Harshavardhan G. B.

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Harshavardhan G. B.
Personal information
Born (2003-11-15) November 15, 2003 (age 21)
Chess career
Country India
Title International Master (2020)
FIDE   rating 2476 (October 2025)
Peak rating 2479 (November 2025)

Harshavardhan G. B. is an Indian chess player and a International Master (IM).

Chess career

In November 2022, he won the Asian Junior Chess Championship with an unbeaten score of 7/9, also earning a GM norm. [1]

In December 2023, he won the gold medal in the Rapid Open section of the Western Asian Junior Chess Championships. [2]

In March 2024, he shared second place with grandmasters Bharath Subramaniyam H and Akash G at the ChessOrg Festival Bad Woerishofen Open A. [3]

In May 2025, he defeated grandmaster Tin Jingyao (who was rated over 150 points higher) in the first round of the Dubai Open. [4]

In August 2025, he finished in second place in the Chess Hub MCF GM IM Invitational, where he suffered his only loss against the winner Yeoh Li Tian. [5]

He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Mustafa Yılmaz in the first round. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (November 26, 2022). "Harshavardhan clinches Gold at Asian Junior 2022, Rakshitta Ravi Silver in Girls".
  2. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (December 9, 2023). "India wins five medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2023".
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (March 19, 2024). "Di Li wins ChessOrg Schachfestival 2024 Bad Wörishofen, Bharath, Harshavardhan and Akash second".
  4. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (May 28, 2025). "25th Dubai Open R1: Harshavardhan and Mayank stun Jingyao Tin and Abhijeet Gupta".
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (August 31, 2025). "Yeoh Li Tian wins 1st Chess Hub - MCF GM IM Invitational 2025, creates history, Harshavardhan G B second".
  6. ↑ "FIDE World Cup 2025 to take place in India". July 21, 2025.
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