Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female chess player to defeat a Grandmaster after taking down Peter Wells earlier this month. Sivanandan, 10, broke the record previously set by Carissa Yip in ...
WASHINGTON — Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old from London, has made history at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool, becoming the youngest female player ever to beat a chess grandmaster.
A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation. Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a ...