Levon Aronian GM

LevonAronian St. Louis Since 2016 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

50.4%- 27.4%- 22.2%

Bullet 3057

86W 105L 36D

Blitz 3179

409W 175L 122D

Rapid 2808

167W 80L 133D

Levon Aronian (GM) vs Ward Al-Tarboush (FM)

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Moves

1. e4 e6

2. d4 d5

3. e5 c5

4. c3 Nc6

5. Nf3 Qb6

6. a3 Nh6

7. Bd3 cxd4

8. O-O Bd7

9. h3 Be7

10. Re1 Rc8

11. Ra2 dxc3

12. Nxc3 Na5

13. Be3 Qd8

14. Nd4 a6

15. Qh5 Ng8

16. Bf4 g6

17. Qe2 Nc6

18. Nf3 h6

19. Raa1 Bf8

20. Nxd5 exd5

21. e6 Bxe6

22. Bxg6 Kd7

23. Rac1 Nf6

24. Rxc6 Rxc6

25. Ne5+ Kc8

26. Nxc6 Qb6

27. Ne5 Bd6

28. Bxf7 Bxe5

29. Qxe5 Bxf7

30. Rc1+ Kd8

31. Qb8+ Ke7

32. Qxh8 Ne4

33. Rc7+ Ke6

34. Qe5#

Players

Levon Aronian (GM)

White

3154

+399

Ward Al-Tarboush (FM)

Black

2755

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20459 days 16 hours 18 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

67

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

C02 French Defense: Advance Variation

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Ward Al-Tarboush 88 games

38 W 45 L 5 D 43% win

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "LevonAronian"]
[Black "Lion-Al-Messi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-january-06-2026-6140433"]
[CurrentPosition "8/1pR2b2/pq2k2p/3pQ3/4nB2/P6P/1P3PP1/6K1 b - - 4 34"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C02"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Advance-Paulsen-Main-Line-Lputian-Variation-7.Bd3-cxd4"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.06"]
[UTCTime "16:10:58"]
[WhiteElo "3154"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "LevonAronian won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "16:10:58"]
[EndDate "2026.01.06"]
[EndTime "16:18:09"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/162029228863"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... e6 {[%clk 0:04:57.5]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:04:57.5]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:04:57.1]} 3. e5 {[%clk 0:04:55.9]} 3... c5 {[%clk 0:04:56.1]} 4. c3 {[%clk 0:04:55.4]} 4... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:55.7]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:54.8]} 5... Qb6 {[%clk 0:04:55.4]} 6. a3 {[%clk 0:04:53.1]} 6... Nh6 {[%clk 0:04:54.7]} 7. Bd3 {[%clk 0:04:47.6]} 7... cxd4 {[%clk 0:04:53.9]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:04:46.9]} 8... Bd7 {[%clk 0:04:52]} 9. h3 {[%clk 0:04:39]} 9... Be7 {[%clk 0:04:44.6]} 10. Re1 {[%clk 0:04:37]} 10... Rc8 {[%clk 0:04:36]} 11. Ra2 {[%clk 0:04:35.6]} 11... dxc3 {[%clk 0:04:20.5]} 12. Nxc3 {[%clk 0:04:34]} 12... Na5 {[%clk 0:04:19.7]} 13. Be3 {[%clk 0:04:29.6]} 13... Qd8 {[%clk 0:04:18.2]} 14. Nd4 {[%clk 0:04:22.7]} 14... a6 {[%clk 0:04:13.8]} 15. Qh5 {[%clk 0:04:14.8]} 15... Ng8 {[%clk 0:03:59.2]} 16. Bf4 {[%clk 0:03:16.4]} 16... g6 {[%clk 0:03:54.7]} 17. Qe2 {[%clk 0:03:07.9]} 17... Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:52.1]} 18. Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:05.7]} 18... h6 {[%clk 0:03:43.7]} 19. Raa1 {[%clk 0:03:00.5]} 19... Bf8 {[%clk 0:03:41.8]} 20. Nxd5 {[%clk 0:02:33]} 20... exd5 {[%clk 0:03:41]} 21. e6 {[%clk 0:02:32]} 21... Bxe6 {[%clk 0:03:37.8]} 22. Bxg6 {[%clk 0:02:31.1]} 22... Kd7 {[%clk 0:03:11.7]} 23. Rac1 {[%clk 0:02:18.4]} 23... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:07.9]} 24. Rxc6 {[%clk 0:02:11]} 24... Rxc6 {[%clk 0:03:06.7]} 25. Ne5+ {[%clk 0:02:09.4]} 25... Kc8 {[%clk 0:02:43.4]} 26. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:02:08.1]} 26... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:30.8]} 27. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:06.9]} 27... Bd6 {[%clk 0:02:20.4]} 28. Bxf7 {[%clk 0:01:53]} 28... Bxe5 {[%clk 0:02:06.2]} 29. Qxe5 {[%clk 0:01:44.7]} 29... Bxf7 {[%clk 0:01:52]} 30. Rc1+ {[%clk 0:01:42.3]} 30... Kd8 {[%clk 0:01:45.9]} 31. Qb8+ {[%clk 0:01:41]} 31... Ke7 {[%clk 0:01:43.5]} 32. Qxh8 {[%clk 0:01:38.6]} 32... Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:40.8]} 33. Rc7+ {[%clk 0:01:32.8]} 33... Ke6 {[%clk 0:01:39.3]} 34. Qe5# {[%clk 0:01:30.9]} 1-0