Craig Pritchett

Pritchett 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);
• Valletta 1980, 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).

Pritchett 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]

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]

• 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.

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.