John Watson - Chess Player Overview
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Player's name: John Watson (USA) 
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Age: 74 years old (born in 1951)
Sex: ♂
Highest FIDE Elo achieved: 2362
John Watson Chess Games: 108
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John Watson - Chess Tournaments
| Date | Chess tournament name | Initial ranking | Final ranking | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-23 to 2017-10-01 | Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters  |
128 | 124 [+4] | 2134 |
| 2015-12-04 to 2015-12-11 | 7th CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open |
77 | 180 [-103] | 2260 |
| 2016-01-26 to 2016-02-04 | Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2016 - Masters |
153 | 238 [-85] | 2160 |
| 2015-10-17 to 2015-10-22 | 2015 SPICE Cup |
26 | 43 [-17] | 1909 |
| 2015-01-27 to 2015-02-05 | The 2015 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival - Masters |
120 | 117 [+3] | 2311 |
John Watson - Chess Games
John Watson - Chess Games
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| Date | Players & Opening | Result | ECO | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017.10.01 | Maroroa, Sue (2083) vs (2247) Watson, John Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters French Closed Tarrasch |
1/2-1/2 | C05 | |
| 2017.09.30 | Watson, John (2247) vs (2074) Byron, Alan M Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters King's Indian Schwarz (Makogonov) |
1/2-1/2 | E71 | |
| 2017.09.29 | Shvayger, Yuliya (2442) vs (2247) Watson, John Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters French Advance Winawer |
1-0 | C19 | |
| 2017.09.28 | Watson, John (2247) vs (2027) Harari, Zaki Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters Benoni - Hromádka |
1-0 | A56 | |
| 2017.09.27 | Bianco, Valerio (2086) vs (2247) Watson, John Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters French Tarrasch |
0-1 | C03 | |
| 2017.09.26 | Watson, John (2247) vs (2132) Maloberti, David Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters King's Indian Schwarz (Makogonov) |
0-1 | E71 | |
| 2017.09.25 | Hambleton, Aman (2479) vs (2247) Watson, John Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters Indian - London |
1-0 | A46 | |
| 2017.09.24 | Watson, John (2247) vs (2552) Kosteniuk, Alexandra Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters Nimzo-Indian Landau (Schlechter) |
0-1 | E52 | |
| 2017.09.23 | Thilakarathne, G M H (2053) vs (2247) Watson, John Chess.com Isle of Man Open - Masters French Advance Winawer - Classical |
1/2-1/2 | C18 | |
| 2015.12.07 | Gaudeau, Valentin (2080) vs (2277) Watson, John L 7th CSC London Chess Classic Queen's Pawn - Mason (Steinitz) |
0-1 | D00 | |
| 2015.12.06 | Watson, John L (2277) vs (2075) Rogers, Tim L 7th CSC London Chess Classic Queen's Pawn Zukertort - London |
1/2-1/2 | D02 | |
| 2015.12.05 | Melkumyan, Hrant (2654) vs (2277) Watson, John L 7th CSC London Chess Classic English |
1-0 | A10 | |
| 2015.12.04 | Watson, John L (2277) vs (1851) Motlhatlhelo, Thapelo 7th CSC London Chess Classic Queen's Gambit Declined - Exchange |
1-0 | D35 |
John Watson - Other possible chess games
| Date | Players & Opening | Result | ECO | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980.01.01 | Wiedenkeller, M. vs Watson, John Oslo French Advance Winawer - Euwe |
0-1 | C18 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Yermolinsky, A. vs Watson, John San Francisco King's Indian Schwarz - Averbakh |
1-0 | E73 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Spassov, L. vs Watson, John Moscow Reti Symmetrical - King's Fianchetto |
1-0 | A15 | |
| 1987.01.01 | Schulien, C. vs Watson, John Columbus,OH Sicilian Center Game - Smith-Morra |
1-0 | B21 | |
| 1976.01.01 | Shamkovich, L. vs Watson, John USA French Closed Tarrasch |
1-0 | C05 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Szekely, P. vs Watson, John Moscow Reti Symmetrical |
1/2-1/2 | A05 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Shaked, T. vs Watson, John American Open French Advance |
0-1 | C02 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Torres, Javier vs Watson, John Las Vegas Indian East Indian - Torre |
0-1 | A48 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Shabalov, A. vs Watson, John Las Vegas Indian East Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A48 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Sevillano, E. vs Watson, John San Francisco French Advance Winawer - Poisoned Pawn |
1-0 | C18 | |
| 1976.01.01 | Watson, John vs Matera, S. USA King's Indian Fianchetto (Classical) |
0-1 | E69 | |
| 1979.01.01 | Watson, John vs Rigo, Janos Lone Pine Sicilian Yugoslav Dragon |
