William Nicholas Watson (born 18 April 1962 in

Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

) is an English chess grandmaster. Watson was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1992 and British Chess Champion in 1994.

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once described his style of play as that of a drunk with a machine gun. Watson has long been inactive as a competitive chess player, and is a tax attorney and partner at

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* 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Baghdad Chess Grandmasters English chess players {{England-chess-bio-stub