Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster
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- Bodhana Sivanandan, an 11-year-old from London, has become the youngest woman grandmaster in chess history after securing her third WGM norm at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- She aims to continue making history and also earned her second International Master norm, progressing toward the higher open title.
- Her rapid rise began during the coronavirus lockdown when she taught herself to play, and she has since achieved multiple milestones including becoming Britain's youngest women's champion and representing England at age nine.