Vidit Gujrathi and Raunak Sadhwani won Maharashtra Challenge Match 2023. They both dominated their respective opponents, Peter Svidler and Nigel Short. Raunak won the match with six games and a day to spare, Vidit clinched it with four games left on the final day. Raunak dominated all three formats - Classical, Rapid and Blitz. Vidit scored more in Classical and Rapid events. Svidler was better in Blitz. Full report with videos and photos by Sagar Shah.
sports reporterthe title already in his basket, nagpur’s grandmaster raunak sadhwani finished the maharashtra challenge match against experienced briton nigel short taking a total of 20 points. in the last round battle, raunak roun
sports reporterthe fourth and final classical games of the maharashtra challenge match — peter svidler versus vidit gujrathi and raunak sadhwani versus nigel short were intense and hard-fought but ended in draws. both vidit and rau
sports reporterafter impressive victories in the first round of the maharashtra challenge match, both indians — vidit gujrathi and raunak sadhwani — ended on the losing side against peter svidler and nigel short respectively
principal correspondentit will be no holds barred when four grandmasters of world lock horns from june one for the maharashtra challenge match at naivedhyam northstar, koradi. but on the eve of the one of its kind competition, all four g