Craig W. Pritchett (born 15 January 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish chessInternational Master who has written several chess books. He was educated at Allan Glen's School,[1][2][3] where he was a prominent member of the chess club and represented the school in several tournaments. He has represented Scotland nine times in Chess Olympiads from 1966–1990. He has won the Scottish Chess Championships on two occasions (in 1977 and 2005), and played in two Zonal tournaments (1972 and 1975). He is also a chess coach.
Pritchett represented Scotland nine times+Malta 1980 in Chess Olympiads, from 1966–1990. Here are his detailed results, from olimpase.org. His totals in 117 games are (+43 =46 -28), for 56.4 per cent.
Oban 2005, finished 2nd to Jacob Aagaard, who was playing 'hors concours', so Pritchett was awarded the title [5]
Steady results in British Chess Championshipsedit
Pritchett has competed many times in the British Chess Championships, with generally solid results, qualifying twice to Zonal tournaments. Here are his detailed results:[6]
Morecambe 1975, 6.5/11, tied 6-9th places, qualified for Zonal at Pula 1975, where he improved on his earlier showing with 7.5/14 for a tied 7-9th place, but did not advance to the Interzonal stage;
Pritchett co-authored the book Best Games of the Young Grandmasters (Bell and Howell, London 1980) with Danny Kopec. Pritchett wrote Nimzo Indian 4.e3: Nimzowitsch, Hubner, and Taimanov Variations (Batsford 1980). Another book co-authored with Kopec is Chess World Contenders and Their Styles (2002). A more recent book is Starting Out: Sicilian Scheveningen, published in 2006; he wrote the first edition of this book in 1977. A forthcoming title from Pritchett in January 2008 is Play the English: A Complete Chess Opening Repertoire for White. Pritchett is the chess columnist for the Glasgow Herald.
Referencesedit
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Craig Pritchett player profile and games at Chessgames.com
December 08, 2023
craig, pritchett, craig, pritchett, born, january, 1949, glasgow, scotland, scottish, chess, international, master, written, several, chess, books, educated, allan, glen, school, where, prominent, member, chess, club, represented, school, several, tournaments,. Craig W Pritchett born 15 January 1949 in Glasgow Scotland is a Scottish chess International Master who has written several chess books He was educated at Allan Glen s School 1 2 3 where he was a prominent member of the chess club and represented the school in several tournaments He has represented Scotland nine times in Chess Olympiads from 1966 1990 He has won the Scottish Chess Championships on two occasions in 1977 and 2005 and played in two Zonal tournaments 1972 and 1975 He is also a chess coach Craig PritchettPritchett in 2016CountryScotlandBorn 1949 01 15 15 January 1949 age 74 Glasgow ScotlandTitleInternational Master 1976 Peak rating2425 January 1977 Contents 1 Team results for Scotland 2 Scottish champion 3 Steady results in British Chess Championships 4 Writings 5 References 6 External linksTeam results for Scotland editPritchett represented Scotland three times in Student Olympiads from 1968 1970 Here are his detailed results from olimpbase org Ybbs 1968 board 1 3 10 1 4 5 Dresden 1969 board 2 4 5 8 2 5 1 Haifa 1970 board 2 2 9 1 2 6 Pritchett represented Scotland nine times Malta 1980 in Chess Olympiads from 1966 1990 Here are his detailed results from olimpase org His totals in 117 games are 43 46 28 for 56 4 per cent Havana 1966 board 4 6 5 16 4 5 7 Siegen 1970 board 2 8 5 14 6 5 3 Skopje 1972 board 2 12 5 18 9 7 2 Nice 1974 board 1 9 15 7 4 4 Haifa 1976 board 1 4 5 11 2 5 4 Buenos Aires 1978 board 1 8 13 5 6 2 Chess Olympiad Malta board 1 9 5 3 4 2 Lucerne 1982 board 1 5 9 3 4 2 Dubai 1986 board 3 5 5 11 3 5 3 Novi Sad 1990 board 3 6 5 11 4 5 1 Scottish champion editPritchett has been Scottish champion on at least two occasions He became an International Master in 1976 Here are his detailed results 4 Bearsden 1972 4 5 7 tied 1st 3rd places Glasgow 1977 5 5 7 1st place 1995 5 5 9 4th place Oban 1996 5 9 Oban 2005 finished 2nd to Jacob Aagaard who was playing hors concours so Pritchett was awarded the title 5 Steady results in British Chess Championships editPritchett has competed many times in the British Chess Championships with generally solid results qualifying twice to Zonal tournaments Here are his detailed results 6 Bristol 1968 6 5 11 tied 7 11th places Blackpool 1971 7 11 qualified for Zonal at Caorle 1972 where he struggled with just 6 5 17 Brighton 1972 5 5 11 Eastbourne 1973 6 11 Morecambe 1975 6 5 11 tied 6 9th places qualified for Zonal at Pula 1975 where he improved on his earlier showing with 7 5 14 for a tied 7 9th place but did not advance to the Interzonal stage Brighton 1977 5 5 11 Brighton 1980 5 5 11 Southport 1983 6 11 Edinburgh 1985 6 5 11 Southampton 1986 5 5 11 Swansea 1987 7 11 tied 6th place Blackpool 1988 4 5 10 Writings editPritchett co authored the book Best Games of the Young Grandmasters Bell and Howell London 1980 with Danny Kopec Pritchett wrote Nimzo Indian 4 e3 Nimzowitsch Hubner and Taimanov Variations Batsford 1980 Another book co authored with Kopec is Chess World Contenders and Their Styles 2002 A more recent book is Starting Out Sicilian Scheveningen published in 2006 he wrote the first edition of this book in 1977 A forthcoming title from Pritchett in January 2008 is Play the English A Complete Chess Opening Repertoire for White Pritchett is the chess columnist for the Glasgow Herald References edit Archived copy PDF www allanglens com Archived from the original PDF on 11 April 2005 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy PDF www allanglens com Archived from the original PDF on 11 April 2005 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Chess the Scotsman www scotsman com Archived from the original on 11 April 2005 Retrieved 12 January 2022 Chessmetrics Player Profile Craig Pritchett Chess The Year 2005 in Review chess about com Archived from the original on 11 April 2005 Chessmetrics Player Profile Craig Pritchett External links editCraig Pritchett rating card at FIDE nbsp Craig Pritchett player profile and games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig Pritchett amp oldid 1172288856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
