Watson, William N

ENG ENG·Born 1962·FIDE #400157·849 Games

Classical2468836 Games

Rapid24926 Games

Blitz24217 Games

Statistics

849

Total

337

Wins

305

Draws

206

Losses

40%36%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 90.3% average

Plays 4.9% better with black

Inconsistent (64%): Can have off days

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 ♔ (62% in 401 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 15 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.1%

Middlegame92.3%

Endgame96.4%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+13%

Winning (+2 or more)98%

1 Games

Equal position96%

6 Games

Losing (-2 or more)85%

8 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

32%

6 errors

♗

21%

4 errors

♞

21%

4 errors

♕

21%

4 errors

♙

1 errors

♔

0 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 17average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

100% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c23 err

e53 err

e62 err

g72 err

b11 err

c2/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Laurusas, Tomas2503

2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 · 1 Mar 2026

½-½

Langrock, Hannes2356

2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 · 28 Feb 2026

0-1

Smirin, Ilia2574

2024 London Chess Classic... · 7 Dec 2024

0-1

Sadhwani, Raunak2673

2024 London Chess Classic... · 7 Dec 2024

0-1

Willow, Jonah B2453

2024 London Chess Classic... · 7 Dec 2024

1-0

Badacsonyi, Stanley2266

2024 London Chess Classic... · 7 Dec 2024

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

King's Indian: Saemisch

56.3%

16 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3

Strengths

AVOID

White

French: Winawer

65.5%

29 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

Black

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

4 errors

▶

#23Qc2??

Tactics

vs Vidit

Blitz·2024

▶

#17Qb7??

Tactics

vs Willow

Blitz·2024

▶

#42Rxg7??

Endgame

vs Barseghyan

OTB·2022

▶

#60Rc2??

Endgame

vs Enders

OTB·2019

Endgame Statistics

16 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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2022

2019

2018

PRO

Starting Position

421 Games

42%38%20%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	401	62%
1.Nc3	9	61%
1.d4 Weak	5	20%
1.c4 Strong	2	100%
1.Nf3 Weak	2	25%
1.c3	1	50%
1.g3 Strong	1	100%

1.e4

62%

401

1.Nc3

61%

1.d4

20%

1.c4

100%

1.Nf3

25%

1.c3

50%

1.g3

100%

Watson, William N

Play against Watson, William N's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

King's Indian: Saemisch

Strengths

French: Winawer

Critical Blunders