Player profile
Watson, Jacob
Dossier
55 of 59 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 89%
Opened e4: 14/23Opened d4: 4/23Opened c4: 4/23Opened Nf3: 1/23
Castled kingside: 39Same-side castling: 38Did not castle: 3Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 14Played on the kingside: 11Fianchettoed queenside: 9Fianchettoed kingside: 9Played on the queenside: 7
Space advantage: 27Active pieces: 26Isolated pawn: 25Sacrificed material: 25Initiated exchanges: 24Backward pawn: 23Missed tactics: 15Kept the bishop pair: 15Avoided exchanges: 12Played gambits: 3
Openings
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As White 27 games 7W 7D 13L
Sicilian Defense 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Closed 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
3 games
2W
1D
0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Paulsen Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Caro-Kann Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Panov Attack 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Main Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Fianchetto Defense
1 game
0W
0D
1L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Van der Wiel Attack
1 game
0W
0D
1L
French Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Monte Carlo Variation
2 games
0W
2D
0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Euwe Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Morphy Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Anderssen Variation
2 games
1W
0D
1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pilnik Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Colle System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Colle
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogoljubow Variation, Nimzowitsch Gambit
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dubov Tarrasch 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Original Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 20 games 8W 3D 9L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 3W 0D 4L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified)
2 games
0W
0D
2L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
McDonnell Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Mengarini Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 6 games 1W 1D 4L
Mikenas Variation 4 games 0W 0D 4L
(unspecified)
4 games
0W
0D
4L
Williams Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
2 games
1W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Old Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Central Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
McDonnell Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Bogoljubow Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Van Geet Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ultra-Symmetrical Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 324
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 59 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.08.22 | Round 11: Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian - Watson, Jacob | 11.25 | 2026.08.22 Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian (499269) (2095) | 0 | 89.60% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nc6 3. d5 Nb8 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 10: Watson, Jacob - Pattni, Kishan | 10.38 | 2026.08.22 Pattni, Kishan (420751) (1769) | 1 | 93.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 9: Keerthi Kumar, Advait - Watson, Jacob | 9.27 | 2026.08.22 Keerthi Kumar, Advait (498033) (2069) | 0 | 87.30% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 8: Watson, Jacob - Haussernot, Cecile | 8.17 | 2026.08.22 Haussernot, Cecile (601632) (2186) | 0 | 80.80% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 7: Spence, David J - Watson, Jacob | 7.24 | 2026.08.22 Spence, David J (407429) (2200) | 1 | 85.80% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 6: Watson, Jacob - Dupuis, Denis K | 6.18 | 2026.08.22 Dupuis, Denis K (452980) (2205) | 0 | 94.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 5: Alloui-Cros, Baptiste - Watson, Jacob | 5.25 | 2026.08.22 Alloui-Cros, Baptiste (20699824) (2150) | 1 | 86.50% | 1. Nc3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 4: Watson, Jacob - Pires, Jonathan | 4.37 | 2026.08.22 Pires, Jonathan (343409644) (1856) | 1 | - | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 3: Ding, Yiwen - Watson, Jacob | 3.52 | 2026.08.22 Ding, Yiwen (495980) (1727) | 1 | 78.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 | |
| 2026.08.22 | Round 2: Watson, Jacob - Brennan, Henry | 2.39 | 2026.08.22 Brennan, Henry (343447856) (1702) | ½ | 79.60% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. g3 d5 | |
| 2026.08.15 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay 15th August 2026 - Open | 6.7 | 2026.08.15 Stojanas, Justinas (12802328) (2037) | 0 | 82.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 | |
| 2026.08.15 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay 15th August 2026 - Open | 5.5 | 2026.08.15 Scott, Gordon W (419559) (2093) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2026.08.15 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay 15th August 2026 - Open | 4.7 | 2026.08.15 Palav, Mayank (469335) (1899) | 1 | 93.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 | |
| 2026.08.15 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay 15th August 2026 - Open | 3.4 | 2026.08.15 Stoica, Savas Marin (464309) (2025) | 0 | 90.70% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.08.15 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay 15th August 2026 - Open | 1.2 | 2026.08.15 Large, Peter G (400866) (2263) | ½ | 87.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2026.04.11 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - 10th April 2026 - Open | 1.4 | 2026.04.11 Turner, Max N (447722) (2145) | 0 | 80.60% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2026.04.06 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 6.2 | 2026.04.06 Turner, Lewis A (412600) (1887) | 1 | 70.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 | |
| 2026.04.05 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 5.5 | 2026.04.05 Griffin-Young, Sebastian (488151) (1780) | 1 | 86.50% | 1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 | |
| 2026.04.05 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 4.3 | 2026.04.05 Kodukula, Sameera (343413994) (1883) | ½ | 95.50% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2026.04.04 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 3.3 | 2026.04.04 Chernov, Dmytro S (34189548) | ½ | 84.70% | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 c5 3. c3 Nc6 | |