1-0 | B75 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Watson, John vs Kuligowski, Adam New York English Agincourt - King's Knight |
1/2-1/2 | A13 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Watson, John vs Antunac, Goran New York English Asymmetrical |
1/2-1/2 | A34 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Watson, John vs Day, L. New York English - Snake |
1-0 | A10 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Watson, John vs Iskov, Gert New York English Agincourt - King's Knight |
0-1 | A13 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Watson, John vs Shamkovich, L. New York English Mikenas - Flohr |
1-0 | A18 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Watson, John vs Keene, R. New York English - Ultra-Symmetrical |
0-1 | A36 | |
| 1984.01.01 | Watson, John vs Browne, W. Fort Worth Nimzo-Indian Classical |
0-1 | E32 | |
| 1984.01.01 | Watson, John vs Browne, W. New York English Closed Sicilian - Taimanov |
0-1 | A26 | |
| 1984.01.01 | Watson, John vs Shamkovich, L. New York Old Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A53 | |
| 1984.01.01 | Watson, John vs Kavalek, L. New York English Closed Sicilian - Taimanov |
0-1 | A26 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Watson, John vs Belov, I. Moscow Robatsch - Two Knights |
1/2-1/2 | B06 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Watson, John vs Briffel, Francisco Moscow Spanish Closed - Lenzerheide |
1-0 | C92 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Watson, John vs Eingorn, V. Moscow French Advance Winawer |
0-1 | C16 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Watson, John vs Kaidanov, G. Moscow Spanish Open |
1/2-1/2 | C80 | |
| 1987.01.01 | Watson, John vs Brown, M. England Queen's Gambit Declined - Exchange |
1-0 | D35 | |
| 1987.01.01 | Watson, John vs Davey, N. England Modern Averbakh - Kotov (Robatsch) |
0-1 | A42 | |
| 1987.01.01 | Watson, John vs Huxley, A. England Queen's Gambit Declined - Old Semi-Slav |
1-0 | D31 | |
| 1990.01.01 | Watson, John vs Berghansen, S. Lyon Sicilian Dragon |
1-0 | B70 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Watson, John vs Hough, Randall Concord Queen's Indian - Petrosian |
1/2-1/2 | E12 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Watson, John vs Abbasi, Nasser Philadelphia King's Indian |
1-0 | E90 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Watson, John vs Manion, Josh Philadelphia Benko Gambit - Half-Accepted |
1-0 | A57 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Watson, John vs Pozarek, Steven Philadelphia Slav - Old Semi-Slav |
1-0 | D31 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Watson, John vs Pinto, Mark Reno,NV Irregular Queen's Pawn - Kotov (Beefeater) |
1-0 | A40 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Donaghay, M. Aberdeen Evans Gambit |
0-1 | C52 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Alexander, W. Aberdeen Four Knights - Italian |
1-0 | C55 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Clapham, R. Castlehill Sicilian |
1-0 | B50 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs McGregor, L. Edinburgh Two Knights - Four Knights |
0-1 | C50 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Browne, W. Las Vegas Queen's Indian - Petrosian |
0-1 | E12 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Yermolinsky, A. Las Vegas Indian - Trompowsky |
1/2-1/2 | A45 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Orlov, G. Reno,NV Bogo-Indian - Gruenfeld |
1-0 | E11 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Shaked, T. Reno,NV Indian - Trompowsky |
1/2-1/2 | A45 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Watson, John vs Yermolinsky, A. Reno,NV Bogo-Indian - Gruenfeld |
0-1 | E11 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Maissian, A. American Open Irregular Indian |
1-0 | E10 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Gufeld, E. American Open King's Indian Schwarz |
1-0 | E70 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Kaiser, T. American Open Irregular Queen's Pawn |
1-0 | A40 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Cusi, Ronald San Francisco Benko Gambit - Half-Accepted |
1/2-1/2 | A57 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Haines, Robert San Francisco Modern Averbakh - Kotov (Robatsch) |
1-0 | A42 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Lobo, Richard San Francisco Bogo-Indian - Gruenfeld |
1-0 | E11 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Watson, John vs Piasetski, Leon San Francisco Irregular Queen's Pawn - Franco-Indian (Keres) |
1/2-1/2 | A40 | |
| 1988.01.01 | Sutton vs Watson, John corr GB French Advance - Paulsen |
1/2-1/2 | C02 | |
| 1978.01.01 | Soltis, A. vs Watson, John USA National League French Closed Tarrasch |
