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WT
Watson, Tiger
🇺🇸FIDE 150111860· Male· United States of America· Born in 2016
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Tiger Watson, a 10-year-old American player, is rated 1489. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200, 18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille - Accession, and 1er Tournoi Open de Juillet 2024 de Hyeres (-2400). Also played 10 rapid (including 17eme Rapide Club 608 - Paris 15eme) and 3 blitz events (including 334e Blitz Fide du Canal - 17e MGM) recently. His peak of 1628 was reached at age 8 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached World #83 in U8 and #63 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1489
Standard
Rpd1814·Blz1632
All-time high
1628
−139 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 8
Jun 2024 · age 8
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,937
#189,937 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
63rd American U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1614
Jan 2025
2024
83rd U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1628
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+607 Elo)
1021 → 1628
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1628
at age 8 · −139 from today
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille - Accessionperf 1645 (+158) · 3/7 · #57
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1532 → 1489
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
6.5/ 1934.2%
6W1D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJean-Jacques Rei-Rosa1,572·18eme Festival International d'Echecs de Marseille - Accession·R9·-15.2
3.[L]vsMichael Sainson1,656·Championnat individuel d'echecs de Paris 2026 des moins de 2200·R5·-11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #57 | 1691 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #57 | 1645 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/3 | #45 | 1684 | -37.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,888
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#22,889
in continent
World
#189,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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