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England's Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record

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Bodhana Sivanandan, an 11-year-old Indian-origin chess player from London, has become the youngest female International Master (IM), breaking a record that stood for 38 years. At the European Women's Chess Club Cup 2026, she secured her title by scoring 5.5 out of 7 points and defeating Sweden’s Viktoria Johansson in a crucial match. This achievement places Sivanandan among the top 10 youngest IMs globally, alongside other prodigious players like R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh from India.

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Bodhana Sivanandan, an 11-year-old chess player from Harrow in north London, has become the youngest female International Master (IM), breaking a 38-year-old record set by Judit Polgar. Sivanandan achieved this milestone at the European Women's Chess Club Cup 2026 with a final-round win and a performance score of 5.5/7 on Board 1 for She Plays to Win Lionesses. Her rating rose to 2399.4, securing her spot among the top young chess players globally. The European Chess Union congratulated Sivanandan on X, noting her exceptional talent and achievements.

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Bodhana Sivanandan PERSON · 2× Sivanandan PERSON · 2× Bodhana PERSON · 1× English NORP · 1× Harrow GPE · 1× Indian NORP · 1× Judit Polgar PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× Polgar PERSON · 1× the European Chess Union ORG · 1×

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Sivanandan, who hails from Harrow in north London, needed only a few rating points to qualify for the open IM title and break Polgar's record, while also securing a place among the 10 youngest IMs of all time. "Congratulations to 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan on becoming an International Master with a final-round win at the European Women's Chess Club Cup 2026!" the European Chess Union wrote on X. "Bodhana delivered a fantastic performance, scoring 5.5/7 on Board 1 for She Plays to Win Lionesses, making her the youngest female player in history to earn the IM title," it added.

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England's Bodhana Sivanandan becomes International Master at age of 11, breaks 38-year-old record · assertive framing

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Indian-origin English chess player Bodhana Sivanandan has become the youngest female International Master (IM) at the age of 11, breaking a 38-year-old record set by Judit Polgar. asserted

Sivanandan → become → Polgar

it → hail → title

At this week's European Women's Chess Club Cup, Sivanandan came close to drawing her opening-round match against Russian Grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina before defeating Belarusian International Master Olga Badelka in the third round to take her rating to 2399.4. asserted

Sivanandan → come → 2399.4

She then drew against Georgian Grandmaster Nino Batsiashvili in the following round. asserted

She → draw → round

However, her 32-move victory over Sweden's Woman International Master Viktoria Johansson helped her achieve the distinction and join the list of the 10 youngest IMs of all time. asserted

her → help → time

The list includes India's R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh, Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Argentina's Faustino Oro, Turkey's Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Russia's Roman Shogdzhiev. asserted

list → include → Praggnanandhaa