Harsha Bharathakoti

In this Indian name, the name Bharathakoti is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Harsha.

Harsha Bharathakoti is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Harsha Bharathakoti
Country	India
Born	(2000-02-07) February 7, 2000 (age 24) Guntur, India
Title	Grandmaster (2019)^[1]
FIDE rating	2571 (May 2024)
Peak rating	2608 (March 2023)

Chess career

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

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".