Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information: 6th Karen Asrian Memorial Chess Tournament

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6th Karen Asrian Memorial Chess Tournament Jun 14th 2013, 00:01 The Armenian Chess Federation is organizing an international open chess tournament, dedicated to the memory of Karen Asrian, which will take place on June 15-25, 2013, in the prominent resort town of Jermuk. All interested chess players can participate in the 9-round Swiss tournament. GM David Arutinian was the winner of the 5th Asrian Memorial. Karen Asrian passed away in June 2008, at the age of 28. He was member of the Armenian national team which won the first gold medal at the 2006 Chess Olympiad in Turin. Prizes The total prize fund is equivalent to 22,000 US dollars. 1st place 5000 2nd place 4000 3rd place 3000 4th place 2000 5th place 1000 6-10th places 500 11-15th places 300 Special Prizes for Women 1st place 800 2nd place 500 3rd place 300 Special Prizes for Participants under-16 1st place 500 2nd place 300 Special Prize for Participants under-14 1st place 300 Special Prize for Veterans /60 years and older/ 1st place 300 Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the remainder of the game (with 30 seconds increment starting from the first move). Participants (top seeds): 1. GM Postny Evgeny ISR 2645 2. GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2635 3. GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2610 4. GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2610 5. GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2582 6. GM Arutinian David GEO 2543 7. GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes ARM 2533 8. GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2529 9. GM Minasian Artashes ARM 2505 10. GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2502 11. GM Babujian Levon ARM 2488 12. IM Gorovets Andrey BLR 2470 13. FM Aghasaryan Robert ARM 2470 14. IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2466 15. GM Chibukhchian Artur ARM 2450 16. IM Kalashian David ARM 2419 17. WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2390 18. IM Baghdasaryan Vahe ARM 2387 19. FM Harutyunian Tigran K. ARM 2359 20. FM Petrosyan Tigran S. ARM 2356 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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