Pune: Ten-year old Nihal Sarin, the freshly crowned World-Under 10 champion, stole the limelight with a 94-move victory over higher ranked IM Jonathan Westerberg of Sweden as the World Junior Chess C’ship got underway on Monday.
Nihal said: “Obviously, today’s match was a very tough as it lasted so many moves, but there was no tension and I enjoyed it very much.”
Interestingly, it was the very first time that Nihal played against a titled player though his handling of two pieces for his opponent’s rook in a Bogo Indian Defence defied his age and experience.
