[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Sitnik"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.a3 d6 7.h3
Be6 8.O-O Nxe4 9.Nxe4 d5 10.Bb5 dxe4 11.dxe4 Nd4 12.Bd3 Bd6
13.Ng5 Bd7 14.Bc4 h6 15.c3 hxg5 16.cxd4 exd4 17.Qxd4 b5 18.Bd5
Bxh3 19.Qe3 Be6 20.Bxa8 Qxa8 21.e5 Be7 22.Qg3 g4 23.Be3 Qe4
24.Rfe1 Qc2 25.b4 Qd3 26.Bxa7 Qg6 27.Bc5 Bxc5 28.bxc5 Rd8
29.Rad1 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Qc2 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.Qd3+ Qxd3 33.Rxd3 c6
34.Rd6 Kg6 35.Rxc6 Kf5 36.Rb6 Ke4 37.Rxb5 Kd5 38.Kh2 Kc6
39.Rb6+ Kxc5 40.Rxe6 fxe6 41.Kg3 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Slobodan Munizaba"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 d6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.d3 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Qe1 a6 9.a4 Qc7 10.Bd2 Rd8 11.e5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Nd5 13.Qg3
Nd4 14.Nxd4 Nxc3 15.bxc3 cxd4 16.cxd4 Rxd4 17.Qf2 Bf8 18.Ba5
Qd7 19.Bxe6 Qxe6 20.Qxd4 Bd7 21.Bb4 Bxb4 22.Qxb4 Bc6 23.Qf4
Rc8 24.c4 Qg6 25.Qg3 Qe6 26.Rf6 Qe7 27.Raf1 Qc5+ 28.Kh1 Be8
29.e6 fxe6 30.Qg5 Qb4 31.Qa5 Qa3 32.Rf8+ Qxf8 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8
34.Qb4+ Kg8 35.Qxb7 Rd8 36.Qb6 Rxd3 37.Qxe6+ Kf8 38.Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ngo Ngoc Quang"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nc3 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nf3
O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.b3 Ne4 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.exf3 Nxc3
13.Bxc3 Qb6 14.Rc1 Nxd4 15.Qd3 e6 16.Rfd1 Nf5 17.f4 Rac8 18.g4
Nd6 19.Be5 f5 20.Qe2 Ne4 21.gxf5 Bxe5 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Bxe4
Bxf4 24.fxe6 dxe4 25.Qxe4 Bg5 26.e7 Qc6 27.Qg4 Bxe7 28.Rd7 Rc7
29.Rd3 Qc1+ 30.Kh2 Qe1 31.Rg3 Bd6 32.h4 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Iroda Khamrakulova"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.f3 h6 5.Bh4 e6 6.e4 Be7 7.e5
Nh5 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Nge2 g5 10.Qd3 Nb6 11.g4 Ng7 12.Ng3 h5
13.Be2 Bd7 14.Qe3 hxg4 15.fxg4 O-O-O 16.O-O Rh4 17.b3 Rdh8
18.Rf2 Be8 19.a4 Nd7 20.Raf1 Nf8 21.Bf3 Ng6 22.Nce2 R8h7 23.c4
Qd8 24.Qd2 Kb8 25.Rc1 Bc6 26.Nf1 Rh3 27.Nfg3 Qh8 28.Nf1 Nh4
29.Bh1 Rxb3 30.cxd5 exd5 31.Qc2 Rb6 32.Bxd5 Ne6 33.Bxe6 fxe6
34.Qxh7 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Boldyrev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 d6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.c3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxe2 7.Qxe2
Nc6 8.O-O Nf6 9.d3 O-O 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Nd2 Nd7 12.f4 b5 13.Nf3
b4 14.c4 e6 15.Rad1 Qc7 16.g4 Rce8 17.Qf2 e5 18.Qh4 exf4
19.Bxf4 Nd4 20.Bh6 Ne5 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.g5 h5
24.gxh6+ Kh7 25.Qf6 Rg8 26.Qf2 Qc5 27.Kh1 Re7 28.Qh4 Re6
29.Qg5 Qc7 30.h4 Qe7 31.Bh3 f6 32.Qf4 f5 33.exf5 Rf6 34.fxg6+
Rgxg6 35.Qe4 Kxh6 36.Bf5 Rxf5 37.Rxf5 Rg4 38.Qe1 Rxh4+ 39.Kg2
Qg7+ 40.Qg3 Rg4 41.Rh1+ Kg6 42.Rhh5 Rxg3+ 43.Kxg3 Qe7 44.c5
Nxd3 45.Rhg5+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Neelotpal Das"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Bf5 4.f3 Nbd7 5.Nxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 h6
7.Bh4 N7b6 8.exf5 Ne3 9.Qd3 Qxd4 10.Bg3 Qxb2 11.Qb5+ Qxb5
12.Bxb5+ c6 13.Bd3 O-O-O 14.Rb1 Na4 15.Bf2 Nxg2+ 16.Kd2 Nf4
17.Bxa7 c5 18.Rb5 c4 19.Ra5 b5 20.Rxb5 cxd3 21.Rb4 dxc2+
22.Kxc2 e5 23.Rxa4 Kb7 24.Be3 Nd5 25.Bd2 Rc8+ 26.Kb3 Be7
27.Ne2 Nb6 28.Rg4 Rhd8 29.Bc3 Bf6 30.Kc2 Ra8 31.Kb1 Nd5 32.Bb2
Ra6 33.Re4 Rb6 34.Rd1 Ka7 35.Ka1 Rbd6 36.Ra4+ Kb7 37.Rc1 Nb4
38.Ra3 Rb8 39.Rb3 Rd2 40.Nc3 Ka8 41.Na4 Rxh2 42.Ra3 Na6 43.f4
Be7 44.Nc5 Rbxb2 45.Rxa6+ Kb8 46.Nd3 Rb5 47.Nxe5 Bc5 48.Ra4 f6
49.Nc6+ Kb7 50.Rac4 Kxc6 51.a4 Ra5 52.R1c2 Rxc2 53.Rxc2 Rxa4+
54.Kb1 Rxf4 55.Rg2 Bf8 56.Rc2+ Kd5 57.Rc8 Bd6 58.Rg8 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "D Kozlenkov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4
7.Qe2 Nd4 8.Nxd4 exd4 9.a3 Ba5 10.b4 c6 11.Bd3 Bc7 12.Nd1 O-O
13.O-O d5 14.e5 Ng4 15.f4 Qe7 16.c4 dxc3 17.Nxc3 a5 18.Rb1
axb4 19.axb4 Bb6+ 20.Kh1 Nxh2 21.Qh5 Ng4 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Bg6+
Nh6 24.f5 Kg8 25.Bxh6 gxh6 26.f6 Qc7 27.Qxh6 Be6 28.f7+ Rxf7
29.Bxf7+ Bxf7 30.e6 Rf8 31.Qxf8+ Kxf8 32.Rxf7+ Qxf7 33.exf7
Kxf7 34.g4 d4 35.Ne4 Ke6 36.Nc5+ Kd5 37.g5 Bd8 38.g6 Bf6
39.Nxb7 d3 40.Kg2 Kc4 41.Nc5 Bh8 42.Ne4 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nawrose Farh Nur"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.Be3
O-O 8.Bb3 Ng4 9.Qd2 Nxe3 10.fxe3 Nc6 11.O-O-O Bd7 12.Rdf1 Ne5
13.h3 Rc8 14.g4 h6 15.Qe2 Kh8 16.Rhg1 e6 17.Rf2 Qa5 18.Kb1 a6
19.Rgf1 b5 20.Qd2 Kg8 21.Nde2 Qb6 22.Nd1 a5 23.a3 b4 24.axb4
axb4 25.Qd4 Qa5 26.Qxd6 Ra8 27.c3 Bb5 28.Nf4 Bxf1 29.Rxf1 bxc3
30.bxc3 Rfb8 31.Rf2 Rxb3+ 32.Rb2 Rxb2+ 33.Nxb2 Qa1+ 34.Kc2
Qxb2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexei Zabailovich"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bc4 Be7 6.d3 Nf6 7.O-O b6
8.Qe1 a6 9.a4 Nd7 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.f5 exf5 13.Nd5 Qd8
14.exf5 Nce5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Qg3 Kf8 17.Nxe7 Qxe7 18.Rde1 f6
19.c3 Qd6 20.d4 Re8 21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.Rd1 Qc7 23.Bd5 Bxd5
24.Rxd5 Kf7 25.a5 Nd7 26.Rfd1 Rd8 27.Qg4 bxa5 28.Kh1 Nb8
29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Rxd8 Qxd8 31.Qc4+ Ke8 32.Qg8+ Kd7 33.Qe6+ Kc7
34.Bb6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Evgeny Shaposhnikov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+ Bd7
7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.Nf5 d5 9.Bg5 dxe4 10.Bxf6 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 gxf6
12.fxe4 Nc6 13.c3 O-O-O+ 14.Ke2 Ne7 15.Nxe7+ Bxe7 16.Nd2 Rhg8
17.g3 Rg4 18.Rad1 h5 19.Rhg1 Bc5 20.Rg2 h4 21.Kf3 Rg6 22.g4 h3
23.Rg3 Rd3+ 24.Ke2 Rxg3 25.hxg3 Rxg4 26.Kf3 Rg8 27.Rh1 Rh8
28.Kg4 Rd8 29.Nb3 Bb6 30.Kxh3 a5 31.a4 Rd3 32.Rf1 Bd8 33.Re1
b6 34.Kg2 Kd7 35.Kf2 Kc6 36.Rg1 b5 37.Ke2 Rd6 38.axb5+ Kxb5
39.Rd1 Rxd1 40.Kxd1 a4 41.Nd2 Bb6 42.Kc2 Be3 43.g4 Bxd2
44.Kxd2 Kc4 45.Kc2 Kb5 46.b3 axb3+ 47.Kxb3 Kc5 48.c4 Kd4
49.Kb4 Kxe4 50.c5 f5 51.gxf5 Kxf5 52.Kb5 e4 53.c6 Ke6 54.Kb6
f5 55.c7 Ke5 56.c8=Q e3 57.Kc5 Ke4 58.Qe6+ Kf4 59.Kd4 e2
60.Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Bratislava SVK"]
[Date "1993.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Adam Horvath"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
O-O 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Bg5 Nc4
13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nb3 Rc7 16.Nb5 Bf5 17.Nxc7 Qxc7
18.g4 Be6 19.Bxf6 exf6 20.Kb1 e4 21.Qe2 exf3 22.Qxf3 Rc8 23.c3
Qc4 24.Rd4 Qc7 25.Rd3 f5 26.h3 Bd7 27.Na5 Be8 28.Qxb7 Qxb7
29.Nxb7 Bc6 30.Nd6 Bxh1 31.Nxc8 Be4 32.Kc2 Be5 33.gxf5 Bf4
34.fxg6 hxg6 35.Ne7+ Kg7 36.Nd5 Bg5 37.c4 Bc1 38.b4 Kf8 39.c5
Bxd3+ 40.Kxd3 Ke8 41.a4 Kd7 42.b5 Bg5 43.a5 Bd8 44.a6 Kc8
45.Kd4 f6 46.Nb4 f5 47.Kd5 f4 48.Ke4 Be7 49.Nd3 g5 50.Kd5 Kc7
51.Ne5 Bf6 52.b6+ axb6 53.c6 Kb8 54.Nd7+ Ka7 55.c7 Kxa6
56.c8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "E Khalilov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d3 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4
Nc6 8.Re1 b6 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.Rb1 Bb7 12.Ne3 Nf6
13.Nc4 Nd5 14.Ne3 Nxe3 15.Bxe3 Nd4 16.Bf4 Qc6 17.Nh4 Qd7
18.Nf3 Rfe8 19.c3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 e5 21.Bc1 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Rad8
23.Bg5 f6 24.Be3 Qxd3 25.Qb7 Rd7 26.Qc6 Qd5 27.Qa4 Red8
28.Rbd1 Qe6 29.a3 h5 30.Rxd7 Qxd7 31.Qc2 Kf7 32.Qb3+ Ke7
33.Qc2 Qd3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herculane"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Khruschiov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c6 4.Qd2 h6 5.Bh4 Bf5 6.f3 Bh7 7.O-O-O
Nbd7 8.Qe1 b5 9.e4 b4 10.Nb1 dxe4 11.Qxb4 Nd5 12.Qe1 f5 13.g4
g5 14.gxf5 gxh4 15.fxe4 N5b6 16.Qxh4 Qc7 17.Qh5+ Kd8 18.e5 Nd5
19.Bh3 Qa5 20.Ne2 Nb4 21.Nbc3 Nxa2+ 22.Nxa2 Qxa2 23.Nc3 Rb8
24.Nxa2 1-0

[Event "EUch U12 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter De Bortoli"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Bf5 4.f3 e6 5.e4 dxe4 6.fxe4 Bb4
7.exf5 O-O 8.Nf3 exf5 9.Be2 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.O-O Bxc3
12.bxc3 Nd7 13.Rb1 b6 14.Bd3 f4 15.Qd2 g5 16.Rbe1 Qg7 17.h4 g4
18.Qxf4 gxf3 19.Rxf3 Kh8 20.Rg3 Qf6 21.Qe4 1-0

[Event "EUch U12 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Chingiz Mamedov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.h4 h5
13.Bh6 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.g4 hxg4 17.h5 Rh8
18.hxg6 fxg6 19.f4 e5 20.fxe5 dxe5 21.Nb3 Qe8 22.Rxh8 Qxh8
23.Qd3 b5 24.Nd5 Be6 25.Nxf6 Kxf6 26.Qd6 Qh6+ 27.Kb1 Qf4
28.Nc5 Rxc5 29.Qxc5 g3 30.Qf8+ Kg5 31.Qe7+ Qf6 32.Qxf6+ Kxf6
33.Rg1 g5 34.Rxg3 g4 35.Kc1 Kg5 36.Kd2 Kf4 37.Rg1 g3 38.Ke2
Bg4+ 39.Ke1 Bf3 40.b3 b4 41.Kd2 g2 42.Kd3 Bxe4+ 43.Ke2 Kg3
44.Ke3 Bxc2 45.Rc1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "EUch U12 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "O Kondarevich"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 b6 7.Qg4
Ng6 8.h4 h5 9.Qg3 Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.Ne2 c5 12.Nf4 Nxf4
13.Bxf4 Qc7 14.Qxg7 O-O-O 15.Qg3 Rdg8 16.Qd3 c4 17.Qf3 Rg4
18.g3 Rg7 19.Kd2 Nb8 20.Bg5 Nd7 21.a4 a5 22.Rab1 Rgh7 23.Qf4
Rf8 24.Be7 Rg8 25.f3 Kb7 26.Bg5 Rg6 27.Rbe1 Qc6 28.Ra1 f6
29.exf6 Rf7 30.Rae1 Nxf6 31.Qe5 Nh7 32.Bf4 Qe8 33.Qxh5 Rxf4
34.Qxh7+ Qf7 35.Qxf7+ Rxf7 36.Rhf1 Rxg3 37.Rxe6 Rh3 38.Ke3
Rxh4 39.Rb1 Rh3 40.Rbxb6+ Kc7 41.Rf6 Re7+ 42.Rbe6 Reh7 43.Ra6
Re7+ 44.Rfe6 Rf7 45.Ra7+ Kd8 46.Rxf7 Rh2 47.Ra6 Ke8 48.Rb7 1-0

[Event "EUch U12 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ferenc Langheinrich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O Nd7 10.h4 Nb6 11.Nd5 Be6 12.Nxe6 fxe6
13.Nxb6 axb6 14.Bc4 Qc8 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Qb4 Kh8 17.Bxb6 Nc6
18.Qd2 Ra6 19.Qe3 Qa8 20.a3 h5 21.Bxe6 Kh7 22.g3 Rf6 23.Bh3
Bh6 24.f4 e5 25.Rhf1 Qf8 26.Kb1 exf4 27.gxf4 Bxf4 28.Qg1 Be5
29.Be3 Qg7 30.c3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dimitrios Mastrovasilis"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.g3 Qc7 7.Bg2
Nf6 8.O-O d6 9.Bf4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 e5 11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qb3 exf4
13.gxf4 Be6 14.Qa4+ Qd7 15.Qd4 Bh3 16.e5 Qg4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgeni Kobylkin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 e5 10.Rc1 Qe7 11.f3 Rd8 12.d5 Na5
13.Bd3 c6 14.Qa4 b6 15.Qb4 Qh4+ 16.Bf2 Qg5 17.O-O Bf8 18.Qa4
cxd5 19.exd5 Rxd5 20.Rcd1 Bd7 21.Qc2 Rd8 22.Ng3 Qf4 23.Ne4 Bc6
24.Bg3 Qf5 25.Bh4 Rxd3 26.Bxd8 Bxe4 27.fxe4 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Qf4
29.Qd3 Qg4 30.Rf1 Qe6 31.Qd5 Bc5+ 32.Kh1 Qxd5 33.exd5 Nc4
34.Bc7 f5 35.Rd1 Nd6 36.Bxd6 Bxd6 37.Kg1 Kf7 38.Kf2 Bc5+
39.Ke2 Ke7 40.c4 Kd6 41.h3 e4 42.g3 g5 43.h4 gxh4 44.gxh4 f4
45.h5 f3+ 46.Ke1 e3 47.Rb1 a5 48.a3 Bxa3 49.Rxb6+ Kc5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vitaly Shinkevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 c5 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4
Nc6 8.O-O d5 9.Nd2 Qb6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.c4 Rd8 12.cxd5 cxd5
13.Nf3 Bf5 14.Nd4 Be4 15.Rc1 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Rdc8 17.e3 Qa6
18.Qe2 Qxe2 19.Nxe2 Ne4 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.f3 Nd6 22.Kf2 Kf6
23.Rfd1 e6 24.Ke1 h5 25.Kd2 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nikoloz Shavtvaladze"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.a4 a6 5.Bxd7+ Qxd7 6.O-O Nf6
7.Re1 Nc6 8.Na3 e6 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.a5 Be7 11.c3 O-O 12.d4 cxd4
13.cxd4 d5 14.Nb6 Rad8 15.e5 Nd7 16.Nxd7 Rxd7 17.Bd2 Rc8
18.Qa4 Qd8 19.Rec1 Rdc7 20.Qd1 Na7 21.h4 Nb5 22.g3 Rc4 23.b3
R4c6 24.Kg2 Nc3 25.Qe1 Ne4 26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.Bb4 Rc2 28.Bxe7
Qxe7 29.Rc1 Qc7 30.Rxc2 Qxc2 31.Qe3 Qa2 32.Ng5 Qxa5 33.Qc1 Qc3
34.Qf4 Nxg5 35.Qxg5 h6 36.Qd8+ Kh7 37.Qb6 Qc6 38.Qd8 Qc2
39.Qb6 Qe4+ 40.Kg1 Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gergely Szabo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bg4 7.Be3
d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.O-O e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nc3 Be7 12.Rc1 O-O 13.g4 Bg6
14.Bxg6 fxg6 15.Nh2 g5 16.Qd2 Rf7 17.f4 gxf4 18.Bxf4 Nxd4
19.Nxd5 Bc5 20.Be3 Rxf1+ 21.Rxf1 Nxe5 22.b4 Qxd5 23.bxc5 Nef3+
24.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 25.Rxf3 Qxf3 26.Kh2 Rf8 27.a4 a5 28.Qe1 Qe4
29.Qc3 Rf3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Valentin Raceanu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Rd1 Qc7
13.Nb5 Qb8 14.Bf4 e5 15.Be3 Bf5 16.Qc5 Rc8 17.Nd6 Bf8 18.Ng5
Rc7 19.Qb5 Bc2 20.Bxb6 axb6 21.Rd2 Nd4 22.Qxe5 Bg7 23.Qd5 Ra5
24.Rxd4 Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Bxb2 26.Rf1 Ba4 27.Ndxf7 Rxf7 28.Nxf7
Kxf7 29.Rb1 Qc7 30.Rd2 Ba3 31.Bd5+ Kf6 32.Bb3 Bxb3 33.axb3 Qc3
34.Rdd1 Qc2 35.e3 Kg5 36.Kf1 Bc5 37.Kg2 Qe4+ 38.Kg1 Kg4 39.h4
Kh3 40.Kf1 Qf3 41.Re1 Bxe3 42.Rb2 Qg2+ 43.Ke2 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Baile Herculane ROM"]
[Date "1994.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Horia Geanta"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.b4 cxb4 7.Nb5 Nc6
8.Qg4 Kf8 9.Bd2 f5 10.Qg3 Nge7 11.Qb3 Bb6 12.Nf3 a6 13.axb4
Rb8 14.Nd6 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Bc3 Qb6 17.O-O-O Bxc3 18.Qxc3
Bd7 19.g4 Nc8 20.gxf5 Nxd6 21.exd6 Qxd6 22.fxe6 Bxe6 23.Rg1
Rg8 24.Qf3+ Bf7 25.Bc4 Qf6 26.Bxd5 Qxf3 27.Bxf3 Be6 28.Rge1
Kf7 29.Rd6 Rge8 30.Rb6 Re7 31.Rexe6 Rxe6 32.Bd5 Rbe8 33.Rxb7+
Kf6 34.Bxe6 Rxe6 35.Kd2 Rc6 36.Kd3 h5 37.c4 g6 38.c5 Ke6
39.Kc4 Ke5 40.h3 Rf6 41.Re7+ Kf4 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mokliss El Adnani"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.d3 Rb8 6.Be3 b5 7.Qd2 b4
8.Nd1 Qb6 9.Be2 d6 10.h3 f5 11.g4 e6 12.Rg1 Nge7 13.Nh4 O-O
14.gxf5 exf5 15.exf5 Nxf5 16.Nxf5 Bxf5 17.Bg4 Rbe8 18.Kf2 Qd8
19.Kg3 Ne5 20.Bxf5 Rxf5 21.fxe5 Bxe5+ 22.Kg2 Qa8# 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jordy Mont-Reynaud"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Bf5 4.f3 Nbd7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 e6
7.O-O-O Bb4 8.a3 Ba5 9.Re1 g5 10.Bf2 Nb6 11.e3 Qe7 12.b4 Bxb4
13.axb4 a5 14.e4 axb4 15.exf5 bxc3 16.Qxc3 O-O 17.Qc5 Qd8
18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Qc3 Qd7 20.Bd3 Ra2 21.Nh3 Rfa8 22.Kd2 R8a3
23.Qb4 Ra4 24.Qb5 Nc4+ 25.Bxc4 c6 26.Bxd5 Nxd5 27.Qd3 Qf7
28.Rc1 g4 29.fxg4 R2a3 30.c3 Nb4 31.Qe4 Ra2+ 32.Ke1 Ra1 33.Be3
Na2 34.Rf1 Qe8 35.Rxa1 Nxc3 36.Rf8+ Kxf8 37.Qf4+ Ke7 38.Rxa4
Nxa4 39.Qc7+ Kf6 40.Qe5+ Ke7 41.Bxh6 Nb2 42.Qc7+ Qd7 43.Bf8+
Ke8 44.Qxd7+ Kxd7 45.Nf4 Ke8 46.Bc5 Kf7 47.g5 b5 48.g6+ Kg7
49.d5 e5 50.dxc6 exf4 51.Bd4+ Kxg6 52.Bxb2 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Horia Geanta"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.O-O Bc5
7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 d6 10.Bc4+ Kh8 11.Ng5 Bg4 12.Qe1
Qe8 13.h3 Bh5 14.Nb5 Qe7 15.Nc3 Na5 16.Bd3 Nc6 17.a3 Nd8
18.Qh4 h6 19.Nd5 Qe8 20.Nxf6 gxf6 21.Nf3 Kg7 22.Rf2 Ne6 23.c3
Bg6 24.Nd2 Nc5 25.Bc2 Qe7 26.Nf1 Kh7 27.Ng3 Qg7 28.Raf1 Nd7
29.Bd1 Nc5 30.b4 Ne6 31.Rxf6 Ng5 32.Nf5 Bxf5 33.R6xf5 Rxf5
34.exf5 Rf8 35.Bc2 Rf6 36.g4 e4 37.Qg3 Rf8 38.h4 Nf3+ 39.Rxf3
Qxc3 40.Bxe4 Re8 41.f6+ Rxe4 42.f7 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "C Ovezov"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7
7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.Qf3 Be7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.Qxc6+ Nd7
12.Be3 O-O 13.O-O-O Bd6 14.Nb5 Nb6 15.c4 Qf6 16.c5 Bxc5
17.Qxc5 e4 18.Kb1 Na4 19.Qd4 Qc6 20.Qxa4 Rab8 21.Rc1 Qxb5
22.Qxb5 Rxb5 23.Rxc7 Rfb8 24.b3 a5 25.Rc5 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Kirjak"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.f3 Nc6 5.Be3 Qb6 6.Qd2 e6 7.Ne2 d5
8.e5 Nd7 9.f4 f6 10.g4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bb4 12.Nbc3 O-O 13.Rc1
fxe5 14.dxe5 Bc5 15.Bxc5 Nxc5 16.b3 Nb4 17.Nd4 Rxf4 18.Na4
Re4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Albert Bokros"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.f3 c5 5.dxc5 e6 6.e4 d4 7.Qxd4
Bxc5 8.Qd2 a6 9.O-O-O Qc7 10.Qf4 e5 11.Qg3 O-O 12.Kb1 Qc6
13.Bd3 h6 14.Bc1 b5 15.Nge2 b4 16.Nd5 a5 17.f4 Nh5 18.Qf3 Nxf4
19.Nexf4 exf4 20.Bxf4 Bb7 21.Nc7 Nf6 22.Nxa8 Rxa8 23.Rhe1 a4
24.e5 Qb6 25.Qh3 Nd5 26.Bc1 b3 27.e6 bxa2+ 28.Ka1 a3 29.exf7+
Kf8 30.Qd7 Nf6 31.Re8+ Rxe8 32.fxe8=Q+ Nxe8 33.Rf1+ Nf6
34.Rxf6+ Qxf6 35.Qxb7 Bd4 36.Qa8+ Kf7 37.Qxa3 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.c4 Nc6 6.Qd2 g6 7.b3
Bg7 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Be2 Qa5 11.Nd5 Qxd2+ 12.Nxd2 Nxd5
13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.cxd5 Nd4 15.Rc1 Bd7 16.Rc7 Bb5 17.Bc4 Bxc4
18.Rxc4 Rac8 19.Rf1 Rxc4 20.Nxc4 f5 21.exf5 Rxf5 22.Ne3 Re5
23.Kd2 Nf5 24.Nxf5+ gxf5 25.f4 Rxd5+ 26.Ke3 Kf6 27.h3 h5
28.Rf2 Ke6 29.Rb2 Rc5 30.Kd4 Rc1 31.Re2+ Kd7 32.Kd3 Rd1+
33.Ke3 b5 34.Rc2 a5 35.Ke2 Ra1 36.Kf3 Ke6 37.Rd2 Rf1+ 38.Ke3
Kf6 39.Rd5 Ra1 40.Rxb5 Rxa2 41.Kf3 e5 42.fxe5+ dxe5 43.g3 e4+
44.Ke3 Rg2 45.Rb6+ Kg5 46.h4+ Kg4 47.Rg6+ Kh3 48.Rg5 Rxg3+
49.Ke2 f4 50.Rxa5 Kxh4 51.Ra4 Rxb3 52.Rxe4 Re3+ 53.Rxe3 fxe3
54.Kxe3 Kg3 55.Ke2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.d5 Bxf3 7.gxf3
Ne5 8.Be2 Ned7 9.c4 g6 10.Nc3 Bg7 11.Be3 O-O 12.Qd2 Re8 13.f4
a6 14.O-O Qa5 15.a4 e6 16.dxe6 Rxe6 17.f5 gxf5 18.exf5 Re5
19.Qxd6 Rxf5 20.Kh1 Ne5 21.Nd5 Ng6 22.Qxc5 Qxc5 23.Bxc5 Nxd5
24.cxd5 Rxd5 25.Ba3 Ne5 26.Rad1 Rad8 27.Rxd5 Rxd5 28.b3 Rd2
29.Rd1 Rxd1+ 30.Bxd1 Bf8 31.Bc1 Bc5 32.Be3 Bxe3 33.fxe3 Kg7
34.b4 Nd3 35.Bf3 b6 36.b5 a5 37.Bd5 Nc5 38.Kg2 Nxa4 39.Kf2 Nc3
40.Bc4 a4 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged HUN"]
[Date "1994.08.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dimitrij Bunzmann"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bc4 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.d3
O-O 8.Qe1 Rb8 9.e5 Ne8 10.Qg3 a6 11.a3 d5 12.Ba2 f5 13.exf6
Nxf6 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.f5 Qxg3 16.hxg3 Kh8 17.Bf4 Ra8 18.Rae1 d4
19.Na4 exf5 20.Nb6 Ra7 21.Rxe7 Nxe7 22.Bd6 Nd7 23.Bxe7 Re8
24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Ng5 1-0

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vlad Tomescu"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3
Be7 8.Qe2 a6 9.Bb3 Qc7 10.O-O-O Na5 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nxb3+
13.axb3 Nd7 14.f4 b4 15.Na4 Bb7 16.Bd2 Nc5 17.f5 e5 18.Nxc5
Qxc5 19.Nf3 a5 20.f6 gxf6 21.gxf6 Bxf6 22.Bg5 Be7 23.Bxe7 Kxe7
24.Nh4 Ra6 25.Nf5+ Kd7 26.Rhf1 Kc7 27.Ng7 a4 28.Rxf7+ Kb8
29.Ne6 Qc6 30.Rd5 Rc8 31.Rb5 Rb6 32.Rxb6 Qxb6 33.bxa4 Qc6
34.Qd3 Ka8 35.b3 Qxe4 36.Nc7+ Ka7 37.Qxd6 Qe1+ 38.Kb2 Qc3+
39.Kb1 Qe1+ 40.Ka2 Qe2 41.Kb2 Qe1 42.Qc5+ Kb8 43.Ka2 Qd2 44.a5
Qd4 45.Qb6 Qe4 46.Kb2 Qd4+ 47.Qxd4 exd4 48.Nb5 d3 49.cxd3 Ba6
50.Rf6 Bxb5 51.Rb6+ Ka7 52.Rxb5 Ka6 53.Rxb4 Kxa5 54.Rb7 h6
55.Re7 Rc6 56.Re5+ Kb4 57.Re4+ Kb5 58.Rc4 Rg6 59.Kc3 Rg1
60.Rh4 Rc1+ 61.Kd4 Rc6 62.Kd5 Rc3 63.d4 Rxb3 64.Rxh6 Ra3
65.Rh8 Kb6 66.Kd6 Kb5 67.d5 Ra6+ 68.Ke5 Ra2 69.Rb8+ Kc5
70.Rc8+ Kb6 71.h4 Rb2 72.d6 Re2+ 73.Kf6 Rd2 74.Ke7 Re2+ 75.Kd8
1-0

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxim Doroshenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Nf3 exd5 9.e3 c6 10.Be2 Qe7 11.a3 a5 12.Rc1 O-O
13.Na4 Be6 14.O-O Nd7 15.Ne1 Bf5 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.Rxc5 Rfe8
18.Bd3 Qd7 19.Qa4 Bxd3 20.Nxd3 Qc7 21.Qc2 Qd8 22.b4 axb4
23.axb4 Bf8 24.Rc3 Qb6 25.Rb1 Qb5 26.Nc5 Ra7 27.g3 Rea8
28.Rcb3 Ra1 29.Qd1 R1a2 30.Qd3 Qxd3 31.Nxd3 R8a3 32.Ne5 Bd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Albert Vajda"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 c5 6.Nxe5 Qg5
7.Nf3 Qxg2 8.Rg1 Qh3 9.Nd5 Qd7 10.Ne5 Qd8 11.d3 c6 12.Qh5 Be6
13.Nf4 Qf6 14.Nxe6 Qxe6 15.Nc4 b5 16.Na5 Nf6 17.Qh4 c4 18.Bd2
Rd8 19.Rg3 cxd3 20.cxd3 c5 21.Kf1 Be7 22.Re1 c4 23.e5 Nd5
24.Qe4 cxd3 25.Rxg7 Nb6 26.b3 Rd5 27.f4 Qh3+ 28.Kg1 Bc5+
29.Kh1 Bf2 30.Rc1 Qh5 31.e6 Qe2 32.exf7+ Kf8 33.Qg2 Rc5 34.Rf1
Bd4 35.Bb4 Qxg2+ 36.Rxg2 Nd5 37.Nb7 Nxb4 38.Nxc5 Bxc5 39.Rd1
Kxf7 40.a3 Nc2 41.Rxd3 Ne1 42.Rd7+ Ke6 43.Rgg7 Rf8 44.Rd1 Bf2
45.Rg1 Rxf4 46.Rf1 Kf5 47.a4 bxa4 48.bxa4 Ke4 49.Rd6 Kf3
50.Re6 Nd3 51.Rxa6 Ke2 52.Rb1 Be1 53.Re6+ Kf1 54.h3 Rf3 55.Kh2
Rf2+ 56.Kh1 Ra2 57.Rf6+ Nf2+ 58.Kh2 Ra3 59.Rh6 Ne4 60.Rxe1+
Kxe1 61.Rxh7 Ra2+ 62.Kg1 Ke2 63.Rf7 Ke3 64.h4 Rxa4 65.Kg2 Ra8
66.Rg7 Ra2+ 67.Kh3 Nf2+ 68.Kg3 Ne4+ 69.Kh3 Ra1 70.Re7 Kf4
71.Rf7+ Ke5 72.Re7+ Kf5 73.Rf7+ Nf6 74.Rb7 Ra3+ 75.Kg2 Nh5
76.Kf2 Kg4 77.Rb4+ Nf4 78.h5 Rh3 79.h6 Rxh6 80.Ke3 Re6+ 81.Re4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Otiliu-Octavian Berechet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Re8 10.d3 Bf8 11.Ng5 Nd4 12.Be3 c6
13.Nge4 Bg4 14.Re1 Qc7 15.Rb1 Rad8 16.Qc1 Qb8 17.Nc5 Nd7 18.h3
Bh5 19.g4 Bg6 20.N3e4 Nxc5 21.bxc5 Qc7 22.f4 Bxe4 23.Bxe4 exf4
24.Bxf4 Qa5 25.Rxb7 Bxc5 26.Kh1 Bb6 27.Qc4 Ne6 28.Bxc6 Rd4
29.Bxe8 Rxf4 30.Qxf4 Nxf4 31.Bxf7+ Kf8 32.Rc1 Bc5 33.Bb3 Qd2
34.Rb8+ Ke7 35.Rb7+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Roman Babici"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.c4
Ngf6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.O-O Bxf3 10.Qxf3 c6 11.Re1 O-O 12.b3 Re8
13.Bb2 Qa5 14.Rad1 Ba3 15.Ba1 Rad8 16.Re2 Bb4 17.a3 Bf8 18.Bb2
Qh5 19.Qxh5 Nxh5 20.g3 Nhf6 21.Red2 Rc8 22.Bf1 Nb6 23.Ne2 Be7
24.Nf4 Nbd7 25.Bg2 b5 26.d5 cxd5 27.cxd5 exd5 28.Nxd5 Nxd5
29.Bxd5 Nb6 30.Bf3 Bg5 31.Rd6 h6 32.h4 Be7 33.R1d2 Kf8 34.Kf1
Rb8 35.Bc6 1-0

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "George-Gabriel Grigore"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5
Qa5 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qxc5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.O-O Qa5 12.h3 Bf5
13.Qe2 Rad8 14.e4 e5 15.Bd2 Rxd2 16.Nxd2 Be6 17.Bxe6 fxe6
18.Qc4 Kf7 19.Nb3 Qd8 20.Rcd1 Qb8 21.Nc5 Re8 22.Nb5 Bf8 23.Nd7
Nxd7 24.Rxd7+ Re7 25.Rfd1 Kf6 26.Qb3 a6 27.Nc7 Qc8 28.Qf3+ Kg7
29.Nxe6+ Kg8 1-0

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Adrian Musat"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c5 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Qh5 e6
7.O-O-O cxd4 8.exd4 f5 9.f4 Bd7 10.h3 Qf6 11.Nge2 O-O-O 12.g4
Qg6 13.Qh4 Bd6 14.Bg2 h5 15.g5 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levente Vajda"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4
d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.Nc3 e6 10.a3 Rc8 11.O-O Be7 12.h3 Bh5 13.Ne2
Bxf3 14.gxf3 O-O 15.Qb1 f5 16.Nf4 Qe8 17.Kh2 Qf7 18.Rg1 Kh8
19.Bb5 g5 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Nd3 f4 22.Bd2 c5 23.dxc5 Nxc5
24.Nxc5 Bxc5 25.Bb4 Bxf2 26.Bxf8 Bxg1+ 27.Qxg1 Rxf8 28.Rc1 Qg7
29.Qd4 h5 30.Qb4 Rg8 31.Qd6 g4 32.fxg4 hxg4 33.Qxe6 g3+ 34.Kg1
f3 35.Rc8 f2+ 36.Kg2 Rf8 37.Qf5 Rxc8 38.Qxc8+ Kh7 39.Qe8 Kh6
40.h4 d4 41.Qc6+ Kh5 42.Qf3+ Kxh4 43.Qf4+ Kh5 44.Qf5+ Qg5
45.Qh7+ Kg4 46.Qd7+ Kf4 47.Qxd4+ Kf5 48.Qxa7 f1=Q+ 49.Kxf1
Qc1+ 50.Kg2 Qxb2+ 51.Kxg3 Qxe5+ 52.Kf3 Qc3+ 53.Ke2 Qc2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Octavian Dumitran"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 d5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Nf6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.d3
Nd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.e5 Be7 10.Bd2 O-O 11.Be1 c4 12.d4 f6 13.Ne2 a5
14.Bc3 fxe5 15.fxe5 a4 16.a3 Rb8 17.Qe1 Rf7 18.Qg3 Nf8 19.Nf4
Bd7 20.h4 Be8 21.Qg4 Qc8 22.h5 Rxf4 23.Qxf4 Bxh5 24.Rf2 Qe8
25.Raf1 h6 26.Qe3 Nh7 27.Bb4 Ng5 28.Nxg5 Bxg5 29.Qe1 Qg6
30.Rf8+ Rxf8 31.Rxf8+ Kh7 32.Bd2 Be7 33.Ra8 Qxc2 34.Ra7 Bg5
35.Bxg5 hxg5 36.Qc3 1-0

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Marius Manolache"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.Qe3+ Kf8 10.Qf4 Bf6 11.h4 h6 12.Nf3 Kg7
13.O-O-O Be6 14.e4 dxe4 15.Ne5 Nc6 16.Nxe4 Nb4 17.a3 Nd5
18.Qg3 b6 19.Bc4 c6 20.Rd3 Be7 21.Rf3 Qc7 22.Kb1 Rac8 23.Rc1
c5 24.Bb5 Nf6 25.Bd3 Nh5 26.Qh2 Rhd8 27.g4 Nf6 28.g5 Nxe4
29.gxh6+ Kh8 30.Bxe4 Rxd4 31.Re1 Bd6 32.Bc2 Rd5 33.Rfe3 Rxe5
34.Rxe5 Bxe5 35.Qxe5+ Qxe5 36.Rxe5 Re8 37.Kc1 Kh7 38.h5 Kxh6
39.hxg6 fxg6 40.Ba4 Re7 41.Bb3 c4 42.Bxc4 Rc7 43.Rxe6 Rxc4+
44.Kd2 Rd4+ 45.Ke2 Rc4 46.Kd3 Rf4 47.Ke3 Rc4 48.f4 Kh5 49.Re5+
Kh6 50.Re6 Kh5 51.Re7 Rc2 52.Kf3 Kh6 53.Rxa7 Rxb2 54.Ke4 b5
55.Ra6 Kg7 56.Ke5 b4 57.Ra7+ Kh6 58.a4 Kh5 59.Rb7 b3 60.Kd4
Ra2 61.Rxb3 Rxa4+ 62.Ke3 Kg4 63.Rb6 Ra3+ 64.Ke4 Ra4+ 65.Ke3
Ra3+ 66.Ke4 Ra4+ 67.Ke3 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniel-Dorin Popescu"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 g6 4.e5 h5 5.f4 Nh6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be3 Nf5
8.Bf2 Na6 9.Bxa6 bxa6 10.Qd3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 e6 12.O-O Be7 13.Na4
O-O 14.b3 Rb8 15.g3 Qa5 16.c3 Kg7 17.h3 Rh8 18.Kh2 Rh7 19.Rh1
Rbh8 20.Qd3 Qb5 21.Qc2 Qb7 22.Nb2 c5 23.dxc5 d4 24.Kg1 Bxc5
25.Na4 Bb6 26.Nxb6 Qxb6 27.cxd4 Qb7 28.Qd3 Rc8 29.Kh2 Rhh8
30.Rac1 Rhd8 31.Rhd1 Ne7 32.Rc4 Nd5 33.Qf3 Qd7 34.Rdc1 Nb6
35.Rc5 a5 36.a4 Nd5 37.f5 gxf5 38.Qxh5 Rxc5 39.Qg5+ Kf8
40.dxc5 Rb8 41.Qh6+ Kg8 42.c6 Qc7 43.Qg5+ Kh7 44.Rc4 f4
45.gxf4 Rxb3 46.Rc1 Rb2 47.Rg1 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Octavian Dumitran"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Bf5 3.f3 e6 4.e4 Bg6 5.Nge2 Nc6 6.Be3 dxe4
7.fxe4 Nf6 8.e5 Nd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.c3 O-O-O 11.Nf4 Qe4 12.Qf3
Qxf3 13.gxf3 Ne7 14.Bd3 Nd5 15.Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roman Iankowski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 d5 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Qa4+ Nfd7
7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Qxc4 Nb6 9.Qc5 Nxd4 10.O-O Ne6 11.Qb4 O-O 12.Rd1
Bxc3 13.Qb3 Bd4 14.e3 Nc5 15.Qb5 Bd7 16.Qb4 Bf6 17.Qxc5 Qc8
18.e4 Rd8 19.e5 Bc6 20.Bf4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qf5 22.Rc1 Bxf3
23.exf6 Qxc5 24.Rxc5 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 c6 26.fxe7 Re8 27.Ra5 a6
28.Bc7 Nd5 29.Bd6 f6 30.Ra4 Kf7 31.Rh4 h5 32.g4 hxg4 33.Rxg4
Ke6 34.Ba3 Kf5 35.Kf3 b6 36.Re4 a5 37.Bd6 c5 38.h4 Nb4 39.Bc7
b5 40.Bxa5 Nc6 41.Bb6 Nd4+ 42.Rxd4 cxd4 43.Bc5 Ke6 44.Ke4 Rh8
45.Kxd4 Rxh4+ 46.Kd3 Kd7 47.b3 Rh5 48.Bb4 Rf5 49.Ke3 g5 50.f3
Rf4 51.Bd6 Rh4 52.a3 f5 53.Bc5 Rh2 54.Kd4 Re2 55.Kd3 Rb2
56.Kc3 Rb1 57.Kd4 Rxb3 58.Ke5 g4 59.Kf6 Ke8 60.Kxf5 gxf3
61.Kf4 Rxa3 62.Kg3 Rc3 63.Bb4 Rc4 64.Bd6 b4 65.Kxf3 b3 66.Ba3
Ra4 67.Bb2 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "George-Gabriel Grigore"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.f3 e6 5.e4 h6 6.Bh4 dxe4 7.fxe4
Bb4 8.Qd3 c5 9.O-O-O cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qb6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Nb5 Qxd4
13.Rxd4 Bc5 14.Nd6+ Ke7 15.Nxc8+ Raxc8 16.Rd1 Be3+ 17.Kb1 Nc5
18.Bd3 Rhg8 19.g3 Bxg1 20.Rhxg1 Rg4 21.Rgf1 h5 22.Be2 Rxe4
23.Bxh5 Rh8 24.Bf3 Re3 25.Rd2 f5 26.Kc1 b6 27.Bc6 Rc8 28.Bb5
Re5 29.Rfd1 Kf6 30.Bf1 Rh8 31.Rg2 Re4 32.Rf2 Rg4 33.Be2 Rg6
34.Bf3 Rgh6 35.Rdd2 Ke7 36.Rde2 Nd7 37.Bb7 Nf6 38.Rxf5 Rxh2
39.Rxh2 Rxh2 40.Rf3 Nd7 41.b4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radu Breahna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.Qe3+ Kf8 10.g3 h6 11.Nh3 c5 12.dxc5 d4
13.Qd2 Qe8 14.Nd1 Nd7 15.Nf4 Nxc5 16.Bg2 Be5 17.O-O Kg7 18.Nd5
Qd8 19.Rc1 Na6 20.b3 Re8 21.Nb2 Nc7 22.Nf4 Ne6 23.Nfd3 Bf6
24.Nc4 Ng5 25.Nc5 Qe7 26.Qb4 Bg4 27.h4 Ne6 28.Nxe6+ Qxe6
29.Qxb7 Rad8 30.f3 Bh3 31.Rc2 g5 32.h5 Rd7 33.Qb5 Rde7 34.g4
Bxg2 35.Kxg2 Qc8 36.Na3 Qd8 37.Rd2 Qd6 38.Nc4 Rxe2+ 39.Rf2
Rxf2+ 40.Rxf2 Qe6 41.Nd6 Rd8 42.Nf5+ Kh8 43.Re2 Qc8 44.Qd3 Qc3
45.Qxc3 dxc3 46.Kf2 Rd1 47.Rc2 Kh7 48.Ke2 Rh1 49.Nd6 Rh2+
50.Kd3 Rh3 51.Ke3 Be5 52.Nb5 f5 53.gxf5 g4 54.Ke4 Rh2 55.Rc1
Re2+ 56.Kd3 gxf3 57.Nxc3 Bxc3 58.Rxc3 Rxa2 59.Ke4 f2 60.Rf3
Kg7 61.Ke5 Re2+ 62.Kd6 Kf6 63.b4 Rb2 64.Kc5 a6 65.Kc4 Ra2
66.Kb3 Re2 67.Kc4 Rd2 68.Kc5 Rb2 69.Kc4 Rc2+ 70.Kd3 Ra2 71.Kd4
Rb2 72.Kc3 Ra2 73.Kd4 Ra4 74.Kc5 a5 75.b5 Ra2 76.b6 Rb2 77.Kc6
a4 78.b7 Rc2+ 79.Kd7 Rb2 80.Kc7 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniel-Dorin Popescu"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4
O-O 8.Bd3 Nbc6 9.Nf3 f5 10.exf6 Rxf6 11.Bg5 Rf7 12.Qh5 g6
13.Qh4 Qc7 14.Qg3 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Romeo-Sorin Milu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2
Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.a4 O-O 10.a5 Be6 11.Qb4 Qc7 12.O-O Nd7
13.Bg5 Bxc3 14.bxc3 f6 15.Be3 Rfc8 16.Rfb1 Qxc3 17.Qxc3 Rxc3
18.Rxb7 a6 19.e5 Rac8 20.exd6 exd6 21.Ra7 Nc5 22.Rd1 Ra3 23.h4
d5 24.Bxc5 Rxc5 25.Re1 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexandru Cristian Munteanu"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Nb3 Bxc3+
7.bxc3 Nf6 8.Bd3 d5 9.exd5 Qxd5 10.O-O Bf5 11.c4 Qd6 12.Bg5
Ng4 13.g3 Nge5 14.Bxf5 Qxd1 15.Raxd1 gxf5 16.Kg2 Nxc4 17.Rfe1
Rd8 18.Nd4 N6e5 19.Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Doru Alexandru Ionescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.Qe3+ Kf8 10.Qf4 Bf6 11.h4 c6 12.e4 h6
13.Nf3 Kg7 14.e5 Be7 15.Bd3 Be6 16.O-O-O Nd7 17.Qg3 b5 18.Ne2
Rg8 19.Nf4 Nf8 20.Nh5+ Kh8 21.Qf4 Nh7 22.Ng3 Qf8 23.Kb1 Rb8
24.Nh2 b4 25.Ng4 b3 26.a3 h5 27.Nf6 Bxf6 28.exf6 Rb7 29.Rhe1
Qc8 30.Re5 Rc7 31.Rde1 a5 32.Nxh5 c5 33.dxc5 Rxc5 34.Ng3 Qd8
35.Rxe6 fxe6 36.f7 Rg7 37.Rxe6 Rc8 38.Re8+ Qxe8 39.fxe8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Albert Vajda"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 d6
7.O-O c5 8.Qd3 Ne7 9.b3 Ng6 10.Bb2 Be7 11.Re1 O-O 12.Nbd2 Be6
13.Qc3 Ne5 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Rad1 f6 16.Nf1 Qe8 17.Ne3 Qb5
18.Nd5 Bd6 19.a4 Qc6 20.Qc4 Kh8 21.Ba3 f5 22.exf5 Rxf5 23.f3
Raf8 24.Re4 Rh5 25.Re2 e4 26.fxe4 Bxh2+ 27.Kh1 Bg3+ 28.Kg1
Bxd5 29.Qxc5 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Cristian Popescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6
Qxf6 8.a3 Ba5 9.O-O dxe4 10.Nxe4 Qd8 11.c4 f5 12.Ng3 Nxd4
13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.b4 Bb6 15.c5 Bxc5 16.bxc5 Qxc5 17.Qh5+ Kf8
18.Rac1 Qb6 19.Bc4 Bd7 20.Qg6 f4 21.Nh5 Qb2 22.Nxf4 Qf6
23.Qxf6+ gxf6 24.Ng6+ Kg7 25.Nxh8 Rxh8 26.Rfe1 e5 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Dreptatea"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vlad Tomescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Nf3 d5 6.exd5 Nxd5
7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3 O-O 9.Bd2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Re1 f6
13.Rb1 Bf7 14.Bb3 Qd7 15.Nh4 b6 16.Qf3 Nde7 17.Re4 Rad8 18.Kh1
Nc8 19.Rg1 Nd6 20.Ree1 Ne7 21.Qg2 g5 22.Nf3 c5 23.Bxf7+ Nxf7
24.d4 Ng6 25.dxe5 Nfxe5 26.Nxe5 Qxd2 27.Nxg6 hxg6 28.Re7 Rf7
29.Rge1 Rxe7 30.Rxe7 Qd1+ 31.Qg1 Qf3+ 32.Qg2 Qd1+ 33.Qg1 Qxc2
34.Qg3 Qxa2 35.Qe3 Qd5+ 36.Kg1 Qd1+ 37.Kg2 Qd5+ 38.Kg1 Qc6
39.Qe2 a5 40.Re6 Rd1+ 41.Qxd1 Qxe6 42.Qd8+ Kg7 43.Qc7+ Kh8
44.Qd8+ Kh7 45.Qc7+ Kg8 46.Qd8+ Kf7 47.Qc7+ Ke8 48.Qb8+ Kd7
49.Qb7+ Kd8 50.Qb8+ Ke7 51.Qc7+ Qd7 52.Qxb6 Qd1+ 53.Kg2 Qd5+
54.Kg1 c4 55.Qc7+ Ke6 56.Qc8+ Ke5 57.Qe8+ Kf4 58.Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Babakouly Annakov"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 c5 3.e4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5 Bd7 6.Nf3 Nf6
7.Qd1 e5 8.Bd3 Bb4 9.Bd2 O-O 10.h3 Re8 11.Ne2 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2
Qb6 13.c3 Rad8 14.Qc2 Rc8 15.Qb3 Qa5 16.O-O Be6 17.Qc2 b5
18.Ng5 Bc4 19.Nf3 Rcd8 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.b4 cxb3 22.axb3 Qb6
23.Ra4 a6 24.Nd2 Qc5 25.Nc4 a5 26.Rfa1 Ra8 27.Nc1 Red8 28.Ne3
Qd6 29.b4 Rac8 30.bxa5 Nd4 31.Qb2 Rb8 32.Qa2 Ne6 33.Nb3 Qd3
34.a6 Qxc3 35.a7 Rxb3 36.Rc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Belozerov"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6
7.g4 Bd7 8.Bd3 Bc6 9.Nf3 h5 10.gxh5 Qd5 11.Rg1 Nd7 12.Ned2
Qxh5 13.Be4 Bxe4 14.Nxe4 O-O-O 15.Qe2 Qa5+ 16.c3 Rhg8 17.Rxg8
Rxg8 18.Ned2 Nb6 19.a4 a6 20.Ne4 Qd5 21.Ng3 Rg4 22.Nd2 f5
23.a5 Nd7 24.Qf3 Qb5 25.b4 Bg5 26.h3 Bxd2+ 27.Kxd2 Rh4 28.Re1
Kb8 29.Qg2 Nf6 30.f3 Qc4 31.Rc1 Nd5 32.Ne2 Qa2+ 33.Ke1 Qb2
34.Qg3 Nf4 35.Qh2 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeni Dragomarezkij"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Bf5 3.f3 Bg6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 c6 6.e4 Qa5 7.e5 e6
8.a3 c5 9.Bb5+ Nc6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nge2 Qc7 12.f4 Nge7 13.Na4
Nf5 14.Nxc5 Ne3 15.Qd2 Nxg2+ 16.Kf2 Nxh4 17.Nd4 O-O 18.Bxc6
bxc6 19.Rhg1 Kh7 20.Rg4 Nf5 21.Rag1 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Qe7 23.b4 Rg8
24.c3 Bf5 25.R4g3 a5 26.Kg2 Qh4 27.Kh1 Qh5 28.a4 Qe2 29.Re3
Qc4 30.Qxc4 dxc4 31.Rd1 axb4 32.cxb4 Rgb8 33.Rd7 Kg8 34.Rd4
Rxb4 35.Rc3 Rb1+ 36.Kg2 Bd3 37.Nxd3 cxd3 38.Rcxd3 Ra1 39.Rd8+
Rxd8 40.Rxd8+ Kh7 41.Ra8 g5 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.Kf3 Re1 44.Rc8
Rxe5 45.Rxc6 Ra5 46.Rc4 f5 47.Rb4 Kg6 48.h3 Ra6 49.Rc4 e5
50.Rb4 e4+ 51.Ke3 Kh5 52.Rb5 Rxa4 53.Rxf5 Ra3+ 54.Kxe4 Rxh3
55.Rf8 Kh4 56.Rh8+ Kg3 57.Ra8 g4 58.Ra1 Rh2 59.Ke3 Rb2 60.Ra4
Kh3 0-1

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Koniushkov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 e6 7.d3
Bd6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Bh5 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Be5
13.Bxe5 Nxe5 14.Qe3 Ng6 15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Nc4 Rfd8 17.f4 b5
18.Nb2 e5 19.f5 Nf8 20.Nd3 N8d7 21.g4 Qb6 22.Kf2 h6 23.Rd2 Nc5
24.Nxc5 Rxd2+ 25.Qxd2 Qxc5+ 26.Ke2 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4
13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Na4 Qa5 15.b3 Be6 16.Qc5 Qc7 17.Kb1 Rab8 18.g3
Qe5 19.f4 Qe4 20.Bc4 Nxf4 21.Rhe1 Qxc4 22.Qxc4 Bxc4 23.gxf4 e6
24.Rd7 a6 25.Nc5 Bd5 26.Nxa6 Rb5 27.a4 Ra5 28.Nb4 Rb8 29.Nxd5
cxd5 30.Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ramil Hasangatin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.Bg5 Nc6 6.Qd2 h6 7.Bf4
e5 8.Bg3 Nf6 9.Bd3 Qb6 10.c4 Bg4 11.Nh4 Nb4 12.O-O Nxd3
13.Qxd3 Qxb2 14.Nc3 Qb6 15.Nf5 Qc6 16.Ne3 Be6 17.Ncd5 Bxd5
18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Qd7 20.f4 f6 21.Qf3 h5 22.Rac1 Be7
23.fxe5 dxe5 24.d6 Bxd6 25.Qb3 Ke7 26.Rcd1 Qc6 27.Rd5 Rhd8
28.Bf2 b5 29.Qf3 Qe8 30.Rfd1 Rac8 31.Bb6 Rd7 32.Qe3 Rc6 33.Kh1
Qc8 34.Ba5 Rc4 35.a3 Rd4 36.R5xd4 exd4 37.Rxd4 Qc2 38.g3 h4
39.e5 Qc6+ 40.Kg1 Bxe5 41.Bb4+ Ke8 42.Rxh4 Rd1+ 43.Kf2 Qh1
44.Be1 Rb1 45.Rh5 Kf7 46.Rh4 Rb2+ 47.Bd2 Qd1 48.Qa7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Ivanets"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.b4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bb2 Nf6 5.e3 O-O 6.Ne2 Nbd7 7.Ng3
Re8 8.c4 e5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Qb3 N7b6 11.a4 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5
13.Bb5 c6 14.Be2 Be6 15.Qd1 Qc7 16.Ng5 Bd7 17.e4 h6 18.exd5
hxg5 19.Bc3 Rxd5 20.a5 Nc8 21.Ne4 Nd6 22.Nxg5 e4 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
24.h4 f6 25.Nh3 e3 26.fxe3 Ne4 27.Nf4 Rxd2 28.Qb3 Qe5 29.O-O
Ng3 30.Rfd1 Nxe2+ 31.Nxe2 Rxe2 32.Rxd7+ Kh6 33.Ra2 Re1+ 34.Kf2
Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Oleg Loskutov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.Qe1 e5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.exd5 Nxd5
13.Bc4 Be6 14.Ne4 Qc7 15.Bc5 Rfd8 16.g4 Nf4 17.Qc3 Rd5 18.Kb1
Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.Qd2 Bd5 22.Bb3 a6 23.g5 h6
24.h4 hxg5 25.hxg5 Qd7 26.a4 Qh3 27.Qe3 Qf1+ 28.Ka2 Ne2
29.Bxd5 cxd5 30.Nf6+ Bxf6 31.gxf6 Nc1+ 32.Ka3 Qc4 33.Qc3 Qa2+
34.Kb4 d4 35.Qc4 d3 36.cxd3 Qxb2+ 37.Ka5 Qd2+ 38.Bb4 Qxd3
39.Qxd3 Nxd3 40.Ba3 g5 41.Kxa6 g4 42.fxg4 e4 43.Kb5 e3 44.Bd6
Kh7 45.a5 Kg6 46.Bg3 Kg5 47.Kc4 Nb2+ 48.Kd4 Kxg4 49.Be1 Na4
50.a6 Nb6 51.a7 Kf5 52.Kc5 Na8 53.Kc6 Ke6 54.Bc3 e2 1-0

[Event "Moscow7"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Valery Zhidkov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.d4
Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3 Re8 10.Re1 e5 11.d5 Na5 12.e4 c6 13.a4 cxd5
14.exd5 Nac4 15.a5 Nd7 16.Ne4 f5 17.Neg5 Nf8 18.d6 Nxd6
19.Qd5+ Ne6 20.Nxe5 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Qxd5 22.Nf6+ Bxf6 23.Bxd5 Kg7
24.Nf3 Rb8 25.Ra3 Bd7 26.Rae3 Nc5 27.b4 Na6 28.Rxe8 Rxe8
29.Rxe8 Bxe8 30.Bxb7 Nxb4 31.Bd2 Be7 32.Nd4 Kf7 33.Be3 a6
34.Nf3 Ke6 35.Bb6 Ba4 36.h4 Bf6 37.Bc5 Nc6 38.Bxa6 Nxa5 39.Bb4
Bc6 40.Ng5+ Bxg5 41.hxg5 Nb7 42.Be2 Nd6 43.f3 Nf7 44.Bd2 Ne5
45.Kf2 Bd5 46.Bf4 Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.f3 c6 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 e5 7.dxe5
Nxe5 8.O-O-O Nc4 9.Qd4 Qa5 10.Bxf6 Bc5 11.Qh4 Be3+ 12.Kb1 gxf6
13.Qxf6 Rg8 14.Ka1 Be6 15.Nb1 d4 16.b3 Nd2 17.Kb2 Rd8 18.Nh3
Bxh3 19.gxh3 Bg5 20.Qxg5 Rxg5 21.Rxd2 Qe5 22.Rd3 Ke7 23.Nd2
Rdg8 24.Ne4 Rg1 25.Rxg1 Rxg1 26.Ng3 c5 27.e3 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mads Lundberg"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.f4 e6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.e5
dxe5 8.fxe5 Nd5 9.Bg5 Ne7 10.Ne4 O-O 11.Nf6+ Bxf6 12.exf6 Nd5
13.O-O Re8 14.Qe1 c5 15.Qh4 h5 16.Bxg6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Petr Virostko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2
Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.Bf3 Qa5
13.Nb3 Qc7 14.c3 Be6 15.Bxc6 Qxc6 16.Nd4 Qa6 17.Nxe6 Qxe6
18.Re1 Qf5 19.Qb3 b6 20.a4 Rfd8 21.Qb4 e6 22.Red1 Bf8 23.Qb3
h5 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.a5 bxa5 26.Bxa7 h4 27.h3 Bd6 28.Qb6 Rd7
29.Bb8 Bc5 30.Qxa5 Qxf2 31.b4 Bb6 32.Qg5 Bd8 33.Qb5 Rd5 34.Qf1
Qb2 35.c4 Rf5 36.Qe1 Rg5 37.Qf1 Qxb4 38.Rb1 Qe7 39.Qd1 Bc7
40.Bxc7 Qxc7 41.Qd4 Qg3 42.Qe4 Re5 43.Qd4 Re2 44.Rg1 g5 45.c5
Rc2 46.Qd8+ Kh7 47.Qd7 Rf2 48.Qd1 Kg7 49.c6 Ra2 50.Qd8 Rc2
51.Qd4+ Kg8 52.Qd8+ Kh7 53.Qd7 Qf4 54.Qd3+ Qf5 55.Qd7 Kg6
56.Qc8 Kg7 57.Qd7 Qf4 58.Qc8 g4 59.Qd8 g3 60.Qb6 e5 61.c7 Qf5
62.Qd6 Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rashad Babaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Bc4
Nc6 8.h3 O-O 9.Bb3 Qa5 10.O-O Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Be6 12.Re1 Rfd8
13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Re8 15.c3 Nd7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qd4+ Kg8
18.Re2 b5 19.Bc2 Nf6 20.a3 Rac8 21.Bd3 a6 22.Rae1 Qc7 23.a4
Qb7 24.axb5 axb5 25.Be4 Rc4 26.Qd2 e5 27.g3 b4 28.Bd3 bxc3
29.bxc3 Ra4 30.Rb1 Qxd5 31.Bb5 Rb8 32.Qb2 Re4 33.c4 Rxc4
34.Rd2 Qc5 35.Qb3 Rc1+ 36.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37.Rd1 Rxb5 38.Qf3 e4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniel Hersvik"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bf1 a6 11.Bg5 b5 12.Nd5 Bxd5
13.exd5 Ne5 14.c3 Qd7 15.Nd4 Rfc8 16.a4 bxa4 17.f4 Neg4 18.h3
Nh6 19.g4 Nxd5 20.Bg2 Rc5 21.Bxd5 Rxd5 22.Rxe7 Qc8 23.Qxa4
Nxg4 24.hxg4 Qxg4+ 25.Kf2 h6 26.Re8+ Kh7 27.Rxa8 hxg5 28.Rh1+
Bh6 29.Qd1 Qxf4+ 30.Qf3 Rxd4 31.cxd4 Qxd4+ 32.Kg2 Qxb2+ 33.Qf2
Qb7+ 34.Kg1 Qb1+ 35.Kh2 Qb3 36.Re8 g4 37.Kg1 g3 38.Rxh6+ Kxh6
39.Qe3+ Qxe3+ 40.Rxe3 Kg5 41.Rd3 f5 42.Rxd6 f4 43.Kg2 Kh5
44.Rxa6 g5 45.Kf3 g4+ 46.Kxf4 g2 47.Ra1 Kh4 48.Ra8 Kh5 49.Rh8+
1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Zakharov"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4
Kf8 8.h4 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qa4 10.Ra2 b6 11.h5 h6 12.Qf4 Ba6 13.Bxa6
Qxa6 14.g4 Nbc6 15.Nf3 Ke8 16.Ra1 Qc4 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.O-O Qc4
19.Qxc4 dxc4 20.Rfe1 Nd5 21.Re4 Na5 22.Nd4 a6 23.f4 Nb7 24.Ne2
b5 25.f5 Nc5 26.Rd4 Ra7 27.Rd1 Rd7 28.Be1 Kd8 29.Bf2 Na4
30.fxe6 fxe6 31.Nf4 Naxc3 32.Nxe6+ Kc8 33.R1d2 Re7 34.Nc5 Rxe5
35.Nxa6 Nf6 36.Rd6 Ncd5 37.Nc5 Nc7 38.Rc6 Rd8 39.Rxd8+ Kxd8
40.Bg3 Re7 41.Bxc7+ Rxc7 42.Ne6+ Kd7 43.Rxc7+ Kxe6 44.Rxg7 Nd5
45.g5 hxg5 46.h6 Kf6 47.Rg8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Fedorchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O
Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.e4 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bf4
Bg4 14.h3 Be6 15.Qc1 Kh7 16.Rd1 Qc8 17.g4 Rd8 18.Qe3 Nc4
19.Qe2 N4e5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 21.Nd5 Qc4 22.Qe3 Nc6 23.b3 Qc2
24.Rd2 Qxd2 25.Qxd2 Bxa1 26.Bxh6 Bg7 27.Bg5 Rd7 28.Qe3 f6
29.Bf4 Bf7 30.g5 f5 31.exf5 Bxd5 32.fxg6+ Kh8 33.h4 Rf8 34.h5
Nd4 35.h6 Rxf4 36.hxg7+ Kg8 37.Qh3 Ne2+ 38.Kh2 Kxg7 39.Qh6+
Kg8 40.Bxd5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U14"]
[Site "Verdun FRA"]
[Date "1995.07.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vitaly Shinkevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.Nc3 Nf6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.a4
c6 8.h3 Qe8 9.Re1 Bd8 10.b3 Ba5 11.Bb2 Bb4 12.Bf1 Qe7 13.a5
Qd8 14.a6 b5 15.Re3 Qc7 16.Ne2 exd4 17.Nfxd4 Re8 18.Ng3 Ne5
19.Ngf5 Bc5 20.Rg3 Ng6 21.Nxg7 Kxg7 22.Nf5+ Bxf5 23.exf5 Re4
24.Qd2 d5 25.Qg5 Bd4 26.Bxd4 Rxd4 27.fxg6 fxg6 28.Bd3 Qf4
29.Qxf4 Rxf4 30.Re1 Ng8 31.Re6 Rf6 32.Rge3 Kf7 33.R6e5 Rd6
34.g4 Rd7 35.Rf3+ Kg7 36.h4 Re7 37.Rfe3 Rae8 38.f4 Rxe5
39.fxe5 Nh6 40.g5 Ng4 41.Rf3 Rf8 42.Kg2 Rxf3 43.Kxf3 Nxe5+
44.Kf4 Nxd3+ 45.cxd3 Kf7 46.d4 b4 47.Kg4 Ke6 48.h5 Kd6 49.hxg6
hxg6 50.Kf4 c5 51.dxc5+ Kxc5 52.Ke3 Kc6 53.Kd3 Kd6 54.Kd4 Ke6
55.Kc5 Ke5 56.Kc6 d4 57.Kb7 d3 58.Kxa7 d2 0-1

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Eynon"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Bc4 O-O 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.g4 Rc4
13.Rdf1 Bxg4 14.fxg4 Nfxg4 15.Bg1 Bh6 16.Qxh6 Nxh6 17.Bxc4
Nxc4 18.h3 e5 19.Nb3 f5 20.Nd2 Qg5 21.Rh2 fxe4 22.Rxf8+ Kxf8
23.Bxa7 b6 24.Re2 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Valeriane Gaprindashvili"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nc3 Qd8 6.Be3 Bg4 7.h3
Bxf3 8.Qxf3 c6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.O-O O-O 11.a4 Nbd7 12.a5 e6 13.a6
b5 14.Bd3 Nd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.b3 Qb6 17.Qf4 Nb8 18.c4 Nxa6
19.Qd6 Nc7 20.Rfc1 Rfd8 21.Qa3 Bxd4 22.c5 Bxc5 23.Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michal Kujovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.e5
d5 8.Be2 f6 9.exf6 Bxf6 10.b3 O-O 11.g3 a6 12.Bb2 b5 13.Qc1
Bb7 14.Nd1 d4 15.Nf2 e5 16.Ng4 exf4 17.gxf4 Nd5 18.d3 Qe7
19.Nfe5 Nxe5 20.fxe5 Bg5 21.Qe1 h5 22.Nf6+ Bxf6 23.exf6 Qe3+
0-1

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zhao Minjun"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.c4 c6 7.O-O
Na6 8.d3 dxc4 9.bxc4 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Qc8 11.Rb1 Rd8 12.Ba3 Qc7
13.Qb3 Rab8 14.d4 Bf5 15.Rfd1 Ne4 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Qe3 Bxf3
18.Bxf3 e6 19.Rd3 Rd7 20.Rbd1 b5 21.c5 Rbd8 22.Qe4 Nb8 23.Bc1
e5 24.dxe5 Rxd3 25.Rxd3 Rxd3 26.exd3 Qxe5 27.Bf4 Qxe4 28.Bxe4
Na6 29.Bxc6 Nxc5 30.Bxb5 Ne6 31.Bb8 Bd4 32.Bc4 Kg7 33.Kg2 Kf6
34.h4 Nd8 35.Bf4 Nc6 36.Bg5+ Kg7 37.Kf3 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "S Kundin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O
Bg7 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.f4 Na5 11.f5 Bc4 12.Bd3 b5 13.Kh1
Rc8 14.Qe2 b4 15.Nd1 Bxd3 16.cxd3 e6 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.Ne3 Qb6
19.Rad1 Qb5 20.e5 dxe5 21.Nxa5 Qxa5 22.Nc4 Qd5 23.Nxe5 Nd7
24.Nxd7 Qxd7 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8 26.b3 Qd5 27.Bh4 a5 28.Qe4 Qxe4
29.dxe4 Rf4 30.Bd8 Rxe4 31.Bxa5 Bf8 32.h3 Re5 33.Bb6 Re2
34.Rd8 Kg7 35.Rd7+ Kh6 36.Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bergsteinn Einarsson"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nxc6 bxc6
7.c4 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Ne7 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nc3 Be6
12.O-O O-O 13.e3 Rb8 14.Na4 Qd6 15.b3 Rfc8 16.Rac1 g6 17.Qa5
a6 18.Nc3 Rc6 19.Rfd1 Rbc8 20.Bf1 Bg4 21.Ne4 Qe6 22.Rxc6 Nxc6
23.Qxd5 Bxd1 24.Qxd1 Rd8 25.Qf3 f5 26.Bc4 Qxc4 27.Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levente Vajda"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nxe4 7.d5
Qa5+ 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nd8 10.O-O e5 11.Qb3 Bd7 12.a4 Rc8
13.Bd2 Be7 14.Bb5 Qc7 15.Rfe1 O-O 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.a5 f5 18.Be3
e4 19.Nd2 Qc7 20.c4 Qb8 21.Bd4 Nf7 22.f4 Rc7 23.Qg3 g6 24.Qe3
Rc5 25.g4 Nh6 26.g5 Nf7 27.Bc3 Rfc8 28.Qd4 Bf8 29.h4 b5
30.axb6 Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14 Rapid Disney"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "1995.12.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Flemming Christenson"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 Ne7 12.Nc2 Nxd5
13.Qxd5 Be6 14.Qc6+ Ke7 15.Ne3 Qc8 16.Nd5+ Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Qe6
18.Qd3 Rhd8 19.Qg3 Kf8 20.Bd3 d5 21.O-O Rac8 22.exd5 Rxd5
23.Qf3 Rcd8 24.Bf5 Qb6 25.Bxh7 Rd2 26.b4 Qd6 27.a4 Qd5 28.Be4
Qc4 29.axb5 axb5 30.g3 R2d6 31.Ra7 Rc8 32.Bg6 Rc7 33.Qa8+ Ke7
34.Rxc7+ Qxc7 35.Ra1 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c6 4.Qd3 e6 5.e4 Qb6 6.O-O-O Nxe4
7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Qg3 Qa5 9.Bc4 Nd7 10.Ne2 Bd6 11.Bf4 Bxf4+
12.Nxf4 O-O 13.Rhe1 Nf6 14.f3 exf3 15.Re5 Qb4 16.Bd3 f2 17.c3
Qe7 18.Rf1 g6 19.Rxf2 Nd5 20.Nxd5 cxd5 21.Rh5 f5 22.Rg5 Bd7
23.h4 Be8 24.h5 Qf6 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Qf4 Kf7 27.g4 Bd7 28.gxf5
exf5 29.Rfg2 Rg8 30.Be2 Rac8 31.Bf3 Be6 32.Rxg6 Rxg6 33.Bh5
Rcg8 34.Qc7+ Kf8 35.Qb8+ Ke7 36.Qc7+ Bd7 37.Re2+ Qe6 38.Qc5+
Kd8 39.Rxe6 Rxe6 40.Qxd5 Rh8 41.Bd1 Kc7 42.Bf3 Bc8 43.Qc5+ Kb8
44.d5 Rg6 45.d6 Rh7 46.Qe5 Re6 47.Qf4 Bd7 48.Qc4 Bc8 49.Qd5
Re8 50.c4 Re3 51.Qg8 Rd7 52.Qg3 b6 53.Qf4 Re6 54.b4 Bb7 55.c5
bxc5 56.bxc5 Bxf3 57.Qxf3 Re8 58.c6 Rc8 59.c7+ Rcxc7+ 60.dxc7+
Rxc7+ 61.Kd2 Rc5 62.Kd3 Kc7 63.Kd4 Ra5 64.Qc3+ Kb6 65.Qc4 Rb5
66.a4 Ra5 67.Qb4+ Ka6 68.Kc4 f4 69.Qd6+ Kb7 70.Kb4 Ra6 71.Qd7+
Kb8 72.a5 Rh6 73.Qd8+ Kb7 74.Qe7+ Ka6 75.Qd7 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arsen Yegiazarian"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Bf5 3.Bg5 f6 4.Bh4 Nc6 5.e3 Qd7 6.Bd3 O-O-O
7.Nge2 Nh6 8.f3 e5 9.Bb5 e4 10.fxe4 Bxe4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.O-O
Bd6 13.Qd2 Qg4 14.Bg3 Ne7 15.Bc4 Kb8 16.Bxd6 cxd6 17.d5 Nf7
18.Nf4 f5 19.Be2 Qh4 20.Ne6 Rc8 21.c4 Ng5 22.Nd4 Rhf8 23.Rf4
Qh6 24.Raf1 g6 25.Nb5 Nf7 26.Qd4 b6 27.Qf6 Ng8 28.Qc3 Qg5
29.Nd4 Ne5 30.Ne6 Qe7 31.Nxf8 Rxf8 32.b4 Rc8 33.Qd4 Nf6 34.Rc1
Nfd7 35.Rff1 Ka8 36.Rc3 h5 37.a4 h4 38.a5 bxa5 39.Ra1 h3
40.Rxa5 Rc7 41.Rca3 Nb8 42.b5 a6 43.Qb6 Ra7 44.bxa6 Nbd7
45.Qb2 hxg2 46.Rb5 Qd8 47.Rab3 Qc8 48.Rb7 g5 49.c5 dxc5
50.Rxa7+ Kxa7 51.Rb7+ Ka8 52.d6 f4 53.Bg4 Nxg4 54.Qb5 Nge5
55.Rc7 Qb8 56.Rb7 Qc8 57.Rc7 Qb8 58.Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ratmir Kholmov"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 Be7
7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O cxd4 10.Nxd4 O-O 11.c3 Bd7 12.Re1
Nd5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qh6 Nc6 16.Nf3 Qf6 17.Ng5 Qg7
18.Qh4 Rad8 19.Ne4 Bc8 20.Bc4 Kh8 21.Rad1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Qe5
23.Ng5 Qg7 24.Ne4 f6 25.Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.Nf3 h6 5.Bh4 c6 6.Qd3 Qa5 7.Nd2
g6 8.f3 e6 9.e4 Bg7 10.e5 Nh5 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.Qd2 a6 13.Bf2 Bf8
14.f4 Ng7 15.Nd1 c5 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Nxc5 Bxc5 18.Bxc5 Qxc5
19.Nf2 h5 20.O-O-O Qc7 21.g3 Bd7 22.Kb1 Bb5 23.Nd3 O-O-O
24.Ne1 Bxf1 25.Rxf1 Nf5 26.Rf3 d4 27.Rb3 h4 28.Nf3 hxg3
29.hxg3 Kb8 30.Ng5 Rd7 31.Rc1 Qc6 32.Qd3 Rh1 33.Ne4 Rxc1+
34.Kxc1 Rd8 35.Rc3 Qd5 36.Rc4 Qa5 37.Nd2 Rh8 38.Qf3 Rh2 39.c3
Qxa2 40.cxd4 Qa1+ 41.Kc2 Qe1 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ara Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.d4 exd4 7.exd4
O-O 8.d5 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Ne5 10.O-O Nxf3+ 11.Bxf3 d6 12.Re1 Qd8
13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Qd2 Ne5 16.Be2 g5 17.f4 gxf4 18.Bxf4
Qf6 19.Ne4 Qg6 20.Ng3 Bg4 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxg4 Qxg4 23.Qxh6
Bxb2 24.Rab1 Rae8 25.Rf1 Bd4+ 26.Kh1 Be3 27.Nf5 Qg6 28.Qh3 Bg5
29.Rxb7 Re5 30.Rxc7 Rfe8 31.Ng3 f5 32.Rf3 Re1+ 33.Nf1 Rb8
34.Rxf5 Bh6 35.Rf3 Bf8 36.Qg3 Qxg3 37.Rxg3+ Kh8 38.Rf7 Be7
39.h3 Rbb1 40.Rgf3 Kg8 41.R7f5 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Artashes Navasardovich Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bg2 Nd4
7.Nbd2 Qe6+ 8.Kf1 Nxf3 9.Nxf3 Bh3 10.c4 Bxg2+ 11.Kxg2 Qc6
12.d4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e6 14.Rd1 Nf6 15.Bh6 Rc8 16.Rac1 Qe4 17.Qc3
Qf5 18.Nd4 Qxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Ne4+ 20.Ke2 Nxc3+ 21.Rxc3 gxh6 22.Rb3
b6 23.Nb5 Rxc4 24.Nxa7 Bc5 25.Nc8 O-O 26.Nxb6 Bxb6 27.Rxb6 Ra8
28.a3 Ra5 29.Rd3 Rc2+ 30.Rd2 Rc1 31.Rb3 Rh5 32.Kf3 Rf5+ 33.Kg2
Rff1 34.Re3 Rg1+ 35.Kf3 Rb1 36.b4 Rgf1+ 37.Ke4 Kg7 38.Ke5 Rfc1
39.Kd6 Rc8 40.Ke7 e5 41.Rxe5 Rb3 42.Kd7 Rc4 43.Rc5 Re4 44.b5
Rxa3 45.Rb2 Rd3+ 46.Kc6 Re6+ 47.Kb7 h5 48.b6 Ra3 49.Kc7 Re7+
50.Kc6 Re6+ 51.Kd5 Rd3+ 52.Kc4 Rd8 53.b7 Re4+ 54.Kb5 Ree8 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ashot Gamletovich Anastasian"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Bf5 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.e3 e6 6.Bd3 Bg6
7.Nf3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Ne2 Qb6 11.Rb1 Rd8 12.c3 Kf8
13.Qc2 Kg7 14.Nf4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 fxe5 16.Nxg6 hxg6 17.Rfe1 e4
18.Bf1 f5 19.h3 a5 20.a3 Be7 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Bf6 23.c4 d4
24.c5 Qc7 25.exd4 Bxd4 26.Rb3 Qc6 27.Ra3 Ra8 28.Qa2 b6 29.Rd1
bxc5 30.bxc5 Rxa3 31.Qxa3 Qxc5 32.Qxc5 Bxc5 33.Rc1 Bd4 34.g3
Rb8 35.Rc2 Kf6 36.h4 e3 37.fxe3 Bxe3+ 38.Kg2 Rb3 39.Bc4 Ra3
40.Re2 Rc3 41.Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vigen Mirumian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O
Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Rd1 Qc7
13.Nb5 Qb8 14.Bf4 e5 15.Be3 Bf5 16.Qc5 Rc8 17.Nd6 Bf8 18.Ng5
Rc7 19.Qb5 Bc2 20.Bxb6 axb6 21.Rd2 Nd4 22.Qxe5 Bg7 23.Qf4 Ra4
24.Nde4 Bxe4 25.Bxe4 Bh6 26.Rad1 Qd8 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Rxd4 Qxd4
29.Qxc7 Bxg5 30.Qc2 Bf6 31.b3 Qd7 32.Qd3 Qe7 33.Qf3 b5 34.Bxb7
b4 35.Bd5 Kg7 36.Bc4 Bd4 37.e3 Bc3 38.Qd5 Kf6 39.Kf1 Kg7
40.Ke2 Qa7 41.Kd3 Bb2 42.g4 Qc7 43.h4 Bf6 44.h5 Qd8 45.Qxd8
Bxd8 46.a4 bxa3 47.b4 gxh5 48.gxh5 f5 49.Kc3 Bh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arshak B Petrosian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb4 7.a3
N4c6 8.d5 Nd4 9.Ne2 c5 10.O-O O-O 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Nd2 Na6
13.b4 Nc7 14.Bb2 Nb5 15.Nb3 e5 16.f4 f5 17.fxe5 Bxe5 18.exf5
Bxf5 19.Qe2 Qe8 20.Rae1 Bg7 21.Qc4 Qd7 22.Nc5 Nd6 23.Qa2 Qc7
24.Rd1 Bg4 25.Ne6 Qc4 26.Qxc4 Nxc4 27.Bxd4 Bxd1 28.Rxd1 Bxd4+
29.Rxd4 Nd6 30.Nxf8 Kxf8 31.Bh3 Ke7 32.Kf2 a5 33.a4 axb4
34.Rxb4 Ra5 35.Be6 b5 36.axb5 Rxb5 37.Ra4 Rb2+ 38.Kg1 h5 39.h4
Kf6 40.Rf4+ Ke5 41.Rf2 Rxf2 42.Kxf2 g5 43.g4 Ne4+ 44.Kg2 gxh4
45.gxh5 Nf6 46.h6 Nxd5 47.Bxd5 Kf6 48.Be4 Kf7 49.Bh7 Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Smbat Gariginovich Lputian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4
Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.O-O exd5 11.exd5 b5 12.Nxb5 Qxd5
13.Bf4 Be6 14.Qa4 Qe4 15.Qxe4 Nxe4 16.Be5 Rfd8 17.Rfc1 Bh6
18.Nc3 Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Nb4 20.a3 Nc6 21.Rxc5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Rd2
23.Bf3 Rc8 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.Nc6 Bd7 26.Nb8 Bg7 27.Rd1 Rxd1+
28.Bxd1 Bb5 29.a4 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Tigran Vaanovic Nalbandian"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.Nf3 h6 5.Bh4 e6 6.e4 g5 7.Bg3
Nxe4 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Ne5 h5 10.h4 g4 11.Qe2 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Bh6
13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Qxe4 Rb8 15.Bb5+ Kf8 16.Qd4 a6 17.Qa7 axb5
18.Qxb8 Qb4+ 19.c3 Qe4+ 20.Kf1 Qc4+ 21.Kg1 Kg7 22.Kh2 Qc5
23.Rd4 Qb6 24.Qa8 Kh7 25.Rhd1 Bd7 26.Qa3 Bf8 27.Qb3 Bc6
28.Qc2+ Kg7 29.Qd2 Be7 30.Bf4 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Karen Asrian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.g4 Be6 10.O-O-O Rc8 11.h4 Ne5 12.Kb1 Qa5
13.Nd5 Qxd2 14.Nxe7+ Kh8 15.Bxd2 Rce8 16.g5 Nxe4 17.fxe4 Rxe7
18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bb4 Nf7 20.Bh3 Be5 21.Rd3 Rc8 22.b3 b5 23.Rf1
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fjodor Zugaj"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3
Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.Qe2 Ngf6
13.O-O-O Bd6 14.Nf5 Bf4 15.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 16.Ne3 Nd5 17.Rh4 Qc7
18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.Rg4 Rg8 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 O-O-O 22.Rd3 Qe7
23.Rdg3 Qf8 24.Qe3 Kb8 25.Qa3 f6 26.Qxf8 Rdxf8 27.Rxg7 Rxg7
28.Rxg7 fxe5 29.f3 Rf5 30.g4 Rf6 31.Kd2 a5 32.Ke3 d4+ 33.Ke2
e4 34.fxe4 e5 35.g5 hxg5 36.Rxg5 Rc6 37.Kd3 Re6 38.Rg6 Re7
39.h6 Ka7 40.Rg7 Re6 41.h7 Rh6 42.Kc4 Rh5 43.Kb5 Rh2 44.Kxa5
Rxc2 45.h8=Q d3 46.Qf8 1-0

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pavel Jirovsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 c6 4.Nd2 Qa5 5.Ngf3 d5 6.c3 h6 7.Bf4
Bf5 8.e3 e6 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Ne5 Qb6 11.f3 Bh7 12.Qd2 f6 13.Ng4
Nd7 14.h5 O-O-O 15.a4 Re8 16.a5 Qd8 17.Kf2 e5 18.Bg3 a6 19.c4
dxc4 20.Bxc4 f5 21.Nh2 Nf6 22.Nf1 f4 23.exf4 exd4 24.f5 Bd6
25.Be6+ Kb8 26.Rd1 d3 27.Qc3 Rhf8 28.Rxd3 Rxe6 29.Rxd6 Rxd6
30.Qb4 Ne8 31.Ne3 Ka8 32.Nc4 c5 33.Qxc5 Rxf5 34.Nb6+ Rxb6
35.Qxb6 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Aivars Raudive"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
7.Nf3 Nd7 8.c3 O-O 9.Bd3 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.O-O-O Be7 12.Ne5 c5
13.Bb5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Qb8 15.Rd7 a6 16.Bd3 Bd8 17.Rd1 Bc6 18.Rd6
Bd5 19.c4 Bb7 20.Nf6+ Bxf6 21.exf6 g6 22.Qe3 Kh8 23.Rd7 1-0

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruslan Vladimirovich Shcherbakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qd2 b6
13.f4 Bg7 14.c4 e6 15.Bb2 Bxb2 16.Rxb2 e5 17.O-O f6 18.fxe5
fxe5 19.Rbb1 Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1 Qh4 21.Qc3 Qxe4 22.Bf3 Qf4 23.g3
Qf5 24.Bg2 Qd7 25.d6 Bb7 26.Bxb7 Qxb7 27.Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Konstantin Valeryevich Chernyshov"]
[ECO "A44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Nd2 Nd7 7.Nc4 Nb6
8.Nxb6 Qxb6 9.Bb5+ Ke7 10.a4 a6 11.a5 Qc7 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.O-O
Re8 14.f3 Kf8 15.Be3 Kg8 16.Qe1 Nh5 17.Na4 Bd7 18.Nb6 Rad8
19.b4 Nf4 20.bxc5 dxc5 21.Ra3 Bf8 22.Rc3 Bb5 23.g3 Nxd3
24.cxd3 c4 25.dxc4 Bb4 26.Qa1 Bxc3 27.Qxc3 f6 28.Rd1 Bd7 29.c5
Bb5 30.Rb1 Kg7 31.Nc4 g5 32.Na3 g4 33.Nxb5 axb5 34.fxg4 Qd7
35.g5 f5 36.d6 fxe4 37.Qc2 Qg4 38.Rxb5 Rd7 39.Rb4 Rf7 40.Rxe4
Qf5 41.Qg2 Ref8 42.h4 Kg8 43.Kh2 Ra8 44.Ra4 Qd3 45.Bg1 Raf8
46.Re4 Qc3 47.Qa2 Ra8 48.Re3 Qxa5 49.Qxa5 Rxa5 50.Rxe5 Kf8
51.Re6 Ra2+ 52.Kh3 Rd2 53.Be3 Rd3 54.Kg4 Rc3 55.Kh5 Rc4 56.Kh6
Rg4 57.Rf6 Rxf6+ 58.gxf6 Ke8 59.Bf4 Rg6+ 60.Kxh7 Rxf6 61.Kg7
Rf5 62.Kg6 Rxc5 63.h5 Kf8 64.h6 Kg8 65.h7+ Kh8 66.Bh6 1-0

[Event "Decin op"]
[Site "Decin"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Roman Cherevatenko"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c6 4.Qd3 Qa5 5.Bd2 Na6 6.Nd1 Qb6 7.Nf3
Ne4 8.e3 Nb4 9.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10.c3 Qb6 11.Qc2 g6 12.Bd3 Nd6
13.O-O Bg7 14.Nd2 c5 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
18.Bxe4 O-O 19.Ne3 Rb8 20.Rad1 b5 21.Qb3 a5 22.Rd5 Qb6 23.c4
bxc4 24.Qxb6 Rxb6 25.Rxa5 Rxb2 26.Nxc4 Rb4 27.Bd3 Be6 28.Ne3
Rd8 29.Be2 h5 30.a4 Rb2 31.Bf3 Rdd2 32.Ra8+ Kh7 33.a5 Bd4
34.a6 Rxf2 35.Re1 Rfd2 36.h4 Ra2 37.Kh2 Ra3 38.Nf1 Rda2 39.Bb7
Bf2 40.Rd1 Bxh4 41.Rad8 Bf6 42.R8d2 Bc4 43.Rxa2 Rxa2 44.Kg1
Kg7 45.Ne3 Bxa6 46.Bd5 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ararat Santrian"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nb3 Bg7 6.Be2 Nf6
7.Nc3 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bg5 Rc8 11.Bf1 a6 12.Nd5 Bxd5
13.exd5 Ne5 14.c3 Re8 15.Qd4 Ned7 16.g3 Nb6 17.Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Davit Lobzhanidze"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.Qe1 e5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.exd5 Nxd5
13.Bc4 Be6 14.Ne4 Qc7 15.Bc5 Rfd8 16.Qh4 h6 17.g4 Rab8 18.g5
h5 19.Qf2 Qb7 20.b3 Rd7 21.a4 Rbd8 22.Ba3 Qb6 23.Bc5 Qa5
24.Qe1 Qc7 25.Bf2 Bf5 26.Bg3 Nf4 27.Qe3 h4 28.Bxh4 Ng2 29.Qf2
Nxh4 30.Qxh4 Bxe4 31.Rxd7 Qxd7 32.fxe4 Qd4 33.Kb1 Rb8 34.Ka2
Qd2 35.Bd3 Bf8 36.Rf1 Rxb3 37.Kxb3 Qb4+ 38.Ka2 Qxa4+ 39.Kb1
Ba3 40.Bc4 Qxc4 41.Rf3 Bb4 42.Rh3 Kf8 43.Qh8+ Ke7 44.Qxe5+ Qe6
45.Qc7+ Qd7 46.Qxd7+ Kxd7 47.Rf3 Ke7 48.Kb2 Bd2 49.Rf6 c5
50.Rc6 Be3 51.Kc3 Kd7 52.Ra6 Bxg5 53.Kc4 Be3 54.Kd5 f5
55.Rxa7+ Kd8 56.exf5 gxf5 57.Rf7 f4 58.Ke4 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nikoloz Lobzhanidze"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.b3 Nf6 5.Bb2 Nbd7 6.O-O e6 7.d3
Bc5 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.e4 dxe4 10.dxe4 e5 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 b5
13.Qe2 Qe7 14.a3 Rfd8 15.b4 Bb6 16.c4 c5 17.Bc3 cxb4 18.Bxb4
Bc5 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.cxb5 Rd4 21.Rfc1 Rad8 22.Ra2 g6 23.Qe3 Qe6
24.Rac2 Nd3 25.Rd1 Nd7 26.Nf3 Nxf2 27.Rxd4 Nxh3+ 28.Bxh3 exd4
29.Bxe6 dxe3 30.Bd5 Nf6 31.Rc5 Ng4 32.Kf1 Kg7 33.Rc7 Nh6
34.Ke2 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Tigran Poghosyan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c4 dxc4 7.Ne5
Ne8 8.Na3 c5 9.e3 cxd4 10.exd4 Nd6 11.Be3 Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6
13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.Qxc6 Qb6 16.Qxb6 axb6 17.Nc2 b5
18.a3 Rfd8 19.Rad1 Bf6 20.Bd2 e6 21.Bb4 Nf5 22.Bc5 Rd7 23.f3
Rad8 24.Bb6 Rb8 25.Bc5 e5 26.d5 Rc8 27.Bb4 Nd4 28.Ne3 Bg5
29.f4 exf4 30.gxf4 Ne2+ 31.Kh1 Bf6 32.Ng4 Bg7 33.Ne5 Bxe5
34.fxe5 Re8 35.Rf2 Rxe5 36.Re1 Rde7 37.d6 Re8 38.Rexe2 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruzvelt Martsvalashvili"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Be7 6.O-O d6 7.c3
b5 8.Bc2 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.Rd1 O-O 11.d3 Nd7 12.Nbd2 Bf6 13.Nf1
h6 14.Ng3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Bg5 16.d4 Bxc1 17.Raxc1 Qg5 18.Nf5 Ne7
19.Ne3 Rad8 20.Rd2 exd4 21.cxd4 c5 22.Rcd1 Nc6 23.dxc5 Nde5
24.Qf5 dxc5 25.Rd5 Rxd5 26.exd5 Qxf5 27.Nxf5 Nb4 28.Bb1 Rd8
29.a3 Nbc6 30.Rc1 Rxd5 31.Be4 Rd2 32.Rxc5 g6 33.Ne3 Rd6 34.f4
Nd3 35.Rxc6 Rxc6 36.Bxc6 Nxb2 37.Bb7 a5 38.Ba6 b4 39.axb4 a4
40.Nc2 Kf8 41.Kf2 Nd1+ 42.Ke2 Nc3+ 43.Kd3 Nd5 44.Ke4 Nf6+
45.Kd4 Ke7 46.Bb5 Kd6 47.Bxa4 Nh5 48.Ke4 f5+ 49.Kf3 Nf6 50.Ne3
Ne4 51.Be8 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andranik Matikozian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Bb3 Qa5 10.Nde2 Bd7 11.Nf4 Rfe8 12.Nfd5 Nxd5
13.Nxd5 Be6 14.Bd2 Qd8 15.c3 Na5 16.Bg5 Nxb3 17.axb3 Qd7
18.Qd2 Bxd5 19.exd5 e5 20.dxe6 Rxe6 21.Be3 a6 22.Red1 Rae8
23.Ra5 Qe7 24.h3 Be5 25.Rd5 Qc7 26.b4 Qc4 27.Qd3 Qa2 28.Rb1
Qa4 29.Ra5 Qc6 30.b5 axb5 31.Rxb5 Ra8 32.Rb6 Qc7 33.Qb5 Re7
34.Bg5 Rd7 35.Re1 Re8 36.Kf1 Re6 37.Qb3 Kg7 38.Rb5 h6 39.Be3
Rde7 40.Ra1 Rf6 41.Kg1 Bf4 42.Bd4 Be5 43.Be3 Bf4 44.Bd4 Be5
45.Bb6 Qd7 46.Rd1 Rf5 47.c4 Qe6 48.Qd3 Rf4 49.b3 Re4 50.Be3
Bf4 51.Bxf4 Rxf4 52.Rd5 Qe2 53.Qxe2 Rxe2 54.f3 Rb2 55.Rb5 Rf6
56.Re1 Rf5 57.Rxb7 Rg5 58.g4 Ra5 59.Rbe7 Raa2 60.R7e3 Rg2+
61.Kh1 Rh2+ 62.Kg1 Rhg2+ 63.Kh1 Rh2+ 64.Kg1 Rag2+ 65.Kf1 Rf2+
66.Kg1 Rhg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Marine Zschischang"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3
Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qc7 11.Bd2 e6 12.Qe2 Ngf6
13.O-O-O O-O-O 14.Ne5 Nb6 15.Ba5 Rd5 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.f4 b5
18.Nf1 Rd8 19.Ne3 Bd6 20.Kb1 Rhe8 21.Rh3 Re7 22.Rg3 Ne8 23.Qg4
Bxe5 24.fxe5 Kb8 25.Qe2 Red7 26.c3 Qb6 27.Nc2 Kc8 28.Rf1 Qc7
29.Rgf3 Re7 30.Nb4 Rdd7 31.Nd3 b6 32.Nf2 b4 33.Qe4 f5 34.Qf4
Kb7 35.cxb4 Qd8 36.Rd3 Nc7 37.Rc1 Nb5 38.Rc4 Rd5 39.a4 Na7
40.Nd1 b5 41.axb5 cxb5 42.Rc5 Nc6 43.Nc3 Nxb4 44.Nxd5 Nxd3
45.Rxb5+ Kc6 46.Qf3 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vahagn Voskanian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.d4
Nc6 8.e4 Nb6 9.d5 Na5 10.Nc3 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Nd5 Bg4 13.h3
Bxf3 14.Qxf3 e6 15.Nxb6 Qxb6 16.Rb1 Qa6 17.Qa3 Qxa3 18.bxa3 b6
19.Rd1 Nd4 20.Bf1 Rfd8 21.Kg2 Nc2 22.Be2 Rxd1 23.Bxd1 Rc8
24.a4 Bf8 25.Bd2 Na3 26.Rc1 Rxc1 27.Bxc1 Nb1 28.Kf3 Nc3 29.Bb3
Bc5 30.Be3 Bb4 31.Bd4 b5 32.axb5 Nxb5 33.Bf6 Bc5 34.Ba4 Nd6
35.Bc6 Kf8 36.Ke2 Ne8 37.Bd8 e5 38.f4 exf4 39.gxf4 Ng7 40.Bd7
Ne6 41.Bxe6 fxe6 42.Kd3 Ke8 43.Bf6 Kd7 44.Bd4 Bxd4 45.Kxd4 Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Sergeyevich Lempert"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7
7.Nb5 Nb6 8.a4 a6 9.a5 Nc4 10.Bxc4 dxc4 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Nf3 Rd8
13.Ne4 b5 14.axb6 cxb6 15.Nd6 Rxd6 16.exd6 Qxd6 17.O-O Bb7
18.Nd2 Qd5 19.Qf3 Qxf3 20.Nxf3 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Nc6 22.c3 Kf8
23.Rfd1 Ne7 24.b3 cxb3 25.Rdb1 Nd5 26.c4 Nf4 27.Rxb3 Ne2+
28.Kg2 Rc8 29.Ra4 Nf4+ 30.Kg3 Ne2+ 31.Kh3 b5 32.cxb5 axb5
33.Rxb5 h5 34.Rb7 g5 35.Rb2 Nf4+ 36.Kg3 Kg7 37.h4 f6 38.Ra5
Kg6 39.Rbb5 Ne2+ 40.Kh3 Nf4+ 41.Kg3 Ne2+ 42.Kh3 gxh4 43.Rxh5
Nf4+ 44.Kg4 Nxh5 45.Rxh5 f5+ 46.Kxh4 Rd8 47.Rg5+ Kf6 48.Rh5
Rxd4+ 49.Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergo Tsomaia"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nb3
Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.f3 Na5 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
13.Nxa5 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Bc3 15.Nc4 b6 16.Bd4 Bxd4+ 17.Qxd4 d5
18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Ne3 Bxa2 20.Ng4 f6 21.Bc4+ Bxc4 22.Qxc4+ Kg7
23.Kh1 Rac8 24.Qa2 Nc5 25.Rfe1 Qf7 26.Qa1 Rfe8 27.Rbd1 h5
28.Ne3 Rcd8 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.c4 Nd3 31.Re2 Rc8 32.h3 b5 33.Ra2
Rc7 34.Qd4 bxc4 35.Ra6 Nb4 36.Rd6 Qe7 37.Rd8 Nc6 38.Rg8+ Kxg8
39.Qxc4+ Qf7 40.Qxf7+ 0-1

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mikhael Mchedlishvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
7.Kxd1 f6 8.Be3 e5 9.Nd2 Nd7 10.Nb3 h5 11.f3 Bd6 12.Kc2 b6
13.Rd1 Bb7 14.Bb5 O-O-O 15.Nd2 Nc5 16.Bc4 Rh7 17.b4 Nd7 18.Bb3
Be7 19.a4 Kb8 20.Rhe1 Nf8 21.a5 b5 22.Ba2 Rh8 23.Nb3 Ne6 24.a6
Bxa6 25.Na5 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Nd8 27.Rd7 Bd6 28.Rxd8+ Rxd8 29.Nc6+
Kc8 30.Nxd8 Kxd8 31.Bf7 g5 32.Bxh5 Bc8 33.Bxa7 Be6 34.Kd2 f5
35.exf5 Bxf5 36.Bc5 Ke7 37.Bxd6+ cxd6 38.Ke3 Be6 39.Bg6 Bc4
40.g3 Kf6 41.Bc2 d5 42.h3 Kg7 43.Kf2 Kh6 44.g4 Kg7 45.Bd1 Kf6
46.Kg3 Ke6 47.h4 gxh4+ 48.Kxh4 e4 49.fxe4 dxe4 50.Kg3 Ke5
51.g5 Kf5 52.Bc2 Bf7 53.Kf2 Kf4 54.Bd1 e3+ 55.Ke1 Kxg5 56.Be2
Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jean Hebert"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d3
Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.b4 Bf8 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.Re1 a5 13.b5
Nd4 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Na4 Bxe2 16.Rxe2 Rxe2 17.Qxe2 Nxa4 18.Bxb7
Rb8 19.Bc6 Qd6 20.Ra2 Nc3 21.Bxc3 dxc3 22.Rc2 Qxa3 23.Qe5 Bb4
24.Qxc7 Rf8 25.Bd5 Qa4 26.Ra2 Qxb5 27.Bc4 Qh5 28.Bb3 Qf5
29.Qc4 Re8 30.Kg2 h5 31.h3 Re1 32.Rc2 Qd7 33.Qa6 Kh7 34.Ra2
Rb1 35.Bc4 Re1 36.Qa8 Qf5 37.Qb7 Re7 38.Qa6 h4 39.g4 Qf4
40.Qb5 g6 41.Qd5 Bd6 42.Qf3 Qh2+ 43.Kf1 Bf4 44.Bd5 Bd2 45.Be4
Qc7 46.Rc2 a4 47.Qf6 a3 48.Qa6 Qh2 0-1

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nebojsa Nikcevic"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 f6
8.h3 Ne7 9.Qe2 Nxb3 10.axb3 Ng6 11.Be3 Be7 12.Rd1 O-O 13.Nc3
Bb7 14.dxe5 fxe5 15.Nd5 Qd7 16.c4 Bd8 17.c5 Qe6 18.Rac1 h6
19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Rc3 Ne7 21.Nb6 Bxb6 22.Bxb6 Ng6 23.Rc7 Nf4
24.Qe3 Bc8 25.Ne1 d5 26.Nd3 d4 27.Nxf4 Qxb6 28.Qc1 exf4 29.Rc6
Qd8 30.Qc5 Qg5 31.Qxg5 hxg5 32.Rxd4 Ra7 33.Rc5 g4 34.hxg4 Bxg4
35.f3 Be6 36.b4 Bc4 37.Kh2 Rf6 38.e5 Rf5 39.g4 fxg3+ 40.Kxg3
Raf7 41.f4 g5 42.Rdxc4 bxc4 43.e6 R7f6 0-1

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aaron Summerscale"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.f3 Nf6 5.Nc3 c5 6.e4 e6 7.Nb5
Na6 8.e5 Nd7 9.c3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nb4 11.Be3 Nc6 12.f4 f5 13.Nf3
a6 14.Nc3 Be7 15.Bd3 Nf8 16.O-O Bd7 17.g4 fxg4 18.Nd2 h5 19.f5
Bg5 20.Qe2 Bxe3+ 21.Qxe3 exf5 22.e6 Nxe6 23.Bxf5 Qg5 24.Qxg5
Nxg5 25.Nxd5 Bxf5 26.Rae1+ Be6 27.Nc7+ Kd7 28.Nxe6 Nxe6 29.d5
Rae8 30.Rf7+ Re7 31.dxe6+ Ke8 32.Nc4 Rxf7 33.Nd6+ Kf8 34.exf7
Ne7 35.Nc8 Ng6 36.Nd6 Ne7 37.Nc8 Ng6 38.Nd6 Ne7 39.Nc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Didier Collas"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3
7.Qxf3 c6 8.Be3 e6 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.O-O Be7 11.Rad1 Qa5 12.Qg3
O-O 13.Qh4 Qh5 14.Qxh5 Nxh5 15.Ne4 Nhf6 16.c3 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Nf6
18.Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Christian Bauer"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bf1 d5 11.Nc5 d4 12.Nxe6 fxe6
13.Nb1 Ne5 14.h3 Qb6 15.Bd3 Nh5 16.Nd2 Nf4 17.Nc4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4
d3 19.Be3 Qxb2 20.cxd3 Qxa1 21.Qxa1 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 Kg7 23.Kf1 e5
24.g3 Nh5 25.Ke2 b6 26.Rb1 Nf6 27.Rb5 Nd7 28.Rd5 Rad8 29.Bb5
Nc5 30.Rxe5 Kf6 31.d4 Ne6 32.Kd3 Rd6 33.Bc4 Rfd8 34.Bd5 R8d7
35.h4 b5 36.g4 Ra6 37.g5+ Kf7 38.Bb3 Rdd6 39.Rxb5 Rab6 40.Ra5
Ra6 41.Rc5 Ke8 42.Rc3 Nxd4 43.Bxd4 e5 44.Bd5 exd4 45.Rc7 Ra3+
46.Kxd4 Rd7 47.Rc8+ Rd8 48.Rc2 Kd7 49.Rb2 Ke7 50.Ke5 Kf8 51.f4
Re8+ 52.Be6 Re3 53.Rb4 Kg7 54.h5 gxh5 55.f5 h4 56.Rb7+ Kh8
57.Kf4 Re1 58.f6 Rf1+ 59.Kg4 Rg1+ 60.Kh5 h3 61.Kh6 1-0

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jean-Philippe Karr"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Bg4 5.Be2 c6 6.O-O Bxf3 7.Bxf3
dxe5 8.dxe5 e6 9.Nd2 Nd7 10.Re1 Qc7 11.Nc4 N7b6 12.Qe2 Nxc4
13.Qxc4 O-O-O 14.a3 Be7 15.b4 Rd7 16.Qb3 Rhd8 17.c4 Nb6 18.Be3
h6 19.Be4 Kb8 20.a4 Nc8 21.a5 Bf8 22.g3 g5 23.Qa4 c5 24.b5 b6
25.Qc2 bxa5 26.Ra3 Qxe5 27.Bc6 Rc7 28.Bd2 Rxd2 29.Qxd2 Qd4
30.Qxa5 Bd6 31.Rb1 Qxc4 32.b6 Rxc6 33.bxa7+ Ka8 34.Rab3 Nxa7
35.Qd8+ Nc8 36.Qxc8+ 1-0

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgenij Alekseyevich Piankov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.c3 Qb6 9.Qb3 cxd4 10.Qxb6 axb6 11.exd4 Bf5 12.Rfe1 Ne4
13.Bf4 Nxd2 14.Nxd2 Rfc8 15.Nf1 Bd7 16.Ne3 e6 17.g4 f6 18.Bg3
Na5 19.f4 b5 20.f5 Bh6 21.Bf3 Nb3 22.axb3 Bxe3+ 23.Kg2 Rxa1
24.Rxa1 b4 25.c4 gxf5 26.gxf5 Bxd4 27.Rd1 Bxb2 28.fxe6 Bxe6
29.Bxd5 Re8 30.Bxe6+ Rxe6 31.Rd7 b6 32.Bf2 Re2 33.Kf3 Rc2
34.Rd3 Be5 35.Bxb6 Rxh2 36.Ke4 Kf7 37.Ba5 Ke6 38.Bxb4 h5
39.Re3 h4 40.Bc3 h3 41.Bxe5 fxe5 42.b4 Rd2 43.Rxh3 Rd4+ 44.Ke3
Rxc4 45.Rh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Aldo Haik"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nb3 Bg7 6.Nc3 Nf6
7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bg5 a6 11.Bf1 b5 12.Nd5 Nd7
13.c3 Re8 14.Qc2 Nb6 15.Rad1 Rc8 16.f4 Nc4 17.Qf2 f6 18.Bh4
Bf7 19.h3 Rb8 20.Nc1 e6 21.Ne3 Nxe3 22.Rxe3 Qc7 23.Red3 d5
24.exd5 exd5 25.Nb3 f5 26.Be2 d4 27.cxd4 Bc4 28.R3d2 Qd6 29.d5
Nb4 30.Bf3 Bxb3 31.axb3 Rbc8 32.Re2 Kf8 33.Rde1 Nd3 34.Rxe8+
Rxe8 35.Rxe8+ Kxe8 36.Qe3+ Kd7 37.Qxd3 Qxf4 38.Bf2 Qc1+ 39.Kh2
Qxb2 40.Qe3 Qe5+ 41.Kg1 Qxe3 42.Bxe3 h5 43.Kf2 Be5 44.Bc5 Bf4
45.Ke2 Bc1 46.b4 Bf4 47.d6 1-0

[Event "Cannes op"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Olivier Touzane"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 c5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Be2
Nc6 8.O-O Nxe4 9.Nxc6 Nxc3 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.bxc3 Bxc3 12.Rb1
d6 13.Rb3 Be5 14.Ba3 Rd8 15.f4 Bf6 16.Bf3 Qc7 17.Bd5 Qa5 18.f5
Kg7 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Rxf6 Kxf6 21.Rf3+ Bf5 22.g4 Re8 23.Bb2+
Ke7 24.gxf5 gxf5 25.Rxf5 Rg8+ 26.Kh1 Raf8 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 12th"]
[Site "Cappelle-la-Grande FRA "]
[Date "1996.02.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ratmir Kholmov"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Qe2 Be7 6.O-O d6 7.c3
O-O 8.Rd1 Bd7 9.d3 Re8 10.Bc2 Bf8 11.Nbd2 g6 12.Nf1 Bg7 13.Ng3
h6 14.h3 d5 15.Be3 Qe7 16.b4 d4 17.cxd4 exd4 18.Nxd4 Nxb4
19.Bb3 c5 20.Nc2 Nc6 21.Qd2 Kh7 22.Rac1 b6 23.d4 cxd4 24.Nxd4
Na5 25.e5 Ng8 26.f4 Rac8 27.Ne4 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rc8 29.Bd5 Rd8
30.Nd6 f6 31.f5 gxf5 32.N4xf5 Bxf5 33.Nxf5 Qxe5 34.Bxg8+ Rxg8
35.Qd3 Rb8 36.Nxh6+ f5 37.Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 12th"]
[Site "Cappelle-la-Grande FRA"]
[Date "1996.02.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nenad Sulava"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Qb6 6.Nb3 Qc7 7.Nc3
Nf6 8.O-O d6 9.f4 Nbd7 10.Qf3 Be7 11.Be3 b5 12.g4 h6 13.Qh3 g6
14.g5 Nh5 15.gxh6 Ndf6 16.f5 gxf5 17.exf5 b4 18.Ne4 e5 19.Kf2
Bb7 20.Nxf6+ Nxf6 21.Rg1 Nd5 22.Bd2 a5 23.Bb5+ Kd8 24.Ba4 Qb6+
25.Kf1 Ba6+ 26.Kg2 Kc7 27.h7 Nf6 28.Qe3 Qb7+ 29.Kf2 Ne4+
30.Ke1 Bh4+ 0-1

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Olga Sikorova"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Nbd7 4.Nc3 a6 5.Bxd7+ Qxd7 6.Qf3 g6
7.Nge2 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.d3 Rd8 10.Nf4 Rb8 11.Re1 Bf8 12.Be3 b5
13.Ba7 Ra8 14.Bd4 Bb7 15.Bxf6 exf6 16.Ne4 Be7 17.c4 f5 18.Nc3
b4 19.Na4 Bd6 20.b3 Rab8 21.d4 c6 22.c5 Bxf4 23.Qxf4 Qxd5
24.Nb6 Qxd4 25.Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Turner"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 f5 12.c3 Bg7
13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nc2 O-O 15.Nce3 Be6 16.g3 f5 17.Bg2 Ra7 18.f4
Ne7 19.O-O e4 20.Rf2 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 a5 22.a3 Rb7 23.Rd2 b4
24.axb4 axb4 25.Nxb4 Rxb4 26.Rxd6 Bd4+ 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Qxd4
Qxd4+ 29.cxd4 Rb8 30.Rb1 Rb4 31.Bf1 Kf7 32.Kf2 Ba2 33.Rc1
Rxb2+ 34.Be2 Ke6 35.Ke3 Rb3+ 36.Kd2 Rb2+ 37.Ke3 Rb3+ 38.Kf2
Rb2 39.Rc3 Kd6 40.Ke3 Be6 41.h3 Rb1 42.Ra3 Rh1 43.Ra6+ Kd5
44.Ra5+ Kd6 45.d5 Bxd5 46.Kd4 Bc6 47.Rxf5 Rxh3 48.Rf6+ Kc7
49.Rf7+ Kd6 50.Rg7 Rh2 51.Ke3 Rh6 52.Rg8 Rg6 53.Bc4 Rxg8
54.Bxg8 h6 55.Bh7 Ke6 56.Bxe4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikolai Cherkasov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.Qe1
O-O 8.d3 d5 9.Bb3 Nd4 10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Ne2 dxe4 12.dxe4 b5
13.Bd2 a5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Bxa4 Qb6 16.Qf2 Ba6 17.Kh1 Rfb8
18.Rfb1 d3 19.Be3 Qb7 20.Ng3 Rc8 21.c3 h5 22.Bd1 h4 23.Nf1 h3
24.Nd2 Bb5 25.Bf3 hxg2+ 26.Qxg2 Ra6 27.Nb3 Qc7 28.Rg1 Be8
29.h4 a4 30.Nc5 Ra5 31.Nxd3 a3 32.b4 Qxc3 33.bxa5 Qxd3 34.Qd2
Rc3 35.Qxd3 Rxd3 36.Bc5 Bxa1 37.Rxa1 Rxf3 38.Bxe7 Rxf4 39.Rxa3
Rxe4 40.a6 Bc6 41.Kg1 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Manfred Mudelsee"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Ng8 5.f4 h5 6.Be2 Bf5 7.Be3 e6
8.a3 Bg4 9.Nf3 Nh6 10.Bf2 Be7 11.Qd2 Nf5 12.O-O-O Qd7 13.Qd3
Na5 14.Nd2 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 Qc6 16.g3 Nc4 17.h3 Qb5 18.Nxc4 Qxc4
19.Qxc4 dxc4 20.d5 O-O-O 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.Kd2 Be7
24.Rd1 Rd8+ 25.Ke1 Rxd1+ 26.Kxd1 Kd7 27.Nc3 g5 28.fxg5 Bxg5
29.Ne4 Be7 30.Ke2 Nh6 31.Kf3 Nf7 32.Kf4 c3 33.b4 Bf8 34.g4
hxg4 35.hxg4 Bg7 36.Nf6+ Kc6 37.g5 Nh8 38.Kg4 Ng6 39.Bd4 Kb5
40.Bxc3 Ka4 41.Bb2 Kb5 42.Kf3 c5 43.bxc5 Kxc5 44.Ke4 a5 45.Ne8
Bh8 46.Nd6 b5 47.Bc3 b4 48.Bd4+ Kc6 49.a4 1-0

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sarunas Sulskis"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.d4
Nb6 8.Nbd2 Nc6 9.e3 a5 10.Ne4 a4 11.Bd2 Nc4 12.Bc3 a3 13.bxa3
Rxa3 14.Qc1 Ra7 15.d5 N6a5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qc3+ Kg8 18.Rfd1
Nd6 19.Nc5 b6 20.Nd3 Bd7 21.Nd4 Nb5 22.Nxb5 Bxb5 23.Nb4 Qe8
24.Rac1 Qd7 25.e4 Rd8 26.h3 Nb7 27.Qxc7 Ra4 28.a3 Qxc7 29.Rxc7
Rd7 30.Rxd7 Bxd7 31.Nc6 Kf8 32.Rb1 Nc5 33.e5 Rxa3 34.Rxb6 Rb3
35.Rxb3 Nxb3 36.f4 f6 37.e6 Be8 38.Kf2 Nc5 39.Na5 Na4 40.Ke3
Nb6 41.Kd4 Nc8 42.Kc5 Nd6 43.Nc4 Nb7+ 44.Kb6 Nd6 45.Nxd6 exd6
46.Ka5 f5 47.Bf1 1-0

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Petr Kacirek"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 a6 7.Qg4 f5
8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qh6 Bxg5 10.hxg5 Qe7 11.Nge2 Nf8 12.Nf4 c6 13.Bd3
Rg8 14.a3 Nbd7 15.Kf1 b6 16.Nce2 Bb7 17.c3 O-O-O 18.f3 Kb8
19.Kf2 Rc8 20.b4 Ka7 21.a4 Qg7 22.c4 c5 23.cxd5 cxd4 24.Qxg7
Rxg7 25.dxe6 Nxe5 26.Nxd4 Rd8 27.Ke3 Re7 28.Rad1 Nf7 29.Bc4
Rc8 30.Nd5 Bxd5 31.Bxd5 Nxe6 32.Bxe6 Nxg5 33.Kf2 Nxe6 34.Rhe1
1-0

[Event "Komercni Banka Open"]
[Site "Pardubice CZE"]
[Date "1996.07.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jaroslav Vorisek"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O dxc4 7.Na3
c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.e3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Be6 11.Bb2 Bd5 12.Rfd1 cxd4
13.exd4 e6 14.c4 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Re8 16.Nc2 Qb6 17.Ne3 Rad8
18.Rab1 Qa6 19.Bc3 Nd7 20.Qc2 e5 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.d5 Qa6 23.Bb4
Rc8 24.Rd3 Qf6 25.d6 Qe6 26.Nd5 e4 27.Re3 Qxd5 0-1

