Written by Sanika Deshpande

International Master (IM) Akshay Borgaonkar, 16, who clinched two medals at the Commonwealth Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, described the event as a “valuable learning experience”, especially while competing in an older age category.

Borgaonkar scored an unbeaten eight out of nine to win the gold medal in the Under-16 Classical section and bagged the bronze in the higher Under-18 Blitz category, where he again scored eight out of nine.

In a conversation with The Indian Express , Borgaonkar recalled a crucial game in the third round against Sri Lanka’s Induwara Thisarindu, whose strong performance throughout the event required him to stay at the top of his game, even though he entered the tournament as the top seed. “I think that

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