FULL NAME: Kiran Manisha Mohanty
BORN: April 9, 1989
GENDER: Female
FAMILY: Only daughter of Kishore Chandra Mohanty and Manjubala Mohanty.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Qrs No A/L-122, Phase-1, Bhimatangi Housing Board Colony, Bhubaneswar-2 (Odisha).
PERMANENT ADDRESS: At-Kunjaban, Po-Brajarajpur, Police Station- Raj Ranpur, Dist-Nayagarh (Odisha).
E-MAIL: kiranmanisham@yahoo.co.in
PRESENT RATING: 2230 by February, 2011
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Engineering student of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar.
COACHING: Manoj Kumar Panigrahi was her first coach. She later received coaching from Neeraj Mishra and RB Ramesh.
AWARDS/HONOURS:
* Felicitated by Nalco on Utkal Divas in 2003.
* Felicitated by State Sports Department in 2002 and 2006.
* Received the 18th Ekalaby Award with a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakhs at Bhubaneswar on January 29, 2011.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
STATE:
* Finished runner-up in the 1st State Rapid Chess Championship at Bhubaneswar on May 24, 2009.
* Won the State women`s title for the seventh time at Bhubaneswar on August 24, 2009.
NATIONAL:
* Secured 4th position and a cash prize of Rs 3.5 lakh in the 50th National Women Chess Championship, held at Chettinadu Public School in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu from 3-13 October 2024.
* Won individual Gold (Board 5) and team Bronze medal for Life Insurance Corporation of India in the 21st National Team Chess Championship for Women, held at SAI Indoor Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh from 29 March to 4 April 2024.
* She was part of the KIIT University that lifted the trophy in the 18th National Cities Team Chess Championship, held at Kalarabanka village in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha from August 6 to 9, 2017.
* Won the title in the 5th Bhubaneswar All-India Open Fide Rating (Women) Chess Tournament, organised by Khordha District Chess Association (KDCA) at Infosys campus in Bhubaneswar from Dec 10 to 15, 2015.
* Emerged champion in the women category of the Life Insurance Corporation East Central Zonal Chess Tournament at Cuttack on July 19, 2012.
* Helped Airport Authority of India win the women`s title in the National Team Chess Championship at Goa on March 4, 2012.
* Qualified for Women National `A` by finishing 11th in the Women National `B` Championship at Nagpur on Sept 14, 2009.
* Finished runner-up and obtained her first WGM norm in the 34th Women`s National `A` Championship at Pune from November 5 to 15, 2007.
* Champion in the 34th National Women`s National `B` Championship Hyderabad from May 21 to 28, 2007.
* Champion in the under-17 girls` National championship at Calicut from January 4 to 10, 2007.
* Finished runner-up in the Wipro Young Super Genius Chess Tournament at Kolkata from January 26 to 30, 2003.
* Finished runner-up in under-13 girls` National championship at Kolkata from December 22 to 31, 2002.
* Won the title in the under-14 girls` National Rapid Championship at Dombvil, Mumbai from May 8 to 12, 2002.
* Made National debut in the under-12 girls` National Championship at Howrah (Kolkata) from May 25 to June 3, 1999.
INTERNATIONAL:
* Won the bronze medal for finishing third among women in the open category of the Commonwealth Chess Championship, held at New Delhi from June 26 to July 3, 2018.
* Won the bronze medal in under-20 boys category of the Commonwealth Chess Championship, held at Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka from July 30 to August 7, 2016.
* Became first WGM of Orissa by securing her third and final norm in the Parachute Advansed International Chess Tournament at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where she also won the title on March 14, 2010.
* Won the gold medal in the Commonwealth (u-18) Championship at Nagpur (Sept 28 to Oct 6). Finished 10th in the World Junior Girls Chess Championship at Puerto Madryn in Argentina on Nov 3, 2009.
* Participated in Philadelphia and World Open Championship in Philadelphia (USA) from June 26 to July 7, 2008.
* Secured bronze medal in the Junior Asian Girls` Chess Championship at Mumbai from December 12 to 21, 2007.
* Won gold medal in girls` under-18 age group of the Commonwealth Chess Championship at New Delhi from December 2 to 10, 2007.
* Represented India in the World Under-18 Girls Chess Championship at Antalya (Turkey) from November 17 to 29, 2007.
* Represented All India Chess Federation in the Balaguer Open Tournament in Spain from July 16 to 26, 2007.
* Claimed bronze medal in Asian Under-18 girls` chess championship at Taskent from June 27 to July 8, 2007.
* Won silver medal in under-18 girls` category of the Commonwealth Chess Championship at Mumbai from November 19 to 29, 2006.
* Obtained the Woman International Master (WIM) title and won the silver medal by finishing runner-up in the Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship at New Delhi from Novermber 7 to 15, 2006.
* Represented India in the World Youth (under-16) Chess Olympiad at Calicut from July 1 to 9, 2004.
* Represented India in World Youth (under-16) Chess Olympiad at Denizil (Turkey) from August 2 to 11, 2003.
* Made international debut in the Asian Youth Chess Championship at Calicut from June 6 to 14, 2003.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
* Nominated as the coach of the Indian girls team for the 26th Asian Youth Chess Championship, scheduled to be held at Almaty in Kazakhstan from 9 to 21 June 2024.
* She was the coach of the Indian women team that won one gold and one silver medal in the Asian Continental Chess Championship, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 3 to 12 June 2023.
* On June 18, 2014, Government of Odisha sanctioned in her favour a monetary incentive of Rs 3,69,000 for winning three gold, one silver, two bronze medals and participation in different national and international championships withing the years 2007 to 2012.
* Joined Life Insurance Corporation under sports quota in June 2012.
* Obtained sponsorship for the first time in career on September 10, 2008 for a year from business man Naba Ranjan Pattanaik.
* First from Orissa to represent India in the Asian Youth (under-14) Chess Championship in 2003.
* First from Orissa to win the National under-14 girls rapid chess title in 2002.
* First from Orissa to qualify for Women`s National `A` Chess Championship in 2005.
* Became the first Woman International Master (WIM) of Orissa in 2006.
* Became the first chess player from Orissa to win the Women`s National `B` title in 2007.
* Became first WGM of Orissa by securing her third and final norm in the Parachute Advansed International Chess Tournament at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
* Kiran learnt the game from her father Kishore Chandra Mohanty at the age of 12.
* Kiran was offered a seat in St Joseph’s Engineering College in Tamil Nadu after she finished plus two.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 20 August 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 14 October 2024