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Helgi Olafsson"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5
h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.f3 Nge5 13.Bf2
Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Nd5 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Rb8 17.c3 Bb7 18.a4 Bxd5
19.exd5 O-O 20.Be2 Rfc8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Ba7 Rb7 23.Ra5 Nc4+
24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viacheslav Dydyshko"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f4
Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.g4 Nfd7 11.O-O-O Nc5 12.Kb1 Nbd7
13.g5 b4 14.Nce2 g6 15.h4 Bg7 16.h5 Rg8 17.Nb3 O-O-O 18.hxg6
hxg6 19.Ng3 Na4 20.Bc1 Ndc5 21.Rh7 Kb8 22.Qf2 Qb6 23.Qe1 Rc8
24.Bf1 Rc7 25.e5 dxe5 26.fxe5 Bd5 27.Be3 Qb7 28.Rd4 Ka8
29.Rxb4 Qc8 30.Nxc5 Nxc5 31.Rb6 Bb7 32.Qe2 Bxe5 33.Bxc5 Bxg3
34.Bg2 Rc6 35.Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Conor O'Shaughnessy"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.d5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3
Ne5 8.Bb5+ Nfd7 9.Qe2 a6 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7 11.a4 g6 12.O-O b6
13.Bg5 Bg7 14.Nd2 O-O 15.Qe3 Nf6 16.h3 Re8 17.Bh6 Bh8 18.f4 b5
19.Nf3 bxa4 20.Rxa4 Qb8 21.Rf2 Ra7 22.f5 Rb7 23.Ra2 Rb5 24.Qf4
Qb6 25.Qh4 Ra5 26.Rxa5 Qxa5 27.e5 dxe5 28.Nxe5 Qa1+ 29.Rf1
Qxb2 30.Qg3 a5 31.Nc6 Nxd5 32.Qf3 Nf6 33.Re1 e6 34.fxe6 fxe6
35.Ne5 Qb3 36.g4 Qd5 37.Qf4 Qb7 38.g5 Nd5 39.Qf3 Bxe5 40.Rxe5
Qb1+ 41.Kh2 Qb8 42.Qg3 c4 43.Re2 Qxg3+ 44.Kxg3 Nxc3 45.Rc2 Rd8
46.Kf4 Nb5 47.Rxc4 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Giulio Borgo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+ Bd7
7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.Nf5 d5 9.Bg5 dxe4 10.Bxf6 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 gxf6
12.fxe4 Nc6 13.c3 Rg8 14.g3 Rd8+ 15.Nd2 Ne7 16.Kc2 Kd7 17.Rad1
Ke6 18.Nb3 Nc6 19.Rxd8 Nxd8 20.Rd1 Nc6 21.Rd3 Rg4 22.Nd2 Bc5
23.a3 a5 24.Kb3 Rg8 25.Kc4 Rc8 26.Kb5 Bf8 27.Kb6 Rd8 28.Rxd8
Nxd8 29.Kc7 Nc6 30.a4 Ne7 31.Nxe7 Bxe7 32.g4 h5 33.h3 hxg4
34.hxg4 1-0

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Klaudiusz Urban"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c3 d5 4.e5 c5 5.f4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Nc6 7.Nc3
Nh6 8.Be2 O-O 9.Be3 f6 10.g4 Nf7 11.Bf3 fxe5 12.fxe5 e6 13.h4
Qb6 14.Bf2 Qxb2 15.Rc1 Nb4 16.Bg2 Bh6 17.g5 Nxg5 18.hxg5 Bxg5
19.Rb1 Nc2+ 0-1

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Farrukh Amonatov"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f4
Qc7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.g4 Nc6 11.g5 Nd7 12.O-O-O O-O-O
13.Kb1 Kb8 14.h4 Nc5 15.h5 Be7 16.Rhe1 Rc8 17.Nb3 Nb4 18.Nxc5
dxc5 19.Bf1 Nc6 20.Qf2 Nd4 21.Bg2 Rhd8 22.Ne2 Nxe2 23.Qxe2 Qc6
24.Qf2 f6 25.h6 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 gxh6 27.gxf6 Bxf6 28.Bh1 Qc7
29.e5 Be7 30.f5 Rd8 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.f6 Bxh1 33.fxe7 Qxe7
34.Bxc5 Qg7 35.Qf6 Qd7 36.Bd6+ Kb7 37.Qf8 Be4 38.Qb8+ Kc6
39.a4 Qb7 40.Qg8 Kd5 41.Qg1 Kc6 42.a5 h5 43.Qg8 Kd5 44.Qd8 Bg6
45.Bb4+ Ke4 46.Qh4+ Kf5 47.Qf6+ Ke4 48.Qxe6 Qd5 49.Qxa6 Qd1+
50.Ka2 Qxc2 51.e6 Qc4+ 52.Ka3 Kf3 53.Qa8+ Kg3 54.Qb8+ Kg4
55.Qe5 Qf1 56.Qd4+ Kh3 57.b3 Qe2 58.e7 Qe6 59.Bc5 Qc6 60.Qd6
b4+ 61.Kxb4 Qe4+ 62.Qd4 Qb7+ 63.Ka3 Qb5 64.Qc3+ Kg2 65.Qb4 Qe2
66.Qb7+ Kh2 67.Qc7+ Kg2 68.Qc6+ Kg3 69.a6 Qe1 70.Qc7+ Kg2
71.a7 Qa1+ 72.Kb4 Qe1+ 73.Kb5 Be8+ 74.Kb6 Qe6+ 75.Qd6 Qxb3+
76.Kc7 Qf3 77.Qd2+ Kh1 78.Qe1+ Kg2 79.Qf2+ 1-0

[Event "Yerevan Olympiad"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "1996.09.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leonid Veniaminovich Sandler"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f4
b5 8.Qf3 Bb7 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.g4 b4 11.Nce2 Nc5 12.Ng3 d5 13.e5
Nfe4 14.O-O Be7 15.f5 O-O 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qf4 Qc7
19.f6 gxf6 20.Qh6 Rfd8 21.exf6 Bf8 22.Qh4 Rxd4 23.Bxd4 e3
24.Bxe3 Qxc2 25.Qh3 Rd8 26.Rae1 Qc6 27.Re2 Rd3 28.Kf2 Bc5
29.Rfe1 Qe4 30.Kg1 Bd4 31.g5 Qd5 32.Qg3 Be5 33.Qg2 Qxg2+
34.Rxg2 Bxg2 35.Kxg2 Bxb2 36.Kf2 a5 37.Ke2 Rd5 38.h4 a4 39.Rb1
Bc3 40.h5 h6 41.g6 Rxh5 42.gxf7+ Kxf7 43.Kd3 Rh3 44.Ke4 b3
45.axb3 Rxe3+ 46.Kxe3 a3 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Cala Galdana ESP"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 d5 6.e5 Nd7 7.Bb5 e6
8.O-O Qc7 9.d4 Be7 10.a3 Nb6 11.Bd3 Bd7 12.Re1 h6 13.dxc5 Bxc5
14.Be3 Be7 15.Nbd2 Rc8 16.Nd4 Nxe5 17.Bf4 Bd6 18.Qh5 g6
19.Qxe5 Bxe5 20.Bxe5 Qd8 21.Bxh8 Kf8 22.Be5 f6 23.Bh2 e5
24.Nc2 Kf7 25.Ne3 Be6 26.Rad1 Na4 27.Bc2 Qa5 28.Bxa4 Qxa4
29.Nf3 Rd8 30.Rd2 g5 31.Nc2 g4 32.hxg4 Bxg4 33.Nh4 Be6 34.Bg3
h5 35.Ne3 d4 36.cxd4 Rxd4 37.Rc2 Rxh4 38.Rc7+ Kg6 39.Bxh4 Qxh4
40.Rxb7 Qa4 41.Rc1 f5 42.Rb4 Qd7 43.g3 Kf6 44.Rd1 Qc6 45.Re1
a5 46.Rh4 Qf3 47.Rc1 f4 48.gxf4 exf4 49.Ng2 Bg4 50.Rc4 Qd1+
51.Kh2 f3 52.Ne3 Qd6+ 53.Kg1 Kg5 54.Rhxg4+ hxg4 55.Rxg4+ Kh5
56.Rg3 Qc6 57.Nf1 Qd5 58.Ne3 Qe4 59.Nf1 a4 60.Ne3 Qb1+ 61.Nf1
Qd1 62.Rg7 Kh6 63.Rg4 Kh5 64.Rg7 Kh6 65.Rg8 Kh7 66.Rg5 Qd4
67.Rg3 Qd1 68.Rg4 Qb3 69.Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniel J Cawdery"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 e6 6.d3 Nge7 7.O-O
d5 8.Bb3 O-O 9.Qe1 Nd4 10.Qh4 Nec6 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bd2 c4
13.Ba4 dxe4 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.Nxe4 Nxc2 16.Rac1 cxd3 17.Ne5 Nd4
18.Kh1 g5 19.Ng4 f5 20.Ngf6+ Kf7 21.Ba5 fxe4 22.Bxd8 d2
23.Rcd1 Ba6 24.Nxe4 Bxf1 25.Bxg5 Bd3 26.Nd6+ Kg6 27.Rxd2 Ba6
28.g4 h6 29.Be7 Bf1 30.h4 h5 31.gxh5+ Kxh5 32.Rd1 Be2 33.Rg1
Bf3+ 34.Kh2 Bg4 35.Kh1 Bf8 36.Bxf8 Rxf8 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Manuel Perez Candelario"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 Nbd7 7.Re1
e5 8.Nbd2 c6 9.a4 Qc7 10.b3 Re8 11.Ba3 Nh5 12.Nc4 Bf8 13.Bf1
c5 14.b4 b6 15.bxc5 bxc5 16.d5 Ng7 17.Nfd2 f5 18.exf5 gxf5
19.f4 Bb7 20.fxe5 dxe5 21.d6 Bxd6 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Nc4 Qxd1
24.Raxd1 Bc6 25.Rd6 Rac8 26.Rh6 Bxa4 27.Rh4 Bb3 28.Nd6 Rcd8
29.Nxe8 Rxe8 30.Rb1 Bf7 31.Rd1 Nf6 32.Rh3 Rb8 33.Rhd3 Rb3
34.Bc1 Be6 35.Rd6 Nfe8 36.Rc6 Bf7 37.Rxc5 Bg6 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Noah J Siegel"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
Nc6 8.Be2 Ne8 9.O-O e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Rd1 Nd6 12.Bd2 Be6
13.Qc2 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Qf6 15.Rac1 Nc4 16.b3 Nxd2 17.Rxd2 Qxc3
18.Qxc3 Bxc3 19.Rxc3 c6 20.Kf1 Rfd8 21.Rcd3 Rxd3 22.Rxd3 a5
23.a4 Ra6 24.Ke1 Rb6 25.Bd1 Kf8 26.Kd2 Ke7 27.Kc3 Rb4 28.Rd4
c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Lurie"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 dxe5 5.Nxe5 g6 6.Bc4 c6 7.O-O
Bg7 8.Re1 O-O 9.c3 Nd7 10.Nf3 N7b6 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 h6 13.Nbd2
Bg4 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Nd7 16.Bd2 e6 17.Bc2 Qc7 18.Qc1 Kh7
19.Re4 h5 20.Rh4 Kg8 21.Bh6 N7f6 22.Ne5 Nd7 23.Rxh5 Nxe5
24.Bxg7 Nf3+ 25.gxf3 Kxg7 26.Qh6+ Kf6 27.Re1 Rh8 28.Qg5+ Kg7
29.Bxg6 Qf4 30.Bc2+ Qxg5+ 31.Rxg5+ Kf6 32.Rg3 Rh4 33.Bd3 Rah8
34.Bf1 Nf4 35.Kh2 R4h5 36.Re4 Ng6 37.Bd3 b5 38.axb5 cxb5
39.Reg4 R8h6 40.f4 a4 41.Bxg6 Rxg6 42.Rxg6+ fxg6 43.Rg5 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrew Ho"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qd2 b6
13.O-O e6 14.f4 Bg7 15.c4 exd5 16.cxd5 Bd4+ 17.Kh1 f5 18.e5
Qxd5 19.Bb2 Qxa2 20.Rfd1 Be6 21.Bxd4 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 cxd4 23.Rxd4
Rac8 24.h3 Rc2 25.Bd1 Rc7 26.Kh2 Kf7 27.Ra4 Rd8 28.Be2 Rd2
29.Bf3 Ra2 30.Rab4 Rc3 31.Bb7 Ke7 32.Rd1 Rc7 33.Bf3 Rc4
34.Rxc4 Bxc4 35.Rd6 Rc2 36.Kg3 Be6 37.h4 b5 38.Rd4 a5 39.Bd5
Bd7 40.h5 gxh5 41.Kh4 a4 42.Rd3 b4 43.e6 Bc6 44.Kg5 Bxd5
45.Rxd5 Kxe6 46.Ra5 Rxg2+ 47.Kxh5 a3 48.Kh4 Rg4+ 49.Kh3 Rxf4
50.Kg3 Rf1 51.Kg2 Ra1 52.Kf2 h5 53.Ke2 b3 54.Kd2 h4 55.Rb5 b2
56.Kc2 b1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vitaly Shinkevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 b6 6.O-O Bb7 7.d4
c5 8.dxc5 bxc5 9.c4 d6 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Rb8 12.Rfe1 Ne4
13.Nd1 Ndf6 14.Nd2 Qa5 15.Nf3 Ng5 16.Bc3 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Qb6
18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dimitrij Bunzmann"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 a6 6.Be2 d5 7.exd5
Nxd5 8.d4 Be7 9.c4 Nf6 10.dxc5 Qxd1 11.Rxd1 Bxc5 12.Nc3 Bd7
13.Bf4 h6 14.a3 Ba7 15.b4 Bb8 16.Be3 Ne7 17.Ra2 Bc7 18.h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3
Ne4 8.Qg4 Kf8 9.h4 c5 10.Bd3 Nxd2 11.Kxd2 Nc6 12.Rh3 c4 13.Bf1
b5 14.a3 a5 15.Ne2 Rg8 16.Nf4 Ra7 17.Rf3 Qd7 18.Rb1 Rb7 19.Be2
Ne7 20.Qh5 Ke8 21.Qg4 Nf5 22.Nh5 Kf8 23.Ra1 Qe7 24.Rh3 Rb8
25.Ng3 g6 26.Qf4 Kg7 27.Nf1 Kh7 28.g4 Nxh4 29.Ng3 g5 30.Qe3
Ng2 31.Qf3 Nf4 32.Rh2 b4 33.Nh5 Nxh5 34.Rxh5 bxa3 35.Qe3 Rg6
36.f4 gxf4 37.Qxf4 Bd7 38.Rxa3 a4 39.Ra1 Kg7 40.g5 Rh8 41.Rah1
Rg8 42.Rxh6 Rxg5 43.Rf6 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.11.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgeni Kobylkin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.O-O
c6 8.e3 Nbd7 9.a4 Ne8 10.Qe2 e5 11.Rd1 exd4 12.Nxd4 Qc7
13.Qxc4 Nd6 14.Qe2 Nc5 15.Rb1 Re8 16.e4 Qe7 17.f3 f5 18.Bf4
Nf7 19.Qf2 fxe4 20.fxe4 Ne5 21.Qf1 Rf8 22.Nf3 Bg4 23.Nxe5 Bxe5
24.Qc4+ Be6 25.Bg5 Qxg5 26.Qxc5 Rfd8 27.Kh1 Bf6 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8
29.Qd6 Qe7 30.Rd1 Qxd6 31.Rxd6 Kf7 32.Ne2 Bc7 33.Rd1 Rd8
34.Rf1+ Ke7 35.Nf4 Bb3 36.Bh3 Be5 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.11.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ibragim S Khamrakulov"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6
7.O-O d5 8.Nc3 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nbd7 10.Qf3 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 Bd6 12.h3
Nf6 13.Qh4 Bd7 14.Bg5 Be5 15.c3 Nd5 16.Rfe1 h6 17.Rad1 g6
18.Bc1 Bf6 19.Qc4 O-O-O 20.Qxc7+ Nxc7 21.Be4 Bb5 22.Be3 Rxd1
23.Rxd1 b6 24.Nd4 Rd8 25.Bc2 Bc4 26.Bxh6 Bxa2 27.Nf3 Bd5
28.Ng5 Rd7 29.g4 a5 30.f4 Be7 31.Kf2 f6 32.Nf3 f5 33.Ne5 Bc5+
34.Kg3 Rh7 35.g5 Ne8 36.Nxg6 Kc7 37.b4 axb4 38.cxb4 Bxb4
39.Bxf5 Nd6 40.Bb1 Ne4+ 41.Kh2 Rf7 42.Rd4 Bd6 43.Bxe4 Bxf4+
44.Nxf4 Rxf4 45.g6 Rxe4 46.g7 Re2+ 47.Kg3 Rg2+ 48.Kh4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Gutov"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
7.c3 Qc7 8.Nf3 Bf5 9.O-O e6 10.Re1 Bd6 11.Bg5 O-O 12.Bxf6 gxf6
13.g3 Bg4 14.Qd3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 f5 16.Rad1 Kh8 17.Bb3 Rfe8
18.Kh1 b5 19.Bc2 Rad8 20.g4 f6 21.gxf5 e5 22.Bb3 exd4 23.Rxe8+
Rxe8 24.cxd4 Bxh2 25.Qh5 Qe7 26.Kxh2 Qe4 27.Rg1 Rd8 28.Qg4
Qxg4 29.Rxg4 h5 30.Rg6 Rxd4 31.Rxf6 c5 32.Rh6+ Kg7 33.Rg6+ Kh7
34.Bg8+ Kh8 35.f6 c4 36.Be6 Kh7 37.f7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Salauat Izmukhambetov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.Bb3
a6 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.Re1 Ng4 10.Re2 Kh8 11.h3 Nh6 12.g4 Nxg4
13.hxg4 Bxg4 14.Nh2 Qh4 15.Nxg4 Qxg4+ 16.Kf1 f5 17.exf5 Rxf5
18.Ne4 Raf8 19.Ke1 Bxf2+ 20.Kd2 Rf3 21.Kc2 Qg6 22.Nxf2 Rxf2
23.Be3 R2f3 24.Bd5 Rh3 25.Qg1 Qh5 26.Qg2 Rg3 27.Qxg3 Qxe2+
28.Bd2 Ne7 29.Re1 Qh5 30.Rh1 Nf5 31.Rxh5 Nxg3 32.Rh3 Nf1
33.Rf3 Rxf3 34.Bxf3 b6 35.Kd1 h6 36.Be1 Ne3+ 37.Ke2 Nf5 38.Bg4
Ne7 39.Bh4 g5 40.Bf2 Kg7 41.Bh5 Nd5 42.Bf3 Nf4+ 43.Ke3 Kf6
44.Bb7 a5 45.b4 h5 46.bxa5 bxa5 47.c4 h4 48.Be1 a4 49.a3 Ke6
50.Bc6 d5 51.Bxa4 dxc4 52.dxc4 Ng2+ 53.Kf2 Nxe1 54.Kxe1 Kd6
55.Bd1 Kc5 56.Be2 g4 57.Kf2 e4 58.Bf1 g3+ 59.Kg2 Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Vorotnikov"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.Nbd2 Nd7 4.h3 Bh5 5.e4 c6 6.c3 Ngf6 7.Bd3
e5 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Nf1 Bg6 11.Ng3 Re8 12.Nh4 Nf8
13.Nhf5 Ne6 14.Bc2 Bf8 15.Be3 Nf4 16.Qf3 Bxf5 17.Nxf5 g6
18.Nxd6 Bxd6 19.dxe5 Nxh3+ 20.Qxh3 Rxe5 21.Rad1 Rh5 22.Qf3 Qe7
23.Bb3 a5 24.a4 Re8 25.g4 Re5 26.Bf4 h5 27.g5 Rxe4 28.Rxe4
Nxe4 29.Bxd6 Qxg5+ 30.Kf1 Nxd6 31.Rxd6 Re7 32.Qf6 Qxf6 33.Rxf6
Kg7 34.Rd6 Kh6 35.Rd8 f5 36.Ra8 Re5 37.Ra7 b6 38.Ra6 b5
39.Rxc6 h4 40.Rd6 bxa4 41.Bxa4 Kg5 42.Bc6 h3 43.Rd3 Kh4
44.Rd4+ Kh5 45.Bf3+ Kg5 46.Rd5 Re7 47.Rxa5 Kf4 48.Bd5 g5 49.b4
g4 50.b5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Volkov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.Qe3+ Kf8 10.Nf3 c5 11.dxc5 d4 12.Qd2
Nc6 13.Nb5 b6 14.cxb6 Qxb6 15.e3 dxe3 16.fxe3 Ba6 17.Nbd4 Nxd4
18.Nxd4 Bb7 19.O-O-O Bf6 20.Kb1 Kg7 21.Bc4 Rhd8 22.Rhf1 Rac8
23.Bb3 Be4+ 24.Ka1 Rc6 25.Qf2 Rcd6 26.Rd2 a5 27.Qf4 a4 28.Bxf7
Rxd4 29.exd4 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Qxd4 31.Qxf6+ Qxf6 32.Rxf6 Kxf6
33.Be8 a3 34.g3 axb2+ 35.Kxb2 Ke7 36.Ba4 Kd6 37.Bc2 Bc6 38.Kc3
Kc5 39.a4 g5 40.a5 h5 41.a6 h4 42.g4 Kb6 43.Kd4 Kxa6 44.Be4
Ba4 45.Ke5 Kb6 46.Kf6 Kc7 47.Kxg5 Kd8 48.Kxh4 Ke7 49.Kg5 Kf7
50.Kh6 Kg8 51.g5 Be8 52.h4 Kh8 53.h5 Bf7 54.g6 Bxg6 55.hxg6
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Petr Petrovich Kiriakov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.e3 O-O 7.Be2
Bg4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.d3 Re8 10.Nbd2 a5 11.a3 c6 12.Bc3 Bd6 13.Re1
Qe7 14.Qc1 c5 15.a4 b6 16.Qb2 Rac8 17.Rac1 d4 18.exd4 cxd4
19.Bxd4 Ba3 20.Rxc8 Bxb2 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.Bxb2 Nd5 23.Bf1 Qd8
24.Nd4 N7f6 25.Nc4 h6 26.g3 Nb4 27.Ne5 Bd7 28.Bg2 Be8 29.Nf5
h5 30.g4 Nxg4 31.Nxg7 Nxe5 32.Rxe5 Bd7 33.Nxh5 Be6 34.Re3 Qc7
35.h4 Kf8 36.Be5 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Ke7 38.Nf4 Nc2 39.Re4 Kd7 40.h5
f5 41.h6 Bg8 42.Rc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Oleg Vladimirovich Nikolenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 d6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.c3 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4
Nf6 8.Nbc3 O-O 9.O-O e5 10.h3 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxe4 12.Nxc6 Nxc3
13.Nxd8 Nxd1 14.Nxb7 Bxb7 15.Bxb7 Rab8 16.Rxd1 Rxb7 17.Rb1 Rb6
18.b3 Ra6 19.a4 Rb8 20.Be3 h5 21.Kg2 Kh7 22.g4 Bh6 23.g5 Bg7
24.Rd5 Rxa4 25.bxa4 Rxb1 26.Ra5 Ra1 27.Rxa7 d5 28.Bb6 d4
29.Kf3 Ra3+ 30.Ke4 d3 31.Be3 Kg8 32.Ra8+ Kh7 33.Ra7 Kg8 34.a5
Bc3 35.Kxd3 Bxa5+ 36.Kc4 Rc3+ 37.Kb5 Bc7 38.Bd4 Bb8 39.Ra8 Rc8
40.Be5 Bxe5 41.Rxc8+ Kg7 42.Kc4 Bf4 43.Rc5 f6 44.gxf6+ Kxf6
45.Kd3 Bh2 46.Ke4 Kg7 47.f4 Bg3 48.Rb5 Kf6 49.Rb3 Bf2 50.Rc3
Be1 51.Rc6+ Kg7 52.Ke5 Bg3 53.Rc3 Bh4 54.Ke6 Bd8 55.Rc2 Bh4
56.Rg2 Bf6 57.f5 g5 58.Rc2 Bd4 59.Rc7+ Kh6 60.f6 g4 61.hxg4
hxg4 62.Rc4 Bxf6 63.Kxf6 Kh5 64.Kf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Eldar Kamilyevich Mukhametov"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.d4 exd4 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Qxd4 Qxd4
7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Nc3 O-O-O 9.Be3 Nh6 10.h3 Re8 11.O-O-O f5 12.f3
Nf7 13.Rhe1 Bd6 14.Nde2 g5 15.Bd4 Rhg8 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Bf2 h5
18.Ng3 Rxe1 19.Rxe1 Bf4+ 20.Kb1 Bg6 21.Nge4 Rd8 22.Be3 Bxe4
23.fxe4 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 Ne5 25.Rg3 g4 26.hxg4 hxg4 27.Kc1 Rf8
28.Kd2 b5 29.b3 Kd7 30.Ke2 Rf4 31.Nd1 Rxe4+ 32.Re3 Rxe3+
33.Nxe3 Ke6 34.Kf2 Kf6 35.Kg3 Kg5 36.b4 a6 37.c3 Nd3 38.Nxg4
Nc1 39.Ne5 c5 40.a3 c4 41.Nf3+ Kf5 42.Nd4+ Ke4 43.Ne6 Kd3
44.Nxc7 Kxc3 45.Kf4 Kd2 46.Nd5 c3 47.Nxc3 Kxc3 48.g4 Kd4 49.g5
Nd3+ 50.Kf5 Ne5 51.Ke6 Ke4 52.Kf6 Kd5 53.Kg7 Nf3 54.g6 Nh4
55.Kf6 Nxg6 56.Kxg6 Kc4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Labunskiy"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Nf3 exd5 9.b4 O-O 10.e3 c6 11.Be2 a6 12.O-O Re8
13.Qb3 Be6 14.Ne1 Bf8 15.Nd3 Nd7 16.a4 Bd6 17.Bf3 b5 18.a5 h5
19.Rfe1 h4 20.Qb2 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexandr Granovskiy"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.e3 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Rb1 a5
8.a3 Qe7 9.Nge2 O-O 10.O-O b6 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4
Bb7 14.Qb3 Kh8 15.Bd2 d6 16.Ndc3 Qd7 17.Ra1 Rfb8 18.Rae1 Ne7
19.e4 fxe4 20.dxe4 Bc6 21.b5 Bb7 22.Nd5 Rf8 23.Nec3 Nexd5
24.cxd5 Qe8 25.Qc4 Qd8 26.Bh3 Nd7 27.Bg5 Bf6 28.Bxd7 Bxg5
29.Be6 Bc8 30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Bd2 32.Nd1 Bxe6 33.dxe6 Qe7
34.Ra7 Rc8 35.Nb2 Kg7 36.Qd5 Bc3 37.Nc4 Bd4 38.Qxd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Oleg Korneev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4
13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Na4 Qa5 15.b3 Be6 16.Qd2 Qc7 17.Nc5 Qd6 18.Nxe6
Qxe6 19.Bc4 Rfd8 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.h4 Qf6 22.Kb1 e6 23.h5 g5
24.h6 Kh8 25.Qd4 Qxd4 26.Rxd4 e5 27.Rb4 Rd6 28.Rb7 f6 29.Rc1
d4 30.c4 f5 31.Re7 e4 32.fxe4 fxe4 33.Rxe4 d3 34.c5 Rxh6
35.Rd4 Rc6 36.Rxd3 a5 37.Kb2 Kg7 38.a3 Rb8 39.Rc4 h5 40.b4
axb4 41.axb4 Kf6 42.Kc3 h4 43.Rcd4 Kf5 44.Kc4 g4 45.b5 Rh6
46.Rd5+ Kf4 47.R3d4+ Kg3 48.Rg5 Kxg2 49.Rgxg4+ Kh3 50.b6 Re8
51.b7 Rb8 52.Rxh4+ Rxh4 53.Rxh4+ Kxh4 54.c6 Kg5 55.Kc5 Kf6
56.Kb6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Usatchev"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Bb4 4.e5 Nd5 5.Qg4 g6 6.a3 f5 7.Qg3
Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 c5 9.h4 Qa5 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.c4 Ndb4 12.Rc1 Nxd4
13.axb4 cxb4 14.h5 Rg8 15.hxg6 Rxg6 16.Qe3 Nc6 17.Nf3 b6
18.Rxh7 Kd8 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.Qxd4 Kc7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nb3
Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bf1 d5 11.Nc5 d4 12.Ne2 Bc8 13.Ng3
b6 14.Nd3 e5 15.Bd2 Bb7 16.c4 a5 17.b3 Re8 18.a3 Nd7 19.b4 Qh4
20.Nh1 Nd8 21.g3 Qe7 22.f3 f6 23.Nhf2 Nf7 24.Qb3 Bc6 25.Bh3
Nf8 26.Reb1 a4 27.Qa2 f5 28.b5 Bd7 29.Nb4 Rac8 30.Nd5 Qd8
31.Rb4 Kh8 32.Rxa4 Nd6 33.Bf1 Ne6 34.Re1 Nc5 35.Ra7 Be6 36.a4
fxe4 37.Nxe4 Bxd5 38.cxd5 Ndxe4 39.fxe4 Ra8 40.Rxa8 Qxa8 41.a5
bxa5 42.Qxa5 Qxa5 43.Bxa5 d3 44.d6 Bf8 45.Bc7 Re6 46.Bh3 Bxd6
47.Bxe6 Bxc7 48.Bd5 Ba5 49.Ra1 Bc3 50.Ra8+ Kg7 51.Kf1 d2
52.Ke2 Nd3 53.Ra3 Nf2 54.Bb3 Bd4 55.Kxd2 Nxe4+ 56.Kd3 Nd6
57.Bc4 Bg1 58.Ra6 e4+ 59.Kc3 Nc8 60.Bd5 Bxh2 61.b6 Bxg3 62.b7
Ne7 63.Bxe4 Ng8 64.Ra8 Nf6 65.Bc6 Be5+ 66.Kc4 h5 67.b8=Q Bxb8
68.Rxb8 h4 69.Kd4 g5 70.Ke5 Ng8 71.Be4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Erlam Tikzhanov"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 b6 7.Qg4
Kf8 8.h4 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.h5 h6 11.Rh3 c5 12.Ne2 Rc8 13.Rf3
Kg8 14.Rf6 Kf8 15.Rf4 Kg8 16.Qf3 Qe8 17.Bd2 Nc6 18.Rg4 Qf8
19.Qd3 c4 20.Qf3 Kh7 21.Be3 Qe7 22.Kd2 Rcf8 23.Rf4 Nab8 24.Qg4
Nd7 25.Qh4 f6 26.exf6 Nxf6 27.Ng3 b5 28.Qh1 Rb8 29.Rf3 Rhf8
30.Qe1 a5 31.Rb1 Rb6 32.Qc1 b4 33.axb4 axb4 34.cxb4 c3+
35.Kxc3 Nxb4 36.Kd2 Rc8 37.c3 Ne4+ 38.Nxe4 dxe4 39.Rg3 Nd3
40.Qc2 Rcb8 41.Rxb6 Rxb6 42.Qa4 Rb2+ 43.Kd1 Qb7 44.Bd2 Nxf2+
45.Ke2 e3 46.Kxe3 Qe4+ 47.Kxf2 Qf4+ 48.Kg1 Qxg3 49.Qd1 Qd3
50.Qe1 Rxd2 51.Qxe6 Rc2 52.d5 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Natalia Kuchatova"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Rb1 a5 6.a3 d6 7.b4 axb4
8.axb4 f5 9.b5 Nce7 10.d3 Nf6 11.e3 O-O 12.Nge2 Kh8 13.Qb3 g5
14.f4 exf4 15.exf4 g4 16.Be3 Ng6 17.O-O h5 18.Bf2 h4 19.Rfe1
h3 20.Bh1 Ne7 21.Nd4 Rb8 22.Ra1 Bd7 23.Ra7 c5 24.bxc6 bxc6
25.Rb7 Rxb7 26.Qxb7 d5 27.c5 Nfg8 28.Na4 Qa5 29.Qxd7 Qxa4
30.Ne6 Rf7 31.Bxd5 Qc2 32.Bc4 Bc3 33.Rf1 Qe2 34.Nd4 Bxd4
35.Qxd4+ Rg7 36.Qe3 Qb2 37.Re1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ara Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.e4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.exd6
e6 8.O-O Bxd6 9.d4 O-O 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Ne4 Nc7
13.Be2 f6 14.Nd6 Ne8 15.Nxe8 Bxe8 16.Bc4 Bf7 17.Qe2 Qc8
18.Rfe1 e5 19.Rad1 Qg4 20.Bxf7+ Rxf7 21.h3 Qe6 22.Nd4 Nxd4
23.Rxd4 Rff8 24.Qe4 Rac8 25.c4 Bc5 26.Qd5 Qxd5 27.Rxd5 Rfd8
28.Red1 Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Rc7 30.Kf1 Kf7 31.Ke2 Ke6 32.Rd8 Rd7
33.Rxd7 Kxd7 34.f3 Bd6 35.Bc3 h5 36.b4 b6 37.Kd3 f5 38.a4 g6
39.Bd2 a6 40.Kc3 Kc6 41.Be3 b5 42.cxb5+ axb5 43.a5 Be7 44.a6
Bh4 45.Bc5 Be1+ 46.Kd3 Bg3 47.Ke2 Bf4 48.Kf2 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Khasin"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.e3 d6 6.Nge2 Nf6 7.d4
O-O 8.O-O Bf5 9.d5 Na5 10.e4 Bd7 11.Qd3 a6 12.b3 b5 13.Rb1 Rb8
14.cxb5 axb5 15.b4 Nb7 16.a3 c4 17.Qc2 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.h3
Qc7 20.Be3 Nd8 21.Rfd1 Nf7 22.a4 bxa4 23.Nxa4 Ne5 24.Nac3 Nd3
25.b5 e5 26.Nc1 Nc5 27.Qd2 Rb6 28.Bxc5 dxc5 29.Qa2 Be6 30.Qa5
Rc8 31.N1e2 Nd7 32.Rxd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Volkov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5
7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.Qe3+ Kf8 10.Qf4 Bf6 11.Nf3 Kg7 12.e3
Be6 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.Rc1 c6 15.O-O Qb8 16.Qxb8 Rhxb8 17.b4 a6
18.Nd2 Be7 19.Rb1 a5 20.bxa5 Rxa5 21.a4 Ra7 22.Rb2 Rc8 23.Rfb1
c5 24.Rxb7 Rxb7 25.Rxb7 cxd4 26.Nxd5 Nc5 27.Nxe7 dxe3 28.fxe3
Ra8 29.Rb5 Nxd3 30.a5 Ra7 31.Nd5 Bd7 32.Rb3 Nc5 33.Ra3 Nb7
34.Nc4 Be6 35.Ndb6 Kf6 36.Kf2 Ke7 37.e4 Kd8 38.Ke3 Kc7 39.Nd5+
Kc6 40.Kd4 f5 41.Nc3 fxe4 42.Ne5+ Kd6 43.Nb5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Salnikov"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.c4 g6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e3 d6 6.Nge2 Nf6 7.d4
O-O 8.O-O Bf5 9.d5 Na5 10.e4 Bd7 11.Qd3 a6 12.Rb1 b5 13.b3
bxc4 14.bxc4 Rb8 15.Rxb8 Qxb8 16.Ba3 Qc7 17.h3 Rb8 18.Nd1 Be8
19.Ne3 Nd7 20.Qd2 Nb7 21.Rb1 Qa5 22.Qxa5 Nxa5 23.Rxb8 Nxb8
24.Bc1 Nd7 25.Bd2 Nb7 26.Nc1 Bd4 27.Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shojaat Ghane"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e3 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Be2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 b6 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.Qc2
c5 8.b3 Nc6 9.Bb2 Re8 10.Rad1 e5 11.Qb1 d5 12.cxd5 Nxd5
13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Bc4 Qd8 15.Qa1 Na5 16.Be2 Qc7 17.Bc3 Nc6
18.Bc4 Qe7 19.Ne1 Bh6 20.f4 exf4 21.Nd3 b5 22.Bd5 Nd4 23.exd4
Bxd5 24.dxc5 f3 25.gxf3 Qg5+ 26.Kh1 Re2 27.Ne1 Qh5 28.Be5 Bg7
29.Bg3 Bxa1 30.Rxa1 Rae8 31.b4 Rxh2+ 32.Bxh2 Re2 33.Ng2 0-1

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "F Sobhani"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bg5 Be7
7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.Qd2 f5 9.Ng3 Nf6 10.O-O-O Bd7 11.Ne5 h5 12.Bc4
Ne4 13.Nxe4 fxe4 14.Qe2 Bg5+ 15.Kb1 Qe7 16.Qxe4 O-O-O 17.Ba6
Qb4 18.Nxf7 Bf6 19.Nxd8 Rxd8 20.c3 Qb6 21.Bc4 Kb8 22.Rhe1 a5
23.Ka1 a4 24.a3 Qa5 25.Bxe6 Re8 26.Qd5 Bb5 27.Qxh5 Qb6 28.Qc5
Rxe6 29.Rxe6 Qxe6 30.Qxb5 c6 31.Qxa4 Qe2 32.d5 b5 33.Qf4+ Be5
34.Qf8+ Ka7 35.Qc5+ Kb8 36.Qb6+ Ka8 37.Qxc6+ Ka7 38.Qc5+ Ka6
39.Rb1 1-0

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Shafiei"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Nf3 c5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Ba3
Bg4 13.Bc5 Re8 14.Rc1 Qd7 15.Rc4 Qe6 16.d5 cxd5 17.exd5 Qd7
18.h3 Qb5 19.Qb3 Bd7 20.Re1 Rac8 21.Qxb5 Bxb5 22.Rcc1 Bb2
23.Rc2 Ba3 24.Nd4 Rxc5 25.Rxc5 Bxc5 26.Nxb5 Rc8 27.Rd1 Bb6
28.Rd2 Rc5 29.Na3 Rc3 30.Nc2 Kf8 31.Kf1 Ba5 32.Re2 Rc5 33.g3
Rxd5 34.Ne3 Rd4 35.Rc2 e6 36.h4 Ke7 37.Nc4 Bc7 38.Ke2 Kd7
39.Na3 Rd5 40.Nc4 Rc5 41.Kd3 Kc6 42.Rb2 Rd5+ 43.Ke2 Rb5 44.Rc2
Rc5 45.Kd3 e5 46.h5 Rd5+ 47.Ke2 Kd7 48.hxg6 hxg6 49.g4 Rb5
50.Kd3 Rb4 51.Re2 Rb5 52.Rc2 Rd5+ 53.Ke2 Rd4 54.Ke3 Rd5 55.Rb2
Rc5 56.Kd3 Kc8 57.Rb1 Rc6 58.Re1 Re6 59.Ke4 Rf6 60.Re3 Rf4+
61.Kd5 Rd4+ 62.Kc5 Rd1 63.Ra3 Kb7 64.Rb3+ Kc8 65.Ra3 Bb8
66.Ra6 Kd7 67.Rf6 Ke7 68.Rc6 Kd7 69.Rf6 Ke7 70.Rc6 Kd7 71.Rf6
Ke7 72.Rc6 Kd8 73.Rf6 Rd7 74.Ra6 Rd3 75.Ra3 Bd6+ 76.Nxd6 Rxa3
77.Nxf7+ Ke7 78.Nxe5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leonid Nikolayevich Yurtaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Nb3
Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 a6 10.f4 b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Bf3 Nd7 13.Qe1
Re8 14.Rd1 Nb6 15.Nc5 Nc4 16.Nxb7 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 Qxb7 18.b3 Nb6
19.e5 f6 20.Bh4 fxe5 21.Qe4 Rac8 22.f5 Nd8 23.Qxb7 Nxb7 24.Nd5
e4 25.Bxe4 Nc5 26.Bf3 Nxd5 27.Bxd5+ Kh8 28.Bf7 Rf8 29.fxg6 Rc7
30.gxh7 Kxh7 31.Bd5 Rxf1+ 32.Rxf1 e6 33.Bf3 d5 34.g4 Bb2
35.Bg3 Rc8 36.g5 Bxa3 37.h4 Bb2 38.Be1 Ne4 39.Bg4 Rc6 40.b4
Be5 41.Rf7+ Kh8 42.g6 Rxc2 43.Rh7+ Kg8 44.Bxe6+ Kf8 45.Rf7+
Ke8 46.g7 Bxg7 47.Rxg7 d4 48.h5 Rc1 49.Rg1 d3 50.h6 Nf6 51.Bd2
Rc6 52.Bf5 1-0

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Amir Bagheri"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3
Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qc7 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.Qe2 e6
13.O-O-O O-O-O 14.Ne5 Nb6 15.Ba5 Rd5 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.f4 Bd6
18.Kb1 c5 19.c3 Rd8 20.Rc1 Kb8 21.Rhd1 Qe7 22.Nf1 cxd4 23.cxd4
Bc7 24.Ne3 Ra5 25.N3c4 Rad5 26.Na3 Qe8 27.Rd3 Bd6 28.Nac4 Bc7
29.Qc2 Qe7 30.Rb3 b5 31.Na3 b4 32.Qe2 Bxe5 33.dxe5 bxa3
34.exf6 Qxf6 35.Rxa3 Qxf4 36.Rf3 Qg4 37.Qc2 R5d7 38.Qc5 Qg5
39.Qb6 Rc8 40.Rxc8+ Kxc8 41.Rc3+ Kb8 42.Qf2 Rd1+ 43.Kc2 Rc1+
44.Kb3 Qd5+ 45.Ka3 Ra1 46.b4 e5 47.Qc2 Qe6 48.Rd3 Qa6+ 49.Kb3
Qe6+ 50.Ka3 Rxa2+ 51.Qxa2 Qa6+ 52.Kb2 Qxd3 53.Qxf7 Qd4+ 54.Kb3
e4 55.Qe8+ Kc7 56.Qe7+ Kb6 57.Qe6+ Ka7 58.Kc2 e3 59.Qa2+ Kb8
60.Qg8+ Kc7 61.Qf7+ Kb6 62.Qe7 Ka6 63.Qe8 Qd2+ 64.Kb3 Qd3+
65.Ka4 b5+ 0-1

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Reza Vahidi"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 b6 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Nf3
e6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 Rc8 10.O-O Be7 11.Qe2 O-O 12.Ne5 Nd5 13.a3
Bf6 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.c4 Ne7 16.f4 Rfd8 17.Be3 Nb8 18.Nf3 Bg4
19.h3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 a5 21.Be4 Na6 22.c5 b5 23.Rac1 a4 24.Na1
Qd7 25.Nc2 Nc7 26.Rd3 Nf5 27.Bf2 g6 28.Rcd1 Nd5 29.Bg2 Qb7
30.Be1 Rd7 31.Qe4 Qb8 32.Qf3 Rb7 33.Qe2 Rd7 34.Be4 Rb7 35.Qf3
Kh8 36.Bxd5 exd5 37.g4 Ne7 38.f5 gxf5 39.Bg3 Qa8 40.Ne3 Bg7
41.Nxf5 Nxf5 42.Qxf5 Re8 43.Bh4 Re6 44.Qf2 Qe8 45.Re1 Rxe1+
46.Qxe1 Qxe1+ 47.Bxe1 Re7 48.Kf2 Re4 49.Bc3 Bh6 50.Rd1 Bg5
51.Kf1 Bh4 52.Rd3 Kg7 53.Bd2 Kg6 54.Bc3 h5 55.gxh5+ Kxh5
56.Rd2 Re1+ 57.Kg2 f5 58.Kf3 Bg5 59.Rf2 Re4 60.Kg2 Kg6 61.Rf1
Bf6 62.Rd1 f4 63.Kf3 Kf5 64.Rd3 Bh4 65.Ba5 Bf6 66.Bc3 Bg7
67.Kf2 Bf6 68.Kf3 Re8 69.Kf2 Rg8 70.Rd2 Bh4+ 71.Ke2 Rg2+
72.Kf1 Rg3 73.Rh2 Rf3+ 74.Kg1 Rd3 75.Re2 f3 76.Rd2 f2+ 77.Kg2
Rg3+ 78.Kxf2 Rxc3+ 0-1

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Farzad Fekri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.c4 d5 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
Nfd7 8.Qxc4 Nb6 9.Qc2 Nc6 10.Rd1 Bf5 11.Qc5 e5 12.Bg5 Qd7
13.d5 h6 14.Nc3 Nd4 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Bxh6 Qd6 17.Bxf8 Rxf8
18.Qxd6 cxd6 19.Rac1 Rc8 20.e3 Rxc3 21.bxc3 Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nxc1
23.Rxc1 Bd3+ 24.Ke1 Bc4 25.e4 Bxa2 26.Kd2 a5 27.Bf1 Na4 28.Bd3
g5 29.f3 Nc5 30.Bc2 a4 31.Rf1 Bc4 32.Rg1 b5 33.f4 Bg7 34.Re1
gxf4 35.gxf4 Bh6 36.Ke3 a3 37.h4 a2 38.Ra1 Bg7 39.Rg1 Kf8
40.Kd2 b4 41.cxb4 Nb3+ 42.Bxb3 Bxb3 43.b5 a1=Q 44.Rxa1 Bxa1
45.Kd3 Bf6 46.h5 Bd8 47.h6 Kg8 48.Kc3 Ba4 49.Kb4 Bc2 50.e5 Bf5
51.b6 Bxb6 52.Kb5 Be3 53.Kc6 Bxf4 54.exd6 Bxh6 55.d7 Bg5 0-1

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ilgar Bajarani"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 c5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e5
Ne4 8.d3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Be7 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O f6 12.Be3 d4
13.cxd4 cxd4 14.Bf2 fxe5 15.Qb3+ Kh8 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.fxe5 b6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Fajr op 6th"]
[Site "Tehran, Iran"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "M Peyrou Olya"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 O-O 9.d5 Nd7 10.Qd2 Nf6 11.f3 b6 12.c4 e5
13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Ne8 15.h4 h5 16.g3 Nd6 17.Nh3 Qe8 18.Ng5 f6
19.Nh3 Qa4 20.Bd3 Ba6 21.Qc2 Qxc2 22.Rxc2 Bc8 23.a4 Nb7 24.Kd2
Kh7 25.f4 Re8 26.fxe5 Rxe5 27.Bf4 Re8 28.Nf2 Bd7 29.Ra2 Na5
30.Kc2 Kg8 31.Re1 Bc8 32.Kc3 g5 33.Bc7 Bd7 34.Be2 f5+ 35.e5 g4
36.Nd3 Rac8 37.Bd6 Nb7 38.Kc2 Nxd6 39.exd6 Re3 40.Nf4 Rce8
41.a5 Bc3 42.axb6 Bxe1 43.bxa7 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O
cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.h3 b6 10.Ne5 Bb7 11.Bf3 Na5 12.c5 bxc5
13.dxc5 Ne4 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Bf4 f6 16.Ng4 f5 17.Ne3 Rc8 18.Na4
e5 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.Bg5 Rd4 21.b3 f4 22.Nc2 Rd2 23.Nb4 e3
24.Rac1 h6 25.Be7 Kf7 26.Bd6 exf2+ 27.Kh2 Bf6 28.Nc3 Bh4
29.Rcd1 Bg3+ 30.Kh1 f3 31.Nbd5 Ba6 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Batsanin"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 a6 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Ne2 Nf6 6.Nbc3 Bc5
7.Ng3 O-O 8.Bc4 d6 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Bb3 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.O-O Nc6
13.Nd5 Qh4 14.c3 Kh8 15.Nc7 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rac8 17.Nd5 g6 18.Kh1
Rce8 19.Ba4 Bd7 20.b4 Ba7 21.Bb3 f5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.f4 e4
24.Qe2 Ne7 25.Rad1 Ng8 26.c4 Kh7 27.Ne3 Rf6 28.c5 Bb5 29.Bc4
Bxc4 30.Qxc4 Ref8 31.Nexf5 Rxf5 32.Nxf5 Rxf5 33.Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 Bb6 7.O-O
O-O 8.h3 Be6 9.Ng5 Bd7 10.Kh2 h6 11.Nf3 Be6 12.Na4 d5 13.Nxb6
axb6 14.Qe2 Re8 15.b3 b5 16.Bb2 Qd6 17.Rfd1 b4 18.d4 Nxe4
19.dxe5 Qc5 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Qc6 22.Qe3 Ra3 23.c4 bxc3
24.f3 c2 25.Rdc1 Ng5 26.h4 Nh7 27.Qd2 Rd8 28.Rxc2 Qd7 29.Rac1
c6 30.Bc5 Ra5 31.a4 Bf5 32.Rc3 Nf8 33.Bb4 Ra7 34.Bc5 Ra5
35.Bf1 Re8 36.Bxf8 Rxf8 37.Rxc6 bxc6 38.Qxa5 f6 39.exf6 Rxf6
40.Qb6 d4 41.a5 d3 42.a6 d2 43.Rd1 Bc2 44.Qb7 Qd4 45.a7 Rf8
46.a8=Q Rxa8 47.Qxa8+ Kh7 48.Ra1 Qxa1 49.Qxa1 d1=Q 50.Qxd1
Bxd1 51.Bd3+ Kh8 52.b4 Bxf3 53.Kg1 Kg8 54.Kf2 Bh1 55.Ke3 Kf7
56.Kd4 Ke6 57.Kc5 Kd7 58.Kb6 Bf3 59.Ba6 Bd1 60.Bf1 Kd6 61.Ba6
g5 62.hxg5 hxg5 63.Bb7 Ba4 64.Ba8 Bb5 65.Kb7 Ba4 66.Kb6 Bb5
67.Bb7 Ba4 68.Ba6 Bd1 69.Kb7 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vitaly Kunin"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2 Bxc3 5.bxc3 d6 6.d3 c5 7.e4
Nc6 8.Ne2 Bd7 9.O-O Qc8 10.f4 Bh3 11.f5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 h6 13.h3
Qc7 14.g4 O-O-O 15.Ng3 Rh7 16.Bd2 Nd7 17.h4 Kb8 18.Rh1 Rdh8
19.Qa4 Qa5 20.Qb5 Ka8 21.Rab1 Rb8 22.Qxa5 Nxa5 23.g5 hxg5
24.hxg5 Rhh8 25.Nh5 Rhg8 26.Ng3 Rh8 27.Rh5 Rxh5 28.Nxh5 Rg8
29.Rh1 a6 30.Nxg7 Rxg7 31.Rh8+ Ka7 32.Kh3 Nc6 33.Kh4 f6 34.g6
Ne7 35.Rh7 Nxg6+ 36.fxg6 Rxh7+ 37.gxh7 Nf8 38.h8=N Kb6 39.Kg4
Ka5 40.Kf5 Ka4 41.Kxf6 Ka3 42.Ke7 Kxa2 43.Kxf8 Kb3 44.Nf7 a5
45.Nxd6 a4 46.Nb5 Kc2 47.d4 cxd4 48.cxd4 exd4 49.Ba5 Kd3 50.e5
Kxc4 51.Nxd4 Kxd4 52.e6 a3 53.Bd8 Kd5 54.Kf7 b5 55.Bf6 b4
56.e7 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Zakharov"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O Be7 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2
c5 8.Nc3 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 a6 12.e4 Qc7 13.Qe2
Nbd7 14.Rad1 Rac8 15.Rfe1 Rfe8 16.f4 g6 17.Nf3 Qb7 18.e5 dxe5
19.fxe5 Nh5 20.Qe3 b5 21.g4 Ng7 22.Qe4 Qa7 23.Qd4 Nb6 24.Ne4
bxc4 25.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.exf6 e5 27.Qe3 Ne6 28.Rd6 Nf4+ 29.Kg3 c3
30.Bxc3 Qc7 31.Rxb6 Nd5 32.Qh6 Nxf6 33.Rxf6 Qxc3 34.Qe3 Qa5
35.Qa7 Rc7 36.Qxa6 Qc3 37.Qa4 Rd8 38.Rxe5 Rd3 39.Qe4 Rcd7
40.Rf4 Qc1 41.Re8+ Kg7 42.Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Krzysztof Gratka"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.a3 Re8 10.b4 Bf8 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Nd2 Qc8
13.Re1 Nd4 14.Nb3 Nxb3 15.Qxb3 c6 16.Rec1 Qd7 17.Bxb6 axb6
18.b5 cxb5 19.Nxb5 Bc5 20.e3 Be6 21.Qb2 Red8 22.d4 exd4
23.exd4 Ra5 24.dxc5 Rxb5 25.Qe5 h6 26.h4 Qd2 27.Rab1 bxc5
28.Rxb5 Qxc1+ 29.Kh2 c4 30.Rxb7 Qxa3 31.Rc7 Qd6 32.Qxd6 Rxd6
33.Bh3 f5 34.Rc5 Kf8 35.Bxf5 Rd5 36.Rxd5 Bxd5 37.Kg1 c3 38.Bc2
Bf3 39.Kf1 Ke7 40.Ke1 Kd6 41.Bf5 Kc5 42.Bc2 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rasul Ibrahimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Ne2 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.h3 O-O
8.Be3 b6 9.Nd2 Bb7 10.a3 e5 11.d5 Ne7 12.b4 Nexd5 13.exd5 Nxd5
14.bxc5 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Qg5 16.Rf2 Qxe3 17.Nb3 dxc5 18.Bc4 Rad8
19.Qf1 Bd5 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 21.Re1 Qd3 22.Nbc1 Qc4 23.Kh1 f5 24.g3
Rfd8 25.Kh2 Rd2 26.Kg2 Bh6 27.Kh2 Qd5 28.Ng1 e4 29.Rxd2 Qxd2+
30.Nce2 Rd3 31.Rb1 Be3 32.a4 Qc2 33.Re1 Rxc3 34.h4 Rd3 35.Kg2
c4 36.Nh3 Bd2 37.Ra1 Be3 38.g4 f4 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kamil Miton"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3
O-O 8.Nf3 f5 9.Qb3+ Kh8 10.exf5 Bxf5 11.Be2 Nc6 12.d5 Ne5
13.Nd4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Stoljarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 Rb8 6.Be3 b5 7.Qd2 b4
8.Nd1 d6 9.f4 Qb6 10.Nf3 e6 11.O-O Nge7 12.Qf2 O-O 13.Nh4 a5
14.g4 f5 15.gxf5 exf5 16.Nf3 fxe4 17.dxe4 Bg4 18.Qh4 Bh5
19.Bh3 Bf6 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.Bg4 Bxg4 22.Qxg4 Qa6 23.Qe6 Rbd8
24.Rf2 Qc8 25.Qxc8 Nxc8 26.Rc1 Rfe8 27.Nd2 d5 28.Bxc5 dxe4
29.Nc4 Rd5 30.Be3 N8e7 31.Nb6 Rdd8 32.Nc4 Nf5 33.Bb6 Rb8 34.c3
bxc3 35.bxc3 e3 36.Bxe3 Re4 37.Nd2 Rxe3 38.Nxe3 Nxe3 39.Re2
Nd5 40.Re6 Rc8 41.Rf1 Bxc3 42.Ne4 Nd4 43.Rd6 Ne2+ 44.Kh1 Nexf4
45.Rc1 Re8 46.Ng5 Re7 47.Rf1 Kg7 48.Rc6 Bb4 49.Ra6 Bc3 50.Rc6
Bf6 51.Nf3 Re2 52.a4 Re4 53.Rd6 Rxa4 54.Rd7+ Kh6 55.h3 Ne3
56.Re1 Nf5 57.Nh2 Ng3+ 58.Kg1 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Pasanauri op"]
[Site "Pasanauri"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikheil Chipashvili"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Rb1 a5 6.a3 d6 7.b4 axb4
8.axb4 Nge7 9.d3 O-O 10.e3 Be6 11.Nge2 Qd7 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.cxd5
Na7 14.O-O Nb5 15.Qb3 Ra6 16.Bb2 c6 17.Nc3 Nxc3 18.Bxc3 Rb6
19.Ra1 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Qxd5 Rc8 22.Bd2 Qb5 23.Qxb5 Rxb5
24.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 25.Rxc1 Bf8 26.Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pasanauri op"]
[Site "Pasanauri"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Lernik Manukian"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
7.Nf3 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Qe2 Nd7 10.O-O-O Qe7 11.h4 O-O-O 12.Ba6
Nb8 13.Bxb7+ Kxb7 14.g4 Nc6 15.c3 Qd7 16.g5 Be7 17.c4 Bd6
18.Kb1 Rhe8 19.h5 Qe7 20.h6 f5 21.Nc3 g6 22.Rhe1 Qf8 23.c5 Bf4
24.Qc4 Na5 25.Qa4 Kb8 26.b4 Nb7 27.c6 a5 28.a3 axb4 29.axb4
Bd6 30.Qa6 1-0

[Event "Pasanauri op"]
[Site "Pasanauri"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tinatin Qveliashvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 Rb8 6.Be3 b5 7.Qd2 b4
8.Nd1 d6 9.Ne2 e6 10.O-O Nd4 11.Nf4 Ne7 12.c3 bxc3 13.bxc3 O-O
14.Qc1 Ndc6 15.Nb2 Ba6 16.Qc2 Qa5 17.Rfc1 Qxc3 18.Qxc3 Bxc3
19.Rxc3 Rxb2 20.Bf1 Rfb8 21.Rb3 e5 22.Ng2 R8xb3 23.axb3 Nb4
24.d4 Bxf1 25.Kxf1 cxd4 26.Bc1 Rc2 27.Ne1 Rc7 28.Bd2 Nbc6
29.Nd3 f6 30.b4 Rb7 31.Ra4 Kf7 32.Ke2 Ke6 33.f3 Kd7 34.Kd1 Kc7
35.Kc2 Rb6 36.Nb2 d5 37.Kd3 a5 38.exd5 Nxd5 39.Nc4 Ndxb4+
40.Ke2 Rb5 41.Nxa5 Rxa5 42.Rxa5 Nxa5 43.Bxb4 Nc6 0-1

[Event "Pasanauri op"]
[Site "Pasanauri"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Andranik Matikozian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 g6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 Nf6 7.d4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.Bb3 Bd7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 g5
13.Bg3 Nh5 14.Qd2 Bc6 15.Rad1 Rc8 16.f4 Kh8 17.fxg5 Nxg3
18.hxg3 Be5 19.g6 Kg7 20.gxf7 Bd7 21.Ne2 e6 22.Rf1 Qe7 23.Nd4
Bxg3 24.Rf3 Bh4 25.Ne2 Rc6 26.e5 d5 27.Rdf1 Bg5 28.Qd3 Qc5+
29.Kh1 Rb6 30.Ng3 Rb4 31.Nh5+ Kh8 32.Qg6 Rh4+ 33.Rh3 Rxh5
34.Rxh5 Qe3 35.c3 Qe4 36.Rxh6+ Bxh6 37.Qxh6+ Qh7 38.Qxh7+ Kxh7
39.Bd1 Kg7 40.Bh5 Rc8 41.g4 Kf8 42.g5 Bc6 43.Kh2 d4 44.cxd4
Be4 45.Kg3 Rc2 46.g6 Rg2+ 47.Kh3 Rg5 48.Kh4 Rg2 49.Rf6 Bd5
50.Bg4 Rh2+ 51.Kg5 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op"]
[Site "ESP"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "1998.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Xu Jun"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 e6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5
7. Nb3 Bb6 8. c4 Nge7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Bc7
12. Ne3 Nce7 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qd2 Bb6
17. Nd4 Nc6 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. b4 Nxb4 20. Ba3 a5 21. Qxd5 Bc6
22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxg2 24. Nd7 Ba7 25. Nxf8 Bh3 26. Nd7 f6
27. Rd6 Rc6 28. Rad1 Kf7 29. Rxc6 bxc6 30. Rd6 Ke7 31. Bxb4
axb4 32. Rxc6 Bxd7 33. Rc4 b3 34. axb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Constantin Ionescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 c5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3
Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 Ne6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.Rc1 b6 12.Be2 Bb7
13.f3 g5 14.O-O h5 15.Rfd1 Rd8 16.Nb5 Qxd2 17.Rxd2 Ra8 18.Nd4
Nxd4 19.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20.Rxd4 d6 21.b4 O-O 22.c5 Rfc8 23.Rdd1
bxc5 24.bxc5 Rxc5 25.Rxc5 dxc5 26.Rd7 Bc8 27.Rd5 f6 28.Rd8+
Kg7 29.Bc4 Rb8 30.Rg8+ Kh6 31.Rh8+ Kg7 32.Rg8+ Kh6 33.Bb3 a5
34.Rh8+ Kg6 35.Rg8+ Kh6 36.Rh8+ Kg6 37.Rg8+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Nevednichy"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Bc4 O-O 9.Bb3 Bd7 10.Nde2 Rc8 11.Nf4 Ne5 12.Qe2 Qa5
13.O-O Rfe8 14.Rad1 b5 15.Qf2 b4 16.Ncd5 Bb5 17.Rfe1 Nfd7
18.Qh4 Nc6 19.Nh3 e6 20.Ndf4 Qc7 21.Ng5 Nf8 22.Qg3 Bxb2 23.h4
a5 24.c4 bxc3 25.h5 a4 26.Nxh7 Kxh7 27.hxg6+ fxg6 28.Qh3+ Kg8
29.Nxe6 axb3 30.Nxc7 Rxc7 31.axb3 Ba3 32.Rd5 Re5 33.Ra1 Rh7
34.Qg3 Bb2 35.Ra8 Rg7 36.Rxd6 c2 37.Qf4 Nb8 38.Rxb8 Be8 39.Bc1
Ba1 40.Rdd8 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dorian Rogozenco"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.b4 Bg7 5.Bb2 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bg2
Qb6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.a3 Ne4 10.e3 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 Bf5 12.Bxg7 Kxg7
13.Qb3 Be4 14.d3 Qf6 15.Ke2 Bxf3+ 16.Bxf3 e6 17.Rac1 Nc6
18.Qc3 d4 19.Qa1 e5 20.Rc5 Rfd8 21.Qc1 Rd6 22.e4 Qe7 23.h4 a6
24.h5 g5 25.Bg4 h6 26.Bf5 Qd8 27.Qd2 Qb6 28.Rhc1 Re8 29.Kf1
Re7 30.Kg2 Rd8 31.Qc2 Rd6 32.Rd5 Na7 33.a4 Rxd5 34.exd5 Qxb4
35.Qc5 Qxc5 36.Rxc5 Kf6 37.g4 e4 38.d6 Re8 39.Bxe4 Rd8 40.Bxb7
Rxd6 41.Rc7 Re6 42.Kf3 a5 43.Bd5 Re7 44.Rc5 Re5 45.Rxa5 Nc8
46.Ra6+ Ke7 47.Bb3 f5 48.Rxh6 f4 49.Rh7+ Kd6 50.Rf7 Ne7
51.Rf6+ Kd7 52.Bf7 Ra5 53.h6 Ra8 54.a5 Nc6 55.Rf5 Kd6 56.h7
Rh8 57.Rd5+ Ke7 58.Bg8 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viorel Iordachescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.O-O e5 6.c3 g5 7.d3
g4 8.Nfd2 Ne7 9.Nc4 Ng6 10.d4 Ba6 11.Qa4 Qc7 12.dxc5 dxc5
13.Be3 Be7 14.Qa5 Qb7 15.Nba3 Bxc4 16.Nxc4 Qb5 17.b3 Qxa5
18.Nxa5 Kd7 19.Nc4 f6 20.Rfd1+ Kc7 21.Kf1 Nf8 22.Rd3 Ne6
23.Rad1 Rad8 24.Rxd8 Nxd8 25.Ke2 Ne6 26.Rh1 Rg8 27.g3 h5 28.h3
gxh3 29.Rxh3 Rh8 30.Rh4 Nf8 31.Bc1 Kd7 32.Ne3 Ng6 33.Nf5 Bf8
34.Kd3 Ne7 35.Be3 Ke6 36.g4 Rg8 37.Nxe7 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Romeo-Sorin Milu"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7
7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 d5
13.Nc5 d4 14.Nb5 Bc8 15.e5 Nd7 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Bc4 Qb6 18.e6
Bxe6 19.Rxe6 fxe6 20.Nc7 Ne5 21.Nxa8 Rxa8 22.Bb3 Nd7 23.Qh5
Nc5 24.Qg6 Kh8 25.Re1 e5 26.Bf7 Qxg6 27.Bxg6 Nd7 28.f3 Bf6
29.Be4 Rb8 30.Bf5 Rd8 31.Rc1 Nc5 32.Re1 Nd7 33.Kf1 Kg7 34.Ke2
Kf7 35.Kd2 e6 36.Be4 Nc5 37.Bd3 Nxd3 38.cxd3 Rd5 39.Rc1 Ke7
40.Rc8 Rd8 41.Rc7+ Rd7 42.Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mihail Marin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.d4 dxc4 7.Na3
Ne8 8.Nxc4 Nd6 9.Nce5 Nd7 10.Nd3 c6 11.Qc2 a5 12.a4 Qb6 13.e3
Nf6 14.b3 Nd5 15.Ba3 Bf5 16.Nd2 Nb4 17.Bxb4 Bxd3 18.Qxd3 Qxb4
19.Rac1 Rfd8 20.Qc3 Qxc3 21.Rxc3 e6 22.Rfc1 Ra6 23.Kf1 Rb6
24.Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Fyodorovich Kiselev"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 e6 7.d3
Be7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Bh5 10.e4 a5 11.a3 b5 12.Kh1 Qb6 13.Qe1
Bxf3 14.Nxf3 Rfc8 15.Nd2 dxe4 16.dxe4 e5 17.a4 Bb4 18.Qe2 Re8
19.Rfd1 Rab8 20.Ra2 Bc5 21.Kg1 Qc7 22.Rda1 Bb6 23.Kh2 Ra8
24.axb5 cxb5 25.Qxb5 Bxf2 26.Qe2 Bd4 27.c3 Bb6 28.b4 Rab8
29.Nc4 axb4 30.cxb4 h5 31.Rc1 Bd4 32.Ba3 Re6 33.Rac2 Qa7
34.Na5 Bb6 35.Nc4 Rc6 36.Qd3 Bd4 37.b5 Rcc8 38.Bd6 Ra8 39.b6
Qa6 40.Nxe5 Rxc2 41.Qxa6 Rxa6 42.Rxc2 Bxe5 43.Bxe5 Nxe5 44.b7
Nfd7 45.b8=N Nxb8 46.Rc8+ Kh7 47.Rxb8 Ra2 48.Rb3 f6 49.Rc3 Kg6
50.Kg1 Kg5 51.Rc7 g6 52.Rc3 h4 53.gxh4+ Kxh4 54.Re3 Kg5 55.Rb3
Rc2 56.Kh2 Kf4 57.Ra3 Rd2 58.Rb3 Nd3 59.Kg1 Kg5 60.Bf1 Ne5
61.Bg2 Kf4 62.Kh2 Re2 63.Rc3 Rb2 64.Kg1 g5 65.Kh2 Rd2 66.Rb3
Ng6 67.Kg1 Ke5 68.Rb5+ Kd4 69.Rd5+ Ke3 70.Rxd2 Kxd2 71.Kf2 Kd3
72.Kg3 Nh4 73.Bh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levente Vajda"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.d5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3
Ne5 8.Bb5+ Nfd7 9.Qe2 a6 10.Ba4 c4 11.O-O b5 12.Bd1 g6 13.a4
Bg7 14.b4 cxb3 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.Qxb5 O-O 18.f4 Rb8
19.Qe2 Qa2 20.fxe5 Qxb1 21.e6 Qxc1 22.exd7 Qxc3 23.Qb5 Qc7
24.Qc6 Qd8 25.Be2 Bd4+ 26.Kh1 b2 27.Bd3 Ra8 28.e5 Bxe5 29.Qb7
Rb8 30.Qc6 Ra8 31.Qb7 Bd4 32.Qb4 Qb6 33.Qd2 Rd8 34.Qf4 Bf6
35.g4 Qd4 36.Qf3 h6 37.Bb5 Qb4 38.Qd3 Qxg4 39.Qc2 Rxd7 40.Bxd7
Qxd7 41.Rg1 Qh3 42.Qf2 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.Nf3 e5 4.c4 g6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Nc3 d6 7.a3
Nge7 8.Rb1 Be6 9.d3 h6 10.b4 Rb8 11.Bd2 O-O 12.b5 Nd4 13.Ne1
Bg4 14.h3 Bd7 15.e3 Ne6 16.a4 h5 17.h4 Nf5 18.Nf3 Nh6 19.Ne4
f5 20.Neg5 Nf7 21.Nh3 Bf6 22.e4 f4 23.gxf4 exf4 24.Nxf4 Nxf4
25.Bxf4 Bg4 26.Qd2 Bxf3 27.Bxf3 Ne5 28.Be2 Bxh4 29.Bh6 Rf3
30.Bf4 Qd7 31.Bxe5 Qg4+ 32.Kh1 Bg5 33.Qd1 Rh3+ 34.Bh2 Rxh2+
0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bela Badea"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O O-O 5.b3 d5 6.Bb2 c5 7.c4
Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.Qc1 Qd6 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3+ f6
13.Rac1 b6 14.d4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 cxd4 16.Qc7 Rb8 17.Qxa7 Bg4
18.Rc7 Rfe8 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.exf3 Ra8 21.Qb7 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Florean"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.O-O-O O-O 11.g4 b5 12.g5 b4 13.Na4
Ne8 14.h4 Qb8 15.Na5 Bd8 16.Nc6 Qb7 17.Nxb4 Ba5 18.a3 Nc7
19.Qxd6 Bxb4 20.Qxb4 Nb5 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Bxc5 Rfc8 23.a4 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Istratescu"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e3 e5 6.b4 Nc6 7.Qb3 a5
8.b5 Nb4 9.Ba3 d5 10.cxd5 e4 11.Nge2 Nd3+ 12.Kf1 Re8 13.Rd1 a4
14.Qc2 Bf5 15.h3 h5 16.b6 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.bxc7 b5 19.Nf4
Nxf4 20.gxf4 b4 21.Bxb4 Qb5+ 22.d3 Qxb4 23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.dxe4
Rac8 25.Kg2 Qe7 26.Qxa4 Rxc7 27.e5 Ra7 28.Qc6 Rea8 29.a4 Ra6
30.Qd7 Qxd7 31.Rxd7 Rxa4 32.Rb1 R4a7 33.Rxa7 Rxa7 34.Rb8+ Bf8
35.Kf3 Kg7 36.Kg2 Be7 37.Kg3 Rd7 38.Rb6 Rd1 39.Rb7 Kf8 40.Rb8+
Rd8 41.Rxd8+ Bxd8 42.f5 Kg7 43.fxg6 Kxg6 44.e4 Be7 45.f4 Kh6
46.Kf3 Bh4 47.f5 Bd8 48.e6 f6 49.Kf4 Kg7 50.Kg3 Ba5 51.Kh4 Kh6
52.Kg3 Bb4 53.Kf4 Bd6+ 54.Ke3 Kg5 55.h4+ Kh6 56.e5 fxe5 57.f6
Kg6 58.e7 Kf7 59.Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 5th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yuri Kruppa"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.h4 c6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Bd2 O-O 7.Rc1
Nbd7 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nf3 a6 10.Qb3 e6 11.a4 Re8 12.Be2 Nb8
13.Ne5 Nc6 14.f4 Nd7 15.Nf3 Na5 16.Qc2 Nf6 17.Ne5 Nd7 18.Nf3
Nf6 19.O-O Bd7 20.Ne5 Rc8 21.b4 Nc6 22.Qb1 Qe7 23.Nxc6 Rxc6
24.b5 axb5 25.axb5 Rcc8 26.g3 Bf8 27.Rc2 Ra8 28.Ra2 Rec8
29.Rc1 Ne8 30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.Nd1 Nd6 32.Bb4 Qe8 33.Nc3 Qd8
34.Bd3 Rc8 35.Kf2 Qe8 36.Bc5 Qd8 37.Na4 Be8 38.Nb6 Rc7 39.Rc2
Qb8 40.Ra2 Qd8 41.Ra8 Nc8 42.Qb4 Bxc5 43.dxc5 Kg7 44.Rb8 Bd7
45.Na8 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 5th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bogdan Lalic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.h3 Bd7 10.Bb3 Rc8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Be3 Na5 13.Qd3
a6 14.f4 e5 15.Nf3 Nxb3 16.axb3 Qe7 17.Ra5 Qd8 18.Rea1 exf4
19.Bxf4 Rc6 20.Be3 Re8 21.Bd4 Rc8 22.Nd2 Bc6 23.b4 Re6 24.Nd5
Bxd5 25.exd5 Re8 26.Rf1 Nd7 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Qd4+ Kg8 29.c4 Re2
30.Rf2 Re1+ 31.Rf1 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 5th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zhu Chen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.b4 c6 7.Bb2
dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.bxa5 Qxa5 11.O-O b4 12.Na4 Ba6
13.Re1 Bb5 14.Nc5 Nbd7 15.Qc2 e6 16.Rac1 Nxc5 17.Qxc5 Nd7
18.Qe7 Bf6 19.Qd6 Rfd8 20.Qf4 c5 21.e4 c4 22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.Rxc4
Qb5 24.Rc2 Rxa2 25.e5 b3 26.Rd2 Bg7 27.d5 Nc5 28.Ng5 Rf8
29.Qf3 Bh6 30.h4 Qb4 31.Qe3 exd5 32.Red1 Ne6 33.Qg3 Rc8
34.Rxd5 Bxg5 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 5th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Salvador Gabriel Del Rio Angelis"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.g3 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6
7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 f5 10.Rc1 Be6 11.a3 f4 12.Bd2 g5
13.Ne4 Nd7 14.Rxc6 bxc6 15.Bc3 Bd5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Bxe4
18.Bxe4 Bf6 19.gxf4 Bxe5 20.fxe5 Qd4 21.Qb3+ Kh8 22.Bxc6 Rab8
23.Qc3 Qg4+ 24.Kh1 Qxe2 25.e6+ Kg8 26.Re1 Qxf2 27.e7 Rf6
28.e8=Q+ Rxe8 29.Rxe8+ Kf7 30.Qc4+ Kg7 31.Rg8+ Kh6 32.Qc1 Qh4
33.Re8 Rf2 34.Re6+ 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Esben Christensen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3
O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.f4 Qb6 10.Qd3 Qxb2 11.Bf3 Qa3 12.Rab1 Qa5
13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.h3 Ba6 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nino Khurtsidze"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O
Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3 Re8 10.h3 h6 11.Kh2 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5
Bxe5 14.Qc2 c6 15.e4 h5 16.f4 Bg7 17.b3 a5 18.Be3 Nd7 19.Rad1
Qe7 20.Na4 Bh6 21.h4 f5 22.Bd4 fxe4 23.f5 Nf6 24.fxg6 Ng4+
25.Kh1 Qc7 26.Bxe4 Qxg3 27.Rf3 Qxh4+ 28.Kg1 Qh2+ 29.Qxh2 Nxh2
30.Kxh2 Rxe4 31.Nc5 Rh4+ 32.Kg2 Bg4 33.Nd7 Bxd7 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Reynaldo Vera"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Bg2 Nb4 5.Na3 e6 6.O-O Be7 7.Ne5
Nf6 8.c3 Na6 9.Qa4+ c6 10.Bf4 Qb6 11.b4 O-O 12.Rac1 Rfc8 13.f3
h6 14.Rfe1 Nc7 15.e4 Bh7 16.Rb1 Nb5 17.Nxb5 cxb5 18.Qb3 Bd6
19.Kh1 dxe4 20.fxe4 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Ng4 22.Bf4 e5 23.Bxe5 Nf2+
24.Kg1 Nd3 25.Kh1 Nxe5 26.dxe5 Re8 27.a4 bxa4 28.Qxa4 Rxe5
29.c4 Qe6 30.Qc2 Rd8 31.c5 Rd4 32.Rbd1 Bxe4 33.Bxe4 Rexe4
34.Rxe4 Rxd1+ 35.Kg2 Qd5 36.Qc4 Rd2+ 37.Kf3 Qd7 38.b5 Rxh2
39.c6 bxc6 40.bxc6 Qd1+ 41.Kf4 Rf2+ 42.Ke5 Rf6 43.Rd4 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgenij Alekseyevich Piankov"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.h3 Bg7 5.Ngf3 Nh6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O
dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nf5 9.c3 Qc7 10.Re1 Nd7 11.Bg5 Nf6 12.Nxf6+ exf6
13.Bd2 Be6 14.Bc2 Rfe8 15.Bb3 Bd5 16.Rxe8+ Rxe8 17.Bxd5 cxd5
18.Qa4 Ra8 19.Re1 Bf8 20.Re8 Rxe8 21.Qxe8 a6 22.Nh2 h5 23.Nf1
g5 24.Qe2 h4 25.Qg4 Nh6 26.Qf3 Qb6 27.b4 Qc6 28.Ne3 Kg7
29.Qxd5 Qxd5 30.Nxd5 Nf5 31.Ne3 Nxe3 32.Bxe3 Kg6 33.d5 Be7
34.Bb6 Bd6 35.Bc5 Bc7 36.Be7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gennadi Kuzmin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Nf3 a6 10.Bf1 b5 11.h3 Bb7 12.Bf4 Nd7 13.Qd2
Re8 14.Bh6 Bh8 15.a4 b4 16.Nd5 Bxb2 17.Rab1 Bh8 18.Nxb4 Nxb4
19.Rxb4 Nc5 20.Qe3 Qc7 21.e5 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 dxe5 23.Reb1 Rac8
24.Rc4 Qa5 25.h4 Bf6 26.h5 e4 27.Qh3 Rcd8 28.g4 Rd5 29.Rcb4
Red8 30.hxg6 hxg6 31.Be3 Nxa4 32.Rb8 Nc3 33.R1b3 Qa1 34.Kg2
Be5 35.Rxd8+ Rxd8 36.Qh4 Qd1 37.Qh3 Qxc2 38.Rb7 Nd5 39.Bg5 Bf6
0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 3rd"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Giorgi Giorgadze"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O Ne7 6.d4 Nbc6 7.e3
O-O 8.Nc3 a5 9.Re1 b6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Rb1 Nb8 13.b4
axb4 14.axb4 c6 15.b5 c5 16.Qb3 Nd7 17.Ba3 Re8 18.Red1 c4
19.Qb2 Nf5 20.Nd2 Rc8 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Ne5 23.dxe5 Qxd5
24.e4 Qa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zepter op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrei Vasilyevich Kharlov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O Nb6 7.d3
Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.b4 a5 11.Bb2 axb4 12.axb4 Rxa1
13.Qxa1 Bxb4 14.Ne4 Qe7 15.Rd1 Bf5 16.Nh4 Bg4 17.f3 Bh5 18.Nf5
Qf8 19.Rc1 Bg6 20.Bh3 Ra8 21.Qb1 Ra5 22.Nh4 f5 23.Nf2 Bd2
24.Rd1 Bg5 25.Ng2 Qb4 26.e4 Bf7 27.f4 exf4 28.gxf4 Be7 29.Qc1
Ra2 30.Bc3 Qb3 31.Be1 Ba3 32.Qc3 Qxc3 33.Bxc3 Na4 34.Be5 Nxe5
35.fxe5 Bc5 36.d4 Nc3 37.dxc5 Nxd1 38.Nxd1 Ra1 39.Nge3 f4
40.Kf2 Ra2+ 41.Kf3 fxe3 42.Nxe3 Rb2 43.Bc8 Bh5+ 44.Kg3 Re2
45.Nd5 Rxe4 46.Bxb7 Rxe5 47.Kf4 Rxd5 48.Bxd5+ Kf8 49.Ke5 Ke7
50.Be4 Bg6 51.Bd5 Bc2 52.Bf3 g5 53.Be2 Bg6 54.Bf3 h5 55.Bb7
Bd3 0-1

[Event "Zepter op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Stanislav Voitsekhovsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Nc2 Nh6 7.Bd2
f5 8.exf5 Nxf5 9.Bc3 Qb6 10.Qd2 Bh6 11.Qd5 Bg7 12.Bxg7 Nxg7
13.b3 Nf5 14.Nc3 d6 15.Bd3 Nfd4 16.Nxd4 Qxd4 17.Qxd4 Nxd4
18.O-O-O Nc6 19.Rhe1 O-O 20.f3 Bf5 21.Be4 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 Rf5
23.Kb2 Re5 24.f4 Rh5 25.Rh1 Rf8 26.g3 a5 27.a3 Rhf5 28.Rd2 Nb8
29.Re1 b5 30.Nc3 bxc4 31.Rxe7 g5 32.fxg5 Nc6 33.Rc7 Rf2 34.Ne4
Rxd2+ 35.Nxd2 Rf2 36.Rxc6 Rxd2+ 37.Kc3 Rxh2 38.Kxc4 Rg2
39.Rxd6 Rxg3 40.Rd5 a4 41.bxa4 Kf7 42.Re5 Rxa3 43.a5 Ra1
44.Kb5 Rb1+ 45.Kc6 1-0

[Event "Zepter op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Kasparov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.dxc5
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nbd7 10.c6 bxc6 11.Ke2 Nb6 12.Bd3
Nfd5 13.Bd2 Nb4 14.a3 Nxd3 15.Kxd3 Ba6+ 16.Kc2 Rfd8 17.Rad1
Bd3+ 18.Kc1 Nc4 19.Nd4 c5 20.Nc6 Rd6 21.Be1 Kf8 22.Na4 Nb6
23.Nc3 Nc4 24.Na4 Be4 25.Rxd6 exd6 26.Na5 Bxg2 27.Rg1 Bd5
28.Nxc4 Bxc4 29.Bc3 Bb3 30.Bxg7+ Kxg7 31.Nc3 a6 32.Ne4 Rd8
33.Nd2 Be6 34.Kc2 f5 35.h4 Kf6 36.Kc3 d5 37.Nf3 a5 38.b4 cxb4+
39.axb4 Rc8+ 40.Kd2 axb4 41.Nd4 Ra8 42.Rb1 Ra2+ 43.Ke1 Ra4
44.f4 Bd7 45.Rb2 Kg7 46.Kf2 Kf6 47.Kg3 Be6 48.Kf3 Bf7 49.Kf2
h6 50.Kf3 Be6 51.Kg3 Bd7 52.Nc2 g5 53.hxg5+ hxg5 54.fxg5+ Kxg5
55.Rxb4 Ra2 56.Nd4 Kf6 57.Rb7 Bc8 58.Rc7 Ba6 59.Rc6+ Kf7
60.Nxf5 Bd3 61.Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zepter op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Borisenko"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 d6 6.a3 a5 7.e3 O-O
8.Nge2 Bf5 9.h3 Rb8 10.g4 Bd7 11.Ng3 Ne7 12.O-O Bc6 13.d4 Bb6
14.c5 exd4 15.exd4 dxc5 16.dxc5 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Bxc5 18.Bg5 Rfd8
19.Bxc6 Nxc6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Kg2 Bd4 22.Nh5 Kf8 23.Rab1 Ne7
24.Nb5 Be5 25.f4 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Bxb2 27.Rb1 c6 28.Rxb2 cxb5
29.Nxf6 Rc8 30.Rxb5 Rc2+ 31.Kf1 Ng6 32.f5 Nf4 33.Nxh7+ Kg7
34.Ng5 Rc3 35.Rxb7 Nxh3 36.Rxf7+ Kg8 37.Rf6 Nxg5 38.Rg6+ Kf7
39.Rxg5 Rxa3 40.Rg6 a4 41.Ra6 Ra2 42.g5 1-0

[Event "Zepter op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Volkov"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.b3 Nf6 5.Bb2 e6 6.O-O Be7 7.d3 a5
8.a3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Nxf3 Qb6 12.a4 Rad8 13.e3
Rfe8 14.Qe2 Qa6 15.g4 Bf8 16.Rfe1 h6 17.Nd4 e5 18.Nf5 e4
19.Bc3 exd3 20.cxd3 g6 21.Nd4 Nc5 22.Nc2 Ncd7 23.Qd2 Bg7
24.Bxa5 Nc5 25.Bxd8 Nxb3 26.Qc3 Nxa1 27.Nb4 Nd7 28.d4 Qc4
29.Qxa1 Qxb4 30.Rb1 Qd6 31.Bh4 b6 32.Bg3 Qe6 33.Qa2 Ra8 34.Qc2
Ra5 35.Qb3 b5 36.axb5 Rxb5 37.Qd3 Rxb1+ 38.Qxb1 Nf6 39.Be5 Ne4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zepter op"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1998.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Fominyh"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.h3
h6 8.Qc1 Kh7 9.Rd1 Ne4 10.c4 dxc4 11.Qxc4 Nd6 12.Qc1 Nf5
13.Nc3 Nxe3 14.Qxe3 Nb4 15.Rac1 c6 16.a3 Nd5 17.Nxd5 cxd5
18.Qb3 Qd6 19.Rc5 b6 20.Rc3 Ba6 21.Ne5 Bxe2 22.Re1 Bc4 23.Nxc4
dxc4 24.Rxc4 Rad8 25.d5 Rc8 26.Rc6 Rxc6 27.dxc6 Bd4 28.Re2 Kg7
29.Qc4 b5 30.Qb3 a6 31.Rc2 Rc8 32.a4 Qe5 33.axb5 axb5 34.Kh2
h5 35.h4 e6 36.Rd2 Bb6 37.Qf3 Rd8 38.Rc2 Rd4 39.Kh3 Bc7 40.Bf1
b4 41.b3 Qe1 42.Kg2 Qb1 43.Rc4 Rd1 44.Rxb4 Rxf1 45.Rb7 Rh1
46.Qc3+ e5 47.Rxc7 Qe4+ 48.f3 Qe2+ 49.Kxh1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Valeriane Gaprindashvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 c6 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.h3 a6 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.a3 Nb6 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Nd2
Bd7 14.Qb3 Na4 15.Rfc1 Rfc8 16.Bf1 Nxc3 17.Rxc3 Qd8 18.Rac1
Rxc3 19.Rxc3 Rc8 20.Qb4 Rxc3 21.bxc3 h6 22.c4 Qa8 23.f3 Kh7
24.cxb5 axb5 25.Nb1 Ne8 26.Bxb5 Bxb5 27.Qxb5 Bg5 28.Bf2 Qc8
29.Qc6 Qb8 30.Qc2 Bd8 31.Kh2 Nf6 32.Nd2 Nd7 33.Nc4 h5 34.Qa4
Qc7 35.h4 Be7 36.Qc6 Qd8 37.g3 Nc5 38.Bxc5 dxc5 39.Qb7 Bxh4
40.Qxf7 Bxg3+ 41.Kxg3 Qg5+ 42.Kh3 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda ESP"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "John L Watson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 c6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Rb1 Re8 9.d5 a6 10.Nd2 Qc7 11.b4 cxd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5
13.cxd5 a5 14.b5 b6 15.Ba3 Bg5 16.Rc1 Nc5 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.Rc3
Bxd2 19.Qxd2 Qd6 20.a4 f5 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.f3 Rad8 23.Bc4 Bg6
24.Re3 Rf8 25.g3 Bf7 26.Qc3 Rfe8 27.Rfe1 Qg6 28.Rxe5 Rxe5
29.Rxe5 Qb1+ 30.Re1 Qb4 31.Qxb4 cxb4 32.Kf2 Kf8 33.Rd1 Rc8
34.Bb3 Ke8 35.Ke3 Rc3+ 36.Rd3 Bg6 37.Rxc3 bxc3 38.g4 Kd7 39.f4
Bb1 40.f5 Kd6 41.Ke2 Ke5 42.Ke3 h5 43.h3 h4 44.Ke2 Be4 45.Ke3
Bg2 46.g5 Bxh3 47.f6 gxf6 48.g6 Bf5 49.g7 Bh7 50.Kf2 f5 51.Kf3
f4 52.Kg4 h3 53.Kxh3 Kf6 54.d6 Kxg7 55.Kg4 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artashes Navasardovich Minasian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.d4 e6 5.O-O Bd6 6.c4 f5 7.b3 Ngf6
8.Ba3 Bxa3 9.Nxa3 O-O 10.Nc2 Ne4 11.Nce1 dxc4 12.bxc4 c5 13.e3
b6 14.Nd3 Bb7 15.Qb3 g5 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Qb2 g4 18.Nh4 cxd4
19.exd4 Qxc4 20.Nf4 Bd5 21.Ra1 Rac8 22.Rfc1 Qa6 23.Bxe4 fxe4
24.Nxd5 exd5 25.Qd2 Nf6 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Qh6 Rf7 28.Ng6+ Kg8
29.Ne5 Rff8 30.Qg5+ Kh8 31.Qh4 Kg8 32.Qg5+ Kh8 33.Rxc8 Qxc8
34.Rc1 Qb7 35.Rc6 Qg7 36.Qf5 e3 37.fxe3 Qh6 38.Qf4 Qg7 39.Rc7
Qxc7 40.Ng6+ hxg6 41.Qxc7 b5 42.Qxa7 Rc8 43.Qf7 Ne4 44.Qxg6
Rc1+ 45.Kg2 Rc2+ 46.Kf1 Rc1+ 47.Ke2 Rc2+ 48.Kd1 Rxh2 49.Kc1 b4
50.Qe8+ Kg7 51.Qd7+ Kf6 52.Qc6+ Kg7 53.Qxd5 Nc3 54.Qb7+ Kf6
55.Qc6+ Kg5 56.a3 Na2+ 57.Kd1 Nc3+ 58.Ke1 bxa3 59.Qc5+ Kg6
60.Qxa3 Re2+ 61.Kf1 Rxe3 62.Qd6+ Kh5 63.Qc7 Ne4 64.Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hichem Hamdouchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nbd7 5.d3 c4 6.d4 Nxe4 7.Bxc4
e6 8.O-O Be7 9.Bd3 Nef6 10.c4 O-O 11.Nc3 b6 12.Re1 Bb7 13.Bf4
a6 14.h3 d5 15.b3 Bb4 16.Bd2 dxc4 17.bxc4 Nc5 18.dxc5 Qxd3
19.Ne5 Qd4 20.c6 Bc8 21.Re3 Bd6 22.Ne2 Qc5 23.Bc3 Bxe5 24.Bxe5
Ne8 25.Qa4 Nd6 26.Bxd6 Qxd6 27.Rd1 Qc7 28.Nc3 Rb8 29.Red3 b5
30.cxb5 axb5 31.Qb4 h6 32.Rd6 Ba6 33.Ne4 Rb6 34.R1d3 Rbb8
35.Qd4 Qe7 36.Rd7 Qh4 37.Rg3 g5 38.Rg4 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Karen Asrian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Qe1 e5 7.e4
dxe4 8.dxe4 Be7 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 O-O 12.a4 Nc5
13.Nc4 Rfd8 14.Qa5 Qb8 15.Qc3 Ncxe4 16.Qe1 Rd4 17.Qe2 Nc5
18.Nxe5 Qc7 19.Re1 Re8 20.Be3 Rdd8 21.Ng4 Ne6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6
23.c3 Nc5 24.Qc2 Nd3 25.Re2 c5 26.a5 g6 27.Qb3 Re7 28.Qb5 a6
29.Qb3 Rde8 30.Kg2 c4 31.Qb6 Qxb6 32.axb6 Bg5 33.Bd5 Nxf2
34.Rxf2 Bxe3 35.Rf6 Bg5 36.Rf2 Kg7 37.Bxc4 Be3 38.Re2 Bxb6
39.Rae1 Rxe2+ 40.Rxe2 Rc8 41.Bd5 Rc7 42.Re8 Rd7 43.c4 Ba7
44.Re2 Bc5 45.b3 Rd6 46.Rd2 b5 47.cxb5 axb5 48.g4 f5 49.Rd1
Ra6 50.Rd2 Kf6 51.gxf5 gxf5 52.Rc2 Bd6 53.Bc6 b4 54.Kf3 Ra1
55.Kf2 Ke5 56.Bb5 Rb1 57.Bc4 Ke4 58.Re2+ Kf4 59.Re1 Rb2+
60.Re2 Bc5+ 61.Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Irisberto Herrera"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5
7.Nc3 Nb6 8.d3 Nc6 9.Be3 Nb4 10.Qc1 Re8 11.Bh6 Bh8 12.d4 N4d5
13.Ne4 Nf6 14.Nc5 Nbd7 15.Nd3 c6 16.Qf4 Nh5 17.Qh4 Bf6 18.Qe4
Bg7 19.Bxg7 Nxg7 20.Qf4 Ne6 21.Qc1 Nf6 22.e3 a5 23.Rd1 Qb6
24.Nfe5 Rd8 25.Qc3 Ng7 26.Qb3 Qxb3 27.axb3 Nf5 28.Nc4 Nd6
29.Nxa5 Bf5 30.Nc5 b6 31.Nxc6 Rxa1 32.Rxa1 Re8 33.Na4 b5
34.Nc5 Nfe4 35.g4 Nxc5 36.dxc5 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Slavoljub Marjanovic"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 c6 6.d4 d6 7.Nc3
Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf1 Re8
13.Be3 Be6 14.Nxe6 Rxe6 15.a3 Nxe4 16.Bd4 Ng5 17.Kg2 Nef3 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andrei Florean"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.d5 Be7 7.Be2 a6
8.O-O cxd5 9.exd5 O-O 10.b4 a5 11.Ba3 axb4 12.Bxb4 Ne8 13.Nb5
f5 14.Ne1 Nc5 15.a4 e4 16.f4 Bd7 17.a5 Bf6 18.Ra3 b6 19.Qd2
Na6 20.Bc3 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 bxa5 22.Rxa5 Qb6+ 23.Nd4 Nf6 24.Nec2
Nc5 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Ra1 Rxa1+ 27.Qxa1 Ba4 28.Kf1 Bxc2 29.Nxc2
Nd3 30.Nd4 Nxf4 31.Nxf5 Kf7 32.g3 Nxe2 33.Kxe2 Qb3 34.Nxd6+
Kg6 35.Qd4 Qa2+ 36.Kd1 Qxh2 37.Qe3 Qb2 38.Nb5 Qb1+ 39.Kd2 Ng4
40.Qb6+ Kh5 41.Kc3 e3 42.Qe6 Qe1+ 43.Kb3 Qd1+ 44.Kb4 e2
45.Qf5+ Kh6 46.Qf4+ Kh5 47.Qf5+ g5 48.Qf7+ Kh6 49.Qf8+ Kg6
50.Qg8+ Kh5 51.Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Levente Vajda"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 d6 6.d4 Nbd7 7.Nc3
e5 8.h3 Re8 9.e4 exd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Be3 Rb8 12.Re1 Ne5 13.Bf1
c5 14.Nf3 b5 15.Nxe5 Rxe5 16.Bf4 Re6 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5 Nxe4
19.Bc4 Rxb5 20.Bxe6 Bxe6 21.Rxe4 c4 22.Qe1 Qc8 23.a4 Rxb2
24.Bxd6 c3 25.Rc1 c2 26.Kh2 Ra2 27.Qe3 h5 28.Be5 Bxe5 29.Rxe5
Rxa4 30.Rc5 Qd8 31.R5xc2 Qf6 32.Qh6 Rc4 33.Qe3 Rxc2 34.Rxc2
Bxh3 35.Rd2 Be6 36.Qh6 Bd5 37.Re2 Bc6 38.Rd2 Bd5 39.Rc2 Bb7
40.Re2 Bc6 41.Rd2 Bd5 42.Rc2 Bb7 43.Re2 Bc6 44.Qe3 Qf3 45.Qxf3
Bxf3 46.Re7 Kg7 47.Kg1 Kf6 48.Rd7 Bg4 49.Ra7 Bf3 50.Kf1 Kg7
51.Ke1 Bg4 52.Kd2 Be6 53.Ke3 Bd5 54.Kd4 Be6 55.Ke5 Bf5 56.Kd6
Be6 57.Re7 Bf5 58.Re5 Bg4 59.Ke7 Bh3 60.Re4 Bf5 61.Re3 Bg4
62.Kd6 Bf5 63.Ra3 Be6 64.Ke5 Bg4 65.Ra6 Bf5 66.Rf6 Bh3 67.Rf4
Be6 68.Rd4 Bf5 69.Kf4 Be6 70.Kg5 Bf5 71.Kf4 Be6 72.Rd6 Bf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stuart C Conquest"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Be7 5.a3 O-O 6.Qc2 Re8 7.Bd3
Bf8 8.Ng5 g6 9.h4 Bg7 10.Kf1 d6 11.b3 Ne7 12.Bb2 c6 13.Ne2 Nd7
14.Ng3 h6 15.N5e4 Qc7 16.h5 g5 17.Nc3 Nf6 18.Nce2 a5 19.Rb1
Qd7 20.Kg1 a4 21.b4 b5 22.cxb5 cxb5 23.Rc1 Ba6 24.Nf5 Rac8
25.Nc3 Bf8 26.Nxe7+ Qxe7 27.Qd1 Qe6 28.Nxa4 Qd5 29.Bf1 Qa2
30.Ra1 Qe6 31.Nc3 d5 32.Nxb5 Qd7 33.Nc3 Bxf1 34.Qxf1 d4
35.exd4 exd4 36.Nb5 Re4 37.Rh3 Rc2 38.Rb1 Rxd2 39.Bc1 Rde2
40.Kh2 Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bela Badea"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.e4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nbd2
e5 8.Re1 Nd7 9.Nb3 Qe7 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 Nd8 12.Nbd2 Ne6 13.Bg3
Bh6 14.Nc4 Nb6 15.Ne3 Nf4 16.Bc2 Nh5 17.Bh4 Kh8 18.a4 a5 19.b4
Bxe3 20.fxe3 Ng7 21.Rf1 g5 22.Be1 Bg4 23.Qd3 Be6 24.Nd2 Qf7
25.Bg3 Nd7 26.d5 Bg4 27.Nb3 axb4 28.cxb4 Qe7 29.Na5 Rab8
30.Bb3 f5 31.exf5 Bxf5 32.e4 Bg6 33.Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.Qe3 Qd8
35.Rc1 Ne8 36.Nc4 h6 37.a5 Ra8 38.Ba4 Ndf6 39.Bxe5 dxe5
40.Nxe5 Bh5 41.g4 Nxg4 42.Nxg4 Bxg4 43.Bxe8 Qxe8 44.Qd4+ Kg8
45.Rxc7 Bd7 46.d6 Rc8 47.Qd5+ Kh8 48.Qxb7 Qe6 49.Rxc8+ Bxc8
50.Qc6 Bd7 51.Qc3+ Kg8 52.Qd3 Qg4+ 53.Kf1 Qf4+ 54.Kg2 Kh7
55.b5 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zdravko Vukovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.g4 Be6 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.O-O-O Ne5 12.Be2 Rc8
13.Nb5 Qd7 14.Nd4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.Kb1 Rfc8 17.c3 b5 18.h4
a5 19.h5 b4 20.cxb4 Rxb4 21.Rc1 Rxc1+ 22.Rxc1 Qb7 23.a3 Nxe4
24.fxe4 Qxe4+ 25.Qc2 Rxd4 26.Bxd4 Qxd4 27.hxg6 hxg6 28.g5 Qf4
29.Qxg6 Qf5+ 30.Qxf5 exf5 31.b4 axb4 32.axb4 Kf7 33.b5 d5
34.b6 Be5 35.b7 f4 36.Rc8 Kg6 37.Rg8+ Kh5 38.g6 f3 39.b8=Q
Bxb8 40.Rxb8 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Romeo-Sorin Milu"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nb5
d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.O-O Nge7 10.Nbxd4 O-O 11.Bg5 Qb6 12.Nxc6 Nxc6
13.Qxd5 Qxb2 14.Qc4 Be6 15.Qh4 Qxe2 16.Rfe1 Qc4 17.Re4 Qxe4
18.Qxe4 Bxa1 19.Qb1 Bg7 20.Qxb7 Nd4 21.Nxd4 Bxd4 22.Qe4 Rab8
23.h4 Rb4 24.Kh2 Bc5 25.Qe5 Rc8 26.Bd2 Bd4 27.Qf4 Bc3 28.Qe3
Bxd2 29.Qxd2 Ra4 30.Bd5 Bxd5 31.Qxd5 h5 32.Qd7 Rcc4 33.Qe8+
Kg7 34.Qe5+ Kf8 35.Qh8+ Ke7 36.Qe5+ Kd8 37.Qd5+ Ke7 38.Qe5+
Kf8 39.Qh8+ Ke7 40.Qe5+ Kf8 41.Qb8+ Kg7 42.Qe5+ Kh7 43.Qe8 Kg7
44.Qe5+ Kh7 45.Qe8 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Itkis"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 7.dxc5
dxc5 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.O-O Qc7 10.Re1 h6 11.Bh4 Nh5 12.Nb3 Bg4
13.Bg3 Qb6 14.Qd3 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Ne5 17.Qe2 g5
18.Kg2 Rad8 19.Rad1 a6 20.a4 Qc7 21.Na1 e6 22.Nc2 Qc6 23.Rxd8
Rxd8 24.Ra1 Nxc4 25.Qxc4 Rd2 26.Rc1 Qb6 27.b3 Qd6 28.Ne3 Rxf2+
29.Kxf2 Qd2+ 30.Qe2 Qxc1 31.Qc2 Qxc2+ 32.Nxc2 Bxc3 33.Na3 Be5
34.Nc4 Bc7 35.g4 Kf8 36.Ke2 Ke7 37.Kd3 Kf6 38.Ke3 Kg6 39.Kd3
h5 40.gxh5+ Kxh5 41.e5 b5 42.axb5 axb5 43.Nd6 f5 44.Ke3 Kg6
45.Nb7 Bb6 46.Kd3 c4+ 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dorian Rogozenco"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O Be7
7.Nc3 Nb6 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 Bg4 10.Rc1 Re8 11.a3 Bf8 12.Nd2 Qd7
13.Re1 Rad8 14.b4 Nd4 15.Nb3 c6 16.Na5 h6 17.Qd2 Qe7 18.Qb2
Bc8 19.Ne4 Na4 20.Qb1 Kh8 21.Nd2 f5 22.Nf3 Qf6 23.Nxd4 exd4
24.Bd2 Qf7 25.e4 dxe3 26.Bxe3 Nb6 27.Nc4 Nxc4 28.dxc4 a6
29.Qb2 Be7 30.Bd4 Kg8 31.Be5 Bf8 32.a4 Be6 33.b5 cxb5 34.cxb5
Bd5 35.Bf1 a5 36.Rc7 Qh5 37.Be2 Qh3 38.Bf1 Qg4 39.Bg2 Bxg2
40.Kxg2 Qxa4 41.Re3 b6 42.Bxg7 Rxe3 43.Bxf8 Qe4+ 44.Kh3 Qe5
45.Qc1 f4 46.fxe3 Qh5+ 47.Kg2 Qe2+ 48.Kh3 Qh5+ 49.Kg2 f3+
50.Kh1 f2 51.Qc4+ Qd5+ 52.Qxd5+ Rxd5 53.Kg2 Rf5 54.Kf1 Kxf8
55.Ra7 Rxb5 56.Kxf2 Rb2+ 57.Kf3 Rxh2 58.e4 Ra2 59.Ra6 Rb2
60.Kf4 Ke7 61.Kf5 Kd6 62.e5+ Kc6 63.Ra7 Rf2+ 64.Ke4 h5 65.e6
Kd6 66.Rb7 Re2+ 67.Kd3 Re1 68.Kd2 Re5 69.Rxb6+ Kc5 70.Ra6 Kb5
71.Rd6 Kc5 72.Ra6 Kb5 73.Rd6 Kc4 74.Rc6+ Kb5 75.Rd6 Kc5 76.Ra6
Kb5 77.Rd6 Kc5 78.Ra6 Kb5 79.Rd6 Kc5 80.Ra6 Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Constantin Ionescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O
c6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Rb1 Re8 10.b4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Bf8 12.Bf1 a5 13.a3
axb4 14.axb4 Ne5 15.f3 h6 16.Be3 Bd7 17.Qc2 Ra3 18.Qb2 Raa8
19.Kh1 Ng6 20.Qf2 Ra3 21.Rbc1 Qb8 22.Qb2 Ra8 23.Qb3 Qd8 24.Qc2
d5 25.exd5 Bxb4 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Nb3 Bd6 28.Bc5 Bxc5 29.Nxc5
Qa5 30.Nxd7 Nxd7 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.Ne4 Nc5 33.Qc3 Qxc3 34.Nxc3
Nf4 35.Kg1 g6 36.Rd1 Re3 37.Rd8+ Kg7 38.Nd1 Re1 39.Nb2 Rb1
40.Rd2 Nb3 41.Rc2 Nd4 42.Rd2 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Lucian-Mihail Vasilescu"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Be2 cxd4 7.exd4
d5 8.O-O Nc6 9.h3 Bf5 10.Re1 Rc8 11.Nh4 dxc4 12.Nxf5 gxf5
13.Bxc4 Nxd4 14.Bd3 e6 15.Re3 Kh8 16.Rg3 Qd6 17.Bf1 Rfd8
18.Rd3 Ne4 19.Be3 e5 20.Nb5 Qb6 21.Rc1 Rxc1 22.Qxc1 a6 23.Nxd4
exd4 24.Bf4 Nc5 25.Rd1 Ne6 26.Bd3 Qa5 27.a3 Re8 28.Re1 Qa4
29.Be5 f4 30.Bxg7+ Kxg7 31.Re5 Qb3 32.Qd2 Qb6 33.Qe2 Rc8
34.Qe4 Rc1+ 35.Kh2 f3 36.Qxh7+ Kf8 37.Qh6+ Ke7 38.Qxc1 Qd6
39.Qf4 f6 40.Rxe6+ Qxe6 41.Qe4 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea mem"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viorel Iordachescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.O-O e5 6.c3 Nf6
7.Re1 Be7 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 exd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Bf4
d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Qf3 Bf6 16.Be5 Bxe5 17.Rxe5
Qb6 18.Qc3 Rac8 19.Qd2 Qd6 20.Rae1 h6 21.h3 Rfe8 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8
23.Rxe8+ Bxe8 24.b3 Qa3 25.Kh2 Bd7 26.f4 Qe7 27.Qe2 Qxe2
28.Nxe2 Kf8 29.Nd4 Ke7 30.h4 a5 31.a3 Kd6 32.b4 axb4 33.axb4
Bc8 34.Kg3 Bd7 35.Kf3 Kc7 36.Ke3 Kb6 37.g3 Kb7 38.Ne2 Bb5
39.Nc3 Bc4 40.Kd4 Kc6 41.Ke5 h5 42.Kd4 Bb3 43.Kd3 Bc4+ 44.Ke3
Bf1 45.Kd4 Bg2 46.Nd1 Be4 47.Ne3 f6 48.Nd1 Bg2 49.Nc3 Bf3
50.Kd3 Bg2 51.Ke3 Bh1 52.Kd3 Bg2 53.Kd4 Bf3 54.b5+ Kb6
55.Nxd5+ Kxb5 56.Nc7+ Kc6 57.Ne8 g6 58.Ke3 Kd7 59.Nxf6+ Ke6
60.Ne4 Bg2 61.Nc3 Bh3 62.Nb5 Kd5 63.Nd4 Bf5 64.Nf3 Bb1 65.Nd2
Bf5 66.Kf2 Kd4 67.Nf1 Kd3 68.Ne3 Ke4 69.Nc4 Kd5 70.Ne5 Ke6
71.Kf3 Kd5 72.Ke3 Kc5 73.Nd3+ Kc4 74.Ne5+ Kd5 75.Nf7 Ke6
76.Ng5+ Kd5 77.Nf3 Kc5 78.Nd4 Kc4 79.Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 cxd5
7.O-O Nf6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d3 Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Bg2 Qd7 12.Bd2 Rab8
13.Rc1 b5 14.Bf4 Bd6 15.Bg5 b4 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.axb4 Nxb4 18.e4
dxe4 19.Nxe4 Be7 20.d4 Rfd8 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Qh4 Qxd4 23.Qh5 Kg7
24.Rc7 Nd5 25.Rd1 Qe5 26.Qg4+ Kf8 27.Rxa7 f5 28.Qh5 Qg7 29.Nd2
Bc5 30.Raa1 Bxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Qd4+ 32.Ke2 Rxb2 33.Qh6+ Ke8 34.Ra3
Nc3+ 35.Rxc3 Qxc3 36.Qg5 Rd6 37.Qe3 Qc4+ 38.Ke1 Qb4 39.Bf1 Ke7
40.Qg5+ Kd7 41.Qe3 Rd5 42.Bd3 h6 43.Rc1 Re5 0-1

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zdenko Kozul"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 Nbd7 4.Nc3 c6 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Be3 a6 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.Nd2 Qc7 12.Qb1 Qb8 13.b4
Nb6 14.Nb3 Bd7 15.Na5 Rc8 16.Rc1 Ra7 17.a4 Rac7 18.axb5 Rxc3
19.Nc6 Rxc1+ 20.Qxc1 Bxc6 21.bxc6 Qc7 22.Rxa6 Nbxd5 23.exd5
Nxd5 24.Bg4 Rf8 25.Ra7 Qb8 26.c7 Nxc7 27.Rxc7 Qxb4 28.Bf3 Bd8
29.Rb7 Qa4 30.Bd5 1-0

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Stohl"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.a3 e6 6.e4 Nge7 7.Nge2
d6 8.O-O O-O 9.Rb1 b6 10.d3 Bb7 11.b4 Qd7 12.h4 h6 13.Bd2 Rad8
14.b5 Ne5 15.Nf4 f5 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Ne4 d5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Nc3
Qf7 20.Kh1 g5 21.Nh3 g4 22.Nf4 Nd4 23.Re1 Nef3 24.Re3 Nxh4
25.Qxg4 Nxg2 26.Kxg2 Nf5 27.Ree1 Kh7 28.Kg1 Rg8 29.Qh5 Qxh5
30.Nxh5 Bd4 31.Ne2 Bh8 32.Nef4 Rge8 33.Ne6 Rc8 34.Kf1 c4 35.g4
Nh4 36.Nf8+ Kg8 37.Nd7 Nf3 38.Rxe8+ Rxe8 39.Rd1 c3 40.Ndf6+
Bxf6 41.Nxf6+ Kf7 42.Bxc3 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dusko Pavasovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Na3 Nc6 7.Nb5
Qd8 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bf4 a6 11.Nbd4 Nxd4 12.Nxd4
Ke7 13.Nb3 Bd6 14.Bxd6+ Kxd6 15.Be2 Kc7 16.O-O-O Bd7 17.Bf3
Bc6 18.Bxc6 Kxc6 19.Na5+ Kc7 20.Nc4 Rhe8 21.Ne5 Re7 22.Rhe1
Rd8 23.Rxd8 Kxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Nb3 Nf6
7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.h3 Nd7 10.Re1 Nb6 11.Rb1 Be6 12.e3 Bxc3
13.bxc3 Qd7 14.Kh2 Rac8 15.Bb2 Na4 16.Ba1 b6 17.e4 Rc7 18.f4
f6 19.Re3 Rfc8 20.Qe1 Na5 21.Rd1 Nc4 22.Re2 Qe8 23.g4 Bf7
24.Qh4 Qf8 25.Nd4 Qg7 26.Nf3 e5 27.g5 fxg5 28.Qxg5 h6 29.Qh4
Rf8 30.Bh1 exf4 31.Qxf4 b5 32.Rg1 Nab6 33.Nd4 Qe5 34.Qxe5 dxe5
35.Nxb5 Rc5 36.Nd4 exd4 37.cxd4 Ra5 38.e5 Bd5 39.Rxg6+ Kh7
40.Bxd5 Kxg6 41.Be4+ Kf7 42.Bc3 Rb5 43.Bc6 Rb1 44.d5 Rd8
45.Rf2+ Ke7 46.d6+ Nxd6 47.exd6+ Rxd6 48.Be4 Nd5 49.Bg7 Nf6
50.Bd3 h5 51.Bc4 Re1 52.Kg2 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.e3 e5 7.d5
Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Nb8 9.Nc3 d6 10.Nge2 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.f4 Na6
13.h3 h5 14.Rae1 Nc5 15.Nc1 Bd7 16.Nd3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Rfe8
18.Qd1 Rab8 19.a4 c5 20.f5 g6 21.e4 Kh7 22.Bf3 Rh8 23.Re2 Rbg8
24.Kh2 g5 25.Bg2 Qd8 26.Qb3 Qc7 27.Nb1 Kg7 28.Nd2 Kf8 29.Ra1
Ke7 30.Ra3 g4 31.h4 Ra8 32.Qc3 Rhb8 33.Nb3 Rh8 34.Nc1 Ra6
35.Nd3 Ne8 36.Ra1 f6 37.Bf1 Ra8 38.Rf2 Kf7 39.Be2 Qd8 40.Qb3
b6 41.Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Stohl"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 cxd4 7.Nxd4
d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.Rb1 Qd7 12.Bf4 Bf6
13.Nb5 a6 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 15.Nd6 Bxc3+ 16.Kf1 Bf6 17.Nxb7 a5
18.Nd6 Rb8 19.Rxb8 Nxb8 20.Nc4 a4 21.Bf3 Ba6 22.Nb6 Bd4 23.Be3
Bxb6 24.Bxb6 Nd7 25.Bd4 Rc8 26.Kg2 Rc2 27.Rb1 a3 28.Rb4 Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zdenko Kozul"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Bg2 e6 5.a3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.c4
Ne4 8.e3 O-O 9.Qe2 Re8 10.Nfd2 a6 11.b4 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Na7
13.Nc3 c6 14.c5 Qd7 15.a4 e5 16.dxe5 a5 17.Na2 axb4 18.Bxb4
Nc8 19.a5 Bd8 20.Qb2 Ne7 21.Nc3 Ng6 22.f4 Bg4 23.Qd2 f6
24.Nxd5 Rb8 25.Nb6 Qxd2 26.Bxd2 Be7 27.h3 Be2 28.Rfe1 Ba6
29.exf6 gxf6 30.Bb4 Rbd8 31.Rad1 Nf8 32.f5 Bd3 33.Bd5+ cxd5
34.Rxd3 Nd7 35.Rxd5 Ne5 36.Red1 Nc6 37.Rxd8 Bxd8 38.Be1 Re5
39.Nd5 Kf7 40.Nb4 Nxb4 41.Rxd8 Nc2 42.Rd7+ Ke8 43.Rxb7 1-0

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dusko Pavasovic"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 cxd5
7.O-O Nc6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.d3 Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Bg2 Rc8 12.Bd2 Nd7
13.Rc1 Bg5 14.e3 a6 15.b4 Qe7 16.Rc2 Rfd8 17.Qb1 d4 18.Ne4
dxe3 19.fxe3 Bh6 20.Nf2 Nb6 21.Ng4 Bg5 22.h4 f5 23.hxg5 fxg4
24.g6 hxg6 25.d4 Nd5 26.Rc5 Kh7 27.Be4 Qg5 28.Rf2 Qe7 29.Bxg6+
Kh8 30.Qe4 Nf6 31.Qh1+ Kg8 32.Rh5 1-0

[Event "13th Vidmar Memorial"]
[Site "Portoroz SLO"]
[Date "1999.06.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 e6 7.Nc3
Be7 8.Nc2 O-O 9.Be2 a6 10.O-O b6 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Qd4 Ned7 13.Qd2
Bb7 14.Nd4 Qc7 15.Rfc1 Rfe8 16.a4 Rab8 17.b4 Ba8 18.Nb3 Bf8
19.a5 bxa5 20.b5 axb5 21.Nxb5 Qd8 22.Qxa5 Qe7 23.Qb4 Ne5
24.Ra7 Rb7 25.Rca1 Nc6 26.Rxb7 Qxb7 27.Qd2 d5 28.exd5 exd5
29.c5 Qe7 30.Bf4 Qxe2 31.Qxe2 Rxe2 32.Rxa8 Re8 33.Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ch World FIDE"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.07.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Eduardas Leovich Rozentalis"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. a4 a5
12. Nc4 Qe7 13. Kg2 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nf8 15. c3 h6 16. h4 Qc7
17. Ne3 Qb6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Qc4 Ne6 21. Ng4 Nxg4
22. Bxg4 Rd6 23. b3 Rad8 24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Nxf4+ 26. Rxf4
Rd2+ 27. Kh3 Bd6 28. Rxf7 Kh8 29. e5 Bxe5 30. Raf1 Bd6
31. Rxg7 Qe3 32. Bh5 Rf2 33. Rxf2 Qxf2 34. Rg6 Qf5+ 35. Kg2
Qxh5 36. Qd4+ Qe5 37. Rxd6 Qxd4 38. Rxd4 Re8 39. Rd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Prelim"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eduardas Leovich Rozentalis"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O Be7 6.c4 O-O 7.Nc3
d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b3 a6 10.Bb2 Bd6 11.a3 Nbd7 12.b4 Ne4 13.Qb3
Ndf6 14.a4 c6 15.a5 b5 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Na2 Bc7 18.Nc1 Bd6
19.Ba3 Bc8 20.Be2 Bg4 21.Qb2 Rfc8 22.Nd3 Bb8 23.Qc2 Nd6
24.Rfe1 Nc4 25.Bc1 Bf5 26.Qb3 Bxd3 27.Bxd3 Bd6 28.e4 dxe4
29.Bg5 Qd7 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Rxe4 Re8 32.Rh4 Qf5 33.d5 c5
34.bxc5 Bxc5 35.Rf4 Qg6 36.Rxc4 bxc4 37.Qxc4 Rac8 38.Qf1 h6
39.Bf4 Bd6 40.Be3 Rc2 41.Bb6 Rb2 42.Nd2 Qh5 43.Nf3 Rb5 44.Qd3
Qg6 45.Qf1 Qe4 46.Nd2 Qe5 47.Nf3 Qe2 48.Qxe2 Rxe2 49.g3 Re8
50.Rd2 Rc8 51.Kg2 Kf8 52.Rd3 Rc4 53.Nd2 Rcb4 54.Bd4 f6 55.Bb6
Ke7 56.Nf3 Kd7 57.Nh4 Bc5 58.Nf5 Bxb6 59.axb6 g6 60.Nxh6 Rxb6
0-1

