| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. R C Balinas vs J L Watson |
| 0-1 | 28 |
1978 |
Lloyds Bank | E75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line |
| 2. J Flesch vs J L Watson |
| 0-1 | 42 |
1978 |
Lloyds Bank | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 3. Fedorowicz vs J L Watson |
| ½-½ | 42 |
1981 |
New York (USA) | E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack |
| 4. K Burger vs J L Watson |
| ½-½ | 48 |
1981 |
It (open) | E90 King's Indian |
| 5. Khalifman vs J L Watson |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1991 |
London (England) | E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 |
| 6. Remlinger vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1993 |
World Op, Philadelphia | E86 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6 |
| 7. Shabalov vs J L Watson |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1993 |
Las Vegas | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 8. Browne vs J L Watson |
| 0-1 | 64 |
1993 |
World op Philadelphia | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 9. Browne vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1994 |
Las Vegas | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 10. Igor Ivanov vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1995 |
American op 0 (08) | E92 King's Indian |
| 11. Yermolinsky vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1995 |
CalChess/Mechanic's College | E73 King's Indian |
| 12. G Timoshchenko vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 33 |
1997 |
Berliner Sommer 15th | E91 King's Indian |
| 13. Kharlov vs J L Watson |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1999 |
Ubeda op 4th | E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) |
