Princess’s gambit: At 11, Bodhana Sivanandan is an international master

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Eleven-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became an international master after winning her final-round game at the European Women’s Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro. She surpassed the age record set by Judit Polgar, who qualified at 12 in 1988.

Sivanandan, who lives in the London suburb of Harrow, broke the 38-year-old record held by Hungarian chess legend Judit Polgar, widely regarded as the greatest female player in chess history, after winning her final-round game at the European Women’s Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro on Friday. Polgar had qualified at the age of 12 in 1988.