Keya Jha is the second-youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster in classic chess – Courtesy of Ayoosh Jha Two ten-year-old girls have recently conquered one of the world’s oldest board games, taking down ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 won the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool. A 10-year-old girl who started playing chess five years ago has made history by defeating a grandmaster, according to the ...

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 British girl is full of shocking moves, and they have landed her a spot at the top of the chess world. In a historic turn of events, Bodhana Sivanandan became on Sunday the youngest ...

More victims of a Miami chess teacher arrested for allegedly molesting a 6-year-old student have come forward, authorities said. Christopher Stormont, 50, was arrested last month on a lewd and ...

Miami chess teacher Christopher Stormont arrested for allegedly touching a 6-year-old student inappropriately during class. Investigation is ongoing. MDSO More victims have come forward after a ...

Despite being over 500 years old at this point, chess has more than endured the test of time. Even now, new stratagems are being developed as the next generation of players continues to plumb its near ...

UPDATE: Thursday, August 7, 2025 OpenAI O3 beat XAI Grok 4 in the final to win the tournament. Yesterday, Hikaru Nakamura says XAI Grok 4 is by far and away the best chess playing general LLM. Grok is ...