[Event "Ch World FIDE"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan Timman"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Nxe4
Bxe5 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. d5 Ne7
12. Bd3 d6 13. O-O Nf5 14. Bf4 Nh6 15. Rc1 f5 16. Qd2 Nf7
17. Be3 Bd7 18. f4 Re8 19. Bf2 a6 20. Ne2 Qf6 21. b3 b6
22. Nd4 Bh6 23. Bb1 Bf8 24. Nf3 Qh8 25. h3 Qf6 26. Bd4 Qd8
27. Qc3 c5 28. dxc6 Bxc6 29. Rce1 Qc7 30. Bf6 Qb7 31. Nh4 Nh6
32. Bc2 b5 33. Bd3 bxc4 34. Rxe8 Bxe8 35. Qxc4+ Bf7 36. Qd4
Re8 37. Nf3 a5 38. Rd1 Qb4 39. Qxb4 axb4 40. Ng5 Bg7 41. Bxg7
Kxg7 42. Bf1 d5 43. Nxf7 Nxf7 44. Rxd5 Kf6 45. Bc4 Rd8
46. Rxd8 Nxd8 47. Bd5 g5 48. fxg5+ Kxg5 49. Kf2 Kf4 50. Ke2
Ke5 51. Bg8 Ne6 52. Bxh7 Nf4+ 53. Kf3 Nd5 54. h4 Nc3 55. Bg8
Kf6 56. g3 Nxa2 57. Kf4 Nc3 58. Bc4 Ne4 59. g4 Nd6 60. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Ch World FIDE"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Timman"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nc3 Be6 8. Ng5 Qxg5 9. Nxd5 Qd8 10. Ne3 Qd7 11. d3 Be7
12. Qa4 Rc8 13. Bd2 b6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 f5 16. Kh1 Bf6
17. Bc3 Nd4 18. Qd1 O-O 19. Nc2 Rfd8 20. Ne1 Qe7 21. e3 Nc6
22. Qf3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qf6 24. d4 cxd4 25. cxd4 Nb4 26. Qf2 Bd5
27. Bxd5+ Nxd5 28. Nf3 Qc6 29. Rg1 Re8 30. Qg2 Qf6 31. Ne5
Nxe3 32. Qb7 Ng4 33. Rac1 Rb8 34. Qxa7 Ra8 35. Qb7 Nf2+
36. Kg2 Ne4 37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kg2 Ne4 39. Kf1 Rab8 40. Qd5+ Qe6
41. Qxe6+ Rxe6 42. Rg2 Nf6 43. Rgc2 Rd8 44. Rc8 Ree8 45. Rxd8
Rxd8 46. Nc6 Ra8 47. Nb4 Rd8 48. Nc6 Ra8 49. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.Nbd2
cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6 9.h3 e5 10.d5 Ne7 11.a4 Nh5 12.Nc4 Nf6 13.Re1
Ne8 14.b3 h6 15.Ba3 f5 16.Qd2 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Bf5 18.Rad1 Rf7
19.Qb4 Nc8 20.Ne3 Qd7 21.Nxf5 gxf5 22.Bb1 Ne7 23.Nh2 Rd8
24.Nf1 f4 25.Nd2 Nxd5 26.Qa5 Nef6 27.Bf5 Qxf5 28.Qxd8+ Kh7
29.Nf3 e4 30.Nd4 Qg6 31.Qc8 e3 32.f3 Ne4 33.Ne2 Nd2 34.Qg4 Be5
35.Qxg6+ Kxg6 36.Bc1 Nc3 37.Nxc3 Bxc3 38.Bxd2 Bxd2 39.Rxd2
exd2 40.Rd1 Kf5 41.Rxd2 Ke5 42.Kf2 d5 43.g3 fxg3+ 44.Kxg3 d4
45.Re2+ Kd5 46.Re8 Rd7 47.Rc8 d3 48.Kf2 Ke5 49.Rc5+ Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Oleg Budnikov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e4
Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.Qe1 Qc7 10.Nh2 O-O-O 11.f4 g5 12.e5 Bc5+ 13.Kh1
gxf4 14.exf6 fxg3 15.Nhf3 Rhg8 16.Nb3 Bf2 17.Rxf2 gxf2 18.Qxf2
Rg6 19.Nh4 Rxf6 20.Qxa7 Qg3 21.Na5 Qe1+ 22.Kh2 Qe5+ 23.Kh1
Qe1+ 24.Kh2 Qe5+ 25.Kh1 Qe1+ 26.Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kidambi Sundararajan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.Nf3 Bxc5
7.Bg5 a6 8.e3 Be7 9.Bd3 d6 10.O-O Nbd7 11.a3 b6 12.b4 Bb7
13.e4 Rc8 14.Rac1 O-O 15.Rfe1 Rfe8 16.Qe2 Qb8 17.Bb1 Nf8
18.Be3 Ba8 19.Nd2 Ng6 20.f4 Bd8 21.h3 Nd7 22.Rf1 Bf6 23.Qd3 e5
24.g3 exf4 25.gxf4 Bd8 26.Nd5 Nf6 27.Ba2 Nh5 28.Rcd1 Qb7
29.Kh2 Qd7 30.Qe2 Bxd5 31.cxd5 Rc3 32.Qxh5 Rxe3 33.Rf3 Re2+
34.Kh1 Qa4 35.Bb3 Qxa3 36.Bc4 Re3 37.Nb1 Rxf3 38.Nxa3 Rxa3
39.Qf5 Bf6 40.Rc1 Nh4 41.Qg4 h5 42.Qd7 Rd8 43.Qc7 Rxh3+ 44.Kg1
Bd4+ 45.Kf1 Re8 46.Qd7 Rf3+ 47.Ke2 Rxe4+ 48.Kd1 Bf6 49.Qxd6
Nf5 50.Qxb6 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Stelios Halkias"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 Ne4 10.Bb2 Bf6 11.Na4 Re8 12.Rc1 b6 13.dxc5
Bxb2 14.Nxb2 Nxc5 15.Nd3 Ba6 16.Nf4 g5 17.Nd3 Nxd3 18.Rxc6 Nb4
19.Rh6 Kg7 20.Rh5 h6 21.Nd4 Qf6 22.f4 Nd3 23.Qa1 Kg8 24.fxg5
Qg6 25.Nf5 Ne5 26.Nxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Florian Jenni"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.g4 h6 11.O-O-O b5 12.h4 Nb6 13.Qf2
Nfd7 14.Kb1 Qc7 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nc4 17.Bc1 Qb6 18.Qe1 a5
19.Na1 Qc5 20.Bd3 b4 21.Qe4 Ncb6 22.Be3 Qc7 23.Bb5 O-O 24.g5
h5 25.f4 exf4 26.Bxb6 Nxb6 27.Bc6 Rab8 28.Rde1 Bd8 29.Qxf4 Nd7
30.Nb3 Ne5 31.Nd4 Be7 32.Rhf1 g6 33.Qe4 Rbc8 34.Ba4 Bd8 35.Nc6
Ng4 36.Qf4 Ra8 37.Bb5 Ne5 38.Nxe5 dxe5 39.Qxe5 Qxe5 40.Rxe5
Bc7 41.Re4 Rad8 42.Bc6 Rd6 43.c4 bxc3 44.bxc3 f6 45.c4 Bb6
46.Re6 Rxe6 47.dxe6 Bd8 48.Rd1 fxg5 49.hxg5 h4 50.Be4 Bxg5
51.Rg1 Rf4 52.Bxg6 Be7 53.Bd3+ Kf8 54.Rf1 Rxf1+ 55.Bxf1 Ke8
56.Kc2 Kd8 57.Kd3 Kc7 58.Ke4 Kd6 59.Kf5 Bd8 60.Bg2 Be7 61.Bd5
h3 62.Kg6 h2 63.Kf7 Bh4 64.Bf3 Bd8 65.c5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Pinski"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.Nf3 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.g3 Bf5 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Nb4 6.Na3 Be7 7.c3
Na6 8.Qb3 Qc8 9.c4 c6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nd2 O-O 13.e4
dxe4 14.Nxe4 Rd8 15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Qc3 Rac8 17.Nc2 Nb8 18.Qa3 b6
19.Ne3 Bh7 20.Nc3 Nf5 21.Nxf5 Bxf5 22.Rfe1 a6 23.h3 Rd7 24.d5
exd5 25.cxd5 c5 26.d6 Qa7 27.Qa4 c4 28.Nd5 b5 29.Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zhang Pengxiang"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 Nc6 7.g4
Nxd4 8.Qxd4 e5 9.Qd1 h6 10.g5 hxg5 11.Bxg5 Be6 12.h4 Rc8
13.Bh3 Qb6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Rh3 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Be3 Qc7
18.Kf1 Nf6 19.Bg5 d5 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qg4 f5 22.Qg6+ Qf7
23.Qxf7+ Kxf7 24.a4 Bc5 25.a5 Kf6 26.Rb1 Rh7 27.h5 e4 28.h6 e5
29.Rxb7 Rxb7 30.h7 Rb1+ 31.Ke2 Rb8 32.h8=Q+ Rxh8 33.Rxh8 f4
34.Rc8 f3+ 35.Kf1 Be7 36.Rc6+ Kf5 37.Rxa6 d4 38.Ra7 Ba3 39.a6
Ke6 40.Rc7 d3 41.cxd3 exd3 42.Ke1 e4 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artur Chibukhchian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 e5 4.O-O Nf6 5.c4 Be7 6.cxd5 Nxd5
7.Nc3 Nb6 8.Rb1 a5 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 Re8 11.d3 Bf8 12.Nd2 Be6
13.Rc1 f6 14.a3 Qd7 15.Re1 Nd5 16.Na4 Rad8 17.Ne4 b6 18.e3
Nde7 19.Bf1 Qd5 20.Nd2 Qd7 21.Qc2 Kh8 22.Nc3 Bh3 23.Be2 Bg4
24.Nf3 Qf5 25.Nh4 Qd7 26.Bf1 Bh3 27.Ng2 Bf5 28.Ne4 Qd5 29.Nh4
Be6 30.Nd2 Qd7 31.Red1 Bg4 32.Nhf3 Qf5 33.Be2 Qh5 34.Qc4 Rd6
35.Qa4 Red8 36.Re1 f5 37.e4 f4 38.h4 fxg3 39.fxg3 Rxd3 40.Bxd3
Rxd3 41.Qb5 Rxf3 42.Nxf3 Bxf3 43.Rxc6 Qg4 44.Bxe5 Qh3 45.Rc2
Qh1+ 46.Kf2 Qg2+ 47.Ke3 Qxc2 48.Kxf3 Nc6 49.Ba1 h6 50.Qc4 Qd2
51.Qe2 Qd7 52.Kg2 Bxa3 53.Qh5 Qe6 54.Kh2 Bd6 55.Qd5 Qxd5
56.exd5 Ne7 57.Be5 Nxd5 58.Bxd6 cxd6 59.Re6 b5 60.Rxd6 Nc3
61.Rc6 b4 62.Ra6 a4 63.bxa4 b3 64.a5 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Karen Asrian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e5 7.e4
dxe4 8.dxe4 Bc5 9.h3 Bh5 10.Qe1 O-O 11.Nc4 Re8 12.a4 Qc7
13.Nh4 Rad8 14.Bg5 Bg6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.c3 a5 17.h4 b6 18.Bh3
Be7 19.b4 axb4 20.cxb4 b5 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Na5 Nb6 23.Qe2 Nc4
24.Rfc1 Rd4 25.Be3 Rxe4 26.Bg2 Rg4 27.Bc6 Rb8 28.Nxc4 Rxc4
29.Rxc4 bxc4 30.b5 c3 31.Qc4 c2 32.Rc1 e4 33.Qe2 Bd6 34.Kg2
Qa5 35.Rxc2 Bc7 36.Qd2 Ng4 37.Bd4 Qxd2 38.Rxd2 e3 39.fxe3 Ne5
40.Rc2 Nxc6 41.Rxc6 Ba5 42.b6 Kf8 43.Kf3 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Galkin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.d4
b5 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8+ Bxd8 11.Bb3 Bb7 12.a4 c5
13.axb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Bxa8 15.c4 Ba5 16.Bd2 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexei Iljushin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5
exd5 8.g3 Re8 9.Bg2 Bf8 10.O-O c6 11.f3 c5 12.g4 h6 13.Nf4
cxd4 14.exd4 Nc6 15.b4 b5 16.Rb1 Rb8 17.Nce2 a5 18.Nd3 axb4
19.axb4 Nd7 20.Nc5 Nxc5 21.bxc5 b4 22.Rf2 Ba6 23.Bf1 g6 24.Ng3
Bc4 25.Kg2 Bg7 26.Bb2 Na5 27.Bc1 Qf6 28.Qa4 Nc6 29.Bxc4 dxc4
30.d5 Ne5 31.Rxb4 Ra8 32.Qc2 Nd3 33.Qxc4 Nxf2 34.Kxf2 Ra1
35.c6 Qc3 36.Qxc3 Bxc3 37.Rc4 Rxc1 38.Kg2 Bb2 39.Rxc1 Bxc1
40.d6 Bf4 41.d7 Rd8 42.Ne2 Bb8 43.Nc3 f6 44.Nd5 Kf7 45.h4 Ke6
46.c7 Bxc7 47.Nxc7+ Kd6 48.Nb5+ Ke5 49.Nc3 Rxd7 50.Kg3 Rd4
51.Ne2 Rc4 52.Kf2 Rc2 53.Ke3 Rxe2+ 54.Kxe2 Kf4 55.Kf2 h5
56.gxh5 gxh5 57.Kg2 Ke3 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Naumann"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Be3 cxd4
7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.Qc2 g6 12.Rd1 b6
13.O-O Bb7 14.Qe2 Rad8 15.Bg5 Qb8 16.Bb1 Ng4 17.Bxe7 Nxd4
18.Rxd4 Bxf3 19.Rxg4 Bxe2 20.Nxe2 Rd2 21.Ng3 Qe5 22.Ne4 f5
23.Nxd2 fxg4 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.Nc4 Qd4 26.Ne3 Qxb2 27.a4 Qb4
28.Bc2 Ke7 29.Rb1 Qc3 30.Kf1 Qc7 31.Kg1 Qc3 32.Rd1 Qb4 33.Kf1
Qf4 34.g3 Qf3 35.Kg1 a6 36.Rd4 h5 37.Rf4 Qc6 38.Rc4 Qd6
39.Bxg6 b5 40.axb5 axb5 41.Rc1 b4 42.Rb1 Qc5 43.Nc2 b3 44.Rxb3
Qd5 45.Re3 Kf6 46.Bd3 Qa5 47.Bc4 e5 48.Bf1 Qc5 49.Na3 e4
50.Nb5 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pawel Blehm"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3
a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.Qc2 b5 12.b3 Bf5 13.e4 Bd7
14.Bb2 bxc4 15.bxc4 Qc7 16.Nd1 e5 17.Ne3 Bh6 18.Bc3 Rxb1
19.Rxb1 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Ng4 21.Re1 Nb7 22.h3 Nf6 23.Rb1 Nh5
24.Kh2 Bc8 25.Nf3 Qe7 26.Rb6 a5 27.Qd1 Ng7 28.Qe1 f5 29.exf5
Nxf5 30.g4 Ng7 31.Qh4 Qe8 32.Ng5 h5 33.Ne4 Qd8 34.Qxd8 Rxd8
35.Bf3 Kf7 36.Bd1 Ke7 37.Ba4 Rh8 38.Rc6 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arsen Yegiazarian"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.a3 a6 6.Rb1 Rb8 7.b4
cxb4 8.axb4 b5 9.cxb5 axb5 10.Nf3 d5 11.d4 Bf5 12.Rb3 Nf6
13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.O-O Ne4 16.Bb2 O-O 17.e3 Rc4 18.Qe2
Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Rxc3 20.Bxc3 Qd7 21.Rc1 Ra8 22.Bb2 h5 23.Rc5 e6
24.Rxb5 Bf8 25.Bf1 Qc7 26.Qd2 Ra2 27.Rc5 Bxc5 28.dxc5 Qe5
29.Bxe5 Rxd2 30.c6 Rc2 31.c7 Rc1 32.b5 d4 33.exd4 Be4 34.Bf4
Rc2 35.Bg2 Bd3 36.Bb7 e5 37.c8=Q+ Rxc8 38.Bxc8 exf4 39.b6 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d6 4.g3 e5 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4
Nbd7 8.Qc2 Qc7 9.b3 Re8 10.Bb2 Bf8 11.e3 a6 12.Rac1 Qb8 13.Nd2
g6 14.Rfd1 exd4 15.exd4 Bg7 16.Re1 Nf8 17.Rxe8 Nxe8 18.d5 Bf5
19.Be4 Bd7 20.c5 dxc5 21.dxc6 bxc6 22.Na4 Ne6 23.Bxg7 N8xg7
24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.Qxc5 Ne6 26.Qe3 Qa7 27.Nc4 Qxe3 28.fxe3 Ra7
29.Ne5 c5 30.Bd5 Rc7 31.Nd3 Bb5 32.Nf4 Nxf4 33.gxf4 Kf8 34.e4
Ke7 35.Kf2 Bd7 36.b4 c4 37.Rxc4 Rxc4 38.Bxc4 Bb5 39.Bb3 f6
40.Ke3 Be8 41.Kd4 g5 42.fxg5 fxg5 43.Bc4 h5 44.Ke5 Bd7 45.Bxa6
h4 46.Bf1 g4 47.Kf4 g3 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tigran Vaanovic Nalbandian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5 4.a4 b4 5.Bg2 Be7 6.c4 bxc3 7.bxc3
Ba6 8.Ne5 d5 9.c4 c6 10.c5 Nfd7 11.f4 Nxe5 12.fxe5 O-O 13.e4
Nd7 14.Nc3 f6 15.exd5 cxd5 16.Qg4 f5 17.Qf3 Qc7 18.Bd2 Kh8
19.Rb1 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Nxe5 21.Qe3 d4 22.Qxd4 Rad8 23.Nd5 exd5
24.Bf4 Rfe8 25.Kd1 Rb8 26.Kc2 Bd3+ 27.Qxd3 Qxc5+ 28.Kd2 Qf2+
0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Melikset Zavenovich Khachiyan"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.Bg5
Be6 8.Bxf6 exf6 9.c5 Bg7 10.Bb5 O-O 11.h3 f5 12.O-O g5 13.Bxc6
bxc6 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5 d4 16.Ne2 d3 17.Nc3 d2 18.Qh5 Rb8
19.b3 Rb4 20.Rad1 Rd4 21.Qe2 Qd7 22.Qh5 Qe7 23.Ne2 Rd5 24.f4
Rfd8 25.Qh6 Rd3 26.Kh2 Kh8 27.fxg5 Bc8 28.Nf4 Qxe5 29.Kh1 R3d4
30.Nh5 f4 31.Rf2 Rg8 32.Rfxd2 Rxd2 33.Rxd2 Bxh3 34.Qf6+ Qxf6
35.Nxf6 Rxg5 36.gxh3 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ara Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 c6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3
Nbd7 8.e4 Re8 9.h3 Bf8 10.Rb1 a6 11.b4 b6 12.Ne1 b5 13.a4 bxc4
14.dxc4 Nb6 15.b5 Nxc4 16.bxc6 Na5 17.Be3 Nxc6 18.Bb6 Qd7
19.Nc2 a5 20.Qd2 Ba6 21.Rfd1 Rec8 22.Ne3 Rab8 23.Ncd5 Nxd5
24.Nxd5 Nb4 25.Nxb4 axb4 26.a5 Rc3 27.Rxb4 Rd3 28.Qxd3 Bxd3
29.Rxd3 Qc8 30.Rd5 h5 31.Bf1 h4 32.Rc4 Qe8 33.g4 Be7 34.Rd1
Ra8 35.Ra1 Bd8 36.Bxd8 Qxd8 37.a6 Qb8 38.Rc6 Ra7 39.Rd1 Rd7
40.Rdc1 Kh7 41.Ra1 Ra7 42.Rcc1 Qa8 43.Ra3 Kh6 44.Ra4 Kg5
45.Rca1 Qb8 46.Bc4 Kf4 47.Bd5 f6 48.Kg2 Qb6 49.R4a3 Qb2
50.R1a2 Qd4 51.Rf3+ Kg5 52.Rb3 Rc7 53.Rbb2 Qd1 54.Rd2 Qe1
55.Rac2 Ra7 56.Re2 Qd1 57.Bb7 Kf4 58.Rcd2 Qb3 59.Re3 Qb6
60.Rf3+ Kg5 61.Rfd3 Rxa6 62.Bxa6 Qxa6 63.Rxd6 Qc4 64.f3 Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Karen Asrian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3
Bg4 8.d3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 Bf8 11.Ng3 g6 12.h3 Bd7 13.Nh2
h5 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 h4 16.Ngf1 d5 17.Bg5 dxe4 18.d4 Be7
19.Bxh4 Nh5 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Ng4 b5 22.Bb3 Kh7 23.Qd2 Qf8 24.a4
f5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Rxa8 Rxa8 27.Ne5 Nxe5 28.dxe5 Bc6 29.e6 Re8
30.g4 Ng7 31.gxf5 gxf5 32.Qf4 Rxe6 33.Bxe6 Nxe6 34.Qh4+ Qh6
35.Qe7+ Qg7+ 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.Ng3 Kf6 38.h4 Ke5 39.h5 f4 40.h6
Ng5 41.Nf1 Kf5 42.Kf2 Kg6 43.Ra1 Bd5 44.Ra6+ Ne6 45.Ke2 Bc4+
46.Ke1 e3 47.Nh2 Kxh6 48.Nf3 Kg7 49.Ne5 Kf6 50.Nxc4 bxc4
51.Ke2 Ke5 52.Ra4 Kd5 53.Kf3 Nc5 54.Ra8 Nd3 55.Rd8+ Kc5 56.Re8
Kb5 57.Re4 Kb6 58.Ke2 Kc5 59.Kf3 Kb5 60.Ke2 c5 61.b3 f3+
62.Kxe3 f2 63.bxc4+ Ka4 64.Ke2 Kb3 65.Re3 Kxc4 66.Rg3 f1=Q+
67.Kxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andranik Matikozian"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 d6 6.d4 c6 7.Nc3
Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Qc5 11.Nb3 Qb4 12.Bf4 Ne8 13.Re1
Be6 14.e5 dxe5 15.Bxe5 Nd7 16.Bf4 Nc5 17.Be3 Nxb3 18.axb3 Nc7
19.Bg5 h6 20.Ra4 Qc5 21.Ne4 Qd4 22.Qxd4 Bxd4 23.Bxh6 Rfe8
24.Nd6 Reb8 25.Be3 Bxe3 26.Rxe3 Ne8 27.Ne4 Rd8 28.Ra1 Kf8
29.Rae1 Nd6 30.Nc5 Bc8 31.Rd1 Bf5 32.g4 Bc2 33.Rc1 b6 34.Na6
1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5
exd5 8.b4 c6 9.Ng3 Re8 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.O-O a5 12.b5 c5 13.Qf3
Nb6 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Bb2 g6 17.Nd4 Bg4 18.Qg3 Bd6
19.f4 Rc8 20.h3 Bd7 21.Qf3 Qe7 22.Rfe1 Rc7 23.Qd1 Qf8 24.Na4
Nc4 25.Bxc4 dxc4 26.Nf3 Ne4 27.Qd4 f6 28.Nc3 Bf5 29.Qd5+ Kh8
30.b6 Rc6 31.Qxa5 Ra8 32.Qd5 Nxc3 33.Bxc3 Bd3 34.Bd4 h6 35.a4
Kh7 36.a5 Ra6 37.Rec1 Qe7 38.Nd2 c3 39.Rxc3 Rxc3 40.Bxc3 Qxe3+
41.Kh1 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artashes Navasardovich Minasian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d5 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O g6 7.d4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.c4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Nh5 11.Qd2 dxc4 12.Bxg7 Nxg7
13.Qc3 O-O 14.Qxc4 Rb8 15.Qf4 Bd7 16.Rd1 Nh5 17.Qe3 b6 18.Nc3
Nf6 19.Nb5 Ng4 20.Qf3 Qe7 21.Nxa7 Qa3 22.Qxg4 Qxa7 23.a4 Rbc8
24.Rd6 Rc7 25.Qd4 Rb8 26.h4 h5 27.Be4 Be8 28.Rd1 Qa5 29.Kg2 b5
30.Qe5 Qa7 31.a5 Qxa5 32.Rd8 Qa7 33.R1d7 Rxd7 34.Rxb8 Re7
35.Bc6 f6 36.Qxb5 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ashot Sergeyevich Nadanian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3 d5 7.O-O
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Qe2 a6 10.a3 Ba5 11.b4 cxb4 12.Na2 bxa3
13.Bxa3 Re8 14.e4 b5 15.Bd3 Bb7 16.e5 Nd5 17.Qe4 g6 18.Bc1 f5
19.exf6 Qxf6 20.Rd1 Nc5 21.dxc5 Qxa1 22.c6 Qxa2 23.cxb7 Rab8
24.Bh6 Rxb7 25.Qg4 Qa4 26.Nd4 Nf6 27.Qf3 Rf7 28.Bc2 Qc4 29.Bb3
Qc8 30.Qe2 Nd5 31.Rc1 Qd7 32.Rc6 Nc3 33.Rxc3 Bxc3 34.Nxe6 Kh8
35.h4 b4 36.h5 Rf6 37.hxg6 Rexe6 38.g7+ Kg8 39.Qh5 Rxh6
40.Qxh6 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Martin Ahn"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 d6 6.d4 c6 7.Nc3
Qa5 8.e4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nfd7 11.Rb1 Qb4 12.Be2 Qb6
13.Be3 a5 14.h4 h5 15.Kg2 Na6 16.Rh1 Qc7 17.g4 hxg4 18.h5 f5
19.hxg6 e6 20.c5 d5 21.e5 Naxc5 22.Qg1 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Qxe5 24.f4
gxf3+ 25.Kxf3 Qd6 26.Rh8+ Kxh8 27.Qh1+ Kg7 28.Qh6+ Kf6 29.Bg5+
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Kempinski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7
7.b4 O-O 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Be2 Ne4 11.Qd3 f5 12.O-O Rf6
13.d5 Rg6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Ne1 a5 16.f3 Ng5 17.Nc2 exd5 18.cxd5
Ba6 19.b5 Nc5 20.Qd2 Bb7 21.Nd4 Rf8 22.Bc4 Rh6 23.Rde1 Qf7
24.e4 Qh5 25.Nxf5 Qxh2+ 26.Kf2 Rxf5 27.exf5 Qh4+ 28.g3 Nge4+
29.Rxe4 Nxe4+ 30.fxe4 Qxe4 31.Be2 Bxd5 32.Ke1 Rh2 33.Rf2 Rh1+
34.Rf1 Rh2 35.Rf2 Rh1+ 36.Rf1 Rxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Qg2+ 38.Ke1 Qxg3+
39.Kd1 Bb3+ 40.Kc1 Qg1+ 41.Bd1 Bxd1 42.Qd5+ Kf8 43.Qxd1 Qg5+
44.Qd2 Qg1+ 45.Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Nevednichy"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3
Rb8 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 e6 11.b3 exd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5
13.Bxd5 Kh8 14.Ne4 f5 15.Ng5 Qe7 16.Qd2 Nc6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.f4
h6 19.Nf3 Be6 20.Bb2 Rfe8 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7 22.Rbd1 Rbd8 23.Qc3+
Qf6 24.Qa5 Qe7 25.h4 Bf7 26.Rfe1 Qe3+ 27.Kg2 Rd7 28.Rd3 Qe4
29.Qc3+ Kg8 30.Kf2 Qe7 31.Qd2 Red8 32.Rd1 Be6 33.Qa5 Rc8
34.Qe1 Rcd8 35.Qd2 Kh7 36.Re3 Qf6 37.Ng5+ hxg5 38.hxg5 Qf7
39.Rh1+ Kg8 40.Qc3 Qg7 41.Qxg7+ Rxg7 42.Rxe6 Kf7 43.Rf6+ Ke7
44.e4 fxe4 45.Re1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Chernin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.e3 Bxd2+
7.Qxd2 e5 8.d5 Nb8 9.Nc3 d6 10.Nge2 a5 11.h3 h5 12.O-O-O Na6
13.g4 Nd7 14.Ne4 Nac5 15.N2c3 b6 16.f4 Ba6 17.b3 Rb8 18.g5 b5
19.cxb5 Bxb5 20.Qc2 Ba6 21.f5 a4 22.bxa4 Rb4 23.Bf1 Bxf1
24.Rhxf1 Qd8 25.Kd2 Nb6 26.Nxc5 Rb2 27.Qxb2 Nc4+ 28.Kc1 Nxb2
29.Kxb2 dxc5 30.h4 Qa8 31.Kc2 Qa6 32.Rb1 Qc4 33.e4 Kd7 34.Rfd1
Ra8 35.Rb3 Rxa4 36.a3 Qa6 37.d6 Rd4 38.dxc7 Rxd1 39.Nxd1 Qe2+
40.Kc1 c4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Georgiev"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Bg4 7.dxc5
dxc5 8.Qxd8+ Rxd8 9.Bxc5 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Nf6 11.Nd4 Nxe4 12.Nxc6
bxc6 13.Bxa7 Nxc3 14.a4 O-O 15.f3 Bf5 16.a5 e5 17.Bb6 Rd7
18.g4 Bb1 19.Ra3 Rd1+ 20.Kf2 Rc1 21.a6 e4 22.a7 Ra8 23.Bd4
Nd1+ 24.Kg3 c5 25.Rb3 cxd4 26.Rb8+ Kg7 27.Rxa8 exf3 28.Rg8+
Kxg8 29.a8=Q+ Kg7 30.Qd5 f2 31.Qxd4+ Kg8 32.Kf4 f6 33.Qxf6 Nc3
34.Qd8+ Kf7 35.Qd7+ Kf8 36.Qd2 g5+ 37.Ke3 Rc2 38.Qd8+ Kf7
39.Bd3 Ra2 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Murray Chandler"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 e6 5.O-O cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bc5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.e4 Ndb4 11.Qe2 Qd3 12.Qg4 g6 13.e5
h5 14.Qe4 Qxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe5 16.Nc3 f5 17.Bg2 Kf7 18.Na5 Nec6
19.a3 Nxa5 20.axb4 Nb3 21.Ra4 Nxc1 22.Rxc1 Rd8 23.b5 Rd2
24.Rc4 Rb8 25.Ra1 Bd8 26.Na4 Bd7 27.Rb4 Be7 28.Rb3 Rd4 29.Kf1
e5 30.Bf3 e4 31.Be2 Rc8 32.Rc3 Rb4 33.Rxc8 Bxc8 34.Nc3 Bc5
35.Nd5 Rxb2 36.Rc1 b6 37.Ra1 g5 38.Rxa7+ Ke6 39.Rc7 Kxd5
40.Rxc8 Rb1+ 41.Kg2 Rb2 42.Rd8+ Ke6 43.Kf1 f4 44.Re8+ Kf5
45.Bxh5 f3 46.Ke1 Bxf2+ 47.Kd1 Bc5 48.h3 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dimitri Reinderman"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3
Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 Ne6 10.Rc1 Qa5 11.Be2 b6 12.Qd5 Rb8
13.O-O Nc5 14.f3 d6 15.Qd2 Na4 16.Nxa4 Qxa4 17.b3 Qc6 18.Bd3
Bb7 19.a4 O-O 20.a5 Bc8 21.b4 bxa5 22.b5 Qc7 23.Rc2 e6 24.Ra2
d5 25.Qxa5 Qxa5 26.Rxa5 a6 27.bxa6 Bxa6 28.Rxa6 Rb3 29.Rd1
dxc4 30.Bc5 cxd3 31.Bxf8 Bd4+ 32.Kh1 Kxf8 33.f4 Ke7 34.g3 h5
35.Ra2 Be3 36.Kg2 g5 37.fxg5 Bxg5 38.Ra5 Bf6 39.Rxh5 Bd4
40.Kf3 Kf6 41.Ra5 Kg6 42.Ra8 Bg7 43.Rg8 Kh7 44.Rd8 d2+ 45.Ke2
Bh6 46.Rf1 Kg6 47.Rd7 Rb4 48.Kd3 Rb5 49.g4 Bg5 50.h4 Bxh4
51.Kxd2 Bf6 52.Ke3 Rb3+ 53.Rd3 Rb5 54.Kf3 Bg7 55.Rc1 Bf6
56.Rc7 Be5 57.Ra7 Rb1 58.Rdd7 Rf1+ 59.Ke2 Rf4 60.Ke3 Rf1
61.Ra2 Rg1 62.Rf2 f6 63.Re2 Rg3+ 64.Kf2 Kg5 65.Re7 Kf4 66.Rxe6
Rxg4 67.Ra6 Rg3 68.Ra4 Rf3+ 69.Ke1 Re3 70.Kd2 Rxe2+ 71.Kxe2 f5
72.exf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Christian Gabriel"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 5.b3 Bb7 6.Nc3 c6 7.O-O Be7
8.d4 O-O 9.c5 d6 10.cxd6 Bxd6 11.Ne5 Qb6 12.Be3 Rd8 13.Nd3
Nbd7 14.Qc2 Nd5 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Rac1 e5 17.Qb2 f5 18.Nec5 Nxe3
19.fxe3 Bg5 20.Nxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.06"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir P Malaniuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 c6 5.h3 Bg7 6.e3 O-O 7.Be2
Nbd7 8.O-O b6 9.a4 a5 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Re8 12.Bf3 e6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Emilio Jorge Bort"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 O-O 6.e4 fxe4 7.dxe4
d6 8.e5 Ng4 9.e6 Nc6 10.Ng5 Nxf2 11.Rxf2 Bd4 12.Bf4 Bxf2+
13.Kxf2 Rf6 14.Nc3 h6 15.Nge4 Rxf4+ 16.gxf4 Bxe6 17.Qd2 Qf8
18.Re1 Bf7 19.Kg1 Qg7 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5+ Kh7 22.Qb3 Rf8
23.Qxb7 Nd4 24.c3 Ne6 25.Ng5+ Nxg5 26.fxg5 e5 27.Qxa7 hxg5
28.a4 Rf4 29.a5 Qf6 30.a6 Kh6 31.Qb8 Rf2 32.a7 Rd2 33.Rf1 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leif S Kristensen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Be3 cxd4
7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Bd3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Qe2 b6 12.Rad1
Nb4 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.Bb1 Bb7 15.Bg5 Nh5 16.Bc1 g6 17.Rfe1 Nd5
18.Nc3 Rc8 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.Qd2 Nf6 21.Qh6 Rfd8 22.h3 Qh5
23.Qxh5 Nxh5 24.Be4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Rc2 26.Ne1 Rc4 27.b3 Rc7
28.Re2 Nf6 29.Bg5 Kg7 30.Kf1 Rdc8 31.Bf4 Rd7 32.Be5 Bd6
33.Bxd6 Rxd6 34.Rc2 Rxc2 35.Nxc2 Nd5 36.Ne3 Nc3 37.Rd2 b5
38.Rc2 b4 39.a3 Ra6 40.a4 Rd6 41.Rd2 Rc6 42.Rc2 f5 43.Nd1 Rd6
44.Nxc3 bxc3 45.Rxc3 Rxd4 46.Rc7+ Kf6 47.Rxa7 Rb4 48.Rxh7 Rxb3
49.g3 e5 50.a5 Rb1+ 51.Kg2 Ra1 52.Ra7 e4 53.Ra8 g5 54.a6 Kg7
55.a7 Ra2 56.Kf1 Ra1+ 57.Ke2 Ra3 58.h4 gxh4 59.gxh4 Ra4 60.Ke3
Ra2 61.Kd4 Ra5 62.h5 Ra4+ 63.Ke5 Ra2 64.h6+ Kh7 65.Kf6 f4
66.Re8 Rxa7 67.Rxe4 Kxh6 68.Rxf4 Ra6+ 69.Kf5 Kg7 70.Kg4 Rg6+
71.Kf3 Re6 72.Ra4 Kf6 73.Kg4 Rb6 74.f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Valeri Yandemirov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 g6 4.b4 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Bg2 d5 7.Na3
Qb6 8.Qb3 Na6 9.Rb1 Bf5 10.c5 Qxb4 11.Qxb4 Nxb4 12.Bxf6 Bxb1
13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Nxb1 Nxa2 15.Ne5 Nb4 16.f4 b6 17.Nc3 f6 18.Nd3
Nxd3+ 19.exd3 bxc5 20.Na4 Rfb8 21.Ke2 Rb4 22.Nxc5 a5 23.Ra1 a4
24.Ra3 Kf7 25.Bh3 Ra5 26.Ne6 Ra8 27.Nc5 e5 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Bd7
Ra5 30.d4 Rxd4 31.Nd3 Re4+ 32.Kd1 c5 33.Nb2 Ke7 34.Bxa4 Rb4
35.Kc2 Kd6 36.d3 e4 37.dxe4 Rxe4 38.Ra1 Re2+ 39.Kb3 Re3+
40.Kc2 Re4 41.Ra2 h5 42.Kd2 Rb4 43.Kc1 h4 44.Ra3 hxg3 45.Rxg3
Raxa4 46.Rxg6+ Ke5 47.Nxa4 Rxa4 48.Rg5+ Ke6 49.Rg6+ Kf5 50.Rc6
c4 51.h4 Ra2 52.h5 Rh2 53.h6 Ke4 54.Rg6 Kd4 55.Rd6 Kc5 56.Rf6
0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Halvard Hagesaether"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3
b5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Qf3 Qb6 10.O-O Qb7 11.Rae1 b4 12.Ba4+ Bd7
13.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 14.Nd1 O-O 15.e5 Qxf3 16.Nxf3 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 dxe5
18.Rxe5 h6 19.Bc1 Rac8 20.Re2 Rfd8 21.Ne3 Bc5 22.g3 Rd7 23.Kg2
Rdc7 24.Rd1 Bxe3 25.Bxe3 Rxc2 26.Rxc2 Rxc2 27.Rd2 Rc6 28.Rd8+
Kh7 29.Rb8 Nd5 30.Kf3 Rc2 31.Ra8 Rxb2 32.Rxa6 Nc3 33.Ra7 f6
34.a3 Nb5 35.Ra6 Nxa3 36.Rxe6 Nc4 37.Re7 Ne5+ 38.Kg2 b3 39.Rb7
Nc4 40.Bd4 Na5 41.Rb5 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mairelys Delgado Crespo"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 h6 6.Nbd2 e6 7.Qe1
Be7 8.e4 Bh7 9.Ne5 O-O 10.f4 Nbd7 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.Kh1 dxe4
13.dxe4 a5 14.g4 f5 15.gxf5 exf5 16.e5 Nc5 17.Nf3 Ne6 18.Be3
Qe8 19.Rg1 Qh5 20.Rd1 Rfd8 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Nd4 Qf7 23.Qc3
Nxd4 24.Bxd4 Qe6 25.Bf1 b5 26.Bg2 Rc8 27.Rd1 Bg6 28.Bg1 Be7
29.Qxa5 Kh7 30.b3 Be8 31.h3 g5 32.Qa6 gxf4 33.Bd5 Qxe5 34.Qxc8
cxd5 35.Bf2 Bh5 36.Re1 Bf3+ 37.Kh2 Be4 38.Rg1 f3+ 39.Kh1 Bg5
40.h4 Qf6 41.Qd7+ Kg6 42.Qe8+ Kg7 43.c3 b4 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.Bd4
f2+ 46.Kh2 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mark Paragua"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d3 c5 6.e4 Nc6 7.Nbd2
h6 8.c3 e5 9.Nc4 d6 10.a4 Be6 11.Nfd2 Re8 12.Ne3 d5 13.exd5
Nxd5 14.Ne4 b6 15.Nc4 Re7 16.Re1 Rd7 17.Qe2 Nde7 18.Bxh6 Bxc4
19.dxc4 Bxh6 20.Nf6+ Kf8 21.Nxd7+ Qxd7 22.b4 cxb4 23.cxb4 Rc8
24.b5 Na5 25.Qxe5 Nxc4 26.Qh8+ Ng8 27.Rad1 Qf5 28.Qd4 Bg5
29.Bc6 Qc5 30.Qg4 Rb8 31.Rd5 Qb4 32.Red1 Bf6 33.Rc1 Bc3 34.Qf4
Rc8 35.Rd3 g5 36.Qf5 Ne7 37.Qh7 Bg7 38.Qe4 Qxa4 39.Rxc4 Qa1+
40.Kg2 a5 41.bxa6 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Monica Calzetta Ruiz"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Be2 cxd4 7.exd4
d5 8.O-O Nc6 9.h3 h6 10.Be3 Be6 11.c5 Ne4 12.Qc1 Kh7 13.a3
Nxc5 14.dxc5 d4 15.Bd2 dxc3 16.Bxc3 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qc7 18.b4
Rad8 19.Rad1 Bd5 20.b5 Nb8 21.Qe3 Be6 22.b6 axb6 23.cxb6 Qc8
24.Rc1 Nc6 25.Ne5 Rd6 26.Bf3 Qa8 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Rb1 Qa6
29.Rfc1 Rd3 30.Qf4 Qxa3 31.b7 Rb3 32.Rxb3 Qxb3 33.Rxc6 Rd8
34.Qc7 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksei Holmsten"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 g6 7.Be2
Nc6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.f4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6
13.Rad1 e5 14.fxe5 dxe5 15.Bxe5 Nxe4 16.Qxd8 Raxd8 17.Bxg7
Kxg7 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.c3 Bc2 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.a5 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ernesto Fernandez Romero"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.d4 c5 6.Na3 a6 7.c4 b4
8.Nc2 Qb6 9.b3 d6 10.Ne3 cxd4 11.Qxd4 Nbd7 12.a3 d5 13.axb4
Bxb4 14.Qxb6 Nxb6 15.Ne1 O-O 16.Nd3 a5 17.Nxb4 axb4 18.Bd2
Rfc8 19.Bxb4 Bc6 20.Bc5 Nfd7 21.Rxa8 Bxa8 22.Bd4 f6 23.Bh3 f5
24.Ra1 dxc4 25.bxc4 g5 26.Ra7 g4 27.Bg2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 h5 29.Rb7
1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 7th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Olli Salmensuu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.g4 h6 11.O-O-O b5 12.Kb1 Nb6 13.h4
b4 14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Bd7 17.Bd3 a5 18.Be4 O-O
19.Nc1 Rac8 20.Ne2 a4 21.Ng3 a3 22.b3 Qc5 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.gxf5
Bf6 25.Rh2 Rfd8 26.Qe1 Rd7 27.Qd2 Rdc7 28.Qe1 Kf8 29.Qd2 Qb6
30.Qe1 Rc3 31.Re2 Qc5 32.Kc1 Rxb3 33.axb3 Bxh4 34.Qxh4 a2
35.c3 a1=Q+ 36.Bb1 Qcxc3+ 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kai Bjerring"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.e4 c5 2.f4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.g3 Rb8 6.Bg2 b5 7.O-O d6
8.d3 b4 9.Ne2 Qb6 10.Kh1 e6 11.a3 a5 12.axb4 axb4 13.c3 Nge7
14.Be3 O-O 15.Qc2 Ba6 16.Rfd1 Ra8 17.Bg1 Rfb8 18.g4 Bb5 19.c4
Ba4 20.Rxa4 b3 21.Qc1 Rxa4 22.f5 Ra2 23.Nc3 Qa5 24.e5 Nxe5 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Zakharov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.h3 Bxf3
7.Bxf3 c6 8.O-O Ngf6 9.d3 Bc5 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Qc2 Re8 12.Rd1 Qe7
13.e4 dxe4 14.dxe4 Rad8 15.Kg2 h6 16.a3 Nf8 17.Rxd8 Rxd8 18.b4
Bb6 19.Bb2 Ne6 20.e5 Nd7 21.Re1 a5 22.Ne4 axb4 23.axb4 Bd4
24.Be2 Nxe5 25.Bc3 Bxc3 26.Qxc3 Rd4 27.Nc5 Qd6 28.Nxe6 fxe6
29.Rd1 Rxd1 30.Bxd1 Qxd1 31.Qxe5 Qd5+ 32.Qxd5 exd5 33.f4 Kf7
34.Kf3 h5 35.f5 b6 36.Kf4 c5 37.bxc5 bxc5 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4
g6 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Diego Guerra Bastida"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Nbd2 e5 6.e4 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.a4 a5 9.b3 exd4 10.Nxd4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Bb2 Nc5
13.Nc4 Bf6 14.Ne3 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Re8 16.Qh5 Nd7 17.Rad1 g6
18.Qf3 Qe7 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Qxf6 Qxe3+ 22.Qf2 Bg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "John D Bick"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.O-O Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 c5 9.dxc5 Nc6 10.Na3 Bxc5 11.Nxc4 Qe7 12.b3 Nd5 13.Bb2
Rd8 14.Rac1 Ndb4 15.Qc3 Nd4 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Rxd4 18.Bxd4
Nc6 19.Be3 e5 20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Bc5 Qf6 22.Nd5 Qd8 23.Rfd1 Bd7
24.Nb6 Nd4 25.Nxd7 Qxd7 26.e3 Ne2+ 27.Kf1 Qg4 28.h3 Nxg3+
29.fxg3 Qxg3 30.Rd7 h5 31.Ba7 Re8 32.Rxb7 Rd8 33.h4 g5 34.Rb8
Rxb8 35.Bxb8 gxh4 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maia Lomineishvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.h3 a6 9.Be3 Qc7 10.Qc2 b5 11.cxb5 cxb5 12.Rac1 Qb8 13.d5
Nb6 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.b4 Rc8 16.Qb1 Ra7 17.Rc2 Rac7 18.Rfc1 Bd8
19.Kh2 h6 20.g3 Nh7 21.Bd3 Nf8 22.Ne2 Na4 23.f4 Rxc2 24.Rxc2
exf4 25.gxf4 Ng6 26.Nd4 Bf6 27.N2b3 Nh4 28.Qc1 Re8 29.Bf2 Ng6
30.Be3 Nh4 31.Bf2 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Silvia Timon Piote"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Nc2 Nf6 7.Nc3
O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 Rc8 12.b3 d6 13.Qd2
Kh7 14.Rac1 Ne5 15.f3 Qd7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Qe8
19.f4 Nd7 20.Nd4 Nc5 21.f5 e5 22.fxg6+ fxg6 23.Nb5 a6 24.Nc3
a5 25.Bd3 Rc7 26.Ne4 Rf7 27.Rf1 Bc8 28.Qc2 Nxd3 29.Qxd3 Rb7
30.a4 Bf5 31.h3 Qe7 32.Rf3 Qh4 33.g4 Bxe4 34.Qxe4 Rf8 35.Kg2
Rxf3 36.Qxf3 Rb8 37.Rf1 Rf8 38.Qe2 Rxf1 39.Qxf1 e4 40.Qf2 Qe7
41.Qf4 g5 42.Qf5+ Kh8 43.Qc8+ Kh7 44.Bxb6 h5 45.Qe6 Qb7
46.Qxe4+ Kh6 47.gxh5 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ramon Mateo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Nb3 Nf6
7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.f4 b5 11.Bf3 Bb7 12.Kh1 Nd7
13.Qe1 a5 14.e5 dxe5 15.Rd1 Qc8 16.Nxb5 a4 17.Nc1 Nc5 18.Bd5
Nd4 19.Nc3 Nce6 20.fxe5 Nxc2 21.Qh4 Nxg5 22.Qxg5 e6 23.Bxb7
Qxb7 24.Nd3 a3 25.bxa3 Rxa3 26.Nc5 Qc7 27.N3e4 Ne3 28.Nd7 Nxf1
29.Nef6+ Kh8 30.Nxf8 Ne3 31.Qh4 h6 32.Qb4 Rd3 33.Rb1 Rc3 34.h4
Qc6 35.Rb2 Bxf6 36.Nxg6+ fxg6 37.exf6 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Qc7+ 39.g3
Nf1+ 40.Kh1 Qc6+ 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wolfgang Gerstner"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.c4 c6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc8
7.Nc3 e6 8.d3 Be7 9.Bf4 O-O 10.Rc1 Nc6 11.O-O Qd7 12.h3 Rac8
13.e4 Bg6 14.exd5 exd5 15.d4 Na5 16.Qd1 Nc4 17.Ne5 Qf5 18.Qb3
b6 19.Rfe1 Rfe8 20.Ng4 Na5 21.Qb5 Kf8 22.Nxf6 Qxf6 23.Nxd5
Rxc1 24.Qxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Valeri Yandemirov"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 c6 7.O-O
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nbd7 11.Rd1 e5 12.d5 e4
13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.dxc6 Ne5 15.Qe2 Qb6 16.cxb7 Rad8 17.Bd5 Nf6
18.Bb3 Rxd1+ 19.Qxd1 Rd8 20.Qe2 Ne4 21.Bc2 Qxb7 22.a4 Qb4
23.Kh2 Nd3 24.f4 Nxc1 0-1

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 c6 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3
Nbd7 8.e4 e5 9.h3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Qb6 11.Nde2 Ne8 12.Qc2 Nc5
13.Rd1 f5 14.Be3 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Adnan Sendur"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 a6 7.Ba4
b5 8.Bc2 Bg4 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bxf3 11.gxf3 e5 12.d5 Nd4
13.Be3 Nd7 14.a4 b4 15.a5 Be7 16.Ba4 O-O 17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.Nd2
Rac8 19.Bxd4 exd4 20.Nb3 Bg5 21.Kg2 Rfe8 22.Qd3 Bf6 23.Rac1
Be5 24.Rxc8 Qxc8 25.Rc1 Qd8 26.Qxa6 f5 27.Rg1 fxe4 28.fxe4 Qh4
29.Qd3 Rf8 30.f3 Bxh2 31.Rf1 Qg3+ 32.Kh1 Qh3 0-1

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rafael Vaganian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O c5 5.c4 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.e3
O-O 8.d4 Ne4 9.Na4 d5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Nxc5 bxc5 12.Qb3 Bc6
13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Qc2 Qb6 15.e4 Bc6 16.Bg5 Na6 17.Nd2 Qxb2
18.Qxb2 Bxb2 19.Rab1 Bf6 20.Bh6 Rfb8 21.Nb3 Rb4 22.Rfe1 Be5
23.Be3 Ra4 24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.Rec1 Bxe4 26.Rxc5 Bxb1 27.Bxa8 Bd6
28.Rc1 Bxa2 29.Bc6 Ra5 30.Ra1 Be5 31.Re1 Be6 32.Kg2 Bd6 33.Rb1
a6 34.Rb7 Bd5+ 35.Bxd5 Rxd5 36.h4 f6 37.Kf3 Kf7 38.Ke4 Re5+
39.Kf3 Rf5+ 40.Ke2 Ra5 41.Ra7 Ra2+ 42.Kf3 a5 43.g4 h5 44.gxh5
gxh5 45.Ra8 a4 46.Rh8 Rc2 47.Rxh5 Be5 48.Rh7+ 0-1

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dejan Antic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Be3 a6 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.Nd2 Qc7 12.Rc1 Qb8 13.b4
Nb6 14.Nb3 Bd7 15.Na5 Rc8 16.Qd2 Bd8 17.f3 h6 18.Nb1 Ra7
19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.Rc1 Rc7 21.Nc3 Qb8 22.Nd1 Na4 23.Nc3 Nb6 24.g3
Rc8 25.Bf1 Nh7 26.h4 Nf8 27.Kh2 Ng6 28.Nd1 Ne7 29.Bf2 Na4
30.Nb2 Nxb2 31.Qxb2 Rxc1 32.Qxc1 Bb6 33.Bxb6 Qxb6 34.Qd2 Kf8
35.f4 exf4 36.gxf4 Ng6 37.h5 Nh4 38.Bg2 Qd8 39.Nc6 Qf6 40.Bh1
g5 41.Kg3 gxf4+ 42.Qxf4 Qc3+ 43.Kf2 Qb2+ 44.Kg3 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Tigran Vaanovic Nalbandian"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 c6 5.Be2 dxe5 6.Nxe5 Nd7 7.Nf3
g6 8.c4 Nc7 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Bg5
Qxd1 14.Nxd1 Re8 15.Rc1 Bg4 16.Be3 N7e6 17.b4 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Na6
19.a3 Nd4 20.Nc3 Nxe2+ 21.Rxe2 Nc7 22.Nb5 Nxb5 23.cxb5 Be5
24.Bxa7 Bxh2+ 25.Kxh2 Rxa7 26.Rc7 Rxa3 27.Kg2 Rb3 28.Re4 b6
29.Rb7 Kg7 30.Rxb6 Rd8 31.Rb7 e5 32.Rxe5 Rxb4 33.Re4 Rdd4
34.Rxd4 Rxd4 35.Kg3 Rb4 36.Kg2 h5 37.Kg3 g5 38.Rb6 f6 39.Rb8
Kg6 40.b6 h4+ 41.Kg2 Kf5 42.b7 Rb2 43.Kh3 Rb4 44.Kh2 Rb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Erald Dervishi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3
Bg4 8.d3 O-O 9.h3 Bd7 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Nf1 Bf8 12.Ng3 g6 13.d4
Bg7 14.Bc2 a5 15.Bg5 h6 16.Be3 Qe7 17.Qd2 Qf8 18.Rad1 Rad8
19.Qc1 Bc8 20.a3 Nd7 21.Nh2 Nb6 22.d5 Ne7 23.Bxb6 cxb6 24.Qe3
f5 25.Qxb6 f4 26.Ngf1 Qf6 27.Qxa5 h5 28.Rd3 Kh8 29.Bd1 Rg8
30.c4 Nf5 31.exf5 gxf5 32.f3 e4 33.fxe4 fxe4 34.Rxe4 Qg6
35.Bf3 Bf5 36.Qe1 Rde8 37.Nd2 Rxe4 38.Nxe4 Re8 39.Qf2 Bxe4
40.Bxe4 Rxe4 41.b3 Qe8 42.Rd1 Bf6 43.Nf3 Re3 44.Qc2 Re2 45.Qd3
Ra2 46.Re1 Qg8 47.Re2 Ra1+ 48.Re1 Ra2 49.Re2 Ra1+ 50.Ne1 Qg5
51.Kf1 Rc1 52.Rc2 Ra1 53.Re2 Rc1 54.b4 f3 55.Qxf3 Rxc4 56.Rf2
Kg7 57.Qf5 Rc1 58.Qd7+ Kh8 59.Qe8+ Kg7 60.Qd7+ Kg6 61.Qe8+ Kg7
62.Qe6 Qg6 63.Rf3 b5 64.Qe3 Bg5 65.Qd4+ Kg8 66.Rg3 Kh7 67.Qd3
h4 68.Rf3 Qxd3+ 69.Rxd3 Bf4 70.Ke2 Bg3 71.Nf3 Kg6 72.Nd4 Rg1
73.Kf3 Rf1+ 74.Ke3 Rg1 75.Rd2 Kf6 76.Re2 Ra1 77.Nxb5 Ke5
78.Kd3+ Kxd5 79.Nc3+ Kc6 80.Ra2 Re1 81.a4 d5 82.a5 Re8 83.a6
Bc7 84.a7 Ra8 85.b5+ Kc5 86.Ra6 Bb6 87.Na4+ Kxb5 88.Nxb6 1-0

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Miroslav Tosic"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 e5 4.O-O Nf6 5.c4 d4 6.d3 a5 7.Na3 Be7
8.Nc2 O-O 9.b3 Re8 10.a3 h6 11.Nd2 Bf5 12.Rb1 Qd7 13.Re1 Bf8
14.b4 Rab8 15.b5 Nd8 16.a4 Ne6 17.Nb3 Nc5 18.Nxc5 Bxc5 19.Bd2
Bb6 20.Na1 e4 21.Nb3 e3 22.fxe3 dxe3 23.Bc3 Ng4 24.c5 Nf2
25.Qc2 Nh3+ 26.Kh1 Nf2+ 27.Kg1 Nh3+ 28.Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zurab Sturua"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.e3 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.b4 Nac4 13.a4
a5 14.b5 Qc8 15.Re1 e6 16.Ra2 exd5 17.Nxd5 Bg4 18.Nxb6 Nxb6
19.Qd3 Be6 20.Nxe6 Qxe6 21.Rc2 Rad8 22.Qa3 Rd7 23.Bxb7 Red8
24.Kg2 h5 25.Qa2 Qxa2 26.Rxa2 Rd1 27.Rxd1 Rxd1 28.Rc2 Nxa4
29.Bd2 Rb1 30.Bc6 Bf8 31.Bxa5 Nb6 32.Be8 Bd6 33.Bxb6 cxb6
34.Rc6 Bc5 35.Rc7 Rb2 36.Bxf7+ Kg7 37.Kf3 Rd2 38.Be8+ Kh6
39.Rc6 Rd6 40.Ke4 Kg7 41.f4 Kf6 1-0

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Selim Gurcan"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.h3
Nc6 8.Be3 Bd7 9.f4 Be7 10.Qf3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.O-O-O Qa5
13.Kb1 Rc8 14.Rg1 b5 15.g5 hxg5 16.Rxg5 e5 17.fxe5 b4 18.Qf5
Bd7 19.Bb5 bxc3 20.exf6 Qxb5 21.Qxb5 Bxb5 22.fxg7 Rg8 23.Rxb5
cxb2 24.Rb7 f6 25.Rg1 a5 26.Rg6 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arsen Yegiazarian"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O d6 7.c4
b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.a4 O-O 12.b3 Nfd7 13.Bc2
Ne5 14.Qh5 Nbc6 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Be3 g6 17.Qh3 Bf6 18.Bd4 Nd7
19.Bxf6 Nxf6 20.Qh4 Kg7 21.Re1 Qc5 22.Rad1 Bc6 23.Qf4 Rfd8
24.Qe3 Qxe3 25.Rxe3 Kf8 26.f3 Ke7 27.a5 bxa5 28.Ra1 Nd7
29.Rxa5 Rdb8 30.f4 f6 31.Rh3 Nf8 32.Kf2 Be8 33.g4 Rc8 34.g5
fxg5 35.fxg5 Bc6 36.Ke1 Kf7 37.Kd2 Rd8 38.Bd1 Kg7 39.Rd3 h6
40.gxh6+ Kxh6 41.e5 dxe5 42.Rxd8 Rxd8+ 43.Ke3 Bb7 44.Bc2 Nd7
45.Ne4 Nb8 46.Nc5 Bc8 47.Be4 Kg7 48.Nd3 Nd7 49.Bc6 e4 50.Nf2
Nf6 51.Bxe4 Rh8 52.Rc5 Bd7 53.Rc7 Kf7 54.c5 Rc8 55.Rxc8 Bxc8
56.Kd4 g5 57.b4 Ke7 58.Ba8 Ne8 59.Ne4 Nc7 60.Bc6 g4 61.Nf2 Bd7
62.Bxd7 g3 63.hxg3 Kxd7 64.g4 Nd5 65.Nd3 Ke7 66.g5 Kf7 67.c6
Nc7 68.Ke5 Ke7 69.Nf4 Nb5 70.Nxe6 Na3 71.Kd5 Nc2 72.Kc5 Kxe6
73.c7 Kd7 74.c8=R Ne3 75.Rf8 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 O-O 7.g3
b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.O-O d5 10.d3 a5 11.b3 Nc6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6
Qxf6 14.Qxf6 gxf6 15.cxd5 exd5 16.e3 Rac8 17.d4 cxd4 18.exd4
Rc7 19.Rac1 Ba6 20.Rfe1 Bc8 21.Re3 Bd7 22.Bf1 Ra7 23.Bb5 Rc8
24.Rec3 Ne7 25.Bxd7 Rxc3 26.Rxc3 Rxd7 27.Kf1 Kf8 28.Ke2 Ke8
29.Nh4 Rd6 30.Ng2 Re6+ 31.Kd3 Kd7 32.Ne3 Re4 33.Rc1 f5 34.f3
Re6 35.Ng2 Ng6 36.b4 Re8 37.bxa5 Ra8 38.axb6 Rxa3+ 39.Ke2 Ra2+
40.Kf1 Rb2 41.Rc7+ Ke6 42.Rc6+ Kd7 43.Rf6 Rb1+ 44.Kf2 Rb2+
45.Kf1 Rb1+ 46.Ne1 f4 47.Rxf7+ Ke6 48.Rh7 fxg3 49.hxg3 Rxb6
50.Rxh6 Kf7 51.Nd3 Kg7 52.Rh5 Ne7 53.Ke2 Ra6 54.Nc5 Ra3 55.Kf2
Kg6 56.g4 Ra2+ 57.Ke3 Ra1 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artashes Navasardovich Minasian"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.Nh3 Qd7 6.Nf4 Ba6 7.Bxa6
Nxa6 8.a4 c6 9.O-O Nc7 10.Nh5 f5 11.Nf4 a5 12.Nce2 Bf8 13.Qd3
g5 14.Nh5 Qf7 15.g4 f4 16.Qb3 Ra6 17.Bd2 Bg7 18.Kg2 Ne7 19.Ng1
Qg6 20.Nf3 Rg8 21.Rfe1 Bh8 22.Qa3 Nc8 23.Rac1 Kd7 24.c4 Ra7
25.Qb3 Qf7 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.exf6 Qxf6 28.Ne5+ Ke8 29.Nxc6 Ra8
30.cxd5 h5 31.Ne5 Rg7 32.dxe6 hxg4 33.Nxg4 Qf5 34.Qf3 Ra7
35.Re5 Qf8 36.d5 Nd6 37.Qd3 Na6 38.Rc6 Nc5 39.Qh3 Rh7 40.e7
f3+ 41.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 42.Kxf3 Rf7+ 43.Kg2 Nce4 44.Bxg5 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Tigran Vaanovic Nalbandian"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.O-O Be7 7.h3
Bh5 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 d5 11.c5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nc8 13.f4
f5 14.Kh2 Kh8 15.Rg1 Rg8 16.b4 Bh4 17.b5 Ne7 18.Bd3 Qe8 19.a4
Nd7 20.a5 Nf8 21.b6 axb6 22.cxb6 c6 23.Qd2 h6 24.Na4 Nd7
25.Be2 Qf7 26.Nc5 Nxc5 27.dxc5 g5 28.fxg5 f4 29.Bxf4 Raf8
30.Bg3 Bxg3+ 31.fxg3 Qf2+ 32.Rg2 Qxc5 33.Bg4 Nf5 34.Bxf5 Rxf5
35.Rc1 Qa3 36.gxh6 Rf3 37.Qe1 Re3 38.Qg1 d4 39.Rf1 Qxa5 40.Rf7
Qxe5 41.Rxb7 d3 42.Rd7 Rgxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Smbat Gariginovich Lputian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.O-O e5 10.Ba3 Re8 11.d5 Na5 12.Bd3 Bf8
13.Bb4 c5 14.Bxa5 Qxa5 15.a4 Bd6 16.Qc2 Rf8 17.Kh1 f5 18.exf5
gxf5 19.f4 e4 20.Bc4 Rf6 21.Ng3 Rh6 22.Rf2 a6 23.Ra2 Bd7
24.Nf1 Kh8 25.g3 Rg8 26.Rg2 Rh3 27.Qb3 Bc8 28.Rab2 Rg6 29.Qb6
Qxc3 30.Qd8+ Rg8 31.Qxd6 Qxc4 32.Rgf2 Re8 33.Ne3 Qd4 34.Kg2
Rh5 35.Rfe2 Rg8 36.Rbc2 Qg7 37.Kf1 Bd7 38.Rxc5 Bxa4 39.Rc7 Rh6
40.Rxg7 Rxd6 41.Rxg8+ Kxg8 42.Nxf5 Rf6 43.Nd4 Rd6 44.Nf5 Rf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ashot Gamletovich Anastasian"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.O-O
Be7 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Nc6 11.exd6 cxd6 12.d5 exd5
13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Bg6 15.Qd2 Bf6 16.Rad1 Re8 17.b3 a5 18.a3
Qc8 19.Ne1 Ne5 20.a4 Be4 21.f3 Bg6 22.Bf2 Nd7 23.Bd3 Nc5
24.Bxg6 hxg6 25.Qa2 Qf5 26.Rd5 Re5 27.Nc2 Rae8 28.Rd2 Bg5
29.Nd4 Qf6 30.Rdd1 Bf4 31.Qc2 R5e7 32.Kh1 b6 33.Qb1 Be3 34.b4
Bxf2 35.Rxf2 Ne4 36.Rc2 Ng3+ 37.Kg1 axb4 38.Qxb4 Qh4 39.Qd2
Re3 40.Qf2 Qf4 41.Qd2 Kh7 42.Rb2 f5 43.Qf2 Rc3 44.Ne2 Nxe2+
45.Rxe2 Rxe2 46.Qxe2 Rxc4 47.Qd2 Qh4 48.Qxd6 Rc2 49.Kh1 Qxa4
50.Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Karen Asrian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.g4 Be6 10.O-O-O Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Qa5 12.a3 Rab8
13.h4 b5 14.Nd5 Qxd2+ 15.Rxd2 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nd7 17.f4 Nc5
18.Rh3 b4 19.Bxc5 dxc5 20.a4 e5 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Rf3 Rbd8
23.Bb5 Kg7 24.Bc6 Bf6 25.g5 Be5 26.Re2 f6 27.b3 Bd6 28.gxf6+
Rxf6 29.Rxf6 Kxf6 30.Kd2 g5 31.Re6+ Kf5 32.hxg5 Kxg5 33.Ke3 h5
34.Kf3 Rf8+ 35.Kg2 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ara Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.a3
Be7 8.b4 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.b5 Nd4 11.Nxe5 Bf6 12.f4 Bxe5
13.fxe5 Rxe5 14.Rf4 Nxb5 15.Bb2 Nd6 16.Ne4 Re7 17.Qc2 f5
18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.e4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 h6 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Qg6 Nd5
23.Qxh6 Re5 24.Qh4 Bd7 25.Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Elina Danielian"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Be2
O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Ne5 b5 11.Qf3 Ra7 12.Bb3 Bb7
13.Qh3 Nc6 14.Be3 Ra8 15.a3 Na5 16.Ba2 Rc8 17.Bxf7+ Rxf7
18.Qe6 Qe8 19.Nxf7 Qxf7 20.Qb6 Rxc3 21.Qd8+ Qf8 22.Qxf8+ Bxf8
23.bxc3 Bc6 24.Ra2 Nd5 25.a4 bxa4 26.Rfa1 Nb3 27.Rxa4 Nxa1
28.Rxa6 Bb5 29.Rxa1 Nxc3 30.Ra3 Ne4 31.Rb3 Bc4 32.Rb4 Nd6
33.Bf4 Bd5 34.Ra4 Bg7 35.Ra5 Be4 36.Ra7 Nf5 37.Be5 Bxe5
38.dxe5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5
h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.f3 Nge5 13.Bf2
Rb8 14.Nd5 f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Nd4 O-O 17.h4 e6 18.Nc3 Nxd4
19.Bxd4 gxh4 20.f4 Ng6 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.O-O-O Rc8 23.Bd3 Bxd3
24.Qxd3 Rxf4 25.Kb1 d5 26.g4 hxg3 27.Qxg3 Qg5 28.Qe3 Qe5
29.Qb6 b4 30.Ne2 Qxe2 31.Qb7+ Ne7 32.Qxe7+ Kg6 33.Rdg1+ Kf5
34.Qf7+ Ke5 35.Re1 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruben Felgaer"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 a6 7.Bxc6
Bxc6 8.d4 Bxe4 9.Bg5 Bd5 10.c4 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 cxd4 12.Qxb7 Qc8
13.Qf3 e6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Qxf6 Rg8 16.Nd2 Bg7 17.Qh4 h6 18.Ne4
Qc7 19.Rad1 Qe7 20.Qg3 e5 21.Rxd4 O-O-O 22.Qh3+ Kc7 23.Rd5 Qd7
24.Qa3 Qc6 25.Red1 Bf8 26.Qa5+ Qb6 27.Qxb6+ Kxb6 28.Nxd6 Bxd6
29.Rxd6+ Rxd6 30.Rxd6+ Kc5 31.Rxa6 Rd8 32.Kf1 Kxc4 33.Rxh6 Rd2
34.Rb6 f5 35.Ke1 Rd5 36.Ke2 f4 37.g3 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Danny Goldenberg"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 c6 6.d4 d5 7.Qb3
dxc4 8.Qxc4 Nbd7 9.O-O Nb6 10.Qd3 Be6 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.b3 Bh3
13.Bh1 Qf5 14.e4 Qh5 15.Ne2 Bg4 16.a4 e5 17.dxe5 Nfd7 18.Ra2
Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.f3 Be6 21.Rc2 Nd7 22.Qe3 Rad8 23.Ba3 Nc5
24.Rcd2 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Nxb3 26.Rd3 Bc7 27.Bxf8 Bb6 28.Qxb6 axb6
29.Rd8 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Martin Senff"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 b5 5.O-O Nbd7 6.Ne5 c5 7.Bg5
h6 8.Nxd7 Bxd7 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.e4 dxe4 11.c3 Bc6 12.Nd2 Qf5
13.Re1 Be7 14.a4 cxd4 15.Nb3 Bf6 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 O-O
18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Qc5 20.b4 Qxc3 21.axb5 Rac8 22.Rxa7 Rc4
23.Qe3 Qxb4 24.Rb7 Rd8 25.Ra1 Qb2 26.Rf1 Rdc8 27.Qf3 R8c7
28.Rb8+ Rc8 29.Rb7 R8c7 30.Rxc7 Rxc7 31.Qd3 Rc3 32.Rb1 Rxd3
33.Rxb2 Kf8 34.b6 Rd8 35.Kg2 Ke7 36.Kf3 Rb8 37.b7 Kd6 38.Kf4
f6 39.Kg4 Ke7 40.Rb6 Kf7 41.f4 g5 42.Kf3 Ke7 43.Ke4 gxf4
44.gxf4 Kd7 45.h4 h5 46.Kd3 Kc7 47.Rxe6 Kxb7 48.Rxf6 Kc7
49.Ke4 Kd7 50.Kf5 Ke7 51.Ra6 Rf8+ 52.Kg5 Rg8+ 53.Rg6 Rh8
54.Rg7+ Ke8 55.f5 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2
cxd4 8.Nxd5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Qxd5 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Bg2
Nc6 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.Rc1 Kd7 16.Kd2 Rhd8 17.e4
Kc7+ 18.Ke3 Rab8 19.b3 Rb6 20.Rc2 Ra6 21.Rhc1 Rd7 22.Rb2 Ra3
23.f3 Kb6 24.Rc4 Kb7 25.Rbc2 Rd6 26.Rc5 Ra6 27.Rg5 g6 28.Rgc5
Rd1 29.Re2 Ra3 30.Rcc2 Kc7 31.Rcd2 Ra1 32.Kd4 Ra5 33.Kc4 Rc1+
34.Kd3 Rac5 35.Rc2 Kd6 36.Rxc1 Rxc1 37.Rd2 a5 38.Ke3+ Ke7
39.f4 Re1+ 40.Kf3 Rf1+ 41.Ke3 Re1+ 42.Kf3 Rf1+ 43.Kg4 h6 44.e5
Rc1 45.Rd4 Rc5 46.Ra4 Kd7 47.h4 f5+ 48.exf6 Ke8 49.Rc4 Rd5
50.Rxc6 Kf7 51.Rb6 Kxf6 52.a4 h5+ 53.Kh3 Rd2 54.Rb5 Rb2 55.g4
hxg4+ 56.Kxg4 Rb1 57.h5 gxh5+ 58.Kxh5 Ke7 59.Kg4 Kd6 60.Kf3
Kc6 61.Ke4 Kd6 62.f5 exf5+ 63.Kxf5 Kc6 64.Ke4 Re1+ 65.Kd3 Rd1+
66.Kc2 Rd5 67.Rxd5 Kxd5 68.Kd3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Svetushkin"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.c4 c6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc8
7.Nc3 e6 8.d3 Nc6 9.Bf4 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rac1 Qd7 12.h3 h6
13.Rfd1 Bh7 14.e4 Na5 15.Qc2 Rfc8 16.Ne5 Qd8 17.Qe2 Nc6
18.exd5 exd5 19.d4 Bf5 20.Be3 Bb4 21.Qb5 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Na5
23.c4 a6 24.Qb4 Nxc4 25.Nxc4 dxc4 26.Rxc4 Rxc4 27.Qxc4 Be4
28.Bxe4 Nxe4 29.d5 Nd6 30.Qg4 Qc8 31.Qb4 Nc4 32.d6 Nxe3 33.d7
Qc7 34.Qf4 Qb6 35.Rc1 Rd8 36.Rc8 Nd1 37.Qd2 Kf8 38.Rxd8+ Qxd8
39.Qd6+ Kg8 40.Qxd1 b6 41.Qd5 Kf8 42.Qd6+ Kg8 43.Kf1 f6 44.f4
Kf7 45.f5 b5 46.Ke2 Qe7+ 47.Qe6+ Kf8 48.Kd3 a5 49.Kd4 Qb4+
50.Kd5 Qc4+ 51.Kd6 Qd4+ 52.Kc6 Qc3+ 53.Kb6 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kamil Miton"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Rb1 Re8 9.b4 exd4 10.Nxd4 Bf8 11.f3 Ne5 12.b5 Qc7
13.bxc6 bxc6 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Bg5 Be7 16.Qa6 Bc8 17.Qa4 Bd7
18.Qa6 Bc8 19.Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dragan Solak"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.e4 c5 2.b3 b6 3.Bb2 Bb7 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4
Qc7 8.f3 Nf6 9.Qd2 Bb4 10.a3 Be7 11.g4 O-O 12.O-O-O Nc6
13.Nce2 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 d5 15.g5 Nh5 16.e5 Qxe5 17.Nc6 Qxg5 18.f4
Qh4 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Rg1 f5 21.Qd4 b5 22.Re1 Rf7 23.Rg5 Nf6
24.Rxf5 exf5 25.Rxe7 Rxe7 26.Bd3 Ne4 27.Qb6 Rc8 28.h4 Kf7
29.Qg1 Kg8 30.Be5 Rc6 31.Kb2 Bc8 32.h5 h6 33.Qd4 Be6 34.a4
bxa4 35.Qxa4 Rc8 36.Bxa6 Ra8 37.Qc6 Rd8 38.Qb6 Ra8 39.Qc6 Rd8
40.b4 Nd2 41.Qc5 Kf7 42.Qg1 Kf8 43.Qd4 Ne4 44.Bd3 Nd6 45.Bxg7+
1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3
Bg4 8.d3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 Bf8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g6 13.Ne3
Bd7 14.h3 Bg7 15.Nh2 Ne7 16.Bb3 Nh7 17.Nd5 Ng5 18.Bxg5 hxg5
19.Qf3 Be6 20.Nf6+ Bxf6 21.Bxe6 Kg7 22.Ng4 Ng8 23.Bb3 a5 24.d4
a4 25.dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.h3
Bh5 8.e4 Be7 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 dxe4 11.dxe4 Qc7 12.Qe2 Rfd8
13.a3 a5 14.Rfd1 b5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Ne1 Nc5 17.Nd3 Nfd7 18.Qe3 e5
19.Nf3 f6 20.Nh4 Ne6 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.h4 c5 23.Nc1 Rac8 24.Ne2
Nb6 25.Rd2 a4 26.Bf1 axb3 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Qxb3 Bf7 29.Qxb5 g6
30.Nfg3 Nc8 31.Qa6 Rd6 32.Qa4 Nb6 33.Qa5 Qd7 34.a4 Be8 35.Qb5
Nxa4 36.Qxd7 Bxd7 37.Ba3 Rd2 38.Rc1 c4 39.Bxf8 Kxf8 40.c3 Nec5
41.g5 fxg5 42.hxg5 Nb3 43.Re1 Nac5 44.Nc1 Rc2 45.Nce2 Nd3
46.Rd1 Bg4 47.Kg2 Nd2 48.Ra1 Nf4+ 49.Nxf4 exf4 50.Ra8+ Ke7
51.Ra7+ Kd8 52.Ra8+ Kc7 53.Ra7+ Kb6 54.Rxh7 Bf3+ 55.Kh2 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.f3 Nbd7 12.a4 Qc7 13.Rf2
h6 14.Bf1 Rfc8 15.Nc1 Qd8 16.N1a2 Ne8 17.Nb4 Bg5 18.Nbd5 Rc6
19.Rd2 Nc5 20.Qe1 Ne6 21.Qf2 Bxe3 22.Nxe3 Nd4 23.Ne2 Ne6
24.Nc3 Nd4 25.Bc4 b5 26.Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ehsan Ghaem Maghami"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1.c4 c6 2.e4 e5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 Nd7 5.Nc3 Ngf6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 a6 9.Bf1 Qc7 10.h3 b5 11.cxb5 cxb5 12.Bd2 Qb8 13.b4
Bd8 14.a4 bxa4 15.Rxa4 Bb6 16.Be3 Bb7 17.d5 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alik Gershon"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 d6
7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.O-O Bb7 10.b4 Ne4 11.Qd3 f5 12.Bb2 Rf6
13.d5 Rh6 14.dxe6 Nf8 15.Nd4 Qh4 16.h3 Qg5 17.f4 Qg6 18.Nxf5
Qxf5 19.Bg4 Qg6 20.e7 Rh4 21.f5 Qg5 22.f6 gxf6 23.exf8=Q+ Rxf8
24.Rf4 Ng3 25.Kh2 Nh5 26.Be6+ Kg7 27.Rg4 Rxg4 28.Bxg4 Re8
29.Qf1 Ng3 30.Kxg3 h5 31.Qf5 h4+ 32.Kf2 Qxe3+ 33.Kf1 Qe7
34.Qg5+ Kf8 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3
a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Bb2 e5 13.Qc2 h5
14.Nce4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bf5 16.Bc3 h4 17.Qd2 Nb7 18.Rbe1 Re8
19.Ng5 hxg3 20.hxg3 e4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.g4 Bxg4 23.Nxe4 Qe7
24.f4 f6 25.Nf2 Bd7 26.e4 Nd8 27.e5 fxe5 28.fxe5 dxe5 29.Ne4
Nf7 30.Rf6 Bf5 31.d6 Qd8 32.Rf1 bxc4 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Qh6 Rg8
35.Ng5+ Kf6 36.Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Klaus Bischoff"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bg4 11.Bb5 O-O 12.Bxc6
bxc6 13.Ne5 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Rfd8+ 16.Kc3 Rd7 17.h3
Be6 18.Rhd1 Rb7 19.Rdb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Khenkin"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.O-O c6 7.d3
Bd6 8.a3 Ne7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.h3 Bh5 11.b3 Qb6 12.Kh1 Ne5 13.Bb2
Nxf3 14.Nxf3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Rfe8 16.e3 Nf5 17.Bc1 g6 18.Rg1 Qc7
19.Ra2 Rad8 20.Bg4 Nh6 21.Bf3 Nf5 22.Bg4 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rolf Schlindwein"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 Qe7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4
Bb6 8.a4 a5 9.Re1 d6 10.Bg5 Bg4 11.d5 Nb8 12.h3 Bc8 13.Na3 c6
14.Bf1 h6 15.Bc1 cxd5 16.exd5 Na6 17.Nc4 Bc5 18.Nxa5 Nc7 19.b4
Rxa5 20.bxa5 Nfxd5 21.c4 Nb4 22.Be3 Nca6 23.Qd2 Nc6 24.Bxc5
Nxc5 25.Rad1 Rd8 26.Nd4 Ne6 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.a6 Qa7 29.c5 Qxc5
30.Rb1 Qa7 31.Qa5 Rd7 32.Rb6 Rc7 33.Reb1 Nc5 34.Rb7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jakob Balcerak"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 d6
7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.d4 exd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.Nc3 Bg4 11.Qe3 Re8 12.h3
Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Nd7 14.b3 Bf6 15.Bb2 Be5 16.Na4 Re6 17.Bxe5 Nxe5
18.Qf4 Ng6 19.Qf3 Qg5 20.g3 Rae8 21.Re3 Rf6 22.Qg4 Qe5 23.Rf1
Nf8 24.Qe2 Qb5 25.Re1 Rfe6 26.Nb2 Nd7 27.Nd3 Qa5 28.a4 Qb6
29.Qd2 Ne5 30.Nxe5 Rxe5 31.Kg2 c5 32.f4 R5e6 33.e5 Qc6+ 34.Kh2
dxe5 35.Rxe5 Rxe5 36.Rxe5 Kf8 37.Rxe8+ Kxe8 38.Qc3 Qd5 39.Kg1
Kd7 40.Kf2 Kd6 41.Ke3 f6 42.Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Paul van der Sterren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6
7.Qc2 Rb8 8.O-O b5 9.a4 Be7 10.axb5 axb5 11.Nc3 b4 12.Nd4 Ne5
13.Ncb5 c5 14.f4 cxd4 15.Nc7+ Kf8 16.fxe5 d3 17.exd3 Qd4+
18.Kh1 Qxe5 19.d4 Qe2 20.Kg1 Qg4 21.Qc4 b3 22.Ra8 Rxa8 23.Nxa8
e5 24.d3 Qxd4+ 25.Qxd4 exd4 26.Bf4 Ng4 27.Rc1 Bf5 28.Be4 Be6
29.Nc7 g5 30.Nxe6+ fxe6 31.Bd2 h5 32.Rc7 h4 33.gxh4 gxh4 34.h3
Ne3 35.Rc8+ Kg7 36.Rxh8 Kxh8 37.Bxe3 dxe3 38.Kf1 Bf6 39.Bc6
Bxb2 40.Ba4 Kg7 41.Bxb3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christopher Lutz"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 cxd5
7.Nc3 Nc6 8.O-O Nf6 9.d3 Be7 10.Bd2 O-O 11.a3 a6 12.Rc1 Rc8
13.Bg2 b5 14.b4 Qd7 15.Qb3 h6 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Be1 Qa7 18.e3
Qb6 19.Ne2 a5 20.bxa5 Nxa5 21.Qb2 Nc6 22.Rc3 Ne8 23.Rb3 Rb8
24.Rb1 Qa6 25.Bc3 Ra8 26.Rxb5 Qxa3 27.Qd2 Bf6 28.Rc1 Bxc3
29.Rxc3 Qa6 30.Rbc5 Ne7 31.Bh3 Rdc8 32.Nd4 Qa1+ 33.Kg2 Rxc5
34.Rxc5 Ra2 35.Rc2 Rxc2 36.Qxc2 Qa7 37.Nf3 Qc7 38.Qa4 Qc6
39.Qa7 Qc7 40.Qa8 Qc8 41.Qa5 Qc7 42.Qa4 Qc6 43.Qb4 Qd6 44.Qb5
Qc6 45.Qb3 Qd6 46.Nd4 Kh7 47.Qb7 Qc7 48.Qb2 Nc6 49.Ne2 Nf6
50.Qc2 Qd6 51.Kg1 Kg8 52.Bf1 Ne5 53.Nd4 Qb8 54.Kg2 Qb7 55.Be2
Kh7 56.Qc3 Qb8 57.Bd1 Kg8 58.h3 Kh7 59.Bc2 Kg8 60.Kf1 Kh8
61.Ke2 Kg8 62.Qa3 Kh8 63.Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000/01"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Rustem Khazitovich Dautov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3
7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 O-O 10.Bg2 d6 11.d5 Nd8 12.O-O e5
13.e4 c5 14.Ne1 Bd7 15.a4 a5 16.f4 f6 17.Nd3 b6 18.b3 Nf7
19.Rae1 Nh6 20.Qd2 Nf7 21.Nf2 g6 22.Bh3 Kg7 23.Bxd7 Qxd7
24.Nd1 Rae8 25.f5 Rh8 26.Qe2 Reg8 27.fxg6 hxg6 28.Qf3 Qd8
29.h4 g5 30.h5 Nh6 31.Ne3 Rf8 32.Re2 Qd7 33.Rh2 Rf7 34.Qe2 Kf8
35.Nf5 Nxf5 36.Rxf5 Rh6 37.Rhf2 Kg7 38.Qf3 Kf8 39.Qg4 Kg8
40.Qf3 Kf8 41.Kg2 Kg8 42.Qg4 Kh8 43.Qxg5 fxg5 44.Rxf7 Qxf7
45.Rxf7 g4 46.Rb7 Rf6 47.Rxb6 Kh7 48.Ra6 Rf3 49.Rxd6 Rxb3
50.Rc6 Rb2+ 51.Kf1 Rb1+ 52.Ke2 Rb2+ 53.Kd1 Rb3 54.Rxc5 Rxg3
55.Ke2 Rg2+ 56.Kf1 Rd2 57.Rc6 Ra2 58.d6 g3 59.c5 Rf2+ 60.Kg1
Rd2 61.Rc8 Kg7 62.Re8 Kf6 63.c6 1-0

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2000.12.28"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lubomir Ftacnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 c5 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 cxd4
7.Nxd4 O-O 8.e3 d5 9.b4 a5 10.b5 e5 11.Nf3 e4 12.Nd4 dxc4
13.Bb2 Nbd7 14.Bxc4 Ng4 15.Ne6 fxe6 16.Bxe6+ Kh8 17.Bxg4 Nc5
18.Qxd8 Rxd8 19.Be2 Be6 20.Rc1 Rac8 21.f4 Nd3+ 22.Bxd3 Rxc1+
23.Bxc1 Rxd3 24.Rf1 Bb3 25.b6 a4 26.f5 Rd6 27.Bb2 Rd1+ 28.Ke2
Bc4+ 29.Kxd1 Bxf1 30.g3 Kg8 31.Kd2 Bh3 32.Kc3 Bxf5 33.Kd4 Kf7
34.Ke5 g6 35.Kd6 Be6 36.h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2000.12.29"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Aslanovich Beshukov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O Ne7 6.Nxd4 cxd4
7.Ne2 a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.d3 g6 10.Bxc6 dxc6 11.Bd2 Bg7 12.c3 dxc3
13.Bxc3 e5 14.f4 Qe7 15.fxe5 Bxe5 16.d4 Bg7 17.Qd2 Qxe4
18.Rae1 O-O 19.Nf4 Qf5 20.d5 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Qg5 22.dxc6 bxc6
23.Qxc6 Bf5 24.Nd5 Rac8 25.Qd6 Rc2 26.Nf6+ Kg7 27.Qxf8+ Kxf8
1-0

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2000.12.30"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Klaus Bischoff"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 O-O 7.b4
b6 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3 a5 10.bxc5 bxc5 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.O-O Bb7 13.d3
Bc6 14.Nd2 Nb6 15.Rab1 Na4 16.Qc2 Nxb2 17.Rxb2 Nd7 18.Bf3 Bxf3
19.Nxf3 Ne5 20.Nd2 d5 21.Rb5 Rc8 22.cxd5 Qxd5 23.Nc4 Rb8
24.Rxb8 Rxb8 25.Rd1 Nxc4 26.dxc4 Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2000.12.31"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stuart C Conquest"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3
Bh5 8.O-O Nc6 9.a3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Be7 11.Nc3 Qd6 12.Nb5 Qb8
13.Ne5 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 a6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Nc3 O-O 17.Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2001.01.01"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Matthew J Turner"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Neg5 Bd6
7.Bc4 h6 8.Nxe6 fxe6 9.Bxe6 Qf6 10.d5 Bd7 11.Nd4 Qe5+ 12.Be3
Nf6 13.Qd3 Nxd5 14.Qg6+ Kd8 15.O-O-O Nxe3 16.fxe3 Be8 17.Bf7
Bxf7 18.Qxf7 Nc6 19.Nf5 Kc8 20.Rhf1 Rd8 21.Nxg7 Ba3 22.Qb3
Qxg7 23.Qxa3 a5 24.Qb3 Ra6 25.Qe6+ Kb8 26.g4 a4 27.Rxd8+ Nxd8
28.Qe8 Qg5 29.a3 Rd6 30.Kb1 Qxg4 31.e4 Qe2 32.Rc1 Rd4 33.e5 b6
34.Qh8 Kb7 35.Qxh6 Qxe5 36.h4 Nf7 37.Qg6 Nd6 38.h5 Nc4 39.Qg2+
Ka7 40.Qc6 Rh4 41.Qxa4+ Kb7 42.Qb4 Qxh5 43.b3 c5 44.Qe1 Nxa3+
45.Kb2 Nb5 46.Qe7+ Nc7 47.Rg1 Rd4 48.Rg7 Qh2 49.Rh7 Qd6 50.Qf7
Rf4 51.Qg8 Qe5+ 52.Ka2 Rf2 53.Qg6 Qf5 54.Qxf5 Rxf5 55.c4 Rf2+
56.Ka3 b5 57.cxb5 Kb6 58.Rh6+ Ka5 0-1

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2001.01.02"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniel Gormally"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.Nf3 Bxc5 7.e3
a6 8.a3 Be7 9.Bd3 d6 10.O-O Nbd7 11.b4 b6 12.Bb2 Bb7 13.Ne4
Rc8 14.Rac1 Bxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bf6 17.Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2001.01.03"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O c5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1
a6 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 Nbd7 12.f4 Rc8 13.Rc1
Qb8 14.Qe2 Qa8 15.Bf2 O-O 16.g4 g6 17.f5 exf5 18.gxf5 Rfe8
19.Nd5 Bf8 20.Qf3 Bg7 21.Qh3 Qb8 22.b3 Nc5 23.Qh4 Nxd5 24.exd5
Nd3 25.f6 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Nxe1 27.Nf5 Rc7 28.Be4 Bf8 29.Bxb6 Bc8
30.Bxc7 Qa7+ 31.Kf1 Bxf5 32.Bxf5 Nf3 33.Qf2 Qxc7 34.Qxf3 gxf5
35.Qxf5 a5 36.Ke2 Qb8 37.Kd3 a4 38.Kc3 axb3 39.axb3 Qa7 40.Qf4
Qa5+ 41.Kb2 Qe1 42.Ka3 Qa5+ 43.Kb2 Qe1 44.Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2001.01.04"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jonathan Speelman"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Be2 b6 6.O-O d5 7.a3
Bxc3 8.bxc3 Ba6 9.cxd5 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 exd5 11.c4 c5 12.Bb2 dxc4
13.Rfc1 Qd3 14.Kf1 Ne4 15.Rxc4 Qxe2+ 16.Kxe2 Nd6 17.Rc2 Rc8
18.Rac1 Nd7 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Nb7 21.a4 Na5 22.Rb1 Nc6
23.Bc3 Rab8 24.Rcb2 Ne7 25.a5 Nd5 26.axb6 axb6 27.Ba5 Rc6
28.Rb5 h6 29.R1b2 Re6 30.g3 Rd6 31.f3 f5 32.f4 Kh7 33.Bc3
Nxc3+ 34.dxc3 Rc6 35.h3 h5 36.Kf3 Rd8 37.Rxb6 Rxb6 38.Rxb6 Rd3
39.c4 Rc3 40.Rc6 Rxc4 41.g4 fxg4+ 42.hxg4 h4 43.g5 h3 44.Kg3
Re4 45.Kxh3 Rxe3+ 46.Kg4 g6 47.Rxc5 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 2000/01"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "2001.01.05"]
[EventDate "2000.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Harold James Plaskett"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bf5 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Qe1
h6 8.e4 Bh7 9.Ne5 c5 10.f4 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Kh1 a5 13.Qe2
a4 14.a3 Qc7 15.g4 h5 16.g5 Ng4 17.Nf3 f6 18.exd5 exd5 19.Re1
Kd8 20.h3 fxg5 21.Kg1 Nh6 22.fxg5 Nf5 23.Qe6 Qd6 24.g6 Bxg6
25.Bg5 Bxg5 26.Nxg5 Re8 27.Qxd6+ Nxd6 28.Ne6+ Kc8 29.Nxc5 Ra5
30.Rxe8+ Nxe8 31.d4 Bxc2 32.Rc1 Bf5 33.Bxd5 Kc7 34.Bxc6 Nd6
35.Bxa4 Kd8 36.Rc3 g5 37.Bc2 Bxc2 38.Rxc2 Ra7 39.Ne6+ Ke7
40.Nxg5 Kf6 41.Nf3 Kf5 42.Kf2 Kf4 43.Nd2 Ra4 44.Nb3 Ra8 45.Nc5
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2000-1"]
[Site "Castrop Rauxel GER"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michail Feygin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Na3 e6 6. Nb5 Qd8
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bf4 a6 10. Rd1+ Nbd7 11. Nd6 Ke7
12. Nf3 Nh5 13. Bg5+ f6 14. Nxc8+ Raxc8 15. Bc1 f5 16. g3 Rhd8
17. Bg2 Ndf6 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Ne5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Ke2
Nf6 22. Nc4 Rd5 23. Be3 Nd7 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Bxe3
26. fxe3 Nf6 27. a4 Ng4 28. Ke2 Nxh2 29. Nd2 Kd6 30. Nxe4+ Kd5
31. Kd3 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ng5 Nf1 34. Nxh7 Nxg3 35. Ng5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande FRA"]
[Date "2001.02.25"]
[EventDate "2001.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Craig A Hanley"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. O-O
a6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. d3 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Nd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Nc5 13. e3 Qd5+ 14. f3 Nxa4 15. b3 Nc5 16. Nc3 Qd7
17. Ba3 e5 18. Nde2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Ne6 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Kf2 b4
22. Bb2 f5 23. Ra5 Bf8 24. Nd2 f4 25. exf4 exf4 26. gxf4 Qe7
27. Qc4 Nb6 28. Qc6 Nc5 29. Ne4 Rd5 30. Kg2 Rad8 31. Kh1 Nxe4
0-1

[Event "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande FRA"]
[Date "2001.02.27"]
[EventDate "2001.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sarunas Sulskis"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O h5 5. d3 h4 6. Nxh4 e5
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 Ngf6 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Bc5 11. Qe1 Qe7
12. a4 O-O-O 13. Ng5 Nh5 14. Nb3 f6 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. f3 Bd7
17. Nh3 Ne6 18. b4 g5 19. Qf2 Kb8 20. Be3 a6 21. b5 cxb5
22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Rfb1 Nd4 24. Bf1 Qe6 25. c3 Bxf1 26. Qxf1
Nxg3 27. hxg3 Rxh3 28. cxd4 Rdh8 29. Kf2 exd4 30. Bxd4 Qd6
31. Ke3 Rxg3 32. Qf2 Rhh3 33. Rf1 Rxf3+ 34. Qxf3 Qf4+ 35. Ke2
Rxf3 36. Rxf3 Qxe4+ 37. Be3 f5 38. Rg1 f4 39. Rxg5 Qc4+
40. Kd2 Qb4+ 41. Kd3 Qb3+ 42. Kd2 fxe3+ 43. Rxe3 Qb4+ 44. Kc2
Qc4+ 45. Rc3 Qe4+ 46. Kb2 Ka7 47. Rg7 Qd4 48. Rgc7 a5 49. R7c4
Qf6 50. Rc5 Ka6 51. Rc7 b6 52. Ka3 Qd6+ 53. Kb3 Kb5 54. Ka2 a4
55. Rc1 Qd5+ 56. Ka1 Ka5 57. R7c2 b5 58. Rc5 Qd4+ 59. Ka2 Kb4
60. R5c2 a3 61. Re2 Ka4 62. Rh1 0-1

[Event "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande FRA"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[EventDate "2001.02.24"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Torbjorn Ringdal Hansen"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bg4
7. h3 Be6 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Na4 h6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. O-O
Qd7 13. Kh2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxa4 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. f4 Bd4
17. Bxd4 exd4 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qe2
Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Re8 23. e6 Qc6 24. Re1 Qd6 25. h4 Re7 26. Qg4 a6
27. Re2 b6 28. Qf5 c6 29. Kh3 a5 30. Re1 a4 31. h5 b5 32. Kg4
Qd8 33. Kf3 Qe8 34. g4 Qb8 35. g5 hxg5 36. Qxg5 Qf8+ 37. Qf4
Qe8 38. Qf5 Rc7 39. Qe5 Qf8+ 40. Qf4 Qe7 41. Qxc7 1-0

[Event "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande FRA"]
[Date "2001.03.02"]
[EventDate "2001.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Konstantin Yuryevich Landa"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O b5
12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nc4 Qc5 16. Ra5
Qc7 17. Qd3 Rfd8 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. b3 Nd7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Nb6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Be2 Rc5 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Qxe5 Bf6
26. Qf4 a5 27. Bc4 Qb8 28. Qe3 Qe5 29. Bd5 Qc3 30. Qxc3 Bxc3
31. Rd1 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ke7 33. Ke2 Bd4 34. Kd3 f5 35. Kc4 fxe4
36. Bxe4 Bxf2 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. Bxh7 Ke7 39. Kb5 Kd6 40. Kxa5
g5 41. Kb5 Bg1 42. h3 Bf2 43. Be4 Bg1 44. Bb7 Bf2 45. Kc4 Ke5
46. Kd3 Kf4 47. Ke2 Bg1 48. Bc6 Kg3 49. Be4 Kf4 50. Ba8 Kg3
51. Bd5 Kf4 52. Bf3 Kg3 53. Kd3 Kf4 54. Kc4 Ke5 55. Kb5 Kd6
56. Kb6 c4+ 57. Kb7 cxb3 58. cxb3 Bc5 59. Kc8 Ke6 60. Kc7 Bf8
61. Kc6 Ke5 62. Kd7 Kf6 63. Be2 Be7 64. Bf1 Bf8 65. Ba6 Be7
66. Bf1 Bf8 67. Kc6 Ke5 68. Kb5 Kd4 69. g4 Be7 70. Bg2 Bf8
71. Ka5 Kc3 72. Bd5 Be7 73. Be6 Bf8 74. Bf7 Be7 75. Ka4 Bf8
76. Bg8 Be7 77. Be6 Bf8 78. Bd5 Kd4 79. Bg2 Kc3 80. h4 gxh4
81. g5 Kd4 82. b4 Ke5 83. Bh3 Be7 84. b5 Bxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000-1"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[EventDate "2001.02.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 c5
7. Be3 Nd5 8. dxc5 Nd7 9. Nxc4 Nxe3 10. Nxe3 Bxc5 11. Nc4 O-O
12. O-O Rb8 13. Nc3 b5 14. Nd6 Nf6 15. Nxc8 Qxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2000-1"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2001.03.11"]
[EventDate "2001.02.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zbynek Hracek"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Re8
12. a4 Qc7 13. Nh4 Rad8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Nh7 16. Kh1 Nb6
17. Ne3 Ng5 18. Ba5 Ne6 19. b4 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc4 21. Bxc7 Nxe3
22. fxe3 Nxc7 23. g4 Bg6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Rfd1 Kf7 26. Bf1
Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Ke7 28. Kg2 Rd8 29. Bd3 Ne8 30. Kf3 Nd6 31. Ke2
Rc8 32. c3 b6 33. a5 b5 34. Bb1 g5 35. Bd3 Ke6 36. Bb1 Ke7
37. Bd3 g6 38. Rc1 Rb8 39. Kf3 Rf8+ 40. Ke2 Rb8 41. Kf3 h5
42. Rg1 Kf6 43. Rc1 Ke7 44. Rg1 Rg8 45. Rc1 Rf8+ 46. Kg2 Rd8
47. Kf3 Rf8+ 48. Kg2 Rd8 49. Kf3 Ne8 50. Be2 Nf6 51. c4 bxc4
52. Rxc4 Kd6 53. Bd1 Rf8 54. Ba4 Nd5+ 55. Ke2 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet KO"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[EventDate "2001.04.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Semenovich Finkel"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Be3 c6
7. Qc1 Re8 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 Nf6 13. Rac1 Bf5 14. Qb3 b6 15. Ne5 e6 16. Rc6 h5
17. Rdc1 Ng4 18. Bf4 g5 19. Nxg4 hxg4 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Kg7 22. Qa3 Qe7 23. Qe3 Kg6 24. Bxd5 Qb4 25. R6c4 Qxb2
26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. h4 gxh3 28. g4 Bb1 29. Qxh3 Kg7 30. Rc8 Rxc8
31. Rxc8 Bh7 32. Qe3 Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Qg6 34. Rc7 a5 35. Qf3 a4
36. a3 b5 37. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet KO"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[EventDate "2001.04.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Semenovich Finkel"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Rb8 6. f4 b5
7. Nf3 b4 8. Ne2 d6 9. O-O Qb6 10. h3 e6 11. g4 f5 12. gxf5
exf5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ng3 Nge7 15. Nxf5 Nxf5 16. Qe1+ Kd7
17. Kh2 Rhe8 18. Qf2 Ncd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. c3 Re2 21. Qh4
Rxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Qc6+ 23. Kg3 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet KO"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[EventDate "2001.04.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 dxc4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. Na3 g6
7. Naxc4 Bg7 8. O-O Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nd5 11. a3 b5 12. e4
Nc7 13. Rd1 bxc4 14. dxc4 Qc8 15. Nd3 Rd8 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Rac1
Nd7 18. b3 a5 19. Bf4 a4 20. b4 Nb6 21. e5 Bxc4 22. Be3 Bb3
23. Qxc6 Nbd5 24. Re1 Ra6 25. Qc5 Qb8 26. Qd4 Ne6 27. Qb2 Nxe3
28. Rxe3 Rd8 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. bxc5 e6 31. h4 Qc7 32. Kh2 Ra5
33. Qc3 Rc8 34. c6 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Bxe5 36. Qb4 Qd6 37. Qb7 Rc7
38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qb4 h5 40. Qe4 Bb2 41. Re1 Bxa3 42. Re3 Bc5
43. Rd3 Bd5 44. Qxa4 Qxc6 45. Qa1+ Kh7 46. Qf6 Bf8 47. Bxd5
exd5 48. Qd8 Bg7 49. Rxd5 Qb6 50. Rd2 Qa7 51. Qd5 Qb7 52. Qa2
Rc1 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet KO"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[EventDate "2001.04.06"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. e4 Bf6
7. Nf3 Ne7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Ng6 10. h3 Re8 11. Qc2 Na6 12. a3
Nc7 13. Be3 a6 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Nc4 Nb5 16. Rfd1 Nd4 17. Qd3
Bb5 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qc2 Nf4 20. e5 Qg5 21. g3 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet KO"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2001.04.06"]
[EventDate "2001.04.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 Nf6 6. Nxc4 g6
7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O Qc8 10. Re1 Rd8 11. Rc1 Na6
12. Qc2 Qf5 13. Qxf5 Bxf5 14. Na5 Rd7 15. Ne5 Rc7 16. Nxb7
Rxb7 17. Rxc6 Nb4 18. Rc4 Rab8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Rec1 Nxa2
21. Ra1 Nb4 22. Ra4 Nbd5 23. Nc6 Rxb3 24. Bd4 Ne4 25. Rxa7
Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Nxd2 27. Ra8+ Kg7 28. Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Rd4 Nb6
30. Rb8 Ne4 31. Rb7 Kf6 32. Kg2 Rb2 33. h4 Nd6 34. Rb8 Nbc4
35. Rxb2 Nxb2 36. Rb4 Nbc4 37. Rb8 Ne5 38. Rh8 Kg7 39. Ra8 h5
40. f3 Kf6 41. Kf2 Ng6 42. Ra4 e6 43. e3 Ke7 44. Ke2 Kf6
45. Ra6 Nc4 46. Rc6 Nce5 47. Rc5 Ne7 48. Ra5 Nd5 49. Rc5 Ne7
50. Rc7 Nd5 51. Rc8 Kg6 52. Rg8+ Kh7 53. Rc8 Kg6 54. Rc5 Kf6
55. Rc8 Ne7 56. Rh8 Kg6 57. Ra8 Nd5 58. Rg8+ Kf6 59. Rg5 Nc3+
60. Kf2 Nd1+ 61. Ke2 Nc3+ 62. Kf2 Nd1+ 63. Ke1 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.20"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Florian Jenni"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Qe7
12. Nh4 Bg6 13. a4 Nb6 14. Nd2 a5 15. Nb3 Bb4 16. Qe2 Qe6
17. Be3 Qc4 18. Bf3 Qxe2 19. Bxe2 Nc8 20. f3 Bd6 21. Rfd1 Bc7
22. c4 Nb6 23. Nc5 Rab8 24. b4 axb4 25. a5 Nc8 26. Rdb1 Bd6
27. Nd3 Ra8 28. Nxb4 Be7 29. a6 bxa6 30. Nxc6 Re8 31. Rb7 Bd6
32. Nxg6 hxg6 33. c5 Ne7 34. Bc4 Nxc6 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. Bxe8
Nd8 37. cxd6 Nxb7 38. Bc6 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.21"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Florian Jenni"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15. Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8
17. Nc1 Bd8 18. Nd3 Bxa5 19. Rxa5 Qc7 20. Rxa6 Qxc4 21. Rxd6
O-O 22. Nf2 Ra8 23. Rc6 Ra1+ 24. Nd1 Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.22"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nb3 e6 9. e4 Nc6 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Bxc3 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. bxc3 Rb8 15. Rab1 Ne5 16. Rfe1
Nd7 17. Na5 Kf8 18. Bxb7 Bxb7 19. Nxb7 Rdc8 20. Nd6 Rxc3
21. Rxb8+ Nxb8 22. Rb1 Nc6 23. Rb7 f5 24. Rxh7 Rxc2 25. h4 Rd2
26. Nb7 Rxa2 27. Nc5 e5 28. Ne6+ Ke8 29. Nc7+ Kf8 30. Ne6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.23"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3
Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 d6 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 Nb8 11. dxe6
fxe6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O c6 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. e4 e5 16. Ne1 Nc5
17. Nc2 Be6 18. Ne3 a5 19. b3 Rf6 20. Rcc1 Qc7 21. Rcd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.23"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. Be3 O-O
7. Qc1 Bg4 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. c4 Rc8 10. Nbd2 b5 11. c5 Re8 12. a4
b4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd4 Ned7 17. e3
Ne4 18. Nd2 f5 19. a5 Qe7 20. Nb3 h5 21. h4 g5 22. hxg5 Qxg5
23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd4 Ne5 25. f4 Qg6 26. fxe5 Nxg3 27. Kh2
Rxe5 28. Rg1 h4 29. Bh3 Rce8 30. Qd2 Kh8 31. Rae1 Qf6 32. Qxb4
f4 33. Nxc6 Qxc6 34. Qxf4 Re4 35. Qd6 Qb7 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Bf5
Qxb2+ 38. Kh3 Rc4 39. Bh7+ Kf7 40. Ref1+ 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.23"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 c6 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 a6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Re8
12. Rac1 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. Qd2
Rg5 17. Bxh5 Rxh5 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Be6 20. b3 b5
21. Rxc6 bxc4 22. bxc4 Ra5 23. f4 g6 24. Rc2 Rb8 25. Nd5 Rb1+
26. Kf2 Ra1 27. Nc3 Rh1 28. Ne2 Rxh2 29. Nd4 Bd7 30. Rc7 Ba4
31. Rd2 g5 32. Ne6 gxf4 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 35. Rxf4
Re5 36. Rg8+ Kh5 37. Rf5+ Rxf5+ 38. exf5 Bd7 39. Kg3 Bxe6
40. fxe6 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.23"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Be3 O-O
7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. Qc1 Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Re8 11. Bf4 Rc8
12. Rd1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. c3 bxc3 15. Qxc3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Qa3 Nfe4 18. Be3 e6 19. Rac1 Qa5 20. Ng5 Qxa4 21. Qxa4
Nxa4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rd7 f5 25. b3 Nc3
26. Nxe6 Bf6 27. Kf1 a5 28. h4 Rb8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Nc5 h4
31. gxh4 Rc8 32. Nb7 a4 33. bxa4 Nxa4 34. Nd6 Rb8 35. Nxf5 Nc3
36. Nh6+ Kh8 37. Bg5 Bg7 38. Nf5 Be5 39. Re7 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.24"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 c5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2
d6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O b6 11. Qf3 Qc7
12. Bc3 Bb7 13. Qg3 Nbd7 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1
Qb8 17. Bb4 Nc5 18. f3 Red8 19. Bc3 d5 20. Qxb8 Rxb8 21. cxd5
Nxd5 22. Bd2 Ne7 23. Bb4 g6 24. Nb3 Rdc8 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Bc3
Bd5 27. e4 Bb3 28. Rd6 Nc6 29. Bd3 Rd8 30. Rxc6 Rxd3 31. Rxc5
Rd1 32. Rxd1 Bxd1 33. b4 Kf8 34. Bf6 Ke8 35. Rc7 Ba4 36. Kf2
Bd7 37. Ke3 Rc8 38. Ra7 Bb5 39. Kd4 Rc2 40. a4 Bxa4 41. Rxa6
Bc6 42. Ke5 Kd7 43. Ra7+ Kc8 44. Rxf7 Rxg2 45. Rxh7 Rf2
46. Kf4 Ba4 47. Kg3 Rf1 48. Be5 Rg1+ 49. Kf2 Rb1 50. Re7 Rxb4
51. Rxe6 Rb5 52. Bf4 Bd1 53. Rd6 Rb2+ 54. Kg3 Be2 55. Be3 Bf1
56. Bf2 g5 57. Rg6 Rb5 58. Be3 Rb2 59. Rxg5 Rg2+ 60. Kf4 Rxh2
61. Rg7 Rg2 62. Rh7 Bb5 63. Bd4 Rg6 64. Ke5 Rg8 65. Kd5 Rf8
66. Rh3 Be2 67. f4 Rxf4 68. Be5 Rf7 69. Kc6 Rd7 70. Ra3 Kd8
71. Bf6+ 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.25"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O Ne7
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxf5 Bf7 19. Qd3 h6 20. Be4 Rad8 21. Bd5
Kh8 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 23. Nd5 Rc8 24. f4 b4 25. cxb4 Rce8 26. Rae1
exf4 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. b3 Be5 29. g3 Qa7+ 30. Kg2 fxg3 31. Qg6
Rg8 32. Qxh6+ Qh7 33. Qxh7+ Kxh7 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. Rxf6 gxh2+
36. Kxh2 Rd8 37. Kg3 Kg7 38. Rf4 Rb8 39. Kf3 Kg6 40. Ke3 Kg5
41. Rd4 Rb6 42. a4 Kf6 43. a5 Rc6 44. Rc4 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.25"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Bxd2+ 5. Bxd2 c5 6. a3
d6 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O
12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bc7 Rdc8 15. Bd6 Qe8 16. Ng5
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rd8 18. Bc7 Rdc8 19. Bf4 h6 20. Ne4 Nxe4
21. Qxe4 e5 22. Be3 Nf6 23. Qf5 Rd8 24. Kg1 Qa4 25. Rdc1 Qd7
26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. h3 Ne4 28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Kg2
Kf8 31. b4 Rc7 32. Rc1 Ke7 33. f3 Nd6 34. bxc5 bxc5 35. Bf2
Nc8 36. a4 Nd6 37. g4 Nb7 38. Rb1 Kd7 39. Rb5 Kc8 40. h4 Rc6
41. Rb1 Ra6 42. Ra1 Kc7 43. h5 Kc6 44. e4 Nd6 45. a5 Nxc4
46. Rc1 Kb5 47. Rb1+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.25"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d3 h6
7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Nd4 Bh7 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 O-O
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. e6 f6 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Rc1 Ne5
17. Qb3 Nc4 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qxd5 Nxe3 20. Qxd8 Bxd8 21. fxe3
Bb6 22. Kh1 Rfe8 23. Nc6 Rb7 24. Rfd1 Rc7 25. e7 Bg6 26. Rc3
Kh7 27. h4 h5 28. Kh2 Rh8 29. a4 a5 30. Rd8 Re8 31. Be4 Rcxe7
32. Bxg6+ Kxg6 33. Nxe7+ Rxe7 34. Rdd3 Re4 35. b3 Ba7 36. Kg2
Bb8 37. Rc4 Re5 38. e4 Re7 39. Rd5 Bc7 40. Kf3 Bb6 41. e5 Kf7
42. Rc6 Ke8 1-0

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.26"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
7. c3 Bg4 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bh4 g6 14. Bc2 Bg7 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. d4 Qf8 17. Rad1 Rad8
18. Qc1 Bc8 19. a3 Bd7 20. b4 b5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 dxe5
23. Bb3 Qe7 24. f4 Be6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bc2 Bc8 27. Nh2 Re8
28. Nf3 Qe6 29. Nxe5 Nh5 30. Nf3 Qc4 31. g4 Qxc3 32. Re3 Nxf4
33. Rxc3 Ne2+ 34. Kf2 Nxc1 35. e5 Be6 36. Be4 Nb3 37. Rxc7 g5
38. Bg3 Bf8 39. Ke3 a5 40. Be1 Bc4 41. Rd7 axb4 42. axb4 Nc1
43. Rd1 Ne2 44. h4 Nf4 45. Bc3 Ng2+ 46. Kf2 Nxh4 47. Nxh4 gxh4
48. Kf3 Rc8 49. Rh1 Bb3 50. Bd2 Rd8 51. Be3 Bd1+ 52. Kf2 Bxg4
53. Rxh4 h5 54. Bf3 Be7 55. Rh1 Rc8 56. Bxg4 hxg4 57. Kg3 Rc3
58. Kf4 Bxb4 59. Rg1 Kf8 60. Rxg4 Rc4+ 61. Kf5 Rxg4 62. Kxg4
Ke8 63. Kf5 Kd7 64. Kf6 Bc3 65. Kxf7 Bxe5 66. Bd2 Kd6 67. Ke8
Bf6 68. Bb4+ Kd5 69. Kd7 Kc4 70. Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "young masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2001.05.27"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2
bxc4 13. bxc4 Bh6 14. Ba1 Bf5 15. Rxb8 Qxb8 16. h3 Qb4 17. e4
Bd7 18. Qe2 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Nxc4 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Kh2 Nb2
22. Bxb2 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qxc3 24. Rxb8+ Kg7 25. Qb2 Qe1 26. Rb7
Kh6 27. Qc2 g5 28. Rb1 Qa5 29. f4 gxf4 30. gxf4 Nh5 31. Qf2
Bb5 32. Rg1 f6 33. Bf3 Qc3 34. Bxh5 Kxh5 35. Rg4 1-0

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6
7. d5 Nb4 8. Bf1 Bg4 9. Na3 a5 10. h3 Bd7 11. c3 Na6 12. Nc4
e6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Ncxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nd5
17. Nd3 c6 18. Ng5 Bf5 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 h6 21. Nf3 Rfe8
22. Nd2 Nc5 23. Nc4 Be6 24. Nb6 Rad8 25. Be3 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 g6
12. h3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Ng7 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Rad1 Bg5 16. f4 Bh4
17. Rf1 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qd2 Bb5 20. Rf3 f5 21. Qd5+ Kh8
22. Nxb5 axb5 23. e5 Qe8 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. Rxg3 Rd8 26. Re1 c6
27. Qf3 dxe5 28. Rxe5 Qd7 29. Kh2 c4 30. b3 cxb3 31. cxb3 Rfe8
32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Qc3+ Kg8 34. Qd3 Qe6 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4
Qc8 37. a5 Qc7 38. Qd2 Re7 39. a6 Kg7 40. Rb3 Qa7 41. Qb2+ Kh6
42. Rb7 Qe3 43. Rxe7 Qxe7 44. Qb8 1-0

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zvonko Stanojoski"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3
Qb6 7. Na4 Qa5+ 8. c3 b6 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 Qa6 11. Ne2 Rd8
12. Nb2 Nf6 13. f3 Nd7 14. Qc2 Ne5 15. Nf4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Nxd3+
17. Nfxd3 Rxd3 18. Nxd3 Bxa1 19. Qxc6+ Bd7 20. Qa8+ Bc8 21. b5
Qb7 22. Qxb7 Bxb7 23. Ke2 Bf6 24. Rc1 Kd7 25. Rd1 Ba8 26. e5
Bg7 27. e6+ Ke8 28. Rc1 fxe6 29. Rc7 Kf7 30. a4 Bd5 31. Rxa7
e5 32. Bxb6 e4 33. Nb4 exf3+ 34. Kf2 Ba8 35. gxf3 Rc8 36. Rc7
Rxc7 37. Bxc7 Bc3 38. Nd3 Bd4+ 39. Ke2 Ke6 40. a5 Kd7 41. Be5
Bg1 42. Bg3 Bd5 43. Ne5+ Kc8 44. Kd3 Kb7 45. Kc3 g5 46. Kb4 h5
47. a6+ Ka7 48. Nd7 Bxf3 49. Bb8+ Ka8 50. Bc7 Be2 51. Nb6+
Bxb6 52. Bxb6 g4 53. Bf2 Kb8 54. Ka5 e5 55. b6 Bf3 56. Bg3 Kc8
57. Kb5 Bg2 58. Kc5 Bf3 59. b7+ 1-0

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ara Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6
7. Nc2 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. f3 Ne8 11. Be3 Nd6 12. Nb5
Bxb2 13. Rb1 Be5 14. f4 Bg7 15. Nxd6 exd6 16. Qxd6 Re8 17. Qd3
Na5 18. Bf3 Rc8 19. c5 bxc5 20. e5 c4 21. Qd1 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 c3
23. Bxa7 Nc4 24. Qxc3 Nxe5 25. Qd2 Ng4 26. Bb6 Qh4 27. h3 Nf6
28. Ne1 Ne4 29. Qxd7 Nc3 30. Nf3 Qf6 31. Rb4 Bf8 32. Rb3 Ne2+
33. Kf2 Nxf4 34. Re1 Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Rxe1+ 36. Nxe1 Nd3+ 37. Kg1
Nxe1 0-1

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3
Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Nd4
Nb6 12. a4 a6 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bf3
c5 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. O-O-O Bg4 20. f3 Be6 21. d4
cxd4 22. Rxd4 Ke7 23. Rhd1 Rhd8 24. Nf4 Rab8 25. b4 Rb5
26. Nd3 Rdb8 27. c4 Rxb4 28. Nxb4 Rxb4 29. h4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5
31. Rxd6 Rxc4+ 32. Kb2 Rc5 33. R6d3 Rb5+ 34. Kc3 Rxa5 35. Kd4
Kd6 36. Ke3+ Ke5 37. Rh1 c5 38. Rh5 Kf6 39. Rh6+ Kg7 40. Rh1
c4 41. Rc3 Ra2 42. Rhc1 Rxg2 43. Ra1 g4 44. fxg4 Rg3+ 45. Kd2
Rxg4 46. Rxa6 Kf6 47. Ra5 Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.06"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2
h6 13. f4 hxg5 14. fxg5 g6 15. Bg2 Bg4 16. Nbc1 a5 17. O-O Be7
18. a3 Nb6 19. b3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 a4 21. Ra1 Rc8 22. Rf2 axb3
23. cxb3 Nd7 24. Nd3 Nc5 25. Ra7 O-O 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. Nc3 Be6
28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Nf4 30. Qxe5 Bd6 31. Qf6 Qxf6 32. gxf6
Nxg2 33. Kxg2 Rfe8 34. Bf4 Bxf4 35. Rxf4 c4 36. bxc4 Rxc4
37. Kf3 Rc3+ 38. Kg4 Rc5 39. Rd7 g5 40. Rf5 Rxe4+ 41. Kxg5
Rxf5+ 42. Kxf5 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.07"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Galkin"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ned2
g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 Nb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 a5 11. a4 Nbd5
12. h3 Qc7 13. Nc4 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bd7 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7
17. Qe2 Re8 18. c3 Rdd8 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Qc2 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2
12. Nxe2 Na5 13. Rc1 b5 14. Qb4 a6 15. a4 Nc4 16. axb5 Nxe3
17. fxe3 Rb8 18. Qc3 axb5 19. Qc6+ Qd7 20. Kd2 Qxc6 21. Rxc6
O-O 22. Rb1 Rfd8 23. Kd3 e6 24. Rc7 b4 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Ra1 Ra8
27. Rca7 Rxa7 28. Rxa7 Rb8 29. Ra1 Bf8 30. e5 b3 31. Rb1 Ba3
32. Nc3 h5 33. Ne4 b2 34. Nd2 h4 35. h3 g5 36. Nc4 g4 37. hxg4
Ra8 38. Ke4 Kg7 39. Nxa3 Rxa3 40. Rxb2 Ra1 41. Rf2 Rg1 42. g5
h3 43. gxh3 Rxg5 44. Rh2 Rg1 45. h4 Rg3 46. h5 Rg1 47. h6+ Kg8
48. h7+ Kh8 49. Kd3 Rg3 50. Rh4 Rf3 51. Ke2 Rg3 52. Kd3 Rf3
53. Rf4 Rh3 54. d5 exd5 55. Rxf7 Rh6 56. Kd4 Ra6 57. Re7 Ra7
58. Re8+ Kxh7 59. e6 Kg7 60. Ke5 Ra3 61. Kd6 Rxe3 62. e7 d4
63. Rf8 d3 64. Rf2 Re4 65. Rg2+ Kf7 66. Rf2+ Kg7 67. Kd7 Rd4+
68. Kc6 Re4 69. Kd6 Kg6 70. Kd7 Rd4+ 71. Kc6 Re4 72. Kd7 Rd4+
73. Ke8 Rh4 74. Rf3 Re4 75. Rxd3 Kf6 76. Kf8 1-0

