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Watson, Farid

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FIDEFIDE 2078996· Male· United States of America· Born in 1947

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Farid Watson, a 79-year-old American player, is rated 1806. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2014–2016) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 17th Annual Golden State Open - Major. His peak of 2030 was reached at age 66 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1806

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2030

−224 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 66

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#74,423

#74,423 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 78
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
6th American 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1858
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1858
Apr 2020
2018
14th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1960
Nov 2018
2014
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2001 → returned at 1989
May 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Breakwell Loyalka 1,740
17th Annual Golden State Open - Major · Jan 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
-21
1827 → 1806
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
17th Annual Golden State Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/4#561627-20.8
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Golden State Open - Major (-20.8 Elo, finished #56).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,114
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#8,557
in continent
World
#74,423
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
2114🇺🇸Watson, Farid1,806
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
8557🇺🇸Watson, Farid1,806
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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74423🇺🇸Watson, Farid1,806