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Anthony Ker

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Anthony Ker
Anthony Ker at the 117th NZ Chess Championship, Auckland, January 2010
Country New Zealand
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Wellington, New Zealand
TitleInternational Master (2000)
Peak rating2359 (November 2011)

Anthony Fergus Ker (born 1967) is a chess International Master (IM).[1]

Chess career

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Ker has represented New Zealand in eight Chess Olympiads between 1988 and 2018.[2] His best result was in 1988 when he scored 7.5/12.[2]

Ker has won or jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship fourteen times since 1988/89.[3][4]

Anthony Ker was awarded the IM title when he finished third, with 6/9, in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championship held in Auckland, New Zealand in May 2000.[4][5] He also competed in the Oceania Chess Championships in 2002, 2005 and 2012.[citation needed]

Ker has had a decades-long friendly rivalry with fellow IM and NZ Champion Russell Dive, with an almost level score and high number of decisive games.[6]

Bridge

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Ker is also a strong bridge player who has represented New Zealand at several international events.[7]

Notable games

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References

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  1. ^ Anthony Ker player profile at www.fide.com
  2. ^ a b Anthony Ker Chess Olympiad record from www.olimpbase.org
  3. ^ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
  4. ^ a b Anthony Ker player profile at www.chessgames.com
  5. ^ The Week in Chess 290, 29 May 2000 Mark Crowther
  6. ^ Bill Forster, The Big Rivalry, CHESS monthly (UK), April 2021
  7. ^ Anthony Ker at WBF Master points rankings
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  • Anthony Ker rating card at FIDE Edit this at Wikidata
  • Anthony Ker Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Anthony Ker FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
  • "International record for Anthony Ker". World Bridge Federation.
  • "Master Points record for Anthony Ker". World Bridge Federation.