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{{Short description|Indian chess player (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|11|15}}
| birth_place = 
| title = [[International Master]] (2020)
| peakrating = 	2493 (May 2026)
| FideID = 25059009
}}

'''Harshavardhan G. B.''' is an Indian chess player and an [[FIDE titles|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Asian-Junior-Chess-Championships-2022-Round-9-report|title=Harshavardhan clinches Gold at Asian Junior 2022, Rakshitta Ravi Silver in Girls|date=November 26, 2022|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}</ref>

In December 2023, he won the gold medal in the Rapid Open section of the Western Asian Junior Chess Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/India-wins-five-medals-at-Western-Asian-Junior-Chess-Championships-2023|title=India wins five medals at Western Asian Junior Chess Championships 2023|date=December 9, 2023|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}</ref>

In March 2024, he shared second place with grandmasters [[Bharath Subramaniyam H]] and [[G. Akash]] at the ChessOrg Festival Bad Woerishofen Open A.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Di-Li-wins-ChessOrg-Schachfestival-2024-Bad-Worishofen-Bharath-Harshavardhan-and-Akash-share-second-place|title=Di Li wins ChessOrg Schachfestival 2024 Bad Wörishofen, Bharath, Harshavardhan and Akash second|date=March 19, 2024|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}</ref>

In May 2025, he defeated grandmaster [[Tin Jingyao]] (who was rated over 150 points higher) in the first round of the Dubai Open.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/25th-Dubai-Open-2025-Round-1-report|title=25th Dubai Open R1: Harshavardhan and Mayank stun Jingyao Tin and Abhijeet Gupta|date=May 28, 2025|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Yeoh-Li-Tian-wins-1st-Chess-Hub-MCF-GM-IM-Invitational-2025-Harshavardhan-G-B-second|title=Yeoh Li Tian wins 1st Chess Hub - MCF GM IM Invitational 2025, creates history, Harshavardhan G B second|date=August 31, 2025|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}</ref>

He qualified for the [[Chess World Cup 2025]], where he was defeated by [[Mustafa Yılmaz]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/FIDE-World-Cup-2025-to-take-place-in-India|title=FIDE World Cup 2025 to take place in India|date=July 21, 2025}}</ref>

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