A 10-year-old British girl is full of shocking moves, landing her a spot at the top of the chess world in a historic turn of events this week.

Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female player to ever defeat a chess grandmaster this weekend at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool. Bodhana beat Peter Wells, 60, at the competition's final on Sunday.

She's about six months younger than the American who previously held the record in 2019, according to the International Chess Federation.

Bodhana is now considered an international master of the game, just one rung below grandmaster.

Bodhana's incredible chess skills have been making headlines for a few years. At just 8 years old, she was named the best female player at the European Blitz Chess Championship in Croatia.

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