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Hariharan, Shambavi
WFM🇬🇧FIDE 488160· Female· England· Born in 2011
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Shambavi Hariharan, a 15-year-old English Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1977 and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide under 16. She is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 108 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 7-8. Also played 9 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier) recently. Her peak of 2102 was reached at age 14 (Sep 2025).
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 14) and WCM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #17, #8, #12 and #3 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1977
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz2032
All-time high
2102
−125 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
104
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#109 · women worldwide under 16 · of 3,629
Career timeline
15 entries2026
17th English U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2066
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Dec 2025
8th English U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2102
Sep 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 14
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2102
at age 14 · −125 from today
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1936 → 1977
Tournaments
18
113 games
Score
47/ 11341.6%
28W47D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/3 | #99 | 1412 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #720 | 1983 | -31.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #45 | — | -20.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 2015 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #52 | 2067 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #52 | 2178 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 2134 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2636 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/8 | #104 | 2024 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #8 | 2145 | +29.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElis Denele DicenWFM
🇬🇧ENG·2182
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLindsay Pyun
🇬🇧ENG·1719
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsElmira MirzoevaWGM
🇬🇧ENG·2287
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRuqayyah RidaWFM
🇬🇧ENG·2064
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMia Mouskos
🇬🇧ENG·1560
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#503
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#23,155
in continent
World
#31,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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