Peter Siegfried Krug is an Austrian FIDE Master in chess composition, yoga teacher and author. He was born on 23 November 1966 in Salzburg and has had an eventful life.
Chess master
Chess as a means of communication: At the age of 12 or 13, Krug learned to play chess from a psychologist in Liefering, as it was the only way he could communicate.
FIDE Master: In 2017, he was named FIDE Master in chess composition.
Hunger and fate: In his youth, he found himself in a precarious situation due to a lack of money, living on charity and unable to join the Mozart Chess Club.
Yoga teacher
Path to yoga: After periods of stress and severe sleep disorders, he turned to yoga, which helped him regain his balance.
Training in Germany: He completed yoga teacher training in Germany.
Yoga philosophy: As a member of the Yoga Vidya Forum, he has written several articles on his yoga philosophy, which emphasises renouncing prestige and the need to let go.
Author and photographer
Personal stories: Krug has published autobiographical texts on the story.one platform. In them, he describes his difficult childhood, his estrangement from his mother and his search for his biological father.
Photographic work: He is also an active amateur photographer and shares his pictures on the Salzburger Nachrichten photo blog, among other places.
Professional career
Previous jobs: As an adult, he worked as a trained film projectionist in a cinema and as a night porter in hotels in Salzburg, among other things.
