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Watson, William N
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400157· Male· England· Born in 1962
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William N Watson, a 64-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2468 and ranked 19th among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 177 months (2002–2017) and 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2527 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001, World #332 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 39).
Current rating
2468
Standard
Rpd2492·Blz2421
All-time high
2527
−59 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39
Jan 2001 · age 39
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#19
#19 · English players · of 2,537
Career timeline
15 entries2025
10th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 63 · rated 2474
Jul 2025
2022
Peak English rank: #10
at age 60 · rated 2497
Jun 2022
18th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 60 · rated 2497
Jun 2022
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2490 → returned at 2497
Mar 2019
2017
38th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 55 · rated 2494
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 55
May 2017
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-6
2474 → 2468
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
England
#19
out of 3,880 players
Europe
#578
in continent
World
#846
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-16Scrape games
6 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-04STD2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026Elo 2468
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mLangrock, HannesGER | 2348 | 1 | +3.4 | ♚ |
2026-04STD2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026Elo 2468
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gLaurusas, TomasLTU | 2508 | ½ | +0.6 | ♔ |
2026-01STD2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Dezember 2025Elo 2464
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gBellahcene, BilelALG | 2485 | 0 | -4.8 | ♚ |
| mDiaz Camallonga, CarlesESP | 2496 | 0 | -4.7 | ♔ |
2025-04STD2. Bundesliga Sued 2024-2025 Maerz 2025Elo 2474
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mGaehwiler, GabrielSUI | 2388 | ½ | -1.2 | ♔ |
| mDeuer, MariusGER | 2470 | ½ | -0.1 | ♚ |