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British chess player and journalist
Leopold Hoffer
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British chess player and journalist
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Pest, Hungary
Death
28 August 1913 (aged 71 years)
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London, UK
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71 years
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Leopold Hoffer (1842 in Hungary – 28 August 1913 in England) was an English chess player and journalist.
He left Budapest for Switzerland. From 1867, he lived in Paris, where he won matches against, among others, Ignatz von Kolisch, Samuel Rosenthal and Jules Arnous de Rivière. In 1870, Hoffer emigrated to England, where he spent the remainder of his life.
From 1879-1896, Hoffer was a founder and editor (with Johannes Zukertort) of the magazine Chess Monthly.
Publications
- Hoffer, L; Zukertort, Johannes, eds. (1879–1896), "Chess Monthly", reprint catalogue, Moravian chess, Vols. 1-17, archived from the original on 2007-07-04, retrieved 8 October 2010
- L. Hoffer, ed. (1908), The Championship Match: Lasker v. Tarrasch, London: E.A. Michell & Frank Hollings, retrieved 8 October 2010
- L. Hoffer (1916), Chess (10th ed.), Petersburg: Will H. Lyons; Kentucky, U.S.A: Boone Co, retrieved 8 October 2010
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Notable English Journalists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable British Journalists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable English Chess players
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable British Chess players
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable English Editors
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable British Editors
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
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