Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson (22 October 1878 – 5 March 1961) was an Australian national chess champion.
He won the Australian Chess Championship in 1922, ending the run of William Samuel Viner, who had been champion since 1906.
The Championship didn't return to Melbourne until 1931, when Watson again won the title.
[2] Watson competed in the 1922 London international tournament, where almost all of the world top chessplayers of the time were participating.
[3] He had victories over Canadian John Morrison, Italian Davide Marotti, Englishman Henry Ernest Atkins and Hungarian Richard Réti.