Nagpur: City’s first Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani made his presence felt in a big way on the opening day of the World Rapid Team Chess Championship in Hong Kong on Wednesday.The 21-year-old Raunak, representing Team Chessnut Nova, forced World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to play a 46-move draw in the second round.In the following third round, Raunak held former world classical chess champion Ding Liren of China in just 20 moves.Playing on the top board for his team, Raunak started his campaign with a facile win over Malaysian GM Yeoh Li Tan before holding former world champions.Of the four rounds in the team event, Raunak is standing tall, collecting two points. The six-player team of Raunak is led by his former coach and Vidarbha’s first GM, Swapnil Dhopade.
