Top 3 (Joint 1st), L to R: GM Rinat Jumabayev of Kazakhstan, GM Tiger Hillarp of Sweden, and India's 97th GM Harshavardhan G.B. | Photo: Anniken Vestby

Harshavardhan wins 3 in a row

Harshavardhan lost in the 4th round to GM Tiger Hillarp. In the next 5 games, Harshavardhan scored 4 points with 2 draws and 3 consecutive wins. In the final round, he defeated the very talented German IM Christian Gloeckler to finish joint 1st. Sasikiran Krishnan scored 7/9 points to finish in 4th place. IM Moksh Amit Doshi finished in 8th place with 6.5/9 points.

GM Harshavardhan G.B. with his shared 1st prize | Photo: Henrik Sjøl

Left to Right: 4th GM Sasikiran Krishnan, 7th IM Semen Mitusov, 8th IM Moksh Doshi, and IM Bennet Hagner | Photo: Henrik Sjøl

FM Charvi A scored 5 points and also received a prize | Photo: Henrik Sjøl

GM Harshavardhan GB vs. IM Christian Gloeckler (1-0) | Photo: Anniken Vestby

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A total of 62 players took part in this classical A 10-round Swiss Chess tournament happened in Scandic Valdres. A large hotel and conference centre in the town of Fagernes, Norway, from 3rd to 11th October 2026. The time control was 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment per move.

Final Standings: Here

Rank

Title

Player

Rating

Points

1

GM

Rinat Jumabayev

2564

7.5

2

GM

Tiger Hillarp Persson

2417

7.5

3

GM

Harshavardhan G B

2529

7.5

4

GM

Krishnan Sasikiran

2520

7.0

5

GM

Vitaly Sivuk

2485

6.5

6

IM

Semen Mitusov

2464

6.5

7

IM

Christian Gloeckler

2515

6.5

8

FM

Eivind Grunt Kreken

2347

6.5

9

IM

Bennet Hagner

2470

6.5

10

IM

Moksh Amit Doshi

2390

6.5

For more details, visit the official website.