File image of Bodhana Sivanandan at the British Chess Championship. (Photo: Yuri Krylov/English Chess Federation)

Less than a month after she became the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in history , 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest woman to earn the International Master (IM) title. In becoming the youngest female International Master at the age of 11 years, seven months, and 16 days, Bodhana broke the female age record held by chess legend Judit Polgar since 1988.

In overall charts, the Indian-origin British chess prodigy is now the seventh youngest player (male or female) to become an International Master. In terms of ranks of youngest International Masters in chess history, Bodhana (ranked 7th) is behind Javokhir Sindarov (ranked 6th) by a month while pipping Gukesh (ranked 9th) in the youngest IM ranks.

In her young career, Bodhana has set several records: she was also the youngest Woman International Master (WIM) and the youngest Woman FIDE Master (WFM).…