The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 96

FM Bodhana Sivanandan 2366 | #1049

England

WIM Bodhana Sivanandan is an English chess player and World Under-8 Champion. She is a ChessKid ambassador and appeared in a viral 2023 video with 79-year-old former British champion Peter Lee. In December 2023, Bodhana finished 73rd out of 555 players at the European Blitz Championship, winning the...

GM Ben Finegold 2365 | #1062

United States

Ben Finegold is an American grandmaster, teacher, and streamer. Known for teaching kids and having a unique brand of humor, he is part of a three-generation chess family; his father Ronald, brother Mark, and son Spencer all became master-level players as well. After earning his IM title in 1989, Finegold...

IM Ekaterina Atalik 2365 | #1062

Türkiye

Ekaterina Atalik is a Turkish international master and four-time national champion. She won bronze at the 2019 World Rapid Chess Championships. In 2006, she won the European Women’s Chess Championship and the Mediterranean Chess Championship. Earlier in her career, Atalik won the under-16 girls...