11-Year-Old British-Indian Bodhana Sivanandan Sets Guinness Record as Youngest Woman Grandmaster
British-Indian chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan, aged 11, has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest female to earn the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title, achieved at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This marks her third Guinness record, adding to earlier titles for youngest Woman International Master and youngest female to defeat a grandmaster. Bodhana began playing chess before age six and credits her family and coaches for their support.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (78–78/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 3 Oct, 02:14 pm. Other outlets followed.