The ten -year chess miracle called Bodhana Sivanandan recently appeared as the youngest girl who beat the Grand Master. In the British Chess Championships 2025 held in Liverpool, the Indian girl from Harrow in the last round of the iconic game withdrew the victory against 60 -year -old GM Peter Wells.
The International Chess Federation in X (formerly Twitter) announced a record performance. “The British sensation Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by becoming the youngest chess player who has ever defeated the Grand Master! The 10 -year -old Harrow pulled a victory against the 60 -year -old Grand Master Peter Wells in the last round of 2025 British Championships in Liverpool.”
Bodhana Sivanandan stops a record
Pre-Teen violated the record previously held by Carissa YIP of the United States. “Sivanandan victory at the age of 10, five months and three days will defeat the record in 2019 in the American 🇺🇸 Carissa YIP (10 years, 11 months and 20 days),” he added.
IT daughter, a professional, family roots of Bodhana Sivanandan can be traced to the Trichy Tamil Nadu. After her family moved to London in 2007, she became one of the most important faces in the British chess.
Introduction Bodhana Sivanandan to Chess
Last year, in an interview with the BBC, Bodhana Sivanandan described how she was first introduced into the game. She started playing chess at the age of five years old Covid-19 after her father’s friend gave her a chess set with other toys. Her father, Sivanandan Velayutham, responded to an inquisitive child, told her how she could play the game, so she started playing.
Her ardent interest in the game helped her to ensure the third highest title “Woman Fide Master” (WFM), who comes to the woman Grandmaster (WGM).
With the last victory of Bodhan, she won her first Grandmaster Norm wife in this event. This victory makes her the youngest player who has ever achieved the third standards needed for the international title of women.
Chess Legend Susan Polgar, in Post X, praised on an exemplary talent, said, “By defeating GM in the final round, she also won her final WIM norm and became WIM at 10! Double congratulations.”
(Tagstotranslate) Bodhana Sivanandan
