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GM

Watson, William N

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

Classical2468836 Games
Rapid24926 Games
Blitz24217 Games

Play against Watson, William N's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

849

Wins

337

Draws

305

Losses

206
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
Opening
96.1%
Middlegame
92.3%
Endgame
96.4%
Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?
+13%
Winning (+2 or more)
98%1g
Equal position
96%6g
Losing (-2 or more)
85%8g
Performance under pressure
Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?
32%
6 errors
21%
4 errors
21%
4 errors
21%
4 errors
5%
1 errors
0%
0 errors
Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?
Move 17 average
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
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?
3
3
Few
Many
Critical squares
c2
3 err
e5
3 err
e6
2 err
g7
2 err
b1
1 err
c2/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black56.3%Loses
King's Indian: Saemisch — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3
16 Games · last played 47 years agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these lines
White65.5%Wins
French: Winawer — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb429 Games · last played 8 years ago

No consistent strengths detected as Black

Critical Blunders

4 errors · Stockfish
Qc2??vs ViditBlitz · 2024
Qb7??vs WillowBlitz · 2024
Rxg7??vs BarseghyanOTB · 2022
Rc2??vs EndersOTB · 2019

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Endgame Statistics

PRO16 endgame categories analyzed
Endgame Statistics
Reveal weaknesses →
Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
421 Games
42%38%20%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
401
62%
1.Nc3
9
61%
1.d4Weak
5
20%
1.c4Strong
2
100%
1.Nf3Weak
2
25%
1.c3
1
50%
1.g3Strong
1
100%

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