Harshit Raja clinches Tirol Open for the second consecutive year
GM Harshit Raja and FM Tobias Kolb scored 7/9 each at Tirol Open 2026. Harshit won Tirol Open 2026 on tie-breaks for the second year in-a-row with the same exact score.
Harshit’s fourth triumph of the year
GM Harshit Raja and FM Tobias Kolb (GER) were coleaders at 6.5/8 each. GM Philipp Schlosser (GER) drew against Harshit and the latter became the champion. Tobias shared the point with GM Nikolaus Stanec (AUT), the former finished second and the latter third.
The top three prizes were €1100, €800 and €600 with a trophy each.
Champion – GM Harshit Raja 7/9 | Photo: Official site
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd FM Tobias Kolb (GER) 7/9, 1st GM Harshit Raja 7/9 and 3rd GM Nikolaus Stanec (AUT) 6.5/9 | Photo: Official site
Round 1: Viktor Guba (AUT) – GM Harshit Raja: 0-1 | Photo: Official site
GM Harshit Raja scored an unbeaten 7/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 1.9 Elo rating points
Inauguration ceremony | Photo: Official site
Sanikal Bath and Technology products | Photo: Official site
Players in action | Photo: Official site
Top boards | Photo: Official site
The tournament hall at Haus der Begegnung in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria | Photo: Official site
Replay all available Group A games
A total of 57 players including three GMs took part from eight countries across the world. The eight-day nine-round Rating Group A (≥1800) tournament was organized by Tyrolean Chess Association at Haus der Begegnung in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria from 22nd to 29th August 2026. The time control of the tournament was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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