Misha Osipov Went Up Against The Chess World Champion
Three years old, Mikhail (Misha) Osipov gained worldwide attention in 2017 as the pint-sized opponent of Anatoly Karpov, a grandmaster, and chess world champion. He went up against the champ on national Russian TV after being hailed a chess prodigy across the country. Unfortunately, the small superstar’s game didn’t go as planned and in true three-year-old fashion, he cried, resulting in the most heartbreaking, internet-breaking video ever. But as a true pro, he quickly composed himself and hasn’t let the defeat stop him. Now four, he still travels regularly competing and hopes to one day break into the top forty players in the world.
