4th Karen Asrian Memorial

The 4th Karen Asrian Memorial organized by the Armenian Chess Federation was held on 15-25th June 2011 in the mountain resort town of Jermuk. Armenian GM Tigran Kotanjian scored 7 points out of 9 and took the 1st place.

I tied for 7th place with 6/9, narrowly missing a final third GM norm by half a point (performance rating 2567).

Final standings:
1 GM Tigran Kotanjian ARM 2517 - 7
2 GM Konstantine Shanava GEO 2539 - 6.5
3 GM Maxim Turov RUS 2634 - 6.5
4 GM Mikhail Ulibin RUS 2532 - 6.5
5 GM Robert Hovhannisyan ARM 2553 - 6.5
6 GM Levon Babujian ARM 2448 - 6.5
7 IM Ashot Nadanian ARM 2426 - 6
8 FM Pouya Idani IRI 2372 - 6
9 IM Shota Azaladze GEO 2423 - 6
10 GM Daniil Dubov RUS 2505 - 6
11 GM Evgeny Gleizerov RUS 2600 - 6
12 GM Artur Chibukhchian ARM 2500 - 6
13 GM Davit G Petrosian ARM 2480 - 6
14 FM Ovik Hayrapetian ARM 2390 - 5.5
15 IM Davit Maghalashvili GEO 2469 - 5.5
16 FM Hovhannes Gabuzyan ARM 2394 - 5.5
17 GM Hrair Simonian ARM 2468 - 5.5
18 IM Irina Turova RUS 2442 - 5.5
19 Arman Mikaelyan ARM 2176 - 5
20 Nikita Matinian RUS 2383 - 5
21 GM Elshan Moradiabadi IRI 2536 - 5
22 GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan ARM 2592 - 5
23 WGM Maria Kursova RUS 2308 - 5
24 IM Arman Hayrapetian ARM 2352 - 5
25 GM Artashes Minasian ARM 2558 - 5
26 WFM Dinara Saduakassova KAZ 2207 - 5
27 David Shahinyan ARM 2317 - 5
28 WGM Nino Batsiashvili GEO 2399 - 5
29 GM Arman Pashikian ARM 2643 - 5
30 Manuel Petrosyan ARM 2125 - 5
31 FM Shahin Lorparizangeneh IRI 2120 - 5
32 Sargis A Manukyan ARM 2017 - 5
33 Harutyun Barseghyan ARM 1961 - 5
34 FM Robert Aghasaryan ARM 2330 - 4.5

Total: 71 participants

Robert Hovhannisyan (2553) - Ashot Nadanian (2426)
4th Karen Asrian Memorial (4), 19.06.2011

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O-O a6 9. Nd2 Ng4 10. Nc4 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bc5 12. Nxe5 Ke8 13. Nd5 Nxe5 14. Nxc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Bg4 16. Nc7 Bxe3+ 17. Kb1 Bxd1 18. Nd5+ Ke6 19. Nxe3 Bh5 20. g3 f6 21. Nf5 Rd8 22. Bc4+ Nxc4 23. Nxg7+ Ke5 24. Nxh5 Rd2 25. h4 Ne3 26. a3 Rf2 27. g4 h6 28. Rg1 Kxe4 29. a4 a5 30. g5 fxg5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rxg5 Nxc2 33. Rxa5 Nb4 34. Ng3+ Kd4 35. Rf5 Rxf5 36. Nxf5+ Kc5 37. Ne7 Nd3 38. b3 Kb4 39. Kc2 Ne1+ 40. Kb2 1/2-1/2

Ashot Nadanian (2426) - Maxim Turov (2634)
4th Karen Asrian Memorial (5), 20.06.2011

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bc2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Na5 15. Be4 c6 16. Re1 g5 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 gxh4 21. Nxh4 Re8 22. Qg6 f5 23. Nxf5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Bxf6 26. Nxh6 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc3 28. Re6 Bd4 29. g4 Bxc5 30. h4 b4 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Ng5 b3 33. axb3 Nxb3 34. h5 a5 35. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

Ashot Nadanian (2426) - Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2592)
4th Karen Asrian Memorial (7), 22.06.2011

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. d5 Ne5 10. O-O Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bd7 12. Nb3 Ba4 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nc5 16. Ra3 a6 17. b4 Nd7 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Raa1 Nf6 20. f3 Qd7 21. Rfd1 e6 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Qxd6 Qb3 24. Bc5 Qxb2 25. Bc4 Rc6 26. Qe7 Rxc5 27. bxc5 Nh5 28. Rab1 Qc3 29. Rbc1 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qf4 31. Qd7 Be5 32. Qh3 Qe3 33. Re1 Qd4 34. g3 Qd2 35. Qg2 Qh6 36. f4 Nxg3+ 37. Qxg3 Bxf4 38. Qg1 Bxc1 39. Rxc1 Re8 40. Bd5 Re7 41. Rf1 1-0

Karen Asrian

With my friend Karen Asrian. Antalya 2007.

R.I.P. Karen, you will always be remembered...

Karen Asrian (2602) - Igor Kurnosov (2538)
Moscow Aeroflot op-A Moscow (3), 17.02.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a4 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bf3 Bf8 13.Nb3 b6 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Nd4 Qb7 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh4 Nxe5 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Ng5 Bxg5 22.Bxg5 f5 23.Rae1 Nf7 24.Nxf5 gxf5 25.Bf6 Nh8 26.Rxf5 Ng6 27.Rg5 Qf7 28.Rxg6+ Qxg6 29.Re3 e5 30.Rg3 Bf5 31.Rxg6+ Bxg6 32.Qc4+ Bf7 33.Qg4+ Bg6 34.h4 Rf8 35.Bxe5 Rae8 36.Bc3 Re4 37.Qg5 Rff4 38.Kg1 Rg4 39.Qf6 Be8 40.Be5 Bxa4 41.h5 h6 42.Qe6+ Kf8 43.Qxh6+ Kg8 44.Qh8+ Kf7 45.Qf6+ Kg8 46.b3 Be8 47.Qe6+ Kf8 48.h6 1-0

Konstantin Maslak (2539) - Karen Asrian (2634)
Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (5), 18.02.2007

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 c4 7.g3 Bd7 8.Nbd2 Na5 9.h4 0-0-0 10.h5 Nh6 11.Bh3 f6 12.Qe2 Nf7 13.0-0 f5 14.Nh2 g6 15.f4 Be7 16.g4 g5 17.Bg2 gxf4 18.gxf5 exf5 19.Bxd5 Rhg8+ 20.Kh1 Be6 21.Bxe6+ Qxe6 22.Ndf3 Nb3 23.Rb1 Nxc1 24.Rbxc1 Qc6 25.Rg1 Ng5 26.Rg2 Ne4 27.Kg1 Qd5 28.Nf1 Rxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Rg8+ 30.Kh1 Bh4 31.Kh2 Bf2 32.Rc2 Qf7 33.N3d2 Bg1+ 0-1