Martin Minski Explained

Martin Minski (born 23 August 1969) is a German composer of chess endgame studies. His compositions are predominantly of tactical nature and often have surprising visual effects.^[1] His studies have won competitions numerous times; among his most notable are the second-place finishes at the World Championship of Chess Composition (behind Oleg Pervakov) and at the FIDE World Cup for Chess Composition 2019 (behind Sergiy Didukh).^{[2] [3]}

In 2020, Minski has been appointed Grandmaster of chess composition^[4] and is the first German chess composer devoted exclusively to endgame studies to merit that distinction.

Minski lives in Berlin and works as a mathematics teacher.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martin Minski zum 50. Geburtstag. August 2019. 25 January 2021. www.dieschwalbe.de.
2. Web site: Studies selected by and composed by Martin Minski. ARVES.
3. Web site: Composing Competitions. World Federation for Chess Composition. 25 January 2021. en-US.
4. Web site: New titles confirmed in 2020 - WFCC. World Federation for Chess Composition. 12 November 2020. 25 January 2021. en-US.