GM Harsha Bharathakoti and IM Tianqi Wang (USA) scored an unbeaten 4.5/5 each at Brennan's Open 2025 Open. Harsha won the tournament. His sole draw of the event was against the eventual second runner-up, GM Illya Nyzhnyk (UKR) in the penultimate round. The total prize fund was US$ 4200. The top three prizes were US$ 1000, $600 and $400 in the Open section. The three-day five round Rating Open tournament was organized by Saint Louis Chess Club at Chase Park Plaza Hotel in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA from 3rd to 5th October 2025. This is Harsha's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
