Russia’s Artemiev wins Katara International Chess in a thrilling finish

Vladislav Artemiev gestures from his home city of Omsk in Siberia, Russia, after winning the Katara International Chess Tournament 2021 on Wednesday.

Russian Grandmaster Vladislav Artemiev emerged as the Katara International Chess Tournament 2021 champion late on Wednesday 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 aged 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 chess players in the world.