Patrick Wolff (chess player)
Surname | Patrick Wolff |
Association |
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Born | February 15, 1968 United States |
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International Master (1986) Grand Master (1990) |
Current Elo rating | 2552 (August 2020) |
Best Elo rating | 2595 (January 1994) |
Tab at the FIDE (English) |
Patrick Wolff (born February 15, 1968 in the USA ) is an American chess player . He won the US national chess championships in 1992 and 1995.
Life
He is the son of the philosopher Robert Paul Wolff (* 1933), who taught him to play chess at age five, and brother of Jura - Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff (* 1970). In addition to his two US championship titles , he won the national university championships in 1983 and the US Junior Championship in 1987 . In 1986 he became International Master and 1990 Grand Master .
In 1988 he succeeded in a simultaneous in New York City against world champion Garry Kasparov a win in only 25 moves. With that he inflicted one of the briefest defeats in the world champion's career.
At the 1995 World Chess Championship , he worked as a second for Viswanathan Anand (see also: Procedure for the 1995 World Cup ). He wrote the book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess .
Wolff ultimately decided against a career as a professional chess player, graduated from Harvard University and from 2005 worked for Clarium Capital , a hedge fund founded by Peter Thiel .
Publications (selection)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess. Alpha 2005, ISBN 978-1592573165 .
- Defense & Counterattack. DVD 1998
- How To Play Winning Attacks. DVD 1998
- Middlegame Planning. DVD 1998
Web links
- Portrait photo accessed May 15, 2018
- Patrick Wolff (chess player) at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patrick Wolff in chess.db , accessed November 30, 2017.
- ↑ chessgames.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ↑ Garry Kasparov vs Patrick Wolff at chessgames.com.Retrieved on November 30, 2017.
- ^ Dylan Loeb McClain: Former Champions Find Success Beyond the Board , New York Times, June 12, 2010
- ↑ Schachversand Niggemann accessed on November 30, 2017.
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SURNAME | Wolff, Patrick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolff, Patrick Gideon (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chess player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th February 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |