John L. Watson
John Leonard Watson (born 1951) is an American chess player and author who was awarded the title of International Master in 1979.
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Watson at the 2003 U.S. Chess Championships in Seattle, Washington | |
| Full name | John Leonard Watson |
| Country | United States |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Title | International Master (1979) |
| Peak rating | 2430 (January 1981) |
In 2022, he was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame along with GM James Tarjan and the late Daniel Willard Fiske. He is also a recipient of the US Chess Federation's Frank J. Marshall Award, and a 2015 inductee into the Colorado Chess Hall of Fame.
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