‘I do it because I like it’: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, on being youngest ever ‘woman grandmaster’
London‑based Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, has become the youngest woman ever to earn the grandmaster title in chess, a historic achievement. Her father taught her at five, and by eight she had already defeated former British champion at the prestigious London Chess Club. The young player attributes her success to love of the game, saying she plays simply because she enjoys it.