Egor Bogdanov wins 39th Cannes Open 2026, Harshavardhan G B third
GM Egor Bogdanov (UKR), IM Augustin Droin (FRA), IM Harshavardhan G B, IM Vladyslav Larkin (UKR) and FM Moritz Valentin Collin (SUI) scored 7/9 each at 39th Cannes Open A (>2100) 2026. Egor won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was €10000, €6000 in Open A. The top three prizes were €1800, €1200 and €700.
Top five score 7/9
The total participation combining all three events was 431 – 114 in Open A (>2100), 202 in Open B (1600-2200) and 115 Open C (<1700)
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Augustin Droin (FRA) 7/9, 1st GM Egor Bogdanov (UKR) 7/9 and 3rd IM Harshavardhan G B 7/9 | Photo: Cannes-Echecs
Runner-up – IM Augustin Droin (FRA) 7/9 | Photo: Cannes-Echecs
Second Runner-up – IM Harshavardhan G B 7/9 | Photo: Cannes-Echecs
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A total of 114 players including six GMs, eleven IMs, two WGMs and three WIMs took part from 20 countries across the world in the Open A (>2100) category. The seven-day nine-round Rating Open A tournament was organized by Romuald Labaca at Palais des Festivals de Cannes – Salon des Ambassadeurs in Cannes, France from 23rd February to 1st March 2026. The time control of the tournament was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Final standings
Links
Cannes Echecs: Official site and facebook
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