FULL NAME: Asit Kumar Mohanty
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 October 1997 (Source: All Odisha Chess Association)
PARENTS: Father (Ajit Kumar Mohanty), Mother (Asmita Pattnaik)
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Garhchandpur, Balanga, Puri, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA, MEd, NET, GATE, JRF
PROFESSION: Working as English lecturer at Nimapara Autonomous College, Nimapara.
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Not known
TRAINING PLACE: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Self-taught player
AOCA ID: 3499
AICF ID: 57608OR2021
FIDE ID: 25970305
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Puri District

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the title in the 3rd OCAVC Odisha State Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, held at ProChessTA, Bhubaneswar on 26 & 27 Sept 2026.
*     Finished runner-up in the 2nd OCAVC Odisha State Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, held in 2025.
*     Won the title in the 1st OCAVC Odisha State Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, held in 2024.

NATIONAL:
*     Represented Odisha in AICFB National Team Chess Championship for the Blind in 2025.

MISCLLANEOUS ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Got FIDE rating at 1st Setu Vaskara Chess Tournament for the Blind, held in Karaikudi, Chennai in 2023.
*     Representing MSCB University, Baripada at the 1st Odisha Inter-University Sports and Games in 2022.
*     Represented Ravenshaw University in East Zone Inter University Chess Tournament as Vice- Captain in 2017.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     His parents were teachers (Retired headmasters).
*     Learnt chess from his father at the age of seven.
*     Started playing competitive chess in sighted category at the age of 19.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 28 September 2026
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 30 September 2026