Raunak Sadhwani dominates 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Blitz 2022

The recently concluded 44th Chess Olympiad Bronze medalist, GM Raunak Sadhwani continues his great form. He scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 28th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2022 Blitz Open. The 16-year-old finished a full point ahead of the field and he also had a full point lead heading into the last round. A draw was enough to win the tournament, and that is exactly what he did against the second runner-up, GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (ARM). Raunak defeated the eventual runner-up, GM Adam Tukhaev (UKR) in the ninth round. The total prize fund of the Blitz Open was US$ 2700. Top 3 prizes were $1000, $700 and $500 each. Last year, Raunak secured third place in the 27th edition. IM Pranesh M secured second place at Blitz Under-16 event.

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ChessBase India on Instagram: Raunak Sadhwani wins 28th Abu Dhabi Blitz Open @adchessfestival 2022 Top 3 Blitz Open 🥇GM Raunak Sadhwani 🇮🇳 10/11 🥈GM Adam Tukhaev 🇺🇦 9/11 🥉GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 🇦🇲