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10-year-old becomes youngest female chess player to defeat grandmaster (cbsnews.com)
11 points by drankl 4 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


> "Sivanandan's victory at 10 years, five months and three days beats the 2019 record held by American Carissa Yip (10 years, 11 months and 20 days)."

She's 6 months younger than the previous girl.


At this age, the “youngest to do X” competition feels really weird to me. It’s mostly a reflection of how much parents can get their kids to grind.




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