Karen Asrian
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| Full name | Karen Asrian Կարեն Ասրյան |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Born | April 24, 1980 |
| Died | June 9, 2008 (aged 28) |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2630 (No. 92 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2646 (January 2006) |
Karen Asrian (24 April 1980 – 9 June 2008) was an Armenian chess Grandmaster.
As of the October 2006 FIDE rating list, his Elo rating was 2634, tied for the fourth highest rank in Armenia.
He won the Armenian Chess Championship in 1999,[1] 2007,[2] and 2008,[3] and the Dubai 2001 and Tigran Petrosian Memorial (2004) tournaments.
In 2006, Asrian won the Chess Olympiad in Turin, playing third board on the Armenian team. Asrian had a solid playing style, refusing to take much risk. Combined with good endgame technique, this made him an excellent team player.
On 9 June 2008 the Armenian Chess Federation said Asrian had died of a suspected heart attack while driving.[4]
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[edit] Tournament records
- 2003 4th European Individual Championship 8/13
- 2004 3rd Aeroflot Open 5.5/9
- 2004 Petrosian Memorial Tournament 6/9
- 2004 6th Dubai Open 5/9
- 2004 5th European Individual Championship 8/13
- 2005 65th Armenian Championship 7/11
- 2005 4th Aeroflot Open 5.5/9
- 2005 Karabakh International 4/9
- 2005 6th European Individual Championship 9/13
- 2006 66th Armenian Championship 5.5/9
- 2006 5th Aeroflot Open 5.5/9
- 2006 37th Chess Olympiad 5/10
- 2007 67th Armenian Championship 9.5/13
- 2007 6th Aeroflot Open 5.5/9
- 2007 7th European Individual Championship 6/11
- 2008 68th Armenian Championship 8/13
- 2008 Moscow Open 6/9
- 2008 7th Aeroflot Open 5.5/9
- 2008 8th European Individual Championship 6.5/11
[edit] Notable games
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov vs Karen Asrian, Lausanne YM Pool B 1999, Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Variation (D35), 0-1
- Karen Asrian vs Igor Khenkin, FIDE WCh KO 2001, Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (B40), 1/2-1/2
- Karen Asrian vs Arman Pashikian, 66th Armenian Championship 2006, Spanish Game: General (C65), 1-0
- Konstantin Maslak vs Karen Asrian, 6th Aeroflot Festival 2007, French Defense: Advance Variation, Main Line (C02), 0-1
[edit] References
- ^ Crowther, Mark (1999-11-01). "The Week in Chess 260: 59th Armenian Chess Championship". London Chess Center. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic260.html#4. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2007-01-29). "The Week in Chess 638: 67th Armenian Chess Championship". London Chess Center. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic638.html#4. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2008-01-28). "The Week in Chess 690: 68th Armenian Chess Championship". London Chess Center. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic690.html#4. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Grandmaster, Armenian chess champion Asrian dies at 28". MSNBC. 2008-06-09. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25061254/. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
[edit] Further reading
- Karen Asrian. Unfinished Game, by Gaguik Oganessian, Yerevan, 2008
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Karen Asrian
- Karen Asrian player profile at ChessGames.com
- OlimpBase
- Rating data
- Historical elo rating
- Karen Asrian, 1980–2008
- Karen Asrian Tribute
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