The Armenian Chess Federation organized the 8th Karen Asrian Memorial Open Tournament on June 15-25, 2015, in the prominent resort town of Jermuk.
The international event was dedicated to the memory of GM Karen Asrian, who 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.
The tournament was a 9-round Swiss tournament with hefty prize fund in total of 22,500 US dollars.
GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko from Ukraine, his countrymen GM Anton Korobov and Armenian GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan emerged joint winners with 7/9 points, leaving the nearest followers half a point behind.
Oleksiyenko took the gold on a superior tie-break score, while Korobov remained second.
You can see the full standings and replay the games below.
Tournament website/ Play chess online/ Chess Arena Video Channel
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Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo UKR 2629 7
2 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2698 7
3 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2586 7
4 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2599 6,5
5 GM Efimenko Zahar UKR 2647 6,5
6 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2656 6,5
7 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2604 6,5
8 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2646 6
9 GM Krasenkow Michal POL 2604 6
10 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2600 6
11 IM Petrosyan Tigran S. ARM 2423 6
12 IM Harutyunian Tigran K. ARM 2472 6
13 IM Morchiashvili Bachana GEO 2317 6
14 FM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2344 6
15 GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2586 6
16 GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2436 6
17 IM Petrosyan Manuel ARM 2449 6
18 Bakunts Rafael ARM 2270 6
19 FM Vardanian Haik G. ARM 2315 6
20 GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2590 5,5