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10-Year-Old Chess Prodigy Becomes Youngest Female Player to Defeat Grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 10, set new records by defeating a grandmaster and earning the Woman International Master title, surpassing previous age records, Chess.com reported.
- WFM Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday, securing her final Woman International Master norm and earning praise as `some kind of magician` by Gormally.
- Picking up a chessboard during the Covid pandemic at age five, Sivanandan broke the previous record set by Carissa Yip and was invited to Downing Street by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at age eight.
- Breaking the WGM norm record, Sivanandan achieved the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster norm at just 10 years old, with Danny Gormally saying `She must be some kind of magician`.
- The Woman International Master title positions Sivanandan among chess’s elite female players, and Tim Wall said `She has a very strong work ethic` as her rise made her a 'force to be reckoned with' across the chess world.
- Her story illustrates how dedication can overcome obstacles, as Sivanandan aims for grandmaster status and world champion ambition in a male-dominated chess arena.
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In the United Kingdom, a 10-year-old girl entered history by beating a great chess master at a tournament in Liverpool. She now has the title of International Women's Master, the second most prestigious. - Failed: at 10 she beats a great master and enters history (Sports).
Who is Bodhana Sivanandan? All about youngest female chess prodigy to beat Grandmaster Peter Wells
Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old chess prodigy, broke the record for the youngest player to beat a grandmaster. She defeated 60-year-old Peter Wells at the 2025 British Chess Championships.
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The Englishman Bodhana Sivanandan became, at only 10 years old, the youngest player to beat a great chess master. At the same time, she reached the rank of international female master, also beating a record...
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