FULL NAME: Harshit Ranjan Sahu
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 6th April, 2006 (Source: All Odisha Chess Association)
SON OF: Father (Dr Amaresh Sahu), Mother (Suchismita Sahu)
HOME ADDRESS: C/o Umesh Chandra Sahu, Satichoura Road, Chandinichouk, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied Stewart School, Cuttack.
PROFESSION: Not known
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: PRO-CHESS-TA, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: IM Swayangsu Satyapragyan
FIDE RATING: 2365 (Standard) as on 15 August 2026
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Cuttack, Odisha, India

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the title in the Open category of the Odisha State U-19 Chess Championship, held at Takshashila Residential School in Brahmapur from 31 August to 2 September 2024.
*     Finished first runner-up in the 12th KT Global All Odisha Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, held at KT Global School in Barunei, Khordha from 11-15 April, 2024.
*     Won the title in the Open category of the Odisha State Sub-Junior (U-16) Chess Championship at Annapurna Theatre, Puri on 30 December 2021.
*     Won the title in the 2nd Kulamani Tripathy Memorial All Odisha School Chess Championship, held in Cuttack from 1-3 Sept, 2019.
*     Finished runner-up in the open category of the Odisha State Under-11 Chess Championship, held at Ravenshaw University Convention Centre in Cuttack from October 2 to 4, 2017.
*     Finished runner-up in the open category of the Odisha State Under-11 Chess Championship, held at Hotel Rumani in Puri from May 3 to 5, 2016.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Secured his third and final IM norm as well as finished runner-up in the Budapest One-Week IM-B International Chess Tournament, held in Budapest, Hungary from 8-14 August 2026.
*     Emerged champion in the Six-Days International (IM-C) Tournament, held in Budapest, Hungary from 27 July to 1 August 2026. He also secured his second IM norm.
*     Earned his first IM norm in Budapest Spring Festival 2026 (Group-A) Tournament in Budapest, Hungary on 8 March 2026.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Finished 2nd runner-up in the 18th KT Global School International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament, held at KT Global School in Barunei, Khordha (Odisha) from 13-17 Oct 2024

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 5 May 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 15 August 2026