FULL NAME: Pabitra Mohan Mohanty
GENDER: Male
BORN: 13th November, 1952
DIED: 6th May, 2017
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Village- Jaripada, PO- Tangi, Dist- Cuttack, Odisha, India.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Rourkela
FAMILY: Late Sisirbala Mohanty (wife), Aditya Ranjan Mohanty (son). PROFESSION: Served in Rourkela Steel Plant from 1971 before taking voluntary retirement.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Jitendra Nath Mohanty

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the Orissa state senior chess title 16 times (1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002).
*     Won the title in the State Open Championship, organised by Orissa State Chess Association at Bhubaneswar on Nov 29, 2009.

NATIONAL:
*     Two times National `B’ champion (1979 at Hyderabad, 1981 at Kanpur) and once runner-up (1987 at Bhilai).
*     Once National `A’ runner-up at Agartala in 1983.
*     Champion in All-India Sangli Open at Sangli, Maharashtra in 1982.
*     Champion in All-India Pilu Modi Open Tournament at Lucknow, 1985.
*     Champion in All-India Kanpur Open Tournament at Kanpur, 1986.
*     Champion in All-India Open Tournament at Bhubaneswar, 1989.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Runner-up in Alekhine International Open Tournament at Kolkata in 1979.
*     Runner-up Sri Lanka Open Tournament at Colombo in 1981.
*     Third place in Asian Team Championship at New Delhi in 1982.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     After retiring from competitive chess, imparting coaching to youngsters at Rourkela.
*     Groomed many youngsters, including international medalist Utkal Ranjan Sahoo.
*     Held Grand Master Viswanathan Anand to draw twice during his competitive career.
*     Lost his wife in 2008.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: December 1, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: May 23, 2018