FULL NAME: Nilsu Pattnayak
NICK NAME: Hunda
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 March 2002 (Facebook date)
PARENTS: Father (Suresh Chandra Nayak), Mother (Nirmala Swain)
HOME ADDRESS: Nuapada, Mahavir Lane, Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: BTech student of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Student
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Rabindra Kumar Ojha and GM Debashis Das
FIDE ID: 35043943

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won his maiden title in the Odisha State Senior Chess Championship, the 63rd edition of which was held at Baripada Stadium in Baripada from 28 June to 2 July 2023.
*     Finished first runner-up at the 60th Odisha State Senior Open Chess Championship, held in Balasore from 1-5 Oct, 2019.
*     Emerged champion in the IMT All-Odisha Open School Chess Tournament, organised by District Chess Association of Puri at IMT Pharmacy College in Puri from August 28 to 30, 2015.
*     Won the junior title in the Cuttack District Chess Championship at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on January 20, 2014.
*     Emerged champion in the 3rd Balunkeswar All-Odisha Open Chess Tournament (Below 1500 rating) at Bhusandapur in Khurda on December 1, 2013.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Won the Bronze medal in U-20 Open category of the Commonwealth Chess Championship, held in New Delhi from 30 June-7 July, 2019.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Finished runner-up in the 1st KT Global All India Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament at KT Global School, Barunei, Khordha on 25 April 2023.
*     Won the title in the Odisha Open Chess Tournament, organised by Rotary Club in Puri from 23-25 December 2019.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     His father is an advocate at Odisha High Court.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 12 December 2013
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 4 July 2023