 Anthony Ker at the 117th NZ Chess Championship, Auckland, January 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Title | International Master (2000) |
| Peak rating | 2359 (November 2011) |
Anthony Fergus Ker (born 1967) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM). [1]
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]
Ker is also a strong bridge player who has represented New Zealand at several international events. [7]
