NAGPUR: Maharashtra's youngest Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani dominated the shorter format to take former World Championship Challenger Nigel Short in stride and emerge champion on the penultimate day of their Challenger Match in the state chess festival at Naivedhyam hall, Koradi road, on Monday.
Raunak took an unassailable lead of nine points to emerge champion with one day, two rapid, and four blitz rounds still to go in the tournament. India no. 3 Vidit Gujrathi - despite losing three blitz games - maintained a four-point lead against eight-time Russian champion Peter Svidler.