Bodhana Sivanandan & Shreyas Royal: How India’s Young Chess Prodigies Made History | TBC
At just 11, Bodhana Sivanandan became Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s Champion, while 17-year-old Grandmaster Shreyas Royal became the youngest-ever British Champion, winning the open title at
At just 11, Bodhana Sivanandan became Britain’s youngest-ever Women’s Champion, while 17-year-old Grandmaster Shreyas Royal became the youngest-ever British Champion, winning the open title at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry. But behind the trophies are bigger questions: What does it take to develop a chess prodigy?
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