Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal have made a major mark on British chess after winning the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry.

At just seventeen, Shreyas Royal has made history by becoming Britain's youngest chess champion. With the backing of Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, his ascent in…

Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal made chess history winning the British Chess Championships. Bodhana became Britain's youngest Women's chess champion after a playoff. Shreyas…