Rachel Crotto

American chess player

Rachel Crotto
Crotto in 1982
Country	United States
Born	(1958-12-25) December 25, 1958 (age 65) New York City, New York
Title	Woman International Master (1978)
Peak rating	2135 (January 1987)

Rachel Crotto (born December 25, 1958) is an American chess player who holds the title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1978). She is a two-time winner of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship (1978, 1979).

Biography

From the 1970s to the 1980s, Crotto was one of the leading female chess players in the United States. She played in her first United States Women's Championship at the age of 12. She two times won the United States Women's Chess Championships in 1978 (with Diane Savereide) and 1979.^[1] In 1978, Crotto was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.

Crotto played for United States in the Women's Chess Olympiads:^[2]

In 1976, at second board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+5, =2, -2),
In 1980, at second board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+4, =3, -4),
In 1982, at first reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+4, =2, -3),
In 1984, at first reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in Thessaloniki (+8, =2, -1) and won individual silver medal,
In 1986, at first board in the 27th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dubai (+1, =1, -5).

Crotto participated twice in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:

In 1979, at Interzonal Tournament in Rio de Janeiro shared 12th-13th place;^[3]
In 1982, at Interzonal Tournament in Bad Kissingen shared 15th-16th place.^[4]

Since 1986, she has rarely participated in chess tournaments.

References

^ "The US Woman's Chess Champions". Sarah's Chess Journal. February 28, 2004.
^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Rachel Crotto". OlimpBase.org.
^ "1979 Rio de Janeiro Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.
^ "1982 Bad Kissingen Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women)". Mark-Weeks.com.