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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

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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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1-0

Aronian,L vs Anand,V

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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1-0

Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I

14th WCh-Rapid Final

2009

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So,W vs Aronian,L

Saint Louis Blitz 2024

2024

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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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Aronian, Levon vs Bunzmann, Dimitrij

Wch U12

1994

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Games (5493)

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Leko,P vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2006 C63
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2006 A03
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 A04
Ponomariov,R vs Aronian,L★
0-1
WCC 2005 C90
Aronian,L vs Ponomariov,R★
1-0
WCC 2005 D60
Aronian,L vs Ponomariov,R★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D58
Ponomariov,R vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C88
Aronian,L vs Bacrot,E★
1-0
WCC 2005 D15
Bacrot,E vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C89
Gurevich,M vs Aronian,L★
0-1
WCC 2005 E32
Aronian,L vs Gurevich,M★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D43
Aronian,L vs Vallejo Pons,F★
1-0
WCC 2005 D45
Vallejo Pons,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D38
Aronian,L vs Vallejo Pons,F★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D45
Vallejo Pons,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 A22
Areshchenko,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C90
Aronian,L vs Areshchenko,A★
1-0
WCC 2005 A16
Aronian,L vs Sadvakasov,D★
1-0
WCC 2005 E21
Sadvakasov,D vs Aronian,L★
0-1
WCC 2005 C67
Aronian,L vs Frhat,A★
1-0
WCC 2005 D94
Frhat,A vs Aronian,L★
0-1
WCC 2005 C67
Aronian,L vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 D73
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 E46
Smirnov,P vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 C87
Smirnov,P vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 C87
Aronian,L vs Smirnov,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 D15
Smirnov,P vs Aronian,L★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2004 C67
Smirnov,P vs Aronian,L★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2004 B04
Aronian,L vs Smirnov,P★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2004 D45
Aronian,L vs Smirnov,P★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 A34
Guseinov,G vs Aronian,L★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2004 C65
Aronian,L vs Guseinov,G★
1-0
FIDE WCh KO 2004 D78
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 B10
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 B14
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
0-1
FIDE WCh KO 2004 A45
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE WCh KO 2004 E32
Aronian, Levon vs Blehm, Pawel★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 E66
Naumann, Alexander vs Aronian, Levon★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 B22
Iljushin, Alexei vs Aronian, Levon★
0-1
Wch U20 1999 E46
Aronian, Levon vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam★
1/2-1/2
Wch U20 1999 B22
Galkin, Alexander vs Aronian, Levon★
1/2-1/2
Wch U20 1999 C87
Aronian, Levon vs Asrian, Karen★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 A07
Aronian, Levon vs Chibukhchian, Artur★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 A29
Zhang Pengxiang vs Aronian, Levon★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 B90
Aronian, Levon vs Pinski, Jan★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 D02
Jenni, Florian vs Aronian, Levon★
1/2-1/2
Wch U20 1999 B90
Aronian, Levon vs Halkias, Stelios★
1-0
Wch U20 1999 D34
Sundar Rajan, Kidambi vs Aronian, Levon★
0-1
Wch U20 1999 E38
Aronian, Levon vs Budnikov, O.★
1/2-1/2
Wch U20 1999 A07
Aronian, Levon vs Timman, Jan H★
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 A30
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