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{{Infobox chess player<br />
| name = Isha Sharma <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| full_name = <!-- if different --><br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|10|29}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227479.pdf |title=Title Application}}</ref> <br />
| birth_place = [[Belthangady]], India<br />
|peakrating = 2325 (August 2022)<br />
| title = [[Woman Grandmaster]] (2026)<br />
| FideID = 35006665<br />
}}<br />
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'''Isha Sharma''' is an Indian chess player from [[Belthangady]], [[Dakshina Kannada district]], [[Karnataka]]. She holds the title of [[Woman Grandmaster]] (WGM) and is the first woman from Karnataka.<ref name="CBI2025">{{cite news |title=Isha Sharma becomes Karnataka's first Woman Grandmaster |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Isha-Sharma-becomes-Karnataka-s-first-and-India-s-27th-Woman-Grandmaster |work=ChessBase India |date=14 November 2025 |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 24, 2022 |title=Isha Sharma is Karnataka's first woman International Master |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/isha-sharma-is-karnatakas-first-woman-international-master/articleshow/93079862.cms |work=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=ವಾರ್ತೆ |first1=ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ |title=Chess: ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮೊದಲ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಗ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಎನಿಸಿದ ಇಶಾ |url=https://www.prajavani.net/sports/other-sports/isha-sharma-karnataka-first-woman-grandmaster-3632629 |work=Prajavani |language=kn}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Sharma hails from Belthangady in coastal Karnataka. She took up chess at a young age and trained through state-level coaching programmes.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Karnataka State Women's Chess Championship: Isha Sharma wins title |url=https://starofmysore.com/karnataka-state-womens-chess-championships-isha-sharma-wins-title/ |work=Star of Mysore |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Chess career ==<br />
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Sharma achieved success in state and national tournaments and won the Karnataka State Women's Chess Championship, establishing herself as a top player in the state.<ref name="auto"/><br />
Sharma secured her Woman Grandmaster norms at international tournaments held in Slovakia, Morocco, and Serbia, completing her final norm in 2025.<ref name="CBI2025" /><br />
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== Woman Grandmaster title ==<br />
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In November 2025, Sharma completed all requirements for the Woman Grandmaster title, becoming Karnataka's first Woman Grandmaster and the 27th Indian woman to receive the title.<ref name="CBI2025" /><br />
== Playing profile ==<br />
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Sharma regularly competes in national and international tournaments and is listed in the [[FIDE]] rating database. She is also involved in training and mentoring young chess players in Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIDE Profile – Sharma, Isha |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/35006665 |publisher=FIDE |access-date=19 December 2025}}</ref><br />
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