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'''Torsten Olaf Linß''', (Torsten Olaf Linss)<br/>
a German [[:Category:Chess Problems, Compositions and StudiesComposer|chess composer]] , and [[FIDE]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_titles#Open_titles International Master] for chess composition, mathematician, professor for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_analysis numerical analysis] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FernUniversit%C3%A4t_Hagen FernUniversität Hagen],
and before, until 2012 at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_University_of_Technology TU Dresden].
He holds a Ph.D. in 1998 from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_Cork University College Cork] under [[Mathematician#MJStynes|Martin Stynes]].
His research interests include parallel numerical algorithms for solving [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_differential_equation partial differential equations] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method finite element methods], in particular [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerical_solution_of_the_convection%E2%80%93diffusion_equation numerical solutions of convection–diffusion] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_perturbation singular perturbation equations].
As a chess composer, he founded the German Chess problem magazine ''Harmonie'' in 1987 and is again its publisher since 2013 <ref>[http://www.problemschach.de/harmonie/ harmonie Homepage]</ref>.
As avocational software developer and programmer, Torsten Linß is involved in developing chess problem related software, such as databases for chess problems, and.has further contributed to [[Popeye]], the [[:Category:Open Source|open source]] [[:Category:Problem|program for solving]] orthodox and heterodox chess problems <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_for_handling_chess_problems#Popeye Popeye - from Software for handling chess problems, Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[http://juliasfairies.com/software/popeye/history-of-popeye/ History of Popeye] by [https://www.thbrand.de/ Thomas Brand], hosted by [http://juliasfairies.com/ Julia Vysotska]</ref>.
* [http://www.kotesovec.cz/torsten.htm Torsten Linss in Prague] by [[Václav Kotěšovec]], May 24, 2007
* [https://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/composing/wcci5f/ WCCI 2010-2012 Selfmates - WFCC]
* [http://www.problemschach.de/harmonie/ harmonie Harmonie Homepage]
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