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Aronian, Levon

Levon Aronian

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 13300474· Male· United States of America· Born in 1982

Levon Aronian, a 44-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2725 and ranked 5th among American players, and 19th worldwide. He is currently in the 2725–2750 range. 52 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Sinquefield Cup, and Biel Chess Festival 2026 - Masters Final. Also played 8 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2830 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2014); he also reached World #2 in Jan 2012 and spent 52 months in the world top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years. In the 1990–2000 FIDE lists (source: OlimpBase), he was already rated 2330 in Jan 1995.

Competes for United States of America since Dec 2021. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U20.

Current rating

2725

Standard

Rpd2738·Blz2714

All-time high

2830

−105 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 32

Activity

56

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · American players · of 5,210
52 months in World top 3 (2009–2017)

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 54% in classical (144 / 265), 62% in rapid (174.5 / 283), 62% in blitz (251 / 406).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 25 / 60. Against lower-rated (−50): 363.5 / 539.
  3. Out of form: −62 in blitz rating and 57.5 / 95 in rated blitz games over the last 12 months.

From 954 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (265 classical, 283 rapid, 406 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

26 entries
2023
1st 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2742
Oct 2023
2021
Switched federation: ARM → USA
at age 39
Dec 2021
2017
52 months in world top 3
longest streak 47 months · first Sep 2009
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2800
at age 35
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2800
at age 35
Jul 2017
2016
1,000 career games
at age 34
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Levon Aronian plays, by color

4,006 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Oct 2026

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As White

516 games315.5 of 516

331 more games in other lines

As Black

510 games285 of 510

307 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-3
2728 → 2725
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
21/ 3756.8%
8W26D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVincent KeymerGM2,767·2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup·R2·+5.6
2.[W]vsRadoslaw WojtaszekGM2,660·FIDE World Cup 2025·R7·+4.0
3.[W]vsSalem SalehGM2,620·FIDE World Cup 2025·R5·+3.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWesley SoGM2,753·The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket·R7·-4.6
2.[L]vsArjun ErigaisiGM2,769·FIDE World Cup 2025·R10·-4.4
3.[L]vsFabiano CaruanaGM2,792·2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup·R5·-4.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20266/8#1892697-0.3
2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup
Round-Robin
Aug 20264.5/9#72751+3.7
Biel Chess Festival 2026 - Masters Final
Round-Robin
Jul 20261.5/3#22700-1.0
Biel Chess Festival 2026 - Masters Qualifier
Round-Robin
Jul 20262.5/5#42689-2.4
The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket
Knockout
Mar 20261.5/4QF2645-4.8

By color · classical · 5 years

265 games

As White

58%

76.5 / 132avg opp. 2698

As Black

51%

67.5 / 133avg opp. 2686

Best win

vsAnish GiriGM2780

WR-Chess-Masters 2023 · Feb 2023 · White

Worst loss

vsAndy WoodwardGM2557

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sep 2025 · White

Games 3,995 · 1992–2026

Time control
  • WvsEmre CanGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.184 · 2026-09-27
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation · 35 moves · 2725
  • WvsStamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.191 · 2026-09-26
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack · 60 moves · 2725
  • DvsMukhiddin MadaminovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.172 · 2026-09-25
    Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 · 31 moves · 2725
  • DvsAlexandr PredkeGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.183 · 2026-09-24
    Sicilian Defense: French Variation · 41 moves · 2725
  • DvsAlexander DonchenkoGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.176 · 2026-09-20
    Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit · 26 moves · 2725
  • WvsRoman DehtiarovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R4.176 · 2026-09-19
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack · 53 moves · 2725
  • WvsGanzorig AmartuvshinIM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R2.175 · 2026-09-17
    Italian Game: Giuoco Piano · 57 moves · 2725
  • DvsAli Ehsan AryanCM
    46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 · R1.175 · 2026-09-16
    Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation · 58 moves · 2725
  • DvsAnish GiriGM
    Global Chess League · R34.2 · 2026-09-13
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation · 52 moves · rapid · 2739
  • WvsAnish GiriGM
    Global Chess League · R33.2 · 2026-09-13
    Queen's Pawn Game: London System · 41 moves · rapid · 2739

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2784
+39 −42 =74
155 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+21 −34 =68
123 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsMagnus CarlsenGM
🇳🇴NOR·2823
+17 −34 =57
108 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2770
+17 −16 =70
103 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsViswanathan AnandGM
🇮🇳IND·2739
+20 −15 =59
94 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

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United States of America
#5
out of 5,207 players
Americas
#5
out of 26,120 players
World
#19
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
3
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2,732
5
🇺🇸Aronian, Levon
2,725
6
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke
2,717
7
🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel
2,708
8
🇺🇸Liang, Awonder
2,685
9
🇺🇸Robson, Ray
2,659
10
🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery
2,656
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
3
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier
2,732
5
🇺🇸Aronian, Levon
2,725
6
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke
2,717
7
🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel
2,708
8
🇺🇸Liang, Awonder
2,685
9
🇺🇸Robson, Ray
2,659
10
🇲🇽Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo
2,657
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
...
19
🇺🇸Aronian, Levon
2,725
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