FULL NAME: Nihar Ranjan Sasmal
BORN: 30th June, 1975 at Cuttack
HOME ADDRESS: Dolamundia, Cuttack-1, Orissa.
FAMILY: Ramachandra Sasmal (Father), Mamata Sasmal (Mother).
TELEPHONE: 09437312674 (Mobile)
EDUCATION: Commerce Graduate
FIDE ID NO: 25030345
PROFESSION: Chess coach and aribter (AICF)

PERFORMACE AS ARBITER:

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS:
1.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 4th Mayors Cup International Open GM Championship at Mumbai from Sept 16 to 24, 2011.
2.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 9th Parsvanath Championship at New Delhi from Jan 8 to 16, 2011.
3.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 3rd Mayors Cup International Championship at Mumbai from June 2 to 10, 2010.
4.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 2nd SCS International Open GM Chess Championship at Bhubaneswar from May 22 to 30, 2010.
5.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 8th Parsvanath International Open GM Championship at New Delhi from Jan 14 to 22, 2010.
6.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 1st SCS International Open GM Chess Championship at Bhubaneswar from June 7 to 14, 2009.

NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS:
1.   Officiated as deputy chief arbiter in the 10th National Team Chess Championship for Women at Goa from Feb 27 to March 4, 2012.
2.   Officiated as chief arbiter in the 3rd Kalinga-Seashore All-India FIDE Rated Championship in Odisha from Oct 3 to 6, 2011.
3.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in the 25th National U-9 Championship in Odisha from Aug 5 to 14, 2011.
4.   Officiated as deputy chief arrbiter in Tata International Rating Championship at Jamshed pur from March 23 to 26, 2011.
5.   Officiated as deputy chief arrbiter in the 12th National Cities Team Chess Championship at Nagpur from January 31 to 5, 2011.
6.   Officiated as deputy arbiter in th 40th National U-19 Boys Open and 19th U-19 Girls Chess Championship in Odisha from Sept 30 to Oct 9, 2010.
7.   Officiated as chief arbiter in the 2nd All-India Kalinga Open FIDE Rated Championship in Odisha from June 11 to 15, 2010.
8.   Officiated as chief arrbiter in the 24th All-India Postal Chess Championship from March 3 to 9, 2010.
9.   Officiated as chief arrbiter in the 1st All-India Kalinga Open FIDE Rated Chess in Odisha from Sept  24  to 28, 2009.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Became the first Fide arbiter of Orissa after passing examination, jointly conducted by FIDE and AICF at Chennai in October, 2009.
*     Runs a chess coaching academy in the name of Sasmal`s Chess Academy at Buxi Bazar in Cuttack since 2011.
*     Started playing chess in the year 1990.
*     Played competitive chess from 1995 to 2005.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: July 6, 2011
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: February 18, 2013