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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Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L

FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A

2022

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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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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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Dominguez Perez,L vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 C53
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 C67
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 2018 B90
Aronian,L vs Grischuk,A★
0-1
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
So,W vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 A15
Grischuk,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 A05
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 B90
Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 B13
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 C67
Dominguez Perez,L vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 E06
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
0-1
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 B13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Rapid 2018 2018 A05
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 D38
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 D37
Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S★
1-0
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 D87
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L★
1-0
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 C67
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 E06
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
6th Norway Chess 2018 2018 C65
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 A30
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C88
Grischuk,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C88
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 A13
Kramnik,V vs Aronian,L★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C50
Aronian,L vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E06
Ding Liren vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 A13
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 D37
So,W vs Aronian,L★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C88
Aronian,L vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E60
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 D39
Aronian,L vs Kramnik,V★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 C65
Mamedyarov,S vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 E32
Aronian,L vs Ding Liren★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2018 2018 A18
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
0-1
9th London Classic 2017 2017 A40
Adams,Mi vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 C67
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 D37
So,W vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 C88
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 C88
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 E00
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 C84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
9th London Classic 2017 2017 C84
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A13
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 D79
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C84
Navara,D vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 C88
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A29
Aronian,L vs Kasparov,G★
1/2-1/2
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 A49
Aronian,L vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1-0
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017 D00
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