| Vernon Small | |
|---|---|
 Vernon Small at the "Journalism Matters" EPMU Summit Meeting, Wellington 2007. | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Born | 18 July 1954 England |
| Title | International Master (1988) |
| FIDE rating | 2313 (April 2005) |
| Peak rating | 2390 (January 1989)[1] |
Vernon Albert Small (born 18 July 1954, England) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM).[2] He represented New Zealand in eight Chess Olympiads from 1976 to 1992. Previously a journalist for Fairfax Media, Small is now a press secretary to Cabinet minister David Parker.
- ^ Vernon Small FIDE rating history, www.olimpbase.org
- ^ Vernon Small FIDE player profile, www.fide.com