FULL NAME: Krishan Soni (also known as Soni)
BORN: September 6, 1977 at Bhiwani (Haryana)
PERMANENT ADDRESS: C/o Hariom Soni, Bichla Bazar, Kundan Market, Bhiwani, Haryana, India.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Postal Assistant, Nayagarh Post Office, Nayagarh, Orissa. PIN: 752069

FAMILY: Son of Hariom Soni (Father), Savitri Devi, Krishna has his wife (Babli Soni) and one son (Ram Soni), one brother (Manoj Soni) and one sister (Renu Soni)

TELEPHONE NO: 09778555350 (Mob), 01664-254361 (Res, Haryana), 09896006221 (Brother, Haryana).
E-MAIL: Yet to create one
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Arts graduate (Zakir Hussain College, Delhi University)

PROFESSION: Employee of Postal Department. Currently posted at Nayagarh in Orissa.
COACH: Poonam Chand Soni (Grandfather) and Raman Monga (Uncle), Master Sawarmal.
FIDE RATING: 2139 as on April 2009. (All-time best: 2212)

HOBBIES: Making friends and watching movies and listening songs.
AMBITION IN LIFE: To become a Grandmaster and a good coach.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*    Finished runner-up in the 2nd Kalinga Fide Rated Open Chess Tournament at Bhubaneswar on June 16, 2010.
*    Four times Haryana State Senior Chess Champion (1997 to 1998, 2001, 2003).
*    Three times Delhi University champion (1998 to 2000).
*    Led Delhi University in all-India Inter-University Chess Championship at Bodh Gaya in Bihar (2001). Delhi University finished third.
*    Champion in Kalinga Cup All-Orissa Chess Tournament at Bhubaneswar in 2007.
*    Champion in Mahendra Satpathy All-Orissa Chess Tournament at Cuttack in 2007.

NATIONAL:
*    Represented Haryana in National `B’ Chess Championship 11 times (1996 to 2006).
*    Champion in 23 rd All-India Postal Chess Championship at Chennai (January, 2009).

INTERNATIONAL:
*    Was among prize-winners twice in Pink City Open International Chess Tournament at Jaipur (1998 and 2004).
*    Won prize in the Piloo Modi International Open Tournament at Lucknow, UP.

COACHING EXPERIENCE:
*    Acted as the chess coach at Saket branch of Amity International School for one year.
*    Imparted coaching at Botvinik Chess Academy in Delhi for two years.
*    Imparted coaching to many leading youngsters of the country including GM Parimarjan Negi, Sahaj Grover, Prince Bajaj, Rishit Rihani and Sankalp Modwal.

Record last updated: June 17, 2010.