NEWS · B2 Level - Part 7

10-Year-Olds Defeat Grandmasters

Now to two 10-year-old girls causing some pandemonium in the world of competitive chess. They became nightmares for a couple of grand masters.

Level: B2 · 10 sentences

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  1. Now to two 10-year-old girls causing some pandemonium in the world of competitive chess.
  2. They became nightmares for a couple of grand masters.
  3. 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan made history becoming the youngest female ever to defeat a grandmaster, (that's the highest rank in chess).
  4. She beat 60-year-old Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships last week.
  5. Just 10 years, 5 months, and 3 days old, but she's no rookie.
  6. She started playing at 5 years old and has now become the youngest ever woman international master.
  7. And get this, mate, just hours later, another slightly older 10-year-old from Redwoods, California...
  8. Keya Jha, set the American record for youngest girl to defeat a grandmaster in a classical game at the Joe Yun Memorial.
  9. For the win, she was given a 2000-dollar check, mate.
  10. Yes, queens, rock on!