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Re8
12. a4 Qc7 13. Nh4 b5 14. Na5 Bb6 15. Nb3 a6 16. Bg5 c5 17. a5
Ba7 18. c4 h6 19. Be3 Rab8 20. Nd2 Nf8 21. g4 Bg6 22. f4 exf4
23. Bxf4 Qd7 24. e5 Bd3 25. Qf2 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 N6h7 27. Nf5 Ng6
28. Nd6 Rxe5 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. N2e4 bxc4 31. Qe2 Ng5 32. Rd1
Ne6 33. Nf2 Ng6 34. Qxc4 Rxb2 35. Qc1 Ra2 36. Qb1 Qa4 37. Nc8
Rxf2 38. Kxf2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 Bb8 40. Qe4 Qh2+ 41. Kf1 Nef4
42. Ne7+ Kh7 43. Nxg6 fxg6 44. Rd8 Bc7 45. Rf8 Nxh3 46. Bxh3
Qxh3+ 47. Ke2 Qh2+ 48. Kf1 Qh3+ 49. Ke2 Bxa5 50. Rf6 Qh2+
51. Kf1 gxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jon Viktor Gunnarsson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2
h6 13. gxh6 g6 14. h4 Rc8 15. O-O-O Nb6 16. Ned4 Bd7 17. Bxa6
Ra8 18. Nb5 d5 19. Nc5 Rxa6 20. Nb7 Qb8 21. Bc5 Rxa2 22. Qxb4
Nc4 23. N5d6+ Bxd6 24. Nxd6+ Qxd6 25. Qxc4 dxc4 26. Bxd6 f6
27. Kd2 Ra6 28. Kc3 Nf4 29. Ra1 Rxd6 30. Ra8+ Bc8 31. Rxc8+
Rd8 32. Rc6 O-O 33. Ra1 Rd7 34. Kxc4 Kh7 35. b4 Kxh6 36. b5 f5
37. b6 fxe4 38. fxe4 Rd2 39. c3 Rb2 40. Ra5 Rb8 41. Rb5 Ra2
42. Rxe5 Ra4+ 43. Kb3 Rba8 44. Rb5 Ra3+ 45. Kc4 R8a6 46. Rf6
Ne2 47. b7 R6a4+ 48. Kc5 Nxc3 49. Re6 Nxb5 50. b8=Q Rc3+
51. Kb6 1-0

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhail Podgaets"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Re8 8. Nh4 Na6 9. Nb1 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nc5 11. Qe2 g6
12. a4 b6 13. Nd2 Ba6 14. Nc4 Bf8 15. Re1 Qd4 16. Bf1 Ncxe4
17. Be3 Qd5 18. a5 Qe6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stefan Djuric"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6
7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. Na3 Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd European Championship"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[EventDate "2001.06.05"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Einar J Gausel"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3
h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Be7 11. Bb5+ Bd7
12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. c4 Nb6 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Re1 Rd8
17. Qe2 cxd4 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Rxd4 f6 20. Nc6 e5 21. Nxd8 Rxd8
22. Rd3 exf4 23. Red1 Qxc4 24. b3 f3 25. gxf3 Qb5 26. Qe6+ Kh7
27. Rxd6 Re8 28. Qg4 Re5 29. f4 h5 30. Qf3 Rf5 31. Qe4 Kg6
32. Qg2+ Kh7 33. Qe4 Kg6 34. Kh1 Qc5 35. Rg1+ Kf7 36. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.16"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alejandro Franco Alonso"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Rd1 Bxf3
12. gxf3 O-O 13. Be2 e6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5
17. d6 Qh4 18. Qd5 Bf6 19. d7 Bd8 20. Qxb7 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bb6
22. Qe4 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qxe3 24. Qxe3 Bxe3 25. Bc4 Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.17"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Guidarelli"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Be6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. c4 Bd6 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bd3 f5
12. Nh4 g6 13. Ng2 Nf6 14. f3 Qa5 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 Rbc8
17. Bd3 Rc7 18. Nf4 Rcc8 19. a3 Bd7 20. Ne2 Kg7 21. Kf2 h5
22. h4 a6 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. Nb3 Nd7 25. Na5 Nb6 26. Nxc6 Rxc6
27. Rhb1 Be7 28. Ne2 Bd6 29. Nc3 Be7 30. Bf1 Kf6 31. Re1 Rd8
32. Rac1 Rdc8 33. Ra1 Rd8 34. Rac1 Rdc8 35. Rb1 Rd8 36. Rec1
Rdc8 37. Rd1 Kg7 38. Bd3 Rd8 39. Rdc1 Rdc8 40. Ke2 Bd6 41. Rg1
Re8 42. f4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.18"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard J Palliser"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2337"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. Nc3 Bc7
7. g4 d6 8. g5 Nh5 9. e4 O-O 10. Ne5 g6 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Be3 b5
13. Nxb5 Rxe4 14. Nxc7 Qxc7 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Qa4 Ng7 17. O-O-O
a5 18. Qb3 Bg4 19. Qb6 Qxb6 20. Nxb6 Bxd1 21. Nxa8 Bf3 22. Rg1
Nf5 23. Bd2 Nd4 24. Nb6 Re2 25. h4 Na6 26. Rg3 Rxf2 27. Bxa6
Be2 28. Be1 Rh2 29. Bc4 Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Rc2+ 31. Kd1 Rxc4
32. Re3 Kf8 33. Re4 Nc2 34. Rxc4 Ne3+ 35. Ke2 Nxc4 36. b3 Nb6
37. Bxa5 Nxd5 38. Kf3 Ke8 39. Ke4 Ne7 40. Be1 Kd7 41. b4 Kc6
42. a4 cxb4 43. Bxb4 Nd5 44. Be1 f6 45. gxf6 Nxf6+ 46. Kd4 Ne8
47. Ke4 Kc5 48. Kf4 h6 49. Bd2 Nf6 50. Kf3 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5
52. Bxg5 Nd5 53. Bh6 Kb4 54. Bf8 Kxa4 55. Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.19"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gabor Papp"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 a6 6. O-O Qc7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qc2 e5
12. Na4 Be7 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rbxc8 15. c5 h6 16. g3 Rcd8
17. b4 Rfe8 18. h4 Nd7 19. Bc4 Nf8 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Qc8
22. Bd6 Ne6 23. e5 Bxd6 24. exd6 b6 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qh7 Rxd6
27. cxd6 Kf6 28. Rf1+ Ke5 29. d7 Qxd7 30. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.20"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Stefan Kristjansson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. Qd2 Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7
12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Qc7 14. O-O-O Rc8 15. Kb1 Be7 16. Qd3
Nc4 17. Bc1 a5 18. h4 a4 19. Nd2 Ne3 20. Ne4 Nxd1 21. Qxd1 Rb8
22. h5 b4 23. Bh3 Nc5 24. g6 fxg6 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Nxc5 Qxc5
27. Qd3 Kd8 28. Be3 Qc8 29. Qf1 Qb7 30. Rh2 Qb5 31. Qd1 b3
32. cxb3 axb3 33. a3 Rh4 34. Bf2 Rh5 35. Bf1 Qd7 36. Rxh5 gxh5
37. Bd3 h4 38. Qg1 Bf6 39. Qg6 Qh3 40. Kc1 Qxf3 41. Ba7 Rb7
42. Bg1 Qg3 0-1

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.21"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zviad Izoria"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6
7. N1e2 Bd6 8. h4 h6 9. Nf4 Bxf4 10. Bxf4 Nf6 11. Qe2 O-O
12. h5 Bh7 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 Qd5 16. Kb1 Nbd7
17. f3 c5 18. dxc5 Qc6 19. Qd2 Rfc8 20. b4 a5 21. Bxh6 gxh6
22. Qxh6 axb4 23. Ne4 Qa6 24. a3 e5 25. Nd6 Rxc5 26. Nf5 1-0

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.23"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be6 11. b3
Bb4 12. Bb2 Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.24"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Re8
12. a4 Qc7 13. Nh4 b5 14. Na5 Bb6 15. Nb3 a6 16. Bg5 h6
17. Bd2 c5 18. c4 bxc4 19. Na5 c3 20. Bxc3 c4 21. g4 Bg6
22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Bb4 Rab8 24. Rc1 Bxa5 25. Bxa5 Qc6 26. b4
Qxa4 27. Rxc4 Qb3 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Rxc3 Nf8 30. Re1 Rec8
31. Rec1 Rxc3 32. Rxc3 Ne6 33. f3 Kf7 34. Bf1 Ra8 35. Rc6 Nd4
36. Rc7+ Ke6 37. Bc4+ Kd6 38. Rxg7 Rc8 39. Rxg6 Rxc4 40. Rxf6+
Ke7 41. Rxa6 Rc2 42. Bb6 Nxf3+ 43. Kf1 Ng5 44. Bc5+ Kf7
45. Rxh6 Nxe4 46. Ke1 Rh2 47. h4 Kg7 48. g5 Ng3 49. Bd6 Re2+
50. Kd1 Re4 51. Bc5 Nf5 52. Rf6 Nxh4 53. b5 Rc4 54. Rc6 Nf5
55. b6 Ne3+ 56. Kd2 1-0

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.25"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Merab Gagunashvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Bd3 c6
12. Ba3 Re8 13. c4 b6 14. Bb4 Bf8 15. Bc3 Nb7 16. Nc1 Nc5
17. Re1 Ba6 18. Bf1 cxd5 19. exd5 Qc7 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
Rac8 22. Qg3 Bd6 23. c5 Qxc5 24. Bxa6 Qxc3 25. Bxc8 Qxc8
26. Rac1 Bc5 27. Kh1 Qf5 28. Re2 h5 29. h3 f6 30. Rd1 Rd8
31. d6 Rxd6 32. Qb3+ Kg7 33. Rxd6 Bxd6 34. Qa4 Bc5 35. Kg1 Kh6
36. Qd1 Qf4 37. Qd2 Kg5 38. Kf1 Qxd2 39. Rxd2 Bd4 40. Rc2 Bc5
41. Ke2 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.26"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Acs"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 e6 6. Qe1 Be7
7. e4 O-O 8. Ne5 Bh5 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. g4 Bg6
12. f4 dxe4 13. dxe4 f5 14. Nc3 fxg4 15. hxg4 e5 16. f5 Bf7
17. Be3 h6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Kh1 Rad8 20. Bf3 Nb6 21. Be2 Nc4
22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Rg1 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Qd6 25. Nf2 b6 26. b3 Ba6
27. Kh2 c5 28. g5 hxg5 29. c4 Bb7 30. Qe2 Qh6+ 31. Kg2 Rxf5
32. Qg4 Qe6 33. Kf1 Rf6 34. Bxg5 Qxg4 35. Rxg4 Re6 36. Ke2 Bf8
37. Bd2 g6 38. a4 Bc8 39. Rh4 Re7 40. Rh1 Rh7 41. Rxh7 Kxh7
42. Kf3 Kg7 43. Ng4 Bd6 44. Bc3 Bxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.27"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 b5 8. a3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. h3 Be7 11. g4 Nc5 12. Ng3
h6 13. O-O g6 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne6 16. e5 Qb6+ 17. Kh2
Bxg2 18. exf6 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Ne4 Be5
22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Rd1 Kf8 24. c3 Qh4 25. Nc7 Nxc7 26. Rd7 Rh7
27. Rxc7 Qd8 28. Nc5 Qd2+ 29. Kg1 Qd6 30. b4 Rd8 31. Ra7 Kg8
32. Rxa6 Qd2 33. Kh1 Qc2 34. Ra7 f5 35. Ra6 Rd1 0-1

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.28"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5
Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15. h4 O-O 16. O-O-O a5 17. Nd2
f5 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. h5 a4 20. Nc4 Qe8 21. h6 g6 22. f4 b3
23. cxb3 axb3 24. Qxb3 Ng4 25. Kb1 exf4 26. Bd4 f3 27. Qd3 Rf4
28. Rdf1 Qf7 29. Ne3 Bf6 30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Rh3 Ne4 32. a3 Rf8
33. Rh2 g5 34. Rc2 g4 35. Rfc1 Nc5 36. Qf1 Qg6 37. Ka2 Qxh6
38. b4 Ne4 39. b5 Nc5 40. b6 g3 41. Qb5 R4f7 42. Nc4 f2 0-1

[Event "WJun"]
[Site "Athens GRE"]
[Date "2001.08.29"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kamil Miton"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 d6
7. d4 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. a4 h6 11. a5 a6 12. c5 g5
13. c6 bxc6 14. dxc6 Be6 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Be3 e4 17. Bc5 Rd2
18. b4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 e6 22. f3 Bxc6
23. fxe4 fxe4 24. Kf2 e3+ 25. Kg1 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Bf8 27. Kf3
Bxc5 28. bxc5 Rf8+ 29. Kxe3 Rf5 30. Rd8+ Rf8 31. Rd3 Rf5
32. Kd4 Rd5+ 33. Kc4 Rxd3 34. exd3 Kf7 35. Kd4 Kf6 36. Ke4 c6
37. g4 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.13"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vahagn Khachatryan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6
7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3 e6 9. Nbd2 d5 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4
dxe4 13. dxe4 Qc7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Qe2 Ne5
17. Ng5 c4 18. Bf4 Nfd7 19. Red1 Nd3 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qe3 Qc5
22. Qxc5 N7xc5 23. b4 Na4 24. Bxd3 cxd3 25. Rxd3 Rc8 26. Rc1
Ke7 27. e5 Rc4 28. Rcd1 Rc7 29. Rf3 Rf8 30. Ne4 Nb2 31. Rd4
Nc4 32. Nc5 Nxe5 33. Re3 Nc6 34. Rd2 Nb8 35. Kf1 b6 36. Na4
Nd7 37. c4 Rb8 38. Rc3 g5 39. Ke2 Ne5 40. c5 bxc5 41. bxc5 Rb5
42. Rd4 Nc6 43. Re4 Rd7 44. f4 gxf4 45. Rxf4 e5 46. Rfc4 Ke6
47. Ke3 Rd4 48. Rc2 Nb4 49. Rc1 Nxa2 50. R1c2 Nb4 51. Rc1 Nd5+
52. Kf2 Rxc4 53. Rxc4 Rb4 54. Rxb4 Nxb4 55. Ke3 Kd5 56. h4
Nc2+ 57. Kd3 Nd4 58. h5 Ne6 59. Ke3 a5 60. Nc3+ Kxc5 61. Ne4+
Kd5 62. g5 Nf4 63. h6 gxh6 64. gxh6 f5 65. Nf6+ Ke6 66. Nh5
Ng6 67. Ng7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.14"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Smbat Gariginovich Lputian"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6
7. Bf4 Nxc5 8. a3 Be7 9. b4 Nd7 10. Nb5 O-O 11. c4 a5 12. bxa5
Qxa5+ 13. Bd2 Qa4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nc7 Qe4+ 16. Be3 Rxa3
17. Rxa3 Bxa3 18. Bd3 Qb4+ 19. Bd2 Qb2 20. e6 Nde5 21. exf7+
Rxf7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Nxf7 Nxf7 25. O-O Qe5
26. Nb5 Bc5 27. Qc2 d4 28. Re1 Qf5 29. Qc4 Kh7 30. f4 Bd7
31. Kh1 Nd6 32. Nxd6 Bxd6 33. h3 b5 34. Qb3 Ne7 35. Kg1 Qd5
36. Qb1+ Kg8 37. Qd1 b4 38. h4 b3 39. h5 Bc6 40. Qg4 Qf5
41. Qg3 b2 42. Qb3+ Qd5 43. Qh3 Nf5 44. Rb1 Qb5 45. Rxb2 Qxb2
46. Qxf5 Qb8 47. Qe6+ Kh7 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. h6 Qf8 50. f5 Qf6
51. Qh5 Kg8 52. hxg7 Qxg7 53. g4 d3 54. Kf1 Qa1+ 55. Be1 Qe5
56. Qg5+ Kf7 57. Qh5+ Kf8 58. g5 Qxf5+ 59. Bf2 d2 60. Qh6+ Ke7
61. Qg7+ Qf7 62. Qd4 Qf4 63. Qg7+ Kd8 64. Qg8+ Bf8 65. Qb3
Bb5+ 0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.15"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Bg2 a6
7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Bg5 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Rc8 13. Qd1 h6 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Nf3 Qb7 16. Ba5 e5
17. e3 Nb8 18. Nbd2 Be7 19. Nb3 O-O 20. Qe2 Qe4 21. Bc3 Nc6
22. Rac1 b4 23. Bd2 Nd4 24. Nbxd4 exd4 25. Qxa6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
g5 27. h3 h5 28. Qb5 Nd5 29. Rc4 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Rxd4
gxf3+ 32. Kh3 Qf5+ 33. g4 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.16"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artashes Navasardovich Minasian"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3
h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 c5 9. c3 a6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6
12. Qd3 Bf4 13. Bg3 Qc7 14. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.17"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Tigran Vaanovic Nalbandian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d6 3. d4 Nbd7 4. c4 e5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. e4 a6 9. a4 a5 10. h3 Re8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4
Bf8 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 g6 16. f4 Nfd7 17. Bf2
Na6 18. Rd2 Nb4 19. Qd1 Nc5 20. Nf3 f5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. e5
Be7 23. Qe2 Be6 24. Red1 Rad8 25. h4 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rd8
27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Bf1 h5 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Nxd2 Nc2 31. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.18"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arsen Yegiazarian"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. Bb3 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. c3 Bd7 9. Re1 Ne5 10. d4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 e5
12. dxc5 dxc5 13. a4 Bc6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Nc4 Rae8 16. g4 Nd7
17. h4 Kh8 18. Ne3 g6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Kg7 21. a5 Bxh4
22. Kg2 Nf6 23. Bb3 h5 24. Rh1 Nxg4 25. Rxh4 f5 26. Bg5 c4
27. Bc2 fxe4 28. Qxe4 Rxf2+ 29. Kg3 Rf5 30. Rxh5 Ref8 31. Rf1
Qf7 32. Qh1 gxh5 33. Rxf5 Qc7 34. Qxh5 1-0

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.19"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ashot Gamletovich Anastasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
d5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O b6 11. Qe2 cxd4
12. exd4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Ne5 Kf8 16. Qf1
Qc7 17. Bb5 Rec8 18. Qe2 Ne7 19. Bc4 Ned5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5
21. Ne4 f6 22. Nd3 Kg8 23. Nb4 Nf4 24. Qe3 a5 25. Nd3 Nd5
26. Qh3 Qd7 27. Qg3 Kh8 28. Nd6 Rc6 29. Nxb7 Qxb7 30. h3 Rd8
31. Qg4 Qd7 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Ne7 34. Nf4 Nf5 35. d5 exd5
36. Re1 g6 37. Qe2 d4 38. Qa6 Qc6 39. Qd3 Re8 0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.20"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ara Minasian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. d5 Na5 11. Ba2 Rb8 12. Nbd2
c6 13. dxc6 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Nc4 Nxc4
17. Qxc4 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qb3 e4 20. Ne5 Bc5 21. Be3 Bxe3
22. Rxe3 Qd4 23. c7 Rb6 24. f4 exf3 25. Nxf3 Qc5 26. Rd1 Ng4
27. Rxd5 Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Nxe3 29. Rd8 Rc6 30. Nd4 Rxc7
31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Ne6+ Ke7 33. Nxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.21"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gevorg Harutjunyan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2
g6 13. Bg2 a5 14. f4 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. f5 Bc4 17. Nbc1 d5
18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. exd5 Bxd3 21. cxd3 b3 22. Kf1 Rc8
23. axb3 Bb4 24. Qd1 O-O 25. Be4 f6 26. h4 Qe3 27. Bf3 fxg5
28. hxg5 Rc2 0-1

[Event "ch-ARM"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2001.09.23"]
[EventDate "2001.09.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Karen Asrian"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. O-O Qd5 15. c4 Qf5 16. Bxd7+
Kxd7 17. Qb2 b6 18. c5 Ke7 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Be3 Rhd8 21. Rad1
Kf8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Castrop Rauxel GER"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. e4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nh6
7. Be2 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O f5 10. exf5 Bxd4 11. Bxh6 Rxf5
12. Qd2 Qb6 13. Bd3 Rf7 14. Rab1 a5 15. Nb5 Bc5 16. Rbe1 Ne5
17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. b3 Raf8 20. Be4 Ng4 21. Bd5 Bxd5
22. Nxd5 Nxe3 23. Nxb6 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Bxb6 25. Qd5 Kg7 26. Qxb7
Bxf2+ 27. Kh1 h5 28. g3 Bc5 29. Rxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qe4 e5 31. Qe1
g5 32. h3 Rf2 33. Qc1 Kf6 34. h4 g4 35. Qh6+ Ke7 36. Qxh5 Rf1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 c5 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 cxd4
7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Qd3 d5 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Qxd5 Nxd5 11.e4 Nf6 12.Bd3
O-O 13.b4 Rd8 14.Ke2 Ng4 15.Bc2 b6 16.b5 Na5 17.h3 Nf6 18.Bf4
a6 19.a4 axb5 20.axb5 Bb7 21.Nd2 Rac8 22.Rhc1 Nc4 23.f3 Nh5
24.Bg5 f6 25.Nxc4 fxg5 26.Nxb6 Nf4+ 27.Kf1 Rc3 28.Ba4 Rcd3
29.Rc7 Rd2 30.Rxb7 Rxg2 31.Rd1 Rxd1+ 32.Bxd1 h5 33.Nc4 Rh2
34.Rd7 g4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustem Khazitovich Dautov"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bd6 6.Nc3 dxe4 7.Ng5
O-O 8.Ncxe4 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Bf5 10.Qf3 Bxe4 11.dxe4 Nd7 12.O-O Nc5
13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Qg4 Nxb3 15.axb3 Rfd8 16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 Bc5
18.Bxc5 Qxc5 19.c3 Qb6 20.b4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Rd7 Rxd7
23.Qxd7 h6 24.h4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Christopher Lutz"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.exf5 c6 6.Bd3 Nf6
7.Nxe5 Bd6 8.Nc4 Bc7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 d5 11.Ne3 Ne4 12.Bxe4
dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxf5 14.Ng3 Bg6 15.c3 Ne6 16.d4 Nf4 17.Nc4 Nd3
18.Be3 Qd7 19.Qd2 h5 20.f3 b5 21.Nb2 Nxb2 22.Qxb2 Rae8 23.Qd2
h4 24.Ne4 Bxe4 25.fxe4 Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Rxe4 27.Bf4 Bxf4 28.Rxf4
Qe6 29.Rxe4 Qxe4 30.c4 bxc4 31.bxc4 Qb1+ 32.Kf2 Qf5+ 33.Ke3
Qe6+ 34.Kd3 Qf5+ 35.Ke3 Qg5+ 36.Kd3 Qf5+ 37.Kc3 Qa5+ 38.Kd3
Qf5+ 39.Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Frank Lamprecht"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4+
Nbd7 8.Ne5 a6 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Qxd7+ Kxd7 11.g3 Bd6 12.Bg2 h5
13.h4 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bd2 Bd5 16.a3 a5 17.Rc1 f5 18.Bf1 c6
19.Bc4 b5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Ke2 Rhb8 22.Rc2 b4 23.axb4 axb4
24.b3 Ra3 25.Rb1 Rg8 26.Bc1 Raa8 27.Rbb2 g5 28.hxg5 Rxg5
29.Ra2 Rgg8 30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.Bb2 Ra2 32.Kd1 Be7 33.Kc1 h4
34.gxh4 Bxh4 35.Kd1 Be7 36.Re2 Bd6 37.Bc1 Ra1 38.Kc2 Ke6 39.f4
exf3 40.Rf2 Ra2+ 41.Bb2 Kf6 42.Rxf3 Kg5 43.Rf1 Kg4 44.Kb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zbynek Hracek"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.h3 O-O
8.Bb3 b6 9.Re1 Bb7 10.d4 e6 11.Nbd2 Rc8 12.e5 Ne8 13.dxc5 bxc5
14.exd6 Nxd6 15.Nc4 Nxc4 16.Bxc4 Qc7 17.Qa4 Ne7 18.Be2 Bc6
19.Qa3 Bd5 20.Bg5 h6 21.Bd2 Nf5 22.Rad1 Rb8 23.b3 Rfd8 24.c4
Bxf3 25.Bxf3 Rxd2 26.Rxd2 Bc3 27.Qc1 Bxd2 28.Qxd2 Rd8 29.Qc1
Kg7 30.g3 a5 31.h4 Nd4 32.Bg2 Qd6 33.Qc3 Qb6 34.Qe3 Qc7 35.Kh1
Kh7 36.Be4 Kg7 37.Kg2 Qd6 38.f4 h5 39.Bb7 Rb8 40.Bf3 a4 41.Bd1
Kf8 42.Qc3 Qb6 43.Re5 Ke7 44.Kh3 axb3 45.Bxb3 Qb7 46.Re1 Qf3
47.Qxf3 Nxf3 48.Re3 Nd4 49.Kg2 Kd6 50.Kf2 f6 51.Kg2 Rb7 52.Kf2
e5 53.fxe5+ fxe5 54.Kg2 Ke6 55.Kf2 Kf5 56.Ke1 e4 57.Kd2 Ke5
58.Kc3 Rf7 59.Bd1 Rf1 60.Ba4 Rf2 61.Be8 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Khenkin"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 g6 4.Ngf3 Bg7 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 Ne7 7.O-O
O-O 8.b4 Na6 9.a3 Nc7 10.Bb2 f6 11.Re1 b6 12.d4 dxe4 13.Rxe4
f5 14.Rxe5 Bxe5 15.Nxe5 Bb7 16.c4 Rb8 17.Qb3 Ne8 18.c5+ Nd5
19.b5 Nef6 20.bxc6 Ba8 21.Qa2 Kg7 22.Ndc4 Qc7 23.Rc1 bxc5
24.dxc5 Kh6 25.Nd6 Ne7 26.Nef7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mikhail Vladimirovich Golubev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3
Be7 8.f4 Nbd7 9.O-O b5 10.Be3 Qc7 11.f5 Nc5 12.fxe6 fxe6 13.a3
Nxb3 14.cxb3 O-O 15.Qf3 Qb7 16.Qh3 Nxe4 17.Rxf8+ Bxf8 18.Rf1
Nxc3 19.bxc3 Bd7 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qh4 e5 22.Ne2 Qd5 23.Ng3 Bc6
24.Rf2 Qxb3 25.Bh6 Qxc3 26.Qg5 Qa1+ 27.Rf1 Qd4+ 28.Rf2 Bxh6
29.Qxh6 Re8 30.Nf1 a5 31.Ne3 b4 32.axb4 axb4 33.h4 b3 34.Kh2
b2 35.Nf5 gxf5 36.Qg5+ Kf7 37.Rxf5+ Ke6 38.Qg7 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Lubomir Ftacnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 O-O 7.b4
b6 8.Bb2 d6 9.g3 Bb7 10.Bg2 Nc6 11.O-O e5 12.e3 e4 13.Ng5 Ne5
14.d3 b5 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 bxc4 17.bxc5 Re8 18.Rad1 dxc5
19.Bg2 Rb8 20.dxc4 Qc8 21.Qc2 Qa6 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.Rd3 h5
24.Rfd1 Rbe8 25.Qb3 Qc8 26.h3 Ne4 27.Rd7 a5 28.Qb7 Qxb7
29.Rxb7 g5 30.Rdd7 Rf5 31.Rd5 Rxd5 32.cxd5 Nd6 33.Rd7 Nc4
34.Rc7 Nxa3 35.Rxc5 Ra8 36.d6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jonathan Speelman"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c6 2.d3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 e5
8.h3 Re8 9.c4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 a6 11.Rb1 b5 12.b4 Bf8 13.Bg5 h6
14.Be3 Kh7 15.a4 bxc4 16.dxc4 a5 17.b5 c5 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5
Nb6 20.Nd2 h5 21.f4 Bh6 22.Nf3 exf4 23.gxf4 Rxe4 24.Ng5+ Bxg5
25.Bxe4 Bh6 26.Qe2 Qh4 27.Qf3 Nc4 28.Bd3 Nxe3 29.Rxe3 c4
30.Bxc4 Bf5 31.Rf1 Bg7 32.Qg3 Qd8 33.Bd3 Bd4 34.Bxf5 Qb6
35.Rfe1 Re8 36.Be6 fxe6 37.Kh2 e5 38.f5 Rg8 39.Rf3 Qc7 40.Qh4
Qc2+ 41.Kh1 Kh6 42.f6 Rf8 43.f7 Qxa4 44.Qe7 Kg7 45.Qf6+ Kh7
46.Qxd6 Kg7 47.Rc1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Predrag Nikolic"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5 4.c3 Be7 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1
c6 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.Bc2 Qc7 10.Bb3 h6 11.Nf1 Nf8 12.dxe5 dxe5
13.Nh4 Bg4 14.Qd3 Qd7 15.Qc2 Rad8 16.h3 Be6 17.Be3 b6 18.Ng3
c5 19.Nhf5 Qc6 20.Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Johan van Mil"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6
7.Nb3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Be6 10.f4 Na5 11.Nxa5 Qxa5 12.a3 Rac8
13.Bf3 Nd7 14.Bd4 Bxd4+ 15.Qxd4 Qb6 16.Qxb6 Nxb6 17.Rf2 Rc5
18.Nd1 d5 19.e5 Nc4 20.c3 Rd8 21.b3 Nb6 22.Rd2 Nd7 23.Kf2 Rcc8
24.b4 f6 25.exf6 Nxf6 26.Rd4 Bg4 27.Rc1 b5 28.Bxg4 Nxg4+
29.Kf3 Nf6 30.Nf2 Rd6 31.g4 e6 32.Rd3 Rdc6 33.g5 Nh5 34.Ng4
Rc4 35.Nf6+ Nxf6 36.gxf6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Castrop Rauxel GER"]
[Date "2001.10.07"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Thomas Luther"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5
7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Nf4 Nc6 10. Qg4 Nxd4 11. O-O-O Nf5
12. Nfxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Qxe5 14. Bb5 O-O 15. Bxd7 Bxd7 16. Qh5
h6 17. Rhe1 Qd6 18. Ne7+ Nxe7 19. Rxd6 cxd6 20. Rxe7 Bc6
21. f3 Rae8 22. Qh4 d5 23. Kd2 Rxe7 24. Qxe7 Re8 25. Qc7 a6
26. a4 Re6 27. b3 Rg6 28. g4 Re6 29. b4 g5 30. Qa5 d4 31. b5
axb5 32. axb5 Re5 33. Qa8+ Re8 34. Qa4 Bxf3 35. Qxd4 Re4
36. Qd3 Rf4 37. c4 Bxg4 38. c5 Bf3 39. Ke3 Kg7 40. Qc3+ Kg8
41. c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2001.11.25"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Stohl"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3
e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8
12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Bd7 16. Rac1
Bc6 17. Nd4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Be5 19. b4 h5 20. Nxe6+ fxe6
21. Qxe6 Qf7 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. Qd6+ Kg8 24. b5 Bxb5 25. Rc7 Qe6
26. Qxe6+ Rxe6 27. Rxb7 a6 28. Rc1 Rc6 29. Rxc6 Bxc6 30. Rc7
Bb5 31. d4 Kh7 32. Rc5 Kg6 33. Kh2 h4 34. d5 Rh5 35. f4 Rf5
36. Kh3 Kh5 37. g4+ hxg3 38. Kxg3 Kg6 39. Kf3 Kf7 40. Ke4 g6
41. Rc7+ Ke8 42. Bd4 Rh5 43. Bf6 Rh2 44. Ke5 Bd7 45. Kd6 Bf5
46. a3 Ra2 47. Rc3 Rd2 48. a4 Kf7 49. Bg5 Rc2 50. Rc6 Bd3
51. a5 Ra2 52. Kc7 Bb5 53. Rc5 Rd2 54. d6 Ba4 55. Re5 Rc2+
56. Kd8 Rd2 57. Re7+ Kf8 58. d7 Rc2 59. Re4 Bb5 60. Bh6+ Kf7
61. Re7+ Kg8 62. Re5 Kf7 63. Rd5 Ba4 64. Rd4 Bb5 65. Rd6 Rc3
66. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.f3
e6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.O-O-O O-O 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Rb8
13.h4 b4 14.Ne2 Qc7 15.g5 Nd7 16.h5 Ne5 17.Ng1 f5 18.gxf6 Bxf6
19.h6 g6 20.b3 Qe7 21.f4 Ng4 22.Bc4 Bb7 23.Qe2 Bxd4 24.Rxd4
Nf6 25.Nf3 Kh8 26.Rhd1 e5 27.Rxd6 Nxe4 28.Rd7 Qf6 29.Qxe4 Bxe4
30.Ng5 Qxg5 31.fxg5 Bf5 32.Re7 Rfe8 33.Rxe8+ Rxe8 34.Bxa6 Kg8
35.Rd6 Kf8 36.Bb5 Ke7 37.Bxe8 Kxd6 38.Kc1 Kd5 39.Kd2 Ke4 40.c3
bxc3+ 41.Kxc3 Kf4 42.a4 e4 43.a5 e3 44.a6 Be4 45.b4 Kxg5 46.b5
Kf4 47.b6 1-0

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Prusikin"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "230"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.g3 Qc7 7.Bg2
Qxc4 8.O-O Nc6 9.Nb3 d5 10.a3 Be7 11.Bf4 O-O 12.Rc1 Rd8 13.Bc7
Rd7 14.Bb6 Qg4 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.Bxc5 b5 17.e4 Qg6 18.Qe1 Bb7
19.e5 Ng4 20.f4 h5 21.Rd1 Ne7 22.h3 Nh6 23.Bf2 Rc7 24.Qd2 Rac8
25.Qd3 Qxd3 26.Rxd3 Rc4 27.Be1 Nhf5 28.Bf3 g6 29.Ne2 Nc6 30.b3
Rc2 31.g4 Ng7 32.Bh4 b4 33.axb4 Nxb4 34.Rdd1 Rb2 35.gxh5 Nxh5
36.f5 exf5 37.Bxh5 gxh5 38.Nd4 Rc3 39.Rxf5 Rxh3 40.e6 fxe6
41.Rg5+ Kh7 42.Nxe6 d4 43.Rg7+ Kh8 44.Rxb7 Rxh4 45.Rxb4 Rg4+
46.Kf1 Rh4 47.Rb8+ Kh7 48.Ng5+ Kg6 49.Rg8+ Kf6 50.Nf3 Rh1+
51.Rg1 Rxg1+ 52.Kxg1 Rxb3 53.Nxd4 Rb2 54.Ra1 Ke5 55.Nf3+ Ke4
56.Ng5+ Kf5 57.Nh3 Rb6 58.Ra5+ Ke4 59.Rxh5 Rb5 60.Nf2+ Kd4
61.Rh3 a5 62.Kf1 Kc4 63.Nd1 Rg5 64.Ke1 Kb4 65.Kd2 Rg2+ 66.Kc1
a4 67.Ne3 Rg8 68.Kb2 Kc5 69.Ka3 Kd4 70.Nd1 Rg1 71.Nc3 Kc4
72.Na2 Rg2 73.Rh4+ Kd5 74.Nc3+ Ke5 75.Rxa4 Rg3 76.Kb3 Rh3
77.Re4+ Kf5 78.Re2 Rh4 79.Nb5 Kf6 80.Kc3 Kf5 81.Re3 Rh1 82.Kd2
Kf4 83.Nc3 Rh8 84.Ne2+ Kf5 85.Kd3 Kf6 86.Nd4 Rh4 87.Re6+ Kf7
88.Ra6 Rh1 89.Nf3 Ke7 90.Ke4 Kd7 91.Ne5+ Kc7 92.Rc6+ Kb7
93.Rg6 Rd1 94.Nd3 Kc7 95.Ra6 Rd2 96.Ne5 Re2+ 97.Kf5 Kb7 98.Rd6
Kc7 99.Ke6 Re1 100.Rd4 Kb6 101.Kd5 Rb1 102.Rh4 Rd1+ 103.Ke6
Kc5 104.Nd7+ Kb5 105.Ke7 Re1+ 106.Kd6 Rd1+ 107.Ke6 Re1+
108.Ne5 Kc5 109.Rc4+ Kb5 110.Rc8 Kb4 111.Kd5 Rd1+ 112.Ke4 Re1+
113.Kd4 Rd1+ 114.Nd3+ Kb5 115.Rc3 Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Rustemov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.O-O Nc6 7.cxd5
Nxd5 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.e3 Re8 10.b3 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxd1
13.Rxd1 Bxe5 14.Bb2 c6 15.Rd2 Bf5 16.Rad1 Bf6 17.h3 h5 18.Kf1
Rad8 19.Ke2 Rxd2+ 20.Rxd2 Nd7 21.Na4 Be7 22.Nc3 Nc5 23.b4 Nd7
24.b5 Ne5 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.Nd5 cxd5 27.Bxe5 Bb4 28.Rb2 a5
29.Bd4 Rd8 30.Bf6 Rc8 31.Bxd5 Bxh3 32.e4 Kf8 33.Ke3 Be6
34.Bxe6 fxe6 35.Bd4 Kf7 36.Rb3 Rb8 37.e5 Rc8 38.Ke4 Rc4 39.Kd3
Rc7 40.f4 Be1 41.Ke4 Bb4 42.Be3 Rc2 43.a3 Rc3 44.Rxc3 Bxc3
45.a4 Ke8 46.Kf3 Kd7 47.Bf2 Kc6 48.g4 Kd5 49.Bh4 Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Erik Pedersen"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 e5 3.dxe5 Nxe5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Bc4 Bb4+ 6.c3 Ba5
7.Nf3 Bb6 8.Qe2 Qe7 9.Nbd2 d6 10.Bd3 Nf6 11.Nc4 d5 12.Nxb6
axb6 13.e5 Ng4 14.h3 Nh6 15.g4 f6 16.exf6 Qxe2+ 17.Kxe2 gxf6
18.Kf2 O-O 19.Rg1 Kh8 20.b4 Nf7 21.b5 Na5 22.Be3 Nd6 23.Bd4
Kg8 24.g5 f5 25.g6 h6 26.g7 Re8 27.Rg6 Nb3 28.axb3 Rxa1
29.Rxh6 1-0

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andrei Sokolov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.c4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 e5 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O
c6 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.exd5 Bxd4 11.Be4 Be5 12.Be3 Re8
13.Bd4 Bd6 14.dxc6 Nxc6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Re1 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1
Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qxd4 19.Qe8+ Kg7 20.Rd1 Qxf2 21.Rd8 Qf4+ 22.Kg1
Qc1+ 23.Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Klaus Berg"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Bc4 e6
7.N1e2 Nf6 8.O-O Bd6 9.f4 Bf5 10.Nxf5 exf5 11.Ng3 g6 12.Re1+
Kf8 13.Bb3 Kg7 14.c4 h5 15.Bc2 Nbd7 16.Nh1 b5 17.b3 bxc4
18.bxc4 Qa5 19.Bd2 Bb4 20.Bxb4 Qxb4 21.Ba4 Rae8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
23.Bxc6 Qxc4 24.Bxd7 Nxd7 25.Nf2 Nf6 26.g3 Rd8 27.Rc1 Qxa2
28.Ra1 Qb2 29.Rxa7 Rc8 30.Ra1 Rc2 31.Rb1 Qa2 32.Ra1 Qc4 33.Qe1
Qxd4 34.Rc1 Rxc1 35.Qxc1 Ng4 36.Qe1 h4 37.Kg2 Nxf2 38.Qxf2 h3+
39.Kg1 Qa1+ 40.Qf1 Qxf1+ 41.Kxf1 Kf6 42.Kf2 Ke6 43.Ke2 Kd5
44.Kd3 f6 45.Ke3 Kc4 46.Ke2 Kc3 47.Ke3 Kc2 48.Ke2 g5 49.g4
fxg4 50.fxg5 g3 51.gxf6 gxh2 52.f7 h1=Q 53.f8=Q Qd1+ 54.Kf2
Qd2+ 55.Kf1 Qg2+ 56.Ke1 Qd2+ 57.Kf1 Qg2+ 58.Ke1 h2 59.Qc5+ Kb1
60.Qb4+ Ka1 61.Qd4+ Kb1 62.Qb4+ Qb2 63.Qe4+ Qc2 64.Qb4+ Ka2
65.Qa5+ Kb3 66.Qb5+ Ka3 67.Qa5+ Qa4 68.Qc3+ Qb3 69.Qa5+ Kb2
70.Qd2+ Qc2 71.Qb4+ Ka1 72.Qd4+ Ka2 73.Qd5+ Ka3 74.Qa5+ Kb2
75.Qb4+ Ka1 76.Qd4+ Qb2 77.Qa4+ Kb1 78.Qe4+ Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan Rode Pedersen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 h5 4.h3 Bc5 5.d3 h4 6.g4 Nge7 7.Bg2 Nd4
8.Nge2 Nxe2 9.Nxe2 Bb6 10.f4 d6 11.d4 Be6 12.Qd3 exd4 13.Nxd4
Nc6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bd2 f6 16.e5 dxe5 17.Bxc6+ Kf8 18.f5 Bf7
19.Bxa8 Qxa8 20.O-O-O Kg8 21.g5 e4 22.Qc3 Bh5 23.g6 Qd5 24.Bf4
Bxd1 25.Rxd1 1-0

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Normunds Miezis"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Nc3
Nc7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Bxe4 10.Nxc5 Bd5 11.Re1 Be7 12.a3 bxa3 13.b3
d6 14.Nd3 h6 15.Bc1 O-O 16.c4 Be4 17.Bxa3 a5 18.Bb2 Ra6 19.Bf1
Qa8 20.Nd2 Bb7 21.d5 Bd8 22.Nf4 Re8 23.Nh5 Nxh5 24.Qxh5 e5
25.c5 Nxd5 26.cxd6 Rxd6 27.Rxe5 Rde6 28.Nc4 Nf6 29.Qd1 Bf3
30.Qd4 Bd5 31.Rae1 Rxe5 32.Rxe5 Rxe5 33.Qxe5 Qb7 34.Qe3 Qc6
35.Qd3 Bc7 36.Bxf6 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Steffen Pedersen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.O-O Nc6 7.a4
Na5 8.Nbd2 b5 9.axb5 axb5 10.Nxc4 bxc4 11.Ne5 Nd5 12.Bd2 c5
13.Qe1 Bd6 14.Bxa5 Qe7 15.Nxc4 cxd4 16.Nxd6+ Qxd6 17.Qd2 O-O
18.Qxd4 Ba6 19.Rfe1 Qb8 20.e4 Nf6 21.Bc3 Rd8 22.Qe5 Qxe5
23.Bxe5 Bc4 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Rc1 Bd3 26.f3 h5 27.Rc3 Ra1+
28.Kf2 Rd1 29.Bf4 Bb5 30.Rc8+ Kh7 31.Rc5 Ba6 32.Rc1 Rd4 33.Rc2
Rd1 34.Rc1 Rd4 35.Bf1 Bxf1 36.Kxf1 Rb4 37.Rc2 Nd7 38.Rc7 Nf6
39.Be5 Kg6 40.Bc3 Ra4 41.h4 Ra1+ 42.Kf2 Rc1 43.Ke2 Ne8 44.Rd7
Rg1 45.Be1 f5 46.e5 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Udo Wallrabenstein"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.a3
O-O 8.Rb1 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.d3 b6 11.Bd2 a5 12.Ne1 Be6 13.Nc2
d4 14.Ne4 a4 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bc1 Ba2 17.Ra1 Bd5 18.Nd2 Bxg2
19.Kxg2 f5 20.Kg1 Nd5 21.e4 dxe3 22.fxe3 b5 23.g4 Qg5 24.Qe2
Rae8 25.e4 Nf4 26.Qd1 fxg4 27.Ne1 Nd4 28.Kh1 Nh3 29.Kg2 Qh4
30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 0-1

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christian Seel"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3 c6 6.Qe2 Bf5 7.h3
e6 8.Bd2 Bb4 9.Nf3 Nd5 10.Bxd5 cxd5 11.Nd4 Bg6 12.h4 Qb6 13.h5
Bxh5 14.Rxh5 Qxd4 15.Rxd5 Qb6 16.Rb5 Qd6 17.Ne4 Bxd2+ 18.Qxd2
Qc6 19.Rc5 Qd7 20.Rc8+ Qxc8 21.Nd6+ Kd7 22.Nxc8 Rxc8 23.Qf4
Ke8 24.Qe4 Nc6 25.Qxh7 Nb4 26.Rc1 g6 27.Kd2 Nxa2 28.Ra1 Nb4
29.Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andreas Reuss"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c3 Bg7 4.Bg5 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e3 Qe8 7.Bd3
e5 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bh4 Nh5 11.g4 Nhf6 12.h3 d5 13.e4
dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 f5 16.gxf5 gxf5 17.Bxf5 Nc5 18.Bxc8
Qxc8 19.Nxe5 Qxh3 20.Ng6 Ne6 21.Ne7+ Kh8 22.Ng6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Viktorovich Gasthofer"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.dxc5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Nge7 7.Bd3
Ng6 8.O-O Bxc5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Qe2 Nf4 12.Qe3 Nxd3
13.cxd3 O-O 14.a3 Bd7 15.Rac1 Rfc8 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Qc5
18.Ne2 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 Kf8 20.f4 Ke7 21.Kf2 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rc8
23.Re1 h5 24.Ke3 f6 25.Kd2 Kf7 26.h3 f5 27.Ke3 Kg6 28.Rb1 Kh6
29.a4 Kg6 30.a5 Kf7 31.b4 Ke7 32.Kd2 Be8 33.b5 Rc5 34.Rc1 Rxc1
35.Kxc1 b6 36.a6 Bd7 37.Kd2 h4 38.Kc3 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Hesse"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 a6 9.Bf1 Qc7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Re8 12.Rc1 Nh7 13.Bxe7
Rxe7 14.Qd2 Nhf6 15.Rcd1 b6 16.Nh4 Nf8 17.h3 Re8 18.f4 Ne6
19.fxe5 dxe5 20.d5 Nd4 21.Qf2 c5 22.Bd3 Nh5 23.Ne2 g6 24.Nf3
Ra7 25.Rc1 Qe7 26.a3 a5 27.Rf1 Rd7 28.Kh2 Rd6 29.Nexd4 cxd4
30.c5 bxc5 31.Rxc5 a4 32.Rfc1 Bd7 33.Bf1 Qf6 34.Qh4 Rb6
35.R1c2 Qd6 36.Rc7 Kg7 37.Qe1 Reb8 38.Qc1 R6b7 39.Rxb7 Rxb7
40.Qd2 f5 41.Bd3 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Gustafsson"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Ndb5 d5
7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bg5 O-O 9.e3 Nc6 10.Be2 a6 11.Nd4 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3
Qa5 13.f3 Qxc3+ 14.Kf2 Nxd4 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Rc1 Qb2 17.Qxd4
Qxd4 18.exd4 Bd7 19.Rc5 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Philipp Schlosser"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.Nf3 a6 7.g3
Qxc5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 d5 10.Bg2 b5 11.cxd5 Qxc3+ 12.bxc3 Nxd5
13.Nd2 Nc6 14.c4 Nde7 15.Bb2 O-O 16.Rc1 Bd7 17.O-O Rfd8
18.Rfd1 Rab8 19.cxb5 axb5 20.Nb3 Be8 21.Nc5 Na5 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
23.Nb7 Nxb7 24.Bxb7 Rd2 25.Bc3 Rd7 26.Be4 Rc7 27.Bd2 Rxc1+
28.Bxc1 Nd5 29.Bd2 Bc6 30.f3 g6 31.Kf2 f5 32.Bd3 Kf7 33.h3 Nb6
34.Bc3 Ke7 35.e4 fxe4 36.fxe4 Nc4 37.a4 Nd6 38.Bb4 Kd7 39.Bxd6
Kxd6 40.axb5 Bb7 41.e5+ Kxe5 42.Ke3 Kd6 43.Be4 Bc8 44.b6 Bd7
45.b7 Kc7 46.h4 e5 47.Kf3 Ba4 48.Bd5 Bc2 49.Ke3 h6 50.Be4 Bd1
51.Kd2 Bg4 52.Kc3 g5 53.hxg5 hxg5 54.Kc4 Be2+ 55.Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leonid Kritz"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qd3 c5 12.dxc5 Nbd7
13.Nc3 Nxc5 14.Qe3 Ncd7 15.Rfd1 Re8 16.a5 h6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Qb3 Qc7 20.e3 Rac8 21.Nd4 Red8 22.Nf5 g6
23.Rac1 Qxc1 24.Nxe7+ Kg7 25.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26.Bf1 Rd7 27.Qb4 Rcc7
28.Nxg6 fxg6 29.Bd3 Re7 30.Kg2 Re6 31.Qd4 Rd7 32.g4 Kf7 33.h4
h5 34.g5 Ng8 35.f4 Ne7 36.f5 Nxf5 37.Bxf5 gxf5 38.Qh8 Rde7
39.Kf2 Rxe3 40.Qxh5+ Kg7 41.Qh6+ Kg8 42.Qg6+ Kh8 43.Qf6+ Kg8
44.Qd4 R3e5 45.Kf3 Re8 46.Qb6 Re1 47.Qg6+ Kh8 48.Qf6+ Kg8
49.g6 R8e7 50.h5 R1e4 51.Qd6 Kg7 52.Qxd5 Kf6 53.Qd2 R7e5
54.Qh6 Rd5 55.g7+ Kf7 56.Qg5 Kg8 57.h6 Re8 58.h7+ Kxh7 59.Qh5+
Kxg7 60.Qxe8 Rb5 61.Qe6 f4 62.Kxf4 Kf8 63.Ke4 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 6th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2002.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustem Khazitovich Dautov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3
c6 8.e4 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Qe2
Bb7 14.O-O d4 15.Bd2 Qc8 16.Be4 a5 17.a4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Qc6
19.Qd3 Nd7 20.Rfe1 Qb7 21.h4 h5 22.Rab1 Nb8 23.Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2001/02"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Johan van Mil"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Nb3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5
12. a3 Rac8 13. Bf3 Nd7 14. Bd4 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Qb6 16. Qxb6
Nxb6 17. Rf2 Rc5 18. Nd1 d5 19. e5 Nc4 20. c3 Rd8 21. b3 Nb6
22. Rd2 Nd7 23. Kf2 Rcc8 24. b4 f6 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Rd4 Bg4
27. Rc1 b5 28. Bxg4 Nxg4+ 29. Kf3 Nf6 30. Nf2 Rd6 31. g4 e6
32. Rd3 Rdc6 33. g5 Nh5 34. Ng4 Rc4 35. Nf6+ Nxf6 36. gxf6 Kf7
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ana Matnadze"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Ne4 7.O-O
Bxd2 8.Nxd2 Nxd2 9.Bxd2 Qe7 10.b4 d6 11.Qa4+ Qd7 12.Qc2 Nc6
13.Be4 f5 14.Bf3 O-O 15.c5 a5 16.Rac1 Nxb4 17.c6 Nxc2 18.cxd7
Bxf3 19.gxf3 Nb4 20.Bxb4 axb4 21.Rxc7 b3 22.axb3 Rfd8 23.Rfc1
Kf7 24.R1c6 Ke7 25.Rxb6 g5 26.Kg2 h5 27.Rbb7 Ra2 28.Rc8 f4
29.Rxd8 Kxd8 30.e4 Rd2 31.Rb5 Rxd4 32.Rxg5 Kxd7 33.Rg7+ Kc6
34.Rf7 e5 35.Rh7 Rb4 36.h4 Rxb3 37.Rxh5 Kd7 38.Rg5 Ke7 39.h5
Rb8 40.Rg7+ Kf6 41.Rg6+ Kf7 42.Rxd6 Rg8+ 43.Kh3 Rg5 44.h6 Rg1
45.Rd7+ Kg8 46.Re7 Rh1+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Michele Godena"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Qc2 d5 6.Nd2 e6 7.exd5
exd5 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Nf3 O-O 10.Be2 Ne4 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Bd3 a5 13.a4
Bg6 14.O-O Qc7 15.Rad1 Rad8 16.Rfe1 Qc8 17.Qc1 Rfe8 18.Bb5 Bh5
19.Be2 Bf8 20.Qc2 h6 21.Nfd4 Bg6 22.Qc1 Nxc5 23.Nxc5 Bxc5
24.Bb5 Be7 25.Bd3 Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Bg5 27.Qb1 Qc6 28.Bxg6 fxg6
29.Qc2 Kh7 30.g3 Re4 31.h4 Be7 32.Rxe4 dxe4 33.Be3 Re8 34.Qb3
Qc8 35.Qf7 Bxh4 36.Rd6 Bxg3 37.Rxg6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Arutinian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6
8.Ng5 h6 9.Nge4 b4 10.Nb1 Ba6 11.Nbd2 Nf4 12.Qg4 Nd3+ 13.Bxd3
cxd3 14.O-O h5 15.Qf4 Be7 16.Nf3 d2 17.Bxd2 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 Na6
19.Nd6+ Bxd6 20.exd6 f6 21.Re1 Qd7 22.Qe4 O-O-O 23.Qg6 Qxd6
24.Qxg7 Nc7 25.Qxf6 Rhf8 26.Qg6 Rxf3 27.gxf3 Qxd4 28.Bg5 Rd5
29.Bf6 Qf4 30.Qg8+ Kb7 31.Qg7 Qd2 32.Kf1 Rd7 33.Qg8 Qf4 34.Be5
Qxf3 35.Qg3 Qh1+ 36.Ke2 Qe4+ 37.Kf1 Qc4+ 38.Kg2 h4 39.Qf3 Nd5
40.h3 Qc2 41.Re4 Rh7 42.a5 Ka6 43.Rg4 Rh5 44.Bd4 Rf5 45.Qe4
Qxe4+ 46.Rxe4 Rf4 47.f3 Kxa5 48.Bxa7 Rxe4 49.fxe4 Nf4+ 50.Kf3
Nd3 51.Ke2 Nxb2 52.Bf2 Nc4 53.Bxh4 b3 54.Kd3 Kb4 55.Be1+ Ka3
56.Bc3 Nd6 57.h4 c5 58.Be5 Ka2 59.h5 c4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Turhan Yilmaz"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.c3 Qb6 7.Qd2 c5
8.f4 Qc6 9.Nf3 b6 10.Na3 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.O-O Nc7 13.Nc2
Be7 14.Nce1 a5 15.Nd3 c4 16.Nf2 b5 17.a3 b4 18.axb4 axb4 19.g4
O-O 20.f5 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 Ra8 22.Rxa8+ Qxa8 23.Bg5 bxc3 24.bxc3
Qa1+ 25.Kg2 Bf8 26.f6 g6 27.Bh6 Ba3 28.Qd1 Bb2 29.Qxa1 Bxa1
30.Nd1 Nb6 31.Ng1 Na4 32.Ne2 Nb5 33.Bd2 Kf8 34.g5 Ke8 35.h4
Kd7 36.h5 Na3 37.hxg6 hxg6 38.Kf3 Nb1 39.Be1 Nb2 40.Nxb2 Bxb2
41.Ke3 Kc6 42.Bd2 Kb5 43.Nf4 Ka4 44.Nxd5 exd5 45.Be1 Ba3 46.e6
fxe6 47.f7 Kb5 48.Bg3 Kc6 49.Kf4 Bd6+ 50.Ke3 Bf8 51.Kf4 Kd6
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Giorgi Ashotovich Bagaturov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3
Ne4 8.Bd2 f5 9.Rc1 Bf6 10.d5 Na6 11.a3 c6 12.dxc6 dxc6 13.b4
c5 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.Ne1 cxb4 16.axb4 Rc8 17.Bh3 Qe7 18.Ng2 Rcd8
19.Qe1 Be5 20.Rb1 Rc8 21.Bc3 Qf6 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Ne3 Nb8
24.Qd2 Rfe8 25.c5 bxc5 26.bxc5 Bc6 27.Qd6 Qxd6 28.cxd6 a5
29.Rfc1 Nd7 30.Rc3 Kf7 31.Rbc1 Ne5 32.Bg2 Bd7 33.Bxe4 Rxc3
34.Rxc3 Rc8 35.Rxc8 Bxc8 36.f4 Nd7 37.Nc4 Ba6 38.Nxa5 Bxe2
39.Kf2 Bg4 40.Nc4 Kf6 41.Ne5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ara Minasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Ba4
c4 8.d4 cxd3 9.Bg5 b5 10.Bb3 Ne5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd3 e6
13.Nd2 h6 14.Bh4 Bc6 15.Qxd8+ Rxd8 16.Nf3 Bd6 17.a4 Rc8
18.axb5 axb5 19.Bg3 Nd7 20.Nd4 Ke7 21.Nxc6+ Rxc6 22.Ra7 Bc5
23.Rb7 Rb6 24.Rxb6 Bxb6 25.Bc2 h5 26.h4 Ra8 27.Bd3 Ra2 28.b4
Nf6 29.Bxb5 Rc2 30.Be2 Nxe4 31.Bd3 Rxc3 32.Bxe4 Rxg3 33.Bf3
Rg6 34.Rxe5 Rf6 35.Rxh5 Rf5 36.Rxf5 exf5 37.h5 Kf6 38.Bd5 g6
39.h6 g5 40.Kf1 Kg6 41.h7 Kxh7 42.Bxf7 Kg7 43.Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 d5 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.O-O
b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.Re1 Nc6 10.d5 exd5 11.e4 dxe4 12.Bg5 Be7
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nxe4 O-O 15.Nxc5 Na5 16.Nxb7 Nxb7 17.Bd5 Qb6
18.Qe2 Rad8 19.Rad1 Nd6 20.h4 g6 21.h5 Nf5 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.g4
Nd4 24.Qe4 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Kg7 26.Kg2 Bd4 27.Qe4 Bxb2 28.g5 Qc5
29.Rh1 Rfe8 30.Qf4 Re7 31.Qf3 Bd4 32.Bb3 Qxg5+ 33.Kf1 Qe5
34.Kg2 Rd6 35.Rde1 Qg5+ 36.Qg3 Qxg3+ 37.fxg3 Be5 38.Re2 Rd3
39.Rh3 Bd6 40.Rxe7 Bxe7 41.g4 Rxh3 42.Kxh3 Bd6 43.Kg2 a5
44.Bd5 f5 45.gxf5 gxf5 46.Kf3 Kf6 47.Bc6 b4 48.Ke3 Ke5 49.Kd3
Kf4 50.Bd7 Be5 51.Ke2 Ke4 52.Bc6+ Kd4 53.Kd2 f4 54.Kc2 Ke3
55.Bb5 f3 56.Kd1 f2 57.Bf1 a4 58.Kc1 b3 59.Kb1 bxa2+ 60.Kxa2
Bd6 61.Bb5 Kd2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Milos Jirovsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2
Bb7 8.O-O a6 9.b3 Be7 10.Bb2 O-O 11.Ne5 Qb6 12.d3 c5 13.Nd2
Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Nd5 15.a3 Qb7 16.Kg1 Nd7 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Nf3 Rac8
19.Rac1 f6 20.Qd2 e5 21.Rc2 Rcd8 22.Rb1 Qg4 23.Rcc1 h5 24.Kh1
g5 25.Qd1 e4 26.Ng1 Qe6 27.Qf1 e3 28.Qh3 Qg4 29.Rf1 Rd6
30.Qxg4 hxg4 31.f3 f5 32.fxg4 fxg4 33.Kg2 Bf6 34.h3 Bxb2
35.Rxf8+ Kxf8 36.Rxb2 Rf6 37.hxg4 Rf2+ 38.Kh1 Nc3 39.b4 c4
40.Rc2 Nxe2 41.Nxe2 cxd3 42.Rc8+ Ke7 43.Nc3 e2 44.Nxe2 dxe2
0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Potkin"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 b6 7.Qg4
Ng6 8.h4 h5 9.Qf3 Nxh4 10.Qh3 Ng6 11.Be2 c5 12.Bxh5 Qc7 13.Qg3
Nc6 14.Rh2 Rxh5 15.Rxh5 cxd4 16.Nf3 Ba6 17.Bg5 Kd7 18.Rd1 dxc3
19.Rxd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nidjat Mamedov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.Kb1 Nxd4 11.e5 Nf5 12.exf6 Bxf6
13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Nxe3 15.Qd2 Nxd1 16.Qxd1 Bf5 17.Bc4 b5
18.Bb3 a5 19.g4 Bc8 20.Qe2 Rb8 21.Rd1 e6 22.Qd2 Ra8 23.Qf4 Bg7
24.a4 bxa4 25.Qxa4 Bb7 26.Rd3 Rfc8 27.Rd6 Bxf3 28.Qf4 Bc6
29.Ba4 g5 30.Qc4 Be8 31.Qe4 Rab8 32.b3 Rb4 33.Qd3 Rxg4 34.Qd1
h5 35.Bxe8 Rxe8 36.Rd8 Rxd8 37.Qxd8+ Kh7 38.c4 Be5 39.c5 Bxh2
40.c6 Rg1+ 41.Kc2 Bf4 42.Qf6 Kg8 43.Qd8+ Kh7 44.Qf6 Kg8
45.Qxf4 gxf4 46.c7 Rg2+ 47.Kd3 Rg3+ 48.Kc4 Rg5 49.c8=Q+ Kg7
50.Kd4 Rf5 51.Qc2 f3 52.Qf2 Kf8 53.Ke3 h4 54.Kd2 h3 55.Ke1 Ke8
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rufat Bagirov"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5
7.Qc2 O-O 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 h6 10.Bh4 c6 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.f3 Qe6
13.e3 b6 14.Be2 Re8 15.Bf2 c5 16.O-O Bb7 17.b3 Rac8 18.Rfe1
cxd4 19.Qxd4 Qc6 20.Nf1 Qc3 21.Rab1 Nf8 22.Qxc3 Rxc3 23.Ng3 g6
24.Bb5 Rec8 25.Ne2 R3c5 26.a4 Ne6 27.Bg3 a6 28.Bd3 a5 29.h4
Nd7 30.h5 g5 31.Nd4 Nxd4 32.exd4 Rc3 33.Bf5 Rd8 34.Rbc1 Rxc1
35.Rxc1 Nf6 36.Bc7 Re8 37.g4 Bc8 38.Bd3 Re3 39.Be5 Be6 40.Bf5
Ne8 41.Bxe6 fxe6 42.Rc6 Kf7 43.Rxb6 Rxf3 44.Kg2 Rc3 45.Rb5 Ke7
46.Rxa5 Rxb3 47.Ra7+ Kf8 48.a5 Rb2+ 49.Kf3 Ra2 50.Ke3 Ra3+
51.Kd2 Rf3 52.a6 Ra3 53.Kc2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Tomasz Markowski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.cxd5 O-O 6.O-O Nxd5
7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d4 Nb6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Rd1 Bf5
13.e4 Bd7 14.Qe2 Qc8 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Rac1 Qe6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3
Bxc3 19.bxc3 Rfd8 20.Bg2 Qc4 21.Qb2 Qa4 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Bxb6
axb6 24.Qxb6 Qxa2 25.Qxb7 Qd2 26.Qb1 g5 27.Qc2 Ne5 28.Qxd2
Rxd2 29.Bf1 Nd7 30.Rb1 Ne5 31.Kg2 Kg7 32.Rc1 g4 33.h4 Nd7
34.Rb1 Ne5 35.Rc1 Nd7 36.Rb1 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Nc6 7.Re1
Be7 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Rc8 11.b3 O-O 12.Ba3 Qd7 13.Nxc6
Qxc6 14.Nb5 Ra8 15.Qe2 Rfd8 16.Rad1 Ne8 17.Nd4 Qc7 18.Nb5 Qc6
19.Nc3 Bf6 20.Rd3 Nc7 21.Nd1 b5 22.Ne3 bxc4 23.Nxc4 d5 24.e5
Bg5 25.Qh5 Bh6 26.Nd6 Rd7 27.Rd4 Qc3 28.Red1 Ba6 29.Bb4 Qc2
30.Bf3 Nb5 31.Rg4 Nxd6 32.exd6 Kh8 33.Qe5 Re8 34.Bd2 f5 35.Rd4
Bxd2 36.R4xd2 Qc8 37.Re1 Qd8 38.Rxd5 Bb7 39.Rd3 Bxf3 40.Rxf3
Rxd6 41.Qc5 Rd1 42.Rfe3 Qd2 43.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44.Kg2 Qd7 45.Rc3 h6
46.Qc6 Qe7 47.Rd3 Qf8 48.Rd7 e5 49.Rxa7 e4 50.Qg6 f4 51.Rxg7
f3+ 52.Kh3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c6 3.e4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O e5
8.h3 Nbd7 9.d3 Ne8 10.Bg5 f6 11.Be3 f5 12.Qd2 Qf6 13.exf5 gxf5
14.Ne2 Nc7 15.d4 e4 16.Nh4 d5 17.Bg5 Qe6 18.Bf4 Ne8 19.cxd5
cxd5 20.Rac1 Nb6 21.b3 Bd7 22.a4 Bc6 23.f3 Nf6 24.Be5 Nh5
25.g4 fxg4 26.hxg4 Bh6 27.Qe1 Ng7 28.Rc3 exf3 29.Rcxf3 Rxf3
30.Rxf3 Nd7 31.Bxg7 Bxg7 32.Nf5 Re8 33.Re3 Qxe3+ 34.Nxe3 Rxe3
35.Qf2 Rxb3 36.Qf5 Re3 37.Bxd5+ Bxd5 38.Qxd5+ Kf8 39.Qxd7 Rxe2
40.Qf5+ Ke7 41.Qxh7 Kf8 42.Qf5+ Kg8 43.d5 Bd4+ 44.Kf1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 Be7 11.Bf4 Be6 12.a3
Rd8 13.Rad1 h6 14.g4 Nh4 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Ne4 b6
18.c4 h5 19.f3 Ng6 20.Bg3 Nf8 21.Rd1 Ne6 22.Ne2 Ng5 23.Nxg5
Bxg5 24.Kf2 Be7 25.Nf4 g6 26.Kg2 Bg5 27.Ne2 Be7 28.a4 Rg8
29.b3 Kd8 30.Bf4 Kc8 31.Ng3 Bh4 32.Kh2 c5 33.Ne4 Bc6 34.g5 Rd8
35.Rxd8+ Kxd8 36.Kg2 Kd7 37.e6+ Kxe6 38.Bxc7 Bxe4 39.fxe4 Bxg5
40.Bb8 Bd8 41.Kf3 a5 42.Bg3 g5 43.Bh2 f5 44.exf5+ Kxf5 45.Bd6
g4+ 46.hxg4+ hxg4+ 47.Ke2 Ke4 48.Bg3 Kd4 49.Kd2 Bg5+ 50.Kc2
Ke4 51.Bc7 Be3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Joel Lautier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 a5 10.h3 a4 11.a3 Be6 12.g4 Ne7
13.Ng5 Bc4 14.Re1 Ke8 15.f4 h5 16.Nf3 hxg4 17.hxg4 f5 18.exf6
gxf6 19.Ne4 Kf7 20.g5 Bg7 21.gxf6 Bxf6 22.Nxf6 Kxf6 23.b3
Rhg8+ 24.Kf2 Bd5 25.Ng5 Rxg5 26.fxg5+ Kf7 27.c4 Be6 28.Ra2 Bf5
29.Kg3 Ng8 30.Rf2 Kg6 31.Re5 Bd7 32.b4 b5 33.cxb5 cxb5 34.Rc2
Rc8 35.Bf4 Kf7 36.Rd5 Ke6 37.Re5+ Kf7 38.Rd5 Ke6 39.Rd1 Be8
40.Re1+ Kf7 41.Bd6 Bd7 42.Bc5 Kg6 43.Rd2 Bf5 44.Kf4 Ra8 45.Rd5
Bh3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Lubomir Ftacnik"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e3 Nc6 5.a3 d5 6.d4 a6 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.b4 Ba7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rd1 Rd8 12.Be2 d4
13.exd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.O-O e5 16.Na4 Bg4 17.Bxg4 Nxg4
18.Bxd4 Rxd4 19.Nb6 Rad8 20.Nd5 Qd6 21.h3 Nf6 22.Rxd4 exd4
23.Rd1 Qe5 24.f4 Qe6 25.Qd2 b5 26.Qxd4 Kh8 27.f5 Qe2 28.Rc1
bxc4 29.Qe3 Qd3 30.Qxd3 cxd3 31.Nxf6 gxf6 32.Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Prusikin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 a6 5.Bg2 dxc4 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3
Rb8 8.e4 Be7 9.Qe2 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qc5 12.Be3 Qa5
13.Qxc4 e5 14.a3 Be6 15.Nd5 Bd6 16.b4 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 Qa4 18.Ra5
Qd7 19.Bg5 Qe6 20.Qf1 h6 21.Bh3 Qe7 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Rd5 h5
24.Qe2 g6 25.Rad1 Kf8 26.R1d3 Kg7 27.Bf1 h4 28.Qg4 Qe6 29.Be2
Rbf8 30.Qxe6 fxe6 31.Ra5 Ra8 32.Rb3 c6 33.a4 Bc7 34.Rc5 Bb6
35.Rc2 Rad8 36.Rd3 Rxd3 37.Bxd3 Rd8 38.Be2 Rd4 39.b5 cxb5
40.axb5 a5 41.Kg2 a4 42.f3 Rb4 43.gxh4 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Khenkin"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3
Nbd7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Bb7 10.e5 Nd5 11.Bd2 Qa5 12.b3 Be7 13.Nb2
N5b6 14.Qe4 Qd5 15.Qg4 g6 16.Nd3 h5 17.Qf4 a5 18.Rc1 Rc8
19.Nc5 Nxc5 20.dxc5 Bxc5 21.Ng5 Rc7 22.Ne4 Be7 23.Be3 Nd7
24.Rd1 g5 25.Nxg5 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Qxe5 27.h4 c5 28.Rxd7 Qxg5
29.Rxc7 Qd5 30.Bb5+ Kd8 31.Rxc5 Qe4 32.Ke2 Qg4+ 33.Kd2 Rg8
34.Rhc1 Qe4 35.Rg5 Ke7 36.Rxg8 Qd5+ 37.Bd3 Ba6 38.Bg5+ f6
39.Rc7+ Kd6 40.Bf4+ e5 41.Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dennis Breder"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6
7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 c6 11.Qf3 Be7 12.h3 h6
13.Bd2 Nh7 14.Rad1 Ng5 15.Qh5 Rb8 16.b3 Rb4 17.f4 Nh7 18.Ne2
Nf6 19.Qf3 Rb8 20.Ng3 c5 21.c4 d4 22.Nf5 Re8 23.Qg3 Bxf5
24.Bxf5 Bd6 25.Qf3 Bc7 26.Rfe1 Qd6 27.g3 Qa6 28.Bb1 Ba5 29.Re5
Nd7 30.Rd5 Bxd2 31.Rxd7 Qe6 32.Qd5 Qe3+ 33.Kh1 Qxg3 34.Qg2
Re1+ 35.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 36.Qg1 Re8 37.Bf5 g6 38.Bd3 Qe6 39.Qg4 f5
40.Bxf5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christopher Lutz"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qc2 Be4 12.Qd1 c5 13.dxc5
Bxc5 14.Nbd2 Bc6 15.Nb3 Be7 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Na5 Bd5 18.Ne5
Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nbd7 20.Nd3 e5 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Nxe5 Rd2 23.Nd3 b6
24.Nc4 Rxe2 25.Nxb6 Rd8 26.Rae1 Rc2 27.Rxe7 Rxd3 28.Rfe1 h5
29.R7e2 Rc6 30.a5 Rc5 31.Re5 Rxe5 32.Rxe5 Rd2 33.Nc4 Rc2 34.b3
Ng4 35.Rf5 g6 36.Rf4 f5 37.h3 Nf6 38.Ne5 Kg7 39.Rc4 Ra2
40.Rc7+ Kg8 41.b4 g5 42.Nd3 Ne4 43.Kf3 Ra3 44.Ke3 Nc3 45.Rc5
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Thomas Casper"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Qg4
O-O 8.Bd3 f5 9.exf6 Rxf6 10.Bg5 Rf7 11.Qh4 h6 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
13.Qxe7 Rxe7 14.f4 Bd7 15.Kd2 Be8 16.Re1 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nc6
18.Ne2 Rc8 19.f5 exf5 20.Bxf5 Rcc7 21.Nf4 Rxe1 22.Rxe1 Bf7
23.c3 Re7 24.Rxe7 Nxe7 25.Bg4 g5 26.Nd3 Kg7 27.Ne5 Be8 28.Bf3
b6 29.Be2 Kf6 30.Ng4+ Kg7 31.Ba6 h5 32.Nf2 Kf6 33.c4 Bc6 34.g3
Nf5 35.Kd3 Nd6 36.c5 Nb5 37.cxb6 axb6 38.Bxb5 Bxb5+ 39.Ke3 Kf5
40.Kf3 Ba4 41.Nd3 Bd1+ 42.Ke3 h4 43.gxh4 gxh4 44.h3 Bc2 45.Nf2
Kg5 46.Ng4 Bf5 47.Nf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2002/03"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.Bg5 Bxc5
7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.e3 a6 9.Nge2 Nc6 10.Nf4 Be7 11.Be2 Ne5 12.O-O b6
13.Rac1 Bb7 14.Ne4 f5 15.Ng3 Rg8 16.Rfd1 Ng6 17.Nfh5 f4
18.exf4 Nxf4 19.Nxf4 Qxf4 20.Rd3 Qg5 21.Bf3 Bxf3 22.Rxf3 h5
23.Rd1 h4 24.Qe4 Rd8 25.Rfd3 f5 26.Qb7 hxg3 27.Rxg3 Qh5
28.Rxg8+ Kf7 29.f3 Bc5+ 30.Kh1 Rxg8 31.Qxd7+ Kf6 32.Re1 Re8
33.Qd2 a5 34.Qc3+ Kf7 35.Rd1 Qh4 36.g3 Qh3 37.Qd2 Be7 38.Qe2
Rd8 39.Re1 Qh6 40.Rd1 Rxd1+ 41.Qxd1 Qh3 42.f4 a4 43.b3 a3
44.Qf3 Qh8 45.Kg2 Qb2+ 46.Kh3 Qxa2 47.Qh5+ Kg7 48.Qe8 Bc5
49.Qd7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bernhard Solger"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Bb5 Nge7 5.O-O g6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6
7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.Ndb5 O-O 10.Nd6 f5 11.exf5 gxf5 12.Re1
b6 13.Re3 Ba6 14.Rg3 Kh8 15.Qh5 Qe7 16.Bg5 Bf6 17.Nxf5 Qf7
18.Qxf7 Rxf7 19.Nd6 Rff8 20.Bxf6+ Rxf6 21.Nce4 Rf4 22.Re1 Raf8
23.Ra3 Bc8 24.f3 a5 25.g3 R4f5 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Nd6 Nd4 28.Rd1
1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Juergen Rau"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.a3 Bxc3+
7.bxc3 Qd5 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Nd2 Nd7 10.e4 Qa5 11.Qf3 b5 12.e5 Rb8
13.exf6 Bb7 14.Qg3 Nxf6 15.Qe5 Qxc3 16.Rd1 Ke7 17.Qc5+ Kd7
18.Qxb5+ Bc6 19.Qxc4 Qxa3 20.Rc1 Qd6 21.Qc2 Rhg8 22.f3 Bd5
23.Qa4+ Bc6 24.Qxa7 Rb2 25.Qc5 Qxc5 26.Rxc5 Bd5 27.Rb5 Ra2
28.Rb1 Ke7 29.g3 Rga8 30.Bc4 Rc2 31.Bd3 Rc3 32.Ke2 Raa3 33.Be4
Re3+ 34.Kf2 Bxe4 35.fxe4 Ng4+ 36.Kf1 Red3 37.Ke2 Rxd4 38.Rhc1
Re3+ 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Manfred Hermann"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6
8.Ng5 h6 9.Nge4 b4 10.Nb1 Ba6 11.Nbd2 Nf4 12.Qg4 c3 13.Nc4
Bxc4 14.Bxc4 cxb2 15.Bxb2 Nd5 16.a5 h5 17.Qg3 Nd7 18.O-O g6
19.Rfc1 Bh6 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Qf3 Qe7 22.Rc2 Kg7 23.Bb3 Nb8
24.Bxd5 cxd5 25.Bc1 Bxc1 26.Raxc1 Nd7 27.Rc7 Rhd8 28.Nb7 Re8
29.R1c6 Rab8 30.Qe3 b3 31.Qxb3 Red8 32.h3 Qh4 33.Qe3 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zsolt Jozsef Szabo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8 12.c3
a5 13.Bd3 d5 14.Bf4 c6 15.Nd2 Nd6 16.Qc2 g6 17.a4 Bf5 18.Bxd6
Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Qxd6 20.Re1 Qc7 21.g3 Qd7 22.Kg2 h5 23.h4 Kg7
24.Qc2 b6 25.Nf3 Rb8 26.Qb3 Qc7 27.Re2 Qb7 28.Re3 Qc8 29.Ne5
Rb7 30.Nd3 Rb8 31.Ne5 Qc7 32.Nf3 Qd6 33.Re2 Bd8 34.Ne5 Bc7
35.Re3 Re8 36.Qc2 Re6 37.Rf3 Rf6 38.Qd3 Rxf3 39.Nxf3 Qe6
40.Qa6 Qe4 41.Qc8 Bd6 42.Qd7 Bb8 43.Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Georg Siegel"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Ba4 e6 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.O-O Nec6
7.Bxc6 Nxc6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Be7 10.Ndb5 O-O 11.Bf4 e5 12.Be3
b6 13.Qd2 Bc5 14.Rfd1 a6 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.Nd6 Nd4 17.Nd5 Rb8
18.c3 Ne6 19.b3 Bb7 20.Qe2 Ba8 21.Qg4 Qg5 22.Qxg5 Nxg5 23.f3
f6 24.Nc7 Ne6 25.Nxe6 dxe6 26.Nc4 Rfd8 27.Nb2 Kf7 28.Na4 c4
29.Nc5 Rbc8 30.b4 a5 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.bxa5 Rc8 33.Na4 Rc7
34.Nb6 Bb7 35.Rb1 Ba6 36.Na4 Ra7 37.Nc5 Ke7 38.Rb6 Bc8 39.a6
Rc7 40.Rb7 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roland Schmaltz"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Nb3 a6 10.Bf1 b5 11.Bg5 Nd7 12.Qd2 b4 13.Nd5
Bxb2 14.Rab1 Bg7 15.Nxb4 Nxb4 16.Qxb4 Re8 17.Be3 Qc7 18.c4 Rb8
19.Qa5 Rb7 20.Qa4 Rf8 21.f3 Bc3 22.Rec1 Bb4 23.Kh1 Nc5 24.Nxc5
Bxc5 25.Rxb7 Bxb7 26.Bxc5 dxc5 27.Rd1 Rd8 28.a3 Kg7 29.Qb3
Rxd1 30.Qxd1 Qe5 31.Kg1 Qb2 32.Qd3 e5 33.Qe3 Qd4 34.Kf2 f5
35.Qxd4 cxd4 36.c5 fxe4 37.fxe4 Kf6 38.Kf3 g5 39.g4 Ke7 40.Bc4
Kd8 41.Bd5 Bc8 42.h3 Bd7 43.Kf2 Kc7 44.Ke1 Be8 45.Kf2 a5
46.Ke1 h5 47.gxh5 Bxh5 48.Kf2 Be8 49.Kg3 Ba4 50.Kf2 Bd7 51.Kg3
d3 52.Kf2 Bxh3 53.Ke3 Bf1 54.Kf2 d2 55.Bb3 Bc4 56.Bd1 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Borisovich Oratovsky"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.c4 d6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.e4 e5
8.h3 Nbd7 9.d3 a6 10.Rb1 Re8 11.b4 d5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.exd5 Nb6
14.Bg5 Nbxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.d4 e4 18.Nd2 Qxd4
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nxe4 Bf5 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Rc1 Qb6 23.Qa4 Rxe1+
24.Rxe1 Be6 25.Qa5 Qxa5 26.bxa5 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gerald Hertneck"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4
Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 e5 11.exd4 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
13.Qe5 Qd6 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Rxd4 Bc5 16.Rd1 O-O 17.Bg5 Bg4
18.Rd2 Rad8 19.Bd5 Rd7 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Ne4 Be7 22.f3 Bf5
23.Rad1 Rfd8 24.Bxb7 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Bxe4 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.fxe4
a5 28.b4 axb4 29.Bd5 Bc7 30.Kf2 Kf8 31.h3 Ke7 32.Ke3 Bb6+
33.Kd3 Kd6 34.Kc4 b3 35.Kxb3 f5 36.Bxf7 fxe4 37.Kc4 Ke5 38.Kc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 6th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Romuald Mainka"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 Ne7 11.Nd4 Ng6 12.f4
Bc5 13.Be3 Ne7 14.Ne4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Bf5 16.Nf2 h5 17.g4 Bxc2
18.Rac1 Ba4 19.e6 hxg4 20.hxg4 fxe6 21.Bxg7 Rg8 22.Be5 Rd8
23.g5 Kf7 24.Ng4 Nf5 25.Bxc7 Rd2 26.b3 Rc8 27.Ba5 Rd5 28.Rfd1
Bb5 29.Ne5+ Rxe5 30.fxe5 b6 31.a4 Be2 32.Rd7+ Kg6 33.Rc2 Bf3
34.Bc3 a6 35.a5 bxa5 36.Bxa5 Bd5 37.b4 Kxg5 38.Bd8+ Kf4 39.Kf2
Kxe5 40.Re2+ Kd4 41.Rxe6 Kc4 42.Re1 Kd4 43.Rc1 1-0

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.09"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "R Preetham Sharma"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Ba4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O a6
7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. d3 d5 11. Ng3 h5
12. exd5 Nf6 13. f4 Bxd5 14. f5 O-O 15. Bg5 Bxb3 16. axb3 Nd5
17. Qe2 Qd6 18. Rae1 Rac8 19. Ne4 Qc6 20. Rf2 Bf6 21. Qd2 Rc7
22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Qh6 Nh7 25. Rxf8+ Nxf8 26. Rf1
Qe8 27. Ng5 e5 28. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.10"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kidambi Sundararajan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. exd4 Nb4
12. Bg5 Bd7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nbxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5
Bxg5 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Qd2 hxg5 20. Rxd7 Qf6
21. Rxb7 Red8 22. Rd7 Rxd7 23. Qxd7 Qxb2 24. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.10"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. f4 e6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe1 O-O 10. b3 Ba6 11. Nd1 Qc7 12. c4
Bf6 13. Rb1 Bd4+ 14. Be3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Rae8 16. Nc3 Qa5
17. Rbc1 d5 18. Na4 d4 19. Qf2 f6 20. h4 Bc8 21. h5 Nb6 22. h6
Nxa4 23. bxa4 Qxa4 24. e5 f5 25. Rb1 gxh6 26. Qg3+ Kh8 27. Qh4
Kg7 28. Rf2 Rf7 29. Rb3 Rg8 30. Kh2 Qa5 31. Rb8 Rgf8 32. Rfb2
Qc3 33. R2b3 Qc1 34. Ra8 Rc7 35. Rbb8 Kg6 36. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.11"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Azarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Ba4 g6
7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Qe8 10. Nf1 Nh5 11. Ne3 Kh8
12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Bc2 Ne7 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qd8
17. Be3 Re8 18. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.12"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustem Sadykov"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3
Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Re8
12. h3 e5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 exd4 15. cxd4 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Ne7
17. Qe4 Bf5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 Rc8 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Bb3 Rc7
22. Qa6 Nf5 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Qe6 Nh6 25. d5 g5 26. Bg3 fxe5
27. Bxe5 Bg6 28. Bxc7 Qxc7 29. d6 Qc3 30. d7 Bf6 31. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.12"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 Rb8 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 c6 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Bb2 Qa5
12. Qc1 Bg4 13. Rd1 Rfc8 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rxd5
Qc7 17. Qb2+ f6 18. Rc1 b6 19. Rc3 Qd7 20. Re3 Kg8 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Re8 23. b4 Qc8 24. h4 Bd7 25. h5 Bc6 26. Bf1 Qf5
27. Rh4 gxh5 28. Bh3 Qg6 29. b5 Ba8 30. Bd7 Kf8 31. Bxe8 Kxe8
32. Qb3 Rc8 33. Qd3 Rc7 34. Kh2 Kd7 35. g4 Rc5 36. Qxg6 hxg6
37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Ra3 a5 39. bxa6 Rg5 40. f3 Kc7 41. Rh3 Re5
42. e4 Kb8 43. a7+ Kc7 44. Rg3 Rg5 45. f4 h4 46. Rxg5 fxg5
47. fxg5 1-0

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.13"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "15"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Nf6
7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.15"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Nb3
Nxb3 17. Qxb3 b6 18. Rd1 Bd7 19. Qb2 Qe5 20. Qxb6 Bb5 21. Kg1
O-O 22. Qe3 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Kh8 24. Rg3 Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Rxg8
26. Rd7 Rb8 27. g3 f5 28. Rxf7 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rb2 30. Qf3 Qxe4
31. Re7 Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3 Rxa2 33. Ke3 Ra4 34. f3 h5 35. Rxe6 Kg7
36. Rd6 a5 37. Rc6 Rb4 38. Rc5 Kf6 39. Rxa5 Rb3+ 40. Kf2 Rb2+
41. Kf1 Rb1+ 42. Kg2 Rb2+ 43. Kh3 Rf2 44. f4 Rc2 45. Ra8 Kg7
46. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.16"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artyom Timofeev"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. O-O d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 11. Bg2 Qa5
12. Qa4 Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Bd7 14. Nc3 Ng4 15. Nd5 Bxb2 16. Rb1
Bxc1 17. Rfxc1 Kg7 18. Bh3 h5 19. Rb3 Rxb3 20. axb3 Rb8
21. Rc3 Kf8 22. f4 Bc6 23. Bxg4 hxg4 24. Kf2 Bxd5 25. cxd5 f5
26. Kg2 Rb5 27. Rd3 Rc5 28. h3 gxh3+ 29. Kxh3 Rc2 30. e3 a5
31. g4 Ra2 32. Kg3 Ra3 33. Kf3 a4 34. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.17"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ferenc Berkes"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 a6 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6
7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nd5 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. a4 Rb8
12. axb5 axb5 13. Qg4 g6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Ba3 Qe7
17. Qf3 Kg7 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. d5 Nd8 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Qd1 Nf7
22. Bb4 Bc8 23. f4 Rd8 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Rfd1 Rd7 26. Ra5 Qd8
27. Bc6 e5 28. Qd2 exf4 29. Bxd7 Qxd7 30. exf4 Bb7 31. Ra7 Qc6
32. Rxb7 Qxb7 33. Re1 Ra8 34. Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Ra2+ 36. Kg1
h5 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 Nh6 39. Bxd6 Ng4 40. h3 Ne3 41. f5
Nxf5 42. Be5+ Kf7 43. Rxb5 Ke6 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Nh4
46. Kf1 Nf3 47. Bf4 Rc2 48. Rb6+ Kf7 49. g5 Rxc3 50. Rf6+ Kg7
51. Kf2 Rd3 52. Rc6 Kf7 53. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.18"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "S Poobesh Anand"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Ne4
7. O-O Nxd2 8. Bxd2 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. a3 d5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rac1 Re8 14. b4 a6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e3 Rad8
17. Rd3 Rd6 18. Rc3 f6 19. Bf1 Rc8 20. Qa4 Ra8 21. Qc2 Qd8
22. b5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Na7 24. Bd3 h6 25. Rxc7 Bc6 26. Bh7+ Kf8
27. Rxg7 Kxg7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qxh6 Qf8 30. Qh5 Qg7 31. Bg6+
Kg8 32. Nh4 Rd7 33. Nf5 Qh8 34. Qg4 Kf8 35. h4 Rg7 36. Nxg7
Qxg7 37. h5 Be8 38. Qf5 Rd8 39. Bxe8 Kxe8 40. Qe6+ Qe7
41. Qxe7+ 1-0

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.19"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c6
7. e4 dxe4 8. Qc2 c5 9. fxe4 cxd4 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. cxd4 Nxd4
12. Qc3 e5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bb2 Ng4 15. O-O Ne6 16. c5 Nxc5
17. Qxc5 Qxd3 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 b6 20. Qe7 f6 21. Bb2 Qd7
22. Qxd7 Bxd7 23. e5 f5 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Rfd1 Be6 26. Kf2 Kf7
27. Ke3 g5 28. g3 Rg8 29. Bc3 Rc4 30. Bb4 Rgc8 31. Rxc4 Rxc4
32. Rd8 Re4+ 33. Kf2 Rxe5 34. Ra8 a5 35. Bd2 h6 36. h4 Rd5
37. Be3 f4 38. Bxb6 Rb5 39. hxg5 Rxb6 40. gxh6 Rb2+ 41. Ke1 f3
42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Ra6 Ke5 0-1

[Event "41st World Junior Championship"]
[Site "Goa IND"]
[Date "2002.12.20"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. d4 Nc6 6. a3 a6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rc1 Rd8
12. Be2 h6 13. O-O dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Nxb5 axb5 16. Bxb5
Nxb4 17. axb4 Rb8 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Qa4 Be4 20. Rc4 Bd5 21. Nc6
Bxc6 22. Bxc6 Nd5 23. Rg4 e5 24. b5 f5 25. Rc4 Nb6 26. Qb4 Qe6
27. Rcc1 Rf8 28. Qc3 Nd7 29. Rfd1 1-0

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jean-Michel Paladini"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qc2 Nc6 6.Nxe4 Nb4 7.Qb1
dxe4 8.a3 Nd3+ 9.Bxd3 exd3 10.Nf3 b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Ne1 Be4
13.b4 h5 14.a4 h4 15.Ba3 Qd4 16.c5 Qxe5 17.cxb6 Bd6 18.f4 Qd4+
19.Kh1 h3 20.Qb2 hxg2+ 21.Nxg2 Bxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Qe4+ 23.Kg1 Bxf4
24.Rf2 Be5 0-1

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zeinab Mamedjarova"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Nb5 Bc5 6.Qe2 Bb6
7.N1c3 Nge7 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.exd5+ Ne7 10.d6 cxd6 11.Be3 Bxe3
12.Qxe3 O-O 13.O-O-O d5 14.Bd3 d4 15.Qxd4 Qxd4 16.Nxd4 d5
17.Rhe1 Nc6 18.Nb5 Be6 19.Nd6 Rab8 20.Bf5 g6 21.Bxe6 fxe6
22.f3 Rf6 23.c4 d4 24.Ne4 Rf5 25.Nd6 Rf6 26.a3 e5 27.Ne4 Re6
28.Nc5 Re7 29.Nd3 Kf7 30.Re4 Rbe8 31.Rde1 Kf6 32.b4 g5 33.g3
Re6 34.h4 h6 35.Kc2 Nd8 36.Kb2 Nf7 37.c5 b6 38.Ka2 bxc5
39.bxc5 Kf5 40.h5 Nd8 41.Nb4 Rg8 42.Nd5 g4 43.f4 Nc6 44.fxe5
Rd8 45.Rf4+ Kg5 46.Ref1 Kxh5 47.Nf6+ Kg6 48.Rxg4+ Kf7 49.Nd5+
Ke8 50.Rg8+ Kd7 51.Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joseph G Gallagher"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Ba4 Bc5 6.O-O O-O 7.d3
d6 8.h3 Ne8 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.Qh5 f5 11.Ne2 Bb6 12.Bg5 Nf6
13.Bb3+ Kh8 14.Qh4 Qe8 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Kh1 h6 17.Be3 Nh7
18.Ng3 Bd7 19.Rae1 Qd8 20.Qxd8 Raxd8 21.Ne2 Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ilmars Starostits"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7 5.O-O e5 6.d3 Nge7 7.Bg5
h6 8.Bxe7 Nxe7 9.Bc4 O-O 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Bxd5 d6 12.c3 Kh7
13.Nd2 Rb8 14.a4 h5 15.Rb1 Bg4 16.Qc2 Bh6 17.b4 cxb4 18.Rxb4
b6 19.Nc4 Rc8 20.a5 bxa5 21.Rb7 Rc7 22.Rfb1 Bc8 23.Rxc7 Qxc7
24.Ra1 h4 25.Qa4 Ba6 26.Qxa5 Qxa5 27.Rxa5 Bxc4 28.dxc4 Bd2
29.Ra3 Rb8 30.g3 hxg3 31.hxg3 Rb2 32.Rxa7 Bxc3 33.Rxf7+ Kh6
34.Kh1 Bd4 35.f3 Bc5 36.Be6 Kg5 37.Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arnaud Rainfray"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.d5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3
Ne5 8.Bb5+ Nfd7 9.Qd1 c4 10.Na3 Rc8 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.O-O a6
13.Bxd7+ Nxd7 14.Be3 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Jacot"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Ba4 a6 5.Bb3 e6 6.Nf3 Nxb3
7.axb3 Ne7 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nc6 10.Ndb5 d6 11.Bf4 e5 12.Nd5
axb5 13.Rxa8 exf4 14.Qd3 Be7 15.Qxb5 O-O 16.Rxc8 Qxc8 17.Qxc6
Qe6 18.Qxb7 Qxe4+ 19.Kf1 Kh8 1-0

[Event "Lausanne op"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mladen Palac"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 Qd4
13.Nd2 Bb7 14.Kh1 a5 15.f3 Rfd8 16.Nc4 Ba6 17.Be3 Bxc4 18.Bxc4
Qd7 19.Red1 Qe8 20.Bb5 c6 21.Bc4 Nd7 22.Qf2 Qf8 23.Qg3 Kh8
24.Rd2 Bc5 25.Bxc5 Nxc5 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Qxe5 Nxa4 28.b3 Nb6
29.Bd3 f6 30.Qc7 Nd7 31.Qxc6 Ne5 32.Qb5 Qd6 33.Rxa5 h6 34.Qb7
Nxd3 35.Rd5 Qf4 36.Rxd8+ Kh7 37.h3 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2003.02.17"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Alexandre Nataf"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2
dxc6 7. Nc3 Bd4 8. Bc4 Nh6 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nd1
O-O-O 12. Qe2 g5 13. c3 Bb6 14. Be3 Nf7 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Ne3
h5 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Qf4 19. Nc4 b5 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. Kc2
h4 22. f3 Rd8 23. Rd1 b6 24. Nf1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nirio Basallo"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 d6
7.Nd5 h6 8.a4 Na5 9.Nd2 Rh7 10.b4 Nc6 11.c3 a5 12.Nxb6 cxb6
13.Nc4 axb4 14.cxb4 Be6 15.Nxd6+ Kf8 16.b5 Na5 17.Ba3 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Martin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.c3 Nf6 2.d3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.Be2 O-O 5.h4 Nc6 6.h5 d5 7.Nd2
dxe4 8.dxe4 Ne5 9.hxg6 hxg6 10.Qc2 Qd6 11.Ngf3 Rd8 12.Ng5 Bg4
13.f3 Bh5 14.Nf1 e6 15.Be3 Qe7 16.g4 Bxg4 17.fxg4 Nfxg4
18.Bxg4 Nxg4 19.Qe2 Ne5 20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Rd8+ 22.Kc2 Qd7
23.Nd2 Qa4+ 24.Kb1 Rd6 25.b3 Qd7 26.Bd4 Rxd4 27.cxd4 Qxd4
28.Qb5 Nc6 29.Kc2 Qc3+ 30.Kd1 Qa1+ 31.Ke2 Qxh1 32.Qxb7 Qg2+
33.Kd3 Ne5+ 34.Kc2 Qxg5 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Ba4 a6 5.Bb3 e6 6.Nf3 Nxb3
7.axb3 d6 8.O-O Nf6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Be7 11.Re1 O-O 12.Re3
Bd7 13.Rg3 Kh8 14.Qf3 Rc8 15.Bg5 Ne8 16.Be3 Nf6 17.Nde2 Bc6
18.Nf4 d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Ncxd5 Bxd5 21.Qg4 Bf6 22.c4 Bc6
23.Nh5 Rg8 24.Rh3 Bxb2 25.Rd1 Qe7 26.Bg5 f6 27.Nf4 g6 28.Qe2
Be5 29.Qxe5 fxe5 30.Bxe7 exf4 31.Bf6+ Rg7 32.Rhd3 Kg8 33.Rd8+
Rxd8 34.Rxd8+ Kf7 35.Bxg7 Kxg7 36.h4 Kf6 37.b4 Ke5 38.f3 Ba4
39.Kf2 h6 40.Rh8 h5 41.Rg8 Kf6 42.Rf8+ Ke5 43.Ke2 Bb3 44.Kd3
Ba4 45.Rf7 Bc6 46.Kc3 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alejandro Ramirez Alvarez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.e3
O-O 8.Bd3 Ne5 9.Be2 a6 10.O-O Qc7 11.a3 Be7 12.b3 b6 13.f4 Ng6
14.Bb2 Bb7 15.Bf3 Rac8 16.Kh1 Qb8 17.Rad1 b5 18.cxb5 axb5
19.Qe2 b4 20.axb4 Bxb4 21.Na4 Ne7 22.Nc2 Bxf3 23.Rxf3 Rfd8
24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Rg3+ Ng6 26.h4 Kh8 27.h5 Ne7 28.Nxb4 Nf5
29.Rh3 Qxb4 30.e4 Nh6 31.Qb2 Ng4 32.Rg3 Rg8 33.Qe2 Qa5 34.e5
f5 35.Rgd3 Qa7 36.R3d2 Rc7 37.Nb2 Rc3 38.Nc4 Qa8 39.Rd3 Rxd3
40.Rxd3 Qa1+ 41.Rd1 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Ba4 Qa5 5.Nf3 b5 6.Nxd4 cxd4
7.Nxb5 Qxa4 8.Nc7+ Kd8 9.Nxa8 Qc6 10.d3 f5 11.O-O Bb7 12.f3
Bxa8 13.Bd2 Nf6 14.c3 Qb6 15.Kh1 g6 16.cxd4 Qxd4 17.Rc1 Bc6
18.Qb3 Ke8 19.Rc4 Qd6 20.Rb4 e6 21.e5 Qxe5 22.Bc3 Qe2 23.Re1
Qf2 24.Rxe6+ Kf7 25.Rxc6+ Kg7 26.Bxf6+ Kh6 27.Rh4+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Rustemov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Bd3
c5 8.a4 b4 9.Ne4 Nbd7 10.Nxf6+ Nxf6 11.O-O Bb7 12.b3 Qd5
13.Bb2 Be7 14.Qe2 O-O 15.dxc5 Rfd8 16.Bc4 Qxc5 17.Rfd1 a5
18.Rac1 Rxd1+ 19.Qxd1 Rd8 20.Qe2 Qh5 21.Bd4 Nd7 22.Bb5 Bd6
23.h3 h6 24.Rd1 Nc5 25.Bc4 Bf8 26.Bxc5 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Bxf3
28.Qxf3 Qxf3 29.gxf3 Bxc5 30.f4 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pablo Zarnicki"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "226"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qc2 Nc6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
13.e4 Ba2 14.Rxa2 Nb4 15.Qb3 Nxa2 16.e5 Be7 17.Qxa2 Qd7 18.Nc3
Rfd8 19.Rd1 c6 20.h4 h6 21.Qb1 Bb4 22.Bf1 c5 23.Ne4 Qxa4
24.Nd6 Qd7 25.d5 exd5 26.Rxd5 b5 27.b3 Qe6 28.Rd1 Bc3 29.Qe4
Qxb3 30.Rd3 c4 31.Qd5 Ra7 32.e6 Re7 33.exf7+ Kf8 34.Nd4 Bxd4
35.Rxb3 cxb3 36.Qxd4 Red7 37.Qb4 Rxd6 38.Qxb3 R8d7 39.Bh3 Rxf7
40.Qc3 Rff6 41.Qc8+ Kf7 42.Qc7+ Kf8 43.Bf5 g6 44.Be4 Rd1+
45.Kg2 Rd2 46.Bf3 Rdd6 47.g4 Rfe6 48.g5 hxg5 49.hxg5 Rd4
50.Qc5+ Red6 51.Be4 Kg7 52.Qe5+ Kf7 53.f4 b4 54.f5 gxf5
55.Qxf5+ Ke7 56.Qe5+ Kd7 57.g6 Rxg6+ 58.Bxg6 Rg4+ 59.Kf3 Rxg6
60.Qd4+ Kc7 61.Qa7+ Kc8 62.Qc5+ Kd7 63.Qxb4 Re6 64.Qb7+ Kd8
65.Kf4 Rd6 66.Ke5 Rh6 67.Qb8+ Kd7 68.Qa7+ Kc8 69.Qf7 Rc6
70.Kd5 Rc7 71.Qf8+ Kb7 72.Qb4+ Ka7 73.Kd6 Rb7 74.Qd4+ Kb8
75.Kc6 Rb5 76.Qh8+ Ka7 77.Qd8 Rb7 78.Qd4+ Ka8 79.Qe3 Rb5
80.Qe4 Ka7 81.Qd4+ Ka8 82.Qh8+ Ka7 83.Qg7+ Ka8 84.Qf8+ Ka7
85.Qd8 Rb7 86.Qd4+ Ka8 87.Qd6 Ka7 88.Qc5+ Ka8 89.Kd6 Kb8
90.Qg1 Ka8 91.Qa1 Ka7 92.Qd4+ Ka8 93.Kc6 Rb5 94.Qd7 Kb8 95.Qe7
Ka8 96.Qc7 Rb8 97.Qa5 Ka7 98.Qc5+ Ka8 99.Qa3 Ka7 100.Qe3+ Ka8
101.Qg3 Rb5 102.Qc7 Rb8 103.Qd7 Rb5 104.Qe6 Ka7 105.Qe3+ Ka8
106.Qd4 Rb8 107.Qe5 Rb5 108.Qf4 Ka7 109.Kc7 Rc5+ 110.Kd7 Rd5+
111.Kc6 Rb5 112.Kc7 Rb7+ 113.Kc8 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Marek Stryjecki"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.cxd5 O-O
7.Nc3 Nb6 8.Qc2 Nbxd5 9.Nxd5 Nxd5 10.a3 Bd7 11.O-O Rc8 12.d3
c5 13.Bd2 b6 14.Rfc1 Bc6 15.Rab1 Qd7 16.b4 Ba4 17.Qa2 cxb4
18.axb4 Nc3 19.Bxc3 Bxc3 20.d4 b5 21.e3 Qd6 22.Ne5 e6 23.Nd3
a5 24.bxa5 Bxa5 25.Nc5 Qc7 26.Bf1 Qe7 27.Bxb5 Bxb5 28.Rxb5 Bc7
29.Rb7 Rb8 30.Ra7 Rbc8 31.Rc4 Qd8 32.Rb7 Qd5 33.Rc2 Qf3 34.Qb1
Bd6 35.Rd7 Rb8 36.Qf1 Rb6 37.Rc1 Rfb8 38.Nd3 h5 39.Qd1 Qe4
40.Nc5 Qa8 41.Qd3 Bf8 42.Rc7 Qa2 43.Nd7 Rb3 44.Qe4 Bd6 45.Nxb8
Bxc7 46.Nd7 Rc3 47.Rxc3 Qa1+ 48.Kg2 Qxc3 49.Qb7 Kg7 50.Nc5 Bd6
51.Ne4 Qa3 52.Qd7 Be7 53.h4 Qa8 54.f3 Kf8 55.Nd6 Qa2+ 56.Kh3
Bxd6 57.Qxd6+ Kg8 58.Qf4 Qf2 59.g4 Qf1+ 60.Kg3 Qg1+ 61.Kh3
Qh1+ 62.Kg3 Qg1+ 63.Kh3 Qh1+ 64.Kg3 Qg1+ 65.Kh3 Qh1+ 66.Kg3
Qg1+ 67.Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 14-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Yuryevich Shipov"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.dxc5 Ne7 6.Nf3 Nbc6 7.Bd3
Ng6 8.O-O Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Qf6 11.Bxe5 Qxe5 12.Re1 Qg5
13.Bb5+ Kf8 14.Qd4 Ba5 15.b4 Bd8 16.Nxd5 h5 17.f4 Qg6 18.Rad1
Kg8 19.Bd3 Qh6 20.Be4 f5 21.Bxf5 exf5 22.Ne7+ Kh7 23.Qc4 Bc7
24.Rd4 Rf8 25.g3 h4 26.Re3 b6 27.Nxc8 Raxc8 28.Rd7 bxc5
29.Ree7 Bb6 30.b5 Rcd8 31.Rxg7+ Qxg7 32.Rxg7+ Kxg7 33.gxh4 Rd4
34.Qe6 c4 35.Kg2 Re4 36.Qd6 Rf6 37.Qd7+ Rf7 38.Qd5 Kf8 39.Qd6+
Kg8 40.h5 Rg7+ 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ildar Anvarov"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6
7.a4 a6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 d6 11.h4 Rg8 12.hxg5 hxg5
13.Bc4 Be6 14.Bd5 Qd7 15.a5 Ba7 16.Rh6 Rg6 17.Rh8+ Ng8 18.Qd3
O-O-O 19.O-O-O Nf6 20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.e5 Bxb3
23.cxb3 Ne8 24.Kb1 Kc8 25.Nd5 Qd7 26.Rc1 dxe5 27.Bxe5 c6
28.Bh2 f5 29.Ka2 Bxf2 30.Ne7+ Qxe7 31.Qxf5+ Qe6 32.Qxf2 Rf6
33.Qa7 Nc7 34.Rd1 Rf8 35.Bd6 Qe2 36.Rh1 Rf7 37.Rh8+ Kd7
38.Bxc7 Kxc7 39.Qb8+ Kd7 40.Qd8+ Ke6 41.Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Tiomkin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nxc6 bxc6
7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.Kh1 O-O 10.f4 Rb8 11.b3 exf4 12.Bxf4 Ng4
13.Ne2 Bf6 14.Rb1 Be5 15.Qe1 Be6 16.Qg3 Qa5 17.h3 Nf6 18.Bxe5
Qxe5 19.Qxe5 dxe5 20.Rbd1 Rfd8 21.Ng3 Kf8 22.Kg1 Ne8 23.Kf2 g6
24.Ke3 Ke7 25.Rd2 h5 26.Rfd1 h4 27.Ne2 Ng7 28.Ng1 g5 29.Nf3 f6
30.Ng1 Nh5 31.Ne2 Rd6 32.Ba6 Rxd2 33.Rxd2 Rg8 34.Bb7 Bd7
35.Kf2 g4 36.hxg4 Rxg4 37.a4 Rxe4 38.Rd3 Rxe2+ 39.Kxe2 Nf4+
40.Kf3 Nxd3 41.cxd3 Kd6 42.b4 Be6 43.Ba6 f5 44.Ke3 Kc7 45.a5
Bd5 46.Kf2 f4 47.Kg1 f3 48.gxf3 Bxf3 49.Kh2 Be2 50.Kh3 e4
51.b5 exd3 52.bxc6 Bf1+ 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gregory Braylovsky"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.d3 g6 6.f4 Bg7 7.Nf3
Bg4 8.O-O Nf6 9.Qe1 Bxf3 10.Rxf3 O-O 11.f5 Nd7 12.Bg5 c4
13.Kh1 cxd3 14.cxd3 h6 15.Bh4 g5 16.Bf2 c5 17.Rc1 Rb8 18.Qe2
Be5 19.b3 e6 20.Nd1 g4 21.Re3 Qg5 22.Rc4 Bf4 23.h3 Bxe3
24.Bxe3 Qg7 25.Bf4 gxh3 26.gxh3 Ne5 27.Rc1 exf5 28.Ne3 Ng6
29.Bxd6 fxe4 30.dxe4 Rbe8 31.Nf5 Qf6 32.Bxf8 Qxf5 33.exf5 Rxe2
34.Bxc5 Nh4 35.Rf1 f6 36.Rf4 Re1+ 37.Bg1 Nxf5 38.Rxf5 Kg7
39.Ra5 Kg6 40.Rxa7 f5 41.Kg2 f4 42.Bf2 Rc1 43.Ra5 Rc3 44.b4 h5
45.b5 Kf5 46.b6+ Ke4 47.b7 f3+ 48.Kg3 h4+ 49.Kg4 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrey Rychagov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3
a6 8.e3 b6 9.b4 Be7 10.Bb2 Bb7 11.Bd3 d6 12.e4 Nbd7 13.h3 Rc8
14.Rc1 Qb8 15.Qe2 O-O 16.O-O Nh5 17.Qe3 Qc7 18.Rfd1 h6 19.Rc2
Rfd8 20.Ne2 Qb8 21.Rcd2 Qc7 22.Rc2 Ba8 23.Nc3 Qb8 24.Ne2 Rc7
25.Nf4 Nxf4 26.Qxf4 Rdc8 27.Bf1 b5 28.Qg3 e5 29.c5 Nf6 30.cxd6
Rxc2 31.Bxe5 Bd8 32.d7 R8c7 33.Nd4 Qb6 34.Nxc2 Rxc2 35.Rd6 Rc6
36.Bxf6 Bxf6 37.Rxc6 Bxc6 38.e5 Bd8 39.e6 fxe6 40.Qd6 Bd5
41.Qe5 Qc7 42.Qd4 Qxd7 43.Be2 Qc6 44.f3 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dragan Solak"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Be2 Ne7 6.Nxd4 cxd4
7.Nb1 Nc6 8.d3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.O-O Be6 12.Nd2
Be7 13.f4 O-O 14.Bf3 Qd7 15.Nc4 Bxc4 16.dxc4 d3 17.Be3 Bf6
18.Qd2 Rfe8 19.Bf2 a5 20.Rad1 Rad8 21.Kh1 Qf5 22.b3 h5 23.a3
h4 24.Bd5 h3 25.Qxd3 hxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Qxf4 27.Bb6 Qg4+ 28.Kh1 Rd7
29.Rxf6 Ne5 30.Qc2 Nxc4 31.bxc4 Re2 32.Rf4 Rxh2+ 33.Qxh2 Qxd1+
34.Bg1 Rxd5 35.cxd5 Qxd5+ 36.Qg2 Qh5+ 37.Bh2 Qd1+ 38.Rf1 Qd7
39.Be5 g6 40.Qf3 Qe6 41.Qc3 b5 42.Rd1 Kh7 43.Rd8 f6 44.Qc7+
Kh6 45.Rh8+ Kg5 46.Qc1+ Kf5 47.Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxf6
Qxf6 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Ke2 Nc6
13.Nf3 Ke7 14.e5 Ba5 15.Ne4 Bc7 16.Bd3 Rhd8 17.a3 Be8 18.Nc5
Ra7 19.Be4 a5 20.Nd3 a4 21.Rc4 Ra5 22.Rhc1 Bb8 23.Nc5 Rb5
24.R1c2 Nxe5 25.Nxe5 Bxe5 26.Nd3 Bd6 27.Rxa4 f5 28.Bf3 e5
29.g4 e4 30.Bxe4 fxe4 31.Rxe4+ Kf8 32.Rd4 Bg6 33.f4 Re8+
34.Kf3 Bc5 35.Rxc5 Bxd3 36.Rxb5 Bxb5 37.a4 Bc6+ 38.Kf2 Re4
39.Rxe4 Bxe4 40.Ke3 Bc2 41.a5 Ke7 42.b4 Ba4 43.Kd4 Kd6 44.f5
h6 45.h4 Bd7 46.Ke4 Bc6+ 47.Kf4 Kd5 48.g5 hxg5+ 49.hxg5 Bd7
50.f6 gxf6 51.gxf6 Kd6 52.Ke4 Be8 53.Kd4 Kc6 54.a6 bxa6 55.Kc3
Bf7 56.Kb2 Kd5 57.Kb1 Ke5 58.Kb2 Kxf6 59.Ka1 Ke5 60.Kb2 Kd4
61.Ka1 Kc3 62.Kb1 Bg6+ 63.Ka1 Bd3 64.Ka2 Bc2 65.Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O c6 7.Nc3
Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Be3 Nb6 11.Qe2 exd4 12.Nxd4 Qb4
13.Rfd1 Nfd7 14.Bf1 Ne5 15.a3 Qxc4 16.Qc2 Qxd4 17.Bxd4 Nf3+
18.Kg2 Nxd4 19.Rxd4 Bxd4 20.Rd1 Bxc3 21.bxc3 d5 22.exd5 Nxd5
23.c4 Nc7 24.Qb2 Ne6 25.h4 h5 26.Be2 c5 27.Qf6 Nd4 28.Bxh5
gxh5 29.Qg5+ Kh7 30.Qxh5+ Kg7 31.Qg5+ Kh7 32.Qxc5 Ne6 33.Qh5+
Kg7 34.Qg4+ Kh7 35.Rd5 Ng7 36.Qe4+ Kg8 37.h5 Re8 38.Qh4 Kh7
39.h6 Nf5 40.Qf6 Rg8 41.Qxf7+ Kxh6 42.Qxg8 Ne3+ 43.Kg1 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco De la Paz Perdomo"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nge7
7.h4 d6 8.h5 h6 9.Qe2 Be6 10.Be3 Qd7 11.O-O-O O-O-O 12.f3 f5
13.Qf2 Rhf8 14.Bb5 fxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxb3 16.axb3 Nf5 17.Bxb6 axb6
18.Kb1 Qf7 19.Rhe1 d5 20.Ng3 d4 21.Bc4 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 Bd7 11.Rd1 Rd8 12.Bf4
Bb4 13.Ne4 Ba5 14.g4 Ne7 15.Bh6 Kf8 16.Nc5 gxh6 17.Nxb7 Rb8
18.Nxa5 Ke8 19.Nb3 h5 20.Nc5 Bc8 21.Rd4 Rxb2 22.Rad1 Kf8 23.c4
hxg4 24.hxg4 Rg8 25.Rd8+ Kg7 26.Rxg8+ Nxg8 27.g5 Bg4 28.Kg2
Ne7 29.Rd3 Ng6 30.Re3 Rc2 31.Re4 Bf5 32.Rd4 Rxa2 33.Nh4 Nxh4+
34.Rxh4 Ra5 35.Rf4 Rxc5 36.Rxf5 a5 37.f4 a4 38.e6 Rxf5 39.e7
Rxf4 40.e8=Q Rxc4 41.Qe5+ Kg8 42.Qe8+ Kg7 43.Qe5+ Kg8 44.Qxc7
Re4 45.Qb8+ Kg7 46.Qb2+ Kg8 47.Kf3 Re6 48.Qb8+ Kg7 49.Qb2+ Kg8
50.Qb4 Rg6 51.Kf4 h6 52.gxh6 Rxh6 53.Qxa4 Rg6 54.Qa8+ Kg7
55.Qe8 c5 56.Qe5+ Kg8 57.Qxc5 Re6 58.Qf5 Rg6 59.Ke5 Kg7 60.Kd5
Re6 61.Qg5+ Rg6 62.Qe7 Re6 63.Qd7 Rg6 64.Ke5 Re6+ 65.Kf4 Rf6+
66.Ke4 Re6+ 67.Kd3 Rg6 68.Qe7 Re6 69.Qg5+ Rg6 70.Qd8 Re6
71.Kc3 Rg6 72.Kd4 Re6 73.Kd5 Rg6 74.Qa8 Re6 75.Qa1+ Kg8
76.Qg1+ Rg6 77.Qd4 Re6 78.Kc5 Rg6 79.Kb5 Re6 80.Qg4+ Rg6
81.Qc8+ Kg7 82.Qc3+ Kg8 83.Ka5 Re6 84.Qd4 Rg6 85.Qe5 Re6
86.Qg5+ Rg6 87.Qe7 Re6 88.Qd7 Rg6 89.Qe8+ Kg7 90.Kb5 Re6
91.Qd8 Rg6 92.Kc5 Re6 93.Kd5 Rg6 94.Ke5 Re6+ 95.Kf5 Rg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Guillermo Soppe"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 11.Kf1 gxf6 12.Rc1
Qa5 13.Bb5+ Ke7 14.e5 fxe5 15.Qh5 Nd7 16.Qg5+ Kd6 17.Be2 a6
18.h4 f6 19.Qg7 exd4 20.Qxh8 d3 21.Bf3 Qb5 22.Kg1 d2 23.Rxc8
Rxc8 24.Qxc8 Qa4 25.Qxb7 Ne5 26.Qb6+ Kd7 27.Qb7+ Kd6 28.Qb6+
Kd7 29.Qb7+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Guillermo Soppe"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nxc3
7.bxc3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O Nc6 11.Re1 b6 12.Bg5 Re8
13.Qd2 Bb7 14.Qf4 Qd6 15.Rxe7 Qxf4 16.Rxe8+ Rxe8 17.Bxf4 Na5
18.Re1 Rc8 19.Bb1 f6 20.Rc1 Bf8 21.Bd3 Bd5 22.Rc2 Nc4 23.Bc1
b5 24.Kf1 Kf7 25.Nd2 a6 26.Nxc4 Bxc4 27.Bxc4+ Rxc4 28.Ke2 Ke6
29.Kd3 Kd5 30.Re2 Ra4 31.g4 Bd6 32.h4 h5 33.g5 fxg5 34.Bxg5
Ra3 35.Bc1 Ra4 36.f3 Rc4 37.Rg2 Ra4 38.Rg5+ Kc6 39.Rxg6 Kd7
40.Rg2 Be7 41.Bg5 Bd6 42.Re2 b4 43.c4 Ra3+ 44.Ke4 a5 45.c5 Bf8
46.Kd5 Rc3 47.Re6 Rxf3 48.c6+ Kc7 49.Bf6 a4 50.Be5+ Kd8 51.c7+
Kd7 52.Re8 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bd3 O-O 8.Nc3 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 c6 10.Qf3 Bf6 11.Re3 Bd4 12.Re4
Bxc3 13.dxc3 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 f5 15.Qd4 Qf6 16.Qf4 d5 17.Be3 Qh6
18.Qxh6 gxh6 19.Bxh6 Re8 20.Be3 Bd7 21.Bd4 Kf7 22.f4 Rg8
23.Kf2 a6 24.a4 Rae8 25.a5 Bc8 26.g3 Rg6 27.Be2 Rh6 28.Rh1 Kg8
29.Be5 Be6 30.Bd3 Kf7 31.b4 Rg8 32.Be2 Ke8 33.Bf3 Kd7 34.Ke3
Bf7 35.Bg2 Bh5 36.Kd4 Bg4 37.c4 dxc4 38.Kxc4 Kc8 39.Kc5 Rd8
40.h3 Be2 41.Bd4 Rg6 42.Re1 Bb5 43.Re3 h5 44.c4 Ba4 45.Bc3 Bc2
46.Bf1 Be4 47.Be2 Rdg8 48.Be1 Rh6 49.g4 hxg4 50.hxg4 Rh1
51.Bc3 Rh4 52.Be5 Rh7 53.g5 Rg6 54.Bd3 Bxd3 55.Rxd3 Re6 56.Bf6
Re8 57.Rd6 Rd7 58.g6 Kc7 59.Be5 Rxd6 60.Bxd6+ Kd7 61.g7 Ke6
62.Bf8 Kf7 63.Kb6 Re4 64.Kxb7 Rxf4 65.Kxa6 Rxc4 66.Kb7 f4
67.a6 f3 68.Bc5 f2 69.a7 f1=Q 70.a8=Q Kxg7 71.Qe8 Qf7+
72.Qxf7+ Kxf7 73.Kxc6 Rxb4 74.Bxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3
Rb8 8.d5 Na5 9.b3 c6 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.Bd2 c5 12.Qc1 Re8 13.Rd1
Nc6 14.Bh6 Bh8 15.h3 Bb7 16.Qg5 Qa5 17.Rac1 Nb4 18.Rd2 Ne4
19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Qf4 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Be5 22.Qh4 Nxa2 23.Rcc2 Nb4
24.Rc1 Qa3 25.Rcd1 Qxb3 26.Bg5 f6 27.Bh6 a5 28.Bg4 Qxc4 29.f4
Bc3 30.Rd5 Nxd5 31.Be6+ Kh8 32.Bxd5 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Neckar op-A 7th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Winfried Rebitzer"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5
13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O f4 17.Qh5 h6 18.Qg6
Re8 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rb8 21.Bd7 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 7th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Markus Balduan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Bb3
Bb7 8.O-O c5 9.dxc5 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Bxc5 11.e4 b4 12.e5 Bxf3
13.gxf3 bxc3 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Ba4 Ke7 16.Bxd7 Kxd7 17.bxc3 Rhd8
18.Be3 Bd6 19.Rfd1 Ke8 20.Rd4 Qg6+ 21.Rg4 Qh5 22.h4 Qe5 23.Qc4
g6 24.Bf4 Qc5 25.Bxd6 Qxc4 26.Rxc4 Rxd6 27.Rb1 Ra7 28.h5 gxh5
29.Rb8+ Rd8 30.Rcc8 Rxc8 31.Rxc8+ Ke7 32.Kg2 Kd6 33.Kg3 f5
34.Rc4 Rg7+ 35.Kh4 Ke5 36.Ra4 Rg2 37.f4+ Kf6 38.Rxa6 Rg4+
39.Kh3 Rxf4 40.Kg3 Rc4 41.Ra3 h4+ 42.Kh3 Rf4 43.Rb3 Rxf2 44.a4
Ra2 45.Rb4 Ra3 46.Rc4 Kg5 47.Rc6 e5 48.Rc5 e4 49.Rc7 Rxa4
50.Rxh7 Rc4 51.Rg7+ Kf4 0-1

