British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster
She had already passed the 2300 rating threshold required for the WGM title before securing her third and final norm. She told Fide in an interview on Sunday about making history: "I'm happy to do it, but I want to keep going and keep making history as well, instead of just stopping here."Kateryna Lagno, who has represented both Russia and Ukraine, previously held the age record for the WGM title, having achieved it aged 12.
- ▪She had already passed the 2300 rating threshold required for the WGM title before securing her third and final norm.
- ▪She told Fide in an interview on Sunday about making history: "I'm happy to do it, but I want to keep going and keep making history as well, instead of just stopping here."Kateryna Lagno, who has represented both Russia and Ukraine, previou
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British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmasterImage caption, Bodhana first took up chess during the Covid pandemic ByFlorence FreemanPublished13 minutes agoA British child chess prodigy has become the youngest player in history to earn the woman grandmaster (WGM) title.Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, from north-west London, secured her third and final WGM norm - a certified title-level performance - while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) confirmed.Speaking to FIDE, Sivanandan said she was happy about the achievement but wanted to "keep making history".It is the latest milestone in a remarkable rise for the schoolgirl, who has already become Britain's youngest women's chess champion and the youngest…
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