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11-Year-Old Breaks Record as Youngest Female International Chess Master
- Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, became the youngest female International Master in chess history.
- She broke Judit Polgar’s 38-year-old record at the European Women’s Chess Club Cup.
- Sivanandan nearly drew against Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina and defeated Belarusian International Master Olga Badelka.
- The English Chess Federation praised her as a “generational talent.”
- Sivanandan aims to become a Grandmaster and has already achieved several historic milestones.
Articles (4)
The Hindu·
England's Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record
The Times of India·
11-year-old Indian-origin prodigy Bodhana breaks Polgar's 38-yo record
The Guardian·
Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, breaks Judit Polgar’s longstanding world age record
Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, can break another world age record on Friday