A 10-year-old chess prodigy has made history as the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster, which is the highest distinction any chess player can earn. Bodhana Sivanandan earned the ...

A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation. Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a ...

Bodhana Sivanandan attained the title after she beat a 60-year-old Grandmaster during a tournament in Liverpool, England, on Aug. 10 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work ...

Bodhana Sivanandan, a 10-year-old chess prodigy from London, made headlines over the summer after she became the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster. This week, Sivanandan reached ...

Fifth-grader Bodhana Sivanandan has become one of the world’s top chess players and now she is the youngest female international master. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez sits down with the chess prodigy.

CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — When 10-year-old Advik Manchanda gets home from school, two hours of online chess is normal. From online to in-house, Manchanda often spends time at home playing games ...

Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29. The Charlotte Chess Center in ...

The 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, held in Doha, showcased intense competition among the worlds top chess players ...

A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the International Chess Federation. Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a ...

A 10-year-old girl from London made history this week when she became the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster, who is 50 years her senior. Bodhana Sivanandan, a chess prodigy from ...