# Two Indian-origin teens win British Chess Championships 2026-08-10T13:56:00+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, and Shreyas Royal, 17, won the women's and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry. Bodhana became the youngest-ever British women's champion by defeating Ireland's 14-year-old Trisha Kanyamarala in a rapid-chess playoff. Grandmaster Danny Gormally called her a "generational talent". She learned chess during the COVID-19 lockdown when a family friend gave her a board. Shreyas won the open championship, finishing half a point ahead of England's grandmasters. He moved from Bangalore to the UK at age three and became England's youngest grandmaster at 15. Former Home Secretary Sajid Javid noted he allowed the Royal family to stay in Britain in 2018. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - sports.ndtv.com Tags: Bodhana Sivanandan, British Chess Championships, Coventry, Indian-origin chess players, Sajid Javid, Shreyas Royal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indian-origin-teens-bodhana-shreyas-sweep-british-chess-titles/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indian-origin-teens-bodhana-shreyas-sweep-british-chess-titles/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.