Anthony Ker
{{Short description|New Zealand chess player (born 1967)}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
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|name=Anthony Ker
|caption=Anthony Ker at the 117th NZ Chess Championship, Auckland, January 2010
|country={{NZL}}
|birth_date={{bya|1967}}
|birth_place=Wellington, New Zealand
|title=International Master (2000)
|rating=
|peakrating= 2359 (November 2011)
|FideID=4300084
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Anthony Fergus Ker (born 1967) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM).[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4300084 Anthony Ker] player profile at [http://www.fide.com www.fide.com]
Chess career
Ker has represented New Zealand in eight Chess Olympiads between 1988 and 2018.[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/nd71pbjc.html Anthony Ker] Chess Olympiad record from [http://www.olimpbase.org www.olimpbase.org] His best result was in 1988 when he scored 7.5/12.
Ker has won or jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship fourteen times since 1988/89.[http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/chess/a-history-of-new-zealand-chess-championships/ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History] by Peter Stuart[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=14539 Anthony Ker] player profile at [http://www.chessgames.com www.chessgames.com]
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.[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic290.html#7 The Week in Chess 290, 29 May 2000] Mark Crowther He also competed in the Oceania Chess Championships in 2002, 2005 and 2012.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
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.Bill Forster, [https://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/bulletins-december-2021-the-big-rivalry.html The Big Rivalry], CHESS monthly (UK), April 2021
Bridge
Ker is also a strong bridge player who has represented New Zealand at several international events.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073450/http://www.wbfmasterpoints.com/playerdetail.asp?Code=6305 Anthony Ker at WBF Master points rankings]
Notable games
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1129530 Anthony Ker vs Boris Spassky, Wellington Plaza 1988, King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation, (E83), 1/2-1/2]
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1579217 Anthony Ker vs Edhi Handoko, South East Asian Zonal 1995, Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, (D10), 1-0]
References
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External links
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- {{OlimpBase player}}
- {{OlimpBase FIDE ratings|Ker,%20Anthony%20F.}}
- {{WBF|10960}}
- {{WBF Master Points|6305}}
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Category:Chess International Masters
Category:New Zealand chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors