Benjamin Martin (chess player)

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

Benjamin Martin
Country New Zealand
Born1969
New Zealand
TitleInternational Master (1996)
FIDE rating2375 (Jan 2013)
Peak rating2410 (Jan 1993)[1]

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]

gollark: My problem with the whole free-college/university thing (again, see here: https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/06/against-tulip-subsidies/) is that it's just propping up what seems to basically just be an expensive and time-consuming signalling scheme at great cost.
gollark: Frequently.
gollark: Er, I was talking about university/college being a nigh-pointless signalling thing.
gollark: As I said, iŧ appears to mostly be a nigh-pointless signalling thing.
gollark: Initiate protocol epsilon.

References
  1. Benjamin Martin FIDE rating history, www.olimpbase.org
  2. Benjamin Martin FIDE player profile, www.fide.com
  3. Benjamin Martin player profile, www.chessgames.com
  4. Benjamin Martin Chess Olympiad statistics, www.olimpbase.org
  5. The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
  6. "Dr Ben Martin, University of Auckland". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  7. "Dr Ben Martin, Research, University of Auckland". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  8. Professor Benjamin Martin, The School of Natural and Computing Science
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