisher of high quality chess books that has received good reviews from all quarters.

Fellow Gambit directors were England teammate John Nunn and FIDE Master-cum-author, Graham Burgess.

He also produced VHS and DVD material for Bad Bishop Ltd., a company related to Gambit, including a repertoire against the Nc6 Sicilian, based on the early Bb5 lines.