Harsha Bharathakoti is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Harsha Bharathakoti
CountryIndia
Born (2000-02-07) February 7, 2000 (age 24)
Guntur, India
TitleGrandmaster (2019)[1]
FIDE rating2531 (November 2024)
Peak rating2608 (March 2023)

Chess career

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In November 2022, Harsha finished as runner-up in the Asian Continental Championship, losing to R Praggnanandhaa as a result of drawing against Shamsiddin Vokhidov.[2][3]

In March 2023, Harsha finished as runner-up in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open.[4] He then won the Chessemy Blitz Open by defeating Diptayan Ghosh in the Armageddon round.[5]

Harsha competed in the Chess World Cup 2023, where he was defeated by Levan Pantsulaia in the first round.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2022 Asian Continental Championship: Praggnanadhaa and Nandhidhaa clinch titles". November 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Telangana's Harsha emerges runner-up at Asian Continental Chess championship". November 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (March 2, 2023). "Sethuraman wins Cappelle-la-Grande Open on his 30th birthday".
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (March 15, 2023). "Harsha Bharathakoti wins Chessemy Blitz Open 2023, Diptayan second and Sayantan third".
  6. ^ "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".