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December 30, 2025
12-year-old Russian beats world chess champion
Sergey Sklokin has defeated reigning global title holder Gukesh Dommaraju at the World Blitz Championship in Doha
TL;DR
- Sergey Sklokin, a FIDE Master, defeated reigning World Blitz Champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
- The championship is being held in Doha with a time control of three minutes plus a two-second increment per move.
- Gukesh Dommaraju made a critical error on move 70, rejecting a draw and subsequently losing.
- Sklokin is among the early leaders with his third consecutive tournament victory.
- Gukesh, the youngest classical world champion, stated he had low expectations for the rapid and blitz events.
- Sergey Smagin of Russia's Chess Federation acknowledged Sklokin's victory but noted blitz format's potential for upsets.
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