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Revision as of 01:30, 24 December 2009 by Carcharoth (talk | contribs) (add IM title year)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Karen Ashotovich Grigorian (7 September 1947 - 30 October 1989) was an Armenian chess master, and son of the poet Ashot Grashi.
Born in Moscow, Russia, Grigorian won the Armenian Chess Championship three times (joint winner 1969, winner 1971, joint winner 1972), and the Moscow City Chess Championship twice (1975, 1979). He also participated in several of the USSR Chess Championships in the 1970s, with one of his best performances being at the 1973 USSR Chess Championships. He was awarded the International Master title in 1982.
Grigorian's trainers included Lev Aronin, and he was friends with the Latvian chess master Alvis Vitolins. Grigorian and Vitolins were excellent blitz players, but both also suffered from psychiatric disorders. Grigorian committed suicide by jumping from the highest bridge in Yerevan.
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References
- Russian Silhouettes (2nd ed, 2009, Genna Sosonko), Chapter 10: The Jump - Alvis Vitolins
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