Roger Nokes
CountryNew Zealand
Born (1958-08-13) 13 August 1958
TitleFIDE Master
FIDE rating2305 (January 2010)
Peak rating2345 (January 1982)

Roger I. Nokes (born 13 August 1958)[1] is an emeritus professor in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, specialising in fluid mechanics and is also a chess master. Nokes was a university council member, was head of the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering between 2009 and 2012 (coinciding with the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes) and has achieved a number of teaching awards. Nokes is a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Teaching awards

Chess career

In 1980 Nokes was joint New Zealand Chess Champion with Ortvin Sarapu and Vernon Small[5] and represented New Zealand at the Chess Olympiad in 1982, 2004, 2006, and 2008.[6] He is a FIDE Master.

Notes

  1. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 305, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  2. 1 2 UC Teaching Medal - Roger Nokes (2008) retrieved November 27, 2017]
  3. 1 2 "Nokes sweeps again!". Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14.
  4. 'Ako Aotearoa' retrieved August 16, 2011
  5. NZCF Titles retrieved October 12, 2008
  6. Nokes, Roger, team chess record at OlimpBase, retrieved August 29, 2011
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