FULL NAME: Jyoti Shankar Nanda
NICK NAME: Kaku
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 November 1988 (Source: Facebook and FIDE)
PARENTS: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Puri, Odisha, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
PHONE: 9439490922 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: jyotinanda87@gmail.com
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Jetking, KIIT University, Nilachal Polytechnic (Bhubaneswar), Police High School and Kendriya Vidyalaya (Puri).
PROFESSION: Engineer (Works at CSIR- Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar from October 2019. Executive Engineer at KIIT University)
ROLE IN CHESS: International Arbiter (IA)
FIDE ID: 46623655

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS ARBITER:
*     Became seventh International Arbiter of Odisha after his application was approved at the 4th FIDE Council in Jerusalem, Israel on 25 November 2022.
*     Secured fourth and final IA Norm at the Chhattisgarh Grandmaster Tournament, held in Raipur from 19-28 September 2022.
*     Secured third IA Norm at the 13th KIIT International Chess Festival, held in Bhubaneswar from 22 to 29 May 2022.
*     Secured second IA Norm at the 47th National Women Chess Championship, held in Bhubaneswar from 25 February to 2 March 2022.
*     Secured first IA Norm at the Goa International Open GM Tournament, held in Goa from 13 to 16 October 2018.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Woks as Trainer at Chess in Schools, All India Chess Federation from Sept 2021.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7 December 2022