Manoj Kumar (chess player)

Manoj Kumar
Born (1977-10-16) October 16, 1977 (age 47)
TitleCandidate Master (2009)
Peak rating2040 (January 2010)

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]

  1. ^ Raj, Amit (December 8, 2010), "Kumar wants to be master", The Fiji Times Online
  2. ^ a b c 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