Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old Indian-origin British chess player, has become the youngest girl to defeat a Grandmaster. She beat Peter Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool. At 10 years, five months, and three days, she broke the 2019 record of American Carissa Yip, who achieved the feat at 10 years and 11 months.
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11:45 am on
12 Aug