10-year-old becomes youngest female chess player to defeat grandmaster
7 days ago
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- 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan becomes the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster.
- She achieved this feat during the final round of the British Chess Championships in Liverpool, England.
- Sivanandan's victory at 10 years, five months, and three days breaks the previous record held by Carissa Yip.
- She has been awarded the title 'woman international master,' the second-highest title for female players.
- Sivanandan started playing chess at age 5 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Chess experts believe she has the potential to become a women's world champion or even the overall world champion.
- Recently, an 8-year-old boy, Aswath Kaushik, became the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster, breaking a record held by another young player.