Julian Hodgson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julian Hodgson
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1963(1963-07-25)
Age	61
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Julian Hodgson Biography

Julian Hodgson is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on July 25, 1963 in London, England, United Kingdom. Julian Michael “Jules” Hodgson (born 25 July 1963) is a British International Grandmaster as well as a an ex- British Chess Champion.

In 1997, he won in 1997 the Canadian Open Chess Championship, and was also a joint winner in the National Open in Las Vegas. In Oxford at the end of 1998, in Oxford, he won alongside Jonny Hector, beating John Nunn and Emil Sutovsky. He took home the title of the North American Open in 1999 and during the millennium year in 2000, he achieved his best Elo score of 2640. The return trip to the World Open saw him finish one half point lower than the leading players. The year 2001 was the time he won joint champion at Chicago Open. Chicago Open with Alexander Goldin.

Hodgson’s greatest legacy as a chess player may however lie in his resurrection of an almost forgotten opening system. The Trompowsky Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5) had floundered in the doldrums for many years, prior to his adoption and development of the opening. In interviews, he reveals that this was born out of laziness and a reluctance to learn established chess opening theory. It soon became his weapon of choice with the white pieces, leading to a surprising popularisation of the system, the spawning of a whole generation of devotees and ironically, a number of theoretical guides, containing a high quota of Hodgson’s own games and analysis. Indeed, his expert treatment of the system once prompted fellow grandmaster Joe Gallagher to write that it should be renamed the Hodgson–Trompowsky Attack, a view shared by many other masters. A chess journalist once wrote that Hodgson put the ‘romp’ into Trompowsky.

In the national competition, Hodgson competed regularly at the British Chess Championship, winning the title of Champion in four instances (1991 1991, 1992 1999 in 2000, and 1991). By the year 2000, he had become at ease during the tournament that he took an executive seat to the event with his, moving the chair from board to board to ensure maximum comfort. When didn’t play live commentary, his seminars and lectures at night were well-liked by both players and amateurs alike.

Julian Hodgson Net Worth

Julian Hodgson is one of the richest Chess Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julian Hodgson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

International Master and Grandmaster titles were awarded in 1983 and 1988 respectively. The tournaments that won, either jointly or alone, included 2nd place Lloyds Bank Open 1986 First place Benidorm 1986 first spot Geneva Open 1988: second place Tel Aviv 1988: first place Kecskemet 1988 and first place Dos Hermanas 1989. In San Bernardino 1989, he placed first in tie-breaks and was ahead of the powerful masters Kiril Georgiev, and Ivan Sokolov. He was a frequent participant at Seville Open in Spain, Seville Open, he shared the first spot in both 1986 and 1988. In the Philadelphia World Open of 1990 He finished second behind Igor Glek.

In the international team chess tournament and chess, he was part of in the English Olympiad team, winning the bronze medal for the team at Novi Sad 1990, and an individual silver medal at Manila 1992. The Manila win followed a noteworthy victory at the beginning of this year at the huge Open tournament, which is held every year in Cappelle-la-Grande.

Since 2003, he has not played competitive chess, instead teaching chess in schools.

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Julian Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Julian Hodgson celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.