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Bruce R Watson

Number of games in database: 231
Years covered: 1976 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2279 (2252 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2300
Overall record: +80 -76 =75 (50.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (14 games)
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B22 Sicilian, Alapin (8 games)
A14 English (8 games)
E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (7 games)
A30 English, Symmetrical (7 games)
A10 English (7 games)
B40 Sicilian (6 games)
A16 English (5 games)

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   B R Watson vs R W Smith (Jan-12-19) 1/2-1/2
   P Garbett vs B R Watson (Jan-11-19) 1-0
   D K Johansen vs B R Watson (Jan-10-19) 1-0
   B R Watson vs K Izzat (Jan-09-19) 1/2-1/2
   D Stojic vs B R Watson (Jan-08-19) 0-1

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BRUCE R WATSON
(born 1960) New Zealand

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 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 231  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Cater vs B R Watson  1-0311976North Island ChB07 Pirc
2. B R Watson vs D Gollogly  1-0161977Auckland Schoolpupils ChB20 Sicilian
3. N Dixon vs B R Watson  1-0491977New Zealand Schoolpupils ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
4. B R Watson vs L Aptekar  0-1411978Auckland Open ChB40 Sicilian
5. P L Cordue vs B R Watson  0-1451978Australian Junior ChA05 Reti Opening
6. B R Watson vs D Beach  1-03119781st Waitemata Open TtB04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
7. B Marsick vs B R Watson  1-0271978Auckland University OpenB06 Robatsch
8. P Paris vs B R Watson  1-0371979South Island ChA07 King's Indian Attack
9. B R Watson vs V Small  0-1401979South Island ChA33 English, Symmetrical
10. P W Stuart vs B R Watson  0-1451979North Island ChampionshipA33 English, Symmetrical
11. P Garbett vs B R Watson  1-0391979North Island ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
12. B R Watson vs P B Weir  0-1331980North Shore C C ChA06 Reti Opening
13. B R Watson vs A J Love  1-0371980South Island ChD94 Grunfeld
14. R W Smith vs B R Watson  ½-½441980New Zealand Championship 1980/81B40 Sicilian
15. B R Watson vs L Aptekar  ½-½451980New Zealand Championship 1980/81A10 English
16. P W Stuart vs B R Watson  1-0561980New Zealand Championship 1980/81A30 English, Symmetrical
17. B R Watson vs E M Green  ½-½481980New Zealand Championship 1980/81A37 English, Symmetrical
18. S Van Dam vs B R Watson  ½-½161981Auckland Easter TtB44 Sicilian
19. B R Watson vs P B Weir  1-0431981Easter TtA25 English
20. O Sarapu vs B R Watson  0-1561981New Zealand Championship 1980/81E48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
21. B R Watson vs M Levene  1-0141981New Zealand Championship 1980/81A25 English
22. J R Jackson vs B R Watson  ½-½431981New Zealand Championship 1980/81E20 Nimzo-Indian
23. R Nokes vs B R Watson  1-0291981New Zealand Championship 1980/81B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
24. B R Watson vs V Small  ½-½481981New Zealand Championship 1980/81A10 English
25. B R Anderson vs B R Watson  0-1291981New Zealand Championship 1980/81E17 Queen's Indian
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Mar-22-18
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  Richard Taylor: Bruce gained an IM norm at the Asian Seniors in 2017.

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