Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:04pm on 15 Aug 2025,Friday Sports
Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, from London, has become the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster. She achieved the feat at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, beating 60-year-old Grandmaster Peter Wells. The International Chess Federation (ICF) confirmed she broke the previous record held by American Carissa Yip by over six months. Sivanandan’s victory earned her the title of Woman International Master, the second-highest ranking for women. Last year, she was the youngest person to represent England in any sport at the Chess Olympiad. England chess team manager Malcolm Pein called her “one of the most remarkable prodigies.” (PC: NDTV)
