Harshavardhan G. B.

Harshavardhan G. B. is an Indian chess player and an International Master.

Chess career

In November 2022, he won the Asian Junior Chess Championship with an unbeaten score of 7/9, also earning a GM norm.
In December 2023, he won the gold medal in the Rapid Open section of the Western Asian Junior Chess Championships.
In March 2024, he shared second place with grandmasters Bharath Subramaniyam H and Akash G at the ChessOrg Festival Bad Woerishofen Open A.
In May 2025, he defeated grandmaster Tin Jingyao in the first round of the Dubai Open.
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.
He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2025, where he was defeated by Mustafa Yılmaz in the first round.