Aronian, Levon

Levon Aronian

FIDE ratings

2,725Classical
2,738Rapid
2,714Blitz

Performance

50 games
32% Win
50% Draw
18% Loss

Levon Aronian's playing style

Strong overall score:57%16W 25D 9L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:56%in 16 games
Strongest in classical:57%in 37 games
Steady recent form:63%7W 11D 2L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:50%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
40%
60%
5g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation
100%
1g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
100%
1g
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
33%
67%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
100%
2g
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
50%
50%
2g
French Defense: Winawer Variation, Retreat Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted
100%
1g

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Aronian, Levon as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
33%
50%
17%
Move
16 · 67%
31%
50%
19%
3 · 13%
67%
33%
3 · 13%
33%
67%
2 · 8%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 17, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMOparin, Grigoriy(2638)
D—
Oct 16, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMShankland, Sam(2646)
W—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMLiang, Awonder(2685)
L—
Oct 14, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMXiong, Jeffery(2656)
L—
Oct 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSo, Wesley(2770)
D—
Oct 11, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSevian, Samuel(2708)
D—
Oct 10, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMNiemann, Hans Moke(2717)
D—
Oct 9, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMCaruana, Fabiano(2784)
D—
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMCan, Emre(2534)
W—
Sep 26, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMKourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis(2567)
W—

Research Levon Aronian’s games and opening repertoire

GM Levon Aronian is rated 2725 in standard, 2738 in rapid, 2714 in blitz by FIDE. Levon Aronian plays for United States.

Levon Aronian has FIDE ID 13300474. Confirm the player’s identity and linked accounts before using their games for preparation.

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