Karen Asryan Memorial due on July 16

Jermuk resort town of Armenia will host the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial chess tournament from July 16 to 24, 2011.

71 chess players from 6 countries will participate in the tournament, including 19 grandmasters, in particular, Arman Pashikian, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Artashes Minasian, Robert Hovhannisyan, Tigran Kotanjian (Armenia), Maxim Turov, Evgeny Gleizerov, Mikhail Ulibin (Russia), Konstantine Shanava (Georgia), Elshan Moradiabadi (Iran), armchess.am reported.