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GM Raunak Sadhwani

Raunak Sadhwani
Ruanak Sadhwani. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.
Full name
Raunak Sadhwani
Born
Dec 22, 2005 (age 17)‎
Place of birth
Nagpur, India
Federation
India
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The name Sadhwani is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Raunak.

Raunak Sadhwani is an Indian chess grandmaster. A prodigy, he earned the GM title at the age of just 13, making him the ninth-youngest in history as (of April 2021).

Sadhwani earned a spot in the 2021 Bullet Chess Championship after winning a qualifier event. He played alongside world-class bullet players like GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja, Levon Aronian, Daniel Naroditsky, and more.

He won a bronze medal with the Indian team at the 2022 FIDE Olympiad.

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