Levon Aronian
Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian-American chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster in 2000, at age 17. He is a former world rapid and blitz champion and has held the No. 2 position in the March 2014 FIDE world chess rankings with a rating of 2830, becoming the fourth highest-rated player in history.
Tournaments won by Levon Aronian
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| American Cup | 2024 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Dusseldorf (WR Chess Masters 2023) | 2023 | Dusseldorf |
| Sinquefield Cup | 2018 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Gibraltar International Chess Festival | 2018 | Gibraltar (Gibraltar) |
| Grenke Chess Classic | 2017 | Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden (Germany) |
| Norway Chess | 2017 | Stavanger (Norway) |
| Chess World Cup 2017 | 2017 | Tbilisi (Georgia) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2017 | Palma de Mallorca (Spain) |
| Sinquefield Cup | 2015 | St. Louis (United States) |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2014 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Alekhine Memorial | 2013 | Paris (France) |
| Bilbao Chess Masters Final | 2013 | Bilbao (Spain) |
| Paris-St Petersburg | 2013 | Paris-St Petersburg |
| Tata Steel tournament | 2012 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Amber chess tournament | 2011 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Tal Memorial | 2011 | Moscow (Russia) |
| World Blitz Chess Championship | 2010 | Moscow (Russia) |
| Tal Memorial | 2010 | Moscow (Russia) |
| Amber chess tournament | 2009 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| Bilbao Chess Masters Final | 2009 | Bilbao (Spain) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2009 | Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria) |
| Amber chess tournament | 2008 | Monte Carlo (Monaco) |
| FIDE Grand Prix | 2008 | Sochi (Russia) |
| Corus tournament | 2008 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Yerevan | 2008 | Yerevan |
| Candidates Matches 2007 | 2007 | Elista (Russia) |
| Corus tournament | 2007 | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Linares International Chess Tournament | 2006 | Linares (Spain) |
| Tal Memorial | 2006 | Moscow (Russia) |
| Gibraltar International Chess Festival | 2005 | Gibraltar (Gibraltar) |
| Chess World Cup 2005 | 2005 | Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) |
| Reykjavik Open | 2004 | Reykjavik (Iceland) |
| World U-20 Championship | 2002 | Goa |
Photo:
Lennart Ootes
Born: Wednesday, October 6, 1982