Levon Aronian GM

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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 Nikolas Theodorou (GM)

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Moves

1. e4 b6

2. d4 Bb7

3. Bd3 d6

4. c4 Nd7

5. Nc3 e5

6. d5 g6

7. Nge2 Bg7

8. Rb1 Ngf6

9. b4 a5

10. a3 O-O

11. O-O Ng4

12. f3 Nh6

13. Be3 axb4

14. axb4 f5

15. c5 bxc5

16. bxc5 Bc8

17. c6 Nc5

18. Bxc5 dxc5

19. Ra1 Rxa1

20. Qxa1 Nf7

21. Qa5 Nd6

22. Qxc5 Bf6

23. Rb1 h5

24. Qa7 h4

25. h3 Bg5

26. Kh1 Bd2

27. Qa2 Be3

28. Qc2 Kg7

29. Rb8 Qg5

30. Nd1 Ba7

31. Ra8 Bb6

32. Qb2 fxe4

33. f4 Rxf4

Players

Levon Aronian (GM)

White

3179

-61

Nikolas Theodorou (GM)

Black

3240

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20459 days 17 hours 58 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

66

Result

Loss

Termination

Opening

B00 Barnes Defense

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.06"]
[Round "-"]
[White "LevonAronian"]
[Black "NikoTheodorou"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-january-06-2026-6140433"]
[CurrentPosition "R1b5/2p3k1/1bPn2p1/3Pp1q1/4pr1p/3B3P/1Q2N1P1/3N3K w - - 0 34"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B00"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Owens-Defense-2.d4-Bb7-3.Bd3"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.06"]
[UTCTime "17:51:41"]
[WhiteElo "3179"]
[BlackElo "3240"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "NikoTheodorou won by resignation"]
[StartTime "17:51:41"]
[EndDate "2026.01.06"]
[EndTime "17:58:55"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/162035821113"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... b6 {[%clk 0:04:59.6]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:04:56.8]} 2... Bb7 {[%clk 0:04:59.3]} 3. Bd3 {[%clk 0:04:55.7]} 3... d6 {[%clk 0:04:59]} 4. c4 {[%clk 0:04:49.9]} 4... Nd7 {[%clk 0:04:58]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:47.9]} 5... e5 {[%clk 0:04:57.3]} 6. d5 {[%clk 0:04:46.5]} 6... g6 {[%clk 0:04:56.9]} 7. Nge2 {[%clk 0:04:39.3]} 7... Bg7 {[%clk 0:04:54.3]} 8. Rb1 {[%clk 0:04:35.7]} 8... Ngf6 {[%clk 0:04:54.2]} 9. b4 {[%clk 0:04:34]} 9... a5 {[%clk 0:04:54.1]} 10. a3 {[%clk 0:04:32.6]} 10... O-O {[%clk 0:04:53.8]} 11. O-O {[%clk 0:04:28]} 11... Ng4 {[%clk 0:04:51.9]} 12. f3 {[%clk 0:04:20.6]} 12... Nh6 {[%clk 0:04:50.8]} 13. Be3 {[%clk 0:04:19.2]} 13... axb4 {[%clk 0:04:45.3]} 14. axb4 {[%clk 0:04:17.2]} 14... f5 {[%clk 0:04:41.3]} 15. c5 {[%clk 0:04:15.7]} 15... bxc5 {[%clk 0:04:36.5]} 16. bxc5 {[%clk 0:04:14.1]} 16... Bc8 {[%clk 0:04:36.3]} 17. c6 {[%clk 0:04:08]} 17... Nc5 {[%clk 0:04:25.3]} 18. Bxc5 {[%clk 0:03:29.4]} 18... dxc5 {[%clk 0:04:25.2]} 19. Ra1 {[%clk 0:03:23.2]} 19... Rxa1 {[%clk 0:04:09.5]} 20. Qxa1 {[%clk 0:03:23.1]} 20... Nf7 {[%clk 0:04:09.2]} 21. Qa5 {[%clk 0:03:13.6]} 21... Nd6 {[%clk 0:04:07.4]} 22. Qxc5 {[%clk 0:03:11.7]} 22... Bf6 {[%clk 0:03:50]} 23. Rb1 {[%clk 0:02:47.8]} 23... h5 {[%clk 0:03:32.3]} 24. Qa7 {[%clk 0:02:37.6]} 24... h4 {[%clk 0:03:21.2]} 25. h3 {[%clk 0:02:35.4]} 25... Bg5 {[%clk 0:03:20.6]} 26. Kh1 {[%clk 0:02:33.2]} 26... Bd2 {[%clk 0:03:18.9]} 27. Qa2 {[%clk 0:02:21.8]} 27... Be3 {[%clk 0:03:07.9]} 28. Qc2 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 28... Kg7 {[%clk 0:03:04.8]} 29. Rb8 {[%clk 0:01:40.4]} 29... Qg5 {[%clk 0:02:57.2]} 30. Nd1 {[%clk 0:01:26.3]} 30... Ba7 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 31. Ra8 {[%clk 0:01:14.5]} 31... Bb6 {[%clk 0:02:49.7]} 32. Qb2 {[%clk 0:01:12.6]} 32... fxe4 {[%clk 0:02:46.2]} 33. f4 {[%clk 0:01:02.1]} 33... Rxf4 {[%clk 0:02:35.8]} 0-1