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British Schoolgirl Becomes Chess’ Youngest Ever Woman Grandmaster
The 11-year-old from north-west London passed the 2,300 rating mark and earned her third norm while representing England in Samarkand.
- On Sunday, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest player in history to earn the Woman Grandmaster title at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after winning eight points across 11 games.
- Sivanandan, from Harrow, London, taught herself chess via YouTube during Covid-19 lockdowns, later earning three qualifying norms and passing the 2300 rating threshold required for the Woman Grandmaster title.
- In July, Sivanandan became the youngest girl to earn an International Master norm at the Dole Open in France, also defeating a Grandmaster rated above 2600 in a classical game.
- Surpassing the 2002 record held by Kateryna Lagno, who earned the Woman Grandmaster title at 12, Sivanandan's achievement marks a historic milestone for the English chess prodigy.
- Sivanandan noted that chess helps with "lots of other things like maths, how to calculate," and she intends to "keep making history" beyond this record-breaking achievement.
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British-Indian schoolgirl Bodhana Sivanandan crowned youngest chess grandmaster - The Tribune
Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has been crowned the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The 11-year-old London schoolgirl is the youngest chess player in history to earn the WGM title after becoming the youngest person to represent England internationally in any sport, when she played for […]
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