Craig Pritchett


Craig W. Pritchett is a Scottish chess International Master who has written several chess books. He was educated at Allan Glen's School, 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, and played in two Zonal tournaments. He is also a chess coach.

Team results for Scotland

Pritchett represented Scotland three times in Student Olympiads, from 1968-1970. Here are his detailed results, from olimpbase.org:
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, for 56.4 per cent.
Pritchett has been Scottish champion on at least two occasions. He became an International Master in 1976. Here are his detailed results:
Pritchett has competed many times in the British Chess Championships, with generally solid results, qualifying twice to Zonal tournaments. Here are his detailed results:
  • 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

Pritchett co-authored the book Best Games of the Young Grandmasters with Danny Kopec. Pritchett wrote Nimzo Indian 4.e3: Nimzowitsch, Hubner, and Taimanov Variations. Another book co-authored with Kopec is Chess World Contenders and Their Styles. 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.