Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Bodhana Sivanandan Recognized for Youngest Woman Grandmaster Record
Bodhana Sivanandan is an 11-year-old chess player from London.
She has become the youngest player ever to earn the Woman Grandmaster title.
She achieved this at a major chess competition in Uzbekistan.
Guinness World Records has now officially recognized her achievement.
This gives Bodhana three Guinness records.
Her earlier records involved becoming a young Woman International Master and defeating a grandmaster.
She first became interested in chess because she liked the knight piece.
Bodhana says young players should enjoy chess and keep playing the game they love.
Bodhana Sivanandan has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the youngest chess player to earn the Woman Grandmaster title.
The 11-year-old British Indian chess player achieved the milestone at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The new recognition gives Bodhana three Guinness World Records titles.
Her earlier records include being the youngest chess Woman International Master and the youngest female player to defeat a grandmaster in a tournament.
Bodhana began learning chess at five years and eight months old after becoming fascinated by the knight piece.
- Who
- Bodhana Sivanandan, an 11-year-old British Indian chess player from London.
- What
- She was recognized as the youngest chess player in history to earn the Woman Grandmaster title.
- When
- The achievement occurred at the 46th Chess Olympiad last week, and Guinness World Records announced the recognition on Friday.
- Where
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- Why
- Guinness World Records recognized her record-breaking achievement and added it to her earlier chess records.
- Record
- Youngest chess player to earn the Woman Grandmaster title
- Age
- 11
- Event
- 46th Chess Olympiad
- Location
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Guinness records
- Three titles in total
- Earlier records
- Youngest chess Woman International Master; youngest female player to defeat a grandmaster in a chess tournament
- Chess start
- Began learning at five years and eight months old