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Bodhana Sivanandan Becomes Youngest Female International Master at 11

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female International Master at 11 years, seven months, 16 days.
She broke Judit Polgar's 38-year record set in 1988.
She secured her final IM norm by defeating Viktoria Johansson at the European Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro.
The win raised her rating to 2399.4 and placed her among the ten youngest IMs.
A month earlier she earned the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster title at the Samarkand Olympiad.

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Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest female International Master at 11 years, seven months, 16 days.
She broke Judit Polgar's 38-year record set in 1988.
She secured her final IM norm by defeating Viktoria Johansson at the European Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro.
The win raised her rating to 2399.4 and placed her among the ten youngest IMs.
A month earlier she earned the youngest-ever Woman Grandmaster title at the Samarkand Olympiad.