Dominic Watson

Key info

Bedfordshire league, 2026

For the 2026 season, Dominic Watson is the team captain for the Milton Keynes D team.

Results

Bedfordshire team league results for the 2026 season:

Date/fixture	White	Result	Black
Thu 16 Oct 25	(1617) Dave Wells	0 - 1	Dominic Watson (1710)
Thu 6 Nov 25	(1710) Dominic Watson	0 - 1	Vincent Edwards (1642)
Thu 13 Nov 25	(1710) Dominic Watson	½ - ½	Potts, Alexander (1683)
Thu 20 Nov 25	(1606) Gill, Peter S	1 - 0	Dominic Watson (1710)
Thu 27 Nov 25	(1710) Dominic Watson	1 - 0	Juhasz, Aleksandar (1623)
Thu 15 Jan 26	(1710) Dominic Watson	½ - ½	Dave Wells (1617)
Thu 12 Feb 26	(1683) Potts, Alexander	1 - 0	Dominic Watson (1710)
Thu 19 Feb 26	(1710) Dominic Watson	1 - 0	Madhadi, Rishik (1438)
Thu 26 Feb 26	(1789) Giuseppe Spigapiena	1 - 0	Dominic Watson (1710)
Tue 10 Mar 26	(0) Doggett, Christopher	1 - 0	Dominic Watson (1710)

Internal competitions, 2025

Results

Tournament	White	Result	Black
Club championship	Dominic Watson	1 - 0	Giuseppe Spigapiena
Club championship	Dominic Watson	0 - 1	Steven Wayne
Club championship	Adrian Elwin	1 - 0	Dominic Watson
Club championship	Florin Hristea	def - 1	Dominic Watson
Club championship	Ozan Senturk	1 - 0	Dominic Watson
Open Swiss	Dominic Watson	0 - 1	Colin Solloway
Open Swiss	Adrian Elwin	1 - 0	Dominic Watson
Open Swiss	Dominic Watson	1 - 0	Steven Wayne
Under 1800 Swiss	Michael Page	0 - 1	Dominic Watson
Under 1800 Swiss	Richard Keane	½ - ½	Dominic Watson
Under 1800 Swiss	Dominic Watson	1 - 0	Mark Osborn
Under 1800 Swiss	Dominic Watson	0 - 1	John Chandler

Pending games

The following internal competition games are pending results for Dominic Watson .

Tournament	White	vs	Black
Open Swiss	James Alexander	vs	Dominic Watson

Player honours

2024 season

Event	Place
U1800 Swiss	2nd
U1800 Knockout Plate	2nd

2023 season

Event	Place
U1800 Swiss	=3rd

Games Reports

Game report: Dominic Bartram vs Dominic Watson

June 27, 2024

This game report from Dominic Bartram is all about the importance of king safety before launching an attack!

Game report: Stephen Ledger vs Dominic Watson

January 4, 2024

Here is Dominic’s shock victory against Stephen Ledger in the first round of the Bedfordshire Individual Championship 2024. A combination of time of and open...

Player posts

Milton Keynes ECF/FIDE Chess Congress 2026 – local FIDE-rated opportunity

February 19, 2026 by Dominic Watson

A FIDE- and ECF-rated congress is coming to Milton Keynes on 28–29 March 2026. It’s not a club event, but a great local chance to gain FIDE rating experience.

Christmas and new year at the club

December 5, 2025 by Dominic Watson

This year’s Christmas bash will be held on 18th of December and will consist of a fun, rapid play tournament with Christmas themed prizes. Just turn up (on t...

Bedford D vs Milton Keynes D, 2025: Super sub and super sacrifice

November 23, 2025 by Dominic Watson

A last minute withdrawal saw us scrambling for a last-minute sub. Huge thanks for Mark Osborn for stepping in and securing a solid draw against a higher rate...

Open + u1800 Swiss 2025: Round 4 published

November 10, 2025 by Dominic Watson

Round 4 pairings for the Open and u1800 Swiss 2025 are now available. Check out the latest round here.

Milton Keynes D vs Open University, 2025: Exciting finish

November 6, 2025 by Dominic Watson

A thoroughly entertaining evening of chess that could have gone in either team’s favour

Milton Keynes C vs Milton Keynes D, 2025: Deadlock at the OU

October 16, 2025 by Dominic Watson

A closely contested match that ended in a hard-fought draw, with both teams showing their fighting spirit.

Cordon Trophy 2025: Call for Players

September 12, 2025 by Dominic Watson

The Cordon Trophy is a rapid play tournament held each year to kick off the Bedfordshire league season. Each club may submit two teams of 4 players each.

!VENUE CHANGE! - Playing at The Hub on 18th September

September 4, 2025 by Dominic Watson

On Thursday 18th September, we will be playing at The Hub venue instead of our usual Berrill Cafe location. The Hub is on the same OU campus.

ECF Grassroots Fund - Funding Opportunity for Chess Initiatives

August 4, 2025 by Dominic Watson

The English Chess Federation’s Grassroots Fund has over £5,000 still available for the East of England region. Applications for Tranche 5 close on 1st Septem...