Egor Bogdanov wins 39th Cannes FIJ Open 2026, Harshavardhan G B third
GM Egor Bogdanov scores 7/9 points to win the 39th FIJ Cannes Open A (+2100). After 9 rounds, it was a five-way tie for first place, with 5 players scoring 7/9 points, but a better tiebreaker score helped Egor Bogdanov clinch the title. Augustin Droin, Harshavardhan G B, Vladyslav Larkin, and Moritz Valentin Collin secured 2nd to 5th places respectively. Harshavardhan GB scored an unbeaten 7/9 points, increasing his rating by 10.6 points. The tournament was organized from 23rd February to 1st March at Palais des Festivals de Cannes with a total prize money of €6,000. The top 3 prizes were €1,800, €1,200, and €700. Photos: Cannes Echecs
Harshavardhan's first podium finish of the year
Going into the last round, Harshavardhan was in a joint lead with Augustin Droin and Vladyslav Larkin. He drew his last round game against Vladyslav Larkin to score an unbeaten 7/9 points with 4 draws and secure the third place and €700 prize. 10 Indian players took part in this event, and 2 finished in the top 15. Harshavardhan secured 3rd place, and IM Srihari L secured 12th place.
A total of 114 players registered for the event with 6 Grandmasters, 11 International Masters, and 29 FIDE Masters, with a total of 10 Indian players taking part in it. The time control was 1 hour 30 minutes + 30 minutes [30"] with 9 rounds swiss format
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Final Standings
Ranking | Names | Elo FIDE | Category | Points | Performance |
1 | BOGDANOV Egor | 2500 F | SenM | 7 | 2596 |
2 | DROIN Augustin | 2480 F | JunM | 7 | 2593 |
3 | HARSHAVARDHAN G B | 2490 F | SenM | 7 | 2592 |
4 | LARKIN Vladyslav | 2478 F | SenM | 7 | 2576 |
5 | COLLIN Moritz Valentin | 2308 F | JunM | 7 | 2456 |
6 | LAURENT-PAOLI Pierre | 2537 F | SenM | 6½ | 2522 |
7 | SHUKHMAN Anna | 2431 F | CadF | 6 | 2497 |
8 | MATERIA Marco | 2497 F | CadM | 6 | 2468 |
9 | CHAN Kim Yew | 2382 F | SenM | 6 | 2465 |
10 | NOGERBEK Kazybek | 2537 F | SenM | 6 | 2444 |
11 | CHARMETEAU Sven | 2389 F | SenM | 6 | 2435 |
12 | SRIHARI L | 2372 F | SenM | 6 | 2411 |
13 | BELKAID Sohan | 2349 F | JunM | 6 | 2402 |
14 | TULLIEZ Andre | 2225 F | JunM | 6 | 2402 |
15 | DI NICOLANTONIO Lucas | 2384 F | SenM | 6 | 2349 |
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