Aronian, Levon Age 42
Source: http://www.tatasteelchess.com/
- Title
- Grandmaster
- Live Rating
- 2744.7
- Live Rank
- #13
- FIDE Rating
- 2747
- World Rank
- #11
- United States of America Rank
- #3
- FIDE Peak Rating
- 2830 - Mar 2014 (Age 31)
- FIDE Peak Rank
- #2 (2805) - Jan 2012 (Age 29)
- Rapid
- 2745 World #7, Peak 2830 (Mar 2015)
- Blitz
- 2750 World #11, Peak 2871 (Jul 2018)
- Active Years:
- 1995 - 2025
- Total Games:
- 3715
- Wins:
- 1278 (34%)
- Losses:
- 637 (18%)
- Draws:
- 1800 (48%)
- Total score:
- 58%
- Performance :
- Performance for the last active 12 months:
- 2720
C54 Italian Game (50 games)
A29 English Opening (44 games)
E05 Catalan Opening (40 games)
Black:
C67 Ruy Lopez (107 games)
C88 Ruy Lopez (81 games)
C65 Ruy Lopez (72 games)
Aronian has long been Armenia's strongest player, but now represents the US.
World U12 Champion 1994, World Junior Champion 2002, Champion of Armenia 2002.
Played in the World Championship Knockout Tournament 2004; won the World Cup of 2005 and 2017; played in the World Championship Tournament 2007 and the World Cups of 2007, 2013 & 2015; won the Grand Prix Series 2008-2010; Candidate in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 & 2016.
One of the great team players. He played for Armenia in the Olympiads in 1996 (for Armenia 2), 2004 (winning team bronze), 2006, 2008 (team gold), 2010 (individual silver and team gold), 2012 (team and individual gold board one) & 2014 . Played for Armenia in the European Team Championships of 1999 (team gold), 2005, 2007 (team silver), 2011 (individual silver board one), 2013 (individual bronze board one) & 2015 (individual silver board one, and team silver). Played for Armenia in the World Team Championships of 2005 (team bronze, individual silver board one), 2010 (individual silver board one), 2011 (team gold, individual silver board one), 2013 (individual gold board one) & 2015 (team bronze, individual gold board one). Won team gold in the European Club Cup in 2005 & 2015. Won team and individual gold in the Russian Premier League in 2005 (board three) and 2015 (board two), and team bronze in 2006.
Aronian's best tournament results were wins at the Karabakh International 2005, Linares 2006, Sochi Grand Prix Tournament 2008, Nalchik Grand Prix Tournament 2009, Bilbao 2009 & 2013, Wijk aan Zee 2012 & 2014, Alekhine Memorial 2013, Sinquefield Cup 2015. Grenke Chess Classic 2017, Norway Chess 2017, and an equal first place finish at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup with Carlsen and Caruana. In addition he was equal first at the International Neckar Opens in 2003 & 2004, Gibraltar in 2004 & 2005, Tal Memorial 2006 & 2010, and Corus in 2007 & 2008.
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Games
| # | White Player | Rating | Black Player | Rating | Result | Moves | Site | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraemer, Martin | 2579 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Germany | 12 Jan 2025 |  |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Duda, Jan Krzysztof | 2740 | 1/2-1/2 | 22 | Germany | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Duda, Jan Krzysztof | 2740 | 0-1 | 43 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 4 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2805 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 8 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 5 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 2741 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 6 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Grischuk, Alexander | 2689 | 1-0 | 58 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 7 | Dubov, Daniil | 2693 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 8 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR | 2718 | 1-0 | 41 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 9 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2831 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1-0 | 60 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 10 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | So, Wesley | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 17 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 11 | Firouzja, Alireza | 2763 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 12 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Amar, Elham | 2534 | 1-0 | 45 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 13 | Vakhidov, Jahongir | 2546 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 0-1 | 57 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 14 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Dardha, Daniel | 2639 | 1-0 | 57 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 15 | Bjerre, Jonas Buhl | 2642 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 0-1 | 37 | New York | 30 Dec 2024 | |
| 16 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Esipenko, Andrey | 2642 | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | New York | 28 Dec 2024 | |
| 17 | Niemann, Hans Moke | 2618 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | New York | 28 Dec 2024 | |
| 18 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Shankland, Samuel L | 2618 | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | New York | 28 Dec 2024 | |
| 19 | Antipov, Mikhail Al | 2591 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | New York | 28 Dec 2024 | |
| 20 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Bluebaum, Matthias | 2608 | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | New York | 27 Dec 2024 | |
| 21 | Deac, Bogdan Daniel | 2635 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | 1/2-1/2 | 24 | New York | 27 Dec 2024 | |
| 22 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Nesterov, Arseniy | 2539 | 1-0 | 59 | New York | 27 Dec 2024 | |
| 23 | Giri, Anish | 2678 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | 1-0 | 51 | New York | 27 Dec 2024 | |
| 24 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Murzin, Volodar | 2588 | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | New York | 26 Dec 2024 | |
| 25 | Bok, Benjamin | 2596 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | 0-1 | 44 | New York | 26 Dec 2024 | |
| 26 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Andriasian, Zaven | 2624 | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | New York | 26 Dec 2024 | |
| 27 | Tari, Aryan | 2559 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | 0-1 | 40 | New York | 26 Dec 2024 | |
| 28 | Aronian, Levon | 2757 | Andersen, Mads | 2512 | 1-0 | 44 | New York | 26 Dec 2024 | |
| 29 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2755 | 1/2-1/2 | 63 | Oslo | 19 Dec 2024 | |
| 30 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2755 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1-0 | 42 | Oslo | 19 Dec 2024 | |
| 31 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2831 | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 32 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2831 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1-0 | 67 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 33 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | So, Wesley | 2747 | 1-0 | 20 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 34 | So, Wesley | 2747 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 0-1 | 89 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 35 | Lazavik, Denis | 2578 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 0-1 | 75 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 36 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Lazavik, Denis | 2578 | 1-0 | 52 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 37 | Lazavik, Denis | 2578 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1-0 | 43 | Oslo | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| 38 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Keymer, Vincent | 2733 | 0-1 | 95 | Oslo | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| 39 | Keymer, Vincent | 2733 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1/2-1/2 | 76 | Oslo | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| 40 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Vachier Lagrave, Maxime | 2731 | 0-1 | 58 | Oslo | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| 41 | Vachier Lagrave, Maxime | 2731 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1-0 | 51 | Oslo | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| 42 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | Firouzja, Alireza | 2763 | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Oslo | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| 43 | Firouzja, Alireza | 2763 | Aronian, Levon | 2747 | 1-0 | 41 | Oslo | 17 Dec 2024 | |
| 44 | Aronian, Levon | 2737 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2618 | 0-1 | 43 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2024 | |
| 45 | Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2618 | Aronian, Levon | 2737 | 1-0 | 54 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2024 | |
| 46 | Erigaisi Arjun | 2799 | Aronian, Levon | 2739 | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2024 | |
| 47 | Aronian, Levon | 2737 | Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar | 2738 | 0-1 | 62 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2024 | |
| 48 | Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar | 2738 | Aronian, Levon | 2737 | 0-1 | 73 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2024 | |
| 49 | Aronian, Levon | 2739 | Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin | 2686 | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Chennai | 11 Nov 2024 | |
| 50 | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 2739 | Aronian, Levon | 2739 | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Chennai | 10 Nov 2024 | |