Neil Maher (1980-2025)

[Simon Rogers]

I am sorry to inform you that Neil Maher passed away in December 2025 at the age of just 45, after a long illness.
Neil had been a member of Liverpool Chess Club for many years. He also helped with setting up for club nights and helped with the junior chess club.
Neil joined Wallasey Chess Club from Liverpool in March 2024 in pursuit of more regular chess. He played in league matches and their club championship.
Outside chess, Neil ran a local boxing club and trained many youngsters across Merseyside to box and organised many tournaments and took the junior boxers all over the country to compete in high ranking events,
RIP