William Nicholas Watson
Number of games in database: 213
Years covered: 1977 to 2001
Current FIDE rating: 2498
Highest rating achieved in database: 2527
Overall record: +58 -70 =85 (47.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (39)      B23 B46 B30 B21 B35  Vienna Opening (19)      C26 C28 C25  Ruy Lopez (15)      C91 C88 C63 C92 C70  French Defense (14)      C15 C05 C16 C11 C03  Ruy Lopez, Closed (9)      C91 C88 C92 C96 C84  Caro-Kann (8)      B17 B19 B16 B12	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (37)      B70 B76 B72 B23 B22  King's Indian (27)      E97 E73 E98 E94 E83  Sicilian Dragon (24)      B70 B76 B72 B75 B78  Queen's Pawn Game (8)      A41 D02 D01 A45 A46  Caro-Kann (6)      B17 B10 B11 B12  Pirc (5)      B08

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   W Watson vs J Littlewood, 1991 1-0
   W Watson vs M Stangl, 1998 1-0
   G Burgess vs W Watson, 1989 0-1
   W Watson vs Meduna, 1992 1-0
   Gheorghiu vs W Watson, 1980 0-1
   W Watson vs C P Gawood, 1977 1-0

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WILLIAM NICHOLAS WATSON (born Apr-18-1962) Iraq (citizen of United Kingdom) [what is this?] William Nicholas Watson was born on the 18th of April 1962 in Baghdad, Iraq. Awarded the IM title in 1982 he later became a GM.

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 213  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Watson vs C P Gawood 1-0 27 1977 British Chess Federation Junior Championship B40 Sicilian 2. M Corden vs W Watson   1-0 57 1978 Ayr British ch B22 Sicilian, Alapin 3. G Bonner vs W Watson   0-1 31 1978 Ayr British ch B20 Sicilian 4. S Webb vs W Watson   1-0 38 1978 Ayr British ch A04 Reti Opening 5. W Watson vs Cafferty   ½-½ 19 1978 Ayr British ch B32 Sicilian 6. W Watson vs J Horner   1-0 64 1978 Ayr British ch C53 Giuoco Piano 7. M J Freeman vs W Watson   0-1 36 1978 Ayr British ch E77 King's Indian 8. S Taulbut vs W Watson   1-0 30 1978 Ayr British ch B27 Sicilian 9. Plaskett vs W Watson   1-0 51 1978 Ayr British ch B23 Sicilian, Closed 10. W Watson vs P Motwani   ½-½ 32 1978 Ayr British ch C15 French, Winawer 11. W Watson vs S Knott   1-0 37 1978 Ayr British ch C15 French, Winawer 12. W Watson vs A J Whiteley   1-0 40 1978 Ayr British ch B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 13. Gheorghiu vs W Watson 0-1 50 1980 ? E70 King's Indian 14. W Watson vs E Prie   ½-½ 15 1981 open C10 French 15. W Watson vs K Rasmussen   1-0 25 1981 open C15 French, Winawer 16. E Jelling vs W Watson   0-1 51 1981 open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 17. P Fransson vs W Watson   ½-½ 17 1981 open B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 18. W Watson vs D Rej   1-0 27 1981 open C15 French, Winawer 19. W Watson vs Jesper Norgaard   ½-½ 41 1981 open A56 Benoni Defense 20. W Watson vs C D'Amore   0-1 40 1981 Groningen-jr C26 Vienna 21. H Danielsen vs W Watson   0-1 23 1981 open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 22. L Schandorff vs W Watson   ½-½ 8 1981 open B50 Sicilian 23. W Watson vs Shamkovich   1-0 27 1982 Brighton (England) B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 24. W Watson vs H Westerinen   ½-½ 30 1982 Brighton (England) C26 Vienna 25. Miles vs W Watson   1-0 27 1982 Great Britain (ch) 34/443 D01 Richter-Veresov Attack  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 213

Jun-02-04    weary willy: The grandmaster who plays like a "drunk machine gunner" - but I can't remember who said that about Willie. Largely inactive now? What is he doing (and what are Stean, Nunn, Mestel, Speelman doing to earn a crust now?) Jun-02-04    mahmoudkubba: ANYHOW IS HE SWEDEN, RUSSIAN, OR a USA player or from which country?? Any information on him please?? One another question how to go to find information on a player in the chessgames.com database?? Jun-02-04    ughaibu: He's a Brit. Oct-13-04    Jesuitic Calvinist: <WW> Last time I saw WNW, he was working in the City of London as a lawyer. Feb-11-08    katar: According to Wikipedia: Boris Spassky once famously described his style of play as that of a drunk with a machine gun.[1] Nowadays a practicing lawyer, Watson has for many years been inactive as a chess player. Apr-18-08    brankat: <Boris Spassky once famously described his style of play as that of a drunk with a machine gun.> That's how I play more and more often. Not really suited for educational chess books, but a lot of fun :-) Happy Birthday Mr.Watson!

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