11-year-old British chess prodigy becomes youngest WGM
British Bodhana Sivandan broke the world record at age 11, becoming the youngest female chess grandmaster.
Consensus
- Bodhana Sivanandan is a British chess player.
- She is 11 years old.
- She became the youngest woman to earn the title of Women's Grandmaster (WGM).
- She achieved the final required norm at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
- The Chess Olympiad took place from September 15 to 27.
- She represented the women's team of England at the first board.
- The previous record was held by Kateryna Lagno, who became WGM at age 12 years and 4 months in 2002.
- The Chess Olympiad featured 400 teams: 208 in the open tournament and 192 in the women's tournament.
Points of divergence
- Sivanandan became the youngest WGM in history, surpassing the previous record set by Kateryna Lagno in 2002. — fontanka
- She became the youngest champion of Great Britain among women in August, defeating Tisha Kanimarala in the final playoff. — fontanka
- She became the youngest holder of the Women's International Master (WIM) title in 2025 and the youngest to achieve an International Master norm in 2026. — fontanka
- Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest chess player to receive the Grandmaster title among women at age 11. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- At 11 years old — already a grandmaster. British chess player broke a record that had stood for more than 20 years — Фонтанка
- British Bodhana Sivanandan broke world record at 11, becoming youngest female chess grandmaster... — РИА Новости (Telegram)