FULL NAME: Gobinda Chandra Mohapatra
GENDER: Male
BORN: April 15, 1949 at Keonjhargarh
FAMILY: Father (Late H K Mohaptra), mother (Late Champabati Mohapatra), wife (Binodini Mohapatra), two daughters.
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Qrs No A/420, Koel Nagar, Rourkela-14, Odisha.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Village- Bada Sasan, Keonjhargarh, Keonjhar, Odisha.
TELEPHONE NO: 943707045464 (Mobile).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Scinence Graduate
PROFESSION: Retired as employee of Steel Authority of Indian Limited (Rourkela Steel Plant) on April 30, 2009.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Self-taught player.
CAREER SPAN: 45 years (From 1964 to 2009)
HOBBY: Loves music
OTHER GAMES PLAYED: Volleyball

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Finished runner-up in State Senior Chess Championship at Dhenkanal.

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Odisha in National `B’ Championship six times at Delhi, Kanpur, Bombay, Agartala, Goa and Nagpur.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Played the role of head of Indian contingent in the Commonwealth Chess Championship, held at Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka from July 30 to August 7, 2016.
*     Functioning as the treasurer of All Odisha Chess Association since 2016.
*     Became a Senior Arbiter by passing the examination with 80 per cent marks at Bhubaneswar on December 30, 2009.
*     Represented Odisha in Senior National Volleyball Championships twice at Calcutta and Hyderabad.
*     Played volleyball for 32 years (1972 to 2000).
*     Found employment in Rourkela Steel Plant as a volleyball player in 1980.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: December 30, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: August 13, 2016