Benjamin Martin (chess player)

Benjamin Martin
Country  New Zealand
Born 1969
New Zealand
Title International Master (1996)
FIDE rating 2375 (Jan 2013)
Peak rating 2410 (Jan 1993)[1]

Dr. Benjamin Martin (born 1969, New Zealand) is a chess International Master (IM)[2][3] and mathematician.

Chess career

Martin has represented New Zealand in four Chess Olympiads in Novi Sad 1990, Manila 1992, Yerevan 1996, and Istanbul 2000.[4] His best result was in 1996 when he scored 8/14.[4]

Martin jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship with Ortvin Sarapu in 1989/90.[5]

Notable games

Mathematics

Dr Martin was an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Auckland 2011–2014.[6] His research interests include algebraic groups and quantum field theory.[7] He is now a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Aberdeen, holding a personal chair.[8]

References

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