[Event "Neckar op-A 7th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andreas Reuss"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6
7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 Bf5 9.d4 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.a4 Na5 12.Ba2 O-O
13.Qe2 Rc8 14.Rd1 Nd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bd2 Nc4 17.Bc3 Re8
18.Ne5 Bd6 19.Qf3 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Be4 21.Qf4 Rxc3 22.exd6 g5
23.Qg4 h5 24.Qxh5 Bg6 25.Qxg6+ fxg6 26.bxc3 Kg7 27.Rxd5 Qf6
28.d7 Rd8 29.Rd4 Qc6 30.Rad1 Qxc3 31.Bb1 Qc6 32.g3 b6 33.Be4
Qe6 34.Bf3 a6 35.Bg4 Qc6 36.h3 b5 37.axb5 Qxb5 38.Rd5 Qb6
39.Rxg5 Kf6 40.h4 a5 41.Ra1 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 7th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Kasparov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Bd7 11.b3 Ke8 12.Bb2
Rd8 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Rd2 Ng6 15.Rfd1 Be7 16.Kh2 Nf4 17.g3 Ne6
18.Ne4 Ng5 19.Nfxg5 hxg5 20.e6 Bxe6 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Bxg7
Rxh3+ 23.Kg2 g4 24.c4 f5 25.Rxd8+ Kxd8 26.Ng5 Bxc4 27.Nxh3
Bd5+ 28.Kh2 gxh3 29.Kxh3 Bf3 30.Kh4 c5 31.Kg5 Be4 32.f3 Bb1
33.a3 a5 34.Bc3 b6 35.Kf4 Kd7 36.Ke3 Ba2 37.b4 cxb4 38.axb4
axb4 39.Bxb4 c5 40.Be1 Kc6 41.g4 Be6 42.gxf5 Bxf5 43.Kd2 b5
44.Kc3 b4+ 45.Kb2 Kb5 46.Bf2 Kc4 47.Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Neckar op-A 7th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Meelis Kanep"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 e6 6.Bb3 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Re1 b6 9.Nbd2 Ba6 10.Nf1 Rc8 11.Ng3 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.Bc2
Qc7 14.Bf4 d4 15.Qc1 Rfd8 16.Nh5 Kh8 17.h4 Rg8 18.Bg3 Rcf8
19.a3 Bb7 20.Nf4 b5 21.Qd1 Qd8 22.h5 g5 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.c4 a6
25.Bb3 Na5 26.Ba2 Rg7 27.Nh2 g5 28.Nh5 Rh7 29.cxb5 axb5 30.Rc1
Rg8 31.Nf6 Nxf6 32.exf6 Bd6 33.Ng4 c4 34.dxc4 Bxg3 35.fxg3
bxc4 36.Bxc4 Nxc4 37.Rxc4 Bxg2 38.Qxd4 Bd5 39.Rc2 Qb8 40.Qe3
Ba8 41.Nf2 Qf8 42.Qe5 Qh6 43.g4 Qg6 44.Rec1 Rh6 45.Rc8 Kh7
46.Rxg8 Qxg8 47.Ne4 Rh4 48.Nxg5+ Kh6 49.Nxf7+ Qxf7 50.g5+ Kh5
51.Rc8 Rg4+ 52.Kf2 Rxg5 0-1

[Event "Neckar op-A 7th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2003.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Csaba Balogh"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bf4 a5 12.Qc1 Na6 13.Nc3
Nb4 14.Rd1 Nbd5 15.Nb5 Nxf4 16.gxf4 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 c6 18.Nc3 Nd5
19.e3 f5 20.Kh1 Bd6 21.Rg1 Qh4 22.Qf1 Kf7 23.Rg3 Ne7 24.Qg2
Qf6 25.e4 Bxf4 26.e5 Qh4 27.Rxg7+ Ke8 28.Ne2 Bg5 29.Qg3 Kd7
30.Bg2 Qxg3 31.hxg3 Bd2 32.Rd1 Bb4 33.Nf4 Rg8 34.Rh7 Rh8
35.Rf7 Rhf8 36.Rxf8 Rxf8 37.Bf3 Rb8 38.Kg2 Nd5 39.Nd3 Bf8
40.Be2 b6 41.Rh1 Nb4 42.Nf4 Nd5 43.Nxd5 cxd5 44.Bb5+ Kd8 45.f4
Rb7 46.Kf3 Rg7 47.Bd3 Kc8 48.Rh2 Kd8 49.Bb5 Rc7 50.g4 fxg4+
51.Kxg4 Rc1 52.Kf3 Ke7 53.Bd3 Kf7 54.Rg2 Bb4 55.Rg6 Rf1+
56.Ke3 Re1+ 57.Kf2 Rd1 58.Rf6+ Ke7 59.Ke3 Re1+ 60.Be2 Rh1
61.Bg4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Sergeyevich Cherniaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d3 Re8
7. Bg5 Bf8 8. Nbd2 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Ba4 Rb8 11. a3 b5 12. Bb3
Be7 13. Nf1 Nd7 14. Bg3 a5 15. Ne3 a4 16. Ba2 Nf6 17. Nh4 Be6
18. Nhf5 d5 19. O-O d4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Ng4 Rc8 24. f4 c5 25. f5 c4 26. fxe6 cxd3 27. Nxf6+
Bxf6 28. Qxd3 Qb6 29. e5 Bg5 30. Bf4 Qxe6 31. Bxg5 hxg5
32. Qxd4 Qxe5 33. Qxe5 Rxe5 34. Rf2 Rf8 35. Raf1 Rfe8 36. g3
Kh7 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. g4 Re4 39. h3 b4 40. axb4 Rxb4 41. Rc2 Re3
42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Kxf3 Rb3+ 44. Ke4 Rxh3 45. Rc6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3
b5 8.O-O Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.Re1 Nc6 11.Nxc6 Qxc6 12.Bg5 O-O
13.Nd5 exd5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Qxc2 16.Bxe7 Re8 17.Bxd6 Bb7
18.Be7 Qc7 19.d6 Qxe7 20.Rxe7 Bxf3 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.gxf3 f6
23.Rc1 Rd8 24.Rc6 a5 25.Rb6 b4 26.Kf1 Kf7 27.Ra6 Ke6 28.Rxa5
Rxd6 29.Ra4 b3 30.Re4+ Kf5 31.axb3 Rd2 32.b4 Rxb2 33.h4 h5
34.Kg2 g5 35.Rc4 Rb3 36.Rc5+ Kf4 37.Rc4+ Kf5 38.Rc5+ Kf4
39.hxg5 fxg5 40.Rb5 Rb1 41.Rb8 Kf5 42.b5 Kg6 43.b6 Kg7 44.Rb7+
Kg6 45.Rb8 Kg7 46.Kh3 Rb3 47.Kg3 Kh7 48.Kg2 Rb1 49.Kg3 Rb3
50.b7 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dennis de Vreugt"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1
Nc6 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. h3 g6 15. Be3 h6 16. d4 Bd7 17. Qd2 Kh7
18. d5 Ne7 19. Nh2 g5 20. Bd1 Bg7 21. Ng4 Neg8 22. Bf3 Qc8
23. Qe2 Rf8 24. Bd2 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Nf6 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. gxf5
Qb7 28. g3 Nd7 29. Kg2 Bf6 30. Rh1 Kg7 31. Rh3 Rh8 32. Rah1
Rh7 33. Bh5 Rah8 34. Qg4 Rg8 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Rxh6 Rxh6
37. Rxh6 Nf8 38. f4 exf4 39. gxf4 Qe7 40. e5 gxf4 41. e6+ Nxe6
42. fxe6+ Kf8 43. Rg6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Goloshchapov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3
Ng6 12. b3 Bd7 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Rd2 Nf4 15. Rad1 Be7 16. Ne2
Nxe2+ 17. Rxe2 c5 18. c4 h5 19. Bc1 Bc6 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Ng5
Bxg5 22. Bxg5+ Kd7 23. Rd2+ Ke6 24. Bd8 Kxe5 25. f3 Ke6 26. h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sarhan Guliev"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 d6 9. c4 Nb6 10. exd6 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 Bxd6
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.03"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Belov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. e3 a5 9. b3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4
12. Qd3 f5 13. Nd2 Qh4 14. f3 Ng5 15. f4 Ne4 16. Nf3 Qe7
17. Bb2 Ndf6 18. Rfc1 c5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 h6 21. b5 Rfd8
22. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Svetushkin"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nge7 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4
cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qe3 b6 9. Bd3 Bc5 10. Qg3 Qf6 11. Bf4 Qg6
12. Nb5 Qxg3 13. hxg3 Ke7 14. a3 a6 15. b4 axb5 16. bxc5 e5
17. cxb5 Nb4 18. Bc4 Nc2+ 19. Kd2 Nxa1 20. Bxe5 bxc5 21. Rxa1
f6 22. Bc3 Ra4 23. Bb3 Rxe4 24. f3 Re6 25. Bxe6 dxe6 26. Kd3
e5 27. a4 Kd6 28. Ba5 Bd7 29. Kc4 Be6+ 30. Kc3 Rb8 31. Rd1+
Ke7 32. Bc7 Ra8 33. a5 Ra7 34. b6 Rxa5 35. b7 Ra3+ 36. Kd2
Ra2+ 37. Ke1 Bc4 38. Rb1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor V Glek"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxg5
7. Nxg5 Qxg5 8. c3 c5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Bd3 Bd7
12. Qe2 Nc6 13. O-O h6 14. a3 a6 15. Rac1 Qb6 16. b4 Na7
17. Nd4 Nb5 18. Qg4 O-O 19. Rfe1 Rfc8 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Re3
Qd8 22. Rg3 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Rxg5 Rxa3 25. Rg3 Ra4
26. Nb3 b6 27. Rb1 Ra2 28. Nd4 Ra3 29. Ne2 Rc4 30. Re3 Re4
31. Rxe4 dxe4 32. h4 Bc6 33. Rd1 Bd5 34. Nf4 Rxc3 35. Nxd5
exd5 36. Rxd5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rc2 38. Kg3 Rc3+ 39. Kf4 e3
40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. fxe3 Rc4+ 42. Rd4 Rc2 43. g4 Rb2 44. h5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viorel Iordachescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3
Nc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qc7 15. c3 Nb8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. d4
Nc6 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Na5 20. Nd2 cxd4 21. cxd4 Rac8
22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Qd1 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxc4
bxc4 27. Qc2 exd4 28. Bxd4 d5 29. Qa4 Kf8 30. exd5 Qxd5
31. Bc3 Qe6 32. Qd1 Bf6 33. Bxf6 Qxf6 34. Qd5 g6 35. Qxc4 Qxb2
36. Qxa6 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Valerij Filippov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bd6 9. Re1 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nbd2 Qd8 14. Rc1 Re8 15. c5 Bc7 16. Nc4 Bd7
17. Nfd2 Rb8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Na7 20. Qh5 Bc6 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Qc5 Qb6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. Nc4 Ra6 25. a4 Rd8 26. Re5
Kf8 27. Nxa5 Rxd6 28. Nb7 Rd5 29. Rxd5 cxd5 30. Nc5 Rd6 31. b4
Ke7 32. b5 e5 33. Nb7 Rd7 34. Na5 e4 35. b6 Kd6 36. Kf1 g5
37. dxe4 dxe4 38. Rc4 Ke5 39. Rxd4 Kxd4 40. bxa7 Rxa7 41. Nc6+
Kc5 42. Nxa7 f5 43. Nb5 f4 44. Nc3 Kd4 45. Nxe4 Kxe4 46. gxf4
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3 dxe4 10. dxe4 Qxd1 11. Bxd1 Rd8
12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Nd7 14. h3 Be6 15. Nf1 Nc5 16. Be3 Nd3
17. Reb1 Nf4 18. Kh2 f6 19. Ne1 Na5 20. Nd2 c5 21. Rd1 g5
22. Nb3 Nb7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 c4 26. Nc1
Nc5 27. Bc2 Bd7 28. f3 Kf7 29. Kg1 h5 30. Kf1 h4 31. Ne2 Nfe6
32. Kf2 Nb7 33. Bb1 Bc5 34. Bxc5 Nbxc5 35. Bc2 a5 36. a3 Ke7
37. Ke3 Ng7 38. Nc1 Nh5 39. b4 cxb3 40. Nxb3 Nxb3 41. Bxb3 Nf4
42. Bc2 Kd6 43. Bd3 Kc6 44. Bf1 Be6 45. Kf2 Bb3 46. Nd3 Ne6
47. Nb2 Bc2 48. Ke3 Nc5 49. Be2 Bb3 50. Kd2 Be6 51. Ke3 Kb6
52. Kd2 Nb7 53. Bf1 Nd6 54. Be2 Kc5 55. Nd3+ Kc6 56. Nb2 Bb3
57. Ke3 Kc5 58. Nd3+ Kb6 59. Nb2 Nb7 60. Kd2 Nc5 61. Bf1 Ne6
62. Ke3 Nf4 63. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Konstantin Rufovich Sakaev"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6
7. b3 Nbd7 8. Bb2 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Bc3 a5 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viorel Iordachescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6
13.g3 Bf5 14.d4 Qd7 15.Be3 Rae8 16.Nd2 Bg4 17.Qb1 Bf5 18.Qd1
Bg4 19.Qb1 Bf5 20.Qc1 Bd3 21.Nf3 Qf5 22.Qd1 h6 23.Nh4 Qh7
24.Bd2 g5 25.Ng2 Qg6 26.a4 Nc7 27.axb5 axb5 28.Re3 Kh8 29.Ne1
Be4 30.f3 Bf5 31.Ng2 Bd3 32.Be1 Rxe3 33.Nxe3 Re8 34.Bf2 Bf4
35.Ng4 Be2 36.Qb1 f5 37.Ne5 Bxe5 38.dxe5 Bxf3 39.Ra7 Ne6
40.Qd3 Bd5 41.Bxd5 cxd5 42.Ra6 Qh5 43.Qxd5 Nc7 44.Qd6 Nxa6
45.e6 Qg6 46.Qxa6 Qxe6 47.Qxb5 f4 48.Qb7 Re7 49.Qa8+ Kh7
50.Qf3 Qe2 51.Qd5 Qc2 52.Kg2 Re2 53.Qf7+ Kh8 54.Qf8+ Kh7
55.Qf7+ Kh8 56.Qd5 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. e5 h6 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ne4 10. Bxc4 Bd7 11. d5 O-O
12. O-O exd5 13. Bxd5 Bc6 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Nd2
Bd3 17. Re1 Nxe5 18. Bxc5 Re8 19. Nf3 Qd5 20. Rxe5 Rxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.13"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 d6 9. Nh3 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. e3 Rc8
12. Bd3 c5 13. O-O Ba6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Be2 d5 16. Rfd1 Bxc4
17. Bxc4 Ncd7 18. b3 b5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qd4 bxc4 21. bxc4
Qa5 22. Rdc1 dxc4 23. Rxc4 e5 24. Qd3 e4 25. fxe4 Rxc4
26. Qxc4 Ng4 27. Nf4 Nxe3 28. Qe2 Qc5 29. Kh1 Re8 30. Qf3 Qd4
31. Re1 Rxe4 32. g3 Qd2 33. Ng2 f5 34. Rxe3 Qc1+ 35. Re1 Rxe1+
36. Nxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Qd7 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. h4 a5
41. h5 a4 42. Kh3 Qf7 43. Qe2 Qb7 44. Kh2 Qc6 45. Qd3 Qe4
46. Qb5 f4 47. gxf4 Qxf4+ 48. Kh3 Qe4 49. Qc5 Qe6+ 50. Kg3 Kg8
51. Qa5 Qe3+ 52. Kg4 Qd4+ 53. Kg3 Qd3+ 54. Kh4 Qc4+ 55. Kg3
Qd4 56. Qa8+ Kf7 57. Qb7+ Ke6 58. Qc8+ Ke7 59. Qc7+ Qd7
60. Qe5+ Kf8 61. Qf4+ Kg8 62. Qb8+ Kf7 63. Qf4+ Ke8 64. Qe4+
Kd8 65. Qa8+ Ke7 66. Qe4+ Kf6 67. Qf4+ Ke7 68. Qe4+ Kf8
69. Qf4+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.14"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Nb5 Nxe4 11. Bf4
O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. a4 Bc6 14. Bc7 b6 15. Bd6 Nxd6 16. Qxd6 a6
17. Nc7 Qg5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. fxg3 Ra7 20. Nxe6 Rc8 21. Ng5 Be8
22. Rae1 h6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Bxf7+ Kf8
26. Bxe8 Kxe8 27. Ne6 Kf7 28. Nc7 a5 29. Kf2 Nd7 30. Ke3 Nc5
31. Kd4 Nxa4 32. Nd5 b5 33. Nc7 b4 34. cxb4 axb4 35. Kc4 Nc3
36. Kxb4 Ne4 37. Nb5 Nd2 38. Nd4 Nf1 39. Nf3 Kf6 40. Kc4 Kf5
41. Kd3 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.16"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4
7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Nh3 Nc6 10. Nf4 d6 11. Nd5 Bf5
12. f3 Nxd5 13. cxd5 exf3 14. Rxf3 Ne7 15. d3 Bd7 16. Rf2 Ng6
17. Rb1 b5 18. d4 Rc8 19. Bd2 a6 20. Qb3 Bg4 21. e3 Qd7 22. c4
Bh3 23. Bxh3 Qxh3 24. cxb5 Rb8 25. Qc2 Qd7 26. Rbf1 Nh8
27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. bxc6 Rb5 29. Rf5 f6 30. a4 Rb3 31. Ba5 Rc8
32. e4 Nf7 33. R5f3 Rb2 34. h4 Ra2 35. Rb3 Rxa4 36. Bxc7 Rxc7
37. Rfb1 Re7 38. e5 Rxd4 39. Rb8+ Kh7 40. exf6 gxf6 41. R8b7
Re2 42. Rxf7+ Kg6 43. Rf8 Rdd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anatoly Karpov"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3
O-O 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Rd1 h6 9. Bh4 b6 10. e4 Bb7 11. Be2 a6
12. O-O Ne8 13. Bg3 d6 14. e5 Qc7 15. exd6 Nxd6 16. Rd4 Qc6
17. Bd3 Ne8 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Qc8 20. Na4 Bc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5
22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rd2 Nf6 24. Rfd1 Qc8 25. Bd6 Re8 26. Ne5 Kg8
27. Be7 Qc7 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qe4 Ra7 30. Ng4 Kg7 31. Qe3 Rh8
32. Rd8 1-0

[Event "7th Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[EventDate "2003.10.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1
Re8 13. a4 Be6 14. Ne3 h6 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4
cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nd7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bd2 Bf6 21. Qxd6 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Be5 24. Qd3 Qc7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5
Nf6 27. g3 Rc8 28. Bd1 Qc4 29. Rc1 Qxc1 30. Bxc1 Rxc1 31. d6
Nd7 32. Kg2 Bf6 33. Bc2 g6 34. Bb3 Kg7 35. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ludovic Godderidge"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.c3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.a4 O-O
8.a5 a6 9.Nbd2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 Nce7 12.Re1 Kh7 13.Ng3
Qd6 14.Qe2 Bg4 15.Ng5+ hxg5 16.Qxg4 Nf4 17.Ne4 Qc6 18.Nxg5+
Kg8 19.Bxf4 Rfe8 20.Bc1 1-0

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Almira Fyodorovna Skripchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 dxc3
7.exf6 Qxf6 8.dxc3 c6 9.Qe2+ Qe6 10.Bd3 Bc5 11.O-O Qxe2
12.Bxe2 d5 13.Re1 O-O 14.c4 Bf5 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Bd2 Rfe8
17.Bd3 Bxd3 18.cxd3 Bd4 19.Rac1 Bxb2 20.Rb1 Bd4 21.Rb3 b6
22.Rxb6 h6 23.Rb7 Red8 24.Rd7 Rdb8 25.Rd8+ Rxd8 26.Be3 Bxe3
27.Rxe3 Rab8 28.g3 Kf8 29.d4 a5 30.Re5 a4 31.Kg2 Rd6 32.h4 f6
33.Kf3 Rc6 34.Re3 Rc4 35.Ra3 Ke7 36.Ke3 Kd6 37.Kd3 Rbb4 38.Rc3
Rb2 39.h5 Rb1 40.Ra3 Rbb4 41.Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hichem Hamdouchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3
Ba7 8.Nf1 Be6 9.Ng3 h6 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Qd7 12.Nh2 Ne7 13.d4
Ng6 14.Kh1 Rae8 15.Bc2 d5 16.dxe5 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Be3
Bxe3 19.fxe3 Nxe5 20.Bxe4 Qb5 21.b3 Rd8 22.Qh5 c6 23.c4 Qa5
24.b4 Qc7 25.c5 Rd2 26.a4 Rfd8 27.Qh4 Bc4 28.Rfe1 Bd5 29.Bxd5
R8xd5 30.Qg3 Qe7 31.Nf3 Nxf3 32.Qxf3 Qe6 33.Qf4 Rf5 34.Qg4 h5
35.Qg3 Rff2 36.Rg1 Kh7 37.Raf1 Rfe2 38.Qf3 Kg6 39.Qg3+ Kh7
40.Qf3 Qg6 41.Qxf7 Rxg2 42.Qxg6+ Rxg6 43.Rf7 Ra2 44.a5 Re2
45.Rxb7 Rxe3 46.Rxg6 Kxg6 47.Kg2 Rb3 48.Rb6 Kf5 49.Rxa6 Rxb4
50.Rxc6 Rb5 51.a6 Ra5 52.Rc7 Rxa6 53.Rxg7 Ra2+ 54.Kg3 Kf6
55.Rh7 Kg6 56.Re7 Ra3+ 57.Kg2 Kf6 58.Rh7 Kg6 59.Rd7 Rc3 60.Rd5
h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Philippe Guyot"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.e5 Ng4 7.Ng5 f6
8.Nxh7 Nxf2 9.Kxf2 Kxh7 10.Bd3 f5 11.Qe2 e6 12.h4 Rh8 13.Bc4
exd5 14.Nxd5 Nc6 15.Bg5 Qf8 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 d6 18.h5 g5
19.Qd2 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 dxe5 21.Qxg5 Qg7 22.Qg6+ Qxg6 23.hxg6+ Kg7
24.Rxh8 Kxh8 25.Rd1 Kg7 26.Bf7 b6 27.Rd8 Kf6 28.Bd5 Rb8 29.Rg8
Bb7 30.Rxb8 Bxd5 31.a4 b5 32.Rxb5 1-0

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.Be3 Nbd7 9.g4 b5 10.g5 b4 11.Ne2 Nh5 12.Qd2 a5 13.Ng3
Nxg3 14.hxg3 a4 15.Nc1 Qa5 16.f4 g6 17.Nd3 a3 18.b3 exf4
19.gxf4 Bg7 20.O-O-O Rc8 21.Kb1 Rc3 22.Qf2 O-O 23.Bd4 Bxd4
24.Qxd4 Rfc8 25.Rd2 Qb6 26.Qxb6 Nxb6 27.Nxb4 Rb8 28.Rxd6 Na4
29.Nc6 Rb7 30.Bd3 Rc5 31.Kc1 Nc3 32.Kd2 Rc7 33.Nd4 Bd7 1-0

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Miso Cebalo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qb3
Bxb5 13.Nxb5 O-O 14.O-O Nc6 15.c4 Rad8 16.Qg3+ Kh8 17.Qh4 Kg7
18.Rad1 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bastia Open"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Guidarelli"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.f4 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.d3 d6 7.Be3 e6
8.g4 Nf6 9.g5 Nd7 10.Bh3 Nb6 11.f5 e5 12.Qg2 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5
14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.O-O f6 16.Nd2 Nb4 17.Ne4 O-O-O 18.Rfe1 c4
19.a3 cxd3 20.axb4 Qxe4 21.Qxe4 Bxe4 22.cxd3 Rxd3 23.Rxa6 Bxb4
24.Rc1+ Kd7 25.Ra7+ Kd6 26.Kf2 Ra8 27.Bf1 Rxe3 28.Kxe3 Rxa7
29.Kxe4 Bc5 30.Bxb5 Rb7 31.Bc4 Rxb2 32.gxf6 gxf6 33.Ra1 Bb6
34.h3 Rc2 35.Bb5 Rf2 36.Rf1 Rb2 37.Bc4 Kc5 38.Bd3 Rb4+ 39.Kf3
Kd4 40.Rd1 Kc3 41.Be4 Bd4 42.Rd3+ Kc4 43.Ra3 Rb2 44.Bd3+ Kb4
45.Ra6 Rf2+ 46.Ke4 Kc5 47.Ra5+ Kc6 48.Bb1 Rf4+ 49.Kd3 Rf3+
50.Ke2 Re3+ 51.Kd2 Rxh3 52.Be4+ Kb6 53.Rd5 Bc5 54.Rd7 Be3+
55.Ke2 Bg5 56.Kf2 Re3 57.Bf3 h6 58.Rb7+ Kc5 59.Rc7+ Kd6
60.Rc6+ Kd7 61.Rc4 Ra3 62.Bc6+ Kd6 63.Bf3 Ra2+ 64.Kf1 Rd2
65.Rc6+ Kd7 66.Ra6 Rd4 67.Kg2 e4 68.Be2 Rd2 69.Kf2 e3+ 70.Kf3
Rd4 71.Bb5+ Kc7 72.Be2 h5 73.Re6 h4 74.Re4 Rxe4 75.Kxe4 Kd6
76.Bf1 Kc5 77.Kf3 Kd4 78.Kg2 Ke4 79.Be2 Kxf5 80.Kf3 Ke5 81.Bf1
Kd4 82.Ke2 Ke4 83.Bg2+ Kf4 84.Bh3 Kg3 85.Bf5 h3 86.Be4 Kh2
87.Kf1 e2+ 88.Kf2 e1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. g3 Re8
7. e4 d6 8. h3 a6 9. Bg2 Bc5 10. O-O Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Rc1
c6 13. b3 Nd7 14. Ne2 Ba7 15. Kh1 Nf8 16. Bc3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5
18. d4 Ng6 19. Qd2 e4 20. d5 e3 21. Qb2 Qd7 22. dxc6 bxc6
23. Kh2 exf2 24. Nd4 Be4 25. Qxf2 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Re6 27. Rce1
Rae8 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Re1 Qe6 31. Rxe4 Qxe4
32. Qe3 Qc2+ 33. Kg1 Qb1+ 34. Kf2 Qxa2+ 35. Kf3 Ne5+ 36. Bxe5
dxe5 37. Ke4 Qb2 38. Kf5 h6 39. Qxe5 Qxb3 40. Qe8+ Kh7
41. Qg6+ Kh8 42. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nb3
Nxb3 13. Qxb3 e6 14. e4 exd5 15. exd5 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Qb4 Qe7
18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Bg5 Ree8 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. h4 Nc4 22. Ne4
Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Nd6 24. Bd3 Bxb2 25. Rc2 Bxa3 26. Rb1 b5 27. Bd2
Nc4 28. Bxc4 Bf5 29. Ra2 Bxb1 30. Rxa3 bxc4 31. Rxa4 Bd3
32. Ra5 Rb8 33. f3 Kf8 34. Rc5 Rd8 35. Bf4 Ke8 36. Bxc7 Rc8
37. Kf2 Kd7 38. Bd6 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 c5
7. Na3 cxd4 8. Naxc4 Bc5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Nd5 11. Rc1 Qf6
12. Nd3 Be7 13. e4 Nc7 14. Bf4 Nb5 15. e5 Qf5 16. Nb6 Nc6
17. Nxa8 Bd8 18. g4 Qg6 19. Bg3 Kh8 20. a4 Nba7 21. b4 f5
22. Qb3 Qxg4 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Ne7 25. Qa4 Bd7 26. Qxa7
Bxb5 27. Nf4 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Nc6 29. Qxb7 Nxe5 30. h3 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3
7. Bxc3 Qe7 8. Qb3 Rd8 9. e3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Be2 Nb6
12. O-O Bf5 13. Rfd1 Rd6 14. Rd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 Rh6 16. Qc2
Rhd6 17. b4 Nc4 18. b5 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 e4 20. bxc6 exd3 21. Bxd3
Bxd3 22. Qb2 Rxc6 23. Bb4 Qe8 24. h4 Be4 25. Nd4 Rc4 26. Bc3
c5 27. Nb5 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Rxc3 29. Nxc3 Bc6 30. Qd6 b6 31. Qc7
Qa8 32. e4 h5 33. f3 b5 34. Qd6 c4 35. Nd5 Bxd5 36. exd5 c3
37. Qc5 c2 38. d6 Qd8 39. Qxc2 Qxd6 40. Qc8+ Qf8 41. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.c4 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3
Rb8 8.Ne1 a6 9.Nc2 Bd7 10.b3 e6 11.a4 e5 12.Bb2 exd4 13.Nxd4
Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.11.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Konstantin Rufovich Sakaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.e5 h6
8.exf6 hxg5 9.fxg7 Rg8 10.a3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nc6
13.Bxc4 Nxd4 14.cxd4 Qa5+ 15.Kf1 Bd7 16.h4 gxh4 17.Rxh4 Qg5
18.Qg4 Qxg4 19.Rxg4 Rc8 20.Be2 Ke7 21.Bf3 Bc6 22.Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Predrag Nikolic"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 g6 3.Nd2 Bg7 4.e4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 c5 7.Nf3
Nc6 8.dxc5 Bxb2 9.Rb1 Bc3+ 10.Bd2 Qa5 11.Bb5 Nf6 12.O-O Bxd2
13.Nxd2 O-O 14.c4 a6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Qc2 Bd7
18.Rfe1 Rfe8 19.Nf3 Rac8 20.Rbc1 Ba4 21.Qe2 Rxc5 22.Rxc5 Qxc5
23.Qxa6 Bd7 24.h3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Joerg Hickl"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nd4 c6 5.O-O h5 6.Nf3 c5 7.d3 Bb7
8.e4 d6 9.c3 Nbd7 10.Bg5 g6 11.Re1 Qb8 12.a4 a6 13.Na3 Bc6
14.axb5 axb5 15.e5 dxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Bg7 18.Bf4 Nd5
19.Nxg6 Qb7 20.Qf3 fxg6 21.Bd6 O-O-O 22.Rxe6 Nf8 23.Bxf8 Rhxf8
24.Qe4 Rf6 25.Rxf6 Nxf6 26.Qxb7+ Kxb7 27.Nxb5 Kb6 28.Na3 Rxd3
29.Nc4+ Kb5 30.Ne5 Rd2 31.Ra7 Bh6 32.Rb7+ Ka6 33.Rb8 Ng4
34.Nxg4 hxg4 35.Kf1 Bg7 36.Rg8 Rd7 37.Rc8 Kb6 38.Ke2 Be5
39.Re8 Bd6 40.Kf1 Re7 41.Rh8 Kc6 42.Rh4 Re4 43.h3 c4 44.hxg4
Kb5 45.Rh7 Rxg4 46.Rg7 Rg5 47.Ke2 Ka4 48.Kd1 Bc5 49.Rf7 Rd5+
50.Kc1 Rd6 51.Rc7 Kb5 52.Rf7 Re6 53.Kb1 Kc6 54.f4 Kd5 55.g4
Re1+ 56.Ka2 Re7 57.Rf6 Rg7 58.f5 g5 59.Kb1 Re7 60.Rg6 Be3
61.Kc2 Re4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nf3 d6 7.O-O
O-O 8.Nc3 c6 9.b4 Ne4 10.b5 Nd7 11.bxc6 bxc6 12.Qc2 d5 13.c5
Ba6 14.Rfd1 Bf6 15.Be1 Qc7 16.e3 g5 17.Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw AIG Life rapid 3rd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Aleksej Gennadyevich Aleksandrov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Nxe5
7.Rxe5+ Be7 8.Bf1 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.c3 d5 12.Nd2 b6
13.Nf3 c5 14.Bf4 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nd6 16.Rc1 Bg4 17.h3 Bh5 18.g4
Bg6 19.Ne5 Bh4 20.Nc6 Qd7 21.Ne5 Qd8 22.Nc6 Qf6 23.Ne7+ Kh8
24.Nxd5 Qd8 25.Bg2 f5 26.Nc7 Ne4 27.Bxe4 fxe4 28.Ne6 Qf6
29.Nxf8 Rxf8 30.Qd2 h5 31.Bg3 Bg5 32.Qe2 Bxc1 33.Rxc1 Qxd4
34.gxh5 Bf5 35.h6 gxh6 36.Rc6 Rf6 37.Rxf6 Qxf6 38.Kh2 Qe6
39.Qh5 e3 40.fxe3 Qf6 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Be5 Qe6 43.Qxe6 Bxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Warsaw AIG Life rapid sf"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 Ne4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d4 Bb4 7.Qc2 f6
8.exf6 Qxf6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Bd3 Na5 12.O-O b6 13.Ne5
Qh4 14.a4 Ba6 15.Ba3 Rfe8 16.Rae1 Nd6 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.cxd5
Bxd3 19.Nxd3 exd5 20.Nb4 Qh5 21.Re3 Rxe3 22.fxe3 Nc4 23.Qd3
Re8 24.Rf3 a5 25.Rh3 Qg6 26.Qxg6 hxg6 27.Nxd5 b5 28.axb5 a4
29.Rf3 a3 30.Rf1 Rb8 31.Rb1 Nd2 32.Ra1 Rxb5 33.Nb4 Ra5 34.Nc2
Nc4 35.e4 Kf7 36.Ra2 Rb5 37.Nxa3 1-0

[Event "Warsaw AIG Life rapid sf"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6
hxg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Bd2 a6 11.Bd3 Be7 12.Rc1 Rc8
13.Qxb6 Nxb6 14.c5 Nbd7 15.f4 Nh5 16.O-O f5 17.b4 g5 18.Ne2
gxf4 19.exf4 Ndf6 20.a4 Ne4 21.Be3 Kd7 22.Rb1 g5 23.Bxe4 gxf4
24.Bxd5 fxe3 25.Bf3 Bg5 26.b5 axb5 27.axb5 Rc7 28.Ra1 cxb5
29.Rfb1 Nf4 30.Nxf4 Bxf4 31.Rxb5 Ke7 32.Kf1 Rd8 33.Ra4 Bg5
34.Ke2 Rcd7 35.Rxb7 Rxb7 36.Bxb7 Rb8 37.Ra7 Kf6 38.g3 Bh6
39.c6 Rd8 40.c7 Rxd4 41.c8=Q Rd2+ 42.Ke1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Friso Nijboer"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3
Rb8 8.h3 a6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 e6 11.Qc1 Kh7 12.Rd1 Ne7 13.a4 Nd7
14.Bd2 e5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Rb1 Qe8 17.e4 Nc5 18.Be3 Ne6 19.b4
f5 20.b5 f4 21.Bd2 axb5 22.cxb5 c6 23.Ne2 fxg3 24.fxg3 Bd7
25.Bc3 Rxf3 26.Bxf3 Ng5 27.Bg2 Bxh3 28.Bxh3 Nxh3+ 29.Kg2 Qc8
30.Ng1 Nxg1 31.Kxg1 Ra8 32.a5 cxb5 33.Qe3 Nc6 34.Rxb5 Nd4
35.Bxd4 exd4 36.Qb3 Qg4 37.Rxb7 Rf8 38.Rxd4 Rf3 39.Rxg7+ Kxg7
40.Rd7+ Qxd7 41.Qxf3 Qa7+ 42.Qf2 Qxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabian Doettling"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O a6 7.e3
Rb8 8.Qe2 b5 9.Rd1 Bd7 10.a4 Bd6 11.axb5 axb5 12.b3 cxb3
13.Nbd2 e5 14.e4 O-O 15.d5 Ne7 16.Nxb3 Ng6 17.Qc2 Qe7 18.Na5
Ra8 19.Nd2 Ne8 20.Ra2 Bc5 21.Ndb3 Bb6 22.Be3 Nd6 23.Bc5 Rfc8
24.Rda1 Qe8 25.Qc3 f6 26.Qb4 Bxc5 27.Nxc5 Nf8 28.Nxd7 Qxd7
29.h4 Ng6 30.Kh2 Ne7 31.Bh3 f5 32.h5 Qe8 33.h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Gurgenovich Galdunts"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 a6 7.Nbd2
Ba7 8.O-O O-O 9.h3 Be6 10.Re1 Bxb3 11.axb3 d5 12.exd5 Qxd5
13.Ne4 Qe6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Rxe3 Rfe8 17.Qe2 Re6
18.b4 Rae8 19.Nd2 Qd8 20.Nb3 Qc8 21.Nc5 R6e7 22.Qg4 Qxg4
23.hxg4 Nd8 24.Rae1 f6 25.d4 Ne6 26.Nxb7 exd4 27.cxd4 Kf8
28.Nc5 Nxd4 29.Nxa6 c6 30.Nc7 Rxe3 31.Rxe3 Rxe3 32.fxe3 Nc2
33.b5 cxb5 34.Kf2 b4 35.Ne6+ Kf7 36.Nf4 Na3 37.b3 Nc2 38.Nd3
Ke6 39.Ke2 Na1 40.Nc1 Ke5 41.Kd3 g6 42.g3 h6 43.e4 f5 44.gxf5
gxf5 45.exf5 Kxf5 46.Ke3 Kg4 47.Kf2 h5 48.Nd3 Nxb3 49.Nxb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Chanda Sandipan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.Be3 Ke8 11.h3 Nd5 12.Nxd5
cxd5 13.Rad1 c6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.c3 g6 16.f4 Bc5 17.Rde1 Rg8
18.Kh2 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 Bf5 20.g4 Be4 21.Rf2 Kd7 22.Rd2 Ke6 23.c4
h5 24.Kg3 hxg4 25.hxg4 Rh8 26.Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexei Iljushin"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O d6 7.Ne1
Be6 8.d3 Nge7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Nc2 O-O 12.Rb1 Rac8
13.Nd5 Qd7 14.b4 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Ne7 16.Ne3 b6 17.a4 h5 18.Bg2
Bh6 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 Kg7 21.bxc5 Rxc5 22.Rb5 Qg4 23.Bf3 Qg5
24.Qa1 Rfc8 25.e3 h4 26.Rfb1 Qf5 27.Be4 Qg4 28.Bg2 Bg5 29.Re1
Bf6 30.Qb1 Qd7 31.Qd1 Bd8 32.Qf3 hxg3 33.hxg3 d5 34.Rd1 d4
35.exd4 Qxd4 36.Qe2 Qd6 37.Bb7 R8c7 38.Bd5 a6 39.Rxc5 Rxc5
40.Kg2 Bf6 41.Rh1 Qd7 42.Qe3 Kg8 43.a5 Qd6 44.axb6 Qxb6 45.d4
Rc7 46.Qe4 exd4 47.Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.19"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hannes Hlifar Stefansson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Ne2 c5
12. Qd2 cxd4 13. exd4 Ba6 14. Rc1 d5 15. cxd5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3
Rxc1+ 17. Nxc1 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. dxe6 Re8 20. Kf2 Rxe6
21. Re1 Rxe1 22. Kxe1 Qc7 23. Qc3 Qxh2 24. Kf2 g5 25. Ne2 Qh4+
26. Kg1 Qh2+ 27. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.20"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. h3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6
12. Qd3 Be7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Bd2 Qb6
17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Rc2 Ne4 19. Rac1 Qb7 20. Be1 Bd6 21. h4 Rab8
22. Nf4 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Qc2 Bd8 25. Nd3 a5 26. g3 Nd6
27. Nc5 Nxc5 28. Qxc5 Ne4 29. Qc6 Qxc6 30. Rxc6 Ra8 31. Ne5
Kf8 32. f3 Nf6 33. g4 Ke8 34. Bg3 Nd7 35. Nd3 Nb6 36. Rc5 Nd7
37. Rc6 Nb6 38. Bc7 Nd7 39. Bxd8 Kxd8 40. Kf2 Rc8 41. Rd6 Ke7
42. Ra6 Rc3 43. Ke2 Rc2+ 44. Kd1 Rc3 45. Ke2 Rc2+ 46. Ke1 Rc3
47. Kd2 Rxb3 48. Ra7 Ke8 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Ra7 Ke8 51. Ra8+ Ke7
52. Rxa5 Nb6 53. Ra7+ Ke8 54. a5 Nc4+ 55. Ke2 Ra3 56. Ra8+ Kd7
57. Ra7+ Ke8 58. Nxb4 Rxa5 59. Rxa5 Nxa5 60. e4 dxe4 61. fxe4
Nc4 62. Nd3 Ke7 63. Kf3 f6 64. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.21"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anton Korobov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. d5 Na5
12. Bd3 b6 13. f3 Nb7 14. Ba6 Nd6 15. Bxc8 Rfxc8 16. Qd3 c6
17. c4 Qb7 18. Rfd1 cxd5 19. cxd5 Nc4 20. Rab1 Nxe3 21. Qxe3
Bf8 22. Qd3 a6 23. f4 exf4 24. d6 Re8 25. d7 Re5 26. d8=Q Rxd8
27. Qxd8 Qxe4 28. Rb2 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 f3 30. Ng3 h5 31. Qd3 fxg2+
32. Rxg2 Qc5 33. Rf2 Qe7 34. Qd7 Re1+ 35. Kg2 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 h4
37. Ne2 Qe4+ 38. Kf1 b5 39. Qb3 Qb7 40. Qf3 Qd7 41. Nf4 Bg7
42. Qd5 Qg4 43. Ng2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mark Bluvshtein"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.e4 c5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3
d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Bd3 cxd4 10.cxd4 f6 11.exf6 Qa5+ 12.Kf1 Rxf6
13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Ne2 Bd7 15.Be3 Bc6 16.h4 Nd7 17.Kg1 Rc8 18.Ng3
Rff8 19.h5 h6 20.Qb2 Nf6 21.Rh4 Qd8 22.a4 Ne8 23.Rf4 Nd6
24.Qe2 Qd7 25.Rg4 Kh7 26.a5 b5 27.axb6 axb6 28.c5 bxc5 29.dxc5
Nb5 30.Rc1 Qd3 31.Qb2 Rc7 32.Qe5 Re7 33.Rg6 Qd5 34.Qxd5 Bxd5
35.Rg4 Na3 36.Nxe4 Nc4 37.Bd4 e5 38.Bc3 Rc7 39.Rd1 Be6 40.Rh4
Rff7 41.Bb4 Rf8 42.Be1 Rfc8 43.g4 Nb2 44.Rd6 Rc6 45.g5 Kg8
46.g6 Kf8 47.Bc3 Nc4 48.Rd3 Ke8 49.Rd1 Rd8 50.Rxd8+ Kxd8 51.f4
Bd5 52.fxe5 Kd7 53.Nf6+ gxf6 54.exf6 Nd6 55.cxd6 Rxc3 56.Rf4
Bf7 57.gxf7 Rc8 58.Re4 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Bocharov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 Rb8 8. h3 a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1
12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Be3 Nb6 15. Nd4 Nxe5 16. Bf4 b4
17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nc6 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd7 20. Nxe7+ Kg7 21. Nxc8
Rfxc8 22. Rxd7 Rd8 23. Rad1 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Rb1+ 25. Bf1 Rc1
26. a4 Rxc3 27. a5 Bd6 28. Kg2 Rc2 29. Bd3 Rc3 30. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny E Vorobiov"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc2 Bg7 6. e4 Nf6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bd2 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Rc1
Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 b6 16. Rfd1 Bb7
17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qc7 19. h4 Rac8 20. h5 a6 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. exd5 Rfe8 23. Re4 Qd7 24. Re1 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. h6 Kf8
27. Qb2 f6 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Qe2+ Kf7 31. Qxb5
Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Georgy Anatolyevich Timoshenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Bc8 13. c3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. d4 Nc6 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. a4
Qd7 18. Qe2 Rab8 19. Nf1 Qc8 20. N1h2 Nd7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Be3 c4 23. Nd2 Bc5 24. Nhf3 Qc7 25. b3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Na5
27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Ra2 Rb7 29. Qg5 Nb3 30. Ra4 Nbc5 31. Rxc4
Nb6 32. Rxc5 Qxc5 33. Qxe5 Qxe5 34. Nxe5 Nd7 35. Nxd7 Rxd7
36. Nf3 Rc8 37. Re3 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rf1 39. Kg3 Rc1 40. Nd4 R1xc3
41. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 42. f3 Kf7 43. h4 Kf6 44. Ne2 Ra3 45. Nf4 Ke5
46. Nh3 Ra6 47. Ng5 h6 48. Nh3 Kd4 49. Nf4 Ke3 50. Ng6 Kd4
51. Nf4 Ke5 52. Ng6+ Kf6 53. Nf4 Ra2 54. Nh5+ Kf7 55. Nf4 Kf6
56. Nh5+ Kf7 57. Nf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Klaus Bischoff"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Bb7 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Qd1
Bb4 8.Qd3 O-O 9.Bg2 d5 10.O-O Ne7 11.Bg5 Ng6 12.cxd5 exd5
13.Ne5 Be7 14.Rac1 c6 15.Rfd1 Nd7 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nxg6 hxg6
18.e4 dxe4 19.Qxe4 Qd6 20.Qh4 Nf6 21.a3 Rad8 22.b4 Bc8 23.Ne4
Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Bd7 25.d5 c5 26.bxc5 bxc5 27.Rd2 Rb8 28.Qe3 Rfc8
29.Rdc2 Rb5 30.h4 Bf5 31.Rc3 Kf8 32.Qd2 a5 33.Qe2 Bd7 34.Qe3
a4 35.Rc4 Rb3 36.R4c3 c4 37.Qd4 Rxa3 38.Rxa3 Qxa3 39.Rxc4 Rxc4
40.Qxc4 Qd6 41.Qc3 a3 42.Qa5 Kg8 43.Be4 Bf5 44.Bxf5 gxf5
45.Kg2 g6 46.Qa8+ Kg7 47.Qa5 Qe7 48.Qc3+ Kh7 49.Qa5 Qe4+
50.Kh2 Qc2 51.Qa7 Kg7 52.d6 Qd2 53.d7 a2 54.d8=Q Qxd8 55.Qxa2
Qd4 56.Qe2 Qe4 57.Qd2 Qe5 58.Qd3 Qe4 59.Qd2 Qc4 60.Qe3 Qd5
61.Qg5 Qf3 62.Qd2 Qe4 63.Qb2+ Kg8 64.Qc3 Qe2 65.Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.a4 a6
8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Be3 Bb6 10.Nbd2 Rb8 11.Bxb6 cxb6 12.h3 Be6 13.d4
Qc7 14.Ng5 Rfe8 15.f4 h6 16.Nxe6 Rxe6 17.Qf3 Rbe8 18.Rae1 b5
19.axb5 axb5 20.g4 Qa7 21.Qd3 exf4 22.Rxf4 d5 23.e5 Rxe5
24.Rxe5 Rxe5 25.Nf3 Qa1+ 26.Qf1 Qxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Re6 28.Ne5 g5
29.Rf5 Ne4 30.Kg2 f6 31.Nd7 Kf7 32.Rf1 Ke7 33.Nb8 Kd6 34.Na6
Re8 35.Nb4 Ra8 36.Rd1 Kc7 37.Rf1 Kb7 38.Re1 Rf8 39.Rf1 Rh8
40.h4 gxh4 41.Rf5 Rg8 42.Kh3 Rg5 43.Kxh4 Rxf5 44.gxf5 Nd6
45.Kh5 Nxf5 46.Kg6 Ne3 47.Kxh6 Kb6 48.Kg6 f5 49.Kg5 c5
50.dxc5+ Kxc5 51.Kf4 d4 52.Nd3+ Kd5 53.cxd4 Kxd4 54.Nb4 Kc4
55.Nc6 Kd3 56.Na7 b4 57.Nc6 b3 58.Na5 Nc4 59.Nxb3 Nxb2 60.Kxf5
Kc2 61.Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ilja Zaragatski"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Bd6
7.Bg3 Nf6 8.e3 O-O 9.Rc1 Ne7 10.Qb3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 c6 12.Qxb7
Rb8 13.Qxa7 Rxb2 14.Bd3 Bb4 15.O-O Qa8 16.Qxa8 Rxa8 17.Bb1 Ne8
18.e4 Nd6 19.Nd1 Rd2 20.Ne3 Nb5 21.Nc2 Bc3 22.Rcd1 Nxd4
23.Nxd4 Rxd4 24.Bd6 Ng6 25.Rc1 Bb4 26.Bg3 dxe4 27.fxe4 c5
28.Kh1 h5 29.f4 Bd2 30.Rxc5 Bxf4 31.Rd5 Rb4 32.Rxh5 Bxg3
33.hxg3 f6 34.e5 Nxe5 35.Bh7+ Kf7 36.Rxe5 Rh8 37.Rh5 g6
38.Bxg6+ Kg7 39.Rxh8 Kxh8 40.Bc2 Kg7 41.Bb3 Rd4 42.Kg2 Rd2+
43.Rf2 Rb2 44.Rxb2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ilia Mutschnik"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Ba4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.O-O Nxf3+
7.Qxf3 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nb5 Qb6 10.c3 Ne7 11.Nxd4 O-O 12.Rd1 d5
13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Bb3 Rd8 15.Bg5 f6 16.Be3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Re8
18.Re1 Kf7 19.Re2 f5 20.Rae1 Bxd4 21.cxd4 Qd6 22.d5 e5 23.Qg3
Bd7 24.Rxe5 Rxe5 25.Rxe5 Kg7 26.h4 Re8 27.f4 Rc8 28.Qe3 Rf8
29.Qxa7 b6 30.Qa3 Qxa3 31.bxa3 Re8 32.Rxe8 Bxe8 33.Kf2 Kf6
34.d6 Bc6 35.g3 h6 36.Ke3 g5 37.hxg5+ hxg5 38.fxg5+ Kxg5
39.Be6 Kf6 40.d7 Ke7 41.Bxf5 Bxd7 42.Bxd7 Kxd7 43.Kd4 Ke6
44.Kc4 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Huebner"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.a4
b4 8.c3 O-O 9.Nbd2 bxc3 10.bxc3 Na6 11.Nb3 Rc8 12.Nxc5 Nxc5
13.Ba3 Qc7 14.Qd4 Rfd8 15.Rfb1 Be4 16.Rb5 d6 17.Bxc5 dxc5
18.Qe5 Qe7 19.Ne1 Rd5 20.Qf4 Bxg2 21.Nxg2 h6 22.Rab1 Qd8
23.Ne3 Rd2 24.Rb8 Kh7 25.Rxc8 Qxc8 26.Ng4 Qd8 27.Nxf6+ gxf6
28.Qe4+ f5 29.Qe5 Rd1+ 30.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31.Kg2 Qxa4 32.Qxc5 Qe4+
33.Kg1 a6 34.e3 Kg6 35.c4 Qb1+ 36.Kg2 Qe4+ 37.Kg1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Gustafsson"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nc3 e6 7.g4 Bg6
8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.h4 dxc4 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.g5 Nd5 12.Bxc4 Be7 13.Qf3
Qc7 14.Bb3 N5b6 15.e4 Rf8 16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Be3 e5 18.Rc1 exd4
19.Nb5 Bb4+ 20.Kf1 Qe5 21.Nxd4 Bc5 22.Rd1 O-O-O 23.Qg4 Qe7
24.h5 gxh5 25.Rxh5 Kb8 26.Nf5 Qe8 27.Nxg7 Qe7 28.Nf5 Qe8
29.Nd6 Qe7 30.Nf5 Qe8 31.Bf4+ Ka8 32.Qe2 Rh8 33.Rxh8 Qxh8
34.Qf3 Rf8 35.Rd2 a6 36.Kg2 Ne5 37.Qc3 Ng6 38.Bg3 Qxc3 39.bxc3
a5 40.Bd6 Bxd6 41.Rxd6 a4 42.Bxf7 Nf4+ 43.Kf3 Nh3 44.g6 Ng5+
45.Kf4 Nxf7 46.Rf6 Kb8 47.g7 Rg8 48.Rxf7 Kc8 49.Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Christian Richter"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Bb3
Bb7 8.O-O c5 9.Qe2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Be7 11.dxc5 Qc7 12.Bd2 Nxc5
13.Bc2 O-O 14.Rac1 Rac8 15.Bb1 Qb8 16.Nd4 b4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Leonidovich Kalinitschew"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.O-O b6 7.Nc3
Bb7 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Bd6 11.Re1 O-O 12.Qc2 h6
13.Be3 Nf6 14.c5 Bc7 15.Bd3 Nd5 16.a3 a5 17.Qe2 Qf6 18.Rac1
Rfd8 19.Bb1 bxc5 20.Rxc5 Bb6 21.Rcc1 Nxe3 22.fxe3 Rac8 23.Ne5
Qg5 24.Qc2 c5 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.Ng6+ fxg6 27.Rf1+ Ke8 28.Bxg6+
Kd7 29.Qxg7+ Kd6 30.Qxb7 Rb8 31.dxc5+ Bxc5 32.Rcd1+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Christoph Renner"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g6 7.d4 Qe7
8.Nbd2 Bg7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Kh8 11.Nf1 Nh5 12.Ne3 Bd7 13.Nd5
Qd8 14.Be3 Ne7 15.dxe5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 c6 17.Bc4 dxe5 18.Bc5 Bc8
19.Bxf8 Qxf8 20.Qb3 Kg8 21.a4 Nf4 22.Rad1 Bf6 23.Rd2 g5 24.Nh2
h5 25.Red1 g4 26.hxg4 hxg4 27.g3 Nh3+ 28.Kg2 Ng5 29.Rd7 Bxd7
30.Rxd7 Qh6 31.Bxf7+ Kh8 32.Qd1 Rf8 33.Bc4 Qh3+ 34.Kg1 Bg7
35.Bf1 Qh5 36.Bg2 Nh7 37.Qxg4 Qh6 38.Rd1 Nf6 39.Qe2 a5 40.Nf3
Ng4 41.Nh4 Qg5 42.Bh3 Nxf2 43.Nf5 Nxh3+ 44.Kh2 Nf4 45.gxf4
exf4 46.Rh1 Rxf5 47.exf5 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Roland Schmaltz"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bb7 7.e4
Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qc2 exd5
13.exd5 Qd7 14.b3 c6 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 f5
18.Bxc6 Qxc6 19.Bb2 e4 20.Rad1 Rae8 21.Rd5 Bc5 22.Qc3 Qg6
23.b4 Be7 24.c5 bxc5 25.bxc5 Rc8 26.Qe5 Rf7 27.Bc1 h6 28.Be3
f4 29.Bxf4 Bxc5 30.Rxc5 Rxc5 31.Qxc5 Rxf4 32.Qxa7 Rf6 33.a4
Ra6 34.Qd4 Qc6 35.a5 Qa8 36.Re1 Rxa5 37.Rxe4 Ra1+ 38.Kg2 Ra2
39.h4 Kh8 40.Kg1 Ra1+ 41.Kh2 Ra2 42.Re6 Ra6 43.Re7 Rf6 44.Qe3
Rf8 45.Rd7 Qf3 46.Rd2 Qf6 47.f4 Rd8 48.Re2 Rf8 49.Qe5 Qf7
50.Rc2 Re8 51.Qd6 Qf5 52.Qd2 Qf7 53.Qf2 Qg6 54.Re2 Rxe2
55.Qxe2 Qf6 56.h5 Qf7 57.Kg2 Kg8 58.Qf3 Qa2+ 59.Kh3 Qe6+ 60.g4
Kh8 61.Kg3 Qd6 62.Qe4 Qa3+ 63.Kh4 Qf8 64.g5 hxg5+ 65.fxg5 Qf2+
66.Kg4 Qg1+ 67.Kf5 Qh2 68.Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Rabiega"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g6 7.Re1 Bg7
8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nf1 Kh8 10.Ng3 Qe8 11.Bb3 Nd7 12.d4 a5 13.h3 Nb6
14.a3 Bd7 15.Be3 Ne7 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.dxe5 dxe5 18.Bc5 Na4 19.Be3
Nc8 20.h4 Nd6 21.h5 Be6 22.Qc2 Bxb3 23.Qxb3 Qb5 24.Qc2 Nc5
25.Rad1 Qb3 26.Qe2 Ne6 27.Rd5 Nf4 28.Bxf4 exf4 29.Nf1 Rae8
30.hxg6+ fxg6 31.Qd3 Qxb2 32.e5 Nf5 33.Rxa5 Qb6 34.Rd5 Re7
35.c4 Qe6 36.Qe4 c6 37.Rdd1 g5 38.N1d2 Qg6 39.Nb3 g4 40.Nfd4
Rxe5 41.Qd3 Rxe1+ 42.Rxe1 Nxd4 0-1

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Klaus Bischoff"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bd2 O-O 6.e3 Re8 7.Be2
Bxc3 8.Bxc3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Rc1 Qd6 11.O-O Bg4 12.Qb3 Nb6
13.a3 Rad8 14.Rfd1 Qg6 15.Qc2 Nd5 16.b4 a6 17.Bb2 Rd6 18.Nh4
Qh5 19.Bxg4 Qxg4 20.Nf3 Rg6 21.Ne1 Rd8 22.Qc4 Qh5 23.Qe4 Rh6
24.h3 Rg6 25.Qf3 Qg5 26.Rc4 Rdd6 27.Rg4 Qd8 28.Rxg6 Rxg6
29.Rc1 Rf6 30.Qe4 Re6 31.Nf3 Nf6 32.Qc4 Qd6 33.Kf1 Re8 34.Ke2
Rd8 35.Ne1 Nd5 36.Qe4 Nb6 37.Kf1 Qe6 38.Qf3 Qb3 39.Qe2 Na4
40.Ba1 Qxa3 41.Qc2 Qxb4 42.Rb1 Qa3 43.Rxb7 Nc5 44.Rxc7 Ne6
45.Rxc6 Qxa1 46.Qc4 a5 47.Ra6 h6 48.Qb5 Rc8 49.Qxa5 Qd1 50.Ra8
Rxa8 51.Qxa8+ Nf8 52.Qf3 Qa1 53.g3 Ne6 54.Qe2 Ng5 55.Kg2 Qa8+
56.Nf3 Nxf3 57.Qxf3 Qd8 58.Qe4 Qd6 59.d4 exd4 60.exd4 Qd7
61.h4 g6 62.Qe5 h5 63.d5 Kf8 64.d6 Kg8 65.Qe7 Qc6+ 66.Kh2 Qf3
67.Qe8+ Kg7 68.Qe5+ Qf6 69.f4 Qxe5 70.fxe5 Kf8 71.Kg2 Ke8
72.Kf3 Kd7 73.Ke4 Ke6 74.Kf4 f6 75.exf6 Kxf6 76.d7 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 d5 7.Qa4
Bb7 8.Bg2 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Rd1 Qd7 11.Qc2 Nb4 12.Qb1 c5
13.cxd5 exd5 14.b3 Rac8 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.a3 Nc6 17.Bb2 d4
18.Nc4 Bb8 19.e3 Qe7 20.exd4 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.Bxb7 Qxb7
23.Bxd4 Ne4 24.h4 Rfe8 25.Qd3 h6 26.Qf3 Qb5 27.Re1 Qd5 28.Rad1
Qe6 29.Be5 Rxc4 30.Bxb8 Nd2 31.Qd3 Re4 32.Rxe4 Nxe4 33.Bxa7
Qf6 34.Qd7 Re7 35.Qd8+ Kh7 36.Qd3 Qg6 37.Bd4 f5 38.Qf3 Rd7
39.Be5 Re7 40.Bf4 Rb7 41.a4 Qe6 42.Rd3 Rb6 43.a5 Rc6 44.b4
Rc1+ 45.Bxc1 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ilja Zaragatski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.b3 Bg4 11.Ng5 Ke8 12.h3
Bf5 13.e6 fxe6 14.Re1 Nd5 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.Nxe6 Bxe6 17.Rxe6+
Kf7 18.Re2 Bb4 19.Bd2 Bd6 20.Rae1 a5 21.a4 Rhb8 22.Bc3 b5
23.Be5 Bb4 24.c3 Bf8 25.Bxc7 Rc8 26.Be5 bxa4 27.bxa4 Rc4
28.Rd2 Rxa4 29.Rxd5 Rc4 30.Ra1 a4 31.Rd4 Rxd4 32.Bxd4 Ke6
33.c4 a3 34.Kf1 Rd8 35.Re1+ Kf7 36.Be3 Bb4 37.Ra1 Rc8 38.c5
Ke6 39.Ke2 Kd5 40.Kd3 Ra8 41.Kc2 Kc4 42.c6 Bc3 43.Ra2 Bb2
44.c7 Rc8 45.Bf4 Kd5 46.Rxb2 axb2 47.Kxb2 Ke4 48.Bg3 Kd3
49.Kb3 Ke2 50.Kc4 h5 51.h4 Kf1 52.Kd5 Kxg2 53.Ke6 Kf3 54.Kd7
Ra8 55.c8=Q Rxc8 56.Kxc8 Kg4 57.Kd7 g5 58.hxg5 Kxg5 59.Ke6 Kg4
60.f4 Kxg3 61.f5 h4 62.f6 h3 63.f7 h2 64.f8=Q h1=Q 65.Qg7+ Kf2
66.Qf6+ Qf3 67.Qxf3+ Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ilia Mutschnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Bb6 6.Nc3 d6
7.Qd2 Nge7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Be2 Rb8 11.f4 Kh8 12.g4
Ng8 13.h4 Nf6 14.g5 Ng4 15.Bxb6 Rxb6 16.Rdg1 h5 17.gxh6 Nxh6
18.f5 Qf6 19.Rg5 Bd7 20.Rhg1 Rfb8 21.b3 Rg8 22.Rh5 Kh7 23.e5
Qxe5 24.f6 Qxf6 25.Bd3+ Kh8 26.Rg6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Robert Huebner"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Bxd2+
7.Qxd2 d5 8.O-O dxc4 9.Na3 c5 10.dxc5 Qxc5 11.Rac1 Nc6 12.Nxc4
Rd8 13.Qg5 Qxg5 14.Nxg5 Nd4 15.Rfe1 h6 16.Nf3 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3
Rb8 18.Na5 Nd5 19.Red1 Bd7 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Rxd5 b6 22.Nb3 Be6
23.Rdd1 Rbc8 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rc2 Rd1+ 26.Kg2 g5 27.f3 a5
28.Nc1 Kg7 29.a3 Bd5 30.Nd3 Bb7 31.Rc1 Rd2 32.Kf2 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan Gustafsson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 Nxe4
7.O-O Nf6 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.Ne5 Be7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qxc6+ Bd7
12.Qf3 Rb8 13.Bb3 O-O 14.Bf4 Bd6 15.Rfd1 Qe8 16.Be5 Bc6 17.Qg3
Qe7 18.Rac1 Rfd8 19.h3 h6 20.Bxd6 Rxd6 21.Qe5 Nd7 22.Qa5 Nb6
23.Qxa7 Ra8 0-1

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christian Richter"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
d6 8.c3 O-O 9.d3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Nc6 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ng3
Bf8 14.h3 h6 15.Be3 d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Ne4 Nxe3 18.Rxe3 Bb7
19.Qe2 Qc7 20.Nh4 Ne7 21.Rg3 Kh8 22.Re1 Rad8 23.d4 cxd4 24.Ng5
Ng8 25.Nxf7+ Qxf7 26.Ng6+ Qxg6 27.Bxg6 Re7 28.Be4 Bc8 29.Rg6
Nf6 30.Rxf6 gxf6 31.Qf3 Bg7 32.g4 Be6 33.a3 Kg8 34.cxd4 Rxd4
35.Rc1 Bc4 36.b3 Be6 37.Bf5 Bd5 38.Qc3 Bf8 39.Qc8 Kg7 40.Rc7
Bf7 41.Rxe7 Bxe7 42.Be6 Bxe6 43.Qxe6 Kf8 44.Qxa6 b4 45.a4 Rd1+
46.Kg2 Rb1 47.a5 Rxb3 48.Qc8+ Kg7 49.Qe6 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Leonidovich Kalinitschew"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Bb3
Bb7 8.O-O c5 9.dxc5 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Bxc5 11.a4 b4 12.Nb1 O-O
13.Nbd2 Be7 14.a5 Nc5 15.Bc4 Ne8 16.Nb3 Ne4 17.Rd1 N8d6 18.Bd3
Bd5 19.Nbd4 Nc5 20.Bc2 Qb8 21.Bd2 Qb7 22.Be1 Rfc8 23.Rac1 Bf6
24.Bb1 Rc7 25.Qd2 Rb8 26.h4 h6 27.Qc2 Be4 28.Qe2 Bd5 29.Qc2
Nde4 30.Qe2 Rbc8 31.Bxe4 Bxe4 32.Rc4 b3 33.Rb4 Qa8 34.Rb6 e5
35.Nxb3 Nxb3 36.Rxb3 Bc2 37.Rc3 Bxd1 38.Qxd1 e4 39.Nd4 Qd5
40.Qg4 Bxd4 41.exd4 Rxc3 42.Bxc3 Re8 43.Qe2 Re6 44.Qe3 Kh7
45.Qe2 Qf5 46.Qe3 Rg6 47.Kf1 Qb5+ 48.Kg1 Qd3 49.Qf4 Qf3
50.Qxf3 exf3 51.g3 Re6 52.g4 Re4 53.d5 Rxg4+ 54.Kf1 Rxh4
55.Ke1 Rh5 56.d6 Rd5 57.Bb4 h5 0-1

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christoph Renner"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bd3 dxe4 5.Bxe4 Nf6 6.Bf3 O-O
7.Nge2 Nbd7 8.O-O Rb8 9.Bf4 Bd6 10.a4 Bxf4 11.Nxf4 Nb6 12.Re1
Nbd5 13.Nd3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Qd6 15.Qd2 Rd8 16.Qg5 h6 17.Qh4 Bd7
18.Re3 Bc6 19.Bxc6 Qxc6 20.Ne5 Qe8 21.Rg3 Kf8 22.Rf3 Qe7
23.Re1 Rd5 24.Re4 Rbd8 25.h3 c5 26.Ref4 cxd4 27.cxd4 Ke8
28.Rxf6 gxf6 29.Ng4 Rc8 30.Nxf6+ Kd8 31.Qxh6 Rxd4 32.Qh8+ Kc7
33.Rc3+ Kb6 34.Qxc8 1-0

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roland Schmaltz"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.Bb3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.O-O Bg7
8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 Qe8 10.Nbd2 Kh8 11.Nf1 Nh5 12.d4 f5 13.exf5
gxf5 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Ba4 e4 16.Nd4 Qg6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bc2 Be5
19.Qd2 Kh7 20.Qe2 Rg8 21.f3 Ba6 22.Qf2 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Nf4
24.Bxf4 Bxf4 25.fxe4 Be3 0-1

[Event "GER-ch Internet g/5'"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Robert Rabiega"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bc4 O-O 5.d3 c6 6.O-O d6 7.a3
Ba5 8.Ba2 Be6 9.Ne2 Nbd7 10.Ng3 Re8 11.Nh4 d5 12.Nhf5 Nf8
13.Qf3 dxe4 14.dxe4 Bxa2 15.Rxa2 Ne6 16.c3 Qc7 17.Nxg7 Nxg7
18.Qxf6 Re6 19.Qf3 Rd8 20.Nf5 Qd7 21.b4 Bb6 22.Rd2 Qe8 23.Rxd8
Bxd8 24.Rd1 Bc7 25.Bg5 f6 26.Nh6+ Kh8 27.Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bjorn Thorfinnsson"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nf8 9. Nge2 Ng6 10. O-O Bd6 11. f3 Be6
12. Kh1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. f4 Ne7 16. f5 Bc8
17. e4 b6 18. exd5 Bb7 19. Rae1 O-O 20. Qc1 Nxd5 21. Be4 Be3
22. Qc2 Re8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Qb1 Bd2 26. Nf4 Bxf4
27. Rxf4 Re5 28. Qd3 Rc5 29. Rd4 Qe7 30. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Helgi Olafsson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. Qb3 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 O-O 14. O-O Nc6 15. c4 Rad8
16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Kg7 18. Qg3+ Kh8 19. Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Irina Krush"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 d6
7. d3 Be6 8. b4 axb4 9. axb4 Qd7 10. b5 Nd8 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. b6
Bxd5 13. cxd5 c6 14. dxc6 Ndxc6 15. h4 Qg4 16. Nf3 h5 17. O-O
O-O 18. Nd2 Qd7 19. Ne4 Ra6 20. Nc3 Ra5 21. Bg5 Rfa8 22. Bxe7
Nxe7 23. Qb3 d5 24. Nb5 Qc6 25. Nc7 Rd8 26. Rfc1 Qd6 27. Qc3
Ra2 28. Rc2 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 f5 30. Rb5 e4 31. e3 Kh7 32. d4 f4
33. gxf4 Qf6 34. Qa2 Qxh4 35. Ne6 Rc8 36. Ng5+ Kh6 37. Rc5 Qg4
38. Rc7 Bf6 39. Qa3 Re8 40. Nf7+ Kg7 41. Nd6 Rh8 42. Nxb7 h4
43. Kh2 h3 44. Bf1 Qh4 45. Qb2 g5 46. Nc5 gxf4 47. Ne6+ Kh6
48. Nxf4 Rg8 49. Qe2 Nf5 50. Rf7 Nxd4 51. Qh5+ Qxh5 52. Rxf6+
Kg5 53. Nxh5 Nf3+ 54. Rxf3 exf3 55. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Milos Pavlovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 b6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. e3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Ne4 11. Ne2 Nc6
12. d3 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd7
17. Nf3 Qb8 18. Qe2 Rd8 19. a3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Thomas Luther"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6
Qxf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. e3 Bd7 14. Nd4 Rc8 15. Bd3 Ke7 16. f3
h5 17. h4 g6 18. Ne2 Ba4 19. Kd2 Rhd8 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Ne2 Be6
22. Rhc1 Ne4+ 23. Ke1 Nd6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Kd2 Bf5 26. Nf4
Bxd3 27. Nxd5+ Ke6 28. Nf4+ Kf5 29. Kxd3 Nc4 30. b4 Nxe3
31. Kxe3 Re8+ 32. Kf2 Kxf4 33. Rc1 Rd8 34. Rc4+ Ke5 35. Rc7
Rd2+ 36. Kg3 Ra2 37. Rxf7 Rxa3 38. Rxb7 Ra2 39. Rb5+ Kf6
40. Ra5 Rb2 41. b5 Ke6 42. Kf4 Rxg2 43. Rxa7 Rb2 44. Ra6+ Kf7
45. b6 Kf6 46. Ke4 Ke6 47. Kd4 Kd7 48. Ke5 Rh2 49. b7 Kc7
50. Rb6 Kb8 51. Rb4 Rh3 52. Kf6 Rg3 53. Rb5 Rg1 54. Rg5 Rh1
55. Kxg6 Kxb7 56. Kxh5 Kc7 57. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Timman"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Re1 h6 11. Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michal Vladimirovich Krasenkow"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. h3 e5 10. O-O-O e4 11. Nh4 g6 12. cxd5
cxd5 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Qc5 Rd8 17. Bb4
Qe6 18. Ng2 g5 19. Be2 Bd7 20. b3 a5 21. Ba3 a4 22. Qe7 Re8
23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Bc5 Nc8 25. Ne1 b6 26. Bb4 axb3 27. axb3 Na7
28. Kb2 Bb5 29. Bxb5 Nxb5 30. Nc2 Ne8 31. Rdf1 Ra7 32. f4 exf3
33. Rxf3 Nf6 34. Rf5 Rd7 35. Ra1 Kg7 36. Ra8 Kg6 37. Re5 Rb7
38. Rh8 Kg7 39. Rc8 Na7 40. Rd8 Nc6 41. Rxe6 Nxd8 42. Rd6 Ne6
43. Ba3 Nc7 44. Bb4 Ne4 45. Rd8 Nf2 46. Bf8+ Kh7 47. Rd7 Nd3+
48. Kb1 Ra7 49. Nb4 Nxb4 50. Bxb4 Kg7 51. Kb2 Kg8 52. Be1 Kf8
53. Bb4+ Kg8 54. e4 dxe4 55. d5 Nb5 56. Rxa7 Nxa7 57. d6 Nc6
58. d7 f5 59. Be7 f4 60. d8=Q+ Nxd8 61. Bxd8 b5 62. Kc3 Kf7
63. Kd4 e3 64. Ke4 Ke6 65. Bb6 Kd6 66. Bd4 Ke6 67. Kf3 Kf7
68. Bxe3 fxe3 69. Kxe3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Dreev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Ba6 8. e3 d6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Ne2 h6 11. Bh4 c5
12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Qa4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nb8 15. Rd1 d5 16. cxd5 Bxd3
17. Rxd3 g5 18. Bg3 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.03.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
Nc6 7. d4 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. e5 Be6 10. exf6 Bxc4 11. fxg7 Kxg7
12. Bxc4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Be2 Qb4 15. a3 Qb3 16. Bd1 Qc4
17. Be2 Qb3 18. Bd1 Qc4 19. Be2 Qb3 20. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Margeir Petursson"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5
7.Qd1 c5 8.e3 Nc6 9.Bd3 Qh5 10.O-O O-O 11.Ne2 cxd4 12.exd4 Bd6
13.a3 b6 14.Bf4 Bxf4 15.Nxf4 Qh6 16.Ne2 Bb7 17.Qa4 Rfd8 18.Ba6
Bxa6 19.Qxa6 Ne7 20.Rac1 Ned5 21.Rc2 Nh5 22.Rfc1 Nhf4 23.g3
Qh5 24.Ne5 Ng6 25.Rc8 Raxc8 26.Rxc8 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Alexandre Nataf"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6
7.Nc3 Bd4 8.Bd3 Ne7 9.O-O Ng6 10.Kh1 Ne5 11.f4 Nxd3 12.Qxd3
Bxc3 13.bxc3 Bd7 14.Be3 O-O-O 15.Bxa7 Qe7 16.Qe3 f5 17.exf5
Qxe3 18.Bxe3 Bxf5 19.Bd4 Rhg8 20.Rae1 g6 21.Re7 Rge8 22.Rfe1
Rxe7 23.Rxe7 Rd7 24.Re8+ Rd8 25.Re7 Rd7 26.Re8+ Rd8 27.Re7 Rd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Helgi Olafsson"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3
e5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Ne2 Nd7 10.O-O b6 11.f4 Na5 12.Rf3 Ba6 13.c5
Bxd3 14.Rxd3 Qe7 15.Ng3 g6 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Bh6 Rfd8 18.Nf5 Qe8
19.cxb6 axb6 20.Rad1 exd4 21.Rxd4 Nc5 22.Bg5 Rxd4 23.Ne7+ Qxe7
24.Bxe7 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Nab7 26.Qd5 Re8 27.Bf6 Rxe4 28.Bd4 Re1+
29.Kf2 Re8 30.Qc6 Re7 31.Kf1 h5 32.Qf6 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Dreev"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Qb3
Qc7 8.h3 Nbd7 9.Bd2 Be7 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Be2 Nb6 12.cxd5 exd5
13.Rc1 a5 14.Bd3 a4 15.Qd1 O-O 16.a3 Qd7 17.O-O Ne8 18.Qg4
Qxg4 19.hxg4 Nd6 20.Rce1 Nbc4 21.Bc1 Rfe8 22.g3 b5 23.Kg2 g5
24.f3 Bf6 25.Na2 Re6 26.Nb4 Rc8 27.Kf2 g6 28.Rh1 Bg7 29.Re2
Bf6 30.Rhe1 Kg7 31.Kg2 Ree8 32.Nc2 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hannes Hlifar Stefansson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5 d6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.e4 Bf6 7.h3
Ne7 8.Nf3 Ng6 9.Bd3 a6 10.a4 O-O 11.O-O Nd7 12.Nh2 Re8 13.Be3
Rb8 14.Qd2 Bd4 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.Ne2 Nc5 17.Nxd4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4
Rxe4 19.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Bd7 21.b3 Qb6 22.Rc1 Ne7 23.a5 Qd8
24.Ne2 b6 25.axb6 Qxb6 26.Rc3 Rc8 27.Nf4 h6 28.Nf1 Rc5 29.Ne3
Qb5 30.Nc4 Qb8 31.Ne3 Qc7 32.Rxc5 Qxc5 33.b4 Qc7 34.Qd4 Nf5
35.Nxf5 Bxf5 36.g4 Bd7 37.Nh5 f6 38.Qe4 Qd8 39.Nf4 f5 40.gxf5
Qg5+ 41.Kh2 Bxf5 42.Qe3 Kh7 43.Qg3 Qe7 44.Ne6 g5 45.Qe3 Qf6
46.Nd4 Bd7 47.Nc6 h5 48.Kg2 Kh6 49.Kh2 Qf5 50.Ne7 Qf4+ 51.Qxf4
gxf4 52.Nc6 Kg5 53.Nd4 Kf6 54.Nf3 Bf5 55.Nd4 Bd3 56.Nc6 Bc4
57.Nd4 Bxd5 58.b5 a5 59.b6 a4 60.Nb5 Ke5 61.Nc3 Bc6 62.Nxa4
Kd4 63.Kg1 Kc4 64.Kf1 Kb3 65.b7 Bxb7 66.Nb6 Kc3 67.Ke2 d5
68.Nd7 d4 69.Nc5 d3+ 70.Nxd3 Ba6 71.Kf3 Kxd3 72.Kxf4 Kd4
73.Kg5 Be2 74.f4 Kd5 75.h4 Ke6 76.Kg6 Ke7 77.Kg7 Bg4 78.Kg6
Kf8 79.Kf6 Bd7 80.Kg6 Be8+ 81.Kf6 Kg8 82.Kf5 Kg7 83.Kg5 Bg6
84.f5 Bf7 85.f6+ Kh7 86.Kf5 Kh6 87.Kf4 Kg6 88.Ke5 Bg8 89.Kd4
0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Rapid (intro)"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Qc2
h6 8.Bh4 b6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Qa4 Bb7 11.Ba6 Bxa6 12.Qxa6 c6
13.O-O Qc8 14.Qa4 Re8 15.Rac1 Qb7 16.Qc2 a5 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.e4
dxe4 19.Nxe4 c5 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.b3 a4 23.Qxc5
axb3 24.axb3 Qxb3 25.Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Blitz"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Johann Hjartarson"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Qc7 6.Nf3 Bxc5 7.g3
a6 8.Bf4 Qb6 9.O-O-O Nc6 10.Na4 Qa5 11.Nxc5 Qxc5 12.Bd6 Qxf2
13.Kb1 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Bc5 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.18"]
[EventDate "2004.03.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Helgi Olafsson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bc5 7. e3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. a3 Bb6 10. d4 c6 11. d5 Bh3 12. Re1
Rc8 13. Qd3 Qd7 14. Na4 Bc7 15. Nc3 Ng4 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. c5
d5 18. e4 d4 19. Nd1 f5 20. b4 Kh8 21. Ra2 Nf6 22. exf5 Bxf5
23. Qa6 Bb8 24. Bg2 Bh3 25. Bxh3 Qxh3 26. f3 e4 27. Nf2 Qe6
28. Rc2 e3 29. Nd3 Nh5 30. Qc4 Qg6 31. Rg2 Rcd8 32. Bb2 Rd5
33. b5 Rfd8 34. bxc6 Qxc6 35. f4 Nf6 36. Rc2 a5 37. a4 h5
38. Qb5 Qe6 39. c6 Rxb5 40. axb5 Qb3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.18"]
[EventDate "2004.03.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Helgi Olafsson"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Qc7 6. Nf3
Bxc5 7. g3 a6 8. Bf4 Qb6 9. O-O-O Qa7 10. e3 Be7 11. g4 Nc6
12. g5 Nh5 13. Bd6 b6 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Ng3 g6 16. Qe4 Nxg3
17. hxg3 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qc7 19. Qh4 h5 20. gxh6 f6 21. Qf4 Ne7
22. Rd2 e5 23. Qh4 d5 24. Bh3 Bxh3 25. Qxh3 Nf5 26. Qg4 Qxc4+
27. Qxc4 dxc4 28. g4 Ne7 29. Rd7 Rae8 30. Rhd1 e4 31. Nd2 f5
32. Nxc4 Rc8 33. Rxe7 Rxc4+ 34. Kb1 fxg4 35. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[EventDate "2004.03.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6
7. Nxb6 axb6 8. c3 Bd7 9. Ba4 O-O 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. Bg5 Ng6
12. h4 h6 13. h5 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Qd2 Ra5 16. Qxf4 Rxh5
17. O-O-O Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Ng4 19. Qg3 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Rh4
Qc8 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. f3 c5 24. Nb5 Qe8 25. a4 Qe3+ 26. Kb1 Bxb5
27. Rxg4 Bxd3 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. Rxb7 Bxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Qe2+
31. Kb3 Qd1+ 32. Ka3 Qa1+ 33. Kb3 Qd1+ 34. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[EventDate "2004.03.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Nc6
7. Bb5 e6 8. b4 a5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. c3 Ba6 11. Ne2 Nd7
12. Nd2 e5 13. Bg3 h5 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. h4 Be7 16. O-O Qf5
17. Re1 O-O 18. a4 Rfc8 19. b5 Bb7 20. Ned4 exd4 21. exd4 Bf6
22. Qd2 Nf8 23. Be5 Ng6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Re3 Re8 26. Rae1
Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Nxh4 28. Nxh4 Qxh4 29. Re5 Rf8 30. Qe2 g6
31. Re7 Bc8 32. bxc6 Qf6 33. Rc7 Bf5 34. Qb5 Qg5 35. Rb7 h4
36. Rb8 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Khenkin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4
Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 e5 11.exd4 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
13.Qe5 Qd6 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Rxd4 Bc5 16.Rd1 O-O 17.Bg5 Bg4
18.Rd3 Bf5 19.Rf3 Bg6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.h4 Bd4 22.Rd1 Be5 23.g4
h5 24.g5 Rad8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nd5 Kh8 27.Nxf6 Bxb2 28.a5 Be5
29.Re3 Bxf6 30.gxf6 Rd4 31.Bb3 Rg4+ 32.Kf1 Rb4 33.Bd5 Rb5
34.Bf3 Rxa5 35.Bxb7 Ra1+ 36.Kg2 a5 37.Re5 Kh7 38.Bf3 Kh6
39.Rc5 a4 40.Ra5 a3 41.Bd5 Rd1 42.f3 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2003/04"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Stefan E S Kindermann"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.b3 Bf5 7.Ne5 e6
8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.f3 f6 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 13.fxe4
dxe4 14.Bd2 Qb8 15.Rh3 f5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.gxf5 exf5 18.a4 bxa4
19.bxa4 Kd8 20.Bb5 Na5 21.Rc1 Bd6 22.Rc5 Bxc5 23.dxc5 Ke7
24.Bc3 Qd8 25.Qa1 Rg8 26.Bxg7 Kf7 27.Rg3 Qe7 28.Qd1 Rad8
29.Qh5+ Ke6 30.Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.15"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Masha Vladimirovna Klinova"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 f5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nh3 Nf6
7. Nf4 c6 8. h4 Na6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nc7 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. a4
Bd7 13. Bd2 Be8 14. Qc2 Bf7 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nh3 d5 17. g3 h6
18. c5 Bh5 19. Bxh5 Nxh5 20. Ne2 Qd7 21. Nhf4 Nhxf4 22. Nxf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.16"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zeinab Mamedjarova"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2343"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O a6
7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. b3 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Ne5 c5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7
12. cxd5 exd5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bf5 Re8 15. Rd1 d4 16. Na3 Ne5
17. Bh3 Qh4 18. Nc4 Nf3+ 19. Kh1 Bxh2 20. Nd2 Ng1 21. Qg4 Qxh3
22. Qxh3 Nxh3 23. Kxh2 Nxf2 0-1

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.17"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hannes Hlifar Stefansson"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 f5 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6
12. Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O Ng6 14. Qb3 b6 15. Kb1 Bd7 16. Be1 Ke7
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Ne2 a5 19. Nf4 a4 20. Qc2 Rhg8 21. a3 Kf7
22. Nd3 Ke7 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Nxb4 Kd6 25. Ka1 f4 26. Bd3 Rae8
27. Ne5 fxe3 28. fxe3 Qf5 29. Rg5 Qxh3 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nexc6
Qxe3 32. Rd5+ Ke6 33. Rxd7 Kxd7 34. Ne5+ Nxe5 35. dxe5+ Ke6
36. Qc6+ Kxe5 37. Qd6+ Kf5 38. Nd5 Qg3 39. Rf1+ Kg4 40. Qd7+
1-0

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.18"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ulf Andersson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Be3 Nxc5 11. Bxc5 Bxc5
12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. Nd3 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 Bb6
17. Nd2 e5 18. Nxe5 Rae8 19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Nd3 Qxe2 21. Rad1 Qe6
22. a3 Rd8 23. Rfe1 Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.20"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4
c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Rb1 cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bb2
Na8 18. Nce2 Qa5 19. a4 Nc7 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Qd2 Nf5 22. Nxf5
Bxf5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rbc1 Na6 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Rxc8 Bxc8
27. d6 Qd8 28. Nb5 f6 29. Nxa7 exd6 30. Nxc8 Qxc8 31. Rxe8
Qxe8 32. Qxd6 Qe1+ 33. Bf1 Qb4 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Qf7 f5 36. h4
Nb8 37. Qc4 Nc6 38. Qxb4 Nxb4 39. a5 Nc6 40. b4 Nxb4 41. Bg2
b6 42. axb6 Kg7 43. Bf1 Nc6 44. Bb5 Nd8 45. Bc4 Nc6 46. f4 Kf6
47. b7 h6 48. Kf2 g5 49. Bb5 Nb8 50. hxg5+ hxg5 51. Ke3 gxf4+
52. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Tomi Nyback"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6
12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. g4 h6 15. h3 g5 16. Qg3 b5 17. h4
bxc4 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 cxb3 20. axb3 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 Qb8
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Nf6 24. Qd3 Rfc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Nxf7
Kxf7 27. g5 Qb5 28. Qxb5 axb5 29. gxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.22"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. Ng3 c5 8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bxc5 11. Ke2 a6
12. Rd1 b5 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Nge4 Bb7 15. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6
7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc1 Ne4 10. Ba3 Nd7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Qa3 c5 13. dxc5 Ndxc5 14. Rd1 b6 15. Be2 Bb7 16. b4 Nd7
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nd4 f4 19. Nc3 Ng5 20. Ncb5 Qg6 21. Qd3 fxe3
22. Qxg6 exf2+ 23. Kf1 hxg6 24. Nd6 Rab8 25. Rac1 Nf6 26. b5
Nge4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Kxf2 Bd5 29. a4 Rbe8 30. Kg1 Nh5 31. g3
e3 32. Rf1 Nf6 33. Rc3 Rf7 34. Nc2 Rfe7 35. Rd1 Re4 36. Rd4
Rxd4 37. Nxd4 Re4 38. Nc2 Rxa4 39. Nxe3 Ra1+ 40. Bf1 Be4
41. Kf2 g5 42. h3 Bg6 43. Rc8+ Kh7 44. Bc4 Be4 45. Ng4 Kg6
46. Rc7 Nxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qb3 Qe7
7. d4 Nf6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Bxf7+ Ke7 11. O-O Rf8
12. Bd5 Bb6 13. h3 d6 14. Na3 Bxh3 15. c4 Bd7 16. c5 Bxc5
17. Nc4 Qh5 18. Qg3 Qg4 19. Qd3 c6 20. e5 Nxd5 21. exd6+ Kd8
22. Qb3 b5 23. Ne5 Qh4 24. Qc2 Bxd6 25. g3 Qa4 26. Qb2 Qb4
27. Nxc6+ Bxc6 28. Qxg7 Qe4 29. Bg5+ Ne7 30. f3 Rxf3 31. Bxe7+
Qxe7 0-1

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.25"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Rc8
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc3 Nd5 15. Qc1 Nb4 16. Qc3 Nd5
17. Qd2 Bb4 18. Qd1 c5 19. a3 c4 20. axb4 cxb3 21. Qxb3 Qd6
22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nxb4 24. e3 f6 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Rc6
27. Rfc1 Qc7 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. dxc5 Qc6+ 30. Kg1 Qxc5 31. Rxa6
Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qxb2 33. Rxe6 Qa2 34. Rb6 Qa8+ 35. Kg1 Rc8
36. Qb1 Rb8 37. Rxb5 Rxb5 38. Qxb5 Qa1+ 39. Qf1 Qc3 40. Qd1
Qc6 41. Qb3+ Kf8 42. Qd3 g6 43. e4 Kg7 44. Kg2 h5 45. Qd5 Qc7
46. Qe6 Qb7 47. f4 f5 48. Qe5+ Kh7 49. Qd5 Qb2+ 50. Kh3 fxe4
51. Qxe4 Qg7 52. Qe6 Qf8 53. Kg2 Qa8+ 54. Kf2 Qh1 55. Qh3 Qd1
56. Qf1 Qd4+ 57. Kf3 Qc3+ 58. Ke4 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.27"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Istratescu"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. Nxc3 d5 8. Qf3 O-O 9. g4 Bb7 10. g5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4
12. Qg3 f5 13. Bd2 a5 14. h4 Qd6 15. Be2 Nd7 16. O-O-O Rae8
17. h5 Qxg3 18. fxg3 e5 19. Rhf1 Rf7 20. Bc3 exd4 21. exd4 Nf8
22. d5 Ba6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 g6 25. Kc2 Bc8 26. Ra1 h6
27. hxg6 Nxg6 28. Rh1 f4 29. Rxh6 f3 30. Rxg6+ Kf8 31. b5 Rh7
32. Rf6+ Kg8 33. Bxf3 exf3 34. Rxf3 Bg4 35. Rf4 Bh5 36. Kb3
Bg6 37. Rh4 1-0

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.28"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. b4
Nac4 13. a4 a5 14. b5 Qc8 15. Re1 e5 16. Nb3 c6 17. dxc6 bxc6
18. Ra2 cxb5 19. axb5 Ra7 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 Be6 22. Rc2
Bb3 23. Bc6 Rd8 24. e4 Rc7 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Bxc2 27. Qxc2
Rxd5 28. Qa2 Rc5 29. Be3 R5xc6 30. bxc6 Rxc6 31. Qxa5 h5
32. h4 Bf6 33. Qd5 Qe6 34. Qxe6 Rxe6 35. Kg2 Be7 36. Rc1 Ra6
37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Bc5 Bf6 39. Bf8+ Kh7 40. Rc7 Re6 41. Bb4 Kg7
42. Bc3 Re8 43. Rc6 Re6 44. Rxe6 fxe6 45. Kf1 e4 46. Bxf6+
Kxf6 47. Ke2 Ke5 48. Ke3 Kd5 49. Kf4 Kd4 50. g4 e5+ 51. Kg5
hxg4 52. Kxg4 Kd3 53. Kg5 Ke2 54. Kxg6 Kxf2 55. h5 e3 56. h6
e2 57. h7 e1=Q 58. h8=Q Qe4+ 59. Kf6 Qf3+ 60. Ke6 e4 61. Qb2+
Kg3 62. Qe5+ Qf4 63. Qa1 Kf2 64. Qd4+ Kg2 65. Qg7+ Kf3 66. Qa1
Qh6+ 67. Kd5 Qd2+ 68. Ke5 Qh2+ 69. Kf5 Qh3+ 70. Kg5 e3
71. Qf6+ Kg3 72. Qe5+ Kf2 73. Qd4 Qf3 74. Kh4 Qh1+ 75. Kg4
Qg2+ 76. Kh5 Qg3 77. Qc5 Qf4 78. Qb6 Kg3 79. Qg6+ Kh3 80. Qd3
Qe5+ 81. Kh6 Kg3 0-1

[Event "5th Individual European Chess Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.29"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Ne7 11. O-O c6
12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qd7 16. f4 Qg4
17. g3 f6 18. Rab1 Rf7 19. a4 Raf8 20. a5 Bxa5 21. Rxb7 Bb6
22. exf6 gxf6 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Nf5 Rxe3 25. Nxe3 Qg6 26. f5
Qe8 27. Re1 Rf7 28. Kf2 Re7 29. Ng4 Kf7 30. Re6 Rxe6 31. fxe6+
Qxe6 32. Qxh7+ Ke8 33. Qg6+ Ke7 34. Nh6 c5 35. Nf5+ Kd7 36. h4
Ba5 37. g4 Bxc3 38. Qg7+ Kc6 39. Qxa7 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+
41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Qf2+ 43. Kh3 Qf1+ 44. Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th IECC Playoffs"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[EventDate "2004.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 d5
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Qd3 Qc8
12. e4 Rd8 13. Qc2 e5 14. dxe5 Rxd1+ 15. Nxd1 Nfd7 16. Ne3
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bd2 Bh3 19. Bxh3 Qxh3 20. Bc3 Bxc3
21. Qxc3 Qe6 22. Qd4 Re8 23. f3 Qe5 24. Qd2 h5 25. Rd1 Qc5
26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Qa5 Qf6 28. Qxa7 Qxb2 29. Rd1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "5th IECC Playoffs"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[EventDate "2004.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8
7. d3 a6 8. Rb1 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. b4 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nd6 12. a3
Bb7 13. Bb2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Bxd4 16. Ne4 Bxb2
17. Qxb2 Ra8 18. Rbc1 Ra7 19. Nc5 Nc8 20. h4 Nb6 21. Ra1 Qa8+
22. Kh2 Qc6 23. Rfc1 Rfa8 24. Nb3 Qe6 25. Na5 Nd5 26. Qb3 c6
27. e4 Nc7 28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Rd1 Rf8 30. d4 f5 31. d5 cxd5
32. exd5 f4 33. Ra2 Ne8 34. Re2 Nf6 35. Qd4 fxg3+ 36. fxg3 Rc7
37. Kg2 Rfc8 38. Rd3 Rc2 39. Red2 R8c7 40. Kh3 e5 41. Qe3 e4
42. Rxc2 Rxc2 43. Rc3 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "5th IECC Playoffs"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[EventDate "2004.05.30"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 c5 6. O-O Bb7
7. Nc3 Qb6 8. d3 Be7 9. e4 d6 10. Be3 O-O 11. b4 bxc4 12. bxc5
dxc5 13. Rb1 Qa7 14. d4 Rd8 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. dxc5 Ng4 17. Bg5
Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nd4 19. Qa4 Bc6 20. Qa5 Ne5 21. f4 Nd7 22. Rb6
Nxb6 23. cxb6 Qe7 24. Rb1 Nb5 25. a4 Qa3 26. Nxb5 Qc5+ 27. Kh1
axb5 28. Qc3 Rxa4 29. h4 h6 30. Nh3 Qxb6 31. Qc2 Qe3 32. Rd1
Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Bxe4 0-1

[Event "5th IECC Playoffs"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[EventDate "2004.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 cxd4
7. Nxd4 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. b3 Nc5 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. Qd2 a5
12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Rac1 Bh3 14. Qe3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Re8 16. Qf3
Nfd7 17. e3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nb5 Ne6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Qb2+ f6 23. c5 Nxc5 24. Nbc7 Rc8 25. Rxc5 Rxc7
26. Nxc7 Qxc7 27. Rcc1 Qb6 28. Qe2 h5 29. Rd5 a4 30. bxa4 Ra8
31. Rb5 Qa6 32. Qb2 Ra7 33. Qb3 Kf8 34. Rc4 Ra8 35. Qb1 Ne5
36. Rc7 Qxa4 37. Rbxb7 Re8 38. Rb8 Rxb8 39. Qxb8+ Kf7 40. Qb3+
Qxb3 41. axb3 1-0

[Event "5th IECC Playoffs"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[EventDate "2004.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrei Istratescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5
7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. d5 c4
12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. a4 O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8
Bxa8 17. Nxb5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Ne5 20. Qh3 Neg4
21. Bxh7+ Kf7 22. Rd7+ Ke8 23. Rd2 Qxb5 24. f3 c3 25. Bd3 Qb3
26. bxc3 Qxc3 27. Bc2 Bd6 28. fxg4 Ne4 29. Qh5+ Ke7 30. Qh4+
g5 31. Qh7+ Rf7 0-1

[Event "5th IECC Playoffs"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[EventDate "2004.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Istratescu"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. Nxc3 d5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. g4 c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Bb5 O-O 13. c6 Ne5 14. Qf4 Nxc6 15. O-O d4 16. Bxc6 Bxc6
17. exd4 h5 18. gxh5 Nxh5 19. Qg5 Nf6 20. Bf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1
Qc4 22. Be5 Qg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxg4 24. Bf4 Rfe8 25. h3 Ne5
26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Kh2 Rae8 28. Rd6 Ba8 29. Rfd1 Rg5 30. Rd8
Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. Rg1 Rxg1 33. Kxg1 Kd7 34. f4 Kd6
35. Nb5+ Kc5 36. Nxa7 Bb7 37. b4+ Kc4 38. Kf2 Kb3 39. Nb5 Ka4
40. Nd6 Bd5 41. Nc8 Kxa3 42. Nxb6 Be6 43. Ke3 Kxb4 44. Kd4 Kb5
45. Nd5 Bxh3 46. Nc7+ Kc6 47. Ne8 g6 48. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nge2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nd7 11. f4 Qh4+
12. g3 Qh3 13. Bd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Nc5 15. Bf1 Qh6 16. Bg2 Qa6
17. Qe2 b6 18. Bxd5 Nd3+ 19. Kf1 Bh3+ 20.Bg2 Bxg2+ 21.Kxg2
Rfd8 22.Ncb5 Rxd4 23.Nxd4 Rd8 24.Qe4 Qc4 25.b3 Qxd4 26. Qxd4
Rxd4 27. Rad1 Bd2 28. Rhf1 g5 29. Kf3 Nb2 30. Rb1 Nd3 31. Rbd1
Nb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3
Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Bg4
12. Be4 e5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe5 15. Rb1 Bxc3 16. Rxb7
Rad8 17. Rf1 Nd4 18. Bg5 Rd7 19. Rxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7
7. cxd5 O-O 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. Bf3 Nb6 10. a4 a5 11. Nge2 Bf5
12. Qd1 Nbxd5 13. O-O Qd7 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4
b6 17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Re1 Qd6 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Qd2
Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Nb4 23. Rad1 Nc2 24. Re4 Qf6 25. Qxf6 exf6
26. g4 Rd6 27. Rd2 Nb4 28. Re7 Rfd8 29. Rb7 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4
31. Rxb6 Nd3 32. b3 Nf4 33. h4 Kg7 34. Rb5 Rd3 35. Be4 Rc3
36. Rxa5 Rxb3 37. Rb5 Ra3 38. a5 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nc3 40. Rb4 Nxe4
41. Rxe4 Rxa5 42. Rb4 h5 43. gxh5 Rxh5 44. Kg3 Rd5 45. f3 Rd7
46. Ra4 Kh6 47. Rb4 f5 48. Rc4 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd2 d6
7. Nge2 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. f4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. f5 g6 13. g4 h5 14. h3 Rd8 15. Qe3 b6 16. g5 Qd6 17. Nc3
Qd4 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19. O-O-O gxf5 20. Bc4 Kg7 21. exf5 Bxf5
22. Rhf1 Rf8 23. h4 c6 24. Ne2 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 Bg6 26. Rd7 Rad8
27. Rxa7 Rd4 28. Rh1 Rfd8 29. Re7 R8d5 30. Bd3 Bxd3 31. cxd3
Rf4 32. Kd2 e4 33. Ke3 Rf3+ 34. Ke2 Rdxd3 35. Rxe4 Rb3 36. a4
c5 37. Re7 Rf4 38. Rb7 Rxb2+ 39. Ke3 Rbb4 40. Rg1 Rbe4+
41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rde4+ 43. Kd3 Rg4 44. Rf1 Rgf4 45. Rxf4
Rxf4 46. Rxb6 Rxa4 47. Rc6 Rxh4 48. Rxc5 Rg4 49. Ke3 Kg6
50. Kf3 Rxg5 51. Rc6+ f6 52. Rc4 Rg1 53. Rc8 Rg4 54. Rg8+ Kf5
55. Rh8 Rg5 56. Rh6 Ke5 57. Rh8 Rf5+ 58. Ke3 Kd5 59. Ra8 Ke6
60. Ra7 Rb5 61. Kf4 Rb4+ 62. Kf3 Kf5 63. Ra5+ Kg6 64. Ra8 h4
65. Ra5 Rb3+ 66. Kg4 h3 67. Rg5+ Kf7 68. Rh5 Ke6 69. Rh8 Rc3
70. Kf4 Kf7 71. Kg4 Kg6 72. Kf4 Rc2 73. Kg3 h2 74. Kf3 Kf5
75. Rh5+ Ke6 76. Rh8 Ke5 77. Re8+ Kd4 78. Rd8+ Kc3 79. Rh8 Rd2
80. Kg3 Kd3 81. Kf3 Kc2 82. Kg3 Kd1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gadir Guseinov"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. O-O Na6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Na4 Nd7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Bd2 Nab8 13. b3 Nc6 14. e3 e5 15. Nxe5 Ncxe5 16. dxe5 b5
17. Nc3 Bxe5 18. f4 Bg7 19. Nxd5 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Rd8 21. Bb4 Kg7
22. Bc3+ Kf8 23. Nc7 Rb8 24. Rd1 b6 25. Bf6 Nxf6 26. Rxd8+ Ke7
27. Rh8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gadir Guseinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c6 10. Ba4 d6 11. d4 g5
12. Bg3 Nxe4 13. Nd2 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Be6 15. Bb3 d5 16. Kh1 g4
17. dxe5 Qg5 18. c4 Rd8 19. cxd5 cxd5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Smirnov"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. Nc4 f6 11. f4 b5
12. Ne3 Rc8 13. a4 b4 14. Nb5 exf4 15. Bxc6 fxe3 16. Be4 Nxb5
17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Rxa7 O-O 19. Bxe3 Kh8 20. Qa1 Bd6 21. Rf5
Bd7 22. Qf1 Qe8 23. Rd5 f5 24. Qh3 fxe4 25. Qxd7 Qxd7 26. Rxd7
exd3 27. exd3 Rce8 28. Bg5 Be5 29. Be7 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Bxb2
31. Rf7 Re8 32. Rfd7 Bd4+ 33. Kg2 b3 34. Rd8 Rg8 35. R5d7 b2
36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. Rb7 Bc3 38. Rb3 Kf7 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Ke2 Kf5
41. h3 g5 42. Kd1 g4 43. hxg4+ Kxg4 44. Kc2 Bd4 45. Rb6 h5
46. Rg6+ Kf5 47. Rg8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Smirnov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. d3 Qd7 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Nf1 g4 12. hxg4
Bxg4 13. Ne3 Rg8 14. Kf1 h5 15. d4 b5 16. Bc2 h4 17. dxe5 Bxf3
18. Qxf3 Nxe5 19. Qf5 Nfg4 20. Nxg4 Nxg4 21. Bb3 Ne5 22. Bf4
Nc4 23. a4 Qxf5 24. exf5 Kd7 25. Re4 Rgb8 26. axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Smirnov"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O e6 9. h3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. Bb2 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 O-O 13. Rfc1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Qe7 15. Rc2 dxc4 16. Qxc4
c5 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Ba3 20. f4 Ng6 21. Nc6
Qd6 22. Rd2 Qxc6 23. Bxa3 Rfc8 24. Kh2 Qb7 25. Rdc2 h6 26. g3
Rc7 27. Ne4 Rxc2 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Rxc2 Rd8 30. Bb2 f5
31. Bf6 Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 33. h4 h5 34. Qxh5 Qc2+ 35. Kh3 Qf2
36. Qd1 Qxe3 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qc7 Kh6 39. Bg5+ Kg7 40. h5 Qf3
41. h6+ Kg8 42. h7+ Kg7 43. Bf6+ Kh6 44. Bg5+ Kh5 45. Qc2 e5
46. Qg2 Qxg2+ 47. Kxg2 f6 48. fxe5 fxe5 49. Bf6 f4 50. Bxe5
fxg3 51. Kxg3 Kh6 52. h8=Q+ Nxh8 53. Bxh8 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Smirnov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
7. c3 Bg4 8. d3 Nd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 h6 11. Nbd2 Bg5 12. Qe2
Bxe3 13. Qxe3 b5 14. Bc2 O-O 15. d4 Bg6 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. a3
Kh8 18. b4 Re8 19. Bb3 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. c4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4
exd4 23. Qxd4 Ne5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. f4 Qh4 26. Re3 c5 27. bxc5
Nd3 28. Rxd3 dxc5 29. Rxc5 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Rbd8 31. Rd5 Rxd5
32. Bxd5 Qxf4 33. Nf1 Rd8 34. Qe3 Qxe3+ 35. Nxe3 Rc8 36. Nf5
Rc3 37. Ne7 g5 38. Nf5 h5 39. Bf3 Rxa3 40. Bxh5 b4 41. Nd4 Rd3
42. Nf3 Kg7 43. Be8 b3 44. Ba4 b2 45. Bc2 Rc3 46. Be4 Rc4
47. Bd3 Rc3 48. Be4 Rc4 49. Bd3 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Smirnov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "184"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Bd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O
12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. f4 Nc4 15. Nxd5 Bg4 16. Bc3
Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Bxf4 19. Nf5 Qxg5 20. Kb1 Bxe3
21. h4 Qf4 22. Nxg7 Rfd8 23. Nh5 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qf5+ 25. Ka1
Bc5 26. a3 Be7 27. Ng3 Qg6 28. Qd4 f6 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Nf5 Rd8
31. Qf3 Qg1+ 32. Ka2 Qd1 33. Qf4 Qd5+ 34. Ka1 Qh1+ 35. Ka2
Qd5+ 36. Kb1 Qb3 37. Nd4 Qc4 38. Qe4 Rd6 39. h5 Rb6 40. Kc2
Bc5 41. b3 Qf7 42. Qf3 Bxd4 43. Bxd4 Rc6+ 44. Kb2 Qd7 45. Qf4
Qe6 46. a4 Kf7 47. Qf3 Qd6 48. Qe4 Qh2+ 49. Ka3 Qxh5 50. Qd3
Rd6 51. Qe4 Rd7 52. Bxa7 Qh3 53. Bc5 Qd3 54. Qh4 Rd5 55. Qb4
Kg6 56. Bf8 Qb1 57. Qxb7 Qa1+ 58. Kb4 Rd4+ 59. Ka5 Qe1+ 60. b4
Qe5+ 61. Bc5 h5 62. Qc8 Re4 63. b5 h4 64. Qg8+ Kf5 65. Qc8+
Kg5 66. Qg8+ Kf4 67. Qf8 Qc3+ 68. Kb6 Rxa4 69. Qd6+ Kg5
70. Qd5+ Qe5 71. Be3+ Kg6 72. Qg8+ Kf5 73. Qh7+ Kg4 74. Qg6+
Kf3 75. Bc5 Qe6+ 76. Kc7 Qe5+ 77. Kb6 Re4 78. Qg1 Qe6+ 79. Ka5
Qa2+ 80. Kb6 Re6+ 81. Kc7 Qe2 82. Qh1+ Kg4 83. Qg1+ Kh5 84. b6
Qe5+ 85. Kb7 Qe4+ 86. Ka7 Qa4+ 87. Kb7 Re8 88. Kc7 Qf4+
89. Kd7 Qe4 90. Qd1+ Kg6 91. Qd6 Rg8 92. Qd2 Qb7+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pavel Smirnov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 d6 5. c4 Nb6 6. e6 fxe6
7. Nc3 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 gxh5 11. Rxh5 Qe8
12. Rh1 e5 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qd3 Rh5
17. O-O-O Naxc4 18. Bg5 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Qg6 20. Ne4 Rf8 21. b3
Na5 22. g4 Rxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxd5 24. Bd2 Nc6 25. Ng3 e6 26. Nf5
Nd4 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Re1 c6 29. g5 Ne7 30. Qh3 Nf5 31. Qd3 d5
32. Bf4 Kf7 33. b4 Ne7 34. Qg3 Bf8 35. Bb8 a6 36. a3 Nf5
37. Qc7+ Be7 38. f4 Ne3 39. Rxe3 dxe3 40. Qd7 e2 41. Kd2 Qe4
42. Ke1 Qd3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LBA"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pavel Smirnov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 h6 11. Be3
Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Rfe1 Rd8 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Nc5 b6 16. Na6
Nd5 17. c4 Nxe3 18. Nxc7+ Ke7 19. fxe3 Rd7 20. Na6 Bc2
21. Rxd7+ Kxd7 22. Nb8+ Kc7 23. Nxc6 Kxc6 24. Nd4+ Kc5
25. Nxc2 Kxc4 26. Rd1 Bc5 27. Rd7 Re8 28. Rxf7 Kd3 29. Ne1+
Kxe3 30. Nf3 Re7 31. e6 Rxe6 32. Rxg7 a5 33. Rd7 Ke2+ 34. Kh2
Re4 35. b3 a4 36. Rd2+ Ke3 37. Rd1 axb3 38. axb3 Rb4 39. Re1+
Kd3 40. Ne5+ Kc3 41. Ng4 h5 42. Nf6 h4 43. Nd5+ Kxb3 44. Nxb4
Bxb4 45. Re4 Bd6+ 46. Kg1 Bg3 47. Kf1 b5 48. Ke2 Kc3 49. Re3+
Kc4 50. Kd1 Kd4 51. Rb3 Kc4 52. Rf3 b4 53. Kc2 Be5 54. Re3 Bg3
55. Re4+ Kc5 56. Kb3 Kd5 57. Rxb4 Be1 58. Rg4 Ke5 59. Kc2 Kf5
60. Kd3 Bg3 61. Rxg3 hxg3 62. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3
7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 O-O 10.Bg2 d6 11.d5 Nd8 12.O-O e5
13.e4 c5 14.Ne1 Bd7 15.a4 a5 16.f4 f6 17.Nd3 Nf7 18.b3 b6
19.Rae1 g5 20.Kh1 Kh8 21.Re2 gxf4 22.gxf4 Rg8 23.Qe1 exf4
24.Nxf4 Ne5 25.Qh4 Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Saidali Aripovich Iuldachev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6
7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. e5 b4 11. exf6 bxc3
12. fxg7 Bxg7 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Ra4 Rg8 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Bg3
Bxf3 17. gxf3 h5 18. Kh1 Bd4 19. h4 Ke7 20. Qe2 Rg6 21. Rg1
Rag8 22. Rxa6 Kf8 23. Ra4 Kg7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Rxb4 Kh7 26. Rg2
Qg7 27. Rb5 f5 28. Rg1 e5 29. f4 Rg4 30. fxe5 f4 31. e6 Rxh4+
32. Kg2 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jaan Yukhanovich Ehlvest"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 h6
7. Bd2 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Bc4 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Qd4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. exf6 Ba6 15. O-O-O Bd3
16. Qb3+ Qc4 17. Qxc4+ Bxc4 18. Nxe4 Bxa2 19. Bc3 Bd5 20. fxg7
Bxg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nc3 Rad8 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5
25. Rd1 Rc8+ 26. Kb1 Rc5 27. g4 Kf6 28. f4 Rc4 29. Rxd5 Rxf4
30. h3 Rf3 31. h4 Rf4 32. Rd6+ Ke5 33. Rxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emir Dizdarevic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3
Qb6 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d3 e5 10. O-O h6 11. Nb5 Kd7
12. d4 e4 13. Ne5+ Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. h3 Nxe5 16. Rd1 Be6
17. Bxe4 Kc6 18. Nd4+ Kd7 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bc5 21. Bd2
f6 22. Bc3 Kc7 23. Kg2 Rhd8 24. Rac1 Kb8 25. a3 Ka7 26. e3
Rac8 27. Rd2 Rd7 28. Rcd1 Rcd8 29. h4 Be7 30. h5 Bc5 31. Bd4
Rc7 32. Bc3 Rcd7 33. Bd4 Rc7 34. Bc3 Rcd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 b6 10. Ng3 Bb7 11. Bd3 Nd7
12. Qc2 h6 13. O-O Nf6 14. e4 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bc4 Nd7
17. f4 Nb6 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bd4+ 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Qd2 Rc8
22. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Rc2 24. Rb1 Rfc8 25. a4 a5 26. Bf1 Nc4
27. Bd3 Rxb2 28. Rc1 Ba6 29. Rdxc4 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. Bf1
Rb4 32. f5 Rd1 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Rc7 exf5 35. exf5 Rxa4
36. Rxf7 Rf4 37. Ra7 a4 38. f6 Rxf6 39. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pascal Charbonneau"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. Be3
c5 13. Ne2 Ne6 14. Ng3 g6 15. c3 Rfe8 16. Bc2 Bf8 17. b4 cxb4
18. cxb4 Rac8 19. Rc1 Rc3 20. Bb3 Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 e4
7. Re1 Be7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nc3 f6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Rxe4 f5 13. Re1 f4 14. c3 Bd6 15. Qh5 Bf5 16. c4 Kh8
17. Bd2 Bc5 18. Bxf4 Bxd4 19. Rad1 Bg6 20. Qg4 Qf6 21. g3 Bc5
22. Re2 Rae8 23. Rdd2 Qf7 24. Bc2 Bh5 25. Qh3 h6 26. Rd7 Bxe2
27. Rxf7 Rxf7 28. Kg2 Bxc4 29. Qh5 Re2 30. Qg6 Rxf2+ 31. Kh3
Bf1+ 0-1

