Craig Van Tilbury’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American chess player
Was Musician 
Chess player 
Guitarist 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Sports 
Gender male
Birth 30 July 1957, Cedar Rapids
Death 13 August 2010
(aged 53 years)

Craig Van Tilbury (July 30, 1957 – August 13, 2010) was an American guitarist and FIDE Chess Master, known musically for his touring and guest work with artists such as Steve Winwood, Barry Gibb, Joey Dee and the Starliters, The Young Rascals, and The Shirelles. He was a founder of the St. Croix band, Green Flash and had played or substituted in several Tampa Bay area bands. He is best known in the world of chess for having played in 10 Chess Olympiads.

Biography

Van Tilbury was born on July 30, 1957 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Jack and Constance Van Tilbury. The family later moved to Arlington, VA near Washington, D.C.. He developed an interest in rock and blues music at an early age and was inspired by guitarists such as Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

In 1978, Van Tilbury moved to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to establish residency and play chess competitively. He won a gold medal for the best individual score on Board 1 in the 1984 Olympiad in Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1977 he won the Washington, D.C., Open and also the Jamaican Open in 1981. In recent years he played top board for the British Virgin Islands.

Van Tilbury had a daughter Annabelle with long-time girlfriend and singer Annie C Lyon aka Freight Train Annie in 2009.

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