Hoffmeister, John


Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1832  20  1992 (177) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hoffmeister, John Matthew  
Born: 19 Feb. 1792
Died: Jan. 1865
 
Notes:
The Chess Player's Chronicle of 1845 (v.6, p.192) has a letter signed by 'J.B. Hoffmeister'. The Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle of 30 Jan. 1832 (p.4) has 'J.M. Hoffmeister'. The latter seems to be correct since a Dix Noonan Webb auction web page has a sale of a medal belonging to John M. Hoffmeister of the Royal Navy, born in Portsmouth, so clearly the chess player.
 
References
Periodicals
   [BLL], 20 Sep. 1835, page 2
   [BLL], 27 Sep. 1835, page 2
   [BLL], 8 Dec. 1839, page 4
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 5, May 1845, page 158
   [CPC], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1845, page 192
   [CPC], vol. 11, no. 7, July 1850, page 202
   [ILN], vol. 6, no. 155, 19 Apr. 1845, page 256
   [IZL], vol. 15, no. 373, 24 Aug. 1850, page 127
   [Pal], vol. 1, no. 7, 15 June 1842, page 320
Web
   [Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militia (21 July 2021), Lot 395]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Wilson, H.S. - Hoffmeister, J.M. 1832         (f)     6   -   2


Player page created: 12 Apr. 2025