FULL NAME: Ankita Sahoo
NICK NAME: ?
GENDER: Female
BORN: 28th July, 2004 (Source: FIDE, All Odisha Chess Association and SGFI)
PARENTS: Father (Biranchi Narayan Sahoo), Mother (Smrutirekha Sahoo)
HOME ADDRESS: Bania Sahi, Buxi Bazar, Cuttack-753001, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Class-XI student of SAI International School, Bhubaneswar
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: King Chess Centre, Cuttack
COACH: Biswajit Ray
AOCA ID: 671
FIDE ID: 35047337
FIDE RATING: Standard 1608, Rapid 1604, Blitz 1368 (As on 7th June, 2021)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the title in the Odisha State U18 Girls Online Chess Championship on 6th June, 2021.
*     Won the title in U-17 group of the State School Chess Championship, held at Govt Girls High School, Nayagarh from 4-5 October, 2019.
*     Finished runner-up in the Odisha State U-15 Open & Girls Chess Championship, held Sailabala Womens College, Cuttack from 4-6 June, 2018.
*     Won the title in the Odisha State U-13 Open & Girls Chess Championship, held at Venkateswar School, Jarka, Jajpur from 11-13 June, 2016.
*     Finished 2nd runner-up in the Odisha State Sub-junior (U-15) Girls Chess Championship, held in Baripada, Mayurbhanj from 13-15 June, 2014.
*     Finished 3rd in the Odisha State U-9 Girls Chess Championship, held at Kalinga Bharati Residential College, Pirabazar, Cuttack, from 3-5 June, 2013.

NATIONAL:
*     Participated in the 65th SGFI National School Chess Championship, held in Kolkata, West Bengal from 21-24 November, 2019.
*     Secured 1st position in U-11 girls group of the 4th Bhubaneswar All-India Open Fide Rating Chess Championship (ELO 1800 & Below), held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 9-12 October, 2015.
*     Secured 5th position in the 2nd National Schools Chess Championship, held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai from 9-11 June, 2013.
*     Secured 1st position in U-9 Group of the 1st Bhubaneswar All India Open Fide Rating Chess Championship (Below ELO 2000), held at Prabhujee English Medium School, VSS Nagar, Bhubaneswar from 23-26 March, 2013.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     She was part of the India-A U-17 Girls Team that won the Gold medal at the Asian School Online Chess Championship, organized by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) at Tornelo Platform from 23 to 25 July, 2021.
*     Secured 6th position in U-16 Girls Category of the Western Asia Youth & Junior Chess Championship, held at Tivoli Grand Resort Hotel, New Delhi from 6-10 September, 2019.
*     Secured 4th position in U-16 Girls Category of the Commonwealth Chess Championship, held at Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, New Delhi from 1-7 July 2019.
*     Participated in B-Category of the 12th KIIT International Chess Festival, held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar from 31 May-7 June, 2019.
*     Participated in B-Category of the 1st Goa International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament, held at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Goa from 13-16 October, 2018.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7th June, 2021
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 28th July, 2021