Format
WC
Watson, Colin
🇩🇰FIDE 1422910· Male· Denmark· Born in 1960
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Colin Watson, a 66-year-old Danish player, is rated 1902. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 6HK Team 2025-26 Mar, Skanderborg Skakklub Aabne Bymesterskab 2026 Round 5-7, and 6HK Team 2025-26 Feb. His peak of 2012 was reached at age 50 (May 2010).
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz—
All-time high
2012
−110 pts below
May 2010 · age 50
May 2010 · age 50
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
91st Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1902
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1891 → 1938
Mar 2024
2022
88th Danish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1906
Apr 2022
2017
92nd Danish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1937
Apr 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 55
Jun 2015
96th Danish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1966
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1898 → 1902
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2012 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1777 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1884 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 2443 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #119 | 1827 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #92 | 1148 | -8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #63 | 2634 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKai Munk
🇩🇰DEN·1986
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMorten Fredsgaard Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1889
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsPeter Wheadon
🇩🇰DEN·1806
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsTavs Bjerre
🇩🇰DEN·2026
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsKim Lund Larsen
🇩🇰DEN·1863
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2020
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#877
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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