Overview
- The British prodigy from Harrow defeated Ukraine’s former Women’s World Champion Mariya Muzychuk at the European Club Cup in Rhodes.
- Despite her individual victory, her club She Plays to Win Lionesses lost 3-1 to Turkish Airlines Sports Club in the team match.
- Muzychuk was rated about 2485, roughly 280 FIDE points higher than Sivanandan’s 2205, underscoring the scale of the upset.
- England No. 1 David Howell called it an "incredible win" and grandmaster Daniel Gormally said she "seems to be beating a GM every week now."
- In August, she became the youngest player ever to beat a grandmaster by defeating Peter Wells at the British Chess Championships in Liverpool.