FULL NAME: Satya Ranjan Patnaik (Also known as Tubu)
DATE OF BIRTH: August 1, 1972
FAMILY: Father (Sarat Chandra Patnaik), mother (Anasuya Patnaik), wife Smrutirekah Mohanty, daughter (P Saikrupa), four brothers (Manas Ranjan Patnaik, Late Nalini Ranjan Patnaik, Manoj Kumar Ray, Pradipta Ranjan Patnaik and two sisters (Rajeswari and Manjeswari).
PRESENT ADDRESS: SR Chess Centre, 1195/26, CDA Sector-6, Cuttack-14, Odisha, India.
PERMANENT ADDRESS: At/PO: Uttamapur, Balikuda, Cuttack-753011, Odisha, India.
TELEPHONE: 0671-2686357 (Res).
E-MAIL: srchessonline@yahoo.co.in
ROLE IN THE SPORT: Chess player turned coach and organizing official
OCCUPATION: Professional chess coach and administrating official
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Arts Graduate from JKBK Government College, Cuttack and Law Graduate from MS Law College, Cuttack.
ELO RATING: 2105
OTHER FAVOURITE SPORTS: Badminton
AWARDS/HONOURS:
* Best coach award for the year 2005-06 from Krida Sambadika Ashok Patnaik Smaraki at Bhubaneswar.
* Best coach award for the year 2005-06 from Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Cuttack Sadar, Cuttack.
* Best coach award for the year 2006-07 from Jupiter Plus-Two Science College, Bhubaneswar.
* Best teacher award from Utkal Yuba Sambadika Sangha, Cuttack in 2007-08.
* Best coach award from Ama Parivar, Bhubaneswar in 2008-09.
* Best coach award from Lions Club of Cuttack, Diamond (2008-09)
* Best chess developer award from Chakroborty Chess Academy, Balasore (2011).
* Best chess developer award from Kalinga Chess Academy, Bhubaneswar (2009).
* Best chess developer award from Orissa Chess Ad-hoc Committee (2009).
* Best chess developer award from All Orissa Chess Association (2011).
* Achiever Award-2011 from Kathajodi Youth Association, Cuttack, Orissa for development of chess through intensive coaching.
* Best sports coach (chess) award for the year 2011 from Rajiv Gandhi Forum, Orissa.
PERFORMANCE/ACHIEVEMENT AS PLAYER:
* Made debut in competitive chess at Cuttack District Junior Championship at Mission School on May 27, 1987 and finished third.
* Made debut in the State Junior Championship at Bhubaneswar in 1988 and National Junior Championship at Palachi (Tamil Nadu) in 1889.
* Won the State under-25 title four times.
* Helped Utkal University finish runners-up in the All-India Inter-University Chess Championship at Tirupatin in 1997.
PERFORMANCE/ACHIEVEMENT AS COACH:
* Working as a professional coach in all the DAV Schools of Odisha; Cambridge School (Cuttack), DPS Kalinga, Stewart School (Cuttack), Plus-Two Jupiter Science College and Koustuv Group of Engineering College (both Bhubaneswar).
* Teaching chess to inmates of Central Prison (Choudwar, Cuttack) under special training programme.
* Functioning as the chief coach, founder and director of SR Chess Centre at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Angul, Talcher, Dhenkanal and Berhampur.
* Claims to have groomed around 400 players since 2007.
* His leading desciples include Debasish Das, Sunyasakta Satpathy, Padmini Rout, Kiran Manisha Mohanty, Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, Rakesh Kumar Moharana, Adyasa Mahapatra, Rudrakshya Parida, Subhashis Barik, Rakesh Kumar Jena, Rakesh Kumar Nayak, Swayams Mishra, Saina Salonika, Smaraki Mohanty, Sidhant Mohapatra, Nishit Mohanty.
* Started imparting coaching in the year 2003.
* Launched SR Chess Centre at Badambadi, Cuttack in the year 2004.
PERFORMANCE/ACHIEVEMENT AS ADMINISTRATOR:
* Elected as the President of All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) for a three-year term (2025-2028) in Puri on 9 February 2025.
* Functioning as the secretary of Barabati Chess Academy, Kalinga Chess Association and Orissa Chess Player Association.
* Also functioning as the Joint-secretary of Cuttack District Chess Association, founder member of Orissa Chess Foundation, Convener of Orissa Chess Development Committee, Managing Editor of Orissa Chess Review (A bi-monthly chess magazine of Orissa).
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
* He is the author of chess book `Check…Check…Checkmate`
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 26 April 2012
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 27 February 2025