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Karen Asrian

Full name	Karen Asrian Կարեն Ասրյան
Country	Armenia
Born	April 24, 1980(1980-04-24)
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]

1 Tournament records
2 Notable games
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links

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

Notable games

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.

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

Persondata
NAME	Asrian, Karen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Asrian, Karen
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Chess Grandmaster
DATE OF BIRTH	24 April 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	9 June 2008
PLACE OF DEATH