11-Year-Old Girl Becomes Chess’ Youngest-Ever Woman Grandmaster, Says She Wants to ‘Keep Making History’
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Tue, 15 September 2026
1 report- ABC (Spain)18:13first to report
En julio de 2024 Bodhana Sivanandan fue convocada por la selección femenina de Inglaterra que acudió a la 45.ª Olimpiada de ajedrez celebrada en Budapest. Era una niña, tenía 9 años, y se convirtió en la persona más joven de la historia de Inglaterra en ser llamada por un equipo nacional de cualquier deporte. En aquel torneo ganó la primera partida, perdió tres y firmó dos empates. A partir de este miércoles, Bodhana vuelve a participar en la Olimpiada 2026 que comienza en Samarcanda,...
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- aol.com12:10
Bodhana Sivanandan started playing chess when she came across a board during the COVID pandemic
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- Times of India01:08
At just 11 years old, Bodhana Sivanandan earned the coveted Woman Grandmaster title during the Chess Olympiad, marking an extraordinary entry into the chess world. Her journey began during lockdown, spurred by a family friend's encouragement. By age seven, she was winning competitions, and at nine, she proudly represented England internationally.
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World14:00
London schoolgirl’s father taught her to play when she was five, and three years later she beat former British champion Over the weekend, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest ever holder of the title of woman grandmaster at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan – while playing on a car booster seat so she could reach the board. By Tuesday morning she was back at school in north London for a design and technology lesson. Bodhana has to juggle the competing pressures of being an...