FULL NAME: Ranjan Mohanty (also known as Felu)
GENDER: Male
BORN: May 16, 1971 at Raipur, Jajpur
PERMANENT ADDRESS: At/PO- Raipur, Via- Charinangal, Dist- Jajpur, Odisha.
PRESENT ADDRESS: C/o S C Mohapatra, At- Jhanjirimangala Lunia Sahi, Ward No 23, Holding No 381, PO- Raja Bagicha, Cuttack-753009.
FAMILY: Son of Late Prafulla Chandra Mohanty (Father), Shakuntala Mohanty, Ranjan has his wife (Lipika), one son (Aditya) and one daughter (Adyasha).
TELEPHONE NO: 09437037572 (Mob), 0671-2349041 (Res).
E-MAIL: ranjanmohanty2004@yahoo.co.in
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Arts graduate (NC College, Jajpur)
PROFESSION: Working an Income Tax Officer at Ayakar Bhawan, Cuttack.
COACH: Self-taught player
FIDE RATING: 1916 as on April 2009
FIDE ID NO: 5031559
HOBBIES: Following major national and international sports events, specially cricket, chess and tennis.
AMBITION IN LIFE: To become a Grandmaster.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS PLAYER:

STATE:
*     Champion in Jajpur District Chess Tournament.
*     He is the only rated chess player of Central Revenue Sports Board, Odisha.

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Odisha team in the All-India Civil Services Chess Tournament many times at Patna, Jaipur, Bhopal etc.
*     Represented both Odisha and East Zone Income Tax Department in the All-India Central Revenue Chess Tournaments many times at Chennai, Kolkata, etc.
*     Caused many upsets, defeating top players like Rani Hamid, Shamima Liza Akhtar, Manoj Panigrahi, Kiran Manisha Mohanty and Pritam Singh.
*     Participated in many all-India tournaments, including Parsvanath International Open, SCS International Open GM, Tata International Open.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS ADMINISTRATOR:
*     On 23 September 2021, he was unanimously nominated as Joint-Secretary of All-India Chess Federation at the Central Council and Special General Body meeting of the National Federation in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
*     A 39-member Indian squad, headed by squad manager Ranjan Mohanty, emerged overall winners with 17 medals to in the Asian Youth Chess Championship, held at Suwon in South Korea from August 3 to 10, 2015.
*     He has been associated with Cuttack District Chess Association since 2005 and now functioning as the secretary of the district body.
*     Functioning as one of the vice-presidents of All Odisha Chess Association since 2013.
*     East Zone chess champion of Central Revenue Sports Boar.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 6 December, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26 September, 2021