Peter Hoffmann (chess composer)
Peter Hoffmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) |
| Occupation | chess composer |
| Era | 20th–21st century |
Peter Hoffmann (born 1955) is a German chess composer.
Peter Hoffmann is particularly known for his contributions to the Babson Task, including the first multi-move cyclic realization in an orthodox position without promoted pieces in the initial setup.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Hoffmann lives in Braunschweig, Germany, and works as a school librarian; in his free time, he is an avid hiker. In 2011, he was awarded the title of FIDE Master for Chess Composition.[5][2]
Compositional work
Hoffmann is active in orthodox moremovers with promotion themes. In 1986, he published a version of the Babson Task with four main echo promotions and no duals in the main lines, followed in 2009 by a version considered particularly clean with regard to secondary duals.[6][2]
In 2003, he proposed in the German magazine Die Schwalbe a cyclic Babson in #4, using promoted pieces in the initial position;[4] in 2005, he published in Schach the first cyclic version in an orthodox position without promoted pieces in the initial setup, which earned a Spezialpreis (special prize).[2][3]
In addition to original compositions, Hoffmann curated two technical surveys on the Babson theme in collaboration with Erik Zierke, hosted on the specialized site BerlinThema: the monograph 100 Jahre Babson-Task im orthodoxen Direktmatt (99 pp.) and the subsequent essay Das produktivste Babson-Schema. [7][8] These studies are frequently cited in recent chess composition literature.[9][10]
Publications
- 100 Jahre Babson-Task im orthodoxen Direktmatt (with Erik Zierke), BerlinThema, 2013– (updated).[11]
- Das produktivste Babson-Schema (essay), BerlinThema, 2024/2025.[12]
Bibliography
- Frederic Friedel, The perfect Babson, ChessBase, 1 December 2018 (profile and survey of Hoffmann's work).[13]
- Collection and documentation on the Babson (PDF) on BerlinThema.[11]
- Das produktivste Babson-Schema (PDF) on BerlinThema.[12]
References
- ^ "The Everest of chess problems". Chess News. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ a b c d Frederic Friedel (1 December 2018). "The perfect Babson". ChessBase.
- ^ a b "Babson à la carte (von Peter Hoffmann, Braunschweig)". Die Schwalbe (in German).
- ^ a b "Babson task". Wikipedia.
- ^ "FIDE-masters – WFCC". Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "The perfect Babson". Chess News. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ Peter Hoffmann; Erik Zierke. "100 Jahre Babson-Task im orthodoxen Direktmatt" (PDF). BerlinThema (in German).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Peter Hoffmann. "Das produktivste Babson-Schema" (PDF). BerlinThema (in German).
- ^ "Werner Keym, Problem Chess Art (excerpt)" (PDF). Die Schwalbe.
- ^ "Ralf Binnewirtz, Leseprobe – Keym Anthologie" (PDF). binnewirtz.com (in German).
- ^ a b Peter Hoffmann; Erik Zierke. "100 Jahre Babson-Task im orthodoxen Direktmatt" (PDF). BerlinThema (in German).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Peter Hoffmann. "Das produktivste Babson-Schema" (PDF). BerlinThema (in German).
- ^ Frederic Friedel (1 December 2018). "The perfect Babson". ChessBase.