William N Watson's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2468642 games
William N Watson, Grandmaster from England, has 642 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William N Watson most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White345 games · +142 =136 −67 · 61%
As Black297 games · +104 =97 −96 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%329 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening3%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nc3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%89 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%21 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%12 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%93 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d610%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 dxc4
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