FULL NAME: Krishna Duruswamy Pillai
GENDER: Male
BORN: 5th September, 1938
DIED: 25th February, 2015
HOME ADDRESS: VSS Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
FAMILY: Wife, one son and one daughter
PROFESSION: Served as a State Government employee in the State Assembly

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Won the State senior chess titles 11 times in 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1982.
*     A contemporary of Manual Aaron, Pillai also won a number of all-India open tournaments.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     He was respected as the doyen of Odisha chess.
*     Despite being a state government employee, Pillai devoted a lot of time and effort for the promotion of chess in the state.
*     He served as a top-brass office-bearer of Odisha State Chess Association for many years.
*     He groomed many youngsters, including IM Padmini Rout, imparting free coaching.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: February 26, 2015