GM Harshit Raja Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Harshit Raja Born 2001 (age 24) Place of birth Federation India Profiles #808 World Ranking 2474 Classical 2407 Rapid 2455 Blitz Rating Bio The name Raja is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Harshit. Most Played Openings White Pieces Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Martinez Variation (22 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (21 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (17 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights, Mindeno, Exchange Line (9 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (7 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (19 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (18 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (17 games) Queen's Gambit Declined (16 games) Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (10 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Harshit Raja (2487) Zachary Bensky (1848) 1-0 50 2025 Harshit Raja (2487) Henry Zhang (2133) 1-0 33 2025 Harshit Raja (2487) Reiner Ignaci Avello Carrasco (1912) 1-0 37 2025 Harshit Raja (2487) Eduardo Vilches Romero (1883) 1-0 31 2025 Harshit Raja (2487) Oscar Estay Torreblanca (2087) 1-0 20 2025 Harshit Raja (2474) Liam Henry Putnam 1-0 76 2025 Harshit Raja (2474) Mark Paragua 1-0 41 2025 Harshit Raja (2474) Ethan Sheehan (2363) 1-0 54 2025 Harshit Raja (2487) Samy Shoker (2446) 0-1 32 2025 Harshit Raja (2474) Tani Adewumi (2362) 0-1 33 2025 Show All Games