You have created a chess problem that is easy to solve and has an extremely powerful impact on the audience. Do you intend to practice problem chess professionally? I want to tell from my experience.

I completed a 3 1/2 year apprenticeship as an electrician. There are also numerous further training measures. I played problem chess as a hobby. I built several chess tricks with Normal and Fairytale conditions, all of which are good for entertaining a social gathering. Included are, for example: direct mate, help mate, self mate, reflex mate, retro, etc. I never aspired to become a problem chess professional and the FIDE album was recommended to me in order to inspire a larger audience. However, I did not send anything there. Even then I had common sense. Anyone who wins a title can score points (not salary!) that exceed all limits, said a judge to me at the time, who offered me the maximum number of points for my more-mover. I declined with thanks. So I kept my feet on the ground and sent my chess problems to chess magazines as usual. In 2004 I started the project mpk-Blätter. Within the scene, it has found an enthusiastic community of readers. I still like to publish my self-made compositions there.

There is no problem chess school in Germany where you can bring yourself and your intellectually conceived composition to the next higher level. You have to teach yourself this condensed knowledge. I explain chess routines from my practice that don't trigger strong reactions from the normal audience. The reason is relatively simple. Only a few are interested in the procedures and processes involved in problem chess. I see the future of problem chess entirely in the entertainment sector. While as a chess composer you like to fool your audience, the chess entertainer sheds light on their techniques, procedures and mechanisms and also shows how our perception can sometimes deceive us. I also take this route of entertainment and try to entertain the audience as much as possible with my chess videos.