Rupert Jones (chess player)
Rupert Jones | |
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Rupert Jones at the Oceania Chess Championship in May 2013. | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Born | June 10, 1961 Milne Bay District, Papua New Guinea |
| Title | FIDE Master (2005) |
| Peak rating | 1969 (July 2006) |
Rupert William Jones (born June 10, 1961 in the Milne Bay District of Papua New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean (PNG) chess FIDE Master (FM) and FIDE International Arbiter (IA). He served as the Secretary of the Botswana Chess Federation from 1986 to 1997 and in that period chess expanded to be one of the biggest participation sports in the country.