CHESS PLAYER

Karen Asrian

1980 - 2008

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Karen Asrian (Armenian: Կարեն Ասրյան; 24 April 1980 – 9 June 2008) was an Armenian chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1998, he was a three-time Armenian champion. Asrian was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team in the 37th Chess Olympiad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Karen Asrian is the 304th most popular chess player (down from 276th in 2024), the 111th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 106th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Armenian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Karen Asrian ranks 303 out of 461. Before him are Sergei Movsesian, Gabriel Sargissian, Vidit Gujrathi, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, and Ilya Smirin. After him are Sergei Rublevsky, Atousa Pourkashiyan, R Vaishali, Elina Danielian, Alexander Moiseenko, Alberto David, and Vasil Spasov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Karen Asrian ranks 551. Before him are Andy Ram, Lee Si-yeon, Tablo, Alexandra Jiménez, Max Greenfield, and Mihael Mikić. After him are Lorenzo Fontana, Akira Kaji, Bosco Wong, Adam Brown, Nicolas Lopez, and Borut Božič. Among people deceased in 2008, Karen Asrian ranks 401. Before him are Rob Knox, Es'kia Mphahlele, Larry Norman, Thomas Dörflein, François Sterchele, and György Kolonics. After him are G. David Low, Gidget Gein, Eudy Simelane, Horst Skoff, Alfredo Reinado, and Bill Brown.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Karen Asrian ranks 111 out of 163. Before him are Vic Darchinyan (1976), Giorgio Petrosyan (1985), Sergei Alifirenko (1959), Mnatsakan Iskandaryan (1967), Gabriel Sargissian (1983), and Emmy (1984). After him are Mariam Petrosyan (1969), Arsen Avetisyan (1973), Artsvik (1984), Roman Berezovsky (1974), Armen Mkrtchyan (1973), and Israel Militosyan (1968).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Armenia

Among chess players born in Armenia, Karen Asrian ranks 7. Before him are Levon Aronian (1982), Rafael Vaganian (1951), Smbat Lputian (1958), Ashot Anastasian (1964), Artashes Minasian (1967), and Gabriel Sargissian (1983). After him are Lilit Mkrtchian (1982), Tigran L. Petrosian (1984), Nelly Aginian (1981), Varuzhan Akobian (1983), Zaven Andriasian (1989), and Tatev Abrahamyan (1988).

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