Sometimes large talents are born unexpectedly. This is the case of Bodhana Sivanandan, a London girl of Indian origins who started playing chess during the pandemic, when a family friend gave her a simple chessboard.
From that moment, his life has changed. With an impressive dedication for his age, Bodhana trained every day after school, dedicating at least one hour in the study of the game and regularly participating in tournaments on the weekend.
Records broken at just 10 years
This year the little champion wrote a page of history becoming the youngest to conquer the title of international women’s master (Wim). At just 10 years and 5 months he exceeded the primacy that belonged to the American Carissa Yip, five months beaten. To sanction his company was the victory against the great English master Peter Wells, a sixty -year -old of great experience, in the last game of the Liverpool tournament.
A early champion already at 8 years old
It is not the first triumph out of the ordinary. Already in 2023, at just 8 years old, Bodhana had amazed the world by winning the European Chess Championship in Zagreb, imposing on over 550 opponents, many of which are established adults and professionals. Among his most famous victories, the one against the Romanian Irina Bulmaga and against the English master Lorin Del Costa, demonstration of an impressive competitive maturity, stands out.
A talent that does not let itself be intimidated
Despite his very young age, Bodhana shows no reverential fear towards much bigger opponents than her. He does not think of those in front of him, but only to play. And when they ask her for advice for those who want to learn, her answer is surprisingly mature: if you lose, you have to learn from that defeat
With his goals, Bodhana Sivanandan has become a symbol of the new world scacchismo, capable of uniting natural talent, discipline and passion. Many experts already see it as a future great absolute teacher, a title that would crown a career that began when he still attended elementary school. One thing is certain: the chess world will have to get used to hearing about his name for a long time.
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