Roger Nokes

Roger I. Nokes (born 13 August 1958)[1] is a professor of civil and natural resources engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, specialising in fluid mechanics and is also a chess master. Nokes is 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.

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

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. UC Teaching Medal - Roger Nokes (2008) retrieved November 27, 2017]
  3. "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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