Arianne Caoili, Pinay chess player and wife of Armenian GM, dies after car crash

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Arianne Caoili, a Filipina chess player and the wife of Armenian grand master Levon Aronian, has died after being involved in a car accident in Yerevan.She was 33 years old.Aronian, the top-ranked chess player in Armenia and No. 7 worldwide, confirmed the news on his Twitter account.&quot;I have no words to express the grievance over my wife Arianne&#x27;s death. She was intelligent, hard working and joyous person that lived a beautiful life,&quot; he said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I have no words to express the grievance over my wife Arianne&#x27;s death. She was intelligent , hard working and joyous person that lived a beautiful life... I love you honeybun, sleep tight....— Levon Aronian (@LevAronian) <a href="https://twitter.com/LevAronian/status/1244724856526180353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>It was <a href="https://en.armradio.am/2020/03/15/levon-aronians-wife-in-serious-condition-after-road-accident/">reported</a> that Caoili was in an accident last March 15, when her vehicle &quot;crashed into a supporting column under the bridge near the intersection of Sebastia Street and Isakov Avenue.&quot;Caoili reportedly underwent <a href="https://news.am/eng/news/569371.html?fbclid=IwAR0ik7jst5Kii3WL6Qa1WufRXxyQeMuqviuZS6ickI8H2X4Dviu0jaLcl4c">several operations</a> before passing away.Caoili was a Woman International Master who represented the Philippines until 2004, when she switched federations to play for Australia. She and Aronian were married in 2017.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

Arianne Caoili, a Filipina chess player and the wife of Armenian grand master Levon Aronian, has died after being involved in a car accident in Yerevan.

Arianne Caoili, a Filipina chess player and the wife of Armenian grand master Levon Aronian, has died after being involved in a car accident in Yerevan.

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Arianne Caoili, Pinay chess player and wife of Armenian GM, dies after car crash

Arianne Caoili, Pinay chess player and wife of Armenian GM, dies after car crash

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Published Mar 31, 2020 02:41 PM PHT

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