British girl, 8, crowned best female player at European chess tournament

Bodhana Sivanandan, who got into chess ‘accidentally’ three years ago, described as a ‘phenomenon’

A British schoolgirl who made chess history after she beat a master more than 30 years her senior at an international competition got into chess “accidentally”, her father has revealed

Bodhana Sivanandan, eight, from Harrow, north-west London, was crowned best female player at the European rapid and blitz championship in Zagreb, Croatia at the weekend.