Colin Crouch (chess player)
English chess player and author (1956–2015)
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Colin Stamford Crouch (14 October 1956 – 16 April 2015) was an English chess player and author.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 October 1956 |
| Died | 16 April 2015 (aged 58) Harrow, London |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England |
| Title | International Master (1991) |
| Peak rating | 2448 (July 2000) |
Crouch was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's and read Geography at Christ's College, Cambridge.[1] He later finished a PhD at Durham University in 1989, the subject of which was the roots of unemployment in mining communities.[1][2][3]
A highly talented junior player, he won the British Under-16 Championship in 1972 and the Under-18 Championship in 1974.[1] He received his first international rating of 2300 in 1977, and following years of play in national and international tournaments, was awarded the International Master title in 1991.[4] Close to Grandmaster strength, his 'finest hour' as a chess player was his score of 7/9 in the Hastings Challengers of 1991-92, which included a 'highly original win' over Valeriy Neverov.[5] He achieved a peak rating of 2448.[4]
Despite suffering a stroke that damaged his sight in December 2004, he continued to compete against blind, near-sighted, and sighted players.[5] He won silver medals in both the 2008 and 2012 editions of the Chess Olympiad for the Blind.[2]
Bibliography
- Crouch, Colin (1990). Delayed Castling. Master Class Publications.
- Mednis, Edmar; Crouch, Colin (1992). Rate Your Endgame. Cadogan Chess. ISBN 9781857440201.
- Crouch, Colin (1993). Attacking Technique. Batsford. ISBN 9780713473476.
- Crouch, Colin (1994). Pawn Chains. Olbrich. ISBN 9783929324105.
- Crouch, Colin; Kulagin, Alexander (1995). Against the Maroczy Bind. Chess Digest.
- Crouch, Colin; Haines, Kean (1995). Hastings 1895: The Centenary Book. Waterthorpe Information Services. ISBN 9780952403319.
- Crouch, Colin (1998). The Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4!. Cadogan Chess. ISBN 9781857442076.
- Crouch, Colin (2000). How to Defend in Chess: Learn from the World Champions. Batsford. ISBN 9780713486841.
- Crouch, Colin (2009). Great Attackers: Learn From Kasparov, Tal And Stein. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857445770.
- Crouch, Colin (2009). Move by Move: A Step-By-Step Guide to Brilliant Chess. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857445992.
- Crouch, Colin (2010). Why We Lose at Chess. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857446364.
- Crouch, Colin (2011). Analyse Your Chess. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857446708.
- Crouch, Colin (2013). Fighting Chess: Move by Move. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857449938.
- Crouch, Colin (2013). Magnus Force: How Carlsen Beat Kasparov's Record. Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781781941485.