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 a5
7. Bf4 a4 8. Qb4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. O-O Qb6 11. Qc1 Bg4
12. e3 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. h3 Bf5 15. a3 Qa5 16. Re1 Nxc3
17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 e5 19. e4 Be6 20. Be3 Rfd8 21. Reb1 b5
22. Nd2 Rab8 23. d5 cxd5 24. exd5 Bf5 25. Rb2 Nf6 26. c4 Bd3
27. Rc1 Bf8 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. cxb5 Bxb5 30. Bg5 Be7 31. Rb1
Be8 32. Rb7 Nxd5 33. Bxe7 Nxe7 34. Rxe7 Kf8 35. Rxe5 Rxd2
36. Re3 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 h5 38. h4 Bd7 39. Be4 Bb5 40. Rc3 Ke7
41. Rc7+ Bd7 42. Kg2 Kd6 43. Rc3 Bb5 44. Kf3 f5 45. Bc2 Rd2
46. Ke3 Re2+ 47. Kf3 Rd2 48. Ke3 Re2+ 49. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Adrian Mikhalchishin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 Bxc5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 a6
12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Bf5 Be6 15. Be1 Rc8 16. Nd4 Qd7
17. Rac1 Be5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 Qf7 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5
exd5 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. b4 b6 24. Qe2 Qb7 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. g3
Kh8 27. Qc2 c4 28. Bc3 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Rc6 30. Qd4 Rb6 31. Kg2
Rb5 32. Rc2 Rb4 33. Kh3 c3 34. Qe5 Rc4 35. Qe6 Rc8 36. Qf5 Qa8
37. Qd3 Rc4 38. Qf5 Rc8 39. Qd7 a5 40. a3 a4 41. Qe6 Qb7
42. Qf5 Qc6 43. g4 Rb8 44. Kg3 Rb3 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Qf5+ Kg8
47. f4 Rxa3 48. Qe5 Rb3 49. h4 a3 50. h5 d4 51. Qxd4 Rb2
52. Qd3 Rxc2 53. Qxc2 Qc4 54. Qg6 a2 55. Qe8+ Kh7 56. g5 Qg8
57. Qa4 Kh8 58. gxh6 c2 59. Qa3 Kh7 60. Qc3 g6 61. Kf2 Kxh6
62. hxg6 Qg7 63. Qc5 Qf6 64. g7 Kxg7 65. Qc7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yannick Pelletier"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6
7. Ng3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 a5 11. b5 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Qb3 e5 15. O-O Be6 16. Qc2 Re8
17. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 15. Be3 Rae8 16. Nd2 Bg4
17. Qb1 Bf5 18. Qc1 Re6 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Ng5 Rg6 21. f3 Bxf3
22. Nxf3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxg3+ 24. Kf2 Qh3 25. Ke2 Qg2+ 26. Kd3
Qxf3 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Kc2 Re8 29. Bd2 Qd3+ 30. Kb3 Rb8 31. a3
Rg2 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Qb1 Qc4+ 34. Kc2 Ree2 35. b3 Qc8 36. Qb2
h5 37. a4 h4 38. axb5 axb5 39. Qa3 Qf5+ 40. Kc1 h3 41. Qa8+
Kh7 42. Qd8 h2 43. Ra8 Rg1 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Ra6+ f6 46. Ra7
Rxd1+ 47. Kxd1 h1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "36th Olympiad"]
[Site "Calvia ESP"]
[Date "2004.10.28"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Alexandre Nataf"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b3 d5 9. Ndb5 Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8
12. O-O a6 13. Na3 Bf5 14. Nc2 Nc6 15. Ne3 Qd4 16. Rc1 Be4
17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Be1 Nc5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Nc2
Bf6 22. Ba5 Rab8 23. Rb1 Rb7 24. Rxb7 Nxb7 25. Bb6 c5 26. Ne3
Bd4 27. Nd5 e6 28. e3 Be5 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Rd1 Bd6 31. Nc6 Rc8
32. Nd8 Nxd8 33. Rxd6 Rc6 34. Rxc6 Nxc6 35. Bxc5 Kf6 36. Bb6
Ke5 37. f3 Kd6 38. f4 Nb4 39. a4 Nd3 40. Bd4 Nc5 41. Kf2 Nxa4
42. e4 Nc5 43. Ke3 f5 44. exf5 exf5 45. Bc3 Ne6 46. Kd3 Nc5+
47. Ke3 Ne6 48. Kd3 Kc5 49. Ba5 h5 50. Bd2 Kc6 51. Be3 Kd6
52. Bd2 Nc5+ 53. Ke3 Kc6 54. Ba5 Ne6 55. Bd2 Nc5 56. Ba5 Ne6
57. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Kuczynski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3
O-O 8.Re1 Ba7 9.h3 Be6 10.Nbd2 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Rb8 12.Nf1 h6
13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Nxe3 Qd7 15.a4 Rfe8 16.a5 Ne7 17.c4 Ng6 18.Nd5
Nxd5 19.cxd5 Nf4 20.d4 f6 21.Kh2 Qf7 22.g3 Ng6 23.Qd3 Rf8
24.Kg2 Qd7 25.Rac1 Rf7 26.Rc3 Rbf8 27.Rec1 Qd8 28.R1c2 f5
29.dxe5 dxe5 30.exf5 Rxf5 31.Qe4 Qf6 32.Rd2 Ne7 33.Qe3 c6
34.dxc6 bxc6 35.Nh4 Nd5 36.Qc5 Nf4+ 37.gxf4 Qxh4 38.Qxc6 Kh8
39.Rf3 Rxf4 40.Rg3 R4f6 41.Qb7 R6f7 42.Qd5 e4 43.Qd4 Qf4
44.Re2 Qf3+ 45.Rxf3 exf3+ 46.Kf1 fxe2+ 47.Kxe2 Rf4 48.Qb6 R8f6
49.Qc5 R6f5 50.Qb6 Rb5 51.Qd8+ Kh7 52.Qd3+ Kh8 53.Qd8+ Kh7
54.Qd3+ Kg8 55.b3 Rf8 56.Qc4+ Kh8 57.b4 Rfb8 58.Kf1 Rxb4
59.Qxa6 Ra4 60.Kg2 Rf8 61.Kf1 Ra2 62.Qa7 Kh7 63.h4 Rf5 64.a6
Rf6 65.Qc5 Ra1+ 66.Ke2 Re6+ 67.Kf3 Raxa6 68.Qc2+ Kg8 69.Qc8+
Kf7 70.Qb7+ Kf6 71.Qb2+ Re5 72.Kg3 g5 73.hxg5+ hxg5 74.f4
gxf4+ 75.Kxf4 Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vlastimil Babula"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Ba5 7.dxc5
dxc4 8.Qxd8+ Bxd8 9.Nd4 Nbd7 10.Bxc4 Nxc5 11.f3 a6 12.b4 Ncd7
13.e4 Ne5 14.Be2 Bd7 15.Bf4 Bc7 16.g3 Rc8 17.Rc1 O-O 18.Nb3
Rfd8 19.Kf2 Bb6+ 20.Be3 Bxe3+ 21.Kxe3 Nc4+ 22.Bxc4 Rxc4 23.Na5
Rc7 24.Ne2 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 b6 26.Nc6 Bxc6 27.Rxc6 Nd7 28.f4 Kf8
29.Nd4 e5 30.Nf5 a5 31.b5 g6 32.Nd6 exf4+ 33.gxf4 g5 34.Rc7
gxf4+ 35.Kxf4 Ke7 36.Nc8+ Kf8 37.Kf5 Kg7 38.Nd6 Kf8 39.Nb7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andreas Reuss"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qb6
7.Nxd5 Qxb3 8.Nxf6+ exf6 9.axb3 Nc6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bd2 Nb4
12.Bxd7+ Kxd7 13.Ke2 a6 14.Nh3 Bd6 15.Bxb4 Bxb4 16.Nf4 Bd6
17.Nd5 Kc6 18.e4 b5 19.Rhc1+ Kb7 20.Rc3 Rhe8 21.Kf3 Rad8 22.g4
Bb8 23.Rac1 h5 24.h3 hxg4+ 25.hxg4 Rh8 26.Rc6 Rd6 27.Rxd6 Bxd6
28.Ne3 Rh3+ 29.Ke2 Bf4 30.Rc3 Rh1 31.Nf5 g6 32.Ne3 Bxe3
33.Kxe3 Rg1 34.d5 Rxg4 35.d6 Rh4 36.Rc7+ Kb8 37.Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zoltan Ribli"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 11.Kf1 gxf6 12.Rc1
Qa5 13.Bb5+ Ke7 14.e5 fxe5 15.Qh5 Nd7 16.Qg5+ Kf8 17.Rxc8+
Rxc8 18.Bxd7 Qd8 19.Nxe6+ fxe6 20.Qh6+ Ke7 21.Qxe6+ Kf8
22.Qh6+ Kf7 23.Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zoltan Medvegy"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Ba6 6.a3 Be7 7.Nf4
d5 8.cxd5 Bxf1 9.dxe6 Ba6 10.exf7+ Kxf7 11.e4 c5 12.e5 Re8
13.Be3 Nc6 14.Qb3+ c4 15.Qa4 Na5 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.O-O Qd6
18.Nfd5 Bb7 19.Nxf6 Qxf6 20.d5 Rad8 21.Rad1 Bc8 22.Rd4 Kg8
23.Rf4 Qg6 24.Rf3 Bd7 25.Qb4 Qc2 26.h3 Bc8 27.Kh2 Qb3 28.Bg5
Rd7 29.Re1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Qd7 11.Nc3 Nd8 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4
Re8 14.Nf5 Ne6 15.Nxe7+ Rxe7 16.f3 Rd8 17.Be3 d5 18.exd5 Nxd5
19.Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rainer Polzin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nc6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.d4 d6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Be3 Bd7 11.a4 exd4 12.Bxd4 Qc8 13.Nbd2
Qb7 14.axb5 axb5 15.Rxa8 Rxa8 16.e5 Nxd4 17.cxd4 dxe5 18.Nxe5
Be6 19.Nxf7 Bxb3 20.Qxb3 Qd5 21.Ne5 Bd6 22.Qxd5+ Nxd5 23.Nb3
Ra2 24.Rb1 Nf4 25.Nc1 Ra4 26.Nf3 Rc4 27.Kf1 g5 28.g3 Ne6
29.Ne2 g4 30.Nd2 Rb4 31.d5 Nd4 32.Nc3 Nf3 33.Nxf3 gxf3 34.Ke1
Bc5 35.b3 Kg7 36.Kd2 Rd4+ 37.Kc2 b4 38.Nd1 Rxd5 39.Ra1 Bd4
40.Ra6 c5 41.Re6 Rd7 42.Ne3 Bc3 43.Nf5+ Kf7 44.Rd6 Ra7 45.Kd3
Ra2 46.Ke3 Ra3 47.Ke4 Rxb3 48.Rd7+ Ke8 49.Rxh7 Rb2 50.Nd6+ Kf8
51.Rf7+ Kg8 52.Rxf3 Rc2 53.Kf5 Kh7 54.Ne4 c4 55.g4 Bd4 56.Ng5+
Kg8 57.Ne6 b3 58.Nxd4 b2 59.Nxc2 b1=Q 60.Ke4 Qxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5
exd5 8.b4 Re8 9.Ng3 c6 10.Bd3 a5 11.b5 c5 12.O-O Bg4 13.f3 Be6
14.f4 Bg4 15.Qd2 Bc8 16.Qa2 cxd4 17.exd4 Qb6 18.Nge2 Bg4
19.Na4 Qd6 20.Nec3 Bc8 21.b6 Bd7 22.f5 Bxa4 23.Nxa4 Nc6 24.Bf4
Qd7 25.Bb5 Ne4 26.Rad1 Rac8 27.g4 h5 28.Qg2 h4 29.Rd3 Bg5
30.Nc5 Qd8 31.Bc7 Rxc7 32.bxc7 Qxc7 33.Re1 Nxd4 34.Nxe4 Rxe4
35.Rxe4 dxe4 36.Qxe4 Qc1+ 37.Kg2 Qb2+ 38.Kh3 Ne2 39.Qxe2 Qxe2
40.Rd8+ Bxd8 41.Bxe2 g5 42.a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joerg Hickl"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5
7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 9.d3 Qb5 10.Rb1 a5 11.Bf4 e5 12.Be3 Be6
13.b3 Bd5 14.Rc1 Rfd8 15.Rc5 Qb4 16.Nd2 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Bf8
18.Rc4 Qb5 19.Kg1 f5 20.Qb1 Ba3 21.Nf3 Qd5 22.Bc1 Bd6 23.Bb2
Rf8 24.a3 Rae8 25.Qc2 Nd8 26.e4 fxe4 27.dxe4 Qf7 28.Rc3 Qe7
29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Rf7 31.b5 Ref8 32.Kg2 Ne6 33.Rd3 Nc5 34.Re3
b6 35.Qc4 h6 36.Ne1 Kh7 37.Nd3 Qg5 38.Bc1 Qh5 39.f3 Nd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian mem Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.c4 Bxf3 4.exf3 c6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Qd2
e6 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Ne7 10.Bh6 Bxh6 11.Qxh6 Nf5 12.Qf4 Qe7+
13.Kd2 O-O 14.Re1 Qc7 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.h4 Nxd5 17.Qh6 Nxc3
18.bxc3 Nd7 19.h5 Ne5 20.Be2 f5 21.hxg6 Nxg6 22.Bd3 Rf6 23.Rh5
Raf8 24.Reh1 R8f7 25.Qe3 Qa5 26.Bb1 Re7 27.Qd4 Re5 28.Qb4 Rf7
29.Qxa5 Rxa5 30.Kc1 Rc5 31.Kb2 Re5 32.Ka1 Nf4 33.Rg5+ Rg7
34.Rxg7+ Kxg7 35.g4 Re2 36.Bxf5 h6 37.Rd1 Rxf2 38.Rxd6 Nd5
39.Rg6+ Kf7 40.Rxh6 Nxc3 41.Be6+ Kg7 42.Rh3 b5 43.f4 Rf1+
44.Kb2 Na4+ 45.Ka3 Rxf4 46.Bd7 Rc4 47.Be6 Rc1 48.Kb4 Nc5
49.Bb3 Nb7 50.Re3 a5+ 51.Ka3 Nc5 52.Kb2 Nxb3 53.axb3 Rc5
54.Re6 b4 55.g5 Rc3 56.Re5 c5 57.Re7+ Kg6 58.Ra7 Kxg5 59.Rxa5
Kf4 60.Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian mem Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joel Lautier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O
dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bg5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Bb7 12.Ne5 Nbd7
13.Qe2 Qc7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.Rac1 Qc6 16.f3 Rac8 17.Bb5 Qd6
18.Bh4 Nf6 19.Rfd1 Qa3 20.Qd2 Nd5 21.c4 Qe3+ 22.Qf2 Qh6 23.Qg3
f6 24.Bd7 Nf4 25.Qe1 Rcd8 26.Bxe6+ Kh8 27.d5 Qg6 28.Qf1 Rfe8
29.Re1 Qd3 30.Re4 Qxf1+ 31.Rxf1 Nxe6 32.Rxe6 Rxe6 33.dxe6 Ba6
34.e7 Re8 35.Rd1 Kg8 36.Rd7 Kf7 37.Rxa7 Bxc4 38.Bf2 Rxe7
39.Rxe7+ Kxe7 40.Bxb6 Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian mem Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.Bd2 Bg7
8.b4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Nbd7 11.f4 O-O 12.a4 Ne8 13.Bd3 e6
14.Ne2 f5 15.Ng1 Ndf6 16.Nf3 Ne4 17.O-O Nc7 18.Qe2 Kh8 19.Kh2
Bf6 20.Rg1 Rg8 21.Be1 g5 22.axb5 cxb5 23.fxg5 Nxg5 24.Nxg5
Bxg5 25.f3 Qf6 26.Bf2 Bh4 27.Qe1 Bxf2 28.Qxf2 Qh6 29.h4 f4
30.Rae1 fxe3 31.Rxe3 Qf4+ 32.Kh3 Rxg1 33.Qxg1 Rg8 34.Qf2 Rf8
35.Qe2 Qxd4 36.Re5 Qf4 37.Re3 Rg8 38.Qf2 e5 39.c6 Ne6 40.Re1
Nd4 41.c7 Nxf3 42.Rf1 Qg4# 0-1

[Event "Petrosian mem Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bg5 Kf8
13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bd5 Bb7 15.Nbd2 Na5 16.Bxb7 Nxb7 17.b3 Nd6
18.Kf1 Rab8 19.Re3 Rb6 20.Rd3 Rc6 21.Rc1 Ke8 22.g4 Rc3 23.Ke2
c5 24.Nb1 Rxd3 25.cxd3 c4 26.Rxc4 Nxc4 27.dxc4 Bf8 28.Nbd2 Bh6
29.Nf1 Bf4 30.Nh4 Kd7 31.Nf5 a5 32.h4 Rg8 33.Kf3 Rd8 34.h5 Rg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian mem Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6
7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e3 O-O 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 11.Nf3 Re8 12.Rc1
Nd7 13.Bd3 Nb6 14.O-O Bf5 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.Qb4 Qc8 17.a4 Nd7
18.Rc2 a5 19.Qa3 Nb6 20.Nd2 Re6 21.Qb3 Ra6 22.Re1 Rg6 23.e4
Qe6 24.g3 dxe4 25.Rxe4 Qxb3 26.Re8+ Kh7 27.Nxb3 Nxa4 28.Re7
Rg5 29.Nd2 Rf5 30.b3 Nb6 31.Rxb7 Nd5 32.Nc4 a4 33.bxa4 Rxa4
34.Kg2 Rf6 35.h4 Rb4 36.Ra7 Nb6 37.Ne5 Rxd4 38.Rb7 Re4 39.f4
Nd5 40.Ra2 Nxf4+ 41.gxf4 Rfxf4 42.Rxf7 Rxf7 43.Nxf7 Rxh4
44.Ne5 c5 45.Rc2 Rh5 46.Nd3 Rg5+ 47.Kf3 Rg6 48.Rxc5 Rf6+
49.Ke4 Re6+ 50.Ne5 Rf6 51.Rc8 Ra6 52.Nc6 Ra1 53.Nd4 Re1+
54.Kf4 Rf1+ 55.Nf3 Ra1 56.Rc6 Ra4+ 57.Kf5 Ra1 58.Ke6 Rf1
59.Rc3 Rf2 60.Nd4 Rf4 61.Nf5 Re4+ 62.Kd5 Rg4 63.Ke5 Rg1 64.Rc7
Re1+ 65.Kf4 Rf1+ 66.Kg4 Rg1+ 67.Ng3 Kg6 68.Kh3 Ra1 69.Rc4 Ra5
70.Kg4 Ra7 71.Nf5 Rf7 72.Rc6+ Rf6 73.Rc5 Ra6 74.Kf4 Rf6 75.Ra5
Rf8 76.Kg4 Rf6 77.Nh4+ Kh7 78.Ra7 Rb6 79.Nf5 Rg6+ 80.Kf4 Rg1
81.Ke5 Re1+ 82.Kd6 Rg1 83.Ke7 Rg6 84.Ke8 Re6+ 85.Kd8 Rg6
86.Rf7 Rf6 87.Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian mem Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Joel Lautier"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5
7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 h6 9.Bd2 O-O 10.a3 Bxc5 11.e3 a6 12.Be2 Bd6
13.O-O Ne5 14.Rfd1 Be6 15.Rac1 Rc8 16.Qb1 Nc4 17.Nd4 Be5
18.Be1 Qe7 19.Bf3 Nd6 20.g3 Rfd8 21.a4 Bxd4 22.exd4 Qd7 23.b3
Bg4 24.Bxg4 Qxg4 25.Qd3 Re8 26.f3 Qh3 27.Qf1 Qe6 28.Bf2 Nh7
29.h4 h5 30.Qd3 Nf6 31.Re1 Qf5 32.Qxf5 Nxf5 33.Kf1 Kf8
34.Rxe8+ Kxe8 35.Ke2 Kd7 36.Kd3 Ne7 37.Be1 Ne8 38.Bd2 Nc7
39.Re1 Nc6 40.Nd1 Ne6 41.Bc3 g6 42.Ne3 Kd6 43.Nc2 Kd7 44.Ne3
Kd6 45.Bb2 Nb4+ 46.Kd2 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Stefan Kristjansson"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4
c5 13. Nf3 e6 14. Bg5 Qc8 15. Rc1 exd5 16. exd5 Bg4 17. b3 Qf5
18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Bf5 20. Rcc1 c4 21. Nd2 cxb3 22. axb3
Bd3 23. Rfd1 Rac8 24. Nce4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Nxb3
27. Rb1 Nd4 28. d6 Ne6 29. Be7 f5 30. Ng5 Nxg5 31. Bxg5 h6
32. Be7 Kf7 33. Bxb7 Bf6 34. Re1 a5 35. Bc6 Rxe7 36. dxe7 Bxe7
37. h4 f4 38. gxf4 Bxh4 39. Re5 a4 40. Ra5 Bf6 41. Bxa4 Bd4
42. Bc2 Kf6 43. Kg2 h5 44. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Erenburg"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Rad1+
Ke8 12. Bxe7 Bxe7 13. Nd4 Bc5 14. Ne4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Ke7
16. Rfd1 Re8 17. f4 b6 18. h3 Kf8 19. Kf2 Bf5 20. Kf3 f6
21. exf6 c5 22. fxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rd7+ Bxd7 24. Rxd7+ Kf8 25. Ng3
Rad8 26. Rh7 Rd2 27. f5 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.27"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kevin Spraggett"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. Nc4 Nfe8
12. Bf4 b5 13. Na5 f5 14. Nc6 Qd7 15. e4 b4 16. e5 bxc3 17. e6
Qxc6 18. dxc6 cxb2 19. Rb1 Bxe6 20. Bd2 Bxa2 21. Qc2 Bxb1
22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Rf7 25. Rxb2 Rxb2 26. Qxb2
a6 27. Qd2 Re7 28. h4 h5 29. f3 Kf7 30. g4 fxg4 31. fxg4 hxg4
32. Qf4+ Kg7 33. Qxg4 Nf6 34. Qg3 Re5 35. Bf1 Ne4 36. Qg4 Nf6
37. Qc8 Nfe8 38. Bd3 Re3 39. Bc2 Re1+ 40. Kf2 Re6 41. Bb3 Rf6+
42. Kg3 Kh6 43. Qd7 d5 44. Bxd5 g5 45. Be4 gxh4+ 46. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.28"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 e5 6. dxe5
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Ne3 8. fxe3 Bxd2+ 9. Kf2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. a3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. Nf3 d6 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O Rd8 15. Rg1 Nd7 16. g4
Kf8 17. f4 Ke7 18. e3 Rab8 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Rg3 a5 21. Rh3 Rh8
22. Rh5 a4 23. e4 Ba6 24. Rg1 Rbg8 25. Kc2 e5 26. f5 Rg5
27. Rh4 Rgg8 28. Rh5 Kf8 29. Kc3 Kg7 30. Rh3 Bb7 31. Bc2 Bc6
32. Rgg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8
17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4
26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re2 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxb2 30. Bxa6 g5
31. a4 Kg7 32. a5 Nf4 33. Bf1 Kg6 34. h4 Kf5 35. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.31"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5
7. h3 c6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. d3 a6 10. Rb1 Re8 11. Be3 b5 12. b4 Bb7
13. Nd2 Rc8 14. a4 Bf8 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Qb3 Bc6 17. Ra1 Ra8
18. Ra3 Nb6 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. Qb2 Na4 21. Nxa4 bxa4 22. Nb1 Rb8
23. Bd2 Qb6 24. Nc3 Qxb4 25. Qxb4 Rxb4 26. Bg5 d5 27. Bxf6
dxc4 28. Nd5 Rb3 29. Ra2 cxd3 30. Bg5 Bg7 31. Bf3 h6 32. Be3
Reb8 33. Kg2 Bb5 34. Rc1 Bf8 35. Bd1 Kg7 36. Rca1 a5 37. Bxb3
axb3 38. Rxa5 d2 39. Rxb5 Rxb5 40. Bxd2 b2 41. Rb1 Bc5 42. Nc3
Rb3 43. Nd1 Bd4 44. Be3 Rb4 45. Kf3 f5 46. exf5 gxf5 47. Bxd4
Rxd4 48. Ne3 Rd2 49. Nxf5+ 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.02.01"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Be3
Qe7 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. O-O-O
a5 12. Qf5 Rfd8 13. Rhf1 a4 14. a3 b5 15. f4 Nd7 16. Na2 g6
17. Qg5 f6 18. Qg4 Qd6 19. f5 Kh8 20. fxg6 Rg8 21. Nb4 Rxg6
22. Qf3 c5 23. Nd5 b4 24. g4 Nb6 25. Nxf6 Rf8 26. g5 Nd7
27. Qe3 Nxf6 28. gxf6 Rgxf6 29. Rxf6 Rxf6 30. Rg1 Qf8 31. Qg3
Rf4 32. Kb1 Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 34. Ka2 Qf7+ 35. b3 axb3+
36. cxb3 Qf4 37. Qg2 bxa3 38. Kxa3 Qf8 39. Ka2 Qd6 40. Qg3 Qd4
41. h4 Qc3 42. Qg5 Qc2+ 43. Ka3 Qc3 44. Ka2 Qc2+ 45. Ka3 Qc3
46. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.02.02"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniel Gormally"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. O-O-O N7b6 14. Bb3 Bg4 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. dxe5
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxe5 18. Rd4 f5 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. Qh3+ f5 23. Qxh7 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Qe4 25. Rg1
Qxc4+ 26. Kb1 Qd3+ 27. Kc1 Qd2+ 28. Kb1 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2005.02.03"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Rogers"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bf1 Nf5 9. d3 O-O 10. a4 Be6 11. c3 a5
12. Nd2 Re8 13. Nc4 Bd5 14. Bf4 Nd6 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. d4 Be4
17. Bd3 Bf8 18. Be5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 c5 20. Nc4 cxd4 21. Bxd6
Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 dxc3 23. bxc3 Bxd6 24. Qe4 Bc5 25. Qxb7 Re8
26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Ne3 Qxa4 28. g3 Qe8 29. Qxc7 Bxe3 30. fxe3
Qxe3+ 31. Kf1 Qf3+ 32. Ke1 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qa8
35. Kd2 h5 36. Kc1 h4 37. gxh4 a4 38. Kb2 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.15"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Galkin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. d4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. f3 Rd8
17. Be3 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Kf2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.16"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dragan Solak"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 exd4
7. Nxd4 Be7 8. Nf5 g5 9. Bg3 Nc5 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd4 Bf5
12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. f3 Kb8 14. e4 Bc8 15. h4 Nh5 16. Nd5 Qd7
17. Bf2 Qa4 18. Nc3 Qa5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. g4 Ne6 21. Qd5 Qxd5
22. exd5 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Valerij Filippov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. cxd5
exd5 7. c4 dxc4 8. e4 Ba6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Qc2 c5 11. e5 cxd4
12. exf6 O-O 13. Bxc4 Re8+ 14. Kd1 Qxf6 15. Qa4 Rc8 16. Re1 b5
17. Bxb5 Bb7 18. Bb2 Nd7 19. Bxd4 Bxf3+ 20. gxf3 Qxf3+ 21. Be2
Qd5 22. Rg1 Ne5 23. Ke1 g6 24. Rd1 Qe4 25. Qb3 Re8 26. Kf1
Red8 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Nc4 30. Bc1 Rd8
31. Be2 Rc8 32. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.18"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Valerij Sergeyevich Popov"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Qb3 a5 8. Ne5 Bg7 9. Nxb5 cxb5 10. Bxb5+ Kf8 11. O-O Ba6
12. a4 Ne4 13. Nd3 Bb7 14. f3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Bd2 h5
17. c6 Bc8 18. e4 Qb6 19. Be3 Be6 20. Rac1 Na6 21. f4 Nc7
22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bc8 24. Rc5 Ba6 25. Bg5 Bc8 26. Kh1 Ne4
27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Ng5 30. Ng6+ fxg6
31. Re1+ Be6 32. Rxe6+ Kf8 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. Bc4 Kh7 35. Re7
gxf5 36. Qf6 Rhg8 37. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.19"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ferenc Berkes"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Ne7 10. Be3 e5 11. Qb3 Qc7
12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. c4 f5 16. Nc3 fxe4
17. Nxe4 Nf5 18. O-O Bc6 19. Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Qb3 a5 8. Ne5 Bg7 9. Nxb5 a4 10. Qb4 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Kf8
12. O-O Na6 13. Qa3 Nc7 14. Bc6 Ra6 15. Bxa4 Ne4 16. c6 Ra8
17. f3 Qd6 18. Nd7+ Bxd7 19. cxd7 Nf6 20. b3 Bh6 21. Qxd6 exd6
22. e4 Kg7 23. g4 Rxa4 24. bxa4 Ne6 25. f4 Nxg4 26. exd5 Nc7
27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Rb7 Rxd7 29. a5 Nf6 30. f5 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Nfxd5
32. a6 Re7 33. a7 Re2 34. fxg6 Kxg6 35. a4 Ra2 36. Rc6 Rxa4
37. Rxd6+ Kg5 38. Rd7 f5 39. Rbxc7 Nxc7 40. Rxc7 Kf4 41. d5
Ke5 42. Rd7 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zahar Efimenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. d4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16. f3 Rd8
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxd7 Rdxd7 20. Rxe5 h6 21. Be3
Re8 22. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Postny"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Ng5 Qxg5 11. Bxb7
Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. Bxa8 Rxa8 14. Rd1 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Qxa2
16. d5 Na5 17. Kg2 Qxc4 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. dxe6 dxe6 20. Rd7 Rf8
21. Rhd1 g6 22. h4 h5 23. Re7 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Nxc6 25. Rxc7 Nb4
26. Rxa7 Nd5 27. Rda1 Kg7 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Rxa8 Kf6 30. Kf3
Kf5 31. Ke2 f6 32. Kd3 g5 33. Ra4 Ke5 34. Re4+ Kf5 35. f3 e5
36. Rc4 Ke6 37. hxg5 fxg5 38. Rc6+ Kf5 39. Rd6 Ne7 40. Rxb6 h4
41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Ke2 Nd5 43. Rh6 Nf4+ 44. Ke3 h3 45. b3 Kg5
46. Rh8 Kf5 47. Kf2 Ke6 48. Rd8 Ke7 49. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2005.02.23"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2004/05"]
[Site "Neukoelln GER"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[EventDate "2005.01.01"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Christian Gabriel"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Rd1 a5 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15. b4 axb4 16. Qxb4 Ra7
17. Qc5 Ra5 18. Qc4 Nd7 19. Rab1 Ra7 20. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga"]
[Site "Neukoelln GER"]
[Date "2005.03.13"]
[EventDate "2005.01.01"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Florian Handke"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6
7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. e4 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 O-O
12. O-O Qe7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. d6 Qe6 16. Bxb7 Ra7
17. Bc6 Rd8 18. Qf3 Rb8 19. Rad1 Rb4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qh3
Qxh3 22. gxh3 Rd4 23. Ne2 Bf8 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. b4 Bxd6
26. bxc5 Bxc5 27. Bf3 a5 28. Rd3 Re7 29. Kg2 Re5 30. Rb1 Nd7
31. Rb5 Bb6 32. Rxe5 Nxe5 33. Rb3 Bc7 34. Rb5 Nd3 35. Kf1 Kg7
36. Rb7 Bf4 37. Rd7 1-0

[Event "French Team championship 'TOP 16'"]
[Site "Noyon FRA"]
[Date "2005.03.31"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O cxd4
7. Nxd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Rb1 Qxc3
12. Nb5 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Qe1 Nc6 16. Qxa5 Nxa5
17. Nc7 Bf5 18. Nxa8 Bxb1 19. Rxb1 Rxa8 20. Bxb7 Rd8 21. Bf3
Bd4 22. Rd1 e5 23. Kg2 Nc4 24. Bg5 Re8 25. e3 Bb2 26. Rd7 e4
27. Bd1 a5 28. Rc7 Nd6 29. Bb3 Kg7 30. Rd7 Be5 31. Bd8 1-0

[Event "French Team championship 'TOP 16'"]
[Site "Noyon FRA"]
[Date "2005.04.01"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Philipp Schlosser"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5
dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 c6 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O Bc5 11. Qh5 g6
12. Qh6 Bf8 13. Qe3+ Be6 14. Qg3 Be7 15. Qc7 O-O 16. Be3 Bc8
17. Bd4 Qd6 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bf5 21. c3
1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team championship 'TOP 16'"]
[Site "Noyon FRA"]
[Date "2005.04.02"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jonathan Rowson"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4
c6 13. Rb1 Rc8 14. Re1 cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bb2
Na8 18. a4 Qb6 19. Nce2 Nc7 20. Nf4 Nf5 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Bxg7
Bxb1 23. Ba1 Bf5 24. g4 Qb4 25. gxf5 Qxf4 26. fxg6 hxg6
27. Re4 Qh6 28. Bb2 Rcd8 29. Rd4 Qh5 30. Qd2 e5 31. Rd3 Qf5
32. Bh3 Qf4 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. d6 Re1+ 35. Kg2 f3+ 36. Kg3 Ne6
37. Bf6 Nc5 38. Bxd8 Nxd3 39. Bf6 Nc5 40. d7 Nxd7 41. Bxd7 Rb1
42. Kxf3 Rxb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team championship 'TOP 16'"]
[Site "Noyon FRA"]
[Date "2005.04.03"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e3 Na5
12. Nd2 c5 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. b4 cxb3 15. Nxb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga Final Weekend"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Lubomir Ftacnik"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4
Rc8 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 a6 15. Be3 e6 16. Re1 Rb8 17. Bxb6
cxb6 18. e5 exd5 19. f4 Be6 20. Bxd5 b5 21. Bxe6 Qb6+ 22. Kg2
Qxe6 23. Qd5 Rbd8 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. Rad1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 f6
27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. exf6 Rxf6 29. Nd5 Rf7 30. Kf3 Kg7 31. g4 Be7
32. Rc8 Bf6 33. Rc2 Rd7 34. Ke4 Kf7 35. b4 h6 36. b3 Kg7
37. Rc5 Kf7 38. h3 Be7 39. Nxe7 Rxe7+ 40. Re5 Rxe5+ 41. Kxe5
b6 42. Kd5 a5 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Kc5 a4 45. bxa4 bxa4 46. Kb4
Ke6 47. Kxa4 Kd5 48. Kb3 Ke4 49. f5 gxf5 50. gxf5 Kxf5 51. Kc3
Kg5 52. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga Final Weekend"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2005.04.10"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Christoph (Wisnewski) Scheerer"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. e3 e6 5. Qf3 Bb4 6. Nge2 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. O-O-O c6 9. a3 Bd6 10. e4 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Be7
12. Bg2 Bh4 13. Rhf1 b6 14. f4 g6 15. f5 gxf5 16. exf5 exf5
17. Rd3 Rg8 18. Bh3 Nf6 19. f3 Be6 20. Nd1 f4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vitaly Tseshkovsky"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nc3 d5 7.Qb3
dxc4 8.Qxc4 Bg4 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.Qb3 Nb6 12.Bf4 Be6
13.Qc2 Nbd5 14.Be5 Bf5 15.Qb3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Be4 17.a4 c5 18.Ne1
Bxg2 19.Nxg2 cxd4 20.cxd4 Qd7 21.d5 Rac8 22.Qb2 Ne8 23.Bxg7
Nxg7 24.Ne3 Nf5 25.Nxf5 gxf5 26.Qd2 f6 27.Qe3 b6 28.Rd4 Rf7
29.Rad1 Rg7 30.Qe6+ Qxe6 31.dxe6 Rg4 32.Rd8+ Rxd8 33.Rxd8+ Kg7
34.f4 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Volkov"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Bd3 Bg7 8. b4 Bg4 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Ne2 Qc7 11. a4 O-O
12. Ra2 Ra7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rfa8 15. f4 e6 16. O-O Ne8
17. Qc2 Qb7 18. Rfa1 Bf6 19. Qb3 Bd8 20. Qa3 Nc7 21. Bc3 bxa4
22. Qxa4 Nb5 23. Bd2 Bc7 24. Kh1 Nf6 25. Qc2 Nh5 26. Ng1 Qc8
27. Qd1 Bb8 28. Qg4 f5 29. Qg2 Rg7 30. Nf3 Raa7 31. Rg1 Nf6
32. Ne5 Ne4 33. Be1 Nf6 34. Ra1 Qe8 35. h4 Kh8 36. Qh3 Bc7
37. Rg2 Bd8 38. Be2 Kg8 39. h5 Nxh5 40. Bxh5 gxh5 41. Rxg7+
Rxg7 42. Rxa6 Bf6 43. Nxc6 h6 44. Rb6 Kh7 45. Rxb5 Qxc6
46. Ra5 Qe8 47. b5 h4 48. f3 Qh5 49. Ra1 Qe8 50. Ra5 Bd8
51. b6 Bf6 52. Bf2 Bd8 53. Ra1 Bf6 54. Rg1 Rb7 55. e4 dxe4
56. fxe4 Qa8 57. d5 Rg7 58. Qf3 Rxg1+ 59. Bxg1 exd5 60. Qh5
fxe4 61. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Bg5 Qe7 8. Nbd2 Nd8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bh4 c6 11. Ba4 h6 12. Bb3
Bc7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 a5 15. a4 b6 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Ne3 Nb7
18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nd6 20. Rad1 Rac8 21. Rfe1 e4 22. Nd2
Rfe8 23. g3 Qe5 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Nxe4 Qxf5 26. Nxd6 Rxe1+
27. Rxe1 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Valeri Yandemirov"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 exd4 10. Rd1 Qf6 11. Qb3 Ne7
12. Qb7 Rc8 13. c3 Qe5 14. Qxa6 Qxe4 15. cxd4 Qf5 16. Nc3 g6
17. Re1 Kd7 18. Re3 Bg7 19. Rf3 Qe6 20. Bd2 f5 21. Re1 Qf7
22. Bg5 Rhe8 23. Rfe3 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qc4 d5 26. Qe2 Ra8
27. b3 f4 28. Re6 f3 29. Qe3 Qh4 30. g3 Qxh3 31. Rxe7+ Rxe7
32. Qxe7+ Kc8 33. Qf8+ Kb7 34. Qxf3 h4 35. Re7 Rc8 36. Na4
hxg3 37. Nc5+ Kb6 38. Qxg3 Qh5 39. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexei Iljushin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Ba5 9. dxc5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. cxd5 Qxd5
12. c4 Qxc5 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Be2 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bb2 Rac8
17. Rfd1 Re8 18. Rac1 Rc7 19. Ne1 Bg6 20. Qb3 Qe7 21. a4 Ne4
22. Nf3 Nc5 23. Qa3 b6 24. Nd2 Rd8 25. Nb1 Rcd7 26. Rxd7 Rxd7
27. Bc3 Bd3 28. Bxd3 Rxd3 29. Qa2 Qd8 30. Nd2 h6 31. Qc2 Qd7
32. Nf3 Qe6 33. Nd2 Rd8 34. Rb1 Qd6 35. Nf3 f6 36. Ne1 Qe6
37. Bb4 Nxb4 38. Rxb4 Qd7 39. Kf1 Qd1 40. a5 Qxc2 41. Nxc2
bxa5 42. Rb5 Ne4 43. Kg1 Rd1+ 44. Kh2 h5 45. h4 Rc1 46. Na3
Nxf2 47. Rxa5 Ng4+ 48. Kh3 Nxe3 49. Rxa7 Nxc4 50. Nxc4 Rxc4
51. Ra2 Kf7 52. g3 Ke6 53. Kg2 Kf5 54. Ra7 Rc2+ 55. Kf3 g6
56. Ra5 Rc3+ 57. Kg2 Rd3 58. Kh3 Rd6 59. Rb5 Ke4 60. Rb4+ Ke3
61. Rb3+ Rd3 62. Rb6 f5 63. Rxg6 Kf2 64. Rg5 Rf3 65. Rxh5 Kg1
0-1

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.25"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Raetsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qb3 b6 9. Bb4 c5 10. dxc5 Na6 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Ba3 Nxc5 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nbd2 Nf6 16. Ne5
Bb7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Teams"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.27"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhail Kobalia"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5
7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nc3 e6 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. g4 Nxg4
12. Be2 Nf6 13. Bxh5 Nxh5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bb4 O-O 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Nc5 b5 18. O-O-O Nf6 19. Qa3 a5 20. Kb1 b4 21. Qa4
Rc8 22. Rc1 Nd5 23. Rhg1 Ra7 24. Rg3 f6 25. Ned3 Nd7 26. e4
N5b6 27. Qb3 Nxc5 28. Nxc5 Re8 29. Rcg1 Qd6 30. Qe3 Qf8
31. Nd3 Nc4 32. Qc1 Nd6 33. f3 Nb5 34. Qe3 e5 35. dxe5 fxe5
36. Rg5 Rae7 37. Rf5 Rf7 38. Rxe5 Nd6 39. Rxe8 Qxe8 40. Qc5
Qe6 41. Qxc6 Rxf3 42. Nc5 Qf6 43. Qa8+ Qf8 44. Rxg7+ Kh8
45. Qxf8+ Rxf8 46. Rd7 Nc4 47. Ne6 Rc8 48. Rd5 Re8 49. Rd8
Rxd8 50. Nxd8 Kg7 51. Nc6 h5 52. Kc2 Kf6 53. b3 Ne3+ 54. Kd3
Nd1 55. Nxa5 h4 56. Nc6 h3 57. Nxb4 Nf2+ 58. Ke3 Ng4+ 59. Kf4
Nxh2 60. Nd5+ Ke6 61. Ne3 1-0

[Event "Russian Teams"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.28"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yuri Rafailovich Yakovich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7
12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bd2 Rac8 14. a4 Rfd8 15. h3 Nb8 16. Rfe1 cxd4
17. cxd4 Nc6 18. Rac1 Ba3 19. Rc4 Qe7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Nb4
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bb1 Ba6 24. Qd1 Bc4 25. Nd2 Bd3 26. Qb3 Nc2
27. Ba2 Nxe1 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30. Bxc8 Nc2 31. Be6
Bb2 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. Nxc4 Bxd4 34. Bd2 Bc5 35. Kf1 Nd4 36. f3
Ke7 37. Ke1 Kd7 38. Bc3 Ne6 39. h4 Bf8 40. Kd2 Nc5 41. Nb2 h5
42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Kd4 g6 44. Kc4 a6 45. g4 Bd6 46. gxh5 gxh5
47. Be1 Be5 48. Nd3 Nxa4 49. Bf2 Bd6 50. f4 b5+ 51. Kb3 f5
52. e5 Be7 53. Nb4 Bxb4 54. Kxb4 Nb2 55. Ka5 b4 0-1

[Event "Russian Teams"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2005.04.29"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Khalifman"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 f6 9. d3 Be6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 a5 12. b5
Nd4 13. Nd2 Bd5 14. Nde4 Bf7 15. e3 Ne6 16. f4 f5 17. Nf2 exf4
18. gxf4 Rb8 19. Kh1 c5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qc2 c5 22. Bd2 Bh4
23. Ne2 a4 24. Ng3 g6 25. Ba5 Bf6 26. Rg1 Bg7 27. Nd1 Qd6
28. Nc3 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "2005.05.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mihail Saltaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 b4
8.Bd5 Nxd5 9.exd5 Nd4 10.Nxe5 O-O 11.c3 d6 12.Nf3 Nxf3+
13.Qxf3 Bg5 14.Be3 bxc3 15.bxc3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Qh4+ 17.Qg3 Qh5
18.e4 f5 19.O-O fxe4 20.Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.Nd2 exd3 22.Qxd3 Kg8
23.Re1 Bf5 24.Qc4 Re8 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Kf2 Qf7 27.Nf3 h6 28.a5
Kh7 29.h3 c5 30.Qb3 Bd3 31.c4 Qf5 32.Qc3 Qe4 33.Nd2 Qe2+
34.Kg1 Kg6 35.Kh2 Qe3 36.Qb2 Bxc4 37.Nxc4 Qf4+ 38.Kh1 Qxc4
39.Qb6 Qxd5 40.Qxa6 c4 41.Qc8 Qxa5 42.Qe6+ Kg5 43.Qe7+ Kf4
44.Qxd6+ Qe5 45.Qd2+ Ke4 46.Qe1+ Kf5 47.Qf2+ Qf4 48.Qb6 Qe4
49.Kh2 Qe6 50.Qb1+ Kf6 51.h4 Qd6+ 52.Kh1 Qd3 53.Qb6+ Kf7
54.Kh2 c3 55.Qc7+ Kg6 56.h5+ Kh7 57.Qc8 c2 58.Qc6 Qe2 59.Qc5
Qe4 60.Kh3 Kg8 61.Qc8+ Kf7 62.Qd7+ Kf6 63.Qd8+ Ke5 64.Qc7+ Kd4
65.Qxg7+ Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Enschede"]
[Date "2005.05.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.Nc3
Nc6 8.e3 e5 9.d5 Nb4 10.e4 c6 11.O-O cxd5 12.Qb3 Na6 13.exd5
O-O 14.Bg5 Qc7 15.Rac1 f6 16.Be3 Qc4 17.Qd1 Rd8 18.a3 Bg4
19.h3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Kh8 21.b4 f5 22.Bxb6 axb6 23.Na4 Qb5 24.Be2
Qe8 25.Nxb6 Ra7 26.d6 Qe6 27.Qa4 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Lajos Portisch"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O c6
7. a4 a5 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. e4 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. e5
Nd5 13. Nd2 N7b6 14. Nce4 Qc7 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 b6
17. Qc2 Be7 18. Bg5 Bf8 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. Qg4 Kh8
22. Qh4 Rac8 23. Nf6 Nxf6 24. exf6 c5 25. dxc5 Bd5 26. cxb6
Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Qc6 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Be3 gxf6 30. Qh5 Qxa4
31. Qxd5 Re5 32. Qd8 Re8 33. b7 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.19"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Valerij Sergeyevich Popov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. e3 a5 9. b3 d6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O c5
12. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexei Kornev"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Qe1 a5 11. Bc2 dxc4
12. bxc4 e5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nh4 g6 15. f4 exd4 16. exd4 Bxa3
17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qf2 Ndf6 19. Rfe1 Qd8 20. Rxa3 Ng4 21. Qf3
Qxh4 22. h3 Ngf6 23. Rf1 Qg3 24. f5 Qd6 25. Ne2 Bxf5 26. Bxf5
gxf5 27. c5 Qd5 28. Bh6 Qxf3 29. Raxf3 Rfe8 30. Ng3 Re6
31. Rxf5 Ng4 32. Rg5+ Rg6 33. Nf5 Rxg5 34. Ne7+ Kh8 35. Bxg5
Ng3 36. hxg4 h6 37. Bf6+ Kh7 38. Re1 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8
17. Nd2 Re6 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. f3 Bxg3
22. hxg3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Rg6 24. Qf3 Rxg5 25. Kf2 Nf6 26. Rg1
Qh2+ 27. Rg2 Qh1 28. e5 Ng4+ 29. Ke2 Rf5 30. Qxf5 Qxg2+
31. Ke1 Qg1+ 32. Ke2 Qg2+ 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ 34. Ke2 Qe3+ 35. Kf1
Qc1+ 36. Ke2 Qe3+ 37. Kf1 Qh3+ 38. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Huzman"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7
12. Qc2 Re8 13. Bf4 c6 14. Rcd1 Nh5 15. Kh1 Bb4 16. e3 Qe7
17. Ne2 h6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 g5 20. Nd4 gxf4 21. gxf4 Ng7
22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Bf3 Rg8 24. Rg3 Ne6 25. Rh3 Rg6 26. Nf5 Qf8
27. Bh5 Kh7 28. Nxh6 Qxh6 29. Rg1 Kh8 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Bg4
Qxh3 32. Bxh3 Nf8 33. f5 Re8 34. f4 gxf5 35. Qxf5 Nh7 36. Qd7
Re7 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Bc8 Bxc8 39. Qxc8 Bc5 40. Qxc6 Bxe3
41. Qd6 Bc5 42. Qxd5 Nf8 43. f5 Nd7 44. b4 Nxe5 45. bxc5 bxc5
46. Qxc5 Kf6 47. Qd6+ Kf7 48. h4 Nd7 49. Qg6+ Kf8 50. Qh6+ Kf7
51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. h5 Rf7 53. Qd6+ Kg8 54. Qg6+ Rg7 55. Qe6+ Rf7
56. h6 Kf8 57. Qd6+ Ke8 58. Kg2 Nf8 59. f6 Rd7 60. Qc6 Kf7
61. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Volkov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nc7 10. Be3 e5 11. Kf2 O-O
12. Rb1 Qxa3 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Ra1 Qb2+ 16. Ne2
Qb5 17. Rb1 Qc6 18. Qd5 Nd7 19. Rxb7 Qxd5 20. exd5 Nexc5
21. Rc7 Nd3+ 22. Kg3 Nf6 23. c4 Rac8 24. d6 Rcd8 25. Rxa7 Rxd6
26. Rd1 e4 27. Nf4 Rc6 28. Nxd3 exd3 29. Ra4 Rd8 30. Rxd3 Rdc8
31. c5 h6 32. Ra7 Kf8 33. Kf2 Ne8 34. Rdd7 R8c7 35. Ke2 Rxd7
36. Rxd7 Nc7 37. Kd3 Ke8 38. Rd4 Ne6 39. Rc4 Kd7 40. g4 Rc7
41. f4 Kc6 42. f5 Rd7+ 43. Ke4 Nc7 44. Bf4 Re7+ 45. Kf3 Nd5
46. Bd6 Re3+ 47. Kf2 h5 48. Ra4 Rb3 49. gxh5 Rh3 50. Ra7 f6
51. Rxg7 Rxh5 52. Kg3 Rxf5 53. h4 Rf1 54. Rf7 Ne3 55. Bf8 Nf5+
56. Kg4 Ne3+ 57. Kh5 Ng2 58. Be7 Rf5+ 59. Kg4 Ne3+ 60. Kg3 Rf1
61. Bf8 Nf5+ 62. Kg4 Ne3+ 63. Kh5 Ng2 64. Bd6 Rf5+ 65. Kh6
Nxh4 66. Rc7+ Kd5 67. Kg7 Nf3 68. Be7 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qb3 b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 c5
12. Rac1 Qe8 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxe8 Nf3+ 16. Bxf3
Rfxe8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rc2 Rac8 24. Rcd2 Re4 25. e3
Rb4 26. Re2 Rd8 27. Kf1 a5 28. Rdd2 d4 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. exd4
Rdxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Re8+ Kh7 33. Ke2 Rb4 34. b3 a4 35. Re3
axb3 36. axb3 Rb5 37. Rc3 g5 38. h3 h5 39. Kd3 Rf5 40. Ke3 Rb5
41. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vadim Markovich Milov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4
7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5
12. Qf4 Bd7 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. cxb5 O-O 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Qb4 d5
17. Bf4 Qf6 18. Be3 b6 19. Bd4 Qf5 20. f3 h5 21. Qb1 Qxb1
22. Raxb1 Nc4 23. Rb4 Na3 24. Rc1 Nb7 25. e4 dxe4 26. fxe4 Nd6
27. Bf1 Rfd8 28. Bf2 Ndc4 29. Ra4 Rd2 30. e5 Rc7 31. Re1 Rb2
32. Bd3 Rxb5 33. Re4 Nb2 34. Bxb5 Nxb5 35. Rab4 Nxc3 36. Rh4
Nd3 37. Rbc4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Nxa2 39. Bd4 Nab4 40. Rc3 Ne1
41. Kf1 Nec2 42. Bf2 Kh7 43. Ke2 Kg6 44. Kd2 a5 45. Bxb6 a4
46. Bc5 a3 47. Rxc2 Nxc2 48. Kxc2 a2 49. Kb2 Kf5 50. Bf8 g6
51. Kxa2 Kg4 52. h4 Kxg3 53. Be7 Kf4 54. Bf6 g5 55. Bxg5+ Kxe5
56. Kb3 f5 57. Kc3 Ke4 58. Kd2 Kf3 59. Bf6 f4 60. Be5 Ke4
61. Bc7 e5 62. Ke2 Kf5 63. Bd6 e4 64. Kf2 Kg4 65. Bc7 f3
66. Bd6 Kxh4 67. Bc7 Kg4 68. Bd6 Kf5 69. Bg3 Ke6 70. Ke3 Kd5
71. Bh4 Ke5 72. Bg3+ Kf5 73. Kf2 Kg4 74. Bd6 h4 75. Bc7 h3
76. Bb8 Kf5 77. Ke3 Ke6 78. Bc7 Kd5 79. Bb8 Kc4 80. Bc7 Kc3
81. Bd6 Kc2 82. Be5 Kd1 83. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "211"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6
7. c5 Be7 8. b4 c6 9. Nf4 b6 10. Nd3 a5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Be2
Qc7 13. O-O axb4 14. axb4 Ba6 15. Qc2 Bc4 16. f4 Qb7 17. Rae1
Ra3 18. f5 bxc5 19. bxc5 Qb3 20. Qxb3 Rxb3 21. fxe6 fxe6
22. Ra1 Rfb8 23. Ra7 R3b7 24. Rfa1 Ne4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Nb4
Bxe2 27. Nxc6 Kf7 28. Nxb8 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Nxb8 30. Rb7 Nc6
31. Rb6 Na7 32. c6 h5 33. h4 g6 34. Be1 Bd3 35. Bd2 Be2 36. g3
Bc4 37. Bb4 Bxb4 38. Rb7+ Ke8 39. Rb8+ Ke7 40. Rb7+ Kd6
41. Rxa7 Kxc6 42. Kf2 Bb3 43. Rg7 Bd1 44. Rxg6 Kd5 45. Rg5+
Kc4 46. Re5 Bg4 47. Rxe4 Bd6 48. d5+ Kxd5 49. Rd4+ Ke5 50. Rc4
Kf5 51. Rc6 Be5 52. Rc4 Bd1 53. Rb4 Kf6 54. Rc4 Ke7 55. Rc1
Bg4 56. Rc6 Kf6 57. Ra6 Bd1 58. Rb6 Kf5 59. Rb4 Bf6 60. Rf4+
Ke5 61. Rd4 Bg4 62. Rf4 Be7 63. Rd4 Bc5 64. Rd3 Ke4 65. Rc3
Be7 66. Rc4+ Kd3 67. Rd4+ Kc3 68. Rd7 Bf6 69. Rc7+ Kd3
70. Rd7+ Kc2 71. Rc7+ Bc3 72. Rd7 Bd2 73. Rc7+ Kd1 74. Rd7 Be2
75. Rd6 Bg4 76. Rd7 e5 77. Rd5 e4 78. Rd4 Bf3 79. g4 Bxg4
80. Rxe4 Be1+ 81. Kf1 Bh3+ 82. Kg1 Ke2 83. Re8 Bxh4 84. e4 Kf3
85. e5 Ke4 86. e6 Ke5 87. Kh2 Bg4 88. Kg2 Kd6 89. Ra8 Kxe6
90. Ra6+ Kf5 91. Ra5+ Kg6 92. Ra6+ Bf6 93. Kg3 Bd7 94. Rd6 h4+
95. Kf4 Bf5 96. Ra6 h3 97. Kg3 Bg4 98. Ra5 Bc8 99. Rc5 Bd7
100. Rd5 Be6 101. Rc5 Bd7 102. Rd5 Bc8 103. Rc5 Be6 104. Ra5
Bd7 105. Rd5 Bc6 106. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zahar Efimenko"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 d6
7. Bd2 exd5 8. cxd5 Nh5 9. g4 Qh4+ 10. Ke2 Ng3+ 11. hxg3 Qxh1
12. Kf2 Nd7 13. Bg2 Qh2 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qh6 16. f4 Qg6
17. Bf3 Re8 18. Kg2 f6 19. Qc2 b5 20. Nh3 Nb6 21. f5 Qf7
22. b3 Nd7 23. Nf4 Ne5 24. Rh1 h6 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Qc7
27. Rd1 Nxf3 28. Kxf3 a5 29. Bd2 Ra6 30. Rh1 d5 31. exd5 Qb7
32. Qe4 Rd8 33. Re1 Qxd5 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35. e7 Ra8 36. e8=R+
Rxe8 37. Rxe8+ Kf7 38. Re2 Rd3+ 39. Be3 Rxb3 40. Rc2 Rxa3
41. Rxc5 Rb3 42. Rc8 a4 43. Ke4 a3 44. Ra8 Rb4+ 45. Bd4 Ra4
46. Rxa4 bxa4 47. Kd3 a2 48. Kc2 Ke7 49. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. e5 Ne4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 d6
1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexei Dmitriyevich Fedorov"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. e4 Bd7 12. b3 e5
13. Qc2 h5 14. h3 h4 15. g4 Nh7 16. Nd1 b5 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Nf3
Rb8 19. Bd2 Nb7 20. Ne1 b4 21. Nd3 a5 22. a3 bxa3 23. Ra1 Bg5
24. Rxa3 Qb6 25. Kh1 Rbe8 26. Bc3 Bc8 27. Raa1 Bd8 28. f4 exf4
29. Nxf4 Bg5 30. Rae1 Re7 31. Nd3 Rfe8 32. Ba1 a4 33. bxa4 Na5
34. Qc3 f6 35. Nf4 Qb4 36. Nxg6 Rb7 37. Qc2 Qb3 38. Qf2 Nxc4
39. Nxc4 Qxc4 40. Nxh4 Qxa4 41. Ng6 Qa5 42. Qg3 Bd2 43. Re2 c4
44. Qxd6 c3 45. Qc6 Qb5 46. Ne7+ Rexe7 47. Qxc8+ Re8 48. Qc6
Qxc6 49. dxc6 Rc7 50. e5 fxe5 51. h4 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.01"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Karen Asrian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8. d4 Nf5 9. c3 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11. Re1
1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Moiseenko"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. Bg2
O-O 7. e4 d6 8. Ne2 e5 9. Qd2 Qb6 10. a3 Nc6 11. axb4 Qxb4
12. d5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nb4 14. Na3 Bd7 15. Nc3 a5 16. f3 Rfc8
17. Bf1 Kf8 18. Be2 Ke7 19. Bd1 b6 20. Ba4 Bxa4 21. Nxa4 Nd7
22. Rab1 Rf8 23. f4 f5 24. Rbe1 Rab8 25. Nb5 g6 26. Re3 Rf6
27. Rhe1 Rbf8 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Nd4 Rc8 30. b3 Kf7 31. Nb5 e4
32. g4 Nd3 33. Rxd3 exd3 34. g5 Rg6 35. h4 h5 36. Nd4 Nc5
37. Nxc5 bxc5 38. Nxf5 Rb8 39. Ne7 Rxb3 40. f5 Rg7 41. f6 Rg6
42. Nxg6 Kxg6 43. Re7 Rb8 44. Kxd3 Kf5 45. Ra7 Rb3+ 46. Kc2
Rf3 47. Rxa5 Rf4 48. Kb3 Kg4 49. Ra8 Rf3+ 50. Ka4 Rf1 51. Kb5
Kxh4 52. g6 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Moiseenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "239"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 g6
12. Bh3 Re8 13. Bh4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rfc1 Nb6 16. Bxc8
Raxc8 17. a4 Kg7 18. Ng5 Rc6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rcb1 Nd5
21. Rxb7 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxc3 23. Kf1 a6 24. Be7 Nd5 25. Bc5 Kf6
26. Rc1 c3 27. Ke2 Rd8 28. f3 Re8 29. Rf1 exf3+ 30. Rxf3+ Kg5
31. Rbxf7 Rce6 32. Rg3+ Kh6 33. Bf8+ Rxf8 34. Rxf8 Rc6 35. Rf1
Nb4 36. e4 Na2 37. d5 Rc8 38. d6 c2 39. Kd2 c1=Q+ 40. Rxc1
Nxc1 41. e5 Kg7 42. d7 Rd8 43. Kxc1 Rxd7 44. Rb3 Rd4 45. Rb7+
Kh6 46. e6 Rxa4 47. e7 Re4 48. Kd2 Kg5 49. Kd3 Re6 50. Ra7 Kf6
51. Rxa6 Kxe7 52. Ra7+ Kf6 53. Rxh7 Ra6 54. Ke4 Ra4+ 55. Kf3
Ra3+ 56. Kg4 Ra4+ 57. Kh3 Ra3+ 58. g3 Ra2 59. Kg4 Ra4+ 60. Kf3
Ra3+ 61. Kg2 Ra2+ 62. Kh3 Kg5 63. Rb7 Kh6 64. Rb5 Rc2 65. Re5
Ra2 66. g4 Ra3+ 67. Kh4 Ra4 68. Re3 Rb4 69. Kg3 Rb6 70. h4 Ra6
71. Kf4 g5+ 72. hxg5+ Kg6 73. Re4 Rb6 74. Ra4 Rc6 75. Rb4 Ra6
76. Rc4 Rb6 77. Rc5 Rb4+ 78. Kg3 Rb1 79. Rf5 Ra1 80. Rc5 Rb1
81. Ra5 Rc1 82. Rd5 Ra1 83. Re5 Rb1 84. Re8 Kxg5 85. Re5+ Kg6
86. Re3 Kg5 87. Re5+ Kg6 88. Rd5 Ra1 89. Kf4 Ra4+ 90. Kf3 Ra3+
91. Kf4 Ra4+ 92. Kg3 Ra1 93. Rb5 Rc1 94. Re5 Ra1 95. Kf4 Rf1+
96. Kg3 Ra1 97. Re8 Kg5 98. Rg8+ Kf6 99. Rf8+ Kg5 100. Rf5+
Kg6 101. Rf2 Rb1 102. Re2 Ra1 103. Kf4 Rf1+ 104. Kg3 Ra1
105. Re3 Rb1 106. Kf4 Rf1+ 107. Rf3 Rxf3+ 108. Kxf3 Kg5
109. Kg3 Kg6 110. Kf4 Kf6 111. g5+ Kg6 112. Kg4 Kg7 113. Kf5
Kf7 114. g6+ Kg7 115. Kg5 Kg8 116. Kh5 Kg7 117. Kg5 Kg8
118. Kf6 Kf8 119. g7+ Kg8 120. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Nc3 a6
7. b3 d5 8. Bg2 Bb4 9. Bd2 dxc4 10. O-O Bc5 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Rc1 Nb6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 Ke7 15. e3 Rd8 16. Nxc5 Qxc5
17. bxc4 Rb8 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Qxh7 Nxc4 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Qh4 b5
22. Nd2 Rbc8 23. Ne4 Qe5 24. f4 Qb2 25. Rc3 Bc6 26. Qxf6+ Kf8
27. f5 exf5 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qf6+ Kf8 30. Rxf5 Rd1+ 31. Bf1
Rc7 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Qf6+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Re5+ Nxe5
36. Qxe5+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qe5+ Kf8 39. Qxc7 Rxf1+
40. Kxf1 Qb1+ 41. Ke2 Bxe4 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qd4+ f6 44. Rb3
Qh1 45. Kd2 Qxh2+ 46. Kc3 Qc2+ 47. Kb4 Qxa2 48. Ra3 Qe6
49. Rc3 Bd5 50. Rc5 Be4 51. g4 Qxg4 52. Rc6 Bf3 53. Rxa6 Qf5
54. Rb6 Qb1+ 55. Kc5 Qf5+ 56. Kd6 Kf7 57. Kc7 Qc2+ 58. Kd8 Qf5
59. Qd6 Qd5 60. Qxd5+ Bxd5 61. Rxb5 Ke6 62. Rb6+ Ke5 63. Rb4
Ke6 64. Ke8 Kf5 65. Ke7 Kg6 1-0

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Re1
Nd8 13. Nf1 Ne6 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bh6 Rfe8 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3
c5 18. Rad1 Kh8 19. h4 Ng8 20. Qxf7 c4 21. dxc4 Nxh6 22. Qf3
Bxh4 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Qd3 Nc5 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Bxg3
27. fxg3 Nxb3 28. axb3 Ng4 29. b4 Red8 30. Rd5 Rxd5 31. exd5
Rd8 32. Rd1 Ne3 33. Re1 Ng4 34. Rd1 Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Bf3 Nc6
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Rc1 Rab8 16. Bc3
Be5 17. b3 a5 18. Nd2 a4 19. bxa4 Ra8 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Rc5
Rhd8 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Rd2 24. h4 Rb8 25. Rxc6 Rbb2
26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Rf1 Rb4 28. a5 g6 29. a6 Rxa2 30. Rd1 Rxa6
31. g3 Ra8 32. Rdd7 Rf8 33. Kg2 h5 34. f4 Rbb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rae8 12. a4
Na5 13. Ba2 b4 14. Nf1 Bd8 15. Ng3 Kh8 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 c5
18. Bg5 Bc6 19. Qc1 Ng8 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. d4 Qc7 22. Qa3 Ba8
23. Rad1 Nf6 24. Rd2 Rde8 25. dxc5 dxc5 26. Nh2 Rd8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. hxg4 g6 30. Qc1 c4 31. Bb1 Qd6 32. Bc2
Qd2 33. Qb1 Qxc3 34. Ne2 Qa3 35. Qb6 Nc6 36. Qxa6 Qc5 37. Rd1
Rxd1+ 38. Bxd1 Qa5 39. Qxa5 Nxa5 40. f3 Kg7 41. Kf2 Kf6
42. Ke3 Ke7 43. f4 Kd6 44. Nc3 f6 45. Nb5+ Kc5 46. g5 fxg5
47. fxe5 Nc6 48. Nc7 Bb7 49. Ne6+ Kb4 50. Nxg5 Nxe5 51. Nxh7
c3 52. Nf6 Kc5 53. a5 Ba6 54. Bc2 Bf1 55. g3 Bh3 56. a6 Nc6
57. Kd3 Bf1+ 58. Kxc3 Bxa6 59. Ng4 Bc8 60. Ne3 Ne5 61. Nd5 Be6
62. Nf4 Bc4 63. Bd3 g5 64. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th European Individual Chess Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.02"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
7. c3 Bg4 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nf1
g6 13. Ng3 Bg7 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Rad1 Nd4 16. cxd4 Bxa4 17. dxe5
dxe5 18. b3 Bc6 19. Qc3 Rad8 20. Nd2 Bb5 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. dxc4
Nd7 23. b4 Nf8 24. c5 Ne6 25. a4 c6 26. Qc4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8
28. Rd3 Bf8 29. a5 Rd7 30. Nf1 Qd8 31. Rxd7 Qxd7 32. Nd2 Be7
33. Qc3 Bg5 34. Kh2 Bxe3 35. Qxe3 Qd4 36. Qxd4 Nxd4 37. Nc4 f6
38. Nd6 Nc2 39. Nxb7 Nxb4 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Kf3 Ke7 42. Ke3 Nc2+
43. Kd3 Nd4 44. Nd6 h5 45. Kc4 h4 46. Nc8+ Kd7 47. Nb6+ Kc7
48. Na4 Ne6 49. g3 g5 50. Nc3 g4 51. gxh4 gxh3 52. Ne2 h2
53. Ng3 Nf4 54. Nh1 Kd7 55. Kc3 Ke7 56. Kd2 Kf7 57. Ke3 Ne6
58. Kf3 Nxc5 59. Kg3 Nxe4+ 60. Kg2 c5 61. f3 Nd2 62. Kxh2 c4
63. Kg3 Nb3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th playoff"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4
Bb4 8.Bd2 Qe7 9.Bd3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.g5 Nd5
13.Bxd5 exd5 14.Ba5 Bb7 15.a3 Qe6 16.Bb4 O-O-O 17.O-O-O Kb8
18.Kb1 Qg4 19.Ne5 Qe6 20.Nxd7+ Rxd7 21.Ka1 f6 22.Rdg1 g6 23.h4
Re8 24.h5 f5 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Rh6 Bc8 27.Rg3 Kb7 28.f4 Rg7
29.Rgh3 Qf7 30.Qh2 Qc7 31.Rh7 Reg8 32.Rxg7 Rxg7 33.Qd2 Kb8
34.Rh6 Qd7 35.Rh8 Rh7 36.Bd6+ Kb7 37.Rxh7 Qxh7 38.Qa5 Be6
39.Qd8 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Eduardas Leovich Rozentalis"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. d4 exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. cxd4
Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qe7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. f4 Bg4 15. Kf2 Qxe2+
16. Qxe2 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Nd7 18. Rab1 Rfe8+ 19. Kd3 h6 20. Ne4
Rad8 21. g4 b6 22. Rhe1 Nf8 23. f5 Nd7 24. Kc3 Kf8 25. h3 Re7
26. Ng3 Rde8 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Kd3 c5 29. f6 Nxf6 30. dxc5
bxc5 31. Nf5 Rd7+ 32. Kc2 Kg8 33. Re1 Rc7 34. a4 Kh7 35. a5 g6
36. Nd6 Rd7 37. Rd1 a6 38. Rd3 Re7 39. Rb3 Re2+ 40. Kc1 Ne4
41. Nxf7 Kg7 42. Ne5 Nd6 43. Rb6 Rxe5 44. Rxd6 Re4 45. Rxa6
Rxc4+ 46. Kb2 Rb4+ 47. Ka3 Rb1 48. h4 Kf7 49. Ra8 h5 50. g5
Ke6 51. a6 Kf5 52. Ka4 Kg4 53. Rg8 Kxh4 54. Rxg6 c4 55. Ka5 c3
56. Rc6 Ra1+ 57. Kb6 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.01"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. e5 h6 8. exf6 hxg5 9. fxg7 Rg8 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Rxg7
12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. Ke2 Bxc5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. h4 gxh4 16. Bb5 Bd7
17. Kf1 O-O-O 18. Be2 Nb4 19. Nxh4 Rh7 20. a3 Bc6 21. Rxd8+
Kxd8 22. Ng3 Rxh4 23. Rxh4 Bxh4 24. axb4 Bf6 25. b3 b5 26. Bd3
Be7 27. Ne2 a6 28. Nd4 Bd5 29. g4 Bxb4 30. Nc2 Bc3 31. b4 Bf3
32. g5 Ke7 33. Ne1 Bd5 34. Nc2 Bd2 35. g6 f5 36. Ke2 Bc3
37. Ne3 Bb3 38. Bc2 Ba2 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. b4 a5 8. bxa5 Qxa5 9. Bd2 b4 10. Nb1 Ne4 11. a3 Rb8 12. Ra2
Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Ra8 14. Be2 e5 15. O-O Be7 16. Rb2 bxa3 17. Qxa5
Rxa5 18. Ra2 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.03"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Markus"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. a4 b4 12. Rc1
Be4 13. Qd1 Nbd7 14. Bg5 c5 15. Nbd2 Bd5 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. dxc5 Rc7 19. Nb3 Qa8 20. Ne1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Rfc8
22. Qd2 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Ne3 Qe4 26. Rc1
Qd4 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Qxb2 29. Qxb2 Bxb2 30. Nc4 Bc3
31. Na5 f5 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Ke3 g5 35. Nb3 Ke5
36. f3 Be1 37. g4 Bc3 38. h3 Be1 39. Na5 h5 40. gxh5 Kf6
41. Nb3 Kg7 42. Nd4 Kh6 43. Nxe6 Kxh5 44. Nd4 f4+ 45. Kd3 Kh4
46. Nb3 Bf2 47. Kc4 Kxh3 48. Kxb4 g4 49. fxg4 Kxg4 50. Kc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andrei Istratescu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5
7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Qb6
12. Bxc6+ Qxc6 13. Nge2 Ne4 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qb3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3
Nxc3 17. bxc3 O-O 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. h4 f6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. f3
Kf7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Bd3 25. Bg3 Qd7
26. Qa3 g4 27. Qd6 Qxd6 28. Bxd6 Bc4 29. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Iossif Davidovich Dorfman"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c6
7. Be2 Na6 8. Be3 e5 9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Bf3 Nc5
12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rfe1 a5 14. Rad1 a4 15. Bg5 Be6 16. b3 axb3
17. axb3 Qc7 18. Bf4 Ncd7 19. g4 h5 20. g5 Nh7 21. Bg2 Qa5
22. h4 Ne5 23. f3 Nf8 24. Kh1 Nfd7 25. Bd2 Qc7 26. Be3 Nc5
27. Bg1 Qa5 28. f4 Ng4 29. f5 Bc8 30. f6 Bf8 31. Nce2 Nd7
32. Qc3 Qc7 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 Nde5 35. Nf3 Nd7 36. Nh2 Nc5
37. Nxg4 Bxg4 38. Ng3 Ne6 39. Qa5 Qc8 40. Qd2 Nc5 41. Qc3 Bh3
42. Bf3 Bg4 43. Kg2 Bxf3+ 44. Qxf3 Nd7 45. Bd4 Ne5 46. Bxe5
dxe5 47. Nf5 Rd8 48. Ne7+ Bxe7 49. fxe7 Re8 50. Rd1 Rxe7
51. Rd6 Re8 52. Qd1 Qc7 53. b4 Qb6 54. Qb3 Kg7 55. Rd7 c5
56. Qf3 Qe6 57. Rxb7 cxb4 58. Rxb4 Rc8 59. Qh3 Qc6 60. Qd3 Qe6
61. Qh3 Qc6 62. Qd3 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.06"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "8.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mladen Palac"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. Qd1 Bd7
12. b4 Qa4 13. Nxe4 Nc2+ 14. Kd2 Nxa1 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Bb2
Nb3+ 17. Ke1 a5 18. e4 axb4 19. Qh5 Nxc5 20. Be5 f6 21. Qf7+
Kd8 22. Qxg7 fxe5 23. Qxh8+ Ke7 24. Nf5+ exf5 25. Qxe5+ Kd8
26. Qf6+ Kc7 27. e5 Ne4 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Gothenburg SWE"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[Round "9.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Meelis Kanep"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. Ne2 d6 8. O-O Nd7 9. f4 g6 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. a4 a6 12. e5 Bg7
13. Qe1 h5 14. Be4 d5 15. Bd3 c5 16. Qb1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nb8
18. b4 Nc6 19. b5 axb5 20. Bxb5 O-O 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Bxc6 Bxc6
23. Qxb6 Qd7 24. Qb3 Rcb8 25. Qd3 Bxa4 26. Nc3 Bc6 27. Rxa8
Rxa8 28. Nb3 Bf8 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. dxc5 d4 31. Ne4 Qb7 32. Nf6+
Kg7 33. Rb1 Qa7 34. Qxd4 Qa2 35. Qb2 Qc4 36. Qb4 Qd3 37. Qb2
h4 38. h3 Ra4 39. Re1 Qg3 40. Qf2 Rc4 41. Rf1 Rc3 42. Rd1 Rc4
43. Rf1 Rxc5 44. Rb1 Rc4 45. Rf1 Rc3 46. Rd1 Ba4 47. Ne4 Qxf2+
48. Kxf2 Rc4 49. Re1 Bc6 50. Nf6 Rxf4+ 51. Kg1 Rf5 52. Ng4 g5
53. Re2 Kg6 54. Re1 Rf4 55. Rc1 Bb7 56. Rc7 Rb4 57. Rc2 Bd5
58. Rf2 Ra4 59. Ne3 Be4 60. Ng4 Ra1+ 61. Kh2 Re1 62. Ra2 Bf5
63. Ra5 Bxg4 64. hxg4 Kg7 65. Rb5 Re3 66. Rc5 Kf8 67. Rb5 Rg3
68. Rb4 Ke7 69. Rb7+ Ke8 70. Rb4 Kd7 71. Rc4 Kd8 72. Re4 Kc7
73. Rc4+ Kb6 74. Rd4 Kc5 75. Rd7 Rxg4 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jochen Schricker"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 O-O
8.a4 Bb7 9.e4 Qa5 10.Bd2 Qb4 11.Bd3 c4 12.Bc2 d6 13.a5 axb5
14.Na4 c3 15.Bxc3 Qc4 16.Nb6 Qc7 17.Nxa8 Bxa8 18.O-O Na6
19.Qe2 Nc5 20.Rfc1 Qd7 21.b4 Na6 22.Bd3 Rb8 23.Nd4 Ne8 24.Bxb5
1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dorota Iwaniuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.g4 Nb6 11.Qf2 Nfd7 12.O-O-O Rc8
13.Kb1 Rxc3 14.bxc3 Na4 15.Bd2 Qc7 16.Qe3 Ndb6 17.Ka1 d5 18.f4
d4 19.cxd4 Qxc2 20.Rb1 Ba3 21.Bc1 Nc3 22.Bxb5+ axb5 23.Bb2
Nxb1 24.Rxb1 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ketino Georgiyevna Kachiani-Gersinska"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.Qb3 Bb7
8.a4 Nbd7 9.axb5 axb5 10.Rxa8 Qxa8 11.Qa2 e5 12.Qxa8+ Bxa8
13.b4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Bg7 15.Bb2 O-O 16.Be2 Ne5 17.Kd2 Nfg4 18.f3
Nf6 19.Ra1 Bb7 20.Ra7 Rb8 21.Nb3 Nc4+ 22.Bxc4 dxc4 23.Na5 Ba8
24.Kc2 Rc8 25.e4 Nh5 26.Ne2 Bh6 27.Be5 f5 28.g4 fxg4 29.fxg4
Bg7 30.Bxg7 Nxg7 31.Nd4 h5 32.h3 hxg4 33.hxg4 Kf8 34.e5 Re8
35.e6 g5 36.e7+ Kf7 37.Naxc6 Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Ovsejevitsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4
Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 e5 11.exd4 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
13.Qe5 Qd6 14.Qxd6 Bxd6 15.Rxd4 Bc5 16.Rd1 O-O 17.Bf4 Bg4
18.Re1 Rad8 19.h3 Rd4 20.Be3 Rxc4 21.Bxc5 Rxc5 22.hxg4 Nxg4
23.Re7 Rb8 24.Rd1 h5 25.Rdd7 Re5 26.f3 Rxe7 27.Rxe7 Nf6 28.Kf2
g6 29.Rc7 Kg7 30.b4 h4 31.b5 axb5 32.axb5 b6 33.Rc6 g5 34.Ne4
Nxe4+ 35.fxe4 Re8 36.Kf3 Re6 37.Kg4 Rxe4+ 38.Kxg5 h3 39.gxh3
Re5+ 40.Kg4 Rxb5 41.h4 Rb4+ 42.Kg5 Rb1 43.h5 Rg1+ 44.Kf5 b5
45.Rb6 Rb1 46.h6+ Kh7 47.Ke4 b4 48.Kd3 Re1 49.Rb7 Kg6 50.h7
Re8 51.Rxb4 Kxh7 52.Rg4 Kh6 53.Rg1 f5 54.Rh1+ Kg5 55.Rg1+ Kf6
56.Rf1 Re4 57.Rg1 Ke5 58.Rf1 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Tregubov"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bd3 f5 6.O-O Nf6 7.b3 Qe7
8.Bb2 O-O 9.Qc1 b6 10.Ne5 Bb7 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Ba3 Rc8 13.Bxd6
Qxd6 14.Qb2 Nfd7 15.Nd2 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qe7 17.Rac1 Nc6 18.a3 Rc7
19.f4 Rac8 20.Nf3 d4 21.exd4 Na5 22.Nd2 Qd7 23.Rxc7 Qxc7
24.Bc4 Nxc4 25.bxc4 Rd8 26.Rc1 Qc6 27.Nf3 Qd7 28.Rd1 Qa4
29.Rc1 Qd7 30.d5 exd5 31.Rd1 Qe7 32.Qb4 Qc5+ 33.Qxc5 bxc5
34.cxd5 Rxd5 35.Rxd5 Bxd5 36.Kf2 h6 37.g3 Kf7 38.Nd2 Ke6
39.Nb1 Bb7 40.Nc3 Ba6 41.Ke3 g5 42.h4 gxh4 43.gxh4 Bf1 44.Kd2
Ba6 45.Kc2 Bf1 46.Nd1 Ba6 47.Ne3 Bb5 48.Kc3 Ba6 49.Nc4 Kd5
50.Nd6 Ke6 51.Ne8 Kf7 52.Nf6 Bb5 53.Kb3 Ke6 54.Ng8 Kd5 55.Nxh6
Ke4 56.Nf7 Kd3 57.Kb2 Kd2 58.Nd6 Bd3 59.h5 c4 60.Nxc4+ Bxc4
61.h6 Bg8 62.e6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qe7 12.Bd3 Nc6
13.Qe2 e5 14.O-O Be6 15.Bg5 Bxc3 16.bxc3 h6 17.Bxf6 gxf6
18.Rfd1 O-O-O 19.Qe3 b6 20.Bb5 Kc7 21.Rdc1 h5 22.Rab1 f5
23.Nd4 exd4 24.cxd4 Bd7 25.d5 Qxe4 26.Qa3 Rhg8 27.g3 Qxd5
28.Qxa7+ Kd6 29.Bxc6 Bxc6 30.Rd1 Ke6 31.Rxd5 Bxd5 32.Qxb6+ Ke7
33.Qc5+ Kf6 34.a4 Rge8 35.h4 Be4 36.Qc3+ Kg6 37.Ra1 Rd3 38.Qc1
f6 39.a5 Bf3 40.Qc4 Red8 41.Kh2 Rd2 42.Ra2 Rd1 43.g4 hxg4
44.Kg3 f4+ 45.Kxf4 R8d4+ 46.Qxd4 Rxd4+ 47.Kg3 f5 48.Ra1 f4+
49.Kh2 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.Rb1 Be6 9.b4 e4 10.Nxe4 Bxa2 11.Ra1 Nxb4 12.Bb2 f5
13.Bxg7 fxe4 14.Bxh8 exf3 15.Bxf3 Bd5 16.e4 Bf7 17.d4 c6
18.Bh5 Qd6 19.Ra5 Bxh5 20.Qxh5+ Qg6 21.Qh3 Nc4 22.Rf5 a5 23.d5
a4 24.Bc3 a3 25.Rh5 a2 26.Rxh7 Nc2 27.Rg7 Qd6 28.dxc6 bxc6
29.Qh5+ Kd7 30.Qe2 Nd2 31.Qg4+ Kc7 32.Bxd2 Qxd2 33.Rxe7+ Kb6
34.Rd7 Qc3 35.Rdd1 a1=Q 36.Rb1+ Nb4 37.Rxa1 Rxa1 38.Rxa1 Qxa1+
39.Kg2 Qd4 40.h4 c5 41.h5 c4 42.h6 Nd3 43.Qe6+ Kc5 44.Qf5+ Kb4
45.h7 Qh8 46.Qf7 c3 47.Qg8 Qf6 48.h8=Q Qxf2+ 49.Kh3 Qf1+
50.Kh4 Qh1+ 51.Kg5 Qxh8 52.Qxh8 c2 53.Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Bg5
Bb6 8.Nbd2 Nb8 9.d4 c6 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.a4 Bc7 12.Re1 Re8 13.h3
h6 14.Be3 Nf8 15.Qc2 Ng6 16.b4 Nh5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Bf1 Bb6
19.Nd4 a6 20.Rad1 Qf6 21.g3 Qg6 22.Bg2 a5 23.b5 cxb5 24.Nxb5
Bxe3 25.Rxe3 Rd8 26.Nc7 Rb8 27.Nd5 Re8 28.f4 Nc6 29.Kh2 Ne7
30.Nc4 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Nf6 32.Rxd6 b5 33.axb5 Rxb5 34.Qa4 Qh5
35.Rxf6 Bxh3 36.Bxh3 gxf6 37.e5 Rbb8 38.Qc2 Rbd8 39.g4 Qh4
40.Rg3 fxe5 41.Nxe5 Rd6 42.Qf5 Qf6 43.Qe4 Rd2+ 44.Bg2 Rf2
45.g5 Qe6 46.gxh6+ Kf8 47.h7 Ke7 48.Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michal Vladimirovich Krasenkow"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qb3 O-O 7.Bg2 a5
8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Na6 10.e4 Nb6 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Rfd1 Rc8 13.Ne5
Be8 14.f4 Kh8 15.Bh3 Rb8 16.Rac1 f6 17.Nf3 Bf7 18.d5 c5 19.Be6
Be8 20.Bf2 a4 21.Qc2 Ra8 22.Qe2 Bd7 23.a3 Qe8 24.h4 Bxe6
25.dxe6 Bh6 26.f5 Rd8 27.Rb1 Qc6 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Rd1 Rd6
30.Rxd6 Qxd6 31.Qb5 Qc6 32.Qd3 Kg8 33.g4 Nc7 34.g5 fxg5
35.hxg5 Bf8 36.Ne5 Qd6 37.Qxd6 exd6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.Qb3 a5
8.Ne5 a4 9.Qd1 Bg7 10.f4 Ne4 11.Bd3 f6 12.Nf3 f5 13.Ne5 Qc7
14.g4 Nxc3 15.bxc3 fxg4 16.e4 dxe4 17.Bxe4 O-O 18.O-O Bf5
19.Bg2 h5 20.Qe2 e6 21.Bd2 Bxe5 22.fxe5 Na6 23.Qe3 Qd7 24.Qg5
Nc7 25.Rf4 Nd5 26.Rxf5 Rxf5 27.Qxg6+ Kh8 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Qg6+
Kh8 30.Be4 Raf8 31.Qh6+ Kg8 32.Qg6+ Kh8 33.Qh6+ Kg8 34.Qg6+
Kh8 35.Bxf5 Rxf5 36.Rf1 Qh7 37.Qe8+ Kg7 38.Qd7+ Kh8 39.Qe8+
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Dreev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. e5 h6 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ne4 10. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor 1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.Nc3
Nc6 8.e3 e5 9.d5 Ne7 10.e4 Bg4 11.O-O c6 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3
cxd5 14.exd5 Nf5 15.d6 Rb8 16.Rd1 O-O 17.Be3 Nd4 18.Bxd4 exd4
19.Nb5 Nc4 20.Qd5 Nxb2 21.Rxd4 Bxd4 22.Qxd4 Qb6 23.Qxb6 axb6
24.Rc1 Nd3 25.Rc7 Nc5 26.Bd5 Kg7 27.Kg2 Kf6 28.a3 Ra8 29.h4 h6
30.Ba2 g5 31.h5 g4 32.Bd5 Ra5 33.Bc4 Kg5 34.Re7 Kxh5 35.Bxf7+
Kg5 36.Be8 Kf6 37.Nc7 Na6 38.Re6+ Kf5 39.d7 Nxc7 40.d8=Q Nxe6
41.Qxb6 Rd5 42.Bh5 Rd4 43.Qxb7 Rf6 44.Qb5+ Ke4 45.Bxg4 Ng5
46.f3+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor 1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.e5 h6
8.exf6 hxg5 9.fxg7 Rg8 10.Qc2 Qf6 11.dxc5 Nd7 12.Bxc4 Bxc3+
13.bxc3 Nxc5 14.O-O g4 15.Nd2 Qf5 16.Qxf5 exf5 17.Rfe1+ Be6
18.Re5 b6 19.Nb3 O-O-O 20.Bxe6+ Nxe6 21.Rxf5 Rxg7 22.f3 gxf3
23.Rxf3 a5 24.a4 Rd7 25.h3 Rh7 26.Rb1 Rh4 27.Nd4 Nxd4 28.cxd4
Rhxd4 29.Rxb6 Kd8 30.Rbf6 Ke8 31.R3f4 Rb4 32.Kh2 Rdb7 33.h4
Kf8 34.R6f5 Rxf4 35.Rxf4 Rb3 36.g3 Rb4 37.Kh3 Rxf4 38.gxf4 f5
39.Kg3 Kg7 40.h5 Kh7 41.Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor 1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "195"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5
Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nd7 9.g3 N5f6 10.Bg2 e5 11.O-O exd4 12.Nxd4 Ne5
13.Qc2 c5 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.Qxf5 Qxd2 16.Qxe5 Bd6 17.Qf5 Qxb2
18.Rfc1 Rad8 19.a4 c4 20.Rab1 Qa3 21.Qc2 Be5 22.Nb5 Qc5 23.Qe2
a6 24.Rxc4 Qe7 25.Nc3 Rd7 26.Ne4 Rfd8 27.h4 g6 28.Qf3 Nxe4
29.Qxe4 b5 30.axb5 Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Rxb1 32.Qxb1 axb5 33.Qxb5 Bf6
34.Qa5 Qe5 35.Qe1 Kg7 36.Bf3 h5 37.Kg2 Rd7 38.Qe2 Rc7 39.Rd4
Qc5 40.Rd2 Ra7 41.Kh2 Qc7 42.Rc2 Qe5 43.Qc4 Rd7 44.Qa4 Qe7
45.Qb5 Rc7 46.Rd2 Qe5 47.Qe2 Qc5 48.Bd5 Bc3 49.Rd1 Qb6 50.Kg2
Qb2 51.Qf3 Bf6 52.e4 Be5 53.Rd3 Qb6 54.Rb3 Qd4 55.g4 hxg4
56.Qxg4 Qd2 57.Rf3 Qh6 58.Rf5 f6 59.Rf3 Qh5 60.Qxh5 gxh5
61.Rb3 Re7 62.Rb6 f5 63.f4 Bxf4 64.exf5 Be5 65.Rg6+ Kh7 66.f6
Rd7 67.f7 Bg7 68.Rg5 Kh6 69.Kf3 Rd6 70.Rf5 Kg6 71.Ke4 Rf6
72.Rg5+ Kh6 73.Ke3 Bf8 74.Rg8 Bg7 75.Kd3 Rf4 76.Ke3 Rf6 77.Bc4
Kg6 78.Ra8 Bh6+ 79.Ke2 Rf4 80.Bd5 Bg7 81.Ra6+ Rf6 82.Ra4 Bh6
83.Ra1 Rf4 84.Kd3 Bf8 85.Rh1 Rg4 86.Kc3 Kg7 87.Be6 Re4 88.Bc4
Be7 89.Rg1+ Rg4 90.Rf1 Bf8 91.Rh1 Be7 92.Be6 Rxh4 93.Rg1+ Kf6
94.Bd5 Bf8 95.Rg8 Ke7 96.Rg6 Rf4 97.Re6+ Kd7 98.Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor 1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4
7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nf3 O-O 11.b4 Bf5 12.Bb2
Re8 13.Rd1 b6 14.e3 bxc5 15.Bb5 Re6 16.Qb3 Ne7 17.Be2 Bg4
18.h3 Bh5 19.O-O Rb8 20.Ba1 Qf8 21.Qa4 Rg6 22.Rfe1 Bxf3
23.Bxf3 Ng5 24.Bg4 h5 25.Bxh5 Nxh3+ 26.Kf1 Rh6 27.Bf3 Ng5
28.Bxd5 cxb4 29.axb4 Rh1+ 30.Ke2 Rh4 31.f4 Nxd5 32.Rxd5 Ne4
33.b5 Re8 34.Kf3 f6 35.Rd4 Nc5 36.Qxa7 Ne6 37.Rdd1 Qb4 38.Bd4
Qxb5 39.Qa2 Qf5 40.Kf2 Rc8 41.Rc1 Rxc1 42.Rxc1 Kh7 43.Qc2 Nxd4
44.exd4 Rxf4+ 45.Ke3 Kg6 46.Qxf5+ Rxf5 47.Rc2 Ra5 48.Ke4 f5+
49.Kf4 Rd5 50.Rc6+ Kh5 51.Rc5 Rxd4+ 52.Kxf5 Rg4 53.Rc8 g6+
54.Kf6 Rf4+ 55.Kg7 g5 56.Rc3 Ra4 57.Kf6 Kg4 58.Re3 Ra2 59.Re5
Ra6+ 60.Re6 Ra8 61.Re5 Rf8+ 62.Kg7 Ra8 63.Kf6 Rg8 64.Kf7 Rh8
65.Kg6 Rg8+ 66.Kf7 Ra8 67.Kf6 Rf8+ 68.Kg7 Rb8 69.Kf6 Rb6+
70.Re6 Rb3 71.Re4+ Kh5 72.Re2 Kh4 73.Kf5 g4 74.Kf4 Rb4+ 75.Kf5
Kg3 76.Ra2 Rb5+ 77.Ke4 Rb8 78.Kf5 Kh4 79.Ra3 Rf8+ 80.Ke4 Rf2
81.g3+ Kh3 82.Rb3 Kg2 83.Ra3 Rf3 84.Kd4 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Tom Middelburg"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Nbd7 8. Bg2 b5 9. h3 Bb7 10. g4 Nc5 11. Ng3 Ne6
12. Nd5 g6 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. exd5 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qe7+ 20. Kf1 O-O 21. c3
Nd7 22. Re1 Ne5 23. h4 Qc7 24. Re4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 f5 26. Qe2
fxe4 27. Bh3 Qc4 28. Be6+ Kh8 29. Nxe4 Rf4 30. Nxd6 Qxe2+
31. Kxe2 Rbf8 32. f3 Rxf3 33. Ne4 Bh6 34. Rh3 R3f4 35. Kd3 Rd8
36. b3 Rf1 37. c4 Rd1+ 38. Kc3 bxc4 39. bxc4 Rb8 40. c5 Rbb1
41. c6 Re1 42. Ng5 Bf8 43. Rd3 h6 44. Nf7+ Kg7 45. Nd8 Rec1+
46. Kd2 Bb4+ 47. Ke3 Re1+ 48. Kd4 Bd6 49. Rf3 h5 50. Rf7+ Kh6
51. Rd7 Red1+ 52. Ke4 Re1+ 53. Kd3 Rbd1+ 54. Kc2 Rc1+ 55. Kd3
Red1+ 56. Ke2 Re1+ 57. Kd3 Red1+ 58. Ke2 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Shchekachev"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c5
7. h3 d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bf5 11. Nc3 Nc6
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Rxe4 Qd5 15. Qe2 f6 16. b3
fxe5 17. dxe5 Rad8 18. Bb2 Rf5 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Qd3 21. Qxd3
Rxd3 22. b5 Nd8 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Rc1 Rf8 25. Rc7 Rb3 26. Bc1
Rb1 27. Kh2 Re8 28. Rc8 Rf8 29. Be3 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mikhail Gurevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Bc4 Bc6 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Bb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5
Rab8 17. Qe2 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O
12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 15. g4 e6 16. g5 Ne8 17. Bg2
b5 18. Ne4 bxc4 19. bxc4 d5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Nc5 Nxc5
22. Bxc5 Nd6 23. Rb1 Qxb1 24. Rxb1 Rxc5 25. Qa4 Ne4 26. Qxa6
Rc2 27. Qd3 Rxa2 28. Rc1 Rfa8 29. Ne1 Rd2 30. Bxe4 Rxd3
31. Bxd3 Ra4 32. h3 Bf8 33. Nf3 Kg7 34. Bb5 Ra5 35. Bc6 Bxf3
36. exf3 Rxg5+ 37. Kf1 Ra5 38. Be4 Bc5 39. Bd3 e5 40. Rc4 f5
41. Rc2 Kf6 42. Bc4 Bd4 43. Kg2 Kg5 44. Bg8 h5 45. Bf7 Ra6
46. Kg3 Rb6 47. Kg2 Rb7 48. Be8 Re7 49. Rc8 Rb7 50. Rc2 Rb8
51. Bf7 Kf6 52. Ba2 Ra8 53. Kg3 Ra3 54. Kg2 Kg5 55. Bf7 Ra7
56. Be8 Re7 57. Rc8 Re6 58. Kg3 h4+ 59. Kg2 Kf4 60. Bf7 Rf6
61. Rc7 Bb6 62. Rc4+ Bd4 63. Bd5 Rb6 64. Rc2 g5 65. Re2 Ra6
66. Bb7 Rb6 67. Bd5 Ra6 68. Bb7 Ra3 69. Bd5 Rc3 70. Bb7 Bc5
71. Bd5 Rd3 72. Bc6 Rd6 73. Bb7 Bd4 74. Ba8 Bb6 75. Bb7 Rd4
76. Bc6 e4 77. fxe4 fxe4 78. Bb7 Rb4 79. Bc8 Ke5 80. Bg4 Rc4
81. Bh5 Kf4 82. Bg6 g4 83. Rxe4+ Rxe4 84. Bxe4 Kxe4 85. hxg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Valeri Yandemirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Bd2
Rb8 7. b3 Ng6 8. h4 h5 9. e5 f6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Na3 d6
12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zurab Alekseyevich Azmaiparashvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7
7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. exd4 O-O 10. Bc2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Qd3 g6 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bb3 Qb4+ 16. Qc3
Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc6 19. Kd2 Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Rac8
21. Rac1 Na5 22. Kd3 Rc5 23. Ke3 Rh5 24. c4 Kg7 25. Ba4 Rxh2
26. c5 Rh5 27. c6 Rhd5 28. Rc3 Rc8 29. c7 b5 30. Bb3 Rd7
31. Rc5 Rcxc7 32. Rxb5 Nxb3 33. axb3 Rb7 34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Rd3
g5 36. f4 g4 37. f5 exf5 38. Kf4 Rb5 39. d5 Kf6 40. d6 Rb4+
41. Kg3 Rb8 42. Kf4 h5 43. d7 Ke7 44. Kxf5 Rb5+ 45. Kf4 Kd8
46. f3 Rb4+ 47. Kg3 f5 48. Kh4 Rf4 49. fxg4 hxg4 50. Rd1 Rf3
51. b4 g3 52. Kh3 f4 53. Kg2 Rf2+ 54. Kg1 Rb2 55. Rd3 Rxb4
56. Kg2 Rb2+ 57. Kg1 a5 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Saint Vincent ITA"]
[Date "2005.09.24"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. d3 c6 9. g4 d6 10. g5 Nd7 11. Ne4 O-O
12. Rg1 Bb6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. O-O-O
Kh8 17. d4 Qe7 18. Qc3 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf5 20. Qd3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Rae8 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qg4 Rd8 24. Rd3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.02"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. Ne2
Ne6 13. Ng3 g6 14. c3 c5 15. d4 c4 16. Bc2 Qc7 17. Be3 a5
18. Qd2 a4 19. Ng5 Ne8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Ne2 Nf6
23. Qe3 Nh5 24. g4 Nf6 25. f3 d5 26. dxe5 dxe4 27. fxe4 Nd7
28. Nd4 Nxe5 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Nf7 31. Kg2 Nxh6 32. Qxh6
Qe5 33. Nf3 Bxe4 34. Bxe4 Qxe4 35. Re1 Qc2+ 36. Qd2 Qxd2+
37. Nxd2 Kf7 38. Rf1+ Ke8 39. Kf3 Rd8 40. Ke2 Rd3 41. Rf3 Rd5
42. Ne4 Re5 43. Re3 Kd7 44. Kf3 Kc6 45. Re2 Rd5 46. g5 Rf5+
47. Kg4 Kd5 48. h4 e5 49. Kg3 Rf4 50. Nf2 Bd6 51. Rd2+ Ke6
52. Ng4 Bc7 53. Rf2 Rf5 54. Re2 e4+ 55. Kg2 Rf4 56. Nf2 Rxh4
0-1

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7 6. g3 b6
7. Bf4 Be7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 Nxf4 10. gxf4 Bb7 11. O-O-O O-O
12. Rhg1 Qc7 13. e3 Rad8 14. Kb1 a6 15. Ne5 b5 16. Qc2 Nxe5
17. fxe5 c5 18. Ne4 Kh8 19. f4 Rd7 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxb7 Qxb7
22. dxc5 Rc7 23. Rd6 Qf3 24. Qc3 a5 25. Rc1 g6 26. a3 Rfc8
27. Qd4 Kg7 28. Rd8 b4 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. axb4 axb4 31. Qxb4
Qxe3 32. Qc4 Qf2 33. c6 Qxh2 34. c7 Qd2 35. Rc3 Qd1+ 36. Ka2
h5 37. Qa6 Qd7 38. Qb7 h4 39. Kb1 h3 40. Rxh3 Qd1+ 41. Ka2
Qa4+ 42. Kb1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.04"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bd7
7. Nbd2 g6 8. Nf1 Bg7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Qe7
12. h3 Qf8 13. d4 Rad8 14. Bd2 Kh8 15. Rc1 b5 16. Bc2 Na5
17. Bd3 Nb7 18. b4 a5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 c6 21. bxa5 Ra8
22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qc2 Nxa5 24. Bb4 Qg8 25. Rc5 Nb7 26. Rxe5 c5
27. Bc3 Be6 28. Bb5 Rec8 29. a4 Nd6 30. Bf1 Nfe8 31. Rxc5 Nb7
32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Re3 Ned6 34. Qb2 Na5 35. Ng5 Ndb7 36. Nxe6
fxe6 37. e5 Qd8 38. Ne4 Qd1 39. Nd6 Rc7 40. Bxa5 1-0

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.05"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Qe4 Bb3
17. Rd2 O-O 18. h4 Bc5 19. hxg5 fxg5 20. Bh3 Kh8 21. Bf5 Bxe3
22. fxe3 Bg8 23. Qc2 Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Ne4 Qg7 26. Rh5 h6
27. Nxg5 Nc4 28. Bd3 Nxe3 29. Qd2 Rd5 30. Qxe3 Rxg5 31. Rh4
Bf7 32. Rd4 Bd5 33. Rf4 Qe5 34. Qf2 Bg8 35. Kb1 a5 36. g4 Kg7
37. Re4 Qd6 38. Qb6 Qd7 39. Rd4 Rd5 40. Bf5 Be6 41. Bxe6 Qxe6
42. Qxb7+ Kf6 43. Rd3 Kg5 44. Qb3 Qe4 45. Ka2 Rxd3 46. exd3
Qd4 47. Qg8+ Kf4 48. Qf7+ Kg3 49. Qc4 Qd6 50. d4 Qf4 51. b4
axb4 52. a5 Kxg4 53. a6 Qe3 54. d5+ Kf5 55. Qc2+ Ke5 56. Qb2+
Kf5 57. dxc6 Qb6 58. Qc2+ Ke6 59. Qa4 Qa7 60. c7 Qxc7 61. a7
Qh2+ 62. Kb3 Qg3+ 63. Kxb4 Qf4+ 64. Kb5 Qe5+ 65. Kb6 Qb2+
66. Ka6 Qg2 67. Qe8+ Kd6 68. Qd8+ Kc5 69. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Dreev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5
12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Qe2 Rab8 16. Bb5 Bd6
17. Qd2 Bf4 18. Ba5 Nb6 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. Rfe1 f5 21. Nd2 Bxd2
22. Rxd2 Bxe4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qe2 Qd6 25. f3 Bd5 26. Qe3 h6
27. Bc3 Nd7 28. Rd1 Nb8 29. Qf2 Nc6 30. Qh4 Rc8 31. Ba4 Qe7
32. Qf2 Rc7 33. Qg3 Nd4 34. Bxd4 cxd4 35. Qe5 Rc4 36. b4 Qg5
37. Bb3 Rc1 38. Qe1 Rxd1 39. Bxd1 Qc1 40. Kf2 Qxa3 0-1

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6
7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Qc7 12. f4
O-O-O 13. Nd2 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Ndf3 Be7 16. Bg2 Kb8 17. Be3
f6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 f5 21. g5 Rc8 22. Re2
Na5 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rc2 Nc4 26. Bc1 Rc6 27. Bf1
Na5 28. Kf2 Bd8 29. Be3 Nc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. d5
Qxb2+ 33. Kg3 Bb6 34. Bxb6 Qxb6 35. Qa4 Nc5 0-1

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.09"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Karen Asrian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Qc8
12. Bg5 c5 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Rd1 Bd5
17. Be3 Qd8 18. Nfd4 Nbd7 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bc5
Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rfc8 25. Rac1 Kf8
26. Nd3 Nd7 27. Kf3 Ke7 28. e4 a5 29. Ke3 e5 30. f4 f6 31. h4
h5 32. Kf3 g6 33. b3 b4 34. g4 hxg4+ 35. Kxg4 exf4 36. Nxf4
Ne5+ 37. Kg3 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Ra7 39. Rc5 Kd6 40. Rd5+ Kc6 41. h5
gxh5 42. Nxh5 Nd7 43. Rd4 a4 44. Rxb4 axb3 45. axb3 Ra3
46. Kf4 Nc5 47. Rc4 Rxb3 48. Nxf6 Kb5 49. Rc2 Nxe4 50. Kxe4
Rh3 51. Kd4 Rh4+ 52. Kd5 Kb4 53. Nd7 Rh5+ 54. Ne5 Kb3 55. Rg2
Kb4 56. Rg3 Ka4 57. Kd4 Kb4 58. Rg4 Kb5 59. Rg8 Rh4+ 60. Kd5
Kb4 61. Rb8+ Kc3 62. Rc8+ Kb3 63. Nf3 Rh5+ 64. Kd4 Kb4
65. Rb8+ Rb5 66. Rh8 Rf5 67. Nd2 Kb5 68. Nc4 Rf4+ 69. Kd5 Kb4
70. Nd6 Rf1 71. Rh4+ Kb3 72. Ne4 Rd1+ 73. Kc5 Rd8 74. Nd6 Rg8
75. Rh3+ Kc2 76. Kd4 Rd8 77. Rc3+ Kd2 78. Rd3+ Ke2 79. Ke4 Rh8
80. Re3+ Kd2 81. Kd4 Rd8 82. Re6 Rd7 83. Rh6 Ke2 84. Rf6 Rd8
85. Ke4 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.10"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ashot Gamletovich Anastasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5
7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Nge2 Qb6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6
12. O-O Ne4 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Qb3 Bxc3 15. Rac1 Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.11"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 bxc4 16. Bf1 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Konstantin Yuryevich Landa"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c5
7.dxc5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.e3 Qa5 11.Nge2 Nc6 12.O-O-O
Bf5 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qb3 Qxc5+ 15.Nc3 O-O 16.Bd6 Qxd6 17.Nxe4
Qg6 18.Nc3 Rac8 19.Bd3 Qg7 20.Kb1 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Qxc3 22.bxc3
Ne5 23.Be2 Rfd8 24.Kb2 Nc4+ 25.Bxc4 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Volokitin"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.a3 Be7 7.g3
Qb6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Bg2 Rd8 10.O-O d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Qc2 Nxc3
13.bxc3 h6 14.g4 Qa5 15.Rb1 e5 16.Qe4 Qxc3 17.Bb2 Qa5 18.Nxe5
Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Qxe5 20.Bxe5 Bxa3 21.Bxb7 Bxb7 22.Rxb7 Re8 23.Bd4
a5 24.Ra1 Bf8 25.Ra4 Rxe2 26.Be3 Bd6 27.Kg2 Rc2 28.Bf4 Bc5
29.Bg3 Be3 30.Ra3 Bd4 31.Ra4 Rb2 32.Rc7 Bb6 33.Rb7 Bd4 34.Rc7
Bf6 35.h4 Rb3 36.h5 Bc3 37.Rac4 Bb2 38.Ra4 Ra3 39.Re4 a4
40.Be5 Rb3 41.Bxb2 Rxb2 42.Ree7 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Bd3 d6 6.Nge2 Na6 7.O-O
e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Bc2 a5 10.Rb1 Bd7 11.b3 Nh5 12.Be3 Nf4 13.Qd2
Qh4 14.Ng3 h5 15.a3 Qf6 16.b4 axb4 17.axb4 Na6 18.Nge2 Nxe2+
19.Qxe2 Qe7 20.Kh1 Rfe8 21.Bd3 f5 22.c5 dxc5 23.Bxa6 bxa6
24.Bxc5 Qf6 25.exf5 e4 26.Nxe4 Qxf5 27.Rfe1 Bb5 28.Qe3 Qxd5
29.Rbd1 Qe6 30.Qd2 Bc6 31.f3 Bxe4 32.fxe4 Be5 33.h3 Qc6 34.Rf1
a5 35.Qg5 Qe6 36.Bd4 axb4 37.Bxe5 Qxe5 38.Qxg6+ Qg7 39.Qxh5
Rad8 40.Rd5 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.01"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. Bg5 e5 9. e3 Be7 10. Bd3 Be6 11. a5 O-O 12. O-O
b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 exd4 17. Bg3
Qd8 18. exd4 Nh5 19. Rd1 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Qc7 21. Ne2 Rd8 22. Nf4
Nf8 23. Ne5 Rxd4 24. Nxc6 Rd6 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Re1 Qd8
27. Kh2 Qc8 28. Qe2 Qc5 29. Ra1 Qd4 30. Qf3 g5 31. Nxe6 Qxd3
32. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.02"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zurab Alekseyevich Azmaiparashvili"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7
7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6
12. Rc1 Qb8 13. Qe2 Qe5 14. Bg3 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. Bc7 Bd8
17. Bxd8 Kxd8 18. b4 Nf6 19. e4 d6 20. Rfe1 Nd7 21. Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.03"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7
7. Nc3 e5 8. h3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. b3 d5 11. c5 Ne4 12. Bb2
Nxc5 13. Ba3 Ne6 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Rc1 c6 17. e4
Bxc3 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxh3 20. Bg2 Rd8 21. Qf3 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Bd2 23. Rc2 Rd4 24. Rd1 Qd6 25. Rc4 Rd5 26. Re4 Kg7
27. b4 Bg5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Re2 Qd7 30. Qc3+ Bf6 31. Qd2 Qc7
32. Re8 c5 33. b5 a6 34. a4 axb5 35. axb5 h5 36. Qd5 Qb6
37. Qd7 Bd4 38. Rb8 Qf6 39. f4 b6 40. Qd8 Qxd8 41. Rxd8 Be3
42. Kf3 Bg1 43. Rc8 c4 44. Rxc4 Kf6 45. Rc1 Bd4 46. Ke4 Bf2
47. Rc2 Bg1 48. Rc6+ Ke7 49. f5 gxf5+ 50. Kxf5 Bf2 51. Kf4 h4
52. gxh4 Bxh4 53. Rxb6 Bf2 54. Rc6 Kd7 55. Ke5 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.04"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rb8 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. e4 c5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Re1 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Bb4 20. Red1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.07"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qb3 O-O
7. Bg2 Qb6 8. O-O Rd8 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Bf4 Nd7
12. Rfd1 e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Bf5 16. Ra5
Bc2 17. Rd4 Bxb3 18. f4 Bc4 19. e4 Nb4 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Rd2
a6 22. Ra4 a5 23. Ra3 Kg7 24. Na4 Rac8 25. Nb6 Rxc5 26. Rc3
Nc6 27. b3 Rb5 28. Nxc4 Rc5 29. Rcd3 dxc4 30. Rxd8 Nxd8
31. bxc4 Ne6 32. Bd5 Nc7 33. Bxb7 Rxc4 34. Ra2 a4 35. Kf2 f6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.08"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zhao Xue"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. Nge2 h5 8. f3 h4 9. Be3 g6 10. Qd2 Kf8 11. a3 Kg7 12. b4 a6
13. Na4 b6 14. Rb1 Nh7 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Bg5 17. f4 exf4
18. Nxf4 Re8 19. Bc2 Kg8 20. h3 Ne5 21. Nb2 Nf6 22. Rf2 Rb8
23. Qc3 Nfd7 24. Ba4 Qf6 25. Qc2 Qe7 26. Bd2 Bf6 27. Bc3 Bg7
28. Rbf1 Qg5 29. Kh1 Re7 30. Nfd3 Qg3 31. Bxd7 Bxd7 32. Bd2 g5
33. Be1 Bxh3 34. gxh3 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 Ng4 36. e5 Nxf2 37. Qxf2
Rxb2 38. Nxb2 Bxe5 39. Qd2 Bd4+ 40. Rf2 Re3 0-1

