Rachel Crotto

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Crotto, Rachel 1979 Rio.JPG
Rachel Crotto, Rio de Janeiro 1979
Association United StatesUnited States United States
Born December 25, 1958
USA
title International Women's Champion (1978)
Current  Elo rating 2135 (December 2019)
Best Elo rating 2135 (since January 1987)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Rachel Crotto (born December 25, 1958 in the USA ) is an American chess player and received the title of International Women's Champion from FIDE in 1978 .

Life

Even as a girl she was a very strong chess player. In September 1973 she played against ten opponents simultaneously at an exhibition . At the Chess Olympiad in Haifa in 1976 she fought for the USA on the second board in the final A. In 1978 she won the women's championship in the United States of America , after finishing second in the two years before. She defeated Nona Gaprindashvili in 1980 (the Malta Olympics) .

After 1986 she no longer competed in international tournaments.

Chess Olympiad 1982 in Lucerne. The game was played in a sports hall with the USA team in front: Rachel Crotto, Diana Lanni and Diane Savereide.

Women's interzonal tournaments

Crotto took part in the 1979 women's interzonal tournament in Rio de Janeiro , won by Nana Iosseliani . She also played at the Bad Kissingen interzonal tournament in 1982 , where Nona Gaprindashvili won and she had to make do with last place.

National team

Rachel Crotto (in the middle) 1980 Chess Olympiad in Malta

From 1976 in Haifa to 1986 in Dubai she represented the United States' women's selection at the Chess Olympiads five times .

She played in Haifa in 1976, the 1980 Chess Olympiad in Valletta , Malta , the 1982 Chess Olympiad in Lucerne , the 1984 Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki and the 1986 Chess Olympiad in Dubai.

In 1984 she won a silver medal in the individual ranking of reserve player in Thessaloniki.

Web links

Commons : Rachel Crotto  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 118.
  2. ↑ Winners of the US Women's Championships at the United States Chess Federation (English)
  3. ↑ Three parts by Rachel Crotto from 1980
  4. ↑ 1979 Rio de Janeiro Interzonal Tournament on Mark-Weeks (English)
  5. ↑ Rachel Crotto's results at the women's chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  6. ↑ 26th Chess Olympiad (women): Thessaloniki 1984 - United States on OlimpBase (English)
personal data
SURNAME Crotto, Rachel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chess player
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH United States