Rao’s Chess Corner is a place where chess enthusiasts like yourself are reinforced and progressed to achieve new limits every day. Our International FIDE Rated coaches who have coaching experiences of more than 5 years are passionate to create great young minds and motivate more new students to enjoy the game of chess.
RCC was officially initiated by International Master Sharan Rao in the month of February 2022 in the keen interest to spread and expand the amazing game of chess to everyone through online platforms like zoom or google meet using the latest softwares like ChessBase and Lichess. RCC has started classes in offline mode as well in Mangalore, Karnataka.
OUR COACHES:
Hello! I’m Sharan Rao from Karnataka, India! I have finished my B.tech Civil Engineering degree in NITK Surathkal. I am also the founder and head coach of the chess academy named Rao’s Chess Corner (RCC).
Started chess coaching in the year 2018, taught around 100+ students from various parts of the world from being beginners to students having a rating of around 1900, ranging from 6 to 40-year-olds. 15 years of playing chess helped me gain complete understanding and maturity about the game which helps me express my thoughts about it very fluently to others.
60 minutes of one class and you’ll fall in love with chess.
Use of the latest software and exploring lichess studies to maximum depth.
⭐Started playing chess when I was 7 in 2007.
⭐Scored my 1st IM Norm in Sunway Sitges Open 2021 in Spain.
⭐️Scored my 2nd IM Norm in Maharashtra Open 2022 in Pune.
⭐Scored my 3rd IM Norm in Prague Open 2023 in Czech Republic.
🌟Crossed 2400 live fide rating on 15th July 2023 and hence became an International Master.
WIM Isha Sharma from Karnataka, India. The 1st Karnataka Women Chess Player to become Women International Master (WIM) in the year 2019. Having scored 2 WGM norms and with a peak rating of 2325, she has but one more norm to achieve to acquire the coveted Woman Grand Master (WGM) title. Joined RCC-02 as Head Coach in March 2025!
👑1st WIM Norm in March 2017 at Sharjah 2018
👑2nd WIM Norm in September 2018 at Turkey 2019
👑3rd WIM Norm in August 2019 at Hungary and became WIM Isha Sharma.
👑2022- Maiden WGM and IM norm in Piestany, Slovakia beating legendary Grandmaster Krasenkow Michal (Poland).
👑2nd WGM Norm in International tournament in Morocco 2023.
🥇Multiple Best Woman prizes in various open tournaments across the world (Cannes Open 2025, Bangalore GM 2024, Tsaghkadzor Open 2023, and many more)
