12-year old Russian beats world chess champion

Sergei Sklokin has defeated reigning global title holder Gukesh Dommaraju at the World Blitz Championship in Doha

A 12-year-old Russian chess prodigy scored a stunning upset over the reigning world champion at the World Blitz Championship in Doha, Qatar. Sergey Sklokin, a significant rating underdog, beat 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju on Friday.

Sklokin is merely a FIDE Master, two rungs below the grandmaster title in chess.