William Nicholas Watson
Number of games in database: 221
Years covered: 1977 to 2001
Current FIDE rating: 2498
Highest rating achieved in database: 2527
Overall record: +60 -73 =88 (47.1%)*
   * 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 (41)      B23 B46 B21 B30 B81  Vienna Opening (19)      C26 C28 C25  Ruy Lopez (15)      C91 C88 C63 C92 C75  French Defense (15)      C05 C15 C16 C11 C10  Sicilian Taimanov (9)      B46 B47 B45  Ruy Lopez, Closed (9)      C91 C88 C92 C96 C84	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (38)      B70 B76 B72 B22 B52  King's Indian (28)      E97 E94 E73 E83 E99  Sicilian Dragon (24)      B70 B76 B72 B78 B35  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?]
   G Burgess vs W Watson, 1989 0-1
   W Watson vs J Littlewood, 1991 1-0
   Gheorghiu vs W Watson, 1980 0-1
   W Watson vs M Stangl, 1998 1-0
   W Watson vs Meduna, 1992 1-0
   W Watson vs C P Gawood, 1977 1-0
   Suba vs W Watson, 1987 0-1

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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 221  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. W Watson vs Cafferty   ½-½ 19 1978 Ayr British ch B32 Sicilian 3. W Watson vs J Horner   1-0 64 1978 Ayr British ch C53 Giuoco Piano 4. M J Freeman vs W Watson   0-1 36 1978 Ayr British ch E77 King's Indian 5. S Taulbut vs W Watson   1-0 30 1978 Ayr British ch B27 Sicilian 6. W Watson vs P Motwani   ½-½ 32 1978 Ayr British ch C15 French, Winawer 7. Plaskett vs W Watson   1-0 51 1978 Ayr British ch B23 Sicilian, Closed 8. W Watson vs S Knott   1-0 37 1978 Ayr British ch C15 French, Winawer 9. M Corden vs W Watson   1-0 57 1978 Ayr British ch B22 Sicilian, Alapin 10. W Watson vs A J Whiteley   1-0 40 1978 Ayr British ch B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 11. G Bonner vs W Watson   0-1 31 1978 Ayr British ch B20 Sicilian 12. S Webb vs W Watson   1-0 38 1978 Ayr British ch A04 Reti Opening 13. Gheorghiu vs W Watson 0-1 50 1980 ? E70 King's Indian 14. W Watson vs L Day   0-1 54 1980 Brighton C24 Bishop's Opening 15. P Fransson vs W Watson   ½-½ 17 1981 open B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 16. W Watson vs D Rej   1-0 27 1981 open C15 French, Winawer 17. W Watson vs C D'Amore   0-1 40 1981 Groningen-jr C26 Vienna 18. W Watson vs J Norgaard   ½-½ 41 1981 open A56 Benoni Defense 19. H Danielsen vs W Watson   0-1 23 1981 open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 20. L Schandorff vs W Watson   ½-½ 8 1981 open B50 Sicilian 21. W Watson vs E Prie   ½-½ 15 1981 open C10 French 22. W Watson vs K Rasmussen   1-0 25 1981 open C15 French, Winawer 23. E Jelling vs W Watson   0-1 51 1981 open B22 Sicilian, Alapin 24. Miles vs W Watson   1-0 27 1982 Great Britain (ch) 34/443 D01 Richter-Veresov Attack 25. W Watson vs Murey   0-1 36 1982 Brighton B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 221

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! Apr-18-09    wordfunph: <Boris Spassky once famously described his style of play as that of a drunk with a machine gun.> Hope that GM Watson won't get hold of a machine gun and alcohol during games coz it will surely be an interesting game.. Happy Birthday to lawyer GM William Watson..

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