Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal win major honours at the 2026 British Chess Championships. Bodhana, 11, takes the women’s title, while Shreyas Royal, 17, wins the open category. The reports say the weekend results place both players among the youngest champions in their respective competitions.
All sources describe Bodhana as the youngest British women’s chess champion and note her rapid rise through the sport. They also highlight Royal’s first overall British title and his fast progress in international chess. One outlet adds that Royal becomes England’s youngest grandmaster at 15, while other coverage focuses primarily on the championship titles and the age milestones achieved at the event.
