What is William N Watson's FIDE rating?

William N Watson's FIDE rating is 2468 standard, 2492 rapid, 2384 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with William N Watson's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has William N Watson played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 925 over-the-board games by William N Watson (911 classical, 7 rapid, 7 blitz), with 40% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on William N Watson's Chess Stalker profile.

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William N Watson

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1962FIDE ID400157

Classical2468

Rapid2492

Blitz2384

Games925

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost40 / 36 / 24

Peak2527Jan 2001

Rating history

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Classical2468Rapid2492Blitz2384no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.0%Opening92.5%Middlegame95.5%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 91.2% average

Plays 2.1% better with black

Low resilience (14%): Doesn't save lost positions

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(62% in 432 games)

Recent games

Baranyai-Molnar, Adam(2347)

2nd Bundesliga Sud 26-27 · 11 Oct 2026

1–0

Pradeep, Harshill(2207)

2nd Bundesliga Sud 26-27 · 10 Oct 2026

0–1

Laurusas, Tomas(2503)

2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 · 1 Mar 2026

½–½

Langrock, Hannes(2356)

2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 · 28 Feb 2026

0–1

Willow, Jonah B(2453)

2024 London Chess Classic | Supe... · 7 Dec 2024

1–0

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925 games

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Openings

455 games as White · scores 61.1%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

French: Winawer1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♝b430 games, last played 8 years ago63.3%wins

Vienna Game1.e4 e5 2.♞c3 ♞f618 games, last played 4 years ago55.6%wins

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925 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 61.1%

B21–B501712w

36%40%24%

56.1%−5.0 pts

C00694y

51%38%11

69.6%+8.5 pts

C60–C70473y

38%45%17

60.6%—

B10–B1541—

51%29%20%

65.9%+4.8 pts

C25–C46388m

50%32%18

65.8%+4.7 pts

B00–B06378y

54%27%19

67.6%+6.5 pts

B0215—

40%47%13

63.3%—

A00–A0414—

43%29%28%

57.1%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

15 endgames (40.5%) · force Rook + Minor (38%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

40.5%

15 / 37

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

925 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

455 games43%W37%D20%L

455games in this linewon 43%, drew 37%, lost 20%

Move

1. e4

4322w

43%38%19%

62%

1. ♞c3

9—

56%1133%

61%

1. d4

7Jan 1984

1429%57%

29%

1. c4

2Aug 1980

100%

1. ♞f3

2Aug 1983

50%50%

25%

1. g3

2Jan 1994

50%50%

75%

1. c3

1—

100%

50%

Scouting report: William N Watson (GM, ENG)

William N Watson

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