Mark Fredrick Noble (born 30 September 1962) is a New Zealand chess and lawn bowls player. He was awarded the title of International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (GM) in 2010, the first New Zealand player to be awarded this title. At the age of 13, he was disabled after being hit by a motorist, smashing his left hip. However, as a lawn bowler, he generally competes with able-bodied players. Noble competed in the Open para-sport triples event at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

where he won the silver medal with teammates

Lynda Bennett Lynda Bennett (born 10 April 1954) is a New Zealand lawn bowler. She won the silver medal, along with teammates Barry Wynks and Mark Noble, in the Open para-sport triples event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ...

and

Barry Wynks Barry Graham Wynks (5 November 1952 – 10 December 2020) was a New Zealand lawn bowler. Wynks won the silver medal, along with teammates Lynda Bennett and Mark Noble, in the Open para-sport triples event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He ...

. He won another silver medal, along with teammates Bruce Wakefield and

, in the Open para-sport triples event at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

Lawn bowls titles

* Wellington Open Titles 14 * Wellington Super Bowls 1 * Taranaki Super Bowls 1 * Manawatu Open Titles 9 * Wairarapa Open Titles 3 * Wanganui Open Title 1 * Takaro Pro Pairs 2019 Gold (Skip) * New Zealand Open Titles 2 * New Zealand Astro Mixed Triples 1 * 2003 World Disabled Triples Gold (Skip) * 2003 World Disabled Pairs Bronze (Skip) * Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Silver Medal (Skip) * 2017 International 8 Nations Silver Medal (Skip) * Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Silver Medal (Skip) * New Zealand Disabled Singles 2018 Gold * New Zealand Disabled Pairs 2018 Gold (Skip) * Taranaki Open Fours Semi Final 2021 (Skip) * New Zealand Bowls 3 Five 2022 Silver (Skip} * Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 4th (Skip) * Trans Tasman Team Gold 2024 (4 wins out of 6)

Chess placings

Over The Board Titles: * Fide Master Title 1992 * North Island Champion 1993 1st= * North Island Champion 2015 1st * North Island Blitz Champion 2015 1st * North Island Championship Senior Champion 2015 1st * North Island Blitz Senior Champion 2016 1st * North Island Rapid Senior Champion 2015 1st * North Island Rapid Senior Champion 2016 1st * North Island Championship Senior Champion 2016 1st * North Island Championship 2016 1st= * South Island Championship 2015 1st= * South Island Rapid Championship 2015 1st= * New Zealand Rapid Champion 1995 1st= * New Zealand Rapid Champion 2016 1st= * New Zealand Senior Champion 2018 1st= Correspondence Title & Events * ICCF International Master Title 1991 (IM) * ICCF Senior Master Title 2007 (SM) * ICCF Grandmaster Title 2010 (GM) * 28th World Chess Championship Final 3rd= * 8th Interzonal Team Championship (Board 1) 1st Gold Medal * 5th Chess 960 World Cup Final 1st= George Stibal Memorial 2011 * George Stibal Memorial 1st (plus GM Norm) British Team Championships * 1st British Team Championship 1st * 2nd British Team Championship 1st * 3rd British Team Championship 1st Asian Championships: * 4th Asian Championship 1st * 5th Asian Championship 1st Afro-Asian Zonal Championship: * 9th Afro-Asian Championship 1st * 12th Afro-Asian Championship 1st New Zealand Correspondence Championships, a record 15 times: * 55th New Zealand Championship 1988 1st Equal * 72nd New Zealand Championship 2005 1st Equal * 74th New Zealand Championship 2007 1st Equal * 75th New Zealand Championship 2008 1st * 76th New Zealand Championship 2009 1st * 77th New Zealand Championship 2010 1st * 78th New Zealand Championship 2011 1st Equal * 79th New Zealand Championship 2012 1st * 80th New Zealand Championship 2013 1st * 81st New Zealand Championship 2014 1st Equal * 82nd New Zealand Championship 2015 1st * 83rd New Zealand Championship 2016 1st * 84th New Zealand Championship 2017 1st * 88th New Zealand Championship 2021 1st Equal * 90th New Zealand Championship 2023 1st Equal

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