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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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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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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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0-1

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 Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
8th London Classic 2016 2016 D37
Aronian,L vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
8th London Classic 2016 2016 D77
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
8th London Classic 2016 2016 C77
Aronian,L vs So,W★
1/2-1/2
8th London Classic 2016 2016 A34
Kramnik,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
8th London Classic 2016 2016 A14
Aronian,L vs Adams,Mi★
1-0
8th London Classic 2016 2016 C50
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A14
Kramnik,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A46
Mamedyarov,S vs Aronian,L★
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 D37
Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I★
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A34
Aronian,L vs Giri,A★
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 D14
Aronian,L vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 D02
Gelfand,B vs Aronian,L★
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 2016 A14
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 C65
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 D37
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 C53
Giri,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 A29
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 E10
So,W vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 C53
Aronian,L vs Svidler,P★
1-0
4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 2016 D10
Aronian,L vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
4th Norway Chess 2016 2016 A15
Kramnik,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
4th Norway Chess 2016 2016 C53
Giri,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
4th Norway Chess 2016 2016 D37
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
4th Norway Chess 2016 2016 A29
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 D38
Aronian,L vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 A29
Caruana,F vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 C84
Aronian,L vs Svidler,P★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 D16
Aronian,L vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 A29
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 C50
Aronian,L vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 D30
Karjakin,Sergey vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 A05
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
1-0
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 E15
Aronian,L vs Caruana,F★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 A77
Svidler,P vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 A22
Topalov,V vs Aronian,L★
0-1
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 A29
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 D37
Giri,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
FIDE Candidates 2016 2016 D37
Aronian,L vs Kramnik,V★
0-1
5th Zurich CC Blitz 2016 A14
Aronian,L vs Anand,V★
0-1
5th Zurich CC Blitz 2016 A22
Aronian,L vs Nakamura,Hi★
0-1
5th Zurich CC 2016 2016 D37
Giri,A vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
5th Zurich CC Blitz 2016 E06
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1-0
5th Zurich CC Blitz 2016 C65
Aronian,L vs Shirov,A★
1-0
5th Zurich CC Blitz 2016 A13
Shirov,A vs Aronian,L★
0-1
5th Zurich CC 2016 2016 C67
Aronian,L vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
5th Zurich CC 2016 2016 D30
Kramnik,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
5th Zurich CC 2016 2016 A07
Anand,V vs Aronian,L★
1-0
5th Zurich CC 2016 2016 C48
Nakamura,Hi vs Aronian,L★
1-0
5th Zurich Opening Blitz 2016 C65
Aronian,L vs Shirov,A★
0-1
5th Zurich Opening Blitz 2016 A11
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