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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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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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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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Aronian,L vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
7th Norway Chess 2019 2019 A36
Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1/2-1/2
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 A20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 C88
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1-0
10th London Classic 2018 2018 A45
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1-0
10th London Classic 2018 2018 B06
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
0-1
10th London Classic 2018 2018 C63
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1-0
10th London Classic 2018 2018 C65
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
0-1
10th London Classic 2018 2018 A45
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
10th London Classic 2018 2018 D37
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
10th London Classic 2018 2018 C42
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
10th London Classic 2018 2018 C65
Aronian,L vs Praggnanandhaa,R★
1-0
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 B13
So,W vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 A28
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C69
Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S★
1-0
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 D02
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C84
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 A06
Praggnanandhaa,R vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C69
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 A46
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 C84
Mamedyarov,S vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 E20
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 B13
Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2018 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2018 C67
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1-0
Tata Steel India Rapid 2018 A06
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2018 C67
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2018 C67
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 C42
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 C53
Aronian,L vs Duda,J★
1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 A25
Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S★
0-1
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 C80
Aronian,L vs Grischuk,A★
1-0
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 A46
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 E06
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 A29
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 D37
Mamedyarov,S vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 D37
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 C50
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 D11
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 2018 C67
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 B90
Grischuk,A vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 A05
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 C42
Mamedyarov,S vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 A13
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 C42
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 A00
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 C45
Aronian,L vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 B90
So,W vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 E20
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 A28
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