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Aronian, Levon

contemporary era

Levon Aronian is an Armenian-born grandmaster whose peak rating of 2830 made him the fourth-highest-rated player in chess history, trailing only Carlsen, Kasparov, and Caruana. A two-time FIDE World Cup winner, World Blitz Champion, and World Rapid Champion, he led Armenia to three Chess Olympiad gold medals and is celebrated for his rare intuition and ultra-aggressive creative style.

Total Games

5493

Wins

2066

Draws

2341

Losses

1086

37.6% wins42.6% draws19.8% losses

Most Played Openings

C50 - Italian Game191C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall160B50 - Sicilian Defense122A45 - Canard Opening114C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense112D38 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense110D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack108A07 - King's Indian Attack107C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed97D02 - Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre96

Most Faced Opponents

Carlsen,M237 gamesNakamura,Hi219 gamesVachier Lagrave,M197 gamesCaruana,F189 gamesSo,W164 gamesGrischuk,A141 gamesNepomniachtchi,I138 gamesAnand,V128 gamesGiri,A118 gamesMamedyarov,S101 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Del Rio de Angelis,S vs Aronian,L

GRENKE Rapid WCh

2010

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1-0

Aronian, Levon vs Halkias, Stelios

Wch U20

1999

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1-0

Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L

FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A

2022

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FCGFCG
1-0

Aronian,L vs Anand,V

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
1-0

Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I

14th WCh-Rapid Final

2009

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1-0

So,W vs Aronian,L

Saint Louis Blitz 2024

2024

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0-1

So,W vs Aronian,L

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015

2015

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Gurevich,M vs Aronian,L

WCC

2005

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1-0

Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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1-0

Aronian, Levon vs Bunzmann, Dimitrij

Wch U12

1994

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Games (5493)

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Aronian,L vs Reuss,A
1-0
7th Neckar Open 2003 B10
Balduan,M vs Aronian,L
0-1
7th Neckar Open 2003 D26
Aronian,L vs Rebitzer,W
1-0
7th Neckar Open 2003 B33
Aronian,L vs Casper,T
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2002-3 2003 C18
Soppe,G vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
IV Dos Hermanas Internet Final 2003 D37
Aronian,L vs McShane,L
0-1
IV Dos Hermanas Internet Final 2003 E62
McShane,L vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
IV Dos Hermanas Internet Final 2003 C67
Aronian,L vs Soppe,G
1-0
IV Dos Hermanas Internet Final 2003 B10
Nataf,IA vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open 2003 C45
Aronian,L vs Khenkin,I
1-0
Bundesliga 2002-3 2003 D43
Prusikhin,M vs Aronian,L
0-1
Bundesliga 2002-3 2003 E04
Aronian,L vs Ftacnik,L
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2002-3 2003 D40
Lautier,J vs Aronian,L
1-0
Bundesliga 2002-3 2003 C67
Aronian,L vs Jakovenko,D
1-0
41st WJun 2002 D40
Harikrishna,P vs Aronian,L
0-1
41st WJun 2002 E20
Aronian,L vs Poobesh Anand,S
1-0
41st WJun 2002 E16
Berkes,F vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
41st WJun 2002 E04
Aronian,L vs Timofeev,Ar
1/2-1/2
41st WJun 2002 E65
Bu Xiangzhi vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
41st WJun 2002 D39
Ni Hua vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
41st WJun 2002 B58
Aronian,L vs Sadykov,R
1-0
41st WJun 2002 B10
Aronian,L vs McShane,L
1-0
41st WJun 2002 E62
Azarov,S vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
41st WJun 2002 C65
Aronian,L vs Roy Chowdhury,S
1-0
41st WJun 2002 B23
Sundararajan,K vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
41st WJun 2002 D27
Aronian,L vs Sharma,RP
1-0
41st WJun 2002 B23
Almasi,Z vs Aronian,L
0-1
Bundesliga 2002-3 2002 C67
Aronian,L vs Movsesian,S
1-0
Bundesliga 2002-3 2002 A16
Aronian,L vs Mainka,R
1-0
6th OIBM 2002 C67
Aronian,L vs Oratovsky,M
1/2-1/2
6th OIBM 2002 A16
Schmaltz,R vs Aronian,L
0-1
6th OIBM 2002 B70
Rau,J vs Aronian,L
0-1
6th OIBM 2002 D39
Aronian,L vs Solger,B
1-0
6th OIBM 2002 B30
Aronian,L vs Jakovenko,D
1-0
3rd IECC 2002 A30
Markowski,T vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
3rd IECC 2002 D76
Aronian,L vs Bagirov,R
1-0
3rd IECC 2002 D38
Mamedov,N vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
3rd IECC 2002 B76
Aronian,L vs Potkin,V
1/2-1/2
3rd IECC 2002 C16
Jirovsky,M vs Aronian,L
0-1
3rd IECC 2002 A13
Aronian,L vs Gashimov,V
0-1
3rd IECC 2002 D27
Minasian,Ara vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
3rd IECC 2002 B51
Aronian,L vs Bagaturov,G
1-0
3rd IECC 2002 E18
Yilmaz,T vs Aronian,L
0-1
3rd IECC 2002 B12
Aronian,L vs Arutunian,D
0-1
3rd IECC 2002 D15
Godena,M vs Aronian,L
1-0
3rd IECC 2002 B22
Aronian,L vs Matnadze,A
1-0
3rd IECC 2002 E14
Van Mil,J vs Aronian,L
0-1
Bundesliga 2001-2 2002 B74
Aronian,L vs Speelman,J
1-0
Bundesliga 2001-2 2002 B10
Ftacnik,L vs Aronian,L
1-0
Bundesliga 2001-2 2002 A17
Dautov,R vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
6th Neckar Open 2002 E15
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