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Raunak Sadhwani

Raunak Sadhwani
Photo: Druhin Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
World rank
No. 73 (October 2026)
Rating
2645
Peak rating
2681 (July 2025)
Title
Grandmaster (2020)
Federation
India
Born
December 22, 2005, Nagpur, India (age 20)
FIDE ID
35093487

An Indian grandmaster from Nagpur who earned the title at 13, among the ten youngest ever. He was Commonwealth under-10 champion in 2015.

At the 2022 Olympiad he played for India’s second team, which won bronze. He reached a peak rating of 2681 in July 2025.

Career highlights

  • Grandmaster at 13
  • Olympiad team bronze with India in 2022
  • Peak rating 2681 (July 2025)

FIDE profile · Wikipedia
Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.