Media Coverage

Fiji Times - 17/03/11

CANDIDATE Master (CM) Manoj Kumar (pictured left) is the top contender for the elite title in this Sunday's 28th Brijlal Open Chess Championship at the Pasifika Campus in Toorak. However, the current national champion is expected to face a mammoth task in retaining his crown against the likes of Doctor Neel Arora, Calvin Prasad and Noel Adricula.

Fiji Chess Federation (FCF) general secretary Krishneel Nair said Kumar brings with him a lot of experience from the numerous international events.

Read more: 28th Brijlal Open Chess Championship

 FijiSun - 7/12/10

St Vincent College teacher Manoj Kumar won the National Chess Championship in Suva yesterday.

Kumar’s win has made him the National Champion for the fourth year in a row.

Read more: Four in a row for Manoj

Fiji Times - 24/08/10

GAURAV Raicar of University of South Pacific took out top honours in the 2010 Fiji Chess Federation National Junior Championship at the Pasifika Campus on Sunday. Raicar also qualified for the 2010 Fiji National Chess Championship.

Read more: Raicar takes out junior chess

Fiji Times - 11/05/10 

THE 23rd Mohammed Badshah Memorial Open Chess Championship will be played in Suva on May 22.

The tournament, to be held at the Fiji School of Medicine Pasifika Campus, is expected to see the best chess players from around the country converge in the capital.

Read more: 23rd Mohammed Badshah Open

Fiji Times 03/05/10 

A NEW champion was unveiled in the secondary division of the Fiji Schools Chess Championship at Pasifika Campus in Suva yesterday.

Mahatma Gandhi High School (MGM) Form Six student Asrit Singh defeated top bet Hilda Areki of Saint Joseph's Secondary School to win top honours.

Tournament coordinator Manoj Kumar was happy with the turnout and the standard of competition during the annual event.

Read more: Student Singh tops chess championship