Calvin Prasad

Calvin Prasad (born March 11, 1980) is an Indo-Fijian chess player. He is the first male chess player to earn a Candidate Master (CM) title for the small chess community of Fiji. cite news|title = Prasad is Fiji's first CM | url= http://www.fijichess.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=113 | publisher=fijichess.com ]

He has represented Fiji four times in international tournaments, 2003 at the Fiji Invitational Chess Championships, 2004 at the Zonal Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, [ [http://www.fijichess.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=131 Prasad is Fiji's National Athlete of the Year] at fijichess.com, accessed 2008-01-25] and twice at the Chess Olympiad, (Mallorca 2004 and Turin 2006). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/players/oggywk4e.html Prasad, Calvin] team chess record at olimpbase.org]

He is also a Former National Champion (2004) of Fiji and has had many tournament victories ] .

For the past 4 years, he has also served on the management board of the Fiji Chess Federation. He is also the captain of the current champion team in Fiji (Smackers) which consists of Asheesh Gautam and Jashint Maharaj. [ [http://www.fijichess.com/default2.asp?active_page_id=131 Smackers V Make It 5] at fijichess.com, accessed 2008-01-26]

Prasad was voted the National Male Athlete of 2006. [citation| title=Karate kid wins for dad | url=http://www.fijitimes.com.fj/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=59925 | date=1 April 2007 | periodical=Fiji Times]

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