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Chessmetrics Player Profile: John Watson
   Born:    1951-Sep
   Best World Rank:    #238 (on the May 1994 rating list)
   Highest Rating:    2563 on the May 1994 rating list, #238 in world, age 42y8m
   Best Individual Performance:    2568 in Lloyds Bank op London, 1978, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2508-rated opposition
  (no graph available)   Best Performances   Career Details   Event Details   Ratings only
    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    BCF-ch U14 Sunderland, 1966  not rated on August 1966 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    US-op Lincoln, 1969  not rated on August 1969 list   [2389]   = (3/6, 50%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2458-rated opposition   N/A 
    Boston, 1970  not rated on January 1970 list   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    USA op, 1972  not rated on January 1972 list   -   = (2/4, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    US op New York, 1974  not rated on August 1974 list   [2447]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2467-rated opposition   N/A 
    Vancouver op, 1975  not rated on January 1975 list   [2508]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2650-rated opposition   N/A 
    Phoenix op, 1976  not rated on January 1976 list   -   +3 (3.5/4, 88%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Lone Pine (Open), 1976  not rated on March 1976 list   [2480]   +1 (4/7, 57%)   -1 (1.5/4, 38%) vs 2541-rated opposition   N/A 
    Bagby San Francisco, 1977  not rated on January 1977 list   [2457]   +1 (4/7, 57%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2397-rated opposition   N/A 
    US-op Columbus, 1977  not rated on January 1977 list   [2423]   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2513-rated opposition   N/A 
    Lloyds Bank op London, 1978  not rated on January 1978 list   2568   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2508-rated opposition   N/A 
    Lone Pine (Open), 1979  2495 (#344 on March 1979 list)   2397   -1 (4/9, 44%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2467-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Marshall op New York, 1979  2495 (#344 on March 1979 list)   2393   -4 (2.5/9, 28%)   -3 (1/5, 20%) vs 2509-rated opposition   -1.4 
    Aaronson Masters London, 1979  2390 (#728 on April 1979 list)   2442   +1 (4/7, 57%)   -1 (2/5, 40%) vs 2479-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Lloyds Bank op London, 1979  2392 (#718 on August 1979 list)   [2461]   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2409-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Ed.Lasker mem New York, 1981  2423 (#587 on April 1981 list)   2528   -2 (5.5/13, 42%)   -1 (5/11, 45%) vs 2551-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Lone Pine (Open), 1981  2423 (#587 on April 1981 list)   2485   -2 (3.5/9, 39%)   -2 (2.5/7, 36%) vs 2558-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Gausdal Int, 1981  2453 (#521 on August 1981 list)   [2543]   +1 (3/5, 60%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2459-rated opposition   +1.0 
    US open St Paul, 1982  2434 (#625 on August 1982 list)   [2535]   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2517-rated opposition   +0.7 
    US open Pasadena, 1983  2452 (#577 on August 1983 list)   [2440]   = (3/6, 50%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2516-rated opposition   -0.4 
    NWC April Seattle, 1984  2421 (#704 on January 1984 list)   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    USA op Fort Worth, 1984  2421 (#704 on January 1984 list)   [2519]   = (3/6, 50%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2634-rated opposition   =0.0 
    New York (Open), 1984  2424 (#683 on April 1984 list)   2556   = (4.5/9, 50%)   -1 (3/7, 43%) vs 2610-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Hastings op8788, 1987  not rated on December 1987 list   -   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    National op USA, 1988  not rated on January 1988 list   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Lyon op, 1990  not rated on December 1990 list   [2487]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2446-rated opposition   N/A 
    Philadelphia Int, 1991  not rated on January 1991 list   -   = (1/2, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    US op Philadelphia, 1993  not rated on January 1993 list   [2413]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2412-rated opposition   N/A 
