Anthony Ker
New Zealand chess player (born 1967)
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Anthony Fergus Ker (born 1967) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM).[1]
Anthony Ker at the 117th NZ Chess Championship, Auckland, January 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1967 |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Title | International Master (2000) |
| Peak rating | 2359 (November 2011) |
Chess career
Ker has represented New Zealand in eight Chess Olympiads between 1988 and 2018.[2] His best result was in 1988 when he scored 7½/12.[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]
