FULL NAME: Subhendu Kumar Patra
NICK NAME: Suvy
GENDER: Male
BORN: 1st May, 1988 (Source: All Odisha Chess Association)
PARENTS: Debendra Kumar Patra (Father), (Mother)
HOME ADDRESS: IVR 3/313, Unit-1, Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at BJB College, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Working at State Bank of India in Kendrapara
AOCA ID: 1184/KHOR/2012
AICF ID: 56945ORI2014
FIDE ID: 46604634
FIDE RATING: 1635 as on March 1, 2017

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

ZONAL:
*     Won the title in the East Zone Chess Championship for Visually Challenged, held in Bhubaneswar, 2012.

NATIONAL:
*     Finished runner-up in the 14th AICFB National A Chess Championship for Visually Challenged, held in Nagpur from 5-13 January, 2019.
*     Finished 5th in the 13th National A Chess Championship for Visually Impaired, held at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai from Feb 3-11, 2018.
*     Finished 7th in the 12th National A Chess Championship for Visually Challenged, held at Dharavi, Mumbai from March 3 to 11, 2017.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Led India-B team in the 1st FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disablities, Dec 2, 2020. Under his captaincy, India-B finished 13th, ahead of India A who ended 18th.
*     Represented India in the World Individual Chess Championship for the Balind and Visually Impaired at Cagliari, Italy from 5-15 April, 2019.
*     Represented India in the World Team Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged in Sofia, Bulgaria from 20-31 July, 2018.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Won a club level tournament in 2003 when was studying in 10th standard.
*     His father was his first inspiration in chess.
*     Registered his first win outside India on 27 July, 2018.
*     Took a 4-year break from the game from 2012 to 2016.
*     Held the position as Odisha No 1 visually impaired chess player from ?.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 11 March, 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 7 May, 2021