| 2026.04.03 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 2.3 | 2026.04.03 Honarvarmahalati, Hooman (42751403) (1833) | 1 | 96.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.04.03 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 1.4 | 2026.04.03 Dean, Robert A (422860) (1715) | 1 | 94.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 | |
| 2026.03.28 | Four Nations Chess League Easter Congress 2026 - U2000 | 7.1 | 2026.03.28 Mozaffari, Mohammad Hossein (22592571) (1948) | 0 | 80.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 | |
| 2026.01.09 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - January 2026 | 1.1 | 2026.01.09 Large, Peter G (400866) (2245) | 0 | 88.30% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Round 10: Watson, Jacob - Kapechun, Mikhailo | 10.12 | 2025.12.07 Kapechun, Mikhailo (34147527) (2097) | 0 | - | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 | |
| 2025.12.07 | Round 6: Watson, Jacob - Gurevich, Artjom | 6.17 | 2025.12.07 Gurevich, Artjom (2603870) (2099) | 0 | - | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2025.12.06 | Round 2: Watson, Jacob - Sammed Jaykumar, Shete | 2.24 | 2025.12.06 Sammed Jaykumar, Shete (5073421) (2151) | 0 | 91.40% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 | |
| 2025.10.09 | Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay - October 2025 | 1.1 | 2025.10.09 Badacsonyi, Stanley (486973) (2355) | 0 | 86.40% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 15.8 | 2025.09.20 Lucchi, Lorenzo (821160) (2189) | 0 | 85.10% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 c5 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 13.9 | 2025.09.20 Speelman, Jon S (400033) (2492) | ½ | 91.90% | 1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. d4 e6 | |
| 2025.09.20 | 2025 UK Open Blitz Qualifier: London 3 (Golders Green) | 9.11 | 2025.09.20 Damodaran, Patrick (465429) (1839) | 1 | 90.30% | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.20 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 7.31 | 2025.07.20 Verbytski, Oleg (495506) (1998) | 0 | 92.00% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.20 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 6.35 | 2025.07.20 Shivakumar, Akshath (499765) (1822) | ½ | 88.00% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c6 | |
| 2025.07.19 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 5.29 | 2025.07.19 Verma, Shlok (441228) (2169) | 0 | 90.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.19 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 4.22 | 2025.07.19 Villiers, Thomas (427209) (2158) | 0 | 89.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 3.14 | 2025.07.18 Merriman, James (452270) (2048) | 0 | 87.70% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 2.17 | 2025.07.18 Jones, Steven A (419630) (2184) | ½ | 95.20% | 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2025.07.18 | ECF English Open Championship 2025 | 1.34 | 2025.07.18 Pereslavtsev, Alexandr (343401449) (2040) | 1 | 97.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 | |
| 2024.06.23 | Round 7: Watson, Jacob - Badacsonyi, Stanley | 2024.06.23 Badacsonyi, Stanley (486973) (2132) | 0 | 93.10% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 | ||
| 2024.06.22 | Round 6: Carroll, Thomas - Watson, Jacob | 2024.06.22 Carroll, Thomas (450111) (2107) | ½ | 94.80% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 | ||
| 2024.06.22 | Round 5: Watson, Jacob - Okhai, Shabir | 2024.06.22 Okhai, Shabir (445134) (2099) | 1 | 97.50% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2024.06.21 | Round 4: Vaidyanathan, Adithya - Watson, Jacob | 2024.06.21 Vaidyanathan, Adithya (495450) (2002) | 1 | 99.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 dxc4 | ||
| 2024.06.21 | Round 3: Watson, Jacob - Bharat Kumar, Balahari | 2024.06.21 Bharat Kumar, Balahari (496464) (1994) | ½ | 95.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 | ||
| 2024.06.20 | Round 2: Zhang, Junyi - Watson, Jacob | 2024.06.20 Zhang, Junyi (494437) (1962) | 1 | 94.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | ||
| 2024.06.20 | Round 1: Watson, Jacob - Mikalajunas, Kajus | 2024.06.20 Mikalajunas, Kajus (483621) (1995) | 0 | 85.00% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | ||
| 2024.05.06 | Round 11: Pal, Rohan - Watson, Jacob | 2024.05.06 Pal, Rohan (462489) (2084) | 0 | 88.80% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 | ||
| 2024.05.05 | Round 10: Watson, Jacob - Samarakoon, Vivash Ransara | 2024.05.05 Samarakoon, Vivash Ransara (9982949) (1980) | 0 | 88.40% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 | ||
| 2023.05.29 | English Open Championships 2023 | 7.22 | 2023.05.29 Mikalajunas, Kajus (483621) (1828) | ½ | 90.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 | |
| 2023.05.28 | English Open Championships 2023 | 6.23 | 2023.05.28 Payne, Matthew J (417084) (2153) | ½ | 88.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2023.05.28 | English Open Championships 2023 | 5.21 | 2023.05.28 Sedykh, Mikhail (447498) (2092) | ½ | 89.20% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 | |
| 2023.05.27 | English Open Championships 2023 | 4.29 | 2023.05.27 Baer, Bruce L (488801) (1950) | 1 | 86.30% | 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 c5 | |
| 2023.05.27 | English Open Championships 2023 | 3.26 | 2023.05.27 Pert, Max (456845) (1848) | 0 | 89.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 | |
| 2023.05.26 | English Open Championships 2023 | 2.24 | 2023.05.26 Jackson, Edward (464635) (1968) | ½ | 93.50% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 | |
| 2023.05.26 | English Open Championships 2023 | 1.20 | 2023.05.26 Jones, Steven A (419630) (2174) | 0 | 89.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2023.07.09 | Round 5: Roddy M Mckay - Jacob Watson | 2023.07.09 Roddy M Mckay | 1 | 91.30% | 1. d3 d5 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 | ||
| 2023.07.09 | Round 4: Andrew Todd - Jacob Watson | 2023.07.09 Andrew Todd | 1 | 94.10% | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 | ||
| 2023.07.08 | Round 3: Jacob Watson - Kathleen Rutherford | 2023.07.08 Kathleen Rutherford | 1 | 88.80% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | ||
| 2023.07.08 | Round 2: Raj Bhopal - Jacob Watson | 2023.07.08 Raj Bhopal | 0 | 92.30% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 e6 | ||
| 2023.07.07 | Round 1: Jacob Watson - Stephen Swanson | 2023.07.07 Stephen Swanson | ½ | 94.00% | 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 |