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Country
  
New Zealand

Name
  
Anthony Ker


FIDE rating
  
2330

Peak rating
  
2359

Anthony Ker

Title
  
International Master (2000)

Ralph salmins with the anthony kerr trio at royal college of music percussion festival


Anthony F. Ker (born 1967) is a chess International Master (IM).

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Chess career

Ker has represented New Zealand in six Chess Olympiads between 1988 and 2006. His best result was in 1988 when he scored 7.5/12.

Ker has won or jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship twelve times since 1988/89.

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. He also competed in the Oceania Chess Championships in 2002, 2005 and 2012.

Bridge

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

Notable games

  • Anthony Ker vs Boris Spassky, Wellington Plaza 1988, King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation, (E83), 1/2-1/2
  • Anthony Ker vs Edhi Handoko, South East Asian Zonal 1995, Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, (D10), 1-0
  • References

    Anthony Ker Wikipedia