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When 12-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju left Levon Aronian 'very embarrassed'
August 23, 2025 8:55 pm
Aronian also had positive things to say about the Indian chess revolution. In fact, Aronian called India the "fatherland of chess" and praised the government for backing players.
Levon Aronian, the soul of chess, and popular at 42, rediscovers his prime years again
August 19, 2025 5:37 pm
Both Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen are happy to see him win, and the Armenian remains the principled soul of the game, while staying flamboyant.
Gukesh loses to Levon Aronian's 'grandpa style of chess' at St Louis Rapid and Blitz
August 12, 2025 2:30 pm
Gukesh, meanwhile, said that he had paid the price for getting "careless in that one moment" against Aronian.
'After all that trash talk, losing would’ve been exponentially more embarrassing': Niemann relieved after reaching finals at Las Vegas Freestyle event
July 19, 2025 4:11 pm
Niemann cited the achievement of reaching the finals at Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Las Vegas leg as one of the highlights of the career.
Arjun Erigaisi loses to Levon Aronian in semis; Hans Niemann advances to finals at Las Vegas Freestyle Grand Slam
July 19, 2025 11:47 am
Aronian, who had already knocked out Freestyle tour leader and World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura earlier this week, continued his solid run by defeating Arjun after winning both classical games without needing tiebreaks.
'I definitely made Hans very proud': Levon Aronian's cheeky response to Niemann's antics on Magnus Carlsen's defeat
July 17, 2025 5:46 pm
Carlsen and Niemann have been locked in a feud since 2022 when the Norwegian player had accused the American of cheating after losing to Niemann in a Sinquefield Cup game.
'I'll take LEGAL ACTION against EVERY Slanderer': Kramnik escalates chess feud after Aronian's emotional appeal
June 29, 2025 3:53 pm
The former world champion framed his actions as self-defence, citing decades of enduring "dirty PR attacks and slander" and made clear he no longer intends to show restraint.
'We can’t keep suing each other’: Aronian urges Kramnik to drop feuds, pens emotional plea in open letter to his 'chess parent'
June 29, 2025 2:17 pm
Levon Aronian writes a heartfelt open letter to his chess parent Vladimir Kramnik, urging unity in the chess community amid rising tensions over online chess integrity and legal disputes.
Aravindh Chithambaram fights off Levon Aronian, Arjun Erigaisi for maiden Chennai Grand Masters title
November 12, 2024 9:31 am
The Masters category witnessed a three-way tie between Aravindh, Levon Aronian and Arjun Erigaisi which led to a play-off, where Aravindh defeated Aronian.
‘Missed chances’: Arjun Erigaisi holds Levon Aronian to a draw to take lead in Chennai Grand Masters
November 06, 2024 10:30 pm
Having managed to recover in the opening round against Vidit Gujrathi, Erigaisi admitted that it was no different against Aronian, and felt satisfied with the draw.
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