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Eleven-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female grandmaster

At the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, eleven-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan from the UK became the youngest woman to receive the title of international grandmaster. She participated in the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand as part of the English team and scored eight points in eleven games.

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At the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, eleven-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan from the UK became the youngest woman to receive the title of international grandmaster. She participated in the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand as part of the English team and scored eight points in eleven games.

Bodhana Sivanandan was born in London in 2015. Her parents moved to the UK from India. According to The Times, she learned to play chess on her own through YouTube videos, and since 2022 began to participate in international chess competitions.

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