Manoj Kumar is a Fijian chess player who has won the Fiji National Championship eight times: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.[1] The Fiji Sports Councils Awards named him Fiji national domestic Player of the year twice, in 2007 and 2008.[2]
Kumar won the first Fiji Invitational Championship in 2003.[3]
Kumar represented Fiji in the most Oceania championships: 2001; 2007 Nadi, Fiji;[2] 2009 Gold Coast; and 2011 Rotoura, New Zealand.[4] Kumar also represented Fiji in three Chess Olympiads.[2][5]
References
- ↑ Raj, Amit (December 8, 2010), "Kumar wants to be master", The Fiji Times Online
- 1 2 3 Fiji Chess Federation awards
- ↑ Fiji Invitational Championship archived tournament report at www.fide.com
- ↑ Raj, Amit (December 25, 2010), "3 represent Fiji to Oceania", The Fiji Times Online
- ↑ Kumar, Manoj, Chess Olympiad record at olimpbase.org
External links
- Manoj Kumar rating card at FIDE
- Manoj Kumar player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Raj, Amit (October 21, 2010), "School teacher wins 9th chess title", The Fiji Times Online
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