Claude Hugot

Claude Léon André Hugot was a French chess player, French Chess Championship winner.

Biography

In the late 1940s - early 1950s Claude Hugot was one of the leading chess players in France. He won three medals in French Chess Championships: gold and two silver medals. In 1949, Claude Hugot was the winner of the French Chess Team Championship with the Paris chess club Caissa. He was a participant in a number of international chess tournaments, including the Hoogovens tournament in Beverwijk.
Claude Hugot played for France in the Chess Olympiad:

In 1950, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad in Dubrovnik.

Claude Hugot played for France in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:

In 1957, at fifth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship preliminaries.

In 1959, he completed his chess career due to a conflict with the leadership of the French Chess Federation during the French Chess Championship final tournament.