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5
7. f3 e6 8. e4 Bb4 9. Be2 b5 10. Be3 Nfd7 11. g4 Bg6 12. h4
Nxe5 13. dxe5 h5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. g5 Nd7 16. axb5 cxb5
17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Nb3+ 20. Kc3 Nxa1 21. Rxa1
a5 22. Nd6 Ke7 23. Nxc4 Rhc8 24. Kd4 f6 25. Ke3 Rcb8 26. gxf6+
gxf6 27. Rg1 Bf7 28. Rg7 Rh8 29. f4 Rag8 30. exf6+ Kxf6
31. Rg5 Rxg5 32. fxg5+ Kg7 33. Nxa5 Rb8 34. Nc4 Rb3+ 35. Kf4
Be8 36. Bd1 Rd3 37. Be2 Rb3 38. Bd1 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Beer Sheva ISR"]
[Date "2005.11.10"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. c3 d3
12. Qxd3 Bb7 13. Nd2 d6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Rxe6 Kh8 16. Bc2 g6
17. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ali Frhat"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6
12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Be3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Na5 15. d5 Nxb3 16. axb3 Nc8
17. h4 Nd6 18. h5 Qd7 19. Bxa7 Rfc8 20. Bb6 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Nb5
22. Na4 Nd6 23. Re1 Re8 24. Bc5 Nf5 25. Nc3 Qc7 26. Ba3 Nd4
27. Qd1 Qd7 28. Bc5 Nf5 29. b4 Rb8 30. Na4 Qc7 31. Bxe7 Qf4
32. Nc5 Be5 33. Rxe5 Qxe5 34. d6 Nd4 35. Nd7 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Ng3+
37. fxg3 Qf5+ 38. Kg1 Qxd7 39. h6 Qe6 40. Qd4 f6 41. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ali Frhat"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 e4
7. Re1 Be7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nc3 f6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Rxe4 f5 13. Re1 f4 14. Qf3 Kh8 15. Bd2 a5 16. Bb3 Bd6
17. Be6 Bxe6 18. Rxe6 Qd7 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. R6e4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4
h6 22. a4 b5 23. b3 bxa4 24. bxa4 Qf7 25. Bxa5 Ra8 26. Bd2
Rxa4 27. h3 Ra3 28. c3 Ra1+ 29. Kh2 g5 30. Re1 Ra2 31. Qd3 Qh7
32. Re4 g4 33. hxg4 h5 34. g5 f3+ 35. Kh3 Rxd2 36. Qxf3 Qg6
37. g3 Rxf2 38. Qxf2 Qxe4 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. Qd8+ Bf8 41. Kh2
Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Qe7 43. Qc8 Qxg5 44. Qxc7 Qe3+ 45. Kg2 Qxc3
46. Qe5 Qc2+ 47. Kh3 Qg6 48. Qe3 Bd6 49. Qb3+ Kg7 50. Qf3
Qxg3+ 51. Qxg3+ Bxg3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Darmen Sadvakasov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Ne4 h6 11. h3
Bf5 12. Re1 b6 13. g4 Bh7 14. Bf4 Kc8 15. Bg3 c5 16. c3 Nc6
17. Nfd2 Kb7 18. f4 Rd8 19. Nf3 c4 20. Kg2 Rd5 21. Rac1 Nb8
22. f5 Ra5 23. a3 g6 24. f6 g5 25. e6 fxe6 26. Ne5 Rd5 27. Nf2
Bc5 28. Ne4 Bf8 29. Nxc4 Nd7 30. Re2 Bg6 31. Rce1 Rg8 32. Rf2
Bf7 33. Ne3 Rd3 34. Rfe2 e5 35. Nf5 Rg6 36. Nf2 Bd5+ 37. Kh2
Rf3 38. Rd2 Bc6 39. f7 Rf6 40. Ne4 Rxf7 41. Rde2 a5 42. Re3
Rxe3 43. Rxe3 a4 44. c4 Nc5 45. Nxc5+ Bxc5 46. Rxe5 Rd7
47. Re2 Bf3 48. Rc2 Rd1 49. Be5 Be4 50. Re2 Bg1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Darmen Sadvakasov"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxf3
7. exf3 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 d5 10. c5 bxc5 11. dxc5 a5
12. b4 d4 13. Bd2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Qd5 16. Bg2 Qe5+
17. Be3 Nd5 18. O-O Nc6 19. f4 Qf6 20. Bd2 Rb8 21. b5 Nce7
22. Qa7 Rd8 23. Ba5 Ng6 24. Bxc7 Qe7 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. b6 Re8
27. Qa4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3
Nb6 7. d3 Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. h4 h5 11. Bg5 f6
12. Be3 Be6 13. Ne4 Bd5 14. O-O Bxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2
Nc4 17. Rfc1 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Rfd8 19. Nb3 Bf8 20. Bh3 Kf7 21. e3
a5 22. Bf1 a4 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rd2 25. Rb5 Nd8 26. Rd5
Rxd5 27. exd5 a3 28. bxa3 Rxa3 29. Rc1 c6 30. dxc6 Nxc6
31. Rb1 Na5 32. Bg2 Kg7 33. Bd5 f5 34. e4 fxe4 35. Bxe4 Ra4
36. Bd5 Rd4 37. Bg2 Rd2 38. a3 Rd3 39. Be4 Rxa3 40. Rb6 Ra4
41. Rxg6+ Kf7 42. Bf5 b5 43. Rb6 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 Nc4 45. Rxb5 Ra2
46. Bd3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1
Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Ne2 d3
18. Bxd3 Nd7 19. Nf4 Bf6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bc4 Re7
23. Rxa4 Nc5 24. Ra3 Qd7 25. Nh2 Ne5 26. Bd5 Rb8 27. f4 Ng6
28. Qh5 Bxb2 29. Ng4 Kh7 30. Bxb2 Nxf4 31. Nf6+ gxf6 32. Qh4
Rxb2 33. Qxf4 Re5 34. Qxf6 Qe7 35. Qf1 Rg5 36. Rf3 f6 37. e5
Rgxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 39. Kxg2 dxe5 40. Ref1 Ne6 41. Bxe6 Qxe6
42. Rxf6 Qd5+ 43. Kh2 e4 44. Rxa6 e3 45. Rg1 Qe5+ 46. Rg3 Qd5
47. Ra7+ Kh8 48. Re7 Qd2+ 49. Kh1 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.06"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 c6
7. d4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Re8 9. Ne2 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. exd5 Bf5
12. Qd1 Bg4 13. f3 Bf5 14. c4 Nbd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. g4 Qb6+
17. c5 Qxc5+ 18. Qd4 Qc2 19. Qd1 Nc4 20. Nd4 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Bd7
22. d6 Nxd6 23. Nb3 Nb5 24. g5 Nc3 25. Rd6 Re1+ 26. Bf1 Bh3
27. Bb2 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Ne8 29. Bxc3 Nxd6 30. Rd1 Nb5 31. Be5
Re8 32. Rd5 Na3 33. Nd2 Nc2 34. f4 Nb4 35. Rb5 Nd3 36. Rxb7
Nxe5 37. fxe5 h6 38. gxh6 Rxe5 39. Rxa7 Re2 40. Ra8+ Kh7
41. hxg7 Kxg7 42. Ra3 Rg2+ 43. Kh1 Rxd2 44. Rxh3 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.07"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rg1 Rc8 12. a3
c5 13. Nxb5 Bb8 14. Qd1 cxd4 15. exd4 Nc5 16. Be2 Bxf3
17. Bxf3 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nxb2 19. Qb3 Nc4 20. Bb4 Qd7 21. Nc3
Bxh2 22. g5 hxg5 23. Rxg5 Nd2 24. Qa4 Nxf3 25. Qxd7+ Kxd7
26. Kxf3 Bd6 27. Nb5 Rh3+ 28. Kg2 Rh2+ 29. Kf3 Rh3+ 30. Kg2
Rh2+ 31. Kf3 Rc2 32. Nxd6 Rcxf2+ 33. Ke3 Nd5+ 34. Kd3 a6
35. Rg3 Rb2 36. Ne4 Rb3+ 37. Kc4 Rxg3 38. Nxg3 f5 39. Rg1 g5
40. Nxf5 Nb6+ 41. Kd3 exf5 42. Rxg5 Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.08"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Rc1 c5 8. dxc5 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 h6 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Qd4 Ne4 13. Rc1 Qa5+ 14. Qb4 Qxb4+ 15. axb4 a5 16. b5
Bd7 17. Nd4 Rfc8 18. c6 bxc6 19. bxc6 Ng5 20. e3 Ne6 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Bb5 Rab8 23. Rc5 Kf7 24. Kd2 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rxc6
26. Bxc6 Rxb2+ 27. Kd3 Rxf2 28. e4 Ke7 29. e5 Rxg2 30. Rb1 Rg4
31. Rb7+ Kf8 32. Rb8+ Kf7 33. Rd8 Kg6 34. Rd6 Kf5 35. Bd7 Kxe5
36. Rxe6+ Kf4 37. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.08"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6
7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. cxd5 O-O
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. dxc6 Be6 14. Be2 Rac8 15. Bf3 bxc6 16. Ne4
Bxb2+ 17. Kxb2 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 h6 19. Ka1 a5 20. Bh7+ Kh8
21. Bd3 Rb8 22. Qc3 Bxb3 23. Rb1 a4 24. g3 Rbd8 25. Rhc1 Be6
26. Bc2 a3 27. Rb4 c5 28. Rh4 Kg8 29. Ra4 Rd2 30. Bh7+ Kxh7
31. Qxd2 c4 32. Qb4 Qf6+ 33. Qc3 Qf3 34. Rxa3 Rd8 35. Qc2+ Bf5
36. Qxc4 Rd2 37. Qxf7 Qe4 38. Qc4 Qe7 39. Qc5 Qe4 40. Rb3 Rxf2
41. Rb2 Rf3 42. Rb4 Qe6 43. Rf4 Rxf4 44. gxf4 Bg6 45. Qe5 Qh3
46. a4 Qxh2 47. Rc7 Qg1+ 48. Kb2 Bd3 49. f5 Qg5 50. Kc3 Bb1
51. a5 Qg1 52. Kb2 Bd3 53. f6 Qg2+ 54. Ka3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhail Gurevich"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. e4 b4 9. Na4 Bb7 10. Be3 Qa5 11. b3 Be7 12. Nd2
O-O 13. f3 c5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Bxc5
Qxc5 18. Qd6 Rfc8 19. Be2 Ne8 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Kf2 Ba6 22. a3
bxa3 23. Rxa3 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Nd6 25. Bd3 e5 26. Rha1 Kf8
27. Ra6 Rd8 28. R6a5 Rc3 29. Rd5 Rxb3 30. Rxa7 f6 31. Bc4 Rb7
32. Rxd6 Rb2+ 33. Kg3 Rxd6 34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. Rxg7 Rd7 36. Rxd7
Kxd7 37. Bg8 h6 38. Bh7 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mikhail Gurevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. Bg5 d6 9. Nd2 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 Nbd7
12. f3 Re8 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Bh4 d5 15. Bf2 a5 16. b3 a4 17. b4
e5 18. O-O e4 19. fxe4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Qe6 21. Bg3 Nxe4 22. Bxe4
Qxe4 23. Rf2 cxb4 24. Qxb4 Bd5 25. Rd1 Qxc4 26. Qxc4 Bxc4
27. Rxd7 Rxe3 28. Rfd2 h6 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kh7 31. Rd4
Bb5 32. Bd6 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rc2 35. g4 g5 36. Ke3
Kg6 37. Rd5 Bd7 38. Rd4 h5 39. gxh5+ Kxh5 40. Bb4 Bc6 41. Rd2
Rc4 42. Rd4 Rc1 43. Rd8 Bg2 44. Rd2 Bh3 45. Rd8 f5 46. Rh8+
Kg4 47. Ra8 f4+ 48. Kd2 Rh1 49. Rxa4 Rxh2+ 50. Kc3 Re2 51. Bd6
Bg2 52. Rd4 Be4 53. Rd1 Bc6 54. Rd4 Kf5 55. Rc4 Be4 56. Rc5+
Kg4 57. Be7 Bf5 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.12"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6
13.Re1 Bf5 14.Qf3 Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.Be3 Bxd3
18.Qxd5 Rad8 19.Qf3 Bc4 20.Nd2 Be6 21.Bd4 Bb8 22.Ne4 Bd5
23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qf6+ Kg8 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.13"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 dxc4
7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Nc6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. O-O Nxe3
12. Nxe3 Bxc5 13. Nxc4 Ke7 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Nfe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Bd6 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bxb7 Ra7 19. Bc6+ Ke7 20. b3 Rb8 21. Rb1
f5 22. e3 Rc7 23. Bf3 Rc3 24. Be2 Rcxb3 25. Rxb3 Rxb3 26. Bxa6
Ra3 27. Bb5 Be5 28. Kg2 Ra1 29. Rxa1 Bxa1 30. a5 Be5 31. a6
Bb8 32. h4 Ba7 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. g4 h6 35. h5 g5 36. hxg6 Kxg6
37. gxf5+ exf5 38. Bf1 Kg5 39. Kg3 Kf6 40. Bg2 Bb6 41. Kh4 Kg6
42. Bc6 Bd8+ 43. Kg3 Bb6 44. e4 Kf6 45. f4 fxe4 46. Bxe4 Ke6
47. Kg4 Kf6 48. Bg2 Ba7 49. Bh3 Bc5 50. f5 Ba7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.15"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1
Bc8 14.c3 Be6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.b4 Qd7 17.Qb3 Rfb8 18.Bd2 a5
19.Ng5 axb4 20.axb4 cxb4 21.Nxe6 d5 22.Ng5 bxc3 23.Bxc3 b4
24.Bb2 Na5 25.Qd1 dxe4 26.Bxe5 Rb5 27.d4 b3 28.Qe2 Rc8 29.Ne3
Nd5 30.Nxd5 Bxg5 31.Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6
8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Qe2 Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4
13.Bg3 Bd6 14.Bb5 Bxg3 15.hxg3 c6 16.Ba4 b5 17.Bc2 Bxc2
18.Qxc2 Qb6 19.Rac1 Rfc8 20.g4 Qd8 21.Qd3 a6 22.Rfd1 Qe7
23.Rc3 Rc7 24.a3 Nf6 25.Rdc1 Nxg4 26.Rxc6 Rac8 27.Rxc7 Rxc7
28.Rc3 Qd6 29.Qc2 Rxc3 30.Qxc3 Qd5 31.Ne1 Qd6 32.Kf1 Qh2
33.Qc6 g5 34.Qxa6 Qh1+ 35.Ke2 Nh2 36.Qa8+ Kg7 37.Qe4 h5 38.Kd2
Nf1+ 39.Kd1 Qg1 40.Qf3 g4 41.Qf4 g3 42.Ke2 h4 43.Nd3 gxf2
44.Qxh4 Nxe3 45.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 46.Kxf2 Nf5 47.d5 exd5 48.Nb4 d4
49.Kf3 Nd6 50.b3 f5 51.Nc6 Kf6 52.Nxd4 Ke5 53.Ke3 f4+ 54.Kd3
Kd5 55.Ne2 Ke5 56.Nc3 Nf5 57.Nxb5 Nh4 58.a4 Nxg2 59.Nd4 Ne1+
60.Ke2 Ng2 61.a5 Ne3 62.Kd3 Kd6 63.b4 Ng4 64.Kc4 Ne3+ 65.Kb5
Nd5 66.Nf3 Nc7+ 67.Kc4 Nd5 68.b5 Ne3+ 69.Kd4 Nf5+ 70.Kc4 Ne3+
71.Kd3 Kc5 72.b6 Nd5 73.b7 Nb4+ 74.Ke4 Na6 75.Nd4 f3 76.Ne6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bg3 Bb4+
12. Ke2 c5 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 cxb4 15. Qb3 Nc5 16. dxc5 bxc5
17. axb4 c4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Qc3 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 Kxh7 21. Qd6
Bf5 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Nd4 Bg6 24. Kd2 a5 25. Ra4 Ra6 26. Rha1
Rda8 27. Nb5 Rb6 28. Rxa5 c3+ 29. Nxc3 Rb2+ 30. Ke1 Rc8
31. R5a2 Rxa2 32. Nxa2 d4 33. exd4 Ra8 34. d5 Bf5 35. d6 Bd7
36. Bf4 Kg6 37. Bd2 Ra6 38. Bc3 Rxd6 39. Nb4 Bb5 40. Nc2 Rd3
41. Ra3 f6 42. Bd4 Rxa3 43. Nxa3 Bc6 44. f3 Kf7 45. Nc4 Ke6
46. Ne3 Bb7 47. Bc5 Bc6 48. Kf2 Bb7 49. f4 Be4 50. g3 h5
51. Ke2 g5 52. Kd2 h4 53. Kc3 hxg3 54. hxg3 gxf4 55. gxf4 Bb1
56. Kd4 Bg6 57. Bb6 Bb1 58. Bd8 f5 59. Kc5 Be4 60. Bg5 Bb1
61. Nd5 Be4 62. Nb4 Kd7 63. Na2 Ke6 64. Nc3 Bf3 65. Nb5 Be4
66. Nd4+ Kd7 67. Bf6 Kc7 68. Ne6+ Kd7 69. Ng7 Kc7 70. Be7 Kd7
71. Bf8 Kc7 72. Kd4 Kd7 73. Ke5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3 d6 9. c3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Re8 12. Qc2
Bf8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 g4 16. Nh4 exd4 17. Nd2 dxc3
18. Qxc3 Ne5 19. Nf5 Nh5 20. Nf1 Nxg3 21. N1xg3 Re6 22. Rad1
Rc8 23. Ne2 Qg5 24. Ned4 Rf6 25. h4 gxh3 26. Qxh3 Qg4
27. Qxg4+ Nxg4 28. Nc6 Re6 29. f3 Ne5 30. Nfd4 Ree8 31. Re2 d5
32. exd5 Nxc6 33. dxc6 Bg7 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Nf5 Bxb2 36. Rd7
Re6 37. Rxc7 Bxa3 38. Kf1 Bc5 39. Ng3 b4 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. Ne4
b3 42. c7 Rc6 43. Nf6+ Kg6 44. Rg8+ Kxf6 45. c8=Q Rxc8
46. Rxc8 Bb4 47. Rc1 a5 48. Ke2 a4 49. Rc6+ Kg7 50. Kd3 a3
51. Ra6 a2 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.14"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qb3 O-O
7. Bg2 Qb6 8. O-O Rd8 9. h3 Be6 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. Qxb6 axb6
12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. f4 Na6 16. g4 Nc7
17. f5 Nb5 18. Bb2 Bh6 19. h4 f6 20. Nf3 gxf5 21. exf5 Nd6
22. Rfe1 Kf7 23. Bh3 Rg8 24. Kf2 Bf4 25. Ne5+ fxe5 26. dxe5
Nc4 27. e6+ Kf8 28. exd7 Nxb2 29. Re4 Bd6 30. Ke3 b5 31. Rb1
Nc4+ 32. Rxc4 bxc4 33. Rxb7 Kg7 34. Bg2 Kf6 35. g5+ Kxf5
36. Bxc6 Rab8 37. Kd4 Kg4 38. a4 Kxh4 39. a5 Rxb7 40. Bxb7
Kxg5 41. a6 Bb8 42. Kxc4 Kf6 43. Kb5 e5 44. Kb6 Ke7 45. Bc8
Rg2 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bd5 Bd7 16. Bb3 Be6 17. c3
Bxb3 18. Qxb3 g6 19. Qa2 a5 20. a4 b4 21. Bd2 Qc7 22. Nh2 Rfd8
23. Nhg4 Nxg4 24. Nxg4 Bf8 25. Re3 Bg7 26. Rf3 Qe7 27. Qd5
Rac8 28. Rd1 Rd7 29. Ne3 Qe6 30. Nc4 Rcc7 31. Bg5 h6 32. Bf6
Qxd5 33. exd5 Ne7 34. Bxe7 Rxe7 35. Nxa5 bxc3 36. bxc3 e4
37. Re3 exd3 38. Rdxd3 c4 39. Nxc4 Rxe3 40. Nxe3 Ra7 41. g3
Rxa4 42. Kg2 Bf6 43. Kf3 Bd8 44. Rd4 Ra3 45. Rb4 Bf6 46. Rb6
Be5 47. c4 Kg7 48. g4 Ra1 49. Ke4 Bh2 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. Rb1 Be5
52. Rd1 Bc3 53. Rc1 Bd4 54. Rc2 Ra3 55. Kg2 Bxe3 56. fxe3 Rxe3
57. c5 dxc5 58. Rxc5 Rd3 59. h4 Kf6 60. Rc6+ Ke5 61. g5 hxg5
62.hxg5 Rxd5 63.Rf6 Ke4 64.Rxf7 Rxg5+ 65.Kh3 Rf5 66.Ra7 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. Bf4 Nc5
12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nf6
17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. b4 h6 19. Nf3 Ncd7 20. Nb5 Rfc8 21. Qd2 Rc6
22. Rd1 a6 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. e4 e5 25. Rd3 Rc2 26. Qe1 a5
27. Ra3 Ng4 28. Rd2 Rc1 29. Rd1 Rc2 30. Rd2 Rc1 31. Rd1 Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.17"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 c5 11. g3 O-O
12. Nh4 Re8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Qg5 15. f6 Nxf6 16. Ne4 Qf5
17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. f4 Qh6 19. f5 e4 20. Re1 Rad8 21. Qg4 exd3
22. cxd3 Bf8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd1 Qe3+ 25. Kf1 g6 26. Bc1 Qe5
27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qf3 Qa1 29. Qf2 Bg7 30. Kg2 Qe5 31. Rf1 Qe7
32. Bg5 Qd7 33. Qf3 Bd4 34. g4 c6 35. h4 Re6 36. Kh3 b5
37. Bd2 Rf6 38. Qg2 Rd6 39. Bf4 Rd5 40. Rf3 Qe6 41. Bg3 Bg7
42. Qf1 Rd8 43. Bf2 Qd5 44. Qe2 Bf8 45. Kg2 Rd6 46. Kg1 Re6
47. Re3 Rxe3 48. Bxe3 Qe5 49. Kf1 Qg3 50. h5 Qh3+ 51. Kg1 Bd6
52. hxg6 fxg6 53. Bf4 Bf8 54. Qe6+ Kh7 55. Qd7+ Bg7 56. Kf2
Qh4+ 57. Ke2 Qf6 58. Ke3 Qa1 59. g5 Qe1+ 60. Kf3 Qf1+ 61. Ke3
c4 62. dxc4 bxc4 63. bxc4 Qc1+ 64. Kf3 Qxc4 65. Qh3+ Kg8
66. Qc8+ Bf8 67. Qe8 Qd3+ 68. Be3 c5 69. Qc6 Qf1+ 70. Kg3 Qe1+
71. Kf4 Qh4+ 72. Ke5 Qh8+ 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.19"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. cxd5 exd5 8. b4 Bf5 9. f3 h6 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Nf5 Nc6 13. Qc2 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 a5 15. b5 Ne7 16. Bh3 Nh7
17. g3 c5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. O-O c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Kh1 Ng5
22. Bg2 Rc8 23. f4 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rd1 Qe8 26. Qxe4 Rc6
27. Qf3 Qa8 28. Rd3 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Rb1 Bxa3 31. Bxa3
Rxc3 32. Rd1 Qe8 33. Bxe7 Qxe7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. e4 Re3 36. e5
Qb4 37. Qd5 a4 38. f5 Re1+ 39. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kg1
Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kg1 a3 44. Qxf7 Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Qxe5
46. Qa7 Qb2+ 47. Kh3 Kg8 48. Qe3 Kf8 49. Qc5+ Ke8 50. Qc8+ Ke7
51. Qc7+ Kf6 52. Qd6+ Kxf5 53. Qd5+ Kf6 54. Qd6+ Kf7 55. Qd7+
Kg6 56. Qd3+ Kf7 57. Qd7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8
12. a3 Bf8 13. Nb5 Rd7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bd3 a6 16. Nc3 Rd8
17. O-O Nb8 18. Rb1 a5 19. h3 c6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Be6
22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Nd7 24. Rc3 Be7 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Nf6
27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. b5 cxb5 29. Rcb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "172"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Be3 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7
12. Nh4 g6 13. Bh6 exd4 14. Bxf8 Nxf8 15. e5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Qd6
17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4
Rd7 22. Qe5 Qb4 23. Qf6 d3 24. Re8 d2 25. Rf1 Qxb3 26. axb3
d1=Q 27. Rb8 Qe2 28. h4 Qe7 29. Qc3 Rd8 30. Re1 Qc7 31. Rxd8
Qxd8 32. Qc5 a6 33. h5 gxh5 34. Qxh5 Bc8 35. Qc5 Qd5 36. Qc1
Be6 37. Rd1 Qxb3 38. Rd6 Kg7 39. Rxc6 a5 40. Rc5 Ng6 41. Rh5
Kg8 42. Qd2 f6 43. Rc5 a4 44. Qd6 Nf8 45. Qd4 Kg7 46. Kh2 Bd7
47. Rg5+ Kf7 48. Rd5 Be6 49. Rc5 Nd7 50. Rh5 Kg7 51. Qe4 f5
52. Qd4+ Nf6 53. Rg5+ Kf7 54. Qa7+ Nd7 55. Qd4 Nf6 56. Qa7+
Nd7 57. Qd4 Qd5 58. Qg7+ Ke8 59. Qh8+ Ke7 60. Qxh7+ Kd6
61. Qh4 Qe5+ 62. Rg3 Qxb2 63. Rd3+ Bd5 64. Qh6+ Qf6 65. Qd2
Qe5+ 66. Kg1 Nc5 67. Rh3 Qe4 68. f3 Qc4 69. Qa5 Ne6 70. Kh2
Bc6 71. Rh7 b4 72. Qa7 b3 73. Qe7+ Kd5 74. Rh4 Qc5 75. Qf7 Qf8
76. Qa7 Qd6+ 77. Kh1 Qc5 78. Qf7 Kd6 79. Qf6 Qe5 80. Qh6 f4
81. Qh7 b2 82. Qd3+ Kc5 83. Kh2 Bb5 84. Qa3+ Kc4 85. Qa2+ Kc3
86. Rh7 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.22"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bh3 c5 11. O-O Nc6
12. Be3 Re8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Na4 d4 15. Bf4 Nb4 16. a3 Nbd5
17. Bd2 Ne4 18. Re1 Bb5 19. Bf5 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Bxa4 21. bxa4
Nc3 22. Rxc3 dxc3 23. Qxc3 c4 24. Qxc4 Bxa3 25. h4 Qe7 26. Bd3
Rac8 27. Qg4 Qb4 28. Qh5 g6 29. Qh6 Qc3 30. Qf4 Bc1 31. Qg4
Rcd8 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. Bxc4 Bh6 34. a5 Re4 35. Bb5 Rc8 36. a6
Rb4 37. Bd3 Rc1 38. Rxc1 Bxc1 39. Ne5 Rb6 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Bc4
Bb2 42. Nf3 Bf6 43. Bd3 Kf8 44. Nd2 Ke7 45. Ne4 Kd7 46. f4 Ke7
47. Kf3 h5 48. Nd2 Bc3 49. Nf1 Bd4 50. g4 hxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Rc6
52. Nd2 Be3 53. Nc4 Bc1 54. Ne5 Rf6 55. Bb5 Rxf4+ 56. Kg3 Kd6
57. Nc6 Kc5 58. Nxa7 Kb6 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.24"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Be7
7. Nbd2 d5 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. e4 O-O 10. Re1 dxe4 11. Nxe4 c5
12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Be4 Bxc1
16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Raxc1 Nf6 18. Be4 Qxd4 19. Rcd1 Qe5 20. Bf3
Qc7 21. Rd3 Rbd8 22. Red1 Kg8 23. Kg2 g6 24. h4 Rfe8 25. g4
Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Qf4 27. Qe2 g5 28. Qd2 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 gxh4
30. Kh3 Re7 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rd1 Nd7 33. Kxh4 Ne5 34. Be2 Nc6
35. Rd6 Rc7 36. g5 Kf8 37. Bg4 Ke7 38. Rd1 Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Kxd7
40. f4 Ke7 41. Be2 Nd4 42. Bd3 Kf8 43. Kg4 Kg7 44. Kh4 f5
45. Kh5 Nc6 46. Kh4 Nb4 47. Bb1 Kg6 48. a3 Nc6 49. Bc2 Nd4
50. Bd1 Kg7 51. Kg3 Kg6 52. Kh4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2
c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Nf6
13.e4 b5 14.exd5 exd5 15.Re1 Rb8 16.c5 Bc8 17.Nf3 Ne4 18.Rxe4
dxe4 19.Ne5 Qd5 20.Qe1 Bf5 21.g4 Bg6 22.f3 b4 23.fxe4 Qe6
24.Bb2 Bf6 25.Nxc6 Qxc6 26.e5 Qa6 27.exf6 Rfe8 28.Qf1 Qe2
29.Qf2 Qxg4 30.h3 Qg5 31.Bc1 Qh5 32.Bf4 Rbd8 33.c6 Be4 34.c7
Rc8 35.Re1 Qg6 36.Rxe4 Rxe4 37.d5 Rce8 38.d6 Re1+ 39.Kh2 Qf5
40.Qg3 g6 41.Qg5 Qxg5 42.Bxg5 Rd1 43.Bc6 Re2+ 44.Kg3 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.27"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6
12. O-O Nc5 13. Ne3 Bg6 14. b4 Ne6 15. a5 a6 16. Qa4 Bd6
17. Ned5 Qf7 18. Bxe5 fxe5 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. Ndc3 O-O 21. e3 Be7
22. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.28"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4
h6 13. h3 Rb8 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Nfd2 Ne7 17. d4 Ng6
18. d5 Bd7 19. Rec1 Re8 20. c3 Nf4 21. Qd1 Qd8 22. Ba4 Qe7
23. b3 g6 24. Nb2 Rec8 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. c4 Qe8 27. Qf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6
12. O-O Nc5 13. Ne3 Bg6 14. b4 Ne6 15. Qb3 Bf7 16. Qb1 Nxf4
17. gxf4 Ng6 18. b5 Qxf4 19. Rd1 Bd6 20. Rxd6 Qxd6 21. bxc6
O-O 22. Nb5 Qc5 23. cxb7 Rab8 24. Qf5 Ne5 25. Qc2 Qb6 26. Qc7
Rfd8 27. Rc1 Qa6 28. Nf5 Qb6 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Rc8+ Qd8
31. Nxa7 Be8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Bd5+ Bf7 34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nec6
1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. d5 Nd7 12. Nd2
f5 13. exf5 Nf6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxf5 16. Bd3 g4 17. O-O
Qe8 18. c5 Qg6 19. Re1 Nf7 20. Bh4 Rae8 21. Rc1 dxc5 22. Rxc5
Nd6 23. Qa4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qh6 25. Bg3 Qd2 26. Rcc1 Re7 27. h4
Qxb2 28. Qd1 Qxa2 29. h5 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Qa6 31. Qb3 Kh8
32. Rce1 Qb6 33. Rb4 Qc5 34. Rxb7 Ref7 35. Rb5 Qd6 36. Qc4 Rf5
37. Qxg4 Qh6 38. Rb8 Rxf2 39. Rxf8+ Rxf8 40. Rxe5 Qd6 41. Rf5
Qe7 42. Rxf8+ Bxf8 43. Bf2 h6 44. Qd4+ Kg8 45. Qc4 Qf7
46. Bxa7 Bg7 47. Be3 Kh8 48. Bd4 Bxd4+ 49. Qxd4+ Kh7 50. Qe5
Qg7 51. Qf5+ Kh8 52. Kh2 Qe7 53. Kh3 Qd6 54. Qf7 Qe5 55. g3
Qe4 56. Qf1 Kh7 57. Qd1 Qe5 58. Qf3 Kg7 59. Qg4+ Kh8 60. Qg6
Qxd5 61. Qxh6+ Kg8 62. Qg6+ Kh8 63. Qf6+ Kh7 64. Kh4 Qe4+
65. g4 Qe1+ 66. Kg5 Qd2+ 67. Qf4 Qd8+ 68. Kf5 Qf8+ 69. Ke4
Qb4+ 70. Kf3 Qc3+ 71. Qe3 Qf6+ 72. Kg3 Qd6+ 73. Kh4 c5 74. g5
Qh2+ 75. Kg4 Qg2+ 76. Kf5 Qd5+ 77. Kf6 Qd6+ 78. Qe6 Qd4+
79. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6
12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Qd2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Ne1 Nf6 16. Bh3 Rb8
17. Nd3 Ba8 18. f3 e6 19. Bf2 Re8 20. Nb4 a5 21. Na6 Rc8
22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nd5 24. Rd1 Nc3 25. R1d2 b5 26. Rd7 Be5
27. cxb5 Nxb5 28. Bf1 Bc6 29. R7d3 Na3 30. f4 Bf6 31. Nc5 Be7
32. Rd1 Nb5 33. Na4 Be4 34. Rd7 Bb4 35. Bg2 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Rc2
37. Rb7 Na3 38. Rdd7 Rf8 39. Kf3 Nb1 40. Be3 Rxa2 41. Bc5 Nd2+
42. Kg2 Bxc5 43. Nxc5 e5 44. Ne6 exf4 45. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "246"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.a3 cxd4 10.axb4 dxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.Be2 Nd5
13.Bd3 Qxc3 14.Ra3 Qf6 15.Qc2 h6 16.b5 Nb4 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Qb1
a5 19.Be4 Nc5 20.Bd2 Bd7 21.Bxb4 axb4 22.Qxb4 Rxa3 23.Qxc5
Rfa8 24.Ne5 b6 25.Qc7 Bxb5 26.Bxa8 Rxa8 27.Rd1 Ba4 28.Rd4 Be8
29.g3 Kh7 30.Kg2 Ra5 31.Nc4 Ra2 32.Rf4 Qc3 33.Qxb6 Ra1 34.Qb7
Qc1 35.Kh3 f6 36.Rg4 Bg6 37.Rxg6 Kxg6 38.Qe4+ Kf7 39.Nd6+ Ke7
40.Nf5+ Kd7 41.Nxg7 Qf1+ 42.Kh4 Qxf2 43.Qxe6+ Kc7 44.Qc4+ Kb7
45.Qe4+ Kb8 46.Qf4+ Qxf4+ 47.exf4 Ra2 48.h3 Kc8 49.Kh5 Ra3
50.Nf5 Kd7 51.Kxh6 Ke6 52.Kg6 Ra5 53.Ng7+ Ke7 54.h4 Ra6 55.Nh5
Ra8 56.Ng7 Ra6 57.g4 f5+ 58.Kxf5 Kf7 59.Nh5 Ra5+ 60.Ke4 Ra3
61.g5 Rh3 62.Kf5 Rxh4 63.g6+ Kg8 64.Kg5 Rh1 65.Nf6+ Kf8 66.Nh5
Rg1+ 67.Kh6 Rh1 68.f5 Kg8 69.Kg5 Rg1+ 70.Kf6 Rg4 71.Ng7 Ra4
72.Ne6 Ra5 73.Nc7 Kf8 74.Ke6 Ra7 75.Nb5 Re7+ 76.Kf6 Rd7 77.Nc3
Rd6+ 78.Kg5 Kg7 79.Nb5 Rd5 80.Nc7 Re5 81.Ne6+ Kg8 82.Kf6 Ra5
83.Nc7 Rc5 84.Ne8 Rc1 85.Nd6 Kf8 86.Ne4 Rc6+ 87.Kg5 Rc4 88.Ng3
Rc3 89.Ne4 Rc4 90.Nf6 Rc1 91.Nd7+ Kg8 92.f6 Rf1 93.Ne5 Rg1+
94.Kf5 Rf1+ 95.Ke6 Re1 96.Kd6 Re2 97.Nc6 Rg2 98.Ke6 Re2+
99.Kd7 Kf8 100.Kd6 Rg2 101.Ne5 Rd2+ 102.Ke6 Re2 103.Kf5 Rf2+
104.Kg5 Rg2+ 105.Kh4 Rf2 106.Ng4 Rg2 107.Ne5 Rf2 108.Kg5 Rg2+
109.Kf4 Rf2+ 110.Nf3 Rf1 111.Ke3 Kg8 112.Kf4 Kf8 113.Ke4 Kg8
114.Ke3 Ra1 115.Kf4 Rf1 116.Kg4 Rf2 117.Kg3 Rf1 118.Kf4 Rf2
119.Ke4 Rf1 120.Ke3 Ra1 121.Kd4 Rf1 122.Ke4 Rf2 123.g7 Rg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.22"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6
12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. g4 h6 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Nxg4
17. Qh4 Ngf6 18. Qh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 Ngf6 20. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.23"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 c5 6. cxd5 Nxc3
7. bxc3 Qxd5 8. e3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. cxd4 e6 11. Rb1 Be7
12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nf3 b6 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rhc1 Rhc8
17. g4 h6 18. h4 Na5 19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8
22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Ne5 Bb7 24. a3 Nc6 25. Ng4 Nb8 26. Kd2 Bc6
27. Kc3 Nd7 28. f4 a5 29. e4 b5 30. Bc2 f5 31. exf5 exf5
32. Ne5 Nxe5 33. dxe5 b4+ 34. axb4 axb4+ 35. Kxb4 Bd7 36. Bb3
Bc6 37. Kc5 Be8 38. e6 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2
c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8
13.Re1 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Rc1 Nf6 16.e3 Bb7 17.Rc2 cxd4
18.Bxd4 Qd7 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Qb1 h5 21.Rd1 Qe6 22.Rc1 g6 23.h3
Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Qc6 25.Qb1 Ne4 26.Nf3 Ba3 27.Be5 Qc1+ 28.Qxc1
Bxc1 29.a4 Ba3 30.Bb8 a6 31.Ne5 Be7 32.Bc7 b5 33.axb5 axb5
34.Ba5 Bd6 35.Nd3 Kf8 36.Bb4 Ke7 37.Bxd6+ Kxd6 38.b4 Bc8
39.Ne1 Nc3 40.Nc2 Na2 41.Bf1 Bf5 42.Nd4 Bd7 43.Nxb5 Bxb5
44.Bxb5 Nxb4 45. Kg2 Na2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 Ne4 6.Qd3 Qa5 7.Qxe4
Bxc3+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Nc6 10.dxc5 b6 11.Bg2 Bb7 12.Qf4 bxc5
13.Qd6 Qb6 14.Ne4 Nd4 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.Nd6+ Ke7 17.Bxb7 Nc2+
18.Kd2 Nxa1 19.Nxf7 Rxa2 20.Nxh8 Rxb2+ 21.Kd3 Rb3+ 22.Ke4 Nc2
23.e3 b5 24.Kf4 bxc4 25.Be4 Nb4 26.Bxh7 Nd3+ 27.Kg5 Nxf2
28.Rf1 Rb2 29.h4 d5 30.Ra1 Kd7 31.Nf7 c3 32.Kg6 Ng4 33.Rg1 Re2
34.Kxg7 Rxe3 35.h5 d4 36.h6 c4 37.Bc2 Nxh6 38.Nxh6 d3 39.Ba4+
Kd6 40.g4 Kc5 41.g5 Kb4 42.Ng4 Re4 43.Nf6 Re5 44.Bd1 d2 45.g6
Re1 46.Kf7 Rxg1 47.g7 Ka3 48.Bg4 Rxg4 49.Nxg4 d1=Q 50.g8=Q
Qd7+ 51.Kf6 Qd4+ 52.Kxe6 c2 53.Qa8+ Kb2 54.Qb8+ Kc1 55.Qg8 Kd1
0-1

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Ne4
12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Bxc8 Rxc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rfb1 b6 16. Rb4
Qa6 17. Nd2 O-O 18. f3 Nh5 19. g3 Rce8 20. e4 b5 21. Re1 Qg6
22. Rxb5 dxe4 23. fxe4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kf1 Qf4+
26. Ke2 Qg4+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Qg4+ 29. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.04"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Na6
12. Bf4 Re8 13. Ne5 h6 14. Nb5 c5 15. Nc4 Bc6 16. Ncd6 Rf8
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nd4 cxd4 19. Rxc6 Nb4 20. Nb7 Qe8 21. Rc7
Na6 22. Rc1 Qb5 23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Qd3 Bxd6 25. Qxa6 Bxf4
26. gxf4 Qg4 27. Qd3 Qxf4 28. Rcd1 Rfe8 29. Rfe1 Rac8 30. Qxd4
Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc2 32. a4 Rexe2 33. Rxe2 Rxe2 34. Bxd5 Nxd5
35. Rxd5 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2
d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Bxd5 exd5 11.Be3 Bh3 12.Rc1 Nc6
13.Nxc6 Qxc6 14.f3 Qc4 15.Kf2 Be6 16.Qxc4 dxc4 17.Rhd1 Bxc3
18.bxc3 b6 19.Rd4 Rfd8 20.g4 Rd5 21.g5 Rad8 22.h4 Kf8 23.Rb1
Ke7 24.Rb2 R8d6 25.Rxd5 Rxd5 26.Bd4 f6 27.e4 Ra5 28.f4 Bd7
29.Ke3 Rb5 30.Rg2 Kf7 31.h5 fxg5 32.fxg5 g6 33.Rf2+ Ke8
34.hxg6 hxg6 35.Bf6 Rb1 36.Kd4 Rd1+ 37.Kxc4 Be6+ 38.Kb5 Ra1
39.Rh2 Rxa2 40.Rh7 Bd7+ 41.Kc4 Rd2 42.Bd4 Be6+ 43.Kb5 Bd7+
44.Ka6 Bc6 45.Kxa7 Bxe4 46.Kxb6 Rb2+ 47.Kc5 Rb7 48.Rh4 Rc7+
49.Kb4 Rb7+ 50.Kc4 Bf5 51.Kc5 Rc7+ 52.Kd6 Rd7+ 53.Kc6 Re7
54.Bf6 Re4 55.Rh8+ Kf7 56.Rh7+ Kg8 57.Rg7+ Kf8 58.Kb5 Re8
59.c4 Rb8+ 60.Ka5 Ra8+ 61.Kb4 Rb8+ 62.Kc3 Rc8 63.Ra7 Be6
64.Be7+ Kg8 65.c5 Bd5 66.Kd4 Bg2 67.Ke5 Ra8 68.Rc7 Ra1 69.Kf6
Be4 70.Rc8+ Kh7 71.Rd8 Ra6+ 72.Kf7 Bf5 73.Rd4 Be6+ 74.Kf8 Ra8+
75.Bd8 Bg4 76.c6 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bd6 e5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O
O-O-O 12. Bd3 Qf4 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxd1 15. Bf5+ Kc7
16. Nxf7 Bh5 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. g4 Nh6 19. Rad1+ Kc7 20. Rd7+
Kb6 21. Rxg7 Nxf5 22. gxf5 Rf8 23. Re1 Nc5 24. b4 Nd3 25. Ree7
Nxb4 26. Rxb7+ Kc5 27. Rg5 Bf3 28. f6+ Kxc4 29. Rf5 Bd5
30. Rf4+ Kc3 31. Rbxb4 Bxa2 32. Ra4 Bf7 33. Rxa7 c5 34. f3 c4
35. Kf2 Kb3 36. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4
h6 13. h3 Rb8 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Nfd2 Qb7 17. Qf3 Kh7
18. Nf1 Ne7 19. Ng3 Ng6 20. Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.10"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2
exd4 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Qf6 9. b4 Nge7 10. b5 Ne5 11. Nxe5
Qxe5 12. f4 Qd6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 f6 15. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 16. Nxd4
O-O-O 17. Be6 Kb8 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Ne6 Nc8 20. e5 fxe5
21. Rae1 Nd6 22. Rxe5 Re7 23. g4 h5 24. g5 Rhe8 25. f6 gxf6
26. Rxf6 Nxb5 27. Rxb5 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Kg2 Kc8 30. Kg3
Re4 31. h3 Kd7 32. Rxb7 Ra4 33. a3 Ke6 34. Rb4 Rxa3+ 35. Kh4
Kf7 36. Rc4 a5 37. Rxc7+ Kg6 38. Rc6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.a5 Be6 11.Nbd2 Qc8 12.Nc4 Rb8 13.Bg5
Kh8 14.h3 Ng8 15.c3 bxc3 16.bxc3 f5 17.Ba4 fxe4 18.Bxc6 exf3
19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.Bxf3 Ng6 21.Bg4 Nf4 22.Ra2 Qb7 23.Bf3 Qb3
24.Rc2 Nxd3 25.Qxd3 Qxc4 26.Qxc4 Bxc4 27.Bc6 Rb3 28.g3 g5
29.Re3 Ra3 30.Be4 Rxa5 31.g4 Bd5 32.f3 Bxe4 33.fxe4 Ra1+
34.Kg2 Rff1 35.Ree2 Rg1+ 36.Kh2 Rh1+ 37.Kg3 Rag1+ 38.Rg2 Re1
39.Rgf2 Re3+ 40.Kg2 Rexh3 0-1

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.18"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. e4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Be3 Bxf3
7. Bxf3 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Bxd4 exd4 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. Be2 Nc8 13. Bd3 Nb6 14. f4 Nd7 15. Nf3 c6 16. Rf2 Re8
17. Qd2 Nc5 18. Re1 Rc8 19. g4 b5 20. dxc6 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 bxc4
22. Qxc4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 d5 24. Rxd4 dxc4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rc2
c3 27. bxc3 Rc8 28. Nd4 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. Ke3 Kd6 31. Kd3 a6
32. Rb2 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Rxc6 34. Rb7 Ke6 35. Ra7 h6 36. h3 Rb6
37. Kc4 Rc6+ 38. Kd3 Rb6 39. a4 f5 40. a5 Rb4 41. Kc3 Ra4
42. Rxa6+ Kd5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Ra8 Kc6 45. a6 Ra5 46. Kb4 Ra1
47. d5+ Kb6 48. Kc4 Ra4+ 49. Kc3 Kc7 50. a7 Kb7 51. Rf8 Kxa7
52. d6 Ra3+ 53. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.18"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+
Qe7 7. Nc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 d4 9. Nb5 Kd8 10. c3 a6 11. Na3 dxc3
12. dxc3 Nc6 13. Nc4 Kc7 14. Bc1 b5 15. Bf4+ Kb7 16. O-O-O Nf6
17. Ne3 Be7 18. Bf3 Rhd8 19. Ne2 Be6 20. g4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8
22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. g5 Nd7 24. h4 f6 25. Be4 g6 26. Kd2 fxg5
27. hxg5 Bc7 28. Nd5 Bxf4+ 29. Nexf4 Bf7 30. Ne7 Nde5 31. Nd3
Kb6 32. Nxc6 Nxc6 33. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Bg4 6. Ne5 h5
7. h3 Be6 8. d3 Nh6 9. Qe1 Nd7 10. Nf3 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 d4
12. Nbd2 Nf5 13. Ne4 Bd5 14. c4 dxc3 15. bxc3 Nc5 16. Nh4 Nxh4
17. gxh4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Bc4 19. Ba3 Qa5 20. Bb4 Qc7 21. Bc5 b6
22. Be3 c5 23. a4 O-O 24. Rg1 e6 25. Bf3 Bh6 26. Qf2 Kh7
27. f5 exf5 28. Bxh6 Kxh6 29. exf5 Qf4 30. Raf1 Rae8 31. fxg6
fxg6 32. Qg2 Qd6 33. Bxh5 Rxf1 34. Rxf1 Re5 35. Qg3 Bd5+
36. Kg1 Be4 37. Rf7 Qd1+ 38. Kf2 Rf5+ 39. Rxf5 Bxf5 40. Qg5+
Kh7 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Bg4 Qd2 43. Qe5 Qd8 44. Qf4+ Kh7 45. Bxf5
gxf5 46. Qxf5+ Kh6 47. Qg5+ Qxg5 48. hxg5+ Kxg5 49. Kf3 Kf5
50. h4 c4 51. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 e5 4. c4 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6
7. Nc3 Bg7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Qe3+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Bg5 Na5
12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Ke6 14. Rac1 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5
Bxb2 17. Nxc7+ Kd6 18. Nxa8 Bxc1 19. c5+ Ke7 20. Rxc1 Rxa8
21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rc3 Nc6 23. a3 b5 24. Re3+ Kf8 25. Rb3 Nd4
26. Rd3 Nxe2 27. Kf3 Nc1 28. Rc3 Na2 29. Rb3 Ra4 30. Ne4 b4
31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Ra3 Nc1 33. Nf6 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.20"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O
Bc5 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. Nd3 Nxe4 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3
Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 d6 14. b4 Be6 15. a3 Qf6 16. f3 Bd5
17. Qd3 Qf7 18. Rfe1 a5 19. Bd4 axb4 20. axb4 Rae8 21. Bc3 Qf4
22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Bc4 25. Qc3 Bb5 26. h3
Qc4 27. Qxc4+ Bxc4 28. Bh4 Be2 29. Bd8 c5 30. bxc5 dxc5
31. Bxc7 Bd1 32. c3 c4 33. Kf2 Bc2 34. Ke3 Kf7 35. Be5 g6
36. Kf4 Bd3 37. Bd4 Bf1 38. g4 Bxh3 39. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.20"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. h3 Bg7
7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O b5 9. Re1 b4 10. d4 bxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4
12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Ng5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Na5 16. Nc3 Be6
17. Na4 Bf5 18. Nc5 h6 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. Bc3 Rc8 21. f4 Nb6
22. Ba5 Qe8 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. Rac1 Nc4 25. Ba4 Qa8 26. Bc3 Nb6
27. Bb5 Rc7 28. g4 Bd7 29. Nxd7 Nxd7 30. Bb4 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qd8
32. Qb2 a5 33. Ba3 f5 34. Qg2 Nb6 35. Rc6 Nc4 36. Rxg6 Ne3
37. Qg3 Qb8 38. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.21"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. d3 Nge7
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a3 a5 9. Qa4 Rb8 10. Qh4 d5 11. e4 d4 12. cxd4
cxd4 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Ba3 Nec6 16. Rfb1 Bf6
17. Qh6 Bg7 18. Qh4 Bf6 19. Qh6 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.21"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 e6
7. e4 d6 8. Be3 a6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 Rb8 12. a5
bxa5 13. Nb3 Ba8 14. Ra2 O-O 15. Nxa5 Qc7 16. Qd2 d5 17. cxd5
exd5 18. exd5 Bd6 19. Nc4 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bg3 21. Rxa6 Qd8
22. Kg1 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Qh4 24. Rd1 Rfe8 25. Qd4 Qh2+ 26. Kf1
Bxd5 27. Bg1 Qh1 28. Qxd5 Rxe2 29. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 30. Kd3 Rb3+
31. Kd4 Bf2+ 32. Ne3 Rxe3 33. Kc4 h6 34. Ra8+ Nf8 35. Rxf8+
Kxf8 36. Qc5+ Kg8 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Qg6 39. Qxg6+ Kxg6
40. Bxf2 Rxf3 41. Bd4 h5 42. b4 h4 43. Rh8 Kg5 44. b5 Rf1
45. b6 Rb1 46. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.23"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bf4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Bc4 a6 13. a4 Qc8 14. Be2 Bf8 15. Nd2 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nd4
17. Re3 b5 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. Nd5 Qb7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8
22. Nf3 Ne6 23. Be7 Nb6 24. Nxb6 Qxb6 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Rd3
Ke7 27. Qd2 Ra6 28. c3 b4 29. e5 bxc3 30. Qxc3 Qb4 31. Qxb4
cxb4 32. Rd5 Nf4 33. Rb5 Nd3 34. Rb7+ Ke8 35. Rb8+ Ke7
36. Rb7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.23"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 a6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 d5 6. g3 Nf6
7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Nd4 10. g4 dxe4 11. dxe4 b5
12. g5 Nd7 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. Kh1 b4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Ne2 Nc5
17. Ng3 Rc8 18. b3 d3 19. cxd3 Qd4 20. Bd2 Nxd3 21. Qf3 Bc5
22. f5 a5 23. Bf4 e5 24. f6 g6 25. Rad1 Ba6 26. Nf5 gxf5
27. Bg3 f4 28. Bh4 Qe3 29. Qh5 Rfd8 30. Rf3 Qe2 31. Rdf1 Bb7
0-1

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. c4 e6 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Be7
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 d5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Re1 Rc7 12. e4
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 c5 15. Re2 Bf6 16. d5 exd5
17. cxd5 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. d6 Rc8 20. Qc2 Rd8 21. Rd1 Be4
22. Qd2 Qf8 23. Nh4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Qe8 26. Qc3
Qe6 27. Qf3 Nf6 28. Nf5 g6 29. Ne3 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 31. Qa8+
Kg7 32. Qxa7 Qc6+ 33. Kg1 Nd7 34. Qa4 Qxa4 35. bxa4 Kf6 36. f4
Ke6 37. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. O-O a6
7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. Bg5 d6 11. f4 Be7 12. f5
Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Bxd8 Nxd1 15. Bg5 Nxb2 16. Bc1 Nxd3
17. cxd3 e5 18. f6 g6 19. Bh6 Kd7 20. Nc3 Ke6 21. Ra5 Rhb8
22. Be3 b4 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. dxe4 Rb5 25. Ra4 h5 26. Bg5 a5
27. Kf2 Rc8 28. Rc1 d5 29. exd5+ Kxd5 30. Rc4 Rd8 31. Be3 Ke6
32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Bxc5 Rd3 34. Rxa5 Rxb3 35. Rb5 Rb2+ 36. Kf3
b3 37. Rb6+ Kf5 38. h3 h4 39. Rb5 Kxf6 40. Bd6 e4+ 41. Kxe4
Rxg2 42. Be5+ Kg5 43. Kf3 Rc2 44. Bf4+ Kf6 45. Bg5+ Kg7
46. Rxb3 Rc4 47. Ra3 Rb4 48. Be7 Rc4 49. Ra6 f5 50. Re6 Kh6
51. Bd8 Rc3+ 52. Kf4 Rc4+ 53. Ke5 Rc3 54. Kf4 Rc4+ 55. Kf3
Rc3+ 56. Kg2 Rc2+ 57. Kf3 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. d3
g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe1 Rac8 11. Nbd2 Nb4
12. Qc1 b5 13. a3 Nc6 14. Kh1 d5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Qe1 f6 17. h3
Nh6 18. g4 Nd8 19. Qg3 f5 20. g5 Nhf7 21. h4 Ne6 22. Rf2 c4
23. bxc4 dxc4 24. dxc4 bxc4 25. Bc3 Nd6 26. h5 Ne4 27. Nxe4
fxe4 28. Nh2 Nd4 29. Rd1 Nf5 30. Rxd7 Nxg3+ 31. Kg2 Nxh5
32. Bd2 Rcd8 33. Rxe7 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Nxf4+ 35. Kh1 e3 36. Rdd7
Ne6 37. Rd1 e2 38. Re1 Nd4 39. e6 h5 40. Rxa7 Be5 41. e7 Re8
42. c3 Bg3 43. Nf3 Bxe1 44. Nxe1 Nb5 45. Ra6 Kg7 46. Re6 Nxc3
47. Kg2 Nd5 48. Re5 Nxe7 49. Rxe2 Kf7 50. Nf3 Nf5 51. Rxe8
Kxe8 52. Kf2 h4 53. a4 Kd8 54. Ke2 h3 55. Kd2 Nd6 56. Kc3 Ne4+
57. Kd4 c3 58. Kd3 Nxg5 59. Nh2 Ne4 60. a5 Kc7 0-1

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2
d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6 8. d4 Bg7 9. c4 Bg4 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. dxe5
O-O-O 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Be3 Qe4 14. Rc1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qb4+
16. Kf1 fxe5 17. h3 Qxb2 18. Qg4+ Rd7 19. Kg1 h5 20. Qe6 Qb5
21. Kh2 Qd5 22. Qg6 Rg8 23. Qxh5 Bh6 24. Rhg1 Rdg7 25. Qf5+
Kb8 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Rxg1 28. Rxg1 Rxg1 29. Kxg1 Bg7
30. h4 Kc8 31. h5 Kd7 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Bxa7 b6 34. Kg3 Bf8
35. Kg4 Kf6 36. f4 exf4 37. Kxf4 Bc5 38. Bb8 Bd6+ 39. Ke4 Kg5
40. Kd5 Kxh5 41. Kc6 Bc5 42. f3 Kg5 43. Bxc7 Ba3 44. Kxb6 Kf5
45. Kc6 Ke6 46. Bg3 Ke7 47. Bf2 Kd8 48. Bc5 Bb2 49. a4 Bc3
50. Bb6+ Kc8 51. a5 Kb8 52. a6 Bd2 53. Kd5 Bf4 54. Ke4 Bd6
55. Bd4 Ka8 56. Be5 Be7 57. Bd4 Bd6 58. Kf5 Bc7 59. Be5 Ba5
60. Ke4 Ka7 61. f4 Kxa6 62. Kd5 Kb7 63. f5 Bd8 64. Ke6 Kc6
65. Bf6 Ba5 66. Bh4 Bc3 67. Bg3 Bg7 68. Be5 Bf8 69. f6 Bh6
70. f7 Bf8 71. Bf6 Bh6 72. Be7 Bg7 1-0

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.26"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c6 4. c4 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 Na6 9. Nge2 Nc7 10. O-O Be6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6
12. f4 Qd7 13. f5 Ng7 14. e6 fxe6 15. fxg6 O-O-O 16. Bf4 hxg6
17. Be5 Rh7 18. Qc2 Nf5 19. Nb5 Nd6 20. Qxg6 Rh6 21. Qg8 Qe8
22. Nbc3 Rg6 23. Qh7 Bh6 24. Bxd6 exd6 25. Rf7 Rd7 26. Raf1
Rg7 27. Rxd7 Be3+ 28. Kh1 Rxd7 29. Qh3 Bg5 30. Ne4 Bd8 31. Nf4
d5 32. Nc5 Rf7 33. g3 Nc4 34. Re1 Kb8 35. b3 Nb6 36. Qxe6 Qxe6
37. Ncxe6 Bf6 38. Kg2 Nd7 39. h4 Re7 40. Re2 Re8 41. h5 Nf8
42. g4 Nh7 43. Nc5 Rxe2+ 44. Nxe2 b6 45. Nd7+ Kc7 46. Nxf6
Nxf6 47. Kf3 Kd6 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. b4 a5 50. bxa5 bxa5 51. Ng3
Nd7 52. g5 c5 53. dxc5 Nxc5 54. h6 Nd3+ 55. Ke3 Ne5 56. h7 Ng6
57. Nh5 Kf5 58. Nf4 Nh8 59. g6 Kf6 60. Kd4 Kg7 61. Kxd5 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.26"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. e5 Nd7
7. Bb5 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 c4 12. Bc2 a5
13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qd2 b4 15. Qf4 g6 16. Nbd2 bxc3 17. bxc3 a4
18. Rb1 Bc8 19. Nf1 Qa5 20. Bd2 Ra7 21. N1h2 h5 22. Ng5 Nd8
23. Nhf3 Nb6 24. Ra1 Rb7 25. Re3 Na8 26. Nxf7 Nxf7 27. Bxg6
Rf8 28. Ng5 Bxg5 29. Qxg5 Kd7 30. Qxh5 Kc6 31. Rf3 Rh8 32. Qg4
Rg8 33. Rf6 Nd8 34. h4 Qb5 35. h5 Qb2 36. Qd1 Nb6 37. Bc2 Kc7
38. h6 Nd7 39. Rg6 Rh8 40. Rg7 Rb3 41. h7 Rxc3 42. Bxc3 Qxc3
43. Rg3 Qa5 44. Rg8 Nf7 45. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.28"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6
7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Bb3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5
12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 b4 14. Ne4 Bc6 15. Nc5 Qb8 16. Qe3 Bd6
17. Na6 Bf4 18. Nxb8 Bxe3+ 19. Bxe3 Rfxb8 20. f3 Nd5 21. Bf2
a5 22. Bc4 Rc8 23. Rd2 Bb7 24. Bd3 a4 25. Rhd1 a3 26. b3 Nc3
27. Bd4 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 f6 29. Bc4 Bd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Bf2 Ra5
32. Rd3 Kf7 33. Kd2 Ra6 34. Kd1 Rac6 35. Rd2 h5 36. Bd4 g5
37. h3 g4 38. fxg4 hxg4 39. h4 g3 40. Be3 Rh8 41. Rd4 Re6
42. Ke2 Rhe8 43. Re4 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.28"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. g3 Nbd7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. Nge2 Ne8 9. O-O g6 10. Be3 Ng7 11. Kh1 Kh8
12. Qd2 Nf6 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Re8 15. Bg1 Ngh5 16. e5 dxe5
17. fxe5 Ng4 18. Ne4 Nxe5 19. d6 Bf8 20. Bxc5 Bg7 21. Rac1 b6
22. Bg1 Bb7 23. c5 bxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qc8 26. Nd4
Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Rad8 28. Nb7 Rd7 29. Rc7 Qh3 30. Qg2 Ng3+
31. Qxg3 Qxf1 32. Qg2 Qa6 33. Nc5 Qxd6 34. Nb5 Qxc7 35. Nxc7
Rxc7 36. Qd5 Rcc8 37. Nb7 Rc1 38. Nd6 Rd8 39. Kg2 Rc2+ 40. Kg3
Kg8 41. Kh3 h5 42. Bxa7 Rxb2 43. Bc5 Kh7 44. Bd4 Rd2 45. Qa5
Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.29"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5
7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2 Nxe5 9. Qe2 Nbc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Nxd5 Be6
12. O-O O-O 13. Rd1 Bd6 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Ne3 Qe7 16. Bxd6 cxd6
17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. c4 Qb6 20. b3 Qb4 21. Qd3 Qc5
22. Qb1 Rd7 23. Qb2 a5 24. h3 h6 25. Nd5 Ne5 26. Nf4 Bf5
27. Rd5 Qc7 28. Rb5 Qd8 29. Qd4 Bc2 30. Rc1 Nc6 31. Qb6 Qxb6
32. Rxb6 Be4 33. Re1 Rde7 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxb7
Nb4 37. Rb5 Nxa2 38. Rxa5 Nc1 39. Rb5 g5 40. Ng2 Re2 41. Ne3
Nd3 42. Ng4 Kg7 43. Rd5 Nc5 44. Rxd6 Ne4 45. Rd5 h5 46. Ne3
Kg6 47. Nd1 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. Kf1 Rc2 50. Ke1 Rc1 51. Ke2
Rb1 52. Kd3 f5 53. Kc2 Ra1 54. Kb2 Ra7 55. b4 Rf7 56. b5 f4
57. gxf4 Rxf4 58. Rd4 Kf5 59. Ka3 Ke5 60. Rd5+ Ke6 61. Kb4 Nd6
62. Rc5 Rf3 63. Rc6 Kd7 64. Nc3 Rf4 65. Nd5 Rxf2 66. Nb6+ Ke7
67. Nc8+ Nxc8 68. Rxc8 Kf7 69. Rd8 g3 70. Rd3 g2 71. Rg3 Re2
72. c5 Ke6 73. Ka5 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.29"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. f4 d5 5. exd5 Ng4 6. d4 Bxd4
7. Nf3 Bf2+ 8. Kf1 Bb6 9. fxe5 Nf2 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Bg5 f6
12. d6+ Kh8 13. exf6 gxf6 14. dxc7 Bxc7 15. Kxf2 fxg5 16. Qc3+
Qf6 17. Qxf6+ Rxf6 18. Re1 Bb6+ 19. Kg3 Bc7+ 20. Kf2 Bb6+
21. Kg3 Bc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Blindfold"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.30"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. g3 Qc7 6. Bg2 Nf6
7. O-O Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Nb3 b6 10. a5 b5 11. Bf4 d6 12. Nd4
Nxd4 13. Bxa8 Nc6 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Nxb5 axb5
17. Qxb5 Nd4 18. Rxd4 Qa7 19. Qb6 Qxa8 20. Bxd6 e5 21. Rdd1
Bh3 22. f3 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. a6 Rb8 25. Qb7 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2006.03.30"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Nb3 Bd7
7. c3 f6 8. Nh4 f5 9. Nf3 Nh6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nf7 12. O-O
Qe7 13. Nc5 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bb3 O-O-O 16. Qe2 Ng6
17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Bxe6 Kb8 19. Bg5 Qxg5 20. Bxd7 Bd6 21. g3
Rd8 22. Qb5 Ne7 23. Be6 h5 24. f4 Qf6 25. Qc4 h4 26. g4 g5
27. gxf5 Nxf5 28. Qd5 Nxd4 29. Bg4 gxf4 30. Rad1 Nc2 31. Bf3
c6 32. Qb3 Ne3 33. Bxc6 Qg7+ 34. Kh1 Nxf1 35. Rxf1 Bc5 36. Bg2
Rd2 37. Qf3 Be3 38. Qe4 a6 39. b4 h3 40. Bf3 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.21"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Nd2 Bc5 14. Nf1 Qc8 15. h3 Kh8 16. Ng3 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 f5 18. Nxc5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 f4 20. Kh2 Qf5 21. Bd2 Rf6
22. Rg1 Rh6 23. Rg4 a5 24. Re1 Rf8 25. Ne4 Qh5 26. h4 Rg6
27. Rxg6 Qxg6 28. c3 c5 29. Nxc5 Rd8 30. Ne4 Qb6 31. Rd1 Rd3
32. Bc4 Rxf3 33. Be1 g5 34. hxg5 Kg7 35. Rd7+ Kf8 36. Rf7+ Ke8
37. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.22"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 Nc6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. O-O Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qa4 a6 13. a3 Bd6 14. Rc3 Ne7 15. Qh4 f6 16. Nd2 c6
17. Nc4 Bc7 18. Be4 Ng6 19. Qh3 Rf7 20. Nd2 Nf8 21. Nb3 Bxe4
22. dxe4 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. Rcd3 Ke8 26. Nd2
Kd8 27. Nc4 Kc8 28. Rc3 a5 29. a4 Re7 30. h4 b6 31. Rcd3 Rb8
32. h5 h6 33. Kg2 b5 34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Rc3 Kb7 36. b3 Rb4
37. Ra1 Rb5 38. Rd1 Rb4 39. Bc1 c5 40. Rcd3 Kc6 41. Bd2 Rb5
42. Ra1 f5 43. exf5 e4 44. Rc3 Be5 45. Nxa5+ Kc7 46. Bf4 Bxf4
47. gxf4 Nf6 48. e3 Nxh5 49. b4 Rxb4 50. Rxc5+ Kb6 51. Rc6+
Kb5 52. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.23"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3
Nc6 13. Nh2 Nd4 14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd5 Qg5 17. c3
Ne6 18. Nf3 Qd8 19. a4 Nf6 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. b3 g6
23. axb5 axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.24"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 Nc6 9. c5 O-O 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Bd3 Qf6
12. Be3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. O-O Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5
17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Qf5 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bg3 Rfd8 21. Rfe1 f6
22. Rb4 Rbc8 23. Rxb7 Rxc5 24. Rxa7 Nc6 25. Rc7 Rc4 26. Qb2
Re4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28. h3 Ne7 29. f3 Qe6 30. Bf2 h5 31. a4 Nf5
32. g4 Nd6 33. a5 Nf7 34. Qb7 f5 35. gxh5 f4 36. a6 d4
37. cxd4 Rd5 38. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.26"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Ne4
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3
Be6 17. e4 fxe4 18. Rxe4 h6 19. Re3 Qd7 20. Rfe1 Bf7 21. Ne4
Ng6 22. Nc5 Qd5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Nxb7 Nh4
26. Nxh4 Qxd4+ 27. Qf2 Qd1+ 28. Qf1 Qd4+ 29. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.29"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4
exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Qc3 Qd7 11. Nd4
O-O-O 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. axb3 f5 15. Rad1 b5
16. exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Club Cup"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2006.04.30"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Shomoev"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Na5 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ne5 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. f3 Nd6 15. a4 Bf5 16. e4 dxe4
17. Ba3 f6 18. fxe4 fxe5 19. exf5 exd4 20. Qxd4 Rfd8 21. f6
Nc6 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh4+ Kg8 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. f7+ Kf8
26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Rae1+ Kd7 28. f8=Q 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4
7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 e5 11. Nb3 Nba6
12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Rd1 Be6 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. O-O
Rb8 17. Qh5 O-O 18. Bd5 Rfe8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd5 Re7
21. Rfd1 Rbe8 22. Qg5 b6 23. Rd6 e4 24. R1d5 e3 25. f3 h6
26. Qg4 Qc8 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. g4 f6 29. Kg2 Rce8 30. h4 Kf7
31. h5 Rb8 32. Rd7 b5 33. Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Rxc5 bxc4 35. f4 Rb2
36. Kf3 Rxa2 37. Rc7+ Kf8 38. Kxe3 a5 39. Rxc4 a4 40. Rc8+ Ke7
41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Ra7 a3 43. c4 Ra1 44. Ke4 Kg8 45. Ra8+ Kh7
46. Kd5 a2 47. Kc5 Rf1 48. Rxa2 Rxf4 49. Kd5 f5 50. c5 fxg4
51. c6 g3 52. e4 Rf2 53. Ra3 Rd2+ 54. Ke6 g2 55. Rg3 Rc2
56. Kd7 Rd2+ 57. Ke7 Rc2 58. e5 Rxc6 59. Rxg2 Ra6 60. e6 Ra5
61. Kd6 Ra6+ 62. Kd7 Ra7+ 63. Ke8 Ra5 64. e7 Rxh5 65. Kd7 Re5
66. e8=Q Rxe8 67. Kxe8 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 h6
7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. f3 e5 11. d5 Nb8 12. Bd3
Na6 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 Nc5 15. Bc2 O-O-O 16. f4 exf4 17. exf4
Nce4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Re1 Qc5+ 20. Qd4 Qxd4+ 21. cxd4 Nxg3
22. hxg3 Rde8 23. Re5 f6 24. Rf5 Re2 25. Bb3 Rf8 26. fxg5 hxg5
27. Raf1 Kd8 28. Rxg5 Ke7 29. Rg7+ Rf7 30. Rg8 Re4 31. c5 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6
12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 15. Bg5 Bxf3 16. exf3 b5
17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Rc7 20. Rc6 Rxc6 21. dxc6
Rc8 22. Rc1 e6 23. Bd2 Qc7 24. a4 d5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qb4 Rb8
27. Qa3 Bd4 28. Qa6 Be5 29. f4 Bd6 30. Ba5 Qc8 31. Qa7 Ra8
32. Qb6 Rb8 33. Qd4 b4 34. c7 Ra8 35. Qb6 Bf8 36. Bxb4 Bxb4
37. Qxb4 Qe8 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nc3
Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qa5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Ne4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qc5 Rac8 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 21. Rac1
h6 22. h4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 f5 24. Nd2 Rd8 25. Nf3 Nc6 26. Kf1 Kf7
27. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.28"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5
7. dxc5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bxb8 Qf6 11. Bg3 Nxc3
12. a3 Bf5 13. Qd2 Ba5 14. b4 Ne4 15. Qc1 Rc8 16. Ra2 Rxc5
17. Qa1 Qc6 18. Qe5+ Kd8 19. Qxh8+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Bg5 Ne8 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Ne3 Bxa2 17. Rxa2
Nc7 18. b3 g6 19. c4 Rb8 20. Bc3 Qd7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Nd4
23. Nd2 Qf5 24. Nf1 bxc4 25. bxc4 Qd7 26. Nd2 Bd8 27. Bxd4
cxd4 28. c5 dxc5 29. Rxe5 Bc7 30. Re2 Qd6 31. g3 Qxd5 32. Nc4
Qd7 33. h4 Rb5 34. Re1 Ba5 35. Rf1 Bd8 36. Qf3 Rb3 37. Nd2 Rb6
38. Rc2 Rf6 39. Qd1 Rf5 40. Nc4 Bc7 41. Re1 Qc6 42. Rb2 Kg7
43. Re4 Re8 44. Rxe8 Qxe8 45. Qe2 Qc6 46. f4 Rf6 47. Qg2 Qa4
48. Qf3 Re6 49. Re2 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Qb3 Bf8 10. Rd1 c6 11. d4 e4
12. Bg2 h6 13. d5 d6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Bf4 Bf5 16. Rac1 Rb8
17. Qc2 Qa5 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. c5 Qxb2 20. Qxb2 Rxb2 21. cxd6 Rb4
22. h3 g5 23. Be3 a6 24. g4 Bg6 25. Rd4 a5 26. Na4 Rc8
27. Rxb4 axb4 28. Nb6 Rd8 29. d7 Be7 30. Rxc6 Nxd7 31. Nd5 Bf8
32. Rc2 Ra8 33. Rd2 Ra6 34. Nxb4 Bxb4 35. Rxd7 Rxa2 36. Rd8+
Kg7 37. Bd4+ f6 38. Rd7+ Kf8 39. e3 Be1 40. Rd6 Bxf2+ 41. Kf1
Ke7 42. Rxf6 Bxe3 43. Rxg6 Bxd4 44. Bxe4 Rf2+ 45. Ke1 Rf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "198"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7
7. e3 e6 8. Nd2 Be7 9. Be2 Bg6 10. g4 h6 11. h4 b6 12. b4 Ne4
13. Ncxe4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qc2 bxc5 16. bxc5 e5 17. Bxe5
Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qd5 19. Qc3 O-O 20. Rd1 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Bxc5
22. Rc1 Ba3 23. Rxc6 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. O-O Rc2 26. Bxa6
Be7 27. h5 Rxa2 28. Bc4 Rc2 29. Bd5 Rd2 30. Bxe4 Bh4 31. Bf5
Kf8 32. e6 fxe6 33. Bxe6 Ke7 34. Bc4 Rc2 35. Bd3 Rd2 36. Bf5
Kd6 37. Kg2 Kc5 38. Kf3 Kd6 39. Bh7 Kc5 40. Bg8 Kb4 41. Be6
Rc2 42. Bf5 Rd2 43. Bc8 Ra2 44. Bb7 Kc5 45. Kg2 Rb2 46. Bf3
Kd6 47. Be4 Kc5 48. Bf5 Ra2 49. Be6 Rb2 50. Kf3 Kb4 51. Bd5
Kc5 52. Be6 Kb4 53. Kg2 Rd2 54. Bc8 Rc2 55. Bf5 Rd2 56. e4 Kc5
57. e5 Kd5 58. e6 Kd6 59. Kf3 Ke7 60. Ke3 Ra2 61. f4 Ra3+
62. Ke4 Ra4+ 63. Kf3 Ra3+ 64. Kg2 Rg3+ 65. Kh2 Re3 66. Ra1
Bg3+ 67. Kg2 Bxf4 68. Ra7+ Kf6 69. Kf2 Re5 70. Kf3 Bd2 71. Rd7
Bc1 72. Rf7+ Kg5 73. Rxg7+ Kh4 74. Rd7 Re3+ 75. Kf2 Re5
76. Rd1 Ba3 77. Kf3 Kg5 78. Rd7 Bc1 79. Rd3 Kf6 80. Rc3 Bd2
81. Rc2 Bb4 82. Rc8 Bd2 83. Rg8 Bc1 84. Rf8+ Kg5 85. Rc8 Bd2
86. Rc2 Bf4 87. Rc3 Bd2 88. Rc4 Re3+ 89. Kf2 Re5 90. Rc6 Bf4
91. Rc3 Bd2 92. Rd3 Bf4 93. Rf3 Bd2 94. Kg3 Kf6 95. g5+ Kxg5
96. Bg4 Bb4 97. Kh3 Bc5 98. Rd3 Be7 99. Kg3 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4
7. Bd2 f5 8. Qc2 Bf6 9. Ne5 d5 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. Nf7 Qd7
12. Bxc3 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nxh8 Nc6 16. O-O
Ke7 17. Rae1 Rxh8 18. Rxe4 Rd8 19. Rfe1 Rd6 20. Rf4 g6 21. h4
Rd7 22. h5 Bxd4 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qxg6 Ne5 25. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zoltan Almasi"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Be2 d6
12. O-O Nd7 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Rad1 c5 15. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.07.29"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8
13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15. Nf1 Nc4 16. a4 Re8 17. Ng3 Be6
18. Ng5 Bd7 19. b3 Na5 20. Bd2 Bd8 21. Nh5 h6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6
23. Nf3 Qc7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bd3 Be6 26. Ra3 Qb7 27. Nh2 Bg5
28. Bxg5 hxg5 29. b4 Nc4 30. Rxa8 Qxa8 31. Bxc4 Bxc4 32. Qxd6
Qd8 33. Rd1 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 Ra8 35. Ng4 f6 36. Ne3 Ra3 37. Nd5
Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Ra2 39. Kg3 Rc2 40. Rd7 Bxd5 41. Rxd5 Rxc3+
42. f3 Rb3 43. Rxb5 Kf7 44. Rb7+ Ke6 45. b5 Rb2 46. b6 Kd6
47. Rb8 Kc6 48. Rg8 Rxb6 49. Rxg7 Kd6 50. Kg4 Rb2 51. Kf5 Rxg2
52. Rf7 Rg3 53. Rxf6+ Ke7 54. Re6+ Kf7 55. Rxe5 Rxf3+ 56. Kg4
Re3 57. Rf5+ Ke6 58. Rxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.07.30"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+
7.Nbxd2 Qf6 8.O-O Ne7 9.e5 Qg6 10.Nxd4 Nbc6 11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.f4
O-O 13.Nf3 Bg4 14.Bd3 Qh6 15.Qa4 Rad8 16.Be4 Bxf3 17.Rxf3 Rd4
18.Qc2 Nb4 19.Qe2 Qb6 20.Kh1 Rfd8 21.Raf1 Rd2 22.Qe1 Qd4 23.e6
Rd1 24.Qxd1 Qxd1 25.e7 Qxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Re8 27.Rd1 f5 28.Bxf5
Rxe7 29.g3 g6 30.Bb1 c6 31.a3 Nd5 32.Bd3 Kg7 33.Kg1 Ne3 34.Re1
Kf6 35.h3 Nf5 36.Rxe7 Nxe7 37.Kf2 h6 38.Ke3 b6 39.b4 Nf5+
40.Bxf5 Kxf5 41.g4+ Ke6 42.Kd4 h5 43.a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. d4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 e4 9. Bg2 h6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Bxe4 Nxe4
12. Qxe4 Re8 13. Qf3 Qe7 14. Be3 Rb8 15. a4 b6 16. a5 Ba6
17. axb6 Rxb6 18. O-O Bxc4 19. Rxa7 Rf6 20. Qg4 Rg6 21. Qf3
Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.08.02"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4
7. Nxd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bh3
12. g4 Na6 13. a3 Qa5 14. Rc1 Bxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Nc5 16. Qb4 Qxb4
17. axb4 Na4 18. Ra3 Nxb2 19. Bc1 Bg2 20. Rg1 Nc4 21. Rxg2
Nxa3 22. Bxa3 Rfc8 23. Rg3 g6 24. g5 Rc4 25. Rd3 a6 26. Kd2
Rac8 27. e3 h6 28. gxh6 Kh7 29. Rb3 Kxh6 30. Bb2 Kh5 31. Bc3
Kg4 32. Kd3 Kh3 33. Ne2 Kxh2 34. Rb1 g5 35. f4 g4 36. Be1 Kg2
37. Bg3 Rc1 38. Nxc1 Kxg3 39. Ne2+ Kf2 40. Rb2 g3 41. f5 Re8
42. Nd4+ Kf1 43. Nf3 g2 44. Nh2+ Kg1 45. Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.08.04"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3
Bf6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nc4 Ng6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. h3 a5
12. a4 c5 13. Kh1 b6 14. Bc3 Be6 15. Nh2 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Qd7
17. Qg4 Qc6 18. g3 Nf8 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. gxf4 Qg6
22. f5 Qxg4 23. hxg4 f6 24. Nf3 Rad8 25. Kg2 Rd6 26. Kg3 Nd7
27. Kf4 h6 28. Ke3 Kf7 29. Rad1 Rc6 30. Rg1 Re7 31. Rd2 Rd6
32. Rdd1 Rc6 33. Rde1 Rd6 34. Rg2 Rc6 35. Rb1 Rd6 36. Ng1 Ne5
37. Ne2 Re8 38. Nc3 Rd4 39. Kf4 Rd7 40. Nd5 Nc6 41. Ke3 Ne5
42. Nc3 Rd6 43. Ne2 Rd7 44. Kf4 Red8 45. Ng1 Rd6 46. Nf3 Nd7
47. Re1 Re8 48. Rge2 Re7 49. Ke3 Re8 50. Rd1 Rd8 51. Red2 Ke7
52. Kf4 Re8 53. Ke3 Rd8 54. c3 Ne5 55. Nxe5 fxe5 56. d4 Kf6
57. dxe5+ Kxe5 58. Rd5+ Rxd5 59. cxd5 b5 60. axb5 a4 61. Kd3
Kd6 62. Ra1 Ra8 63. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.08.05"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4
7.e3 Be6 8.Qb1 Qd5 9.Nf3 Nd7 10.Be2 Bf5 11.Qb2 Bg7 12.O-O e5
13.Qb4 c5 14.Qxc4 Qxc4 15.Bxc4 Rc8 16.Bd5 Bd3 17.Rfd1 Ba6
18.Rab1 b6 19.Bg3 cxd4 20.exd4 Nf6 21.Bb3 Ne4 22.Re1 Nxc3
23.Rb2 e4 24.Ng5 Bc4 25.Nxe4 Nxe4 26.Rxe4+ Kd8 27.Bf4 Bxb3
28.Rxb3 Re8 29.Rxe8+ Kxe8 30.d5 Rc4 31.g3 Ra4 32.Re3+ Kd7
33.Re2 Bf8 34.Kf1 Bd6 35.Be3 Bc5 36.Bf4 Rd4 37.Rc2 Rxd5 38.Ke2
b5 39.g4 Kc6 40.Be3 Kb6 41.Rd2 Rxd2+ 42.Bxd2 b4 43.f3 Kb5
44.Kd3 Bd6 45.h3 Be5 46.Be3 a5 47.Bd2 a4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2006.08.06"]
[EventDate "2006.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. e4 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O
12. O-O-O Na6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. a3 Qc8 15. Kb1 a5 16. Ne5 Re8
17. Rhe1 Bf8 18. g4 g6 19. Bg3 Re6 20. f4 d6 21. Nxc6 Nxc6
22. Nb5 Ne8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bd5 a4 25. fxe5 Ng7 26. Qf3 Rb8
27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. exd6 Nd4 29. Rxd4 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 cxd4
31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. d7 Qc5 33. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Spanish Team Championship"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "2006.09.13"]
[EventDate "2006.09.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Na6 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7
12. Rd1 Nc5 13. Qc4 Qa5 14. Be3 e5 15. Nb3 Qa4 16. Qd5 Ne6
17. Rd2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. c4 h6 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21. cxb5 Bg5
22. Na5 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rb8 24. Rc1 Kf8 25. Nc4 Rd8 26. Rb2 f6
27. b6 axb6 28. Rxb6 Nc5 29. Na5 Na4 30. Rb4 Bd7 31. Bxb7 Be8
32. Rc2 Rd5 33. Bxd5 Rxb4 34. Bb3 Rb5 35. Nc4 Ke7 36. Na3 Rb7
37. Rc4 Ra7 38. Nc2 Bb5 39. Rc8 Bxe2 40. Nb4 Bf3 41. Kf2 Ba8
42. g4 Kd6 43. Nd3 Be4 44. Rd8+ Ke7 45. Rg8 Kd6 46. Rd8+ Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Spanish Team Championship"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "2006.09.14"]
[EventDate "2006.09.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. e3
Nc6 12. Qc5 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd6 Rcd8 16. O-O
e5 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. d5 Ne7 19. e4 Nxd5 20. exd5 e4 21. Be2
exf3 22. Bxf3 Kf8 23. Rfc1 Rc8 24. d6 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Re6
26. h3 Rxd6 27. Rc7 Be6 28. Bxb7 Rd3 29. a4 Ra3 30. Bc8 Bb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Spanish Team Championship"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "2006.09.16"]
[EventDate "2006.09.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5
7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Qc2 Qc7 9. Bg5 e5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. e3 f5
12. g3 f4 13. exf4 exd4 14. Qe2+ Be7 15. Nxd4 Nxc5 16. O-O-O
O-O 17. Qh5 Bf6 18. Be2 b5 19. Qh6 Qd6 20. b4 Ne4 21. Nxe4
dxe4 22. Nf5 Bb2+ 23. Kxb2 Qxb4+ 24. Ka1 Qc3+ 25. Kb1 Qb4+
26. Ka1 Qc3+ 27. Kb1 Qb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Spanish Team Championship"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "2006.09.17"]
[EventDate "2006.09.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5
7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qc7 10. Qd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 b6
12. Bh4 Bb7 13. Bg3 Qc8 14. O-O O-O 15. Rac1 a6 16. Bb3 Nh5
17. c4 Rd8 18. Qe3 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qc6 20. Rf2 Nf6 21. Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rafael Vaganian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.dxc5
Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 c3 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Nb3 Be7 12.Nfd4 Bd7
13.Bg5 Rfc8 14.Rab1 Nd8 15.Na5 Ba4 16.Rd3 e5 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.Rb2
Rab8 19.Nh6+ gxh6 20.Bxf6 Nc6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Rxb8 Rxb8 23.Rd7
a6 24.Bxe5 Re8 25.Bf6 Re6 26.Rd4 Bc2 27.Rd2 Bf5 28.Bd4 Bh3
29.Nb7 Re8 30.c4 Bb4 31.Rd1 Rxe2 32.Nd8 c5 33.Bf6 Be1 34.Nc6
Bxf2+ 35.Kh1 Re8 36.Rd8 Rxd8 37.Bxd8 Bf1 38.Ne5 Kg7 39.Be7 Bd4
40.Nc6 Be3 41.Na5 Kg6 42.h4 Kf5 43.Nb7 Kg4 44.Kh2 f5 45.Nxc5
Bxc4 46.a3 f4 47.gxf4 Bxf4+ 48.Kg2 Bc1 49.Nd7 Be6 50.Ne5+ Kf5
51.Nd3 Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0607"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Qb3 a6 10.a4 Qe7 11.Rd1 Rb8 12.Qc2 b6
13.Qe2 Ra8 14.Na2 Bb7 15.Nxb4 cxb4 16.Bd3 Ne4 17.Nd2 f5 18.Nc4
Rac8 19.f3 Nd6 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Bxa6 Bxa6 22.Qxa6 e5 23.Bd2
exd4 24.Qb5 Qe6 25.exd4 Rc2 26.Qxb4 Nf6 27.Re1 Qc4 28.Qxc4+
Rxc4 29.Re5 Rd8 30.Rxf5 Rc2 31.Bc3 Nd5 32.Re1 g6 33.Rfe5 Nf4
34.g3 Nh3+ 35.Kh1 Nf2+ 36.Kg2 Ne4+ 37.Kh3 Nxc3 38.bxc3 Rxc3
39.f4 Rxd4 40.Re8+ Kf7 41.R1e7+ Kf6 42.Rxh7 Rxa4 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.06"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Bxc4 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b3 e5 12. h3
e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. b4 b6 15. Nd2 bxc5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba3
Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Ng6 19. Nf1 Qc5 20. Rc3 Qg5 21. Ng3 h5 22. Kh1
Nh4 23. Qc2 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 h4 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rc5 Bxh3+
27. Kxh3 Qg4+ 28. Kg2 hxg3 29. f3 exf3+ 30. Nxf3 Kg8 31. Qa2+
Kh8 32. Rc4 Qf5 33. Rf4 Qh7 34. Rh4 Nh5 35. Rd5 Rf5 36. e4
Nf4+ 37. Kxg3 Rh5 38. Rxf4 Rh3+ 39. Kg4 Re8 40. Rdf5 Rg8
41. Qxg8+ Qxg8 42. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. f3 Nb6 15. Bf4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4
17. Qc1 Bf5 18. Re1 Qc6 19. Nf1 Bd3 20. Ng3 Re6 21. Nh1 f6
22. h4 Rae8 23. Nf2 Qa4 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Qb2 R8e7 26. Nxd3 cxd3
27. Rxd3 Nc4 28. Qf2 Rb6 29. Qg3 Rb2 30. e4 dxe4 31. fxe4 Rxe4
32. Rf1 Qd7 33. Rdf3 Ree2 34. R3f2 Qe7 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 36. a4
Ne3 37. Bxe3 Rxe3 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39. Qxf3 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxh4+
41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe7 43. c4 h5 44. c5 h4 45. Kh3 g5
46. Kg4 a5 47. Kh5 Qe8+ 48. Kg4 Qc8+ 49. Kh5 Qe8+ 50. Kg4 Qf7
51. Qf5 Qe7 52. Qf3 Kh6 53. Qd5 Qc7 54. Kf5 Kg7 55. Kg4 Qc8+
56. Kf3 h3 57. gxh3 Qxh3+ 58. Kf2 Qh2+ 59. Kf1 Qf4+ 60. Kg2
Qd2+ 61. Kg3 Qe3+ 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kg3 Qe7 64. Kg4 Qc7 65. Qe4
Kf8 66. Qf5 Qc6 67. d5 Qxc5 68. Qxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.08"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Qb1 Qd5 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Qb2 Bg7
12. O-O Nb6 13. a4 a5 14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Bxd3 cxd3 16. Rfb1 Qc6
17. Qa3 O-O 18. c4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Rd1
Rac8 22. Bg5 c5 23. Qxd3 cxd4 24. exd4 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. a4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qg6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6
22. Bxg5 Qg6 23. Qc1 Bd3 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Kf2
Bc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. g4 Re8 29. Bf4 Qd3 30. Kg3 Qe2 31. Qb1
Qe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rxe1 33. Bd6 Rg1+ 34. Kf2 Rb1 35. Ba3 Kg7
36. Kg3 Kg6 37. h3 h5 38. Kh4 Rg1 39. Bc5 Rg2 40. Ba3 f6
41. gxh5+ Kf5 42. f4 Rg8 43. Bd6 Ke6 44. h6 Kxd6 45. Kh5 f5
46. h7 Rh8 47. Kg6 Ke7 48. Kg7 Ke8 49. Kg6 Kf8 50. h4 Ke7
51. Kg7 Ke8 52. Kg6 Kf8 53. h5 Ke7 54. Kg7 Ke8 55. Kg6 Kf8
56. h6 Ke8 57. Kf6 Rxh7 58. Kg6 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.11"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5
7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6
12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qh6 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 cxd4 18. g4 Rc8 19. Rxd4 Ng7 20. Nc3 f5 21. Qd2 Bc5
22. Rxd7 Qh4 23. Nd5 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qg4+ 26. Kf1
Qh3+ 27. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.12"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5
7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. e4 Nb4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Bxa6
Nxa6 12. O-O Nf6 13. a3 c5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. b4 cxd4
17. Ndf3 Nb8 18. Nxd4 Nfd7 19. Nef3 O-O 20. Bf4 Nc6 21. Rac1
Nxd4 22. Nxd4 g5 23. Nc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 gxf4 25. Rc7 Ne5
26. Rxe7 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxe1 28. Kxe1 a5 29. Rb7 axb4 30. axb4
Rd8 31. f3 Rd3 32. Ke2 Rb3 33. Rxb6 Rb2+ 34. Kd3 Rxh2 35. gxf4
h5 36. Rb5 h4 37. Rh5 h3 38. Kd4 Kf8 39. Ke5 Ke7 40. f5 exf5
41. Kxf5 Rb2 42. Rxh3 Rxb4 43. f4 Rb5+ 44. e5 Kf8 45. Rd3 Rb4
46. Kg5 Kg7 47. Rd7 Rb5 48. Kg4 Kf8 49. Kf5 Kg7 50. Ke4 Rb4+
51. Rd4 Rb1 52. Rd7 Re1+ 53. Kd5 Rd1+ 54. Kc6 Rf1 55. Rd4 Kf8
56. Kd7 Rf2 57. Kd6 Rf1 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Ra4 f6 60. Ra7+ Kf8
61. Kd6 fxe5 62. Ra8+ Kf7 63. Ra7+ Kf8 64. fxe5 Rd1+ 65. Ke6
Re1 66. Rf7+ Ke8 67. Rh7 Kf8 68. Rh8+ Kg7 69. Rd8 Ra1 70. Ke7
Ra5 71. e6 Ra7+ 72. Rd7 Ra8 73. Rd6 Ra7+ 74. Ke8 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.14"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d5 10. exd5 e4 11. dxc6 exf3 12. d3
fxg2 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Bc4 Ne8 15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Nd2 Bxb2 17. Rab1
Bc3 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Ne4 Rxe4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6
22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. dxe4 Kf8 24. Kxg2 Ke7 25. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.15"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. O-O d6 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Be3 Nc6
12. Rab1 Rab8 13. a3 Na5 14. b3 h6 15. h3 Rfd8 16. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.16"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O
c6 8.Bf4 b6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Nd2 Nh5 11.Be5 Nd7 12.e4 Nxe5 13.dxe5
dxc4 14.Bf3 g6 15.Bxh5 gxh5 16.Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.13"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. e3 Qa5 9. Bd3 Qxa2 10. O-O Qa5 11. Ne5 O-O
12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Qg3 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Bxf6
Rxf6 17. Qe8+ Rf8 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qg6 Rf6 20. Qe8+ Rf8 21. Qg6
Rf6 22. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. g3 c5
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 d5
12. Na4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. bxc4 Re8 15. Rb1 Bf8 16. Bd2 e5
17. Nb3 e4 18. c5 Nd5 19. Be1 N7f6 20. Na5 Ra7 21. e3 Bd7
22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Ba5 g6 26. Bf1
Raa8 27. Rbc1 Bh6 28. Rc2 Rab8 29. Bc4 Nb4 30. Bxb4 Rxb4
31. Rd7 Rf8 32. Bxa6 Rfb8 33. Bc4 R4b7 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Be6
Bg5 36. Rd4 Re7 37. Bb3 Bf6 38. Rd6 Kg7 39. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6
13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5 16.Qf1 Qh5 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Nf6
19.Qg2 Qg6 20.Re3 Rae8 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.g4 Ng3 23.hxg3 Bb1
24.Qe2 Rxe3 25.Qxe3 h6 26.Qe1 Bc2 27.Bxc2 Qxc2 28.Qe4 Qd1+
29.Kg2 Kg7 30.Qe3 Bxg3 31.Kxg3 Re8 32.Qxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.16"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 g6
12. h3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Ng7 14. Qd3 Qb8 15. b3 Qb4 16. a3 Qb7
17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Bf4 Bf8 19. Bh6 Re5 20. Bf4 Ree8 21. Bh6 Re5
22. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.18"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. e4 O-O 14. Nc3 Nbc6 15. Rd2 Ba6 16. Bh3 Ng6
17. Bxd7 Qb7 18. Bh3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.19"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a4 Na5 11. Ba2 b4 12. Nbd2
c5 13. c3 Rc8 14. cxb4 cxb4 15. Nf1 d5 16. exd5 b3 17. Bxb3
Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxe5 Nb4 21. Ng6 hxg6
22. Rxe7 Bc6 23. b3 Rfd8 24. Ra7 Rd7 25. Be3 Bb7 26. Nd2 Nc6
27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. Rc1 Rbb8 29. Ne4 Nd8 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nc5
a5 32. d4 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 c5 8. e4 Bg6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nfd7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc4 a6 14. h4 Rc8 15. Ba2 h6 16. Rc1 Bc5
17. Ne2 O-O 18. O-O Bd6 19. Be3 Ne5 20. Nf4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bh7
22. Kf1 Rb8 23. Ke2 Kf8 24. g4 Ke7 25. Ng2 f6 26. h5 Bg8
27. Ba7 Ra8 28. Bb6 Bf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7
7.e3 c5 8.Be2 Qa5 9.O-O O-O 10.Qc2 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Ne4 12.c4 cxd4
13.cxd5 Re8 14.Rad1 h6 15.Bh4 dxe3 16.fxe3 Nc3 17.Be1 Rxe3
18.Bd3 Qc5 19.Qxc3 Rxe1+ 20.Qxc5 Rxf1+ 21.Bxf1 Nxc5 22.Ne5 Nd7
23.Nc4 Nf6 24.Be2 Bd7 25.Bf3 Rd8 26.Ne5 Bf5 27.d6 Nd7 28.Nc4
b6 29.a3 Kf8 30.Kf2 Rc8 31.Ne3 Be6 32.Nd5 Rc2+ 33.Kg3 Ne5
34.Nc7 Bd7 35.Na6 Ke8 36.Re1 f6 37.Re3 Kd8 38.Bd5 Rd2 39.Nc7
Bf5 40.Kf4 g6 41.Rc3 Kd7 42.Ke3 Rd3+ 43.Rxd3 Bxd3 44.Be4 Bxe4
45.Kxe4 Kxd6 46.Nb5+ Kc5 47.Nxa7 Nc4 48.a4 Nd6+ 49.Kd3 Kb4
50.Kd4 Nf5+ 51.Kd5 Ne3+ 52.Ke6 f5 53.Nc8 Nxg2 54.Nxb6 f4
55.Nd5+ Kxa4 56.Kf6 f3 57.Nc3+ Kb4 58.Ne4 Nh4 59.Kg7 h5 60.Kh6
Kc4 61.Kg5 Kd3 62.Ng3 Nf5 63.Nh1 Ne7 64.Kf6 Ke2 65.h4 Kf1 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.Rb1 a5 9.d3 Be6 10.Be3 O-O 11.Bxb6 cxb6 12.e3 b5
13.Nxb5 Bxa2 14.Rc1 a4 15.Nc3 Bb3 16.Qe2 Be6 17.Ra1 a3 18.bxa3
Rxa3 19.Rxa3 Bxa3 20.Nb5 Be7 21.d4 Bg4 22.h3 Bxf3 23.Bxf3 exd4
24.exd4 Bf6 25.Rd1 Qb6 26.Qc4 Rd8 27.Kg2 Nxd4 28.Nxd4 Rxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5
7.Qc2 c5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 h6 10.Qe3+ Qe7 11.Qxe7+ Kxe7 12.Bf4
b6 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.b4 a5 15.bxc5 Nxc5 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.f3 Rhc8
18.g4 Ne8 19.h4 Nd6 20.Rd1 Na4 21.e3 Rab8 22.Rh2 Nb2 23.Ra1
Rb6 24.Rd2 Nbc4 25.Rc2 Nb5 26.Nxb5 Rxb5 27.e4 Rb3 28.Be2 Nxa3
29.Rxc8 Bxc8 30.Bd1 Rxf3 31.Bc1 Rh3 32.Bxa3+ Ke6 33.exd5+ Kxd5
34.Bf8 Rxh4 35.Rxa5+ Ke6 36.Bxg7 Rh1+ 37.Kd2 f6 38.Rh5 Rxd1+
39.Kxd1 Kf7 40.Rxh6 Bxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4
12. Qb3 Nc6 13. e3 Qa8 14. Qd1 Nb8 15. Ba5 Bd6 16. a3 Nbd7
17. Nbd2 Bd5 18. Qf1 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rc2 Qb7 21. Rac1 Bb6
22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. N4f3 Nxf3+
26. Nxf3 Rd8 27. Qd3 Ne7 28. Qe4 Rad7 29. Kg2 f6 30. h4 e5
31. h5 Qb7 32. Qg4 Kf7 33. Rc5 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Nxc8 35. Qf5 g6
36. Qg4 Ne7 37. hxg6+ hxg6 38. Rh1 f5 39. Rh7+ Ke6 40. Qg5 Qe4
41. Qh6 f4 42. Qf8 Nc6 43. Qc8 Ne7 44. Qe8 Kd6 45. Qf8 Qd5
46. e4 Qe6 47. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nc3 Nc6 13.Nd5
Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Qc7 15.c3 Nb8 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.Nh2 Nd7 18.Ng4 Nf6
19.Ne3 g6 20.b3 Rab8 21.Bb2 Rfd8 22.Qf3 d5 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.d4
Nf4 25.Qg3 Nd3 26.Ng4 e4 27.d5 Qxd5 28.c4 Qe6 29.Be5 Bd6
30.Bxd6 Qxd6 31.Nh6+ Kf8 32.Rxe4 Qxg3 33.fxg3 bxc4 34.bxc4 Rd4
35.Rxd4 cxd4 36.Ng4 h5 37.Nf2 Ne5 38.c5 Rb3 39.g4 Ke7 40.gxh5
gxh5 41.Ne4 Re3 42.Nd6 Ke6 43.Ne8 a5 44.Nc7+ Kf5 45.Nb5 Ke4
46.Rd1 Nc6 47.Kf2 a4 48.Nd6+ Kd5 49.Rxd4+ Kxd4 50.Nf5+ Kxc5
51.Kxe3 Ne5 52.g4 hxg4 53.h4 Kc4 54.h5 Kb3 55.Kd4 Nf3+ 56.Kd3
Kxa3 57.Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2007.01.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O c6 7.Nc3 d5
8.Nd2 O-O 9.e4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Ba6 11.b3 b5 12.Ne3 b4 13.Ne2 Bxe2
14.Qxe2 Qxd4 15.Bb2 Qb6 16.Nc4 Qb5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.e5 Be7
19.Rad1 a5 20.Be4 Ra7 21.h4 Nd7 22.h5 Nxe5 23.Qe3 Ng4 24.Qxa7
Qxh5 25.Kg2 Bc5 26.Qxa5 Qh2+ 27.Kf3 Bxf2 28.Rd8 Qxg3+ 29.Ke2
Bc5 30.Rxf8+ Bxf8 31.Qa7 Qh2+ 32.Kd1 f6 33.Qd7 Nf2+ 34.Ke1
Nxe4 35.Qxe6+ Kh8 36.Qxe4 Qxa2 37.Qe8 Kg8 38.Rf3 Qb1+ 39.Kf2
c5 40.Qe6+ Kh8 41.Ne5 h6 42.Nd7 Qc2+ 43.Qe2 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2006-7"]
[Site "Porz GER"]
[Date "2007.02.03"]
[EventDate "2007.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. c3 Nd7 17. Bd2
Qe8 18. a4 b4 19. a5 Qg6 20. Ng3 Rab8 21. Qa4 Rfc8 22. cxb4
cxb4 23. Be3 Rb5 24. Rec1 Qe8 25. Qb3 Bf8 26. Rc2 Nc5 27. Bxc5
dxc5 28. Rcc1 Rd8 29. Nf1 Qd7 30. Rd1 Bd6 31. Ne3 Rf8 32. Nd2
Nd4 33. Qc4 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Qf7 35. f3 Nf4 36. h4 Qg6 37. Kf2 Nh5
38. Rh1 Kh8 39. Ndf1 Be7 40. b3 Rd8 41. g3 Rd4 42. Qc2 Rb8
43. Nc4 Rf8 44. Re1 Qf6 45. Qe2 Bd8 46. Rh3 Bc7 47. Rd1 Qd8
48. Nfe3 Bxa5 49. Nc2 Rd7 50. Nxe5 Rb7 51. f4 Nf6 52. Ne3 Bc7
53. Nf3 a5 54. Ra1 Ra7 55. Qc2 Bb8 56. Rhh1 h6 57. Nc4 Ng4+
58. Ke2 Nf6 59. Rhg1 Nd7 60. Ne3 Bd6 61. Ra2 Qe8 62. Raa1 Nb6
63. Nc4 Nxc4 64. Qxc4 Qg6 65. Ra4 Qg4 66. Qc1 e5 67. f5 c4
68. bxc4 Bc5 69. Rg2 Rxf5 70. exf5 e4 0-1

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Ne4 Nxe4
22. g4 Ng3 23. hxg3 Bd3 24. Bd2 Rxe3 25. Bxe3 Re8 26. Re1 c5
27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Qd2 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Qb6 30. Kf2 Rd8 31. Qe1
Re8 32. Qd2 Rd8 33. Bc2 Bg6 34. Qe2 Re8 35. Bxg6 hxg6 36. Qd2
Rd8 37. Qe2 Re8 38. Qd2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.18"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.O-O Nc6 7.e3
Bd7 8.Qe2 b5 9.Rd1 Be7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Ne5 Qe8 12.b3 Nd5 13.Bxd5
exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Ra7 16.bxc4 c6 17.Nf4 Qc8 18.Bb2 g5
19.e4 gxf4 20.gxf4 f5 21.Qe3 Rb7 22.Qg3+ Kf7 23.Qh3 Ke8
24.Qh5+ Rf7 25.Kh1 fxe4 26.Rg1 Bf5 27.Rad1 Rd7 28.e6 Bxe6
29.Rg8+ Bf8 30.Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.Qh6+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3
12. Rc1 Qa3 13. dxc5 Qxa2 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Bb5 a6
17. Ba4 Nexc5 18. Rxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxe8 Be6 20. Be5 Rxe8 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Qxc5 Qc4 24. Qd6 Rc8 25. h3 Qc7 26. Qb4
a5 27. Qh4 Qc2 28. Nd4 Qe4 29. Qe7 b6 30. Kh2 Bf5 31. Qf6 Bg6
32. f4 Qxe3 33. Rf3 Qc1 34. Rg3 Qa1 35. f5 Rc1 36. Re3 Rh1+
37. Kg3 Re1 38. Rf3 Rf1 39. fxg6 Rxf3+ 40. Qxf3 Qe1+ 41. Kf4
hxg6 42. Qxd5 Qf2+ 43. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.21"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Bxb8 Qxb8
12. Ne5 Nf6 13. e3 Rd8 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. f4 Qd6 16. Nb5 Qb4
17. Rc7 Ba6 18. a4 Bxb5 19. axb5 Bd6 20. Rxf7 Bxe5 21. fxe5
Kxf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qxe6 Rf8
26. Qxd5 Rae8 27. Rf3 Qe1+ 28. Bf1 Rxe3 29. Qd6 Ree8 30. Rxf6
Kg7 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. Qe5+ Qxe5 33. dxe5 Re8 34. Bc4 Rxe5
35. Kf2 Kf6 36. b3 Re4 37. Bd3 Re7 38. Kf3 h6 39. Kg4 Re5
40. Bc4 Rc5 41. Kf4 Rf5+ 42. Ke4 Rf2 43. h4 Rd2 44. Ke3 Rd8
45. Ke4 Rd1 46. Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 Nbd7
7.Nc3 e6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Ne4 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.Nh4 Bxh4
13.gxh4 Nef6 14.e4 Bg6 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.Bf4 Rfe8 17.Rad1 b5
18.Bd6 e5 19.d5 Nh5 20.Bf1 f6 21.b3 Nf4 22.a4 bxa4 23.bxa4 Bf7
24.Rb1 Ra7 25.Red1 Rc8 26.Ne2 Nxe2+ 27.Bxe2 cxd5 28.exd5 Nf8
29.Bb5 Raa8 30.Be7 Ng6 31.d6 Nxe7 32.Bd7 Nc6 33.Rxb7 Nd4
34.Bxc8 Rxc8 35.Rdb1 Rf8 36.Rb8 Be8 37.a5 Nf3+ 38.Kf1 Nd2+
39.Ke1 Nxb1 40.a6 Bc6 41.a7 Kf7 42.d7 Ke7 43.Rxf8 Kxd7 44.a8=Q
Bxa8 45.Rxa8 h5 46.Ra7+ Ke6 47.Rxg7 Kf5 48.Rg3 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.24"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Bg6 11. h3 h6
12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Rac1 Nc2 15. Red1 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nxd4
17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxh6 Qc4 19. Be3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Nd5 21. Nxd5
cxd5 22. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2007.02.25"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 O-O
12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. dxc5 Qxc3 16. Rxc3
Rxc5 17. Rcc1 Rfc8 18. Rd1 Rc2 19. Bb5 Nf8 20. Rab1 R2c7
21. Ba4 Ne6 22. Bb3 Kf8 23. h3 Rc5 24. Kh2 Ke7 25. Rd2 Rb5
26. Ba2 Rbc5 27. Ne1 a5 28. Rbd1 Rd8 29. Kg3 Rb5 30. f3 Rc8
31. Nd3 d4 32. Bxe6 Kxe6 33. Nf4+ Ke7 34. Rxd4 Rc7 35. R1d2
Rbc5 36. e4 Rc4 37. Rd6 R4c6 38. e5 Rc2 39. Rxc2 Rxc2 40. Rxb6
Bc6 41. b4 g5 42. Nh5 axb4 43. axb4 Bd5 44. Ng7 Re2 45. Nf5+
Ke8 46. Nxh6 Be6 47. Rb5 Rb2 48. Rb8+ Kd7 49. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.02"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. b4 O-O
7. Bb2 a5 8. b5 a4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3
e5 13. cxd5 exd4 14. exd4 Re8+ 15. Kf1 cxd5 16. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.03"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2
c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8
13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2
18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nb3 Nd3 20.Re2 Nxb2 21.Rxb2 Qxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rfd8
23.Rbd2 Rxd2 24.Rxd2 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.Nd4 Bc4 27.Bf1 Bd5
28.Bg2 Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.04"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. h3 h6
12. Bd2 e5 13. Rg3 Qh5 14. cxd5 exd4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4+
Qe5 17. Qxe5+ Bxe5 18. Rf3 cxd5 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. exd4 Bd6
21. Kf1 Be6 22. Re1 Rac8 23. Bd3 Rc6 24. Rf5 Rb6 25. b3 Bb4
26. Bxb4+ Rxb4 27. Rxd5 Kf6 28. Rd6 Ke7 29. Rd5 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.06"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bc5
7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.Nc3 b6 10.Bf4 O-O 11.O-O Bb7 12.e4 d6
13.Qe2 Qc7 14.Nb5 Qb8 15.Rad1 Rd8 16.c5 bxc5 17.Nxc5 e5
18.Nxb7 Qxb7 19.Bc1 Qa6 20.b3 Rab8 21.Nd4 Qxe2 22.Nxe2 Nb4
23.Nc3 Rdc8 24.Bb2 Nxa2 25.Nxa2 Rc2 26.Bxe5 dxe5 27.Nc1 Bc5
28.Nd3 Bd4 29.Ne1 Re2 30.Nf3 Rxe4 31.Nd2 Rg4 32.Bh3 Rg6 33.Nf3
Rh6 34.Bg2 Rh5 35.h3 Rf5 36.Nxd4 exd4 37.Rxd4 Rfb5 38.Ra1 a5
39.Bf1 Rxb3 40.Rxa5 R3b7 41.Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.07"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1
Bc8 14.Bg5 Ne8 15.Bd2 Be6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.b4 a5 18.c3 axb4
19.axb4 Rxa1 20.Qxa1 Nc7 21.Ne3 Qd7 22.Qb2 Ra8 23.Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.09"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d5
exd5 8.Nh4 c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11.Re1 d5 12.e4 d4
13.Nxd4 c5 14.Nf5 Nc6 15.Nc3 Nd4 16.Bf4 Bf6 17.e5 Bxg2 18.exf6
Bf3 19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Bxc7 Qxc7 21.Nb5 Bxd1 22.Nxc7 Bc2 23.Nxa8
Nf3+ 24.Kg2 Nxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Rxa8 26.Nd5 gxf6 27.Nxf6 Kg7 28.Nh5+
Kf8 29.g4 Rd8 30.Nf6 h6 31.Kg3 Kg7 32.Nh5+ Kf8 33.Nf6 Ba4
34.Ne4 Bc6 35.Nc3 Rd2 36.Re2 Rd4 37.Re1 Bd7 38.f3 Be6 39.a3
Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2007.03.10"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6
Nxb6 17. Re1 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd7 19. Ne4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Be2 Nxh2 10. Nxh2 Bxh2 11. Rg2 Bd6
12. Bd2 h5 13. O-O-O h4 14. f4 h3 15. Rg5 g6 16. Rh1 b6
17. Rg3 Bb7 18. Rf3 h2 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qe7 21. c5 Bc7
22. Qa4 Rh4 23. Qa3 Nf6 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. cxd6 Qd7 26. f5 Ne4
27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Bf4 c5 29. Rxh2 Rxh2 30. Bxh2 cxd4 31. Kd1
Rc8 32. Rf1 Rc5 33. Qh3 Rh5 34. Bxh5 Nf2+ 35. Rxf2 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 fxe4 6. Nxe4
Nf6 7. Qe2 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. d3 Qd5 10. g4 Bf7 11. Nc3 Bb4
12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 e4 14. dxe4 Qxe4 15. Qxe4+ Nxe4 16. Re1
O-O 17. Rxe4 Bd5 18. Nd2 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Rae8 20. Nc5 Re1
21. Kg2 Rd8 22. Nd3 Rd1 23. Nb2 Re1 24. Nd3 Rd1 25. a4 a5
26. Nb2 Re1 27. Nd3 Rd1 28. Kf3 b6 29. Ke2 Rg1 30. Bb2 Re8+
31. Kf3 Rf8+ 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kf3 Rf8+ 34. Ke3 Re8+ 35. Kd2
Rxa1 36. Bxa1 Re4 37. Nb2 b5 38. f3 Re6 39. c4 bxa4 40. Nxa4
Rh6 41. Be5 Rxh3 42. f4 Rg3 43. g5 h5 44. gxh6 gxh6 45. Nc3 h5
46. Ne4 Rg2+ 47. Ke3 h4 48. Kf3 Rg1 49. Kf2 Rd1 50. f5 a4
51. Ke2 Rd8 52. Bxc7 Rf8 53. f6 a3 54. Kf3 a2 55. Be5 Kf7
56. Kg4 Kg6 57. Bc3 Ra8 58. Kxh4 a1=Q 59. Bxa1 Rxa1 60. Kg4
Rf1 61. c3 Rf5 62. Kg3 Kh5 63. c5 Kg6 64. Kg4 Rf1 65. Kg3 Kf5
66. Nd2 Rg1+ 67. Kf2 Rg6 68. Nf3 Rxf6 69. Ke3 Rh6 70. Nd4+ Ke5
71. c4 Rh3+ 72. Nf3+ Ke6 73. Ke4 Rh5 74. Nd4+ Kd7 75. Nf5 Kc7
76. Nd4 Kb7 77. Ne6 Ka6 78. Kd4 Ka5 79. Nd8 Rh6 80. Kc3 Ka4
81. Nf7 Rh5 82. Kd4 Kb4 83. Nd6 Rh4+ 84. Ne4 Rxe4+ 85. Kxe4
Kxc4 86. Ke3 Kxc5 87. Kd3 Kb4 0-1

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O Bb7
12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Nb5 d5 15. Rac1 dxc4 16. Bxc6
Bxb5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bxb5 cxb3 20. axb3 Nd5
21. Bd2 h6 22. Kg2 Bb4 23. Bxb4 Nxb4 24. Rc4 a5 25. Rc7 Kf8
26. Rb7 Rd2 27. Rxb6 Rxb2 28. Bc4 Nc2 29. Ra6 Na3 30. Bd3 Rxb3
31. Rxa5 Rc3 32. Ra4 Rb3 33. Ra5 Nb1 34. Bc2 Rb4 35. Rc5 Nd2
36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kf8 38. Rd7 Ne4 39. Bxe4 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Bxb8 Qxb8
12. Ne5 Nf6 13. e3 Rc8 14. g4 dxc4 15. g5 Ne8 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh4 c5 18. Qf4 Nd6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxg5 21. Qxg5
Nxe4 22. Qf4 f5 23. Rfd1 cxd4 24. exd4 c3 25. f3 cxb2
26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. fxe4 Qc2 28. Qf1 Rc8 29. Nd3 fxe4 30. Nxb2
Qxb2 31. Qf6 Rf8 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33. Qe5+ Kh6 34. Rf1+ Rxf1
35. Kxf1 Qc1+ 36. Ke2 Qc2+ 37. Ke1 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Be5 Nd7
12. cxd5 exd5 13. e4 f6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bc7 Qxc7 16. Nh4 Nf4
17. gxf4 Rf7 18. Nxd5 Qb8 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Nf5 Re8 21. Qb3+
Kh8 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Nd6 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 h5 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Be5 Rh6 14. Qc1 c5 15. dxc5 b4 16. Qxg5 Rg6 17. Qf4
Ng4 18. Rad1 Qc6 19. Nd5 exd5 20. exd5 Qxc5 21. Rfe1 Bh6
22. Qf5 Bc8 23. Bd4 Bxf5 24. Bxc5 Kd8 25. Bxc4 Bd7 26. h3 Nf6
27. Bd3 Ng8 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Bxb4 a5 30. Bc3 Ra6 31. d6 Bf8
32. Re5 a4 33. Ra5 Rxd6 34. Ra8 Bc8 35. Rc1 Ne7 36. Bb4 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6
7. Nf3 Bc5 8. e3 O-O 9. Bg2 Qa6 10. Qa4 Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Be7
12. O-O b6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Nc3 Na5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6
17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. Rd1 a6 19. Bb2 Rab8 20. Rac1 b5 21. Ne2 Kf8
22. Ned4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rdc8 24. cxb5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 axb5 26. a3
Ne8 27. e4 f6 28. f4 Nd6 29. Kf3 Nb7 30. Rc2 Kf7 31. Bc1 Nc5
32. b4 e5 33. Nf5 Ne6 34. Bb2 exf4 35. gxf4 Bf8 36. Ne3 Ra8
37. h4 Bd6 38. f5 Nd8 39. Rd2 Ra6 40. Rd5 Rb6 41. Bd4 Ra6
42. Bb2 Rb6 43. h5 h6 44. Ng4 Ke7 45. e5 fxe5 46. Nxe5 Bxe5
47. Bxe5 Kf8 48. Rxd7 Nf7 49. Bb2 Rd6 50. Rxd6 Nxd6 51. Kf4
Kf7 52. Bc3 Nc4 53. Ke4 Nxa3 54. Kd5 Nc4 55. Bd4 Na3 56. Kc5
Nc2 57. Bb2 Ne3 58. Kxb5 Nxf5 59. Kc6 Ne7+ 60. Kd6 g6
61. hxg6+ Nxg6 62. b5 Ne7 63. Bc1 h5 64. Bg5 Nf5+ 65. Kc7 Ke6
66. b6 Nd6 67. Bf4 Nb5+ 68. Kc8 Kd5 69. b7 Na7+ 70. Kc7 Nc6
71. Bg3 Kc5 72. Bd6+ Kd5 73. Be7 h4 74. Bxh4 Nb4 75. Kb6 Nc6
76. Bg3 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. Qc2 Nc6 8. Qxc4 Qd5 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bxd2 Re8
12. Rfe1 Nd8 13. Ne5 c6 14. f3 Nd7 15. Nd3 Ne6 16. Bc3 f5
17. Kf2 Nf6 18. h4 Nh5 19. e3 Nd8 20. Bf1 Nf7 21. a4 a6
22. Ba5 Re7 23. b4 Nd6 24. b5 Nc4 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. Ne5 Nxe5
27. dxe5 c5 28. Rec1 c4 29. Bd6 Rf7 30. bxa6 Rxa6 31. a5 g6
32. Rcb1 Ng7 33. Rb5 Be6 34. Rab1 Ne8 35. Bc5 Nc7 36. Rxb7
Rxa5 37. Bd4 Na6 38. R7b6 Re7 39. Be2 Nc5 40. R6b5 Rxb5
41. Rxb5 Nb3 42. Bc3 Nc1 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Rb1 Nxe2 45. Kxe2
Ra7 46. Bd4 Rc7 47. Kd2 Bd7 48. Rb8 Rc8 49. Rb7 Ke6 50. Kc3 h5
51. Bb6 Rc6 52. f4 Rc8 53. Ba5 Rc6 54. Kd4 Rc8 55. Bc3 Rc6
56. Rb5 Rc7 57. Rxd5 Kf7 58. Ba5 Rb7 59. Rd6 Be6 60. Rc6 Rd7+
61. Kc5 Rd3 62. Bb4 Rd8 63. Rc7+ Rd7 64. Rc6 Rd8 65. Rb6 Rd3
66. Rb7+ Rd7 67. Rb8 Rd3 68. Rb7+ Rd7 69. Rxd7+ Bxd7 70. Kxc4
Ke6 71. Kd4 Bc6 72. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nf1
Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4
Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19. Bb3 d5 20. e5 Nd7 21. Nh5 Nc5 22. Bc2
Nd7 23. Bb3 Nc5 24. Be3 Nxb3 25. axb3 Bc5 26. Qd2 Bxe3
27. Rxe3 Qh4 28. Ng3 d4 29. Rd3 Rc5 30. Rxd4 Qg5 31. Qxg5 hxg5
32. b4 Rxe5 33. Rxa6 f5 34. Ra7 Kf8 35. h4 gxh4 36. Rxh4 Re7
37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Rb8 Rc7 39. Rhh8 Rc4 40. f3 g6 41. Rh6 Kg7
42. Rhh8 Bf7 43. Rhc8 Rxb4 44. Rc7 Kf6 45. Rb6+ Re6 46. Rbb7
Be8 47. Rc2 Re1+ 48. Nf1 Rb1 49. Rc8 Rc4 50. Rxe8 Rcc1
51. Rxb5 Rxf1+ 52. Kh2 Kg5 53. Kg3 Rbc1 54. Rb4 Rc6 55. Rf8
Rf6 56. Rxf6 Kxf6 57. Rb6+ Kg5 58. f4+ Kh6 59. b4 Rb1 60. Rb8
Rb3+ 61. Kh4 Rb2 62. Kh3 Rb3+ 63. g3 g5 64. fxg5+ Kxg5 65. Kg2
Kg4 66. Rg8+ Kh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. h3 h6 11. Bh4 Nf6 12. c5
exd4 13. Bxf6 dxc3 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Kh7 16. Bxa6 bxa6
17. bxc3 Bb7 18. Rfe1 Qc6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rae1
Qb6 22. Qd2 Re7 23. Nd4 Rfe8 24. f3 a5 25. Kh1 Qc5 26. Qe2 Re5
27. Rb1 Bc8 28. Qf2 Qc4 29. Ree1 a4 30. Red1 d5 31. Nb5 dxe4
32. Nd6 e3 33. Nxc4 exf2 34. Nxe5 Rxe5 35. Rf1 Re2 36. g4 Be6
37. Kg2 Bxa2 38. Rb7 Bb3 39. Rxf2 Re3 40. Rxa7 Rxc3 41. Kg3 g5
42. h4 Kg7 43. Ra5 Kg6 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rd2 Kf6 46. Rd4 Ke6
47. Kf2 Rc6 48. Re4+ Kd6 49. Rxg5 a3 50. Ra5 a2 51. Rb4 Be6
52. Ra7 Rc3 53. Rba4 Bd5 54. f4 Rf3+ 55. Ke2 a1=Q 56. Rxa1
Rxf4 57. R1a4 Bc4 58. Ke3 Rxg4 59. Kf3 f5 60. Kf2 Rf4+ 61. Ke3
Re4+ 62. Kd2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nb5 d5
12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Qc4 Qc8 15. e4 h6 16. Bf4 Bb7
17. Qxc8 Raxc8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne1 Rfd8 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Rxd5 Nc5 23. Rad1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Kf8 25. Be3 Ke8
26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. Nd3 Ke6 29. Nf4+ Ke7 30. Rd2 g5
31. Nd3 Bd4 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Re2 Kf5 34. g4+ Kg6 35. f4 f5
36. exf6 gxf4 37. Nxf4+ Kxf6 38. h4 Be5 39. Nd5 Ke6 40. Ne3
Bf4 41. Nf5 Kf6 42. Rf2 Rc4 43. Ne3 Rd4 44. Rxf4+ Rxf4
45. Nd5+ Ke5 46. Nxf4 Kxf4 47. Kh3 a6 48. a4 b5 49. axb5 axb5
50. b4 Ke5 51. Kg3 Ke4 52. g5 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5
7. a4 e6 8. Ng5 Be7 9. Nge4 b4 10. Nb1 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6
12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxc4 Qxd4 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qe2 Qe5 16. Qxe5
Bxe5 17. O-O O-O 18. Nd2 Na6 19. Re1 Bg7 20. a5 Nc5 21. a6 Rf4
22. Ra5 Bd4 23. Re2 Bd7 24. b3 Rf5 25. Nf3 Bc3 26. Raa2 Be8
27. Ng5 Rd8 28. g4 Rf6 29. Be3 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Bd4 31. Rad2 Bxe3
32. Rxd1 Bxg5 33. Re5 Bh4 34. Rxc5 Rxf2+ 35. Kh3 Bf6 36. Kg3
Ra2 37. g5 Bc3 38. Bxe6+ Kf8 39. Bc4 Ke7 40. h4 Ra3 41. Bg8
Rxa6 42. Rc4 Ra5 43. Re4+ Re5 44. Kf4 Rxe4+ 45. Kxe4 a5
46. Kd3 Kf8 47. Be6 Ke7 48. Bg8 Kf8 49. Bc4 Bd7 50. Rf1+ Bf5
51. Ke3 Kg7 52. h5 h6 53. gxh6+ Kxh6 54. hxg6 Bxg6 55. Rf8 c5
56. Ra8 Kg5 57. Rxa5 Bd4+ 58. Kf3 Bc2 59. Ke2 Kf4 60. Ra8 Bg6
61. Rf8+ Ke5 62. Bd3 Bh5+ 63. Kd2 Bc3+ 64. Kc2 Bg4 65. Re8+
Kd6 66. Rg8 Be6 67. Rg6 Ke5 68. Rg5+ Kd6 69. Rh5 Bd4 70. Rh4
Bd5 71. Rh6+ Ke5 72. Bc4 Bxc4 73. bxc4 Ke4 74. Rh3 Bf6 75. Kb3
Bd4 76. Rh5 Kd3 77. Rd5 Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bxc5 Be6
12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Rxd5 14. Ba3 Rad8 15. Rac1 e6 16. Rc4
Nf6 17. Bc5 Nd7 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Rc2 Rd1 20. Bd2 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1
h6 22. e3 Nd5 23. a3 f5 24. b4 Kf7 25. b5 Nce7 26. Ne1 Rc8
27. e4 Rxc2 28. Nxc2 fxe4 29. Bxe4 b6 30. Nb4 Nxb4 31. Bxb4
Nf5 32. a4 Bf8 33. Bd2 Nd6 34. Bd3 Nb7 35. Ke2 Nc5 36. Bc2 h5
37. Bf4 Nd7 38. f3 Bg7 39. Be3 Be5 40. Kf2 Nf6 41. Ke2 Nd5
42. Bg5 Bf6 43. Bc1 h4 44. f4 hxg3 45. hxg3 Bd4 46. Kf3 Kf6
47. g4 Ba1 48. Ba3 Ne7 49. Bd6 Nc8 50. Bc7 Bc3 51. Bd8+ Kf7
52. Bb3 Bb4 53. Bh4 Nd6 54. Bf2 Bc3 55. Be3 Kf6 56. Ke2 e5
57. g5+ Kf5 58. fxe5 Kxe5 59. Kf3 Nf5 60. Bf4+ Kd4 61. Be6 Kc5
62. Ke4 Ne7 63. Bb8 Bd2 64. Ke5 Bc3+ 65. Kf4 Bd2+ 66. Kg4 Be3
67. Bxa7 Kb4 68. Bb8 Kxa4 69. Bd7 Kb4 70. Bd6 Bc5 71. Be5 Kc4
72. Kf3 Kd5 73. Be8 Kxe5 74. Bd7 Bb4 75. Be8 Bd2 76. Kg4 Ke6
0-1

