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ID: 472336

Simon Watson

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FIDE ratings

1,729Classical

Performance

21 games
10% Win
57% Draw
33% Loss

Simon Watson's playing style

Overall score:38%2W 12D 7L over 21 games
Steady recent form:35%1W 12D 7L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:57%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Closed
67%
33%
6g
French Defense: Classical Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, King's Indian Defense has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

King's Indian Defense
100%
3g
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation
100%
2g
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

10 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

10 games in this line · White to move

Results for Watson, Simon as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
80%
20%
Move
10 · 100%
80%
20%

Game History

(21 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Aug 2, 2024
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Jaszkiwskyj, Peter(1857)
L—
Aug 2, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Jaszkiwskyj, Peter(1857)
L—
Aug 2, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Jaszkiwskyj, Peter(1857)
L—
Aug 1, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Keely, Leo A(1929)
L—
Aug 1, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Keely, Leo A(1923)
L—
Jul 31, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Hasson, Peter(1993)
L—
Jul 31, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Hasson, Peter(1993)
L—
Jul 30, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Henderson, David(2057)
D—
Jul 30, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Henderson, David(2057)
D—
Jul 29, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Handley, Michael R(2007)
D—

Research Simon Watson’s games and opening repertoire

Simon Watson is rated 1729 in standard by FIDE. Simon Watson plays for England.

Simon Watson has FIDE ID 472336.

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