Levon Grigorian
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Levon Ashotovich Grigorian (7 September 1947 – 29 November 1975), was a Soviet Armenian chess player and son of the poet Ashot Grashi.
He won Armenian Chess Championship
s in 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 and Uzbekistani Chess Championship
s in 1974 and 1975.
Grigorian was born in Yerevan, Armenia
and died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
.
His brother Karen Grigorian
was a chess International Master.
He won Armenian Chess Championship
Armenian Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the Armenian Chess Championship. The first championship was played in 1934, when Armenia was a part of the Transcaucasian SFSR. Championships were held sporadically in the Armenian SSR until 1945, when they became contested every year; this has continued today...
s in 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 and Uzbekistani Chess Championship
Uzbekistani Chess Championship
- Winners :-Women:-References:******...
s in 1974 and 1975.
Grigorian was born in Yerevan, Armenia
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
and died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
.
His brother Karen Grigorian
Karen Grigorian
Karen Ashotovich Grigorian was an Armenian chess master, and son of the poet Ashot Grashi.Born in Moscow, Russia, Grigorian won the Armenian Chess Championship three times , and the Moscow City Chess Championship twice...
was a chess International Master.