FULL NAME: Manas Ranjan Parida (also known as Babuni)
BORN: May 18, 1968 at Bhubaneswar
GENDER: Male
MARITAL STATUS: Married
FAMILY: Father (Bhabagrahi Parida), mother (Durgabati Parida), two brothers (Deba Ranjan and Jyoti Ranjan), one sister (Chinmayee), wife (Sharmila Mohanty), one daughter (Ankita), one son (Ratnajeet).
PRESENT ADDRESS: Qrs No 11, Type-II, Postal Colony, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar.
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Ghagara, Kendrapara, Orissa.
TELEPHONE: 9437937709 (Mobile).
E-MAIL: manasparida12@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Bachelor in Civil Engineering
PROFESSION: Working as an engineer in Water Resources Department, Government of Orissa since 2003.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Arati Bijoy Mohanty.
FIDE RATING: 2206 (all-time best), 2083 (present).
CAREER SPAN: From 1981 till date
HOBBY: Loves songs of Kishore Kumar
OTHER GAMES PLAYED: Cricket, badminton and table tennis

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Emerged champion in the 4th Umesh Chandra Mishra Memorial Open Chess Tournament, organized by Chess Association of Odisha at Bhubaneswar from July 29 to 31, 2016.
*     Won the title in the 29th Bhubaneswar Open Chess Tournament, held at Bhubaneswar from January 23 to 25, 2016.
*     Won the title in the State Open Chess Championship, which was organised by Orissa State Chess Association at Secretariat Recreation Club in Bhubaneswar from Dec 25 to 27, 2015.
*     Won the title in the 10th All-Odisha Open Chess Tournament, held at Secretariat Recreation Club in Bhubaneswar on March 29, 2015.
*     Finished runner-up in the 28th Bhubaneswar Open Chess Tournament, which was organized by Bhubaneswar Chess Association at Odisha Secretariat Recreation Club in Bhubaneswar on January 26, 2015.
*     Won the title in the 20th Makhanlal Halder Memorial All-Odisha Open Chess Tournament at Durgabadi Samiti in Puri on June 22, 2014.
*     Won the title in the 9th OSRC All-Odisha Open Chess Tournament, held at Odisha Secretariat Recreation Club in Bhubaneswar from March 30 to April 1, 2014.
*     Won the title in the 19th Makhanlal Halder Memorial All Odisha Open Chess Tournament at Durgabari Samiti premises in Puri on June 30, 2013.
*     Emerged champion in the 26th Bhubaneswar Open Chess Tournament at Secretariat Recreation Club in Bhubaneswar on January 27, 2013.
*     Won the Utkal University chess title three times from 1987 to 1989.
*     Won the State Senior chess title once in 1991 at Padampur in Sambalpur.
*     Won the State under-25 chess title once in 1992 at Bhubaneswar.

NATIONAL:
*     Emerged champion in the 23rd Makhanlal Halder Memorial All-India Open Chess Tournament, which was organised by Puri District Chess Association (PDCA) at Durgabaadi Samiti in Puri from June 24 to 26, 2016.
*     Represented Orissa in National Sub-junior Championship twice at Secunderabad and Goa in 1982 and 1983.
*     Represented Orissa in National Junior Championship three times at Nagpur, Calicut and Sangli (1984-86).
*     Represented Utkal University in Inter-University Chess Championship three times from 1987 to 1989. Won board prize for board No 3 at Coimbatore in 1989.
*     Represented Orissa in National `B’ Championship four times at Madras, Pune and and Nagpur.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Finished third among below 2250 rating category in the Tata International Open Chess Tournament at Jamshedpur in 1991-92.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: September 27, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: July 31, 2016