Bruce R Watson
Number of games in database: 144
Years covered: 1976 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2275
Highest rating achieved in database: 2300
Overall record: +47 -53 =44 (47.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

Most played openings

B47		Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (10 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (9 games)
A04		Reti Opening (8 games)
B22		Sicilian, Alapin (7 games)
A14		English (5 games)
E11		Bogo-Indian Defense (5 games)
A10		English (4 games)
E12		Queen's Indian (4 games)
B48		Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (3 games)
B32		Sicilian (3 games)

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BRUCE R WATSON (born 1960) New Zealand [what is this?] FIDE Master

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 144  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Cater vs B R Watson   1-0 31 1976 North Island Ch B07 Pirc 2. B R Watson vs D Gollogly   1-0 16 1977 Auckland Schoolpupils Ch B20 Sicilian 3. N Dixon vs B R Watson   1-0 49 1977 NZ Schoolpupils Ch B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 4. B R Watson vs D Beach   1-0 31 1978 1st Waitemata Open Tt B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 5. P L Cordue vs B R Watson   0-1 45 1978 Australian Junior Ch A05 Reti Opening 6. B Marsick vs B R Watson   1-0 27 1978 Auckland University Open B06 Robatsch 7. B R Watson vs L Aptekar   0-1 41 1978 Auckland Open Ch B22 Sicilian, Alapin 8. P Stuart vs B R Watson   0-1 45 1979 North Island Ch A33 English, Symmetrical 9. P Garbett vs B R Watson   1-0 39 1979 North Island Ch B42 Sicilian, Kan 10. P Paris vs B R Watson   1-0 37 1979 South Island Ch B40 Sicilian 11. B R Watson vs V Small   0-1 40 1979 South Island Ch A33 English, Symmetrical 12. B R Watson vs A J Love   1-0 37 1980 South Island Ch D94 Grunfeld 13. B R Watson vs P B Weir   0-1 33 1980 North Shore C C Ch A07 King's Indian Attack 14. O Sarapu vs B R Watson   0-1 56 1981 88th New Zealand Championship E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 15. R Nokes vs B R Watson   1-0 29 1981 NZL-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. B R Watson vs P Stuart   ½-½ 46 1982 5th Waitakere Trust Open Tt B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 17. D Beach vs B R Watson   0-1 37 1982 Dominion Breweries 40-40 Tt A00 Uncommon Opening 18. O Sarapu vs B R Watson   1-0 34 1982 Auckland C C Invitational Tt A07 King's Indian Attack 19. B R Watson vs I Rogers   0-1 41 1982 Zone 10 Ch A15 English 20. J N Metge vs B R Watson 0-1 29 1982 Auckland Chess Centre Tt A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line 21. R Mascarinas vs B R Watson   1-0 54 1982 Zone 10 Ch A17 English 22. B R Watson vs J Sarfati   ½-½ 50 1982 NZL-ch A25 English 23. O Sarapu vs B R Watson   ½-½ 20 1982 5th Waitakere Trust Open Tt E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 24. R Rodriguez vs B R Watson   0-1 47 1982 Zone 10 Ch E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 25. O Sarapu vs B R Watson   1-0 32 1982 89th New Zealand Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 144

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