About his life story:br Relationship with his mother: His mother had a very poor relationship with him, characterized by speechlessness and constant criticism. He broke off contact with her in 2011.br Father: He never met his biological father, a doctor. His mother only revealed to him after his 40th birthday that his father had advised an abortion.br Childhood trauma: In addition to neglect, he suffered severe physical abuse in a Pro Juventute children's village in Guggenthal.br Coping strategies: His involvement with chess and yoga served as a way for him to process his stressful childhood.br Book publication: He has published parts of his autobiographical story on the story.one platform.br About his chess career:br Chess compositions: He has been composing chess studies since 2005 and has now created over 650 endgame studies.br Special achievement: He is also known for his work in correcting incorrect or no longer valid chess studies by other composers.br Anniversary tournament: In 2017, the Peter Siegfried Krug Anniversary Tournament for Chess Studies was held to celebrate his 50th birthday.br Memory: Since 2015, he has memorized thousands of chess studies and has been experimenting with memorizing historical chess games since 2024.br About his yoga practice:br Extensive training: Starting in 2001, he completed several years of yoga teacher training at Yoga Vidya in Germany, supplemented by further training.br Personal experience: He has been using yoga daily since 1999 to heal or alleviate physical ailments.br Teaching: He taught yoga at the Freilassing Sports Park until 2020.br Current health issues: Since 2025, he has been suffering from an undiagnosed illness that severely limits his ability to function.br About other interests:br Nature and climbing: He describes himself as a nature lover and adventurous. He also used to climb.br Partner: He lives in Hallein with his partner, the artist Lucia Nadia Cipriani.