British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster in history
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- The self-taught prodigy is now chasing a full grandmaster title at the age of 11S1
- Bodhana Sivanandan first began playing during the Covid-19 pandemicS2
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British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster in history
The self-taught prodigy is now chasing a full grandmaster title at the age of 11
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London schoolgirl, 11, becomes youngest chess player in history to earn title of woman grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan first began playing during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Published Sep 28, 2026
What to know
- The self-taught prodigy is now chasing a full grandmaster title at the age of 11S1
- Bodhana Sivanandan first began playing during the Covid-19 pandemicS2
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