Full name Mark Fredrick Noble Role Sportsman | Name Mark Noble Country New Zealand | |
Born 30 September 1962 (age 61)
Wellington, New Zealand ( 1962-09-30 ) Title FIDE Master (1992)
ICCF Grandmaster (2010) | ||
Mark Fredrick Noble (born 30 September 1962) is a New Zealand chess and lawn bowls player. He was awarded the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GM) in 2010, the first New Zealand player to be awarded this title.
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At the age of 13 he was disabled after being hit by a car, smashing his left hip. However, as a lawn bowler, he generally competes with able-bodied players. He competed in the Open para-sport triples event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the silver medal with teammates Lynda Bennett and Barry Wynks.
Mark noble carries ander herrera off the pitch snapshots
Lawn bowls titles
Wellington Open Titles 13
Wellington Super Bowls 1
Taranaki Super Bowls 1
Manawatu Open Titles 5
Wairarapa Open Titles 3
Wanganui Open Title 1
New Zealand Open Titles 2
New Zealand Astro Mixed Triples 1
Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Silver Medal (Skip)
2017 International 8 Nations Silver Medal (Skip)
Chess placings
Over The Board Titles:
Fide Master Title 1992
North Island Champion 1993 1st=
North Island Champion 2015 1st
North Island Blitz Champion 2015 1st
North Island Championship Senior Champion 2015 1st
North Island Blitz Senior Champion 2016 1st
North Island Rapid Senior Champion 2015 1st
North Island Rapid Senior Champion 2016 1st
North Island Championship Senior Champion 2016 1st
North Island Championship 2016 1st=
South Island Championship 2015 1st=
South Island Rapid Championship 2015 1st=
New Zealand Rapid Champion 1995 1st=
New Zealand Rapid Champion 2016 1st=
Correspondence Title & Events
ICCF International Master Title 1991 (IM)
ICCF Senior Master Title 2007 (SM)
ICCF Grandmaster Title 2010 (GM)
28th World Chess Championship Final 3rd=
8th Interzonal Team Championship (Board 1) 1st Gold Medal
George Stibal Memorial 2011
George Stibal Memorial 1st (plus GM Norm)
British Team Championships
1st British Team Championship 1st
2nd British Team Championship 1st
3rd British Team Championship 1st
Asian Championships:
4th Asian Championship 1st
5th Asian Championship 1st
Afro-Asian Zonal Championship:
9th Afro-Asian Championship 1st
12th Afro-Asian Championship 1st
New Zealand Correspondence Championships, a record 12 times: