Harini, S.

S. Harini, a 36-year-old Indian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1896 and sitting in the top 5% of Indian women. She has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent appearances: Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open Chess tournament (Category - B Below 2000) and Queenstar Open International Rated Chess Championship 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Eight Square Chess Academy & Capa Chess Academy - International RAPID FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament - 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Athens of the East 5th International Grandmaster Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament - 2025 Category D (Blitz)) recently. She had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2006), 21 months (2015–2017) and 41 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2150 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2015).

Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 35). At junior level, she reached #29, #37, #94 and #65 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.