Javier Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 GM Karen Asrian (born 24 April 1980) died from a heart attack on June 9th. He was only 28 years old and one of the best players in his country, Armenia. (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's style has been quoted as "solid". Here's one of his games. His 22nd move is quite amazing: White: Asrian Black: Jakovenko Yerevan, 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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