England's Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record

The Hindu24 October 2026, 05:42 UTCUnited Kingdom

At this week's European Women's Chess Club Cup, Sivanandan came close to drawing her opening-round match against Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina before defeating Belarusian International Master Olga Badelka in the third round

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