Asa Hoffmann

Asa Hoffmann (born 1943) is an FIDE Master in chess from the United States of America. He is known as "the sparring partner of champions".[1] His peak FIDE rating is 2313.[2] He was portrayed in the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer by actor Austin Pendleton, though Hoffmann does not like the eccentric way his character was played.[3]

He was a New York City junior champion and was vice president of the Manhattan Chess Club.[4]

Specialising in blitz chess, he has been described by Yasser Seirawan as "a near legendary figure in the New York City chess world" and a collection of his games entitled The Chess Gladiator (Intl Chess Enterprizes, 1996) includes a blitz win against Bobby Fischer.[5]

He is interviewed in the documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World along with Anthony Saidy, Larry Evans, Sam Sloan and Susan Polgar.

References

  1. ^ http://www.newyorkmasters.com/players/AsaHoffmann.html.
  2. ^ http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?event=2001470
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065/
  4. ^ Rimer, Sara (April 18, 1987). "Chess at New York Open:It's Like War". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4D8113DF93BA25757C0A961948260. Retrieved 10 February 2009. 
  5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Gladiator-Asa-Hoffmann/dp/1879479311