Karen Asryan Tournament launched

YEREVAN, JUNE 17, ARMENPRESS: The 6th Memorial Tournament of the Olympic Champion Karen Asryan starts today in Jermuk, Armenia. As Armenpress was reported by the Armenian Chess Federation, 55 chess players among which are Grand Masters Evgeny Postny (Israel), Alexander Fier (Brazil), David Harutyunyan (Georgia), Hrant Melkumyan, Zaven Andreasyan, Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Tigran Kotanjyan, Artashes Minasyan, Hovik Hayrapetyan, Levon Babujian, Arthur Chibukhchyan, Woman Grand Master Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) are participating in the Tournament.

Karen Asryan was born in 1980. He was an International Grand Master and Olympic Champion of 2006. On June 9 2008 Karen Asryan died from heart attack.