Derik’s Chess School student Master Sharan Rao has won the title in the Karnataka State Under 7 Chess Championship organised at State Youth Centre, Bangalore by United Karnataka Chess Association recently.
According to a press re;ease, he scored 5 points in 6 rounds to bag the honour. He was declared winner with a round to go after 5 rounds irrespective last round result.
Both Derik’s Chess School talents- Sharan Rao and Rahul Peter led the table till 5th round. Unfortunate, Rahul lost in the last 2 rounds and had to be content for 6th place.
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The seven- year- old prodigy Sharan Rao will represent Karnataka in the forthcoming Under 7 National Chess Championship to be held at Lucknow from October 29 onwards. Master Sharan Rao is studying in second standard at St Theresa English Convent School and is the son of Shubhaananda Rao and Jyothi Rao.
