
Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju suffered an unexpected loss to 12-year-old FIDE Master Sergey Sklokin in the World Blitz Championship. Despite a significant rating difference, Gukesh, playing with black pieces, made a blunder under time pressure on move 70, refusing a rook exchange that could have led to a draw. He continued to fight but eventually lost material and resigned ten moves later.