{{Short description|New Zealand chess player (born 1967)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox chess player |image=Anthony_Ker,_Auckland,_Jan_2010.jpg| |name=Anthony Ker |caption=Anthony Ker at the 117th NZ Chess Championship, Auckland, January 2010 |country={{NZL}} |birth_date={{bda|1967|6|27}} |birth_place=Wellington, New Zealand |title=International Master (2000) |rating= |peakrating= 2359 (November 2011) |FideID=4300084 }}
'''Anthony Fergus Ker''' (born 1967) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM).<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4300084 Anthony Ker] player profile at [https://www.fide.com www.fide.com]</ref>
==Chess career== Ker has represented New Zealand in eight Chess Olympiads between 1988 and 2018.<ref name="olimpbase">[http://www.olimpbase.org/players/nd71pbjc.html Anthony Ker] Chess Olympiad record from [http://www.olimpbase.org www.olimpbase.org]</ref> His best result was in 1988 when he scored 7½/12.<ref name="olimpbase" />
Ker has won or jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship fourteen times since 1988/89.<ref>[https://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/chess/a-history-of-new-zealand-chess-championships/ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History] by Peter Stuart</ref><ref name="chessgames">[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=14539 Anthony Ker] player profile at [http://www.chessgames.com www.chessgames.com]</ref>
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.<ref name="chessgames" /><ref>[https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic290.html#7 The Week in Chess 290, 29 May 2000] Mark Crowther</ref> 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.<ref>Bill Forster, [https://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/bulletins-december-2021-the-big-rivalry.html The Big Rivalry], ''CHESS monthly'' (UK), April 2021</ref>
==Bridge== Ker is also a strong bridge player who has represented New Zealand at several international events.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073450/http://www.wbfmasterpoints.com/playerdetail.asp?Code=6305 Anthony Ker at WBF Master points rankings]</ref>
==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== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{FIDE}} * {{OlimpBase player}} * {{OlimpBase FIDE ratings|Ker,%20Anthony%20F.}} * {{WBF|10960}} * {{WBF Master Points|6305}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ker, Anthony}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Chess International Masters Category:New Zealand chess players Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:New Zealand contract bridge players Category:Sportspeople from Wellington City