Karen Asrian
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| Full name | Karen Asrian Կարեն Ասրյան |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Born | 24 April 1980 |
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| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | (No. 92 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2646 (January 2006) |
Karen Asrian (Armenian: Կարեն Ասրյան) (24 April 1980 – 9 June 2008) was an Armenian chess Grandmaster.
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.[4] Asrian had a solid playing style, refusing to take much risk, and this combined with good endgame technique made him an excellent team player.
He graduated from the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture in 2001.[5]
On 9 June 2008 the Armenian Chess Federation reported that Asrian had died of a suspected heart attack while driving, which was confirmed the following day.[6]
Tournament records
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- 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
- 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
References
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Further reading
- Karen Asrian. Unfinished Game, by Gaguik Oganessian, Yerevan, 2008
External links
- Karen Asrian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Karen Asrian player profile at the Internet Chess Club
- Website dedicated to the memory of Karen Asrian (Armenian)
- Grandmaster Games Database - Karen Asrian
- OlimpBase
- Historical elo rating
- Karen Asrian, 1980–2008
- Karen Asrian Tribute
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- 1980 births
- 2008 deaths
- Armenian chess players
- Chess grandmasters
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture alumni
