Bodhana Sivanandan (born 7 March 2015)[2][1][3] is an English chess player from Harrow, London.
[4] In the European Schools age group championships held in Rhodes in May 2022, Sivandan won all 24 games she played and gained three gold medals.
Leonard Barden, writing in The Guardian, described her play in the Open Rapid competition as "an eye-catching performance": she was the youngest contestant, and after two wins and a draw she defeated the current U12 champion, before being defeated by grandmaster Keith Arkell who said "I won only because of her inexperience".
[9] International Master Lawrence Trent wrote on Twitter on December 13, 2023: "The maturity of her play, her sublime touch, it's truly breath taking.
[13] In July 2024, Sivanandan was selected for England's women's team for the 45th Chess Olympiad, in Budapest, Hungary in September.