Arianne Caoili, Beauty, Brains and Talent

    WIM Arianne Caoili was born in Manila on December 22, 1986 and she died at the age of 33 on March 30, 2020 of injuries from a car crash into a bridge pillar in Yerevan, Armenia. She married GM Levon Aronia in 2017. 

     She spoke English and Tagalog fluently, and had studied for a Ph.D. at a German university on Russian foreign policy, especially its economic and business relations with Armenia. She worked as a consultant for a global consultancy firm. From 2013 until her death she lived and worked in Armenia. 

    Caoili moved to Australia with her family in 1989. She began playing chess at six years old. In December of 2000, she won the Asian girls Under 16 Championship in Bagac, Philippines. The following year she was awarded the Woman International Master title; her peak rating of 2309. 

    In 2002, she won the Australian Masters International Tournament. In 2004 she transferred national federations to Australia. In 2009, she won the London Chess Classic Women's Invitational tournament and won the Oceania women's zonal, but she did not play in the 2010 women’s championship tournament. 

    Caoili played for the Philippines in the Women's Olympiad in 1998 and 2000. She represented Australia in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. 

    She was a celebrity dancer on the Australin version of Dancing with the Stars where she finished as the runner-up behind Anthony Koutoufides, a retired Australian football player. It looks exciting! 

    In an episode of the Australian TV show Deal or No Deal she won a car for the home competition entrant. She was also a singer.