At 10 years old, Bodhana Sivanandan has become the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster. She’s also the youngest person to earn the woman international master title, the second-highest ...

Bodhana Sivanandan attained the title after she beat a 60-year-old Grandmaster during a tournament in Liverpool, England, on Aug. 10 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work ...

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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.

Fifth-grader Bodhana Sivanandan has become one of the world’s top chess players and now she is the youngest female ...

Bodhana Sivanandan still needs a booster seat to see the chess board, but that has not stopped her from becoming one of the world’s best players. The fifth grader is now the youngest-ever female ...

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 ...

Last month in Akron, a central Ohio 10-year-old made chess history, so NBC4's Matt Barnes had to challenge her to a match. It ...