Santosh Hariharan

Santosh Hariharan, a 14-year-old Indian player, is rated 1888 and sitting in the top 3% of Indian players under 14. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National Under-17 Chess Championship 2025-26, 13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300), and ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above). Also played 2 rapid (including 2nd Aspiring Minds Open International FIDE Rated Rapid Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. His peak of 2024 was reached at age 14 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, he reached #52 and #73 nationally in U14 and U12.