GMHarsha Bharathakoti
IND · FIDE ID 5078776 · 451 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2510
#43 in IND (active)
Rapid
2500
#27 in IND (active)
Blitz
2499
#27 in IND (active)
Score
61%
210 W · 132 D · 109 L
Opp. avg
2434
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-05-25
35th Annual Chicago Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 50% of games (scores 58%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (21%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 71 of 110 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 68%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 53 of 88 games (Indian Defense), scoring 60%.
- Comfort zone: Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation as White, 75% in 10 games.
- By opponent strength: 34% against higher-rated players, 70% against lower-rated.
Based on 451 over-the-board games (80 rapid · 57 classical · 52 blitz). 227 with White (63%), 224 with Black (60%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 113 | 58% |
| 1.Nf3 | 48 | 71% |
| 1.e4 | 32 | 67% |
| 1.c4 | 21 | 67% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 10 | 65% |
| Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation | 10 | 75% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation | 9 | 44% |
| Zukertort Opening | 7 | 57% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 5 | 40% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (110 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 71 | 68% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 14 | 57% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 11 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (88 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 53 | 60% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 23 | 30% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 11 | 68% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 9 | 33% |
| English Defense | 5 | 90% |
| Sicilian Defense: Godiva Variation | 5 | 80% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 5 | 80% |
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 5 | 70% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | Tianqi Wang (2349) 35th Annual Chicago Open | ½ |
| 2026-05-25 | Jason Liang (2440) 35th Annual Chicago Open | L |
| 2026-05-24 | Alexey Sarana (2664) 35th Annual Chicago Open | L |
| 2026-05-24 | Brian Escalante Ramirez (2449) 35th Annual Chicago Open | W |
| 2026-05-23 | Padhya Saumil (2284) 35th Annual Chicago Open | W |
| 2026-05-23 | Siddharth Singh 35th Annual Chicago Open | ½ |
| 2026-05-22 | Ted Wang 35th Annual Chicago Open | ½ |
| 2026-04-05 | Emilio Cordova (2495) The Atlantic City Open | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Robby Kevlishvili (2518) The Atlantic City Open | W |
| 2026-04-04 | Danila Poliannikov (2314) The Atlantic City Open | ½ |
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