WFMShambavi Hariharan

Shambavi Hariharan began entering junior tournaments at eight and joined Derby's junior chess group in September 2019. After competition resumed following the pandemic closures, she played British junior events and was selected for England's junior squad. She subsequently attended Oxford High School and played for Oxford City and its 4NCL team. She won Oxfordshire's under-eighteen girls' title for 2024-25. At fourteen she completed the requirements for the Woman Candidate Master title. In 2026 she was the leading girl in the UK Chess Challenge under-eighteen Terafinal, scoring seven points.