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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.
Prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan becomes youngest girl to defeat grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan from northwest London has set a remarkable record by becoming the youngest girl to defeat a chess grandmaster.She beat 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championship
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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 ...
Malcolm Pein, of the English Chess Federation, hailed the event as "a great success," noting record entries and the ...
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