Most talented young players hit a wall. Not because they lack ability. Because the training around them does not match their potential.
That is the exact gap RISE by Kingdom of Chess was built to close. RISE is a chess scholarship program for kids who show real promise but need structured, affordable, high-level coaching to keep improving. It pairs India’s top FIDE-certified coaches with a small-batch format, a rating-focused curriculum, and dedicated scholarship support for families who qualify.
Since Kingdom of Chess began coaching students in 2018, dozens of genuinely gifted kids have plateaued along the way. Not from lack of talent. From coaching that was too expensive, too crowded, or too generic to move their rating forward. RISE exists to fix that specific problem. For a child ready to train the way serious FIDE competitors train, structured online chess classes are the starting point, and RISE is the accelerated track built on top of them.
What Is RISE by Kingdom of Chess?
RISE stands for Rating Improvement Scholarships for Elites. It is a six-month coaching program built specifically for talented players who deserve top-tier training and dedicated scholarship support.
The program is not a watered-down version of regular classes. It is a focused, results-driven track with its own curriculum, its own batch structure, and its own scholarship model. Here is what defines it:
- 72 hours of structured training spread across 6 months
- Batches capped at 6 students for genuine, personalized attention
- A curriculum built around real FIDE rating gains, not generic lessons
- Scholarship support for players who qualify
Six months is long enough to build real habits. Short enough to stay focused. That balance is the point.
Why Do Even Talented Players Stop Growing?
Talented players plateau when the system around them fails to match their ability, not because their ceiling is low. Four problems show up again and again in the players assessed for RISE, and each one quietly caps a child’s growth long before their talent runs out.
- Expensive training. Elite-level chess coaching can cost lakhs a year, which puts real improvement out of reach for most parents.
- Rating stays stuck. Months of practice pass with zero movement in tournament ratings, and nobody can explain why.
- Oversized webinar sessions. A hundred students crammed into one webinar means your child gets close to zero individual focus.
- Inexperienced mentors. Coaches who have not walked the competitive path themselves struggle to guide a child through it.
Sound familiar? It should. RISE was built after this exact pattern showed up in parent after parent.
Who Is RISE For?
RISE is for young, talented chess players who already show competitive potential and need structured coaching to convert that potential into a higher FIDE rating. It is not an entry-level beginner program. It is built for kids who have already shown they can compete, and now need a real system behind them.
RISE fits your child if:
- They already play rated or club-level chess and want to push toward a title (like CM, FM, or higher)
- Their rating has plateaued despite regular practice
- They show clear tactical or positional talent but lack structured, individualized guidance
- Your family wants elite-level FIDE coaching backed by real scholarship support
Age is flexible. What matters more is competitive intent. Current RISE students range from Under-9 state champions to Under-19 national medalists, and each one gets the same dedicated, result-oriented attention.
What Are the Advantages of Joining RISE?
RISE gives talented players four things most coaching programs cannot: an affordable scholarship, a results-oriented curriculum, small dedicated batches, and expert guidance from India’s best coaches. Together, these four pillars are what separate genuine improvement from another round of lessons that go nowhere.
Beyond those four pillars, every RISE student also gets:
- A weekly tournament for real, competitive practice
- Practical assignments for hands-on, applied learning
- Regular game assessments so progress is visible, not assumed
Students working toward a title-level standard often graduate into chess classes for elite competitive players once the RISE track builds their foundation. The weekly tournament component connects directly into the wider academy tournament calendar, so the competitive exposure never stops at the classroom door. That combination shows up in how Kingdom of Chess’s success stories keep growing every season.
How Do You Enroll a Child in RISE?
Enrolling in RISE takes three steps: fill out a short form, complete a profile assessment, and receive your scholarship offer. The whole process is designed to be fast, honest, and free of pressure.
- Fill the form. Share your child’s basic details and current playing level.
- Profile assessment. Kingdom of Chess coaches evaluate the child’s game to understand where they stand and where the gaps are.
- Scholarship. Based on the assessment, the child receives a personalized scholarship offer.
No guesswork. No hidden steps. Just a straightforward path from interest to enrollment.
Real Results: Students Who Have Risen With KOC
Numbers are easy to write. Results are harder to fake. Here is what KOC students have actually done, documented in detail on the academy’s own blog.
Viaansh Bhatnagar, an Under-9 player from Udaipur, has won multiple district and state titles, including a Rank 1 finish at the Udaipur District U-9 Open Championship 2026 with a perfect score, and a 5th-place national finish at the 39th National Under-9 Open Chess Championship 2026 after 11 rounds. He has also ranked among India’s Top 15 Under-9 players. His full journey is covered in Viaansh Bhatnagar: The Under-9 Chess Prodigy Taking India by Storm.
Poushita Paliwal has built an equally strong record, winning the Rajasthan State Under-11 Girls Chess Championship 2026 without losing a single game, six wins from seven rounds, including a win over the top seed in her section. She also took the Udaipur District U-9 Girls title with an unbeaten run. Her title-winning performance is detailed in Poushita Paliwal Wins Rajasthan U11 Girls Chess Title 2026.
Different starting points, the same consistent pattern: structured coaching, small batches, and a coach who actually knew the path.
Across the wider academy, Arena Grandmaster Chandrajeet Rajawat has built Kingdom of Chess from four or five kids in a small room in Udaipur into a program serving 10,000-plus students across 30-plus countries, with over 200 champions produced along the way. RISE is the newest, sharpest expression of that same mission: talent should never lose to circumstance.
Give Your Child's Talent a Real Chance
Champions are not born. They are guided, nurtured, and believed in, one focused session at a time.
If a child has shown flashes of real ability but the training around them has not kept pace, RISE was built for exactly this moment. Filling out the RISE application and completing the free profile assessment shows what dedicated scholarship support could mean for that child’s chess journey. And for families who would rather start with the full range of chess classes for kids first, that door is always open too. Every parent now reading their child’s tournament results from the stands started with a single form.
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