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10-year-old chess prodigy makes history with win over 60-year-old grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a 60-year-old grandmaster, in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Aug. 10, according to a post shared on X by the federation, known as FIDE, the governing body of chess.
Bodhana Sivanandan from northwest London has set a remarkable record by becoming the youngest girl to defeat a chess ...
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Basingstoke players shine at British Chess Championship
Three players with Basingstoke connections played in the British Chess Championship. (Image: Ray Morris Hill) A play-off was called, and unfortunately, Peter was edged out by Grandmaster Stuart ...
Out of the 78 prizes handed out in the three categories — classical, rapid and blitz — across the five age group events from Under-8 to Under-16, as many as 26 podium finishes — about one third — were ...
Bodhana Sivanandan, of Indian origin, aged 10, has become the youngest chess player from the UK to defeat a grandmaster.
Bodhana Sivanandan, 10, makes history as youngest female to beat a grandmaster at the British Chess Championships.
Michael Adams, the king of British chess, won his ninth national title today in a sensational three-way playoff finish to the 111th British Chess Championships in Liverpool.
Malcolm Pein, of the English Chess Federation, hailed the event as "a great success," noting record entries and the ...
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