Anthony Ker

Anthony Fergus Ker (born 1967) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM).^[1]

Anthony Ker
Anthony Ker at the 117th NZ Chess Championship, Auckland, January 2010
Country	New Zealand
Born	1967 (age 57–58) Wellington, New Zealand
Title	International Master (2000)
Peak rating	2359 (November 2011)

Chess career

Ker has represented New Zealand in eight Chess Olympiads between 1988 and 2018.^[2] His best result was in 1988 when he scored 7.5/12.^[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]

Bridge

Ker is also a strong bridge player who has represented New Zealand at several international events.^[7]

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