Karen Asrian
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| Full name | Karen Asrian Կարեն Ասրյան |
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| Country |  Armenia |
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| Born | April 24, 1980 |
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| Died | June 9, 2008 (aged 28) |
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| Title | Grandmaster | |
| FIDE rating | 2630 (No. 92 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
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| 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 national Armenian Championship in 1999, 2007, and 2008, and the tournaments of Dubai 2001 and Stepanakert 2004.
In 2006, Asrian won the Chess Olympiad in Turin as a member of Armenian team. He was playing on board three. Asrian had a solid playing style, refusing to take much risk on board. 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.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Karen Asrian
- Karen Asrian at ChessGames.com
- http://benoni.de/schach/elo/his.html?id=13300490 (his historical elo rating)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Asrian, Karen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asrian, Karen |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Chess Grandmaster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 24 April 1980 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 9 June 2008 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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