About Julian Hodgson
Julian Hodgson is a chess Grandmaster renowned for his dynamic and aggressive playing style, particularly excelling in blitz chess. A master of the rapid battlefield, Julian blends tactical awareness with psychological resilience, often turning the tables in seemingly lost positions.
Playing Style & Strengths
Favored blitz as his time control of choice, Hodgson is a fighter who enjoys long, complex battles with an average of 74 moves per win. His games often feature deep endgames and a willingness to embrace complexity. While early resignations happen occasionally, his comeback rate is impressively high at 76%!
- Prefers White: 65% win rate
- Strong tactical skills: 56% win after losing pieces
- High streak potential with a longest winning streak of 5 games
- Thrives best at 4pm, with perfect win rates at this hour
Notable Openings
Hodgson not only contributes his name to the famous Hodgson Attack, but he also embraces a variety of openings with solid success in blitz:
- Queen’s Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack with a flawless 100% blitz win rate
- Modern Defense: Standard Line undefeated in all blitz outings
- Old Benoni delivers a 100% success in the limited games played
- Trompowsky, Wade Defense, and other dynamic openings round out his repertoire, reflecting his aggressive mindset
Career Highlights & Stats
Julian's peak blitz rating reached an impressive 2787 in early 2020, placing him among the elite. In bullet chess, he achieved a peak rating of 2708 in 2022, showing mastery even in the fastest formats.
- Blitz record: 24 wins, 14 losses, 4 draws
- Bullet record: 1 win from 1 game — not bad for a high-speed duel!
- Known for resilience with a tilt factor of just 2, keeping his cool when stakes are high
Opponent and Game Insights
With strong performances against frequent competitors like elijahelijahelijah (80% win rate) and a variety of others with perfect records, Hodgson enjoys the challenge of diverse opponents. He tends to fare better against lower-rated players, but never shies away from taking a swing at the titans of the virtual chessboard.
Fun Fact
If you ever catch Julian at your local chess club or online at 4pm, better bring your A-game — that’s when he’s statistically untouchable!
Coach's Advice
It's been a while since you played. Play a few more games so we have more positions and decisions to review — then I can provide you with clearer, more actionable advice.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| elijahelijahelijah | 8W / 1L / 1D | |
| barbaroh | 2W / 4L / 1D | |
| Maksa Max | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| mrgr0520 | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| ricardo2019 | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2521 | |||
| 2024 | 2515 | |||
| 2023 | 2532 | |||
| 2022 | 2708 | 2359 | ||
| 2020 | 2234 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0W / 0L / 0D | 1W / 0L / 0D | 68.0 |
| 2024 | 0W / 2L / 0D | 0W / 0L / 0D | 79.0 |
| 2023 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 1W / 0L / 0D | 71.5 |
| 2022 | 1W / 0L / 0D | 2W / 0L / 0D | 96.3 |
| 2020 | 13W / 4L / 2D | 6W / 8L / 2D | 66.3 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Attack | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Modern | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| Czech Defense | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Modern Defense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Barnes Opening: Walkerling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barnes Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| KGD: Classical, 3.Bc4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 5 | 1 |
| Losing | 2 | 0 |