1-0 | C05 | |
| 1977.01.01 | Sigurjonsson, G. vs Watson, John New York French Advance Winawer |
1-0 | C19 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Tisdall, J. vs Watson, John New York King's Indian Four Pawns - Florentine |
1-0 | E77 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Smith, Steven vs Watson, John Castlehill Sicilian - Labourdonnais |
1-0 | B32 | |
| 1988.01.01 | Schea, Revi vs Watson, John Chicago Alekhine Modern |
1-0 | B05 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Troy, J. vs Watson, John North Carolina Irregular King's Knight - Queen's Pawn |
1/2-1/2 | C40 | |
| 1986.01.01 | Reeder, N. vs Watson, John England English Closed Sicilian |
0-1 | A25 | |
| 1997.01.01 | Nakamoto, D. vs Watson, John Waikiki,Hawaii English Anglo-Indian (Queen's Knight) |
1-0 | A16 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Peters, J. vs Watson, John American Open French Advance Winawer - Konstantinopolsky |
1-0 | C18 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Samimi, Askari vs Watson, John Philadelphia King's Indian Classical |
1/2-1/2 | E91 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Ragozin vs Watson, John Philadelphia English Anglo-Indian (Queen's Knight) |
1-0 | A16 | |
| 1987.01.01 | O'Brien, Richard vs Watson, John England Benko Gambit - Indian |
1-0 | A57 | |
| 1977.01.01 | Lein, A. vs Watson, John New York Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Lein, A. vs Watson, John New York Indian East Indian - Torre |
1/2-1/2 | A48 | |
| 1987.01.01 | Leigh, M. vs Watson, John England Modern Benoni Classical - Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A70 | |
| 1970.01.01 | Lees, David vs Watson, John Springfield,MA Sicilian |
1-0 | B40 | |
| 1976.01.01 | Meyers vs Watson, John Lone Pine English - Snake |
0-1 | A10 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Marcus, Yair vs Watson, John Las Vegas French - Exchange |
0-1 | C01 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Khalifman, A. vs Watson, John Moscow Indian East Indian - Torre |
1-0 | A48 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Ivanov, I. vs Watson, John American Open King's Indian Classical - Petrosian (Stein) |
1-0 | E92 | |
| 1978.01.01 | Iskov, Gert vs Watson, John Gausdal French Winawer - Maroczy |
0-1 | C15 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Henson, B. vs Watson, John North Carolina Irregular King's Knight - Queen's Pawn |
1-0 | C40 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Henley, R. vs Watson, John New York French Closed Tarrasch - Pawn Center |
0-1 | C05 | |
| 1980.01.01 | Gruenfeld, Y. vs Watson, John Gausdal French Closed Tarrasch |
1-0 | C05 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Gruenfeld, Y. vs Watson, John New York Indian East Przepiorka |
1-0 | A49 | |
| 1984.01.01 | Gheorghiu, F. vs Watson, John New York Indian East Indian |
1/2-1/2 | A48 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Georgiev, K. vs Watson, John Moscow Sicilian |
0-1 | B50 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Fink vs Watson, John Philadelphia King's Indian Classical |
1/2-1/2 | E91 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Fedorowicz, J. vs Watson, John New York King's Indian Saemisch - Steiner |
1/2-1/2 | E81 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Fedorowicz, J. vs Watson, John San Francisco Indian |
1-0 | A50 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Dorfman, J. vs Watson, John Moscow Benko's opening |
1-0 | A00 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Donaldson, John vs Watson, John Reno,NV Reti Symmetrical - Barcza |
1/2-1/2 | A05 | |
| 1983.01.01 | De Firmian, Nick vs Watson, John USA French Advance Winawer |
0-1 | C19 | |
| 1970.01.01 | Curdo, John vs Watson, John Boston op Sicilian Paulsen - Franco-Benoni |
1-0 | B41 | |
| 1994.01.01 | Campbell, A. vs Watson, John Castlehill Sicilian |
0-1 | B30 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Burger, Karl vs Watson, John New York King's Indian |
1/2-1/2 | E90 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Benjamin, J. vs Watson, John Las Vegas French Advance - Paulsen |
0-1 | C02 | |
| 1976.01.01 | Belenzon, R. vs Watson, John Phoenix French - Exchange |
0-1 | C01 | |
| 1979.01.01 | Basman, Michael vs Watson, John St George Polish Sokolsky opening |
1/2-1/2 | A00 | |
| 1993.01.01 | Bartron, P. vs Watson, John Las Vegas French Closed Tarrasch |
0-1 | C05 | |
| 1995.01.01 | Balinas, Rosendo vs Watson, John San Francisco French Closed Tarrasch |
0-1 | C05 | |
| 1985.01.01 | Arkhipov, S. vs Watson, John Moscow King's Indian Schwarz |
1/2-1/2 | E70 | |
| 1981.01.01 | Adorjan, A. vs Watson, John New York French Closed Tarrasch |
1-0 | C05 |