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Raunak Sadhwani (born 22 December 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster from Nagpur, Maharashtra. He achieved the grandmaster title in 2020 and is recognized as one of India’s young elite players.
Early Life
- Raunak was born on 22 December 2005 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
- He showed strong chess talent at a young age and began participating in tournaments early. (While specific details of his family or exact starting-age are less thoroughly documented in mainstream sources, the fact of his early growth is supported.)
- He gained attention in national and international junior chess circuits. For example, he won the U-10 Commonwealth Championship in 2015.
Career
- Raunak became India’s 65th Grandmaster at the age of 13 years and roughly 9 months.
- He has won several international tournaments, such as the 19th Spilimbergo Open in Italy in August 2021 (7/9 score, undefeated).
- In October 2023, he won the FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess Championship (Open section) with a score of 8.5/11.
- His peak FIDE Standard rating reached 2681 as of July 2025.
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