    World op Philadelphia, 1993  not rated on January 1993 list   2508   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   -1 (2/5, 40%) vs 2568-rated opposition   N/A 
    Concord op, 1993  not rated on April 1993 list   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    National op Las Vegas, 1993  not rated on June 1993 list   [2613]   +2 (2.5/3, 83%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2634-rated opposition   N/A 
    Las Vegas op, 1994  2515 (#411 on January 1994 list)   [2499]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2605-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Reno op, 1994  2515 (#411 on January 1994 list)   [2501]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2526-rated opposition   =0.0 
    American op USA, 1995  2550 (#299 on January 1995 list)   [2497]   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2459-rated opposition   +0.2 
    San Francisco op, 1995  2550 (#299 on January 1995 list)   2419   = (4/8, 50%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2496-rated opposition   -1.3 
    American op USA, 1996  2424 (#1267 on January 1996 list)   [2484]   +4 (6/8, 75%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2583-rated opposition   -0.1 
    National op Las Vegas, 1996  2424 (#1267 on January 1996 list)   [2446]   = (2/4, 50%)   -2 (0/2, 0%) vs 2597-rated opposition   -0.6 
    World op Philadelphia, 1996  2424 (#1267 on January 1996 list)   -   -2 (1.5/5, 30%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    New York op, 1996  2431 (#1234 on April 1996 list)   [2433]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2529-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Irvine op, 1997  2399 (#1593 on January 1997 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Hawaii op Honolulu, 1997  2422 (#1248 on April 1997 list)   [2366]   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -2 (0/2, 0%) vs 2476-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Chicago op, 1997  2421 (#1237 on May 1997 list)   [2348]   +2 (4.5/7, 64%)   -2 (0/2, 0%) vs 2450-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Berliner Sommer, 1997  2395 (#1597 on August 1997 list)   [2470]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2491-rated opposition   +0.2 
    World op Philadelphia, 1997  2350 (#2248 on September 1997 list)   [2363]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2333-rated opposition   =0.0 
    World op Philadelphia, 1998  not rated on June 1998 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Saitek US Masters Hawaii, 1998  not rated on July 1998 list   [2349]   -1 (2.5/6, 42%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2394-rated opposition   N/A 
    Cardoza US op Kona, 1998  not rated on August 1998 list   [2537]   +4 (6/8, 75%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2662-rated opposition   N/A 
    Linares Anibal op, 1999  not rated on January 1999 list   [2371]   -2 (0/2, 0%)   -2 (0/2, 0%) vs 2484-rated opposition   N/A 
    Ubeda (Open), 1999  not rated on January 1999 list   [2398]   -3 (0/3, 0%)   -3 (0/3, 0%) vs 2561-rated opposition   N/A 
    Falkoner International Team San Francisco, 1999  2311 (#2938 on March 1999 list)   [2339]   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2365-rated opposition   -0.4 
    San Francisco schev 2nd, 1999  2311 (#2938 on March 1999 list)   [2363]   = (4.5/9, 50%)   -1 (1.5/4, 38%) vs 2381-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Falconer Finals San Francisco, 1999  2334 (#2272 on July 1999 list)   [2462]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2575-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Carroll Capps mem San Francisco, 1999  2347 (#2191 on November 1999 list)   -   -1 (0/1, 0%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Las Vegas National op, 2002  not rated on March 2002 list   [2476]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2598-rated opposition   N/A 
    USA-ch Seattle, 2003  not rated on January 2003 list   2425   -1 (4/9, 44%)   -2 (2/6, 33%) vs 2492-rated opposition   N/A 
    Chicago op 12th Oak Brook, 2003  not rated on May 2003 list   [2449]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2554-rated opposition   N/A 
    North American op Las Vegas, 2003  not rated on December 2003 list   [2366]   -2 (0.5/3, 17%)   -2 (0.5/3, 17%) vs 2455-rated opposition   N/A 
    Foxwoods op 6th Connecticut, 2004  not rated on April 2004 list   [2386]   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2453-rated opposition   N/A