GM Vladislav Artemiev of Russia won the $5,000 first prize in the Abu Dhabi Super Blitz Challenge on Wednesday. The Russian grandmaster defeated GM Oleksandr Bortnyk of Ukraine in the knockout final; GM Daniil Dubov came third.
Organized by the Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club, the Abu Dhabi Super Blitz Challenge had a star-studded field, with five players from the world's top 10: GMs Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Alexander Grischuk, and Anish Giri.
Other big names included GMs Leinier Dominguez, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Dmitry Andreikin, and even Peter Svidler. The eight-time Russian champion doesn't make an appearance on our site too often, and he definitely showed his skills in online chess.
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