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.

Bodhana Sivanandan’s win is a step toward becoming the youngest grandmaster Christopher Furlong/Getty "Girl wonder" chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, secured a win over world champion Mariya ...

Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female chess player to defeat a Grandmaster after taking down Peter Wells earlier this month. Sivanandan, 10, broke the record previously set by Carissa Yip in ...