What is Julian M Hodgson's FIDE rating?

Julian M Hodgson's FIDE rating is 2609 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Julian M Hodgson's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Julian M Hodgson played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,020 over-the-board games by Julian M Hodgson (2,000 classical, 16 rapid, 4 blitz), with 47% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Julian M Hodgson's Chess Stalker profile.

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Open Julian M Hodgson's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Julian M Hodgson's style, before facing them.

Julian M Hodgson

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1963FIDE ID400076

Classical2609

Rapid—

Blitz—

Games2,020

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost47 / 34 / 19

Peak2609Jul 2003

Rating history

2580

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2024

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2025

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Jul

Oct

2026

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Oct 2023Nov 2026

Classical2609no games played

Accuracy by phase

94.5%Opening93.2%Middlegame94.4%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.2% average

Very consistent (92%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(73% in 586 games)

Recent games

Green,Neville

RAC Centenary Simul · 16 Apr 2011

½–½

Gant, Chris J(2195)

RAC Centenary Simul · 16 Apr 2011

0–1

Zumsande, Martin(2374)

Bundesliga 2002-3 · 30 Mar 2003

½–½

Pelletier, Yannick(2624)

Bundesliga 2002-3 · 29 Mar 2003

1–0

Steingrimsson, Hedinn(2390)

Bundesliga 2002-3 · 9 Mar 2003

1–0

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Openings

1,041 games as White · scores 68.5%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d613 games, last played 26 years ago46.2%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

English: Four Knights1.c4 e5 2.♞c3 ♞f612 games, last played 26 years ago66.7%wins

French: Advance1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e519 games, last played 27 years ago63.2%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,020 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 68.5%

A45–A4631315y

56%33%11

72.4%+3.8 pts

A40–D0422124y

61%27%12

74.0%+5.4 pts

A00–A04111—

43%41%16

63.5%−5.0 pts

B20–B50110—

36%33%31%

52.7%−15.8 pts

A10–A309425y

46%37%17

64.4%−4.2 pts

C0043—

51%33%16

67.4%—

B10–B1528—

61%21%18

71.4%—

D30–D3118—

56%39%

75.0%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

12 endgames (50%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

50%

12 / 24

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,020 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,041 games52%W33%D15%L

1,041games in this linewon 52%, drew 33%, lost 15%

Move

1. d4

58615y

58%30%12

73%

1. e4

250Nov 1999

44%34%22%

61%

1. c4

9425y

46%37%17

64%

1. ♞f3

47Mar 1997

51%38%11

70%

1. g3

45Jan 1996

38%42%20%

59%

1. b3

14Aug 2000

43%43%14

64%

1. c3

2Aug 1979

50%50%

50%

1. b4

2Mar 1981

100%

50%

1. f4

1—

100%

Scouting report: Julian M Hodgson (GM, ENG)

Julian M Hodgson

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

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Mistakes

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