Ten-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Peter Wells in the final round of the British Championship held in Liverpool.
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British sensation Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by becoming the youngest female chess player ever to beat a grandmaster! Sivanandan’s victory at 10 years, five months and three days beats the 2019 record held by American 🇺🇸 Carissa Yip (10 years, 11 months and 20 days).
Bodhana was named the best female player at the European Blitz Chess Championship at only eight years old. At nine, she broke another record, becoming the youngest person to represent England on the global stage.
