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11-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Woman Grandmaster

London schoolgirl Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, has become the youngest person ever to hold the title of woman grandmaster at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, where she played on a car booster seat to reach the board.

Bodhana, who learned to play chess at age 5 from her father, defeated former British champion at just 8 years old. Despite her international chess success, the 11-year-old balances her achievements with ordinary childhood challenges and her first term at secondary school in north London. ipl-cricket.in

Over the weekend, the young prodigy made history at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan, where she used a car booster seat to properly reach the chess board during competition.