At 11, Bodhana is a grandmaster. My biggest chess achievement is moving the horsey in an L.

An 11-year-old from Harrow has become the youngest woman grandmaster in chess history

Bodhana Sivanandan, an 11-year-old from Harrow in north-west London, became the youngest woman grandmaster in chess history. She reached the 2,500 rating mark needed for the title while competing at the 2025 European Blitz and Rapid Championships in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Saturday. Sivanandan broke the previous record set by Argentina's Faustino Oro, who achieved the feat at 12 years and 3 months in June 2024.

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