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Bodhana Sivanandan: Chess and other passions

Bodhana Sivanandan is only eleven years old, but in Samarkand she is already playing in her second Olympiad. With considerable success: after seven rounds, she has scored six points on top board for the England women's team, corresponding to an Elo performance of 2504.

Bodhana Sivanandan: Chess and other passions

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Bodhana Sivanandan is only eleven years old, but in Samarkand she is already playing in her second Olympiad.

With considerable success: after seven rounds, she has scored six points on top board for the England women's team, corresponding to an Elo performance of 2504.

When she spoke to Arne Kähler, chess was not the only passion they discussed.

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Bodhana Sivanandan is only eleven years old, but in Samarkand she is already playing in her second Olympiad. With considerable success: after seven rounds, she has scored six points on top board for the England women's team, corresponding to an Elo performance of 2504. When she spoke to Arne Kähler, chess was not the only passion they discussed.

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