Artemiev wins Katara International Chess 2021 in a thrilling finish
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Doha: Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev (pictured) emerged as the Katara International Chess Tournament 2021 champion defeating American GM Andrew Tang in a gripping final. Artemiev won 7.5-6.5 via a thrilling ‘Online Bullet’ tie-breaker while playing from their respective countries and watched live by over 4,000 spectators.
The former young prodigies played a total of 11 Bullet games in total with both winning five games each and scoring two draws each to be locked at 6.5-6.5 forcing the tie-break. The 23-yr-old Artemiev has been one of the best young chess players, ranked fourth in the world for all players age 25. A chess prodigy much like his final opponent the 21-year-old Tang, Artemiev broke into the upper echelon of elite chess in 2019 becoming one of the top-10 ranked chess players in the world. Artemiev received $4,000 in top prize while Tang fetched $2,000.More Related News