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London schoolgirl, 11, becomes youngest chess player in history to earn title of woman grandmaster

A London schoolgirl has become the youngest chess player in history to earn title of woman grandmaster.

Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, northwest London, secured the title at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sunday, September 27.

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