Manoj Kumar (chess player)

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ Raj, Amit (December 8, 2010), "Kumar wants to be master", The Fiji Times Online
  2. 1 2 3 Fiji Chess Federation awards
  3. ↑ Fiji Invitational Championship archived tournament report at www.fide.com
  4. ↑ Raj, Amit (December 25, 2010), "3 represent Fiji to Oceania", The Fiji Times Online
  5. ↑ Kumar, Manoj, Chess Olympiad record at olimpbase.org
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