Description
Featured is an instructive chess game between Olga Badelka and Bodhana Sivanandan from Round 3 of the 2026 Women's European Chess Club Cup. In this event, Sivanandan met her final requirement for the International Master title by earning her third International Master norm. With this achievement, she broke the record previously held by Judit Polgar, widely regarded as the greatest female chess player of all time. Bodhana Sivanandan accomplished this remarkable feat at the age of 11 years, 7 months, and 16 days, breaking Polgar's record by 6.5 months!
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Image of Bodhana Sivanandan by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. c3 e6 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O Bh5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rae1 Bg6 15. Re3 Kh8 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 f5 18. Rh3 Rg8 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Qd1 Bf6 21. Qd2 Rg6 22. Rh5 Rag8 23. g3 b5 24. Ne5 R6g7 25. Rh6 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Rg4 27. Rf4 Rxf4 28. Qxf4 Rg4 29. Qf1 Qb8 30. Qh3 Qg8 31. Kf2 Re4 32. Qh5 Rg4 33. Rf6 Rg6 34. Qh4 Rg4 35. Qh6 Qg7 36. Qd2 Re4 37. Qd3 a6 38. a4 bxa4 39. h4 Qg4 40. Rxf7 Qh3 41. Rf8+ Kg7 42. Rb8 Qh2+ 43. Kf1 Qh3+ 44. Kf2 Rf4+ 45. Kg1 Rg4 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47. Kf2 Qh2+ 48. Ke1 Re4+ 49. Kd1 f4 50. Qf1 Qxg3 51. Re7 a3 52. bxa3 Qxc3 53. Rxe6+ Kh5 54. Rc6 Rxd4+