Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Teen Chess Prodigy Akshay Borgaonkar Wins Gold, Bronze at Commonwealth Championships
A 16-year-old Indian chess player named Akshay Borgaonkar won two medals at the Commonwealth Chess Championships.
He won the gold medal in the Under-16 Classical event and the bronze medal in the Under-18 Blitz event.
Borgaonkar has been playing chess since he was six years old and has won many other tournaments.
He hopes to become a Grandmaster soon.
Akshay Borgaonkar, 16, won gold in Under-16 Classical and bronze in Under-18 Blitz at Commonwealth Chess Championships
He scored an unbeaten eight out of nine in both events
Borgaonkar credited his win to a crucial game against Sri Lanka's Induwara Thisarindu
He aspires to achieve the Grandmaster title soon
Borgaonkar started playing chess at age six and has won multiple domestic and international tournaments
- Who
- Akshay Borgaonkar, a 16-year-old Indian chess player
- What
- Won gold in Under-16 Classical and bronze in Under-18 Blitz at Commonwealth Chess Championships
- When
- Monday, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Where
- Commonwealth Chess Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Why
- To compete and win chess tournaments
- Age
- 16
- Home Town
- Pune, India
- Chess Title
- International Master (IM)
- Trainer
- Grandmaster Swayam
- Academic Achievement
- Scored 98% in his 10th board exams