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10-year-old chess prodigy makes history with win over 60-year-old grandmaster
Bodhana Sivanandan won against Peter Wells, a 60-year-old grandmaster, in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Aug. 10, according to a post shared on X by the federation, known as FIDE, the governing body of chess.
The chess world witnessed history in Liverpool this week when 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan defeated Grandmaster Peter Wells, 60, during the ...
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Basingstoke players shine at British Chess Championship
Three players with Basingstoke connections played in the British Chess Championship. (Image: Ray Morris Hill) A play-off was called, and unfortunately, Peter was edged out by Grandmaster Stuart ...
Out of the 78 prizes handed out in the three categories — classical, rapid and blitz — across the five age group events from Under-8 to Under-16, as many as 26 podium finishes — about one third — were ...
Bodhana Sivanandan, of Indian origin, aged 10, has become the youngest chess player from the UK to defeat a grandmaster.
Michael Adams edged nearer the all-time record for British Championship titles yesterday when the Taunton, Somerset-based grandmaster won his ninth national championship at Liverpool.
Malcolm Pein, of the English Chess Federation, hailed the event as "a great success," noting record entries and the ...
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