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5
7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Qe3 Nxd2
12. Bxd2 Nc6 13. Bg2 Nd4 14. O-O Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rb8 16. Rab1
Qc7 17. Bc3 Qxe5 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qa3 Qxc4 20. Qxa7 Rd8
21. a4 Qb4 22. Rfd1 Be7 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Bc6 O-O 25. Qxd7 Bf6
26. b3 h5 27. Qd3 Rb8 28. Bb5 Rd8 29. Qf3 h4 30. Bc4 Qd2
31. Kg2 Rd4 32. Rf1 Rd8 33. Qe3 Qa5 34. Qf3 Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 c6 11. O-O Nbd7
12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Bf4 Bb4 15. Bd2 g6 16. Bg5 Kg7
17. Rcd1 h6 18. Bc1 Qe7 19. Bb2 Ne4 20. Rc1 f5 21. Red1 Bd6
22. e3 g5 23. Ne2 Ba6 24. Ne5 Rac8 25. f4 Qe6 26. Nc3 Nxe5
27. dxe5 Bc5 28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Bf1 Bxe3+ 30. Kh1 Bxf1 31. Rxf1
Bxc1 32. Qxc1 gxf4 33. gxf4 Rf8 34. Rg1+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bb4+
7. Nbd2 e5 8. dxe5 Bc3 9. exf6 Bxa1 10. fxg7 Bxg7 11. cxd5 Nc5
12. Bb1 Qxd5 13. Qc2 b6 14. b4 Ne6 15. Bb2 Ba6 16. Bxg7 Nxg7
17. a4 Rd8 18. Ne4 Bd3 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Nxd5 Bxc2 21. Bxc2
Rxd5 22. Ke2 Ne6 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Nh4 c5 25. b5 Nc7 26. Nf5 Rd7
27. h4 Nd5 28. Bb3 Ne7 29. Nh6 Ng8 30. Nf5 h6 31. g4 Ne7
32. Ng3 Kg7 33. Nh5+ Kf8 34. Nf6 Rd6 35. Ne4 Rd8 36. f4 Kg7
37. Ng3 Rhf8 38. Nh5+ Kh8 39. Nf6 Ng8 40. Nd5 Kg7 41. g5 Rfe8
42. Kf3 hxg5 43. hxg5 Ne7 44. e4 Nxd5 45. Bxd5 Rh8 46. Kg4 Rh2
47. Kf5 Rf2 48. Rh1 Rd6 49. Ke5 Rg6 50. Rg1 Kf8 51. Rh1 Kg7
52. Rg1 Kf8 53. Rh1 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 dxc4 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Qxc4 e5
12. Ne2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Qc2 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2
O-O 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. O-O c5 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Qc2 Nd3 21. Rcd1
Nb4 22. Qb3 Rac8 23. a3 Nbd5 24. Qc4 Nb6 25. Qc2 Nbd7 26. Rfe1
b5 27. e4 Nf8 28. Bh3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc7 30. e5 N6d7 31. Qe4 c4
32. Rd6 Nc5 33. Qa8 Nd3 34. Rd8 Qc5 35. e6 Nxf2 36. exf7+ Kxf7
37. Rxf8+ Qxf8 38. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Ne4 Nd5
22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bxg5 Qe6 26. g4
Bd3 27. Rd1 Qe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Rxg2+
31. Kxg2 Kg7 32. Bd8 f6 33. Kg3 Kf7 34. Kf4 Ke6 35. Ke3 Bb1
36. a4 Bc2 37. a5 Bd1 38. Kf4 Bc2 39. Kg3 Bd1 40. h3 Be2
41. f4 f5 42. Kh4 Bf1 43. b4 Bg2 44. Kh5 Bf3 45. Bc7 Kf6
46. Bd8+ Ke6 47. Kg5 h6+ 48. Kg6 fxg4 49. f5+ Kd7 50. hxg4
Bxg4 51. f6 Be6 52. f7 Bxf7+ 53. Kxf7 Kxd8 54. Ke6 Ke8
55. Kxd5 Kf7 56. c4 bxc4 57. Kxc4 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3
17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3
22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5
27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 a5 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 b4 31. Kf1 Rfe8
32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. Ke2 Kf8 34. Kd3 a4 35. Rc4 b3 36. a3 Ke7
37. Kc3 g5 38. Rxa4 Rxc7+ 39. Kxb3 Rc1 40. Re4+ Kd6 41. Rd4+
Kc5 42. Rd7 Rh1 43. Rxf7 Rxh2 44. Kc3 h5 45. a4 Kb6 46. Rf5 g4
47. Kd3 Kc6 48. Ke3 Kd6 49. a5 Kc6 50. a6 Kb6 51. Ra5 Ka7
52. Ra1 Rh3 53. Kf4 Rh2 54. Kg5 Rh3 55. Ra5 Rh1 56. Kg6 Rh2
57. Rxh5 Rxf2 58. Kg5 Kxa6 59. Kxg4 Kb6 60. Rf5 Rg2 61. Kh4
Kc6 62. g4 Kd6 63. Kh5 Ke6 64. Rf1 Ke7 65. g5 Ke8 66. Kh6 Ke7
67. g6 Rg3 68. g7 Rg4 69. Rf8 1-0

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Ne2 Nbd7 6. c4 dxc4
7. Bxc4 Qa5+ 8. Nbc3 Bxe2 9. Kxe2 Qxg5 10. Qb3 e6 11. Qxb7 Rb8
12. Qxc6 Rxb2+ 13. Kf1 Be7 14. Bb3 Qf5 15. Nd1 Rd2 16. Qa8+
Bd8 17. Qf3 Qd3+ 18. Kg1 Re2 19. h3 h5 20. Qc6 Re1+ 21. Kh2
Ng4+ 22. hxg4 hxg4+ 23. Kg3 Rexh1 24. Bc2 Bh4+ 25. Kf4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3
17. Re1 b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3
22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5
27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 b4 29. h4 h5 30. Kf1 a5 31. Qc5 Qxc5
32. Rxc5 a4 33. Ke2 b3 34. axb3 axb3 35. Kd3 Rfe8 36. Kc3 Kf8
37. Kxb3 Ke7 38. Kc4 Kd6 39. Bxc8 Rxc8 40. f4 Rxc7 41. Rxc7
Kxc7 42. Kd5 Kd7 43. f5 Ke7 44. Ke5 f6+ 45. Kf4 gxf5 46. Kxf5
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco"]
[Date "2007.03.29"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. Qh4 Nf6
17. a3 Qb8 18. g4 Rd8 19. Rac1 Be7 20. g5 Nd7 21. d5 Nf8
22. Ne5 Bd6 23. dxe6 Bxg2 24. Qf4 Bb7 25. e7 Re8 26. exf8=Q+
Rxf8 27. Rxd6 cxd6 28. Nd7 Qd8 29. Nxf8 Qxf8 30. Rd1 Rd8
31. f3 Qe7 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. Rd2 Rd7 34. Rd3 g6 35. Re3 Qd8
36. Qd4 Re7 37. Qf6 Rd7 38. Qxd8+ Rxd8 39. Re7 d5 40. Rc7 d4
41. Rxc6 dxc3 42. bxc3 Rd1 43. Ke3 a5 44. c4 Rb1 45. Rb6 Rb3+
46. Kd2 b4 47. axb4 axb4 48. Rb8+ Kg7 49. h4 h6 50. e3 hxg5
51. hxg5 Kh7 52. f4 Kg7 53. Ke2 f5 54. gxf6+ Kxf6 55. Rb6+ Kf7
56. Kf3 Rb1 57. Ke4 b3 58. Ke5 Kg7 59. e4 b2 60. c5 Rc1
61. Rxb2 Rxc5+ 62. Kd6 Rc4 63. Rb7+ Kf8 64. Ke5 Ra4 65. Kf6
Ke8 66. Re7+ Kf8 67. Re6 1-0

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2007.05.04"]
[EventDate "2007.05.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8
17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. f3 Nxe3 20. Qf2 Nd5 21. fxg4 Qxg4
22. Qf3 Qg5 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. Qe2 Nf4 26. Qc2 Nh3+
27. Kg2 Qg4 28. Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qb3 Nf4+ 30. gxf4 Qxb3 31. axb3
Bxf4 32. Rxa6 Rc8 33. Nc5 Kf7 34. Nd3 g5 35. Nxf4 gxf4 36. Kf3
Ke6 37. Kxf4 Kd6 38. c4 Rf8+ 39. Ke3 Kc7 40. Ra7+ Kb6 41. Rxh7
Rf1 42. Rh6 Kb7 43. Rh5 Rb1 44. Kd3 bxc4+ 45. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2007.05.04"]
[EventDate "2007.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 c5 8. e4 Bg6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nfd7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc4 a6 14. h4 Rc8 15. Ba2 h6 16. Rc1 Rg8
17. Ke2 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nb1 Ke7 20. Rxc5 Nxc5 21. h5 Bh7
22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Nd2 g6 24. hxg6 Rxg6 25. Kf2 Rg5 26. Rc7 b5
27. a5 Rc5 28. Rxc5 Nxc5 29. Ke3 Kd6 30. b4 Nd7 31. Nb3 e5
32. Nc1 f5 33. Nd3 fxe4 34. fxe4 Nf6 35. Nc5 Bg6 36. Bb3 Ng4+
37. Kd2 Nf6 38. Bc2 Kc6 39. Bd3 Nd7 40. Nxa6 Bf7 41. Be2 h5
42. g3 Bg6 43. Ke3 Bf7 44. Kd2 Bg6 45. Bd3 Bf7 46. Bf1 Be6
47. Kc3 Bg4 48. Bd3 Bf3 49. Bc2 Kd6 50. Kd3 Kc6 51. Bb3 Kb7
52. Be6 Nf6 53. Nc5+ Kc6 54. Ke3 Bg4 55. Bf7 Bc8 56. Bb3 Bh3
57. Bd1 Bg4 58. Bc2 Bc8 59. Bd3 Ng4+ 60. Ke2 Nf6 61. Nb3 Be6
62. Nd2 Ne8 63. Nb1 Nc7 64. Nc3 Bd7 65. Kd2 Be8 66. Be2 Bf7
67. Nd5 Bxd5 68. exd5+ Kd6 69. Bxh5 e4 70. Bf7 Na6 71. Kc3 e3
72. Bh5 Kxd5 73. Be2 Nc7 74. Bf3+ Ke5 75. Bb7 Kf5 76. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2007.05.05"]
[EventDate "2007.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O
12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Qc8 16. b3 Re8
17. a4 Qc5 18. Ra2 Qh5 19. Bf3 Qe5 20. e3 Rc8 21. Qb1 Rac7
22. Rc2 Qf6 23. Bg2 Nd7 24. Qa2 Qg6 25. Rcd2 Nc5 26. Ne2 Nd7
27. a5 bxa5 28. Qxa5 Nc5 29. Nc1 h5 30. Rd4 Qc2 31. b4 Qa4
32. Qxa4 Nxa4 33. Ne2 Nb2 34. Ra1 Bf6 35. Rxd6 Nxc4 36. Rdxa6
Bxa1 37. Rxa1 Rb8 38. Rb1 Na3 39. Rb3 Nb5 40. Bf3 g6 41. h4
Rc4 42. Nf4 Rc3 43. Rb2 Na3 44. Be2 Rc2 45. Rb3 e5 46. Nd5
Rxe2 47. Rxa3 Kg7 48. Rb3 Rd2 49. Nc7 Rc2 50. Nd5 Ra8 51. Nc3
Rc8 52. Ne4 R8c4 53. Nd6 R4c3 54. Rxc3 Rxc3 55. b5 Rd3 56. Nc4
f6 57. Kf1 Rb3 58. Nd6 Kf8 59. Ke2 Ke7 60. Nc8+ Kd7 61. Na7
Rb2+ 62. Kf3 Ke6 63. e4 Kd6 64. Nc8+ Ke6 65. Na7 f5 66. exf5+
Kxf5 67. Ke3 Rb3+ 68. Kd2 Ke4 69. Kc2 Rf3 70. Nc6 Rxf2+
71. Kc3 Rf1 72. Kb4 Rc1 73. Ne7 Kf3 74. Nxg6 e4 75. b6 e3
76. Ne5+ Kxg3 77. Nd3 e2 0-1

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2007.05.05"]
[EventDate "2007.05.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nd5 9. Ne4 Be7 10. Bd2 b6 11. Ng3 O-O
12. e4 Nb4 13. Qb3 c5 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. O-O a6 16. Qe3 b5
17. Bd3 Bb7 18. g5 Rc8 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Bb1 Rfd8 21. h4 Nf8
22. h5 Rc7 23. Qf4 Bd6 24. e5 Be7 25. Be4 Bc8 26. Bb1 Bb7
27. Be4 Bc8 28. Kh2 Rcd7 29. Bb1 Bb7 30. Ne4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 g6
32. hxg6 Nxg6 33. Qe3 Bf8 34. Kg2 Bg7 35. Rh1 Qb8 36. Rc1 Qa7
37. Rh3 Rxd4 38. Rd1 Nf4+ 39. Kh2 Ne2 40. Rd2 Bxe5+ 41. Nxe5
Qc7 42. Bxh7+ Kf8 43. Rxe2 1-0

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[EventDate "2007.05.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Nd2 Nxd5
7. Bg2 Nc7 8. Bxa8 Nxa8 9. b4 c4 10. a4 Bxb4 11. Qc2 Bb7
12. Ngf3 a6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qb2 Qf6 15. Qxb4 Qxa1 16. O-O
Qa6 17. Bb2 f6 18. Ba3 d6 19. Nd4 Nc7 20. Rb1 O-O 21. Nxc4
bxc4 22. Qxb7 Qxa3 23. Qxc7 Qc5 24. Rb7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 d5
26. Nf5 Na6 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Ra7 Nb4 29. Rc7 h5 30. Kg2 Re8
31. e3 Nd3 32. f4 Ra8 33. Kh3 Ra5 34. Kh4 Rc5 35. Rd7 Kg8
36. Kxh5 Kf8 37. Nd6 c3 38. Kg6 Rc6 39. Kxf6 {39.Rf7+! +-} Kg8
40. Kg6 Kf8 41. Kf6 Kg8 42. g4 Nc5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kf7 Rc7+
45. Kf6 Rc6 46. Kf7 Rc7+ 47. Kf6 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[EventDate "2007.05.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 dxc4 10. Qe2 Nb6 11. O-O Bb4
12. Bd2 O-O 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Nc5 Rab8 16. Rfc1
Rfd8 17. Qc2 Nfd7 18. Ne4 e5 19. a3 Qe7 20. Re1 Nf6 21. Ng5
exd4 22. exd4 Qd6 23. Nf3 Re8 24. Re5 Nfd7 25. Ra5 a6 26. Rd1
Rbd8 27. Bf1 Re7 28. Rg5 Qf6 29. Kg2 Rde8 30. h4 Qe6 31. a4
Qe4 32. Qc1 f6 33. Ra5 Qe6 34. Qc2 Qe4 35. Qc1 Kh8 36. Re1 Qg4
37. Rxe7 Rxe7 38. Bxc4 Nxc4 39. Qxc4 Qe4 40. Qb3 c5 41. dxc5
Qc6 42. Qc3 Re2 43. b4 Ne5 44. b5 Qe4 45. c6 Nd3 46. Qxd3 Qxd3
47. cxb7 Re8 48. bxa6 Qb3 49. Rc5 Kh7 50. Rc8 Rg8 51. Nd4 Qb6
52. Rxg8 Kxg8 53. Kg1 Kh7 54. Nc6 Qb1+ 55. Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Nb4
12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. c3 Nc6 16. Re1 Qd7
17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 c4 19. Bg5 h6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. Qxd5+ Rf7 23. Qd2 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Ne2 Rbf8 26. Rf1
Rf3 27. Ra3 Rxa3 28. bxa3 Qc6 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Ra8
31. Ra1 c3 32. Qb4 Qc5 33. Qb3+ Kh8 34. Ra2 Ra4 35. Re2 Rxa3
36. Qd1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6
7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. O-O Nb6 12. a3
Nc4 13. b4 Qc7 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. bxc5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5
Qxb5 18. Rxb5 Nxc5 19. Nd2 Nxa3 20. Bxa3 Rxa3 21. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Ne5 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 Qc8 14. Qg4 Bf6 15. Nf3 Kh8 16. h4 Nc6
17. Bg5 cxd4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd4 e5 20. Qxc8 Raxc8 21. d5
Na5 22. h5 Nc4 23. Nh4 Nd6 24. h6 Rc3 25. Rac1 Rfc8 26. Rxc3
Rxc3 27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. exf5 Kg8 29. Re4 Kf8 30. Rg4 Rc7 31. Rg7
b5 32. Rxh7 Kg8 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. d6 Rd7 35. Kf3 b4 36. Ke4
Rxd6 37. Rxf7 Ra6 38. g4 Kg8 39. h7+ Kh8 40. g5 fxg5 41. f6
1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.05.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8. b4 d5 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5
12. O-O Rc8 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rfc1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 h6 16. Ba6 Bxa6
17. Qxa6 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Nb8 19. Qc4 Rd8 20. h3 Ne8 21. b5 Rd5
22. Qe2 Rc5 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. Rc1 Nd6 26. a4 e5
27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 f6 29. Qe4 Qf7 30. Ba3 Kh8 31. Kh2 Kg8
32. Bd6 Qd7 33. Bc7 Rf8 34. Rc2 Re8 35. Rc4 Qf7 36. Bd6 Rd8
37. Rc7 Nd7 38. Qc6 Qe6 39. Rxa7 Kf7 40. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Qc2 Be7 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc7
12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Bb2 c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. Bc1 a5 16. Rb1 Ba6
17. e5 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Bg5 Nb6 20. Qe4 g6 21. Qh4 Ra7
22. Bf6 Bxf6 23. exf6 Nd5 24. Be4 Qf4 25. Bxd5 Qxh4 26. Nxh4
exd5 27. Rxb4 Bc8 28. Rb6 Ra3 29. Rc1 Be6 30. Nf3 Rfa8 31. h4
h6 32. Ne5 Ra1 33. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 34. Kh2 Ra3 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. f4
Rxc3 37. h5 gxh5 38. Rf8 Ra3 39. f5 Bxf5 40. Rxf7+ Kg8
41. Rg7+ Kf8 42. Rb7 Ra8 43. Kg3 Rd8 44. Kf4 Be4 45. g3 c3
46. Rf7+ Kg8 47. Rg7+ Kf8 48. Nd7+ Rxd7 49. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. g3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. e4 Bh3
12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Qb3 Ra6 14. Bf4 e6 15. Be5 Bb4 16. Bxg7 Rg8
17. Be5 Qg2 18. O-O-O Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxe4 20. Rhe1 Qd5 21. b3
Qd7 22. Qc2 Qe7 23. Qxh7 Rg6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Rf3 Qf8 26. h4
Rh6 27. Qc2 Ra8 28. Qd2 Rh5 29. Kb2 Qg8 30. Re1 Qg6 31. Bd6
Rd8 32. Ba3 Qg4 33. Rd3 Rf5 34. Re5 Kd7 35. Qe2 Rg8 36. Qe1
Rg6 37. Re2 Rf3 38. Rxf3 Qxf3 39. Rc2 Qf6 40. Qxa5 Qxd4+
41. Ka2 Rf6 42. f4 Rg6 43. Qa8 Nb4+ 44. Bxb4 Qxb4 45. Rg2 Rxg3
46. Rxg3 Qd2+ 47. Ka3 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Nxe4
Rxe4 13. Nd2 Rb4 14. b3 Rxf4 15. gxf4 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 Nd7
17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Rc1 b6 19. Rc3 Nf6 20. Re3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qd8
22. Rg3 Qh4 23. e3 Qe7 24. Bd3 Bb7 25. e4 Re8 26. f5 Qh4
27. h3 Bc8 28. Qc3 Qf4 29. Qf6 Qe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. f4 Re8
32. f6 Bd7 33. Re3 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. e5 Kf8 36. Kf2 Kg8
37. Be2 Kf8 38. h4 Kg8 39. Ke1 Kf8 40. Kd2 h6 41. Bd3 h5
42. e6 fxe6 43. Bxg6 exd5 44. Bxe8 Bxe8 45. Re6 c4 46. Rxd6
cxb3 47. Kc3 Kf7 48. Kxb3 Kg6 49. Kb4 Kf5 50. Kc5 Bf7 51. Kxb5
Be6 52. Kc5 Kxf6 53. Kd4 Kf5 54. Ke3 Bf7 55. Kf3 Be6 56. Ra6
Bf7 57. Ra8 Kf6 58. Ra6+ Kf5 59. Ra1 Bg6 60. Rg1 Kf6 61. Ke3
Bf7 62. Rg5 Ke6 63. Kd4 Kf6 64. Kc5 Ke7 65. Rg7 Kf6 66. Rxf7+
1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Rc1 Nd7
12. d4 Rc8 13. Qd2 Nf6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Qd5+ 17. f3 h6 18. e4 Nxe4 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Nc6 Qxc6 21. Rxc6
Rxc6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qa6 Rc7 24. Kh3 g6 25. Qa4 Rfc8 26. Rd7
Kg7 27. b4 h5 28. Qd1 g5 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Kg2 Rc4 31. a3 a5
32. b5 Rd4 33. Qc2 Rd5 34. a4 Bd4 35. Qe4 Bf6 36. Qc2 Rd4
37. Qc6 Bd8 38. Qc3 e5 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Bf6 41. fxe5 Bxe5
42. Qc2 Rg4+ 43. Kh1 Bd4 44. h3 Rg3 45. Qf5 h4 46. Kh2 Rg6
47. Kh1 Bf6 48. Qf2 Bg5 49. Qd4+ Rf6 50. Kg2 Kg6 51. Qe4+ Kh6
52. Qe8 Kg7 53. Qe5 Bf4 54. Qd4 Bg3 55. Kh1 Kg6 56. Qe4+ Kh6
57. Qe3+ Kh7 58. Qe4+ Rg6 59. Qf5 Kg7 60. Qd5 Rd6 61. Qf5 Kf8
62. Qe4 Re6 63. Qa8+ Kg7 64. Qd5 Kg6 65. Qd3+ f5 66. Qd5 Rd6
67. Qc4 Kf6 68. Qc3+ Be5 69. Qe1 Bg3 70. Qc3+ Ke7 71. Kg2 Kd7
72. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5
7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O Nc6 9. e3 Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bf4 O-O
12. Ne5 Qb6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Nd2 Nh5 16. Nef3
Nxf4 17. gxf4 Bd6 18. Ne5 Be6 19. b3 f6 20. Nd3 Nc6 21. Ne4
Bc7 22. c5 Bf5 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. cxb6 Bxb6 25. Nec5 Nb4
26. Nxb4 Bxc5 27. Nd3 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Rf7 29. a3 Rc7 30. b4 Be7
31. Rad1 Ra8 32. Be4 g6 33. f5 g5 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rh3 Rd7
36. Rhd3 Rc7 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. h4 h6 39. h5 Ra7 40. Rf3 Rc3
41. Rxd4 Raxa3 42. Rxc3 Rxc3 43. Bxb7 Rb3 44. Rd7 Kf8 45. Rc7
Rxb4 46. Rc8+ Kg7 47. Bd5 Rg4+ 48. Kf1 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. Be2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nf3 O-O
12. Qd2 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rac1 d6 15. Qc2 Qa7 16. a3 Rac8
17. Qb1 Nb8 18. b4 Nbd7 19. Bg3 d5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5
22. e4 Bc6 23. Nd4 Ba4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Qa8 26. f3 Bg5
27. f4 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qxe4 29. fxg5 Qxd4+ 30. Bf2 Qe5 31. Qc8+
Nf8 32. Qxa6 b5 33. Bf1 hxg5 34. Qc8 f5 35. Bc5 Qf6 36. h3 e5
37. Bxf8 Qxf8 38. Qe6+ Qf7 39. Qxe5 Qd7 40. Be2 Kh7 41. Kf2 g6
42. Qe3 Qd8 43. Qe5 Qd2 44. Kg3 Qc1 45. Kh2 Qxa3 46. Qe7+ Kh6
47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qe7+ Kh6 49. Qe5 Kh7 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Bxb5
Bxb5 52. Qe5 Kh7 53. Qxb5 f4 54. Qd7+ Kh6 55. Qe8 Qb2 56. Qf8+
Kh7 57. Qe7+ Kh6 58. h4 f3 59. Qxg5+ Kh7 60. h5 gxh5 61. Qxh5+
Kg7 62. Qg4+ Kh7 63. Qd7+ Kh6 64. Qc6+ Kg7 65. Qc7+ Kh6
66. Qf4+ Kh7 67. Qf7+ Kh6 68. Qxf3 Qxb4 69. Kh3 Qb1 70. Qf6+
Kh7 71. Qf3 Kg7 72. Kh4 Kh7 73. Qf7+ Kh8 74. Qh5+ Kg7 75. Qg4+
Kh7 76. Qh5+ Kg7 77. Qe5+ Kh7 78. Qd5 Kg7 79. Qd4+ Kh7
80. Qd7+ Kh8 81. g4 Qh1+ 82. Kg5 Qc1+ 83. Kg6 Qb1+ 84. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. O-O O-O
12. Bd6 Na5 13. Nxa5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 bxa5 15. e4 Rc8 16. b3 Bxd6
17. Qxd6 a4 18. e5 Ne8 19. Qd4 axb3 20. axb3 f6 21. Rxa7 Rc7
22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Nb5 Qc6+ 25. f3 h6 26. Ra1 Nh7
27. Qe4 d5 28. Qe2 dxc4 29. Nd4 Qd5 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. bxc4 Rc8
32. Rc1 e5 33. Nf5 Kf8 34. c5 Ng5 35. Nd6 Rc6 36. h4 Ne6
37. Ne4 Ke7 38. h5 Rc7 39. Kh3 Nd4 40. Kg4 Ne6 41. Rc2 Nd4
42. Rc3 Rc6 43. Ra3 Ne6 44. Kf5 Nxc5 45. Rc3 g6+ 46. hxg6 Ne6
47. Rxc6 Nd4+ 48. Kg4 Nxc6 49. Kh5 Kf8 50. Kxh6 Ne7 51. Kh7
1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Carlsen"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. e5 d6
13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 dxe5 16. Qd2 Ne7 17. Rd1
Ng6 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nf4 Rf7 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Ne6 Qd7 22. c4
Nd6 23. Bb2 Re8 24. Qh5 Nf8 25. Ng5 Rfe7 26. Rac1 Re2 27. Bc3
R2e7 28. Rf1 h6 29. Nh3 Re4 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. Qh3 Rxc4 32. Nh5
Ne4 33. Bxg7 Ng5 34. Qb3 Rxc1 35. Nf6+ Kxg7 36. Nxe8+ Qxe8
37. Qb2+ Kg6 38. Qxc1 Qe5 39. Rd1 Ne4 40. Qe3 Nd7 41. d6 h5
42. Qb3 c4 43. Qxc4 Qc5+ 44. Qxc5 bxc5 45. Rb1 Kf6 46. Rb7 Ke6
47. Rxa7 Kxd6 48. Kf1 c4 49. Ke2 c3 50. Ra6+ Kd5 51. Kd1 Ne5
52. Ra5+ Kd4 53. Kc2 Nc4 54. Ra8 Ne3+ 55. Kb3 Nc5+ 56. Ka2 c2
57. Rd8+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Shirov"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O
Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qa6 Nf6 11. Nbd2
Bd6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bf4 14. g3 Bh6 15. Ba3 Nxe4 16. Bxf8
Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bxd2 18. Ba3 Qd5 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. bxc4 Ne5
21. Rab1 Rd8 22. c5 Nc4 23. Bc1 d3 24. Rb7 c6 25. Bxd2 Nxd2
26. Rd1 Ne4 27. f3 Nc3 28. Rd2 Nxa2 29. Rb3 Nc1 30. Rb1 Ne2+
31. Kf2 e5 32. Ra1 Rd5 33. Rxa7 Rxc5 34. Rxd3 Nd4 35. Rd2 h6
36. f4 Nb5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. f5 Nd4 39. g4 Rc3 40. Rb2 h5
41. Rbb8 1-0

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Shirov"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Nf6
12. Nc3 O-O 13. g4 Nb4 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. g5 Bc6
17. Qh4 Ne8 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Rxd7 Bb7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3
Rd5 22. Nf3 Nd6 23. Qa4 b5 24. Qc2 Nf5 25. a4 b4 26. Rd1 Rxd1+
27. Qxd1 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Rd8 29. Qc2 g6 30. h4 Bd6 31. Kf2 a6
32. Nd2 Bf8 33. Nc4 Bc8 34. Qe4 Be6 35. b3 Rd5 36. Kg3 h6
37. gxh6 Bxh6 38. Qf3 Kh7 39. e4 Rh5 40. Nd6 Bg5 41. Nxf7
Bxh4+ 42. Kg2 c4 43. bxc4 Kg8 44. Nd6 Rg5+ 45. Kh1 Rg3 46. Qf4
Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Shirov"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O
Be6 7. Bb5 Bc5 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. a5 Ba7
12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Be5
Bh3 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Be6 20. Nc3 Rg4
21. Rab1 Rb8 22. f4 Bf5 23. Rb2 Rxg3 24. Na4 Kf8 25. Nc5 Ra8
26. Kf2 Rc3 27. Rbd2 Rc4 28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Ke7 30. Rd1 Be6
31. Re1 Kf6 32. Re5 h6 33. g3 Bc4 34. Nd7+ Kg7 35. Re7 Rd8
36. Ke3 h5 37. f5 Rg8 38. Re4 Bb5 39. Rh4 Rd8 40. Nc5 Kh6
41. Kf4 Be2 42. Rh2 Bb5 43. Ke5 Kg5 44. Ne4+ Kg4 45. Kf6 Kf3
46. Rh4 Bd3 47. Nc5 Kxg3 48. Rxh5 Bc4 49. Rh1 Rb8 50. Rd1 Rxb4
51. Rd4 Kf3 52. Nxa6 c5 53. Nxc5 Ke3 54. Rh4 Kd2 55. Na6 Ra4
56. Nxc7 Kd3 57. a6 Ra5 58. Rf4 Kc3 59. Ke7 Rc5 60. Kd6 Ra5
61. f6 Bxa6 62. Nxa6 Rxa6+ 63. Ke7 Ra7+ 64. Kf8 Kd3 65. Rh4
Ke3 66. Rh7 Kf4 67. Rxf7 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Shirov"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. c3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. b4 d5 17. Ng3
dxe4 18. Nxe4 c4 19. dxc4 Qxd1 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxd1 e4
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Ng5 Nxb4 24. Nxe4 Nd5 25. Rb1 Ra5 26. Nxf6+
gxf6 27. Rb3 Rc8 28. Bd2 Rc4 29. Rdb1 Nc7 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Rb4
Rxb4 32. axb4 Ra2 33. Be1 Nd5 34. Rd1 h5 35. Rd3 Ra1 36. g3 f5
37. Ke2 Ra2+ 38. Bd2 Nb6 39. Kf1 Nd5 40. Rd4 Nf6 41. Be1 Rc2
42. Rd8 Ne4 43. Rh8 Kf6 44. Rxh5 Ng5 45. f4 Nf7 46. g4 Kg6
47. Kg1 Re2 48. Bf2 Rc2 49. Bd4 Re2 50. Rh4 Re4 51. Kg2 Re2+
52. Kf3 Rc2 53. Ke3 Rc1 54. Kd3 Ra1 55. Be5 Rd1+ 56. Kc2 Re1
57. Bd4 Re2+ 58. Kd3 Re1 59. Bc5 Re4 60. Be3 Rc4 61. Bd4 Nh6
62. Kd2 Nf7 63. Kc2 Nh6 64. Rh5 Nf7 65. Kb3 Rc8 66. Bc5 Rd8
67. Kc2 Ra8 68. Rh4 Ra1 69. g5 Ra2+ 70. Kd3 e5 71. fxe5 Nxe5+
72. Ke3 Kxg5 73. Be7+ Kg6 74. Rh8 Kg7 75. Rc8 f4+ 76. Ke4 Re2+
77. Kf5 f3 78. Bc5 Nd3 79. Bd4+ Kf7 80. Rb8 f2 81. Rb7+ Re7
82. Rxe7+ Kxe7 83. Bxf2 Nxf2 84. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Shirov"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5
12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Bh6 Re8
17. Qd4 Bf7 18. Bb5 e5 19. Qf2 Re7 20. f4 exf4 21. Qxf4 Qb6+
22. Kh1 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qxb5 24. Qxf6 Qe8 25. Qd4 Rf7 26. Rxf7
Qxf7 27. Bd2 Qg7 28. Qe4 Qf7 29. Bc3 Rc8 30. h3 Nc4 31. Qd4
Kf8 32. Qh8+ Qg8 33. Qd4 Qf7 34. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Match: Aronian - Shirov"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1
Re8 13. a3 h6 14. b4 Be6 15. Ng3 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Be3 Rac8
18. Nd2 Nb8 19. Nge4 Nbd7 20. Bb3 Qxd3 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qf3
cxb4 23. axb4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rxa6 Qxc3
27. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic Rapid"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4
7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.e3 Bf5 11.Bd3 Qg5 12.f3
Qh4+ 13.Kf1 Ng3+ 14.hxg3 Bxd3+ 15.Qxd3 Qxh1 16.b4 O-O 17.Bb2
Rfe8 18.Kf2 Qh6 19.Ne2 Ne5 20.Qb3 a5 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.Rd1 axb4
23.axb4 Qa6 24.f4 Ree8 25.Rxd5 Rad8 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Nd4 h5
28.b5 Qa5 29.c6 bxc6 30.bxc6 g6 31.Qc2 Re8 32.Nf3 Qd5 33.Ne5
Ra8 34.c7 Rc8 35.g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Rapid Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[EventDate "2007.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nf1
Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. c3 Qd7 15. Ng3 c4 16. b4 cxd3 17. Qxd3
Nd8 18. c4 Nf7 19. Bd2 Rac8 20. cxb5 Qxb5 21. Qb3 Qc4 22. Qxc4
Rxc4 23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Rapid Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[EventDate "2007.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxc3
12. Qd3 cxd4 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Ng5 g6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. e3 Nc6
17. Rae1 Rc8 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Kh1 Nde2 20. Qxd8 Rcxd8 21. Bh6
Rf7 22. Bh3 Nd4 23. a3 Nf5 24. Bf4 Nd5 25. Be5 Rfd7 26. Rc1
Kf7 27. Rfe1 b5 28. Bf1 Rb7 29. Rc6 b4 30. axb4 Nxb4 31. Rc3
Rbd7 32. Kg2 Nd3 33. Bxd3 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Rapid Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[EventDate "2007.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. Ne2
Nd8 13. Ng3 Ne6 14. Ng5 c5 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nf3 Rf8 17. Qe2
Rac8 18. Bd2 Qe8 19. b3 Nh5 20. Nxh5 Qxh5 21. Nh2 Qxe2
22. Rxe2 Bc6 23. Nf1 Bd7 24. Ba5 Be8 25. Ne3 Bh5 26. f3 Bg5
27. c4 Rc6 28. b4 cxb4 29. Bxb4 Rfc8 30. Kf2 Be8 31. cxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Rapid Final"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[EventDate "2007.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4
12. Qb3 Nc6 13. e3 Qa8 14. Qd1 b4 15. Qf1 Rd8 16. Be1 a5
17. a3 Bd6 18. Nfd2 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Ra6 20. Nc4 Nd5 21. Nbd2
bxa3 22. bxa3 Be7 23. Rab1 a4 24. Qf1 Nb8 25. Ne4 Nd7 26. Nc3
c5 27. dxc5 Nxc3 28. Bxc3 Nxc5 29. Bb4 Bf8 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Ne5
Ra7 32. Rbc1 Rac7 33. Qg2 Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 f6 35. Nf3 e5 36. Ne1
Kf7 37. Rc4 Nb3 38. Rh4 Bxb4 39. Rxb4 Ra7 40. Kf3 Rc3 41. Nd3
Rc2 42. Rb6 Ra2 43. Nb4 Rxa3 44. Nc6 Rc7 45. Nd8+ Kg6 46. Ne6
Re7 47. g4 Rxe6 48. Rxe6 Nd4+ 49. Rxd4 exd4 50. Re4 dxe3
51. fxe3 Ra1 52. h3 a3 53. Ra4 a2 54. Kg2 Kf7 55. Ra6 Ke7
56. e4 Kd7 57. h4 h6 58. g5 hxg5 59. hxg5 Kc7 60. Kh2 Kb7
61. Ra3 Kc6 62. gxf6 gxf6 63. Rc3+ Kb5 64. Rc2 Kb4 65. Rf2
Rh1+ 66. Kxh1 a1=Q+ 67. Kg2 Kc4 68. Kf3 Kd3 0-1

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3
g6 8.h4 Bg7 9.h5 Nd7 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 e5 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Be4
Bxe4 14.Qxe4 O-O 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.a4 c5 17.Ba3 Rfe8 18.Rc1 exd4
19.Qxe7 Rxe7 20.cxd4 Re4 21.Kf1 cxd4 22.exd4 Nf8 23.g3 Rd8
24.Rc7 Ree8 25.Rxa7 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 {Notes by Raymond Keene. --- The first positive result of
the event. Aronian thought that his d5 was not good, and that
he had missed ...Qe6. He said that Anand had played well and
he had not, his attacking idea being too speculative. In reply
to a question about his state of mind after achieving the
first win of the tournament, Anand replied that one should
play on a day-to-day basis, and not get ahead of oneself. 40%
of people think that games should end in a draw, but sometimes
they are not correct.} Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6
{At this point 5 ... dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 Bh4 g5 9 Nxg5 hxg5
10 Bxg5 Nbd7 is the famous Botvinnik variation.} 6.Bh4
{Offering a different type of gambit and admitting that 6 Bxf6
Qxf6 is probably harmless for Black.} dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5
9.Ne5 h5 10.h4 g4 {Although Black's position is weakened on
both wings he does enjoy an extra pawn. Furthermore a pattern
is beginning to emerge in that Black's pawns on g4 and c4 are
threatening to restrict the movement of White's f1-bishop.}
11.Be2 Bb7 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qc2 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Bg7 15.Rad1 O-O
16.Bg3 Nd7 17.f3 c5 18.dxc5 Qe7 19.Kh1 {This move seems
insufficiently active. The critical line must be 19 Bd6 Qxh4
(threatening ... g3) 20 fxg4 Bh6 21 Rf3 with complications.}
a6 20.a4 Bc6 21.Nd5 {White's next move tries to storm the
black camp with his bare hands. It is surprising that Aronian
did not instead seek to counter Black's strategy of containing
the white king's bishop. White could have achieved this by
playing 21 fxg4 which also has the virtue of pocketing a
pawn. After this the position remains devilishly
complicated. } exd5 22.exd5 Be5 23.f4 Bg7 24.dxc6 Nxc5 25.Rd5
Ne4 26.Be1 Qe6 {! This was the move White had overlooked. His
rook is now driven out of play, Black's knight dominates the
centre and by permitting Black with his next move to
consolidate the pawn on g4, White is suddenly faced with a
situation where his light squared bishop is virtually
useless. } 27.Rxh5 f5 28.Kh2 Rac8 29.Bb4 Rfe8 30.axb5 axb5
31.Re1 Qf7 32.Rg5 {An admission of the bankruptcy of his
entire strategy beginning with 21 Nd5.} Nxg5 33.fxg5 Rxc6
34.Bf1 Rxe1 35.Bxe1 Re6 36.Bc3 Qc7+ 37.g3 Re3 38.Qg2 Bxc3
39.bxc3 f4 40.Qa8+ Kg7 41.Qa6 fxg3+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.15"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. c3 Bf6
12. Nbd2 Nf4 13. Ne4 Nxd3 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Re4 Nxc1 16. Rg4+
Kh8 17. Qxc1 Ne7 18. Bc2 Rg8 19. Qh6 Ng6 20. Nh4 Qf8 21. Qh5
Qe8 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Bf5 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Nf5 Qd7 26. Ree4
Rcd8 27. Kh2 Qd1 28. Nh6 Rg7 29. Nf5 Rgg8 30. Nh6 Rg7 31. Nf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.16"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7
7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 d6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. Nd2
Ng6 13. Bg3 Rc8 14. Re1 a6 15. Rc1 Qc7 16. b4 Qb8 17. Bf1 Rfd8
18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Qe3 h6 20. Nf3 Ba8 21. Red1 Nde5 22. Nd2 Ng4
23. Qe2 N4e5 24. f4 Nd7 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Qe3 Re8 27. Be1 Bd8
28. e5 dxe5 29. Rxd7 exf4 30. Qe2 e5 31. Ne4 Be7 32. c5 bxc5
33. bxc5 Bc6 34. Rdd1 Bb5 35. Qb2 Qa7 36. Bxb5 axb5 37. Bf2
Qa8 38. Nd6 e4 39. Nxe8 Rxe8 40. Nd4 Bf6 41. c6 e3 42. Be1 f3
43. gxf3 Nf4 44. Bg3 Ne6 45. Qb4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 b5 6.Nf3 d6 7.e4 a6
8.a4 b4 9.Bd3 g6 10.Nbd2 Bg7 11.Nc4 O-O 12.Bf4 Ne8 13.a5 Bh3
14.Ng5 Bd7 15.O-O Bb5 16.Qd2 h6 17.Nf3 g5 18.Be3 Bxc4 19.Bxc4
Qf6 20.Qd1 Nd7 21.Rb1 Qe7 22.Nd2 Nef6 23.Re1 Rfe8 24.f3 Qd8
25.Ra1 g4 26.fxg4 Ne5 27.Be2 Qd7 28.g5 Nfg4 29.Bf4 hxg5
30.Bxg5 f5 31.Rf1 Rf8 32.exf5 Rxf5 33.Bf4 Nf6 34.g4 Rxf4
35.Rxf4 Nf7 36.Nc4 Re8 37.Qd3 Qe7 38.Bf3 Ne5 39.Nxe5 Qxe5
40.Rf5 Qxb2 41.Rf1 b3 42.Kh1 Nd7 43.Bd1 c4 44.Qxc4 Nc5 45.Qf4
Ne4 46.Rf7 Bf6 47.Rb7 Qd2 48.Qxd2 1-0

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.19"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Qc8
12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Nb3 a5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc5 Bd5
17. e4 Bc4 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Re1 Bxd4 20. Rd1 c5 21. Qc2 e5
22. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.20"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8. Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Nbc3 O-O-O 11. Be3
Re8 12. Rd2 Bc6 13. Rad1 b6 14. f3 Bd6 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4
Nh6 17. Kf2 f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Re1 Rxe1 20. Kxe1 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2
f5 8.d5 Bf6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.Nxe4 fxe4 11.Qxe4 Nc5 12.Qe3 O-O
13.dxe6 Re8 14.Qa3 Qe7 15.Be3 Qxe6 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.O-O Nd6
18.Bd4 Be7 19.c5 Ne4 20.Nd2 Nxd2 21.Bxb7 Rab8 22.Rfd1 Rxb7
23.Rxd2 Reb8 24.Qe3 bxc5 25.Qxe6+ dxe6 26.Bxc5 Bxc5 27.Rxc5
Rxb2 28.Rd7 Rc8 29.a4 Rxe2 30.Rcxc7 Rxc7 31.Rxc7 a6 32.Ra7 Ra2
33.Rxa6 e5 34.a5 e4 35.Ra7 h5 36.h4 Kh7 37.a6 Ra1+ 38.Kg2 Ra2
39.Kf1 Kg6 40.Ra8 Kh7 41.a7 g6 42.Ke1 Kg7 43.Kd1 Ra1+ 44.Kc2
Ra2+ 45.Kb3 Ra1 46.Kc4 Ra2 47.Kd4 Ra1 48.Kxe4 Ra4+ 49.Kf3 Ra3+
50.Kg2 Ra2 51.Kh3 Ra3 52.f3 Kh7 53.Kg2 Ra2+ 54.Kf1 Ra1+ 55.Ke2
Ra2+ 56.Kd3 Kg7 57.Kc4 Ra1 58.Kc5 Rc1+ 59.Kd6 Rd1+ 60.Ke5 Ra1
61.Kf4 Ra4+ 62.Ke5 Ra1 63.f4 Ra2 64.f5 gxf5 65.Kf4 Ra5 66.Re8
Rxa7 67.Kxf5 Rf7+ 68.Ke4 Rf1 69.Re5 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6
13.Re2 Bg4 14.f3 Bf5 15.g3 Qc7 16.Kf2 Qd7 17.Bxd5 cxd5 18.Nd2
Bd3 19.Re3 Bg6 20.Nf1 a5 21.a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.24"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. g3 g5 8. h3 Bg7 9. Rc1 c5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bg2 b6
12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Re1 Rfd8 15. g4 h5 16. gxh5 Qh6
17. Nh2 Rac8 18. Ndf1 f5 19. Ng3 Qe6 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. dxc5 bxc5
22. b4 f4 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Nf1 c4 25. N1h2 Qf5 26. Nd4 Qd3
27. Ne6 Qxd1 28. Rexd1 Ne5 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. Ng4 Nd3 31. Rxd3
cxd3 32. Rd1 Bc8 33. Rxd3 d4 34. Be4 Ba6 35. Ra3 Be2 36. h6
Bh8 37. Rxa7 d3 38. h7+ Kf8 39. Bg6 d2 40. Rf7+ Ke8 41. Nf6+
Bxf6 42. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.25"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 d6 11. Bf4 a6
12. Qb4 Nc6 13. Qa3 d5 14. Qa4 Qc8 15. cxd5 b5 16. Qc2 Nb4
17. Qd2 Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 Qe8 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. Bxd5
Bxd5 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. e4 exf5 25. exd5 Bd6 26. Re1
Qa8 27. Ba5 Rb8 28. a3 b4 29. axb4 Bf8 30. Re5 g6 31. Rc7 Rbd8
32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Qe1 Rxd5 34. Re8 Qc6 35. b5 Qd7 36. Kg2 Rxb5
37. Bc3 Qd6 38. Qe3 Rb7 39. Qd4 Qxd4 40. Bxd4 f6 41. Ra8 Kf7
42. Rxa6 Be7 43. Kf3 Rd7 44. Bc3 Bd6 45. Ke2 Be5 46. f4 Bxc3
47. bxc3 g5 48. Ra4 Rb7 49. Rd4 Ke6 50. Rd2 Rb1 51. Ke3 Rc1
52. Kd4 Rf1 53. Re2+ Kd6 54. Ke3 Rc1 55. Kd2 Rf1 56. Ke3 Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3
Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.Ne4 Qe7
13.Bb3 Rd8 14.Qc2 e5 15.Rfe1 Kh8 16.g4 Rf8 17.g5 f5 18.gxf6
Bxf6 19.Kg2 Bg7 20.h4 Nb6 21.dxe5 Bg4 22.Ned2 Nd7 23.e6 Ne5
24.Nh2 Qxh4 25.f4 Bf5 26.Ne4 Qh3+ 27.Kg1 Nf3+ 28.Nxf3 Qxf3
29.Ng5 hxg5 30.Qh2+ Qh5 31.Qxh5+ gxh5 32.e7 Rfe8 33.Rc5 Bg4
34.Rxg5 Rxe7 35.Kg2 Bf6 36.Rg6 Rf8 37.e4 Bf5 38.Rh6+ Kg7
39.Rxh5 Bxe4+ 40.Kh2 Bd5 0-1

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.28"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2
Nxe5 7. e4 c5 8. h3 O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Bg2 b5 11. Rf1 d6 12. Kg1
h6 13. b3 Be6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Ne2 Re8 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Rc2 bxc4
18. dxc4 Bc6 19. Nc3 Rb7 20. Rcf2 Nh7 21. h4 Rbe7 22. Rd2 Qa5
23. Qc2 Ng4 24. Bf4 Nhf6 25. Re1 d5 26. e5 Nxe5 27. Rde2 d4
28. Bxe5 Bxg2 29. Bxf6 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 gxf6
32. Qg4+ Kf8 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Kxg2 dxc3 35. Qb7+ Kd8 36. Qd5+
Kc8 37. Qc6+ Kb8 38. Qe8+ Kb7 39. Qe4+ Kc8 40. Qc6+ Kb8
41. Qe8+ Kb7 42. Qe4+ Kc8 43. Qc2 Qa3 44. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 45. Kf3
Qb1 46. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City MEX"]
[Date "2007.09.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2
c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8
13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 b5 15.Re1 bxc4 16.Bf1 Nb6 17.Rb1 Nd5 18.Ba1
Bb4 19.Nc5 Bxe1 20.Qxe1 cxb3 21.Nxa6 bxa2 22.Rb2 Nc7 23.Rxa2
Nxa6 24.Rxa6 Qd7 25.Qc3 f6 26.Qc5 Rf7 27.Bc3 Qb7 28.Qc4 Qd7
29.Bg2 Kh8 30.Bxc6 Qb7 31.Kg2 h6 32.d5 Qb8 33.dxe6 Re7 34.Bb4
Rec7 35.e7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2007/08"]
[Site "GER"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4
Ng6 12. Rad1+ Ke8 13. Bg3 Bb4 14. Nd4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. f4
Bc4 17. Rf2 Ne7 18. f5 Nd5 19. f6 gxf6 20. exf6 Kf8 21. Nf5
Re8 22. Rd4 b5 23. a3 h5 24. Kh2 c5 25. Rh4 Re6 26. Rd2 Nxf6
27. Bxc7 Kg8 28. g4 Nd5 29. Bb8 Re2+ 30. Rxe2 Bxe2 31. Ng3 Bd1
32. gxh5 Kh7 33. Bxa7 Bxc2 34. Bxc5 Rc8 35. Bb4 Nxb4 36. cxb4
Rc3 37. Rf4 Rxa3 38. Rxf7+ Kh6 39. h4 Rb3 40. Rf6+ Kh7 41. Rf4
Bd3 42. Rd4 Rb2+ 43. Kh3 Bc4 44. Ne4 Rxb4 45. Rd7+ Kh8 46. Ng5
Rb3+ 47. Kg4 Rd3 48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Rb7 Rd6 50. Rb8+ Kg7
51. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Bd3 Bg7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Be3 Bg4
12. Be4 Qc8 13. h3 Bf5 14. Qc2 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Rd8 16. a4 Qb7
17. O-O Rd5 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. axb5 Bxe5 20. bxc6 Qxc6 21. dxe5
Rxc5 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. f4 Rb8 24. Bd4 Rc4 25. Rfd1 Nc5
26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxa6 Rxb2 28. Ra3 Rcc2 29. Rg3 e6 30. h4 h5
31. Rd4 Kg7 32. Kh2 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8. d4 Nf5 9. c3 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11. Re1 c6
12. Nd2 d5 13. Nf3 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. Bf4 Be6
17. Qf3 Qd7 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Rae1 Bf7
22. Qf5 Qxf5 23. Bxf5 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 g6 25. Bd3 Re8 26. Rxe8+
Bxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 e6 6. d4 cxd4
7. exd4 Bb4 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O O-O
12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Bc2 Bf8 15. h4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5
17. Rb1 Qxc3 18. Rxb7 Rad8 19. Bb2 Qa5 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Qe4
g6 22. Qxc6 Red8 23. Ne5 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Nf3 Rxd1+
26. Bxd1 Qxa3 27. g3 Qc5 28. Qa4 Qa3 29. Qc2 Qc5 30. Qe2 a5
31. Kg2 Qb4 32. Qa2 Qa3 33. Qc4 Qb4 34. Qc6 Qd6 35. Qa4 Qb4
36. Qe8 Qb7 37. Qd8 Qb4 38. Qe8 Qb7 39. Ba4 Kg7 40. Qd8 Qb4
41. Be8 Be7 42. Qa8 Bc5 43. Bxf7 Kxf7 44. Ne5+ Kf6 45. f4 Qb2+
46. Kh3 Qb1 47. Nd7+ Ke7 48. Ne5 Qf1+ 49. Kg4 Qd1+ 50. Kh3
Qf1+ 51. Kg4 Qd1+ 52. Kh3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mikhail Gurevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 Bg4 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4
12. e3 Nf6 13. exd4 Re8 14. Nc3 Bf8 15. Qd3 Qd7 16. Rae1 Rxe1
17. Rxe1 Rd8 18. Bc1 h6 19. Bf4 Bb4 20. Rd1 Bd6 21. Be3 Ba3
22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Be3 Ba3 24. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6
7. h3 Ba7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 Qxd5
12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Rfe8 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 h6 16. b4 Nf6
17. Qe1 Qd8 18. Nxe5 Nd5 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Re5 Nxc3 21. Bb3
Nd5 22. Nf3 Nf4 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Nd5 14. Nb3 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Nd7 16. e3 Rc8
17. Rd1 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Kf8 24. a4 Bd6 25. Nc6 Rc8 26. axb5
axb5 27. Ra6 Be7 28. Kf3 Ke8 29. b3 Bd8 30. h3 Kd7 31. Nd4 Rb8
32. Ra7+ Ke8 33. Ra6 Kd7 34. Ke4 Bb6 35. Nf3 Rb7 36. Ne5+ Ke7
37. Ra8 Bc7 38. Nf3 h6 39. Rg8 Kf6 40. Ra8 b4 41. Ra6 g5
42. fxg5+ hxg5 43. Rc6 Bd8 44. Rc8 Be7 45. Nd4 Kg7 46. Nc6 Bf6
47. Rb8 Rxb8 48. Nxb8 Bc3 49. Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.11.05"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 O-O
12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Be2 h5 16. Qc2 Rd8
17. Na4 Bg4 18. Rfd1 Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Heraklion GRE"]
[Date "2007.11.06"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5
Bc5 7. N5c3 O-O 8. g3 Qb6 9. e3 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 e4
12. a3 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. b4 Bf8 15. O-O Qc7 16. Bb2 Nb6
17. Nb5 Qd7 18. d6 Nfd5 19. Rac1 Bxd6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rfd1
Qe6 22. Nb3 Nf4 23. gxf4 Qxb3 24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Rg1 f6 26. Qh5
Nd5 27. Rg3 Kh8 28. Rcg1 Re7 29. Rh3 Qg8 30. Qf5 Rf8 31. Bd4
b6 32. Rg4 Rc7 33. Rh5 Ne7 34. Qxe4 Rf7 35. Rg1 g6 36. Re5 Nc6
37. Re8 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Juan Pablo Hobaica"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 c6 6. Bg5 Be7
7. Qc2 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O
12. Nd2 Re8 13. Rad1 Nf8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ndxe4
Bg7 17. d5 Qc7 18. Qc4 Rab8 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Rd2 Nd7 21. Nc5
Ne5 22. Qf4 Qe7 23. Nb3 Rb4 24. Qe3 a5 25. Re2 a4 26. Nc1 Rh4
27. h3 a3 28. b3 Bh6 29. f4 Rxf4 30. Rxf4 Bxf4 31. Qxf4 Qc5+
32. Kh2 Qxc3 33. Qe4 Qxc1 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Juan Pablo Hobaica"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 g6 6. Bg2
Bg7 7. Rb1 Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. d3 c5 11. d4 Qc7
12. Bg5 e6 13. Qa4 a6 14. Rfd1 b5 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Bf4 e5
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Rd5 Bb7 19. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Qe7 21. Bxb8
Bf8 22. Re5 Qxa3 23. Rxe8 Bxf3 24. exf3 f6 25. Rd1 Kf7 26. Rc8
Bc5 27. Rc7+ Ke6 28. Rc6+ Ke7 29. Kg2 h5 30. Rd5 Bxf2 31. Bd6+
1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.11.27"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Gustafsson"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O
Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Bg3 Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qb6
17. b3 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. Rd2 c5 20. Rd6 Qa5 21. e5 Nd7
22. Rfd1 O-O-O 23. Ne4 Qc7 24. Nf6 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxd6 26. Rxd6
Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Qxd6 28. Bxh8 Qd5 29. Bf1 Kc7 30. Qc3 Kb6 31. b4
c4 32. Qa1 Kc6 33. Qf6 Qd7 34. Qh6 Qd5 35. Qf8 Qf5 36. Qe8+
Kc7 37. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.11.28"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Gustafsson"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. a4 e5 15. d5 c5 16. b4 Qb6
17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8
21. Qa1 O-O 22. Qa5 Rb8 23. Rb1 Bf8 24. Rxb5 Rxb5 25. Qxb5
Qxb5 26. Nxb5 Bb7 27. Bxc4 Ba6 28. Kf1 Bxb5 29. Bxb5 Bc5
30. f3 Kf8 31. g3 Ke7 32. Kg2 Be3 33. Kh3 Bg1 34. Bc4 Kd6
35. Ba6 Kc7 36. Kg2 Be3 37. h4 gxh4 38. gxh4 Kd6 39. Kg3 Ke7
40. Kg4 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.11.30"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Nd5 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. e4 Ne7 16. Qc3 Nd7
17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Rc8 19. Qa3 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Ra1 Nc7
22. Rc4 Nb5 23. Qe3 Rxc4 24. Nxc4 Qa8 25. Na5 Bd5 26. Ne1 Bxg2
27. Nxg2 Rc8 28. Ne1 h6 29. Nb3 Rd8 30. Nd3 Qd5 31. Nb4 Qd6
32. Nxa6 Nf6 33. Ra4 Qd5 34. Nac5 Qh5 35. f3 Nd6 36. Qe2 Qd5
37. Kg2 Rb8 38. Qd3 g5 39. Kf2 g4 40. Ra1 gxf3 41. Qxf3 Nde4+
42. Kg2 Nxc5 43. Qxd5 Nxd5 44. Nxc5 Rxb2+ 45. Kf3 Nc7 46. h4
Nb5 47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Rd8 Rc2 49. Ne4 f5 50. Rd7+ Kg6 51. Nf2
Rc3+ 52. Kg2 Nc7 53. Re7 Rc2 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. Rh7 Nb5 56. Ke3
Nc3 57. Nd3 Kg6 58. Rd7 Nd5+ 59. Kf3 Rc3 60. Ke2 Rc7 61. Rxc7
Nxc7 62. Nf4+ Kf6 63. Ke3 Nb5 64. Ne2 Nd6 65. Kf4 Nb5 66. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. e4 Bd7 12. b3 e5
13. Qc2 b5 14. Nd1 Bh6 15. Ne3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 b4 17. Nf3 Nb7
18. a4 Qe7 19. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Re1 c5 15. dxc5 Rc8 16. a4 b4
17. c6 Bxc6 18. Nd5 Ne5 19. Be7 Qd7 20. Nf6+ Kxe7 21. Nxd7
Bxd7 22. Qd2 a5 23. Rad1 Rhd8 24. Qd6+ Ke8 25. Qb6 Ra8 26. Rd6
Rdb8 27. Qc5 Rc8 28. Qb6 Rcb8 29. Qe3 Rc8 30. h4 Ke7 31. Rb6
g4 32. f4 gxf3 33. gxf3 Bxa4 34. f4 Nd7 35. e5 Nxb6 36. Qxb6
Kf8 37. Bh5 c3 38. f5 cxb2 39. Qd6+ Kg8 40. Bxf7+ Kh8 41. f6
Rc1 42. fxg7+ Kxg7 43. Qe7 Rxe1+ 44. Kh2 Rh1+ 45. Kg3 Rg1+
46. Kh2 b1=Q 47. Be8+ Kh8 48. Qf6+ Rg7 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 Rb8 8. h3 Bf5 9. g4 Bd7 10. e4 e5 11. Be3 a6 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne8 16. e5 Qe7 17. Nd5
Qe6 18. g5 b5 19. Qd4 bxc4 20. Rad1 Bb5 21. Rfe1 Kh8 22. Nf6
Qe7 23. Bg3 Qb4 24. Qh4 Bxf6 25. gxf6 Bc6 26. Bxc6 Qc5+
27. Bf2 Qxc6 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. e6 Nd6 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 31. exf7
Qxf6 32. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 33. Qc1 Qc6 34. b3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.03"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Rc1 c6 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 b6 11. g3 Bb7
12. Bg2 c5 13. O-O Nd7 14. dxc5 Rfc8 15. c6 Rxc6 16. Qxc6 Bxc6
17. Rxc6 h6 18. Rc2 Rd8 19. Rfc1 Qf6 20. b4 Ne5 21. a3 Nxf3+
22. Bxf3 g6 23. Kg2 Qe5 24. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.04"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Nc3 Rxa1
12. Qxa1 Qb8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Nd8 15. Be3 c6 16. Bb3 Ne6
17. Qa2 Nc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. h3 g6 20. Ra1 Kg7 21. Qa7 Qd6
22. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.05"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4
12. Bd2 c5 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. Rc1 f6 16. Nf3 Qc7
17. Ne4 Rfe8 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. c4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Ba3 21. Rc2
Rad8 22. Qa1 Bf8 23. Rce2 Re7 24. Nd4 Rde8 25. b4 Kh8 26. Ng3
g6 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Qd1 f5 30. Qe2 Kg8 31. Qxe7
Bxe7 32. f4 h5 33. Nge2 Kf7 34. Kf2 Bf6 35. Nf3 Ke6 36. Ned4+
Kd6 37. Ne2 Bd5 38. Ke3 Bd8 39. g3 Bb6+ 40. Nfd4 Bg2 41. c4
bxc4 42. dxc4 Ba7 43. Nc3 Kd7 44. h4 Bf1 45. c5 a5 46. Ncb5
Bxb5 47. Nxb5 Bb8 48. Kd3 axb4 49. Kc4 Ke6 50. Nd4+ Kd7
51. Kxb4 Bc7 52. Kb5 Bd8 53. Nf3 Kc7 54. Ne5 Bf6 55. c6 Be7
56. Nxg6 Ba3 57. Ne5 Bb2 58. Nf7 Bd4 59. Nh6 Bg1 60. Nxf5 Bf2
61. Ng7 Bxg3 62. Nxh5 Bxh4 63. Kc5 Kd8 64. Kd6 Be1 65. Nf6
Bb4+ 66. Ke6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2007.12.05"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "228"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nc6 Nc5 15. Qb5 Qd7 16. Be3 Kh8
17. Nd4 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 a6 19. Nd4 Bf6 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Rc4 b5
22. Rxc5 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Rec1 g6 25. Rc7 Kg8 26. R1c2
Rad8 27. Ra7 Rc4 28. Rxc4 bxc4 29. Rxa6 Rd2 30. Rb6 Rxe2
31. a4 c3 32. bxc3 Ra2 33. Rb4 Kf8 34. c4 Ke7 35. c5 h5 36. h4
e5 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. c6 Kd6 39. Rb7 f5 40. Rg7 Kxc6 41. Rxg6+
Kd5 42. Ra6 e4+ 43. Ke3 Ra3+ 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Ra1+ 46. Kg2
Ra2 47. Ra8 e3 48. Rd8+ Ke6 49. Re8+ Kf6 50. Rxe3 Rxa4 51. Re8
Kg7 52. Kf3 Rb4 53. Rd8 Ra4 54. Ke3 Re4+ 55. Kd3 Ra4 56. Rd4
Ra3+ 57. Ke2 Rb3 58. Rd3 Rb4 59. Rd7+ Kg6 60. Rd6+ Kg7 61. Rd5
Kg6 62. Kd3 Ra4 63. Rc5 f4 64. Rg5+ Kh6 65. g4 hxg4 66. Rxg4
Kh5 67. f3 Rb4 68. Ke2 Rb2+ 69. Kd3 Rb4 70. Kd2 Ra4 71. Ke1
Ra2 72. Rxf4 Rh2 73. Rf8 Rxh4 74. Kf2 Kg6 75. Rg8+ Kf5 76. Kg3
Ra4 77. Rb8 Kg5 78. f4+ Kf6 79. Rb6+ Kf7 80. Rb5 Ra1 81. Kg4
Kg7 82. Kf5 Rf1 83. Rb7+ Kh6 84. Rf7 Ra1 85. Re7 Rf1 86. Re4
Kg7 87. Re7+ Kh6 88. Rd7 Rf2 89. Ke5 Kg6 90. Rd6+ Kf7 91. Kf5
Kg7 92. Rd7+ Kh6 93. Rd1 Kg7 94. Ra1 Rf3 95. Ra7+ Kh6 96. Ra4
Kg7 97. Ra7+ Kh6 98. Ra1 Kg7 99. Rg1+ Kf7 100. Kg5 Kg7
101. Ra1 Rg3+ 102. Kf5 Rf3 103. Ra4 Rf1 104. Ra7+ Kh6 105. Rd7
Rf2 106. Rd1 Kg7 107. Rg1+ Kf7 108. Kg5 Kg7 109. Rg3 Rf1
110. Rg2 Rf3 111. Kf5+ Kf7 112. Rb2 Kg7 113. Rb4 Rf1 114. Rb2
Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.Nf3
Nc6 8.Bf4 O-O 9.e3 h6 10.h4 Bg4 11.Rc1 e5 12.dxe5 Qe7 13.Nd5
Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Nb4 15.Qc4 Be6 16.Qxc7 Nd3+ 17.Kd2 Qb4+ 18.Qc3
Qxc3+ 19.Rxc3 Nxf2 20.Nd4 Nxh1 21.Bxh1 Rfd8 22.Rc7 Rac8
23.Rxb7 Bxa2 24.Rxa7 Be6 25.Rb7 Bf5 26.Bf3 Rc2+ 27.Ke1 Rc1+
28.Kf2 Be6 29.g4 Bc8 30.Rb8 Rf8 31.h5 g5 32.Bg3 Ra1 33.Rb6 Re8
34.Be2 Bxe5 35.Bxe5 Rxe5 36.Rxh6 Re4 37.Bf3 Re5 38.Rc6 Be6
39.Nxe6 fxe6 40.Be2 Rb1 41.Rb6 Rd5 42.Bc4 Rd2+ 43.Kf3 Rbxb2
44.Rxe6 Rbc2 45.Rg6+ Kh8 46.Be6 Rc6 47.Ke4 Rd8 48.Kf5 Rc5+
49.Kf6 Rf8+ 50.Ke7 Rf3 51.Bf5 Re5+ 52.Kf7 Rfxf5+ 53.gxf5 Rxf5+
54.Ke6 Ra5 55.e4 Kh7 56.e5 Ra1 57.Rxg5 Kh6 58.Rg2 Kxh5 59.Kf6
Rf1+ 60.Ke7 Ra1 61.e6 Kh6 62.Kf7 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.13"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Bd3 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. f4 Bxc5 11. Qf3 Qb6
12. Ke2 Nh6 13. h3 Nf5 14. g4 Ne7 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Rac1 f6
17. exf6 Rxf6 18. e4 Bd4 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Kd1 Rf7 21. Re1 Bb7
22. Qe2 Ng6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qe6 Rd8 25. Qxb6 Bxb6 26. Re6
Ba7 27. Ne2 d4 28. Ng3 d3 29. Rxg6 Bf2 30. Ba5 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5
exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Be7 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 Nc6
13.Qa4 Nc7 14.Nc3 O-O 15.Bf4 Ne6 16.Bd6 Re8 17.Bxe7 Nxe7
18.Qxd7 Qxd7 19.Rxd7 Bc6 20.Rd6 Nd8 21.Nh4 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Nf7
23.Rd7 Ne5 24.Rc7 N5c6 25.Rd1 Red8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Nb5 Kf8
28.Nxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3
d6 8.a4 b4 9.Nbd2 Na5 10.Ba2 O-O 11.c3 c5 12.cxb4 cxb4 13.Nc4
Rb8 14.Re1 Nc6 15.Ne3 Be6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.Nc4 Nd7 18.Ncd2 Nc5
19.Nb3 Nxb3 20.Qxb3 Rxf3 21.gxf3 Nd4 22.Qd1 Qf8 23.Kg2 Qf6
24.Be3 Rf8 25.Bxd4 exd4 26.e5 Qg5+ 27.Kh1 d5 28.Rc1 Qf5 29.Rc7
Bg5 30.Rg1 g6 31.f4 Qxf4 32.Qg4 Qxe5 33.Ra7 Rf5 34.a5 Bh6
35.Qg3 Qe2 36.Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2
dxc4 8.e3 b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Nxb5 Bb4+ 12.Nc3 O-O
13.Be2 Nd7 14.O-O Rfc8 15.Rfc1 a5 16.Nd2 Nb6 17.Bf3 Qe7
18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.h3 Rc7 20.Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.18"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "219"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. a4 e5 15. Bg4 exd4 16. e5 c5
17. Re1 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 O-O 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne2 f5 21. Bh5 f4
22. b4 cxb3 23. Qxb3 Qd5 24. Qh3 Bc8 25. Nc3 dxc3 26. Qxc3+
Qd4 27. Qf3 Ra7 28. axb5 Qf6 29. Qa3 Qb6 30. Qc3+ Kg8 31. Re5
Qf6 32. Qxc5 Rd7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Bg4 Rdd8 35. Bxc8 Rxc8
36. Qd5+ Qf7 37. bxa6 Qxd5 38. Rxd5 Rf7 39. a7 Ra8 40. Rda5
Kh7 41. R1a3 h3 42. gxh3 f3 43. Kh2 Rg7 44. h4 Rg2+ 45. Kh3
Rg7 46. Ra6 Rf7 47. R3a5 Rg7 48. h5 Rf7 49. Kg4 Rg8+ 50. Kh3
Ra8 51. Kg4 Rg8+ 52. Rg6 Ra8 53. Raa6 Raxa7 54. Rxh6+ Kg8
55. Rag6+ Rg7 56. Kxf3 Rxg6 57. Rxg6+ Kf7 58. Rg4 Ra1 59. Kg3
Rh1 60. Rh4 Ra1 61. Rb4 Kg7 62. Rb6 Rg1+ 63. Kf4 Rh1 64. Kg5
Rg1+ 65. Kf5 Rh1 66. h6+ Kh7 67. Ra6 Rf1 68. f4 Rb1 69. Re6
Ra1 70. Rf6 Re1 71. Kg4 Ra1 72. f5 Rg1+ 73. Kf4 Rf1+ 74. Ke5
Re1+ 75. Kd6 Rf1 76. Ke7 Rf2 77. Rf8 Re2+ 78. Kf7 Ra2 79. Rd8
Ra7+ 80. Kf6 Ra1 81. Rd2 Rb1 82. Ra2 Rb3 83. Rh2 Rb1 84. Rh4
Rb8 85. Kg5 Rg8+ 86. Kf4 Ra8 87. Kg5 Rg8+ 88. Kf6 Ra8 89. Re4
Ra1 90. Re8 Ra2 91. Re1 Ra3 92. Rh1 Ra2 93. Kg5 Rg2+ 94. Kf4
Rf2+ 95. Ke4 Re2+ 96. Kf3 Ra2 97. Ke4 Re2+ 98. Kd4 Rd2+
99. Ke3 Ra2 100. f6 Ra7 101. Rf1 Kg6 102. Ke4 Ra4+ 103. Kd5
Kf7 104. Rh1 Ra5+ 105. Kc4 Ra4+ 106. Kb5 Ra8 107. h7 Rh8
108. Rh6 Rb8+ 109. Kc6 Rc8+ 110. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.19"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. Bg2 d6
7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 b6 11. Re1 Nbd7
12. h3 Ba6 13. Qa4 Bd3 14. Nf1 b5 15. Qd1 Bc4 16. Nd2 Nb6
17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Nxb5 Qa5 19. a4 Nd7 20. Bf4 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Be5
22. Qc1 a6 23. Qxc4 axb5 24. axb5 Nb6 25. Qc1 c4 26. Bxe5 Rxe5
27. e4 Ree8 28. Re3 Qa2 29. h4 Nd7 30. Rc3 Nb6 31. h5 Re5
32. h6 f5 33. exf5 Rxf5 34. Rc2 Qa3 35. Qd2 Qc5 36. Bh3 Rf3
37. Rc3 Rf6 38. Be6+ Kh8 39. Re3 Raf8 40. Qb2 Na4 41. Qa3 Rxf2
42. Qxc5 dxc5 43. Ra3 Nb6 44. Rd1 R2f6 45. Rda1 g5 46. Ra6 c3
47. Rxb6 c2 48. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.20"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8
12. e4 b4 13. Na4 c5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bd3 g6 16. Nxc5 Nxc5
17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. h4 Rac8 20. Bg5 Rfd8 21. Bxe7
Nxe7 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 h5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rc1 Nf5
26. b3 a5 27. Qc4 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.22"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. d3 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Na4 Be7 11. Be3 d6
12. Nc3 c6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. d4 Bh3 15. Rfe1 Kh8 16. c5 d5
17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Bxc5 20. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.23"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. c3 dxc3
12. Nxc3 d6 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nd5 Rc8 15. Bf4 dxe5 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Bxe5 Nd6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qc6 Qe8 20. Rac1 Nc4
21. Qe4 Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.25"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Bd3 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. f4 Bxc5 11. Qf3 Qb6
12. Ke2 Nh6 13. h3 Nf5 14. g4 Ne7 15. Rb1 a5 16. e4 Bb7 17. f5
Bd4 18. exd5 Bxe5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Rbc1 b4 21. dxc6 Bxc6
22. Ne4 Rd8 23. f6 Nd5 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Rc1 Qd7 26. Nd6+ Qxd6
27. Bb5+ Kf8 28. Bc5 Nf4+ 29. Ke1 gxf6 30. Bxd6+ Rxd6 31. Rc8+
Kg7 32. Rxh8 Kxh8 33. Qb7 Kg7 34. Be8 Kh6 35. Qxf7 Ng6 36. Qb3
Nf4 37. Qg8 Rd4 38. h4 Ng2+ 39. Ke2 Nxh4 40. g5+ fxg5 41. Qe6+
1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3
cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Re1 Nc6 11.Bg5 b5 12.h4 h6
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.d5 Bxc3 15.bxc3 exd5 16.Bxd5 Bb7 17.a4 Qd7
18.axb5 axb5 19.Rb1 Ra5 20.Rb2 b4 21.Be4 Rd8 22.Qb1 Rb5
23.cxb4 Nd4 24.Nxd4 Qxd4 25.Bxb7 Rxb7 26.g3 Rb5 27.Rbe2 g6
28.Re4 Qf6 29.Qc1 h5 30.Qh6 Qc6 31.Qe3 Rbd5 32.Kh2 Rd1 33.Qf4
Rxe1 34.Rxe1 Rd5 35.Rc1 Qb6 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Rc5 Rd1 38.Qf3 Rb1
39.Rc6 Qd4 40.Rc7 Qf6 41.Qxf6+ Kxf6 42.Rb7 Ke6 43.b5 Rb2
44.Kg2 Rb3 45.Kf1 Rb2 46.Ke1 f6 47.Kf1 Kf5 48.b6 Ke6 49.f3
Rb1+ 50.Kf2 Rb3 51.Ke2 g5 52.hxg5 fxg5 53.Rb8 Kf7 54.b7 Kg7
55.f4 h4 56.f5 h3 57.f6+ Kf7 58.Rh8 h2 59.Rxh2 Kxf6 60.Rh7 Kf5
61.Kd2 Kg4 62.Rd7 Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2008.01.27"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8
17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4
26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 a5 30. Rc1 Rg5+
31. Kf2 Kf8 32. Bf1 Ne7 33. Rc4 Rd5 34. Ra4 Ke8 35. Bc4 Rd2+
36. Ke3 Rxb2 37. Rxa5 Kd7 38. f4 Kd6 39. f5 Rh2 40. Bf1 Nd5+
41. Kf3 Rc2 42. a4 Rc3+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rc3+ 45. Kf2 Ne7
46. f6 gxf6 47. Rh5 Rc2+ 48. Kf3 Ra2 49. a5 c5 50. a6 Nc6
51. Ke3 Nb4 52. Bc4 Ra3+ 53. Ke4 Nxa6 54. Rh6 Ra4 55. Rxf6+
Ke7 56. Rxa6 Rxc4+ 57. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4
7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 e5 11. Qe3 O-O
12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. O-O Nd7 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4 a5
17. Qe7 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Be3 Nd7 20. Re4 Ra6 21. Rb1 Rg6
22. Re7 b6 23. Bf4 h5 24. Be4 Re6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Bd6 Rf6
27. Rd1 Kf7 28. Bf4 Kg8 29. Bc7 Rf7 30. Bg6 a4 31. Bxh5 Nf6
32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Bxb6 Ba6 34. Bxc5 e5 35. a3 Bxc4 36.Bb4 e4
37.Kf1 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Re8 14. d4 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Ra7 16. Be3 Re7
17. Nd2 Qe8 18. Nf1 h5 19. a4 Be6 20. Bd1 h4 21. axb5 axb5
22. Bf3 Bh3 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qd1 f5 25. Bg5 Re4 26. Bxh4 Qg6
27. Bd8 f4 28. Qd3 Qh5 29. Nd2 Re2 30. Nf3 Re3 31. fxe3 Qxf3
32. Qc2 fxg3 33. hxg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kh1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Bg2 Qc7 8. b3 d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. bxc4 a6
12. Nc3 Ng4 13. e3 Nc6 14. Rb1 Nxe3 15. Bxe3 Bxd4 16. Bxd4
Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Nd5 Kg7 19. Nxe7 Be6 20. Nd5 Rac8
21. Ne3 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rb2 Rfd8 24. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. Qxd4 Bb7
12. c4 bxc4 13. Qxc4 d5 14. exd6 Nxd6 15. Qg4 Nb5 16. Nc3 Nxc3
17. bxc3 Bd6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Qb4
Ba8 22. Re3 g6 23. Qb6 Qg5 24. Rg3 Qb5 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Qxd6
a5 27. Qf4 Bd5 28. Rg5 f5 29. Qe5 Rd8 30. h4 a4 31. Bc2 Qb8
32. Qxf5 Bxa2 33. Bxa4 Bf7 34. h5 Qb6 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Qf4
Rc8 37. Rg3 Rc4 38. Qh6 Rxa4 39. Rh3 Ra1+ 40. Kh2 Qd6+ 41. f4
Qf6 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qh6+ Ke7 44. Re3+ Kd7 45. Kg3 Ra4
46. Rd3+ Kc6 47. Rd4 Ra3 48. Rd3 Bd5 49. Qh3 Qf5 50. Qxf5 gxf5
51. Kh3 Ra1 52. Rd2 Rh1+ 53. Kg3 Rh6 54. Re2 Re6 55. Rd2 Rg6+
56. Kh3 Kc5 57. Re2 Kc4 58. Rd2 Be4 59. g4 Kxc3 60. gxf5 Bxf5+
0-1

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nxe7 Qxe7
7. f3 Nh5 8. Be3 f5 9. exf5 Nf6 10. Ne2 exd4 11. Bxd4 Bxf5
12. Qd2 Nc6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nf4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4
Kb8 17. h4 Bf7 18. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.22"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6
7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bf4 Nfg4 9.Qa4 g5 10.Bxe5 Nxe5 11.O-O-O a6 12.e3
Rb8 13.Nd4 Qc7 14.Be2 Be7 15.Kb1 Nc6 16.Rc1 Qe5 17.Rhd1 h5
18.Ka1 g4 19.Bf1 f5 20.Bg2 Kf7 21.h3 Bf6 22.Qc2 Ne7 23.Nce2 b5
24.cxb5 axb5 25.Nf4 d5 26.Qc5 Rb7 27.Qb4 Bd7 28.Nd3 Qb8 29.Nc5
Qd6 30.Qa5 Rc7 31.Nxd7 Rxd7 32.hxg4 hxg4 33.Bf1 b4 34.Nb5 Qe5
35.Qxb4 Ra8 36.Rd2 Qb8 37.Kb1 Be5 38.Rdc2 Rda7 39.a3 Ra4
40.Qb3 Qb6 41.Rc5 R4a5 42.Be2 Rb8 43.Qb4 Kf6 44.R1c2 Rh8 45.e4
fxe4 46.Bxg4 Rha8 47.Rc1 Ra4 48.Qd2 Rxa3 49.Nxa3 Rxa3 50.Rc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Morelia MEX"]
[Date "2008.02.23"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a3 Bc5 9.c3 d6 10.d4 Bb6 11.h3 Re8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 exd4
14.cxd4 g5 15.Bg3 g4 16.hxg4 Bxg4 17.Bh4 Nxd4 18.Nc3 Bxf3
19.gxf3 Kh8 20.Nd5 Rg8+ 21.Kf1 Ng4 22.Qxd4+ Bxd4 23.Bxd8 Nh2+
24.Ke2 Raxd8 25.Rad1 Bxb2 26.Rh1 c6 27.Nf4 Be5 28.Nd3 Nxf3
29.Kxf3 Bg7 30.Rh5 d5 31.exd5 Rd6 32.Rf5 cxd5 33.Rc1 Rf6
34.Rxf6 Bxf6 35.Rc6 Kg7 36.Nf4 Bg5 37.Nh5+ Kh8 38.Rxa6 d4
39.Ke4 Rg6 40.Ra7 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.02.28"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4
12. Nd2 c6 13. Nde4 Nd5 14. e3 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Nf5 16. Qc2 Rc8
17. Rd1 Qd7 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Bd6 20. Ne4 Rcd8 21. Bb2 Qf7
22. Rd2 Bd5 23. Re1 Bb8 24. Rde2 b6 25. Nd2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qd5+
27. Kg1 b5 28. Nb3 Bd6 29. Na5 Rc8 30. Rc1 Rc7 31. Qd3 Rfc8
32. Rec2 g6 33. Qf1 Kf7 34. Qg2 Ne7 35. Re1 h5 36. h4 f5
37. Bc1 f4 38. Rxe7+ Bxe7 39. Bxf4 Qxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Rd7 41. Nxc6
Kg7 42. d5 a6 43. Kf3 Bf6 44. Ke4 Re7+ 45. Kd3 Rd7 46. d6 Re8
47. Nd4 Kf7 48. Nf3 a5 49. Rc5 axb4 50. axb4 Rb7 51. Nd2 Ra8
52. Ne4 Bd8 53. Rd5 Ra3+ 54. Kd4 Rb3 55. Kc5 Ke6 56. Rd2 Rb1
57. Re2 Kd7 58. Kd5 Rd1+ 59. Rd2 Rxd2+ 60. Bxd2 Ke8 61. Ke6
Rb6 62. Bg5 Rc6 63. Bxd8 Kxd8 64. Ng5 Ke8 65. Nf7 1-0

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.02.29"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5
exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Be7 10.Qe4 Bc6 11.Ne5 Nf6 12.Nxc6 Nxc6
13.Qa4 O-O 14.Rd1 Nd4 15.Nc3 b5 16.Qa6 b4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5
Rb8 19.Bf4 Qb6 20.Qc4 d6 21.e3 Nb5 22.g4 Nc7 23.Be4 g6 24.Rd2
Rbd8 25.Qe2 d5 26.Bxc7 Qxc7 27.Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.03.01"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O
Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Qc1 Nh7 17. g3
f6 18. Bf4 a6 19. Rfe1 Rf7 20. Qc2 Rd7 21. b3 cxb3 22. Qxb3
Nf8 23. Be3 Qe7 24. a4 Qf7 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 f5 27. Bf1 Ng6
28. Bg2 Ne7 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.03.03"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Ne4 b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 a6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6
12. Qxc4 O-O 13. Qxc7 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. e3 Bxf3 16. gxf3
Qxf3 17. Rg1 Qf5 18. Qc3 Qb1+ 19. Kd2 Nd7 20. Qc2 Qa2 21. Bd3
e5 22. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.03.04"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5
17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 Rfe8 21. Nd2
b4 22. Bb6 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Rb8 24. Ba5 bxc3 25. Bxc3 f6 26. Ne4
Bf8 27. f3 Rc8 28. Rd1 Bc4 29. a3 Bb5 30. g4 Bc6 31. Rd3 Re8
32. Rd4 Rb8 33. h4 Be7 34. h5 Rd8 35. Rc4 Bb5 36. Rc7 Rd7
37. Rxd7 Bxd7 38. h6 gxh6 39. Bxf6 Bf8 40. Bd4 Kf7 41. Kf2 Be7
42. Ke3 Bg5+ 43. f4 Bd8 44. Nd6+ Ke6 45. Nb7 Be7 46. f5+ Kf7
47. Kf4 Bg5+ 48. Ke5 Ba4 49. Nd6+ Ke7 50. Ne4 Bd1 51. Bc5+ Kf7
52. b4 Bc1 53. Nd6+ Kg7 54. f6+ Kg6 55. f7 Bb2+ 56. Ke6 Bxg4+
57. Ke7 Bf6+ 58. Ke8 Bf3 59. f8=N+ Kh5 60. Kf7 Bb2 61. Nxh7
Bxa3 62. Nf6+ Kh4 63. Ke6 h5 64. Ke5 Be2 65. Nde4 Bc1 66. Nd5
Kg4 67. Ne3+ Kf3 68. Ng5+ Kg3 69. Ke4 Bb5 70. Bd6+ Kf2
71. Nh3+ Ke2 72. Nf4+ Kd2 73. Nxh5 Bd3+ 74. Kd5 Kc3 75. Nd1+
Kb3 76. Nf6 Bd2 77. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.03.06"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Qc2
c5 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Bxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Nh4 Nb4 12.Qd2 N8c6
13.Nf5 Nd4 14.Nxd4 cxd4 15.Bxa8 Qxa8 16.O-O Qe4 17.a3 Nc2
18.Ra2 Rc8 19.b3 Rc3 20.Bb2 Rc6 21.Rd1 Bf6 22.Qd3 d5 23.Qf3 h6
24.h4 g5 25.hxg5 hxg5 26.b4 Kg7 27.Qd3 b5 28.Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia-Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2008.03.07"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1
Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4
Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19. Bb3 Bxb3 20. axb3 d5 21. e5 Bc5 22. Qf4
Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxa6 Qd3 25. Qxe4 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rc2+
27. Kg1 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxc1+ 29. Kh2 Rd1 30. Ra7 Kf8 31. Rf4
Re7 32. Ra8+ Re8 33. Ra7 Re7 34. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 O-O 6. Qb3 c6
7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Bd2 c5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. e4 Nd7 15. Bb5 d3 16. O-O Bxa1
17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qxd3 Ne5 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Kg2 Nxf3 21. Bh6 Qf6
22. Rb1 Nh4+ 23. Kf1 Rfc8 24. Qb2 Rc3 25. Bd2 Raa3 26. Bxc3
Rxc3 27. Rc1 Rc5 28. Qd2 Nf3 29. Qe3 Rxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Qd4
31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qxb7 Nd2+ 33. Ke2 Nxe4 34. Bc6 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. h4 a6 13. Be2 Nc5 14. Rh3 Nxe4 15. Re3 f5 16. Bf3 Bd7
17. Rb1 Rc8 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Rxb7 Rxc3 20. Kf1 Rxe3 21. fxe3
Qc3 22. Nxe6 Qc4+ 23. Kg1 Qxe6 24. Qd4 Rg8 25. Rb6 Qf5 26. Qd6
Rg6 27. Rb8+ Bc8 28. Qc7 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Qd1+
31. Kf2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.16"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nb8 11. Ba4 Nbd7
12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nc4 c6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. a4 Nf8 16. Nd2 Ng6
17. Bg3 Be6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 b5 20. Bg3 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rxa4
22. Bxa4 Ra8 23. Bd1 Ra2 24. Qb1 Ra5 25. Qd3 Nh5 26. Bxh5 Rxh5
27. Nf3 Ra5 28. h3 Qd7 29. Re1 Kh8 30. Qd2 Rh5 31. Qe2 Qd8
32. c4 d5 33. exd5 cxd5 34. c5 Rf5 35. b4 Nf4 36. Qe3 Qf6
37. Bxf4 Rxf4 38. Qe5 Rxf3 39. gxf3 Qxf3 40. Qe3 Qf5 41. b5
Qc2 42. b6 Kh7 43. Re2 Qb1+ 44. Re1 Qc2 45. Rf1 Bd7 46. Rf2
Qb1+ 47. Rf1 Qc2 48. Rf2 Qb1+ 49. Rf1 Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.16"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4
12. Nd2 c6 13. Nde4 Rf7 14. Bd2 Nd5 15. e3 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Nf5
17. Qc2 Bf8 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Na4 axb4 20. Bxb4 Kh8 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. a4 Nd6 24. Rb4 Bf5 25. Qb2 h6 26. h3 Qc8
27. g4 Be6 28. d4 e4 29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30. d5 cxd5 31. Qd2 Ra5
32. Rd4 b6 33. Rxd5 Nb7 34. Rxa5 bxa5 35. Qc2 f5 36. gxf5 Qxf5
37. Bxe4 Qg5+ 38. Bg2 Nd8 39. Rd5 Qf6 40. Rxa5 Rf8 41. Ra8
Qa1+ 42. Bf1 Qa3 43. Qd2 Nc6 44. Rxf8+ Qxf8 45. Qd5 Qf6
46. Bg2 Qa1+ 47. Kh2 Ne5 48. Qd4 Qxd4 49. exd4 Nc4 50. Kg3 g5
51. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.17"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6
7. Rc1 Nh5 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. e3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6
12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Qf3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. g4 Rc8 16. g5 Nd7
17. Qg2 Nb6 18. f4 Nb4 19. Bb1 Nc4 20. a3 Nc6 21. O-O h6
22. g6 f5 23. Be1 Qf6 24. e4 Ne3 25. e5 Nxg2 26. exf6 Ne3
27. Rf2 Nxd4 28. Bd2 Nc4 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Bc3 Bc5 31. Kh1 O-O
32. f7+ Kh8 33. Bxd4 Bxd4 34. Re2 Bxb2 35. Rxc4 dxc4 36. Rxb2
c3 37. Re2 b5 38. Bxf5 Rcd8 39. Bc2 a5 40. Kg1 a4 41. Kf1 b4
42. axb4 a3 43. Bb3 Rb8 44. Ke1 Rxb4 45. Re8 Rb8 46. Rxf8+
Rxf8 47. Kd1 Ra8 48. Bd5 Rd8 49. Kc2 h5 50. Bc6 Rf8 51. Kxc3
a2 52. Kb2 Rb8+ 53. Ka1 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.17"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 a5
7. Ngf3 Na6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Ne5 Nxc5 10. Nxd7 Nfxd7 11. exd5
exd5 12. Qe5 O-O 13. Qxd5 Qb6 14. a4 Rad8 15. O-O Qg6 16. Nb3
Qxc2 17. Nxa5 Nb6 18. Qf3 Nd5 19. b4 Nxb4 20. Ba3 Ne6 21. Qxb7
Bd6 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Nc6 Qd2 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Bc4 Nf4 26. g3
Ne6 27. Rad1 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kg2 Bf8 30. Bxe6 fxe6
31. a5 Rd5 32. a6 Bc5 33. a7 Bxa7 34. Qxa7 Kf8 35. h4 h5
36. Kf3 Rf5+ 37. Ke3 Re5+ 38. Kf4 Rf5+ 39. Ke4 Rd5 40. f3 Rf5
41. Qd7 Rf6 42. g4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Rf1 44. h5 Kg8 45. Qxe6+ Kh8
46. Qe8+ Kh7 47. Qg6+ Kh8 48. g5 Rf8 49. Ke5 Ra8 50. h6 gxh6
51. Qxh6+ Kg8 52. Qe6+ Kh8 53. Kf5 Ra7 54. Qe5+ Rg7 55. g6 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "210"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. a3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Qxc5 11. O-O Qh5
12. h3 Bd7 13. g4 Qd5 14. g5 Qxc4 15. Nxc4 Nd5 16. e4 Nb6
17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Bf4 Be8 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. b4 Be7 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. b5 Bxa3 25. Ra1 Na7 26. Be3
Nxb5 27. Bf1 Rc3 28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. Bxd4 Rb3 30. Bc4 Rb4
31. Rxa3 Rxc4 32. Ra8 Kf8 33. Bxb6 f6 34. gxf6 gxf6 35. Rb8
Rxe4 36. Rxb7 Bf7 37. f3 Re2 38. Bd4 Kg7 39. Rb2 Re1+ 40. Kf2
Rd1 41. Be3 Kg6 42. Rb4 h5 43. h4 Ra1 44. Rb6 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Ra3
46. Bc1 Rd3 47. Ra6 Kf5 48. Ra3 Rd5 49. Be3 e5 50. Rc3 Rd1
51. Rc1 Rd3 52. Kf2 Bd5 53. Rc8 Ra3 54. Rh8 Kg6 55. Rd8 Be6
56. Rd6 Kf7 57. Rd8 Bc4 58. Rd2 Ke6 59. Rc2 Bd5 60. Re2 Ra1
61. Rb2 Rh1 62. Kg3 Rf1 63. Bf2 Ra1 64. Rb6+ Kf5 65. Be3 Ra2
66. Rb4 Ra3 67. Kf2 Ra2+ 68. Kg3 Rc2 69. Rb6 Bc6 70. Rb1 Re2
71. Bf2 Ke6 72. Re1 Rc2 73. Be3 Bd5 74. Bg1 f5 75. f4 Be4
76. Be3 Rg2+ 77. Kh3 Rg4 78. fxe5 Kxe5 79. Rg1 f4 80. Bf2 Bf5
81. Re1+ Kd5 82. Kh2 Rg6 83. Rg1 Bg4 84. Re1 Ra6 85. Kg2 Ra2
86. Re8 Bf5 87. Rd8+ Ke6 88. Re8+ Kf7 89. Re1 Kf6 90. Kg1 Bd3
91. Bd4+ Kf5 92. Re5+ Kg4 93. Rg5+ Kf3 94. Rxh5 Rg2+ 95. Kh1
Be4 96. Rg5 Rd2 97. Bc5 Ke2+ 98. Kh2 Rc2 99. h5 Rc1 100. Bg1
f3 101. Re5 Kd3 102. Bf2 Rc8 103. Kg3 Rg8+ 104. Kf4 Rf8+
105. Kg5 Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2
Kc8 12. Rad1 h6 13. g4 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. h3 h5 16. f3 Be7
17. Ne4 Be6 18. Ng3 g6 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nf4 a4 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Kg2 b5 23. f4 hxg4 24. hxg4 axb3 25. axb3 Rh4 26. Kg3 Ra2
27. Rb1 Kb7 28. Rf2 Rh8 29. Rh2 Rxh2 30. Kxh2 c5 31. Kg3 Kc6
32. c4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Ra4 34. Rc1 Rb4 35. Rc2 Rb3+ 36. Bc3 Rb1
37. Bd2 Rg1+ 38. Kf3 Bh4 39. g5 Rg3+ 40. Ke4 Rg2 41. Kd3 Bg3
42. Rc3 Bf2 43. Ra3 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Bd4 Rfd8 20. a4 Bf8 21. Ne4 h6
22. h4 Bg6 23. Rad1 Bh5 24. Rc1 Nb4 25. Re3 Nd5 26. Ree1 Nb4
27. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nc6
7. e5 Nb4 8. Qb1 Nfd5 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Bd7 11. a3 N4d5
12. O-O Bc6 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Na4 16. Qc2 b6
17. cxb6 axb6 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 O-O 21. Rd1
Qb5 22. Rd4 Nc5 23. Bc4 Qa4 24. Qf2 Rfd8 25. Bf1 Qe8 26. h4
Qe7 27. Qg3 Kh8 28. Bb5 f5 29. exf6 gxf6 30. Qf4 f5 31. b4
Rxd4 32. exd4 Ne4 33. Bc6 Rd8 34. Bxe4 fxe4 35. Qxe4 Qg7
36. Rf4 Rg8 37. a4 h6 38. a5 Qg3 39. Qe5+ Rg7 40. Rf8+ Kh7
41. Qe4+ Qg6 42. Qxg6+ Kxg6 43. a6 c6 44. Rb8 b5 45. Rb7 Rg8
46. a7 Ra8 47. g4 h5 48. g5 Kf5 49. Kf2 Ke4 50. g6 Kxd4 51. g7
Kc3 52. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O Re8 8. h3 Bf5 9. g4 Bd7 10. e4 e5 11. d5 Na6 12. Be3
Nc5 13. Nd2 a5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Qxh5 Nd3 17. Kh2
f5 18. Qe2 f4 19. Qxd3 Qxg5 20. Ba7 Rxa7 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5
Kh8 23. Rg1 Qe7 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Rac1 b6 26. Qc4 a4 27. a3 Qd7
28. Qf1 Raa8 29. Rc6 Rg8 30. Qc4 Rxg1 31. Nxg1 Rg8 32. Rxc7
Qe8 33. Qf1 Qh5 34. Rc3 Qg6 35. Rc4 Qh5 36. Rc3 Qg6 37. f3 Bh4
38. Rc2 Qg7 39. Rg2 Bg3+ 40. Kh1 Rc8 41. Ne2 Qd7 42. Rg1 Rc2
43. Nxg3 fxg3 44. Rxg3 Qc8 45. Qg1 Rxb2 46. f4 Rc2 47. fxe5
dxe5 48. Rf3 Rc1 49. Rf8+ Qxf8 50. Qxc1 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 Qf2+
52. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Ng5 Bb7 10. Qf3 h6 11. Nge4 Nxe4
12. Nxe4 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Qg3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. b4 Bd6 19. Bh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxd6
Rfd8 22. Qd2 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.22"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 f5 5. d5 Nf6 6. Nh3 Bd6
7. g3 Be5 8. Bd2 exd5 9. Bg2 Ne4 10. cxd5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Na6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nf4 Qf6 15. Qd4 Nc5 16. h4 Rae8
17. Rad1 Ne4 18. Rc1 Qd6 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. c4 Ne4
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. c5 b5 24. c6 dxc6 25. dxc6 Bc8 26. Rc5 Rf5
27. Rxf5 Bxf5 28. Rd1 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Rd5 Be6 31. Rb5 b3
32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Rxb3 Rxc6 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Rb4 Re6 36. Rc4 c6
37. g4 Kf6 38. Rc5 Ke7 39. Kg3 Kd6 40. Ra5 Re7 41. Kf4 c5
42. Ke3 Kd5 43. Ra4 Rb7 44. h5 g5 45. hxg6 hxg6 46. Rxe4 Rb3+
47. Kf4 Rb4 48. Rxb4 cxb4 49. Ke3 Kc4 50. Kd2 Kb3 51. f4 Ka2
52. f5 gxf5 53. gxf5 b3 54. f6 b2 55. f7 b1=Q 56. f8=Q Qb2+
57. Ke1 Qa1+ 58. Kf2 Qd4+ 59. Kg2 Qg4+ 60. Kf1 Qh3+ 61. Ke1
Qc3+ 62. Kf2 Qd4+ 63. e3 Qd2+ 64. Kf3 Qd1+ 65. Kg2 Qg4+
66. Kf2 Qh4+ 67. Ke2 Qc4+ 68. Kd2 Qd5+ 69. Ke1 Kb3 70. Qf4 Kc3
71. Ke2 Qg2+ 72. Qf2 Qg6 73. Qe1+ Kc4 74. Qh4+ Kd5 75. Qd4+
Kc6 76. Kf3 Qh5+ 77. Kf4 Qh4+ 78. Ke5 Qh8+ 79. Ke6 Qe8+
80. Kf6 Qh8+ 81. Ke6 Qe8+ 82. Kf5 Qh5+ 83. Ke4 Qh1+ 84. Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.22"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd2 e4 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. Nh4
a6 13. Nf5 O-O 14. Nbd6 Bxd6 15. Nxd6 Nb8 16. Qxc8 Qxd6
17. Qf5 g6 18. Qe5 Qb6 19. Qf4 g5 20. Qf5 Qxb2 21. Rd1 Ne8
22. Qxd5 Nc6 23. Bc4 Nf6 24. Qc5 Kg7 25. Bb3 Nd7 26. Qf5 Rad8
27. h4 Ne7 28. Qxe4 Ng6 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Qxb7 Nf6 31. Qxa6
Nh4 32. Qa5 Nf3+ 33. Ke2 Nxg1+ 34. Rxg1 Nh7 35. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.23"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. a3 g5 9. h3 h5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e4 g4 12. e5
Qg7 13. Nh4 Qg5 14. g3 f6 15. e6 Nb6 16. Rc3 Bxe6 17. Re3 Kd7
18. Bd3 Re8 19. Ng6 Rg8 20. Nf4 Bh6 21. Bh7 Rgf8 22. Nb3 Bf7
23. Nc5+ Kc8 24. Nce6 Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Nc4 27. hxg4
hxg4 28. Rh4 Nxb2 29. Qc2 Nc4 30. Bf5 Kb8 31. Rxg4 Qc1+
32. Qxc1 Bxc1 33. a4 Bb2 34. Ke2 a5 35. Bc2 Na3 36. Bb3 f5
37. Rh4 Rf7 38. Kd3 Bc1 39. Rh1 Bg5 40. Ra1 Nc4 41. Bxc4 dxc4+
42. Kxc4 f4 43. g4 f3 44. Re5 Bh4 45. Rh1 Bxf2 46. Rf5 Rd7
47. Rxf3 Bxd4 48. Rd3 c5 49. g5 Rg7 50. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.23"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5
17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qf3 Bc4 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Bd4 Bb8
22. Qg2 Qh5 23. f3 Qg6 24. a3 h5 25. Re2 Rd5 26. Rae1 Rfd8
27. Ne4 Bd6 28. Qf2 Rf5 29. Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.25"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Bd3 Bf5 8. Bxf5 gxf5 9. Ne5 e6 10. f3 Rg8 11. O-O Qc7
12. Nd3 a5 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. Be1 Be7 15. Bg3 Qb7 16. Rc1 Rg7
17. Rc2 Kf8 18. Bf4 Kg8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rg6 21. Ne2 Nd7
22. Bd6 Bg5 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 h6 25. Rcf2 Nf6 26. Kh1 Kh7
27. Be5 Rag8 28. Qc2 Nd7 29. Bd6 f6 30. Re2 Qc8 31. Rfe1 R8g7
32. e4 fxe4 33. fxe4 dxe4 34. Qxe4 f5 35. Qf3 Nf6 36. Rxe6 Ne4
37. Rxg6 Rxg6 38. h3 Qe6 39. Kh2 Ng5 40. Qf1 Ne4 41. Be5 Rg5
42. Qf3 Nd2 43. Qc3 Ne4 44. Qxa5 Qd5 45. Re2 Kg6 46. b3 Kh5
47. Qe1 Kg6 48. Qb4 h5 49. Bf4 h4 50. Bxg5 Kxg5 51. a4 bxa4
52. bxa4 Ng3 53. Qd2+ Kg6 54. Re1 Ne4 55. Qf4 Qxd4 56. Rf1
Qxc5 57. Qxh4 Qd5 58. Qf4 c5 59. a5 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.25"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. cxd5 O-O 6. h4 h6
7. Nc3 Nxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d3 Nf6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qc1 Kh7
12. Rb1 e5 13. b4 Nd4 14. Re1 c6 15. b5 Bd7 16. Nxd4 exd4
17. Na4 Qc8 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Kg2 Qe6 21. Qc2 c5
22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. dxc4 Ne4 24. Bf4 Re6 25. Rb7 Ra6 26. Nb2 Rb6
27. Re7 Rxb2 28. Rxe4 Bf8 29. a3 a5 30. Rd1 a4 31. e3 Rc2
32. Rb1 d3 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Bc7 Rd7 35. Ba5 Ra2 36. Re8 Bg7
37. Rc8 Rxa3 38. Rxc5 Rb3 39. Bd2 Ra7 40. Bc1 a3 41. Bxa3
Raxa3 42. Rd5 Bb2 43. c5 Rc3 44. c6 Bc1 45. c7 d2 46. Rd7 Kg7
47. e4 Rc6 48. e5 Rac3 49. e6 Rxe6 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.26"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 c5 14. dxc5 Be4 15. Qc3 Bd5 16. Rac1 Bxb3
17. Qxb3 Bxc5 18. Rc2 Qb6 19. e3 Rc7 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. a4 bxa4
22. Qxa4 Bd6 23. Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.26"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6
Nxb6 17. Re1 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd7 19. Nf3 Nc5 20. Qa3 Ne6
21. Qxa6 Rxc3 22. Qxa7 Bc5 23. Qa4 Qf6 24. Qe4 Ng5 25. Nxg5
Bxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qxg5 27. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.27"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Rfd1 a5 16. Rac1 Rd8
17. Ne4 Be7 18. d5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Nd7 21. Qb3 Qb6
22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. b3 Nd5 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. Bxd5 Bxd2 26. Rd1 Bg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2008.03.27"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. Ne2
Nd8 13. Ng3 Ne6 14. Ng5 c5 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. c3 Bd8 17. a4 Bb6
18. Be3 Kh8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Nh5 Bd8 22. Nxf6
Bxf6 23. Qg4 Bc8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Qe2 Bb7 26. Qg4 Bc8 27. Qe2
Bb7 28. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.08"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Be7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. Bc3 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qb3 Bf6 14. N2f3 Bg4 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. Qa4
Bxf3 17. exf3 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qd7 19. b4 b6 20. Rac1 Rbc8
21. Bb2 Rfd8 22. Rc2 Ne7 23. Rxc8 Nxc8 24. b5 Ne7 25. Qb3 Nf5
26. a4 h5 27. h3 Qe6 28. Kg2 Qe2 29. g4 Nh4+ 30. Kg3 Ng6
31. gxh5 Ne7 32. Kg2 Nf5 33. Bd4 Qe7 34. Qd3 Qg5+ 35. Kh2 Re8
36. Bb2 Re3 37. fxe3 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxf3+ 39. Kg1 Nxe3 40. Rd2
Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Qxh3+ 42. Kg1 Qg3+ 43. Kh1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qxd2+
45. Qxd2 Nf1+ 46. Kg2 Nxd2 47. Be5 Ne4 48. Kf3 Nc5 49. Ke3
Nxa4 50. Kd4 Nc5 51. Kxd5 a6 52. bxa6 Nxa6 53. Kc6 Nc5 54. Bc7
Kh7 55. Bxb6 Ne4 56. Be3 Nf6 57. Kd6 Nxh5 58. Ke5 Kg6 59. Bd2
f5 60. Be1 Kg5 0-1

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.09"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd2 Bb4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. a3 Ba5 11. O-O Re8
12. b4 Bc7 13. Rac1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 e5 15. Bb3 exd4 16. exd4 Nb6
17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rce1 f5 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Rd1 Kg7 23. Kf1 Re7 24. Rd3 Rd7 25. Ke2 Bd8 26. Kf3
Bf6 27. Ne2 Nd5 28. Ng3 Kg6 29. Rd2 Ne7 30. Ne2 Kg7 31. Rd1
Rd8 32. Ke3 Nd5+ 33. Kf3 Ne7 34. Rd3 Nd5 35. Ng3 Kg6 36. Bc2
Ne7 37. Ne2 Kg7 38. g3 Nd5 39. Rd2 Nc7 40. Bxf5 Nb5 41. a4
Nxd4+ 42. Nxd4 Rxd4 43. Rxd4 Bxd4 44. b5 cxb5 45. axb5 a6
46. bxa6 bxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.10"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Re1 Bf8 15. Bg3 Bg7 16. Bd6 Bf8
17. Bg3 Bg7 18. e5 c5 19. d5 O-O 20. Bf3 Ra7 21. dxe6 Bxf3
22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. gxf3 Qe8 24. e6 Re7 25. Qd5 Nf6 26. Qxc5
Ra8 27. Qf5 Rd8 28. Rac1 Qc6 29. b3 Rde8 30. a4 Rxe6 31. Rxe6
Qxe6 32. Qxe6+ Rxe6 33. axb5 cxb3 34. Rb1 Nh5 35. bxa6 Rxa6
36. Rxb3 Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Kf7 38. Rc4 Rf6 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. h4 Nf4+
41. Bxf4 Rxf4 42. Rc6+ Kh5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kg3 Ra4 45. Rf6
Ra3 46. Re6 Ra4 47. Re4 Ra3 48. Rd4 Rb3 49. Kg2 Kg6 50. f4
gxf4 51. Rxf4 Kg5 52. Rf3 Rxf3 53. Kxf3 Kf5 54. Ke3 Ke5
55. f4+ Kf5 56. Kd4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.11"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Qh4 13. Rd1 Nf6 14. Bc2 Rfd8 15. Be3 Bc7 16. b4 a6
17. a4 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Re8 21. Bb3 g6
22. a5 Kg7 23. b5 cxb5 24. cxb5 Qb4 25. bxa6 bxa6 26. Bb6 Rc8
27. Ba2 Rc2 28. Bb1 Rd2 29. Rxd2 Qxd2 30. Bd3 Bc3 31. g3 Bxa5
32. Bd4 Bd8 33. Qd5 Bb6 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Qf3+ Kg7 36. Bxa6
1/2-1/2

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.12"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. a3 Nbd7 9. g3 Be7 10. b3 e5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 Qxc3+ 14. Bd2 Qb2 15. d5 cxd5 16. Bb5 a6
17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. O-O e4 19. Bc3 Qxc3 20. Qxd5+ Ke8 21. Rac1
Qd3 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kg2 a5
26. g4 Kf8 27. Qxe4 g5 28. Qf5 Bd8 29. Qc5+ Kg8 30. Qe5 g6
31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Kh7 33. b5 Rf8 34. Qc5 Kg8 35. b6 Rb1
36. f4 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 gxf4+ 38. exf4 Bxb6 39. Qc3 Rb1 40. f5
Rg1+ 41. Kh3 Re8 42. Qf6 Bf2 43. Qg7+ Kxg7 44. f6+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.14"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bb7 11. h3 e5 12. Qc2
Re8 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Bc7 16. Rfe1 Bb6 17. Ng3
Rad8 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. Nce2 a6 20. b4 h5 21. Bc3 h4 22. Ne4 Nd5
23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Bc7 25. Bb2 Bc8 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Bf5
Bxf5 28. Qxf5 Qe7 29. Nc3 Nxc3 30. Bxc3 Kg8 31. Qe4 Qe6
32. Qxh4 Qb3 33. Rc1 Qxa3 34. Qe4 a5 35. Qxc6 axb4 36. Bxb4
Qxb4 37. Qxc7 Rc8 38. Qa7 Re6 39. Red1 Qe4 40. Qd7 Rec6
41. Qb7 b4 42. Rd7 Qf5 43. Rd5 Rg6 44. Kf1 b3 45. Qxb3 Qg5
46. g3 Qf5 47. Kg2 Rf6 48. Rd2 Qf3+ 49. Kh2 Rd6 50. Qa2 Rxd2
51. Qxd2 Rc6 52. Kg1 Rh6 53. Qd1 Qc6 54. h4 Rf6 55. Qg4 g6
56. h5 Kg7 57. e4 Kh6 58. hxg6 fxg6 59. Kg2 Kg7 60. Qe2 Rf7
61. Rc4 g5 62. Qh5 Qf6 63. Rc2 Qd8 64. c6 Qd3 65. Qxg5+ Kf8
66. Qh6+ Kg8 67. Rd2 Qxe4+ 68. Kh2 Rf8 69. c7 Qf5 70. f3 1-0

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.15"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3
Rb8 13. d4 Qc7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4 Rd8 16. Qe2 b3 17. Nxa5
Qxa5 18. Bb1 c4 19. Qxc4 Bc5 20. h3 Qb6 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3
Rd1+ 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Be6 25. Qe2 Nd7 26. a5 Qd6 27. Bd3
Nc5 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 g6 30. Nf3 Rd8 31. Re1 Qc7 32. g3
Kg7 33. Re2 Rd3 34. Kg2 Qd6 35. Ng5 Qe7 36. Re3 Rxe3 37. fxe3
Qd7 38. Nf3 Qd1 39. Qxc5 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Qxf3 41. Qxe5+ Kg8
42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Qb8+ Kg7 45. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.16"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 a5 11. bxa5 Rxa5
12. Nd2 Nf4 13. Bf1 c5 14. a4 Ra6 15. Ra3 Nh5 16. Nb5 Nf6
17. Bb2 Ne8 18. Nf3 h6 19. g3 f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21. Nd2 Nf6
22. Bd3 Rf7 23. Bc2 Bd7 24. Qb1 Rf8 25. Rf3 h5 26. Ne4 Nxe4
27. Rxe4 Ra8 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Bc1 Ra8 30. Bd2 b6 31. Be3 e4
32. Rf4 Nxe3 33. fxe3 Bh6 34. Nxd6 Bxf4 35. gxf4 Qh4 36. Re2
Bg4 37. Rg2 g5 38. f5 Bxf5 39. Rg3 Bh3 40. Bxe4 Rf1+ 41. Qxf1
Bxf1 42. Bf5 g4 43. Be6+ Kh7 44. Bf5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.17"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4
12. Bxc4 a6 13. a4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Qe7
17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Be1 Rec8 19. Be2 h6 20. Bf3 Ncd7 21. Qb3 Ne5
22. Be2 Bb4 23. Rc2 Nc6 24. Bf3 Ne5 25. Be2 Nc6 26. Bf3 Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "M-Tel Masters"]
[Site "Sofia BUL"]
[Date "2008.05.18"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 Nb4 10. dxc5 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bf5
12. Qe2 dxc4 13. e4 Be6 14. Ng5 Qd3 15. Qxd3 cxd3 16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Rad1 Rfc8 19. Na4 b5 20. cxb6 axb6
21. Rxd3 Ne5 22. Ra3 b5 23. Nc5 Nc4 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Nxe6
Bxb2 26. Nc7 Rxa2 27. Nxb5 Ra5 28. Nc7 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Ra4
30. Rb1 Bf6 31. Kf2 Rxe4 32. Kf3 Ra4 33. Nd5 Kf7 34. g4 Be5
35. Rb7 Bd6 36. Nc3 Ra5 37. Ne4 Ke6 38. h4 h5 39. g5 Be5
40. Rb6+ Kf7 41. Rb1 Ra3 42. Rd1 Bc7 43. Rb1 Be5 44. Rd1 Bc7
45. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.09"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.09"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. O-O Qxc5 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Rfd1 e5 15. Qxc4 Be6 16. Qe4
Rfd8 17. Qe3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nd2 Bd5
21. a3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. f3 f5 24. Qc3 Qb5 25. Nc4 g6
26. Qd3 a5 27. a4 Qc5 28. b3 Qd4 29. Qxd4 exd4 30. g4 fxg4
31. fxg4 Kg7 32. Kf3 d3 33. exd3 Nd4+ 34. Ke4 Nxb3 35. d4 Kf6
36. Kd3 Ke6 37. Kc3 Nc1 38. Nxa5 Kd5 39. Nxb7 Ne2+ 40. Kd3
Nxd4 41. Ke3 Ne6 42. Kf3 Ng5+ 43. Kf4 Ne6+ 44. Ke3 h5 45. gxh5
gxh5 46. Kf3 Kc6 47. Na5+ Kc5 48. Ke4 Kb4 49. Nc6+ Kxa4
50. Kf5 Nf8 51. Kf6 Kb5 52. Nb8 h4 53. Kf7 Nh7 54. Kg6 Nf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 c6 8. e4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nbd2 Nxd2
12. Bxd2 Nc6 13. h4 Qd7 14. h5 h6 15. Bf1 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6
17. Bf4 Qf7 18. Bh3 Bc8 19. Bg4 Bd7 20. Rc1 Kh8 21. Bd6 Rfe8
22. Rc3 Rac8 23. Rce3 Be7 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Nh4 Qf6 26. Ng6+
Kg8 27. Rd3 Nb4 28. Rf3 Qg5 29. Rf4 Nc6 30. Qf3 Rcd8 31. Kg2
a5 32. a4 Bc8 33. Qc3 e5 34. Qxc6 Bxg4 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Nxe5
Bxh5 37. Qxb6 Kh7 38. Qxa5 Rb8 39. Qxd5 Be8 40. Qe4+ Kg8
41. Nc6 Bxc6 42. Qxc6 Qe7 43. d5 Rxb2 44. d6 Qe6 45. Qc4 Qxc4
46. Rxc4 Rd2 47. Rc6 Kf7 48. Rc7+ Kf6 49. d7 g5 50. a5 Ke7
51. a6 Ra2 52. a7 1-0

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Qb8
12. Rc1 Rd8 13. h3 a6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 c5 16. Ng5 Bxe4
17. Nxe4 cxd4 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 f6 21. Rfd1
e5 22. Bc3 Nc5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Ba5 Rd5 25. Kf1 Kf7 26. Bb4
Nd3 27. Rc7+ Ke8 28. a3 Nxb4 29. axb4 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Kxd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5
17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 Be4+ 21. f3
Bc6 22. Nd2 Rfe8 23. Bd4 h5 24. Kf2 f6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nf1
Kf7 27. Ne3 Rd8 28. a3 Bc7 29. Re1 Rd7 30. Nc2 Bd6 31. Ne3 Bf8
32. h3 g6 33. g4 Bh6 34. gxh5 Bxe3+ 35. Rxe3 gxh5 36. h4 Rd5
37. Kg3 Rf5 38. Bb6 Re5 39. Rd3 Rd5 40. Bd4 Rf5 41. Bb6 Rd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.13"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. O-O Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O
12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Rc7 16. b3 Rc5
17. e3 Qc7 18. a4 Re8 19. Rd2 Bf8 20. Rad1 Nd7 21. Qd3 Qc8
22. Qe2 Rc7 23. Qd3 g6 24. Qb1 Ne5 25. Qe4 Nd7 26. Qb1 Ne5
27. Qe4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.13"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Qxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5
Bd7 12. Bd2 Bc6 13. O-O Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nc6
16. Qe4 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Qf5 18. Qxf5 exf5 19. h3 h5 20. Kf3 f6
21. g4 hxg4+ 22. hxg4 fxg4+ 23. Kxg4 Kf7 24. e4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1
Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. f4 Nc6 28. f5 g6 29. a4 a6 30. Kf4 b5
31. axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.13"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne2 Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. Bc3 Qd6
17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Rc3 Bg6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qd4
Qe7 22. Rfc1 Rad8 23. Kf2 Qd6 24. h3 Rd7 25. Rc8 Rde7 26. R1c5
g5 27. Qc3 Qe6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Nd4 Qe5 30. Rc8 g6 31. Rxe8+
Qxe8 32. Qc7 Qd7 33. Qe5 Nh7 34. a4 Qd8 35. Ne2 Nf6 36. Nc3
Qb6 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Qxd5 Qb4 39. a5 b5 40. axb6 Qxb6 41. Ke2
Qc7 42. b4 Qc2+ 43. Qd2 Qb3 44. Kf2 Kh7 45. Kg1 Qc4 46. e4 Kg7
47. Qd6 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qc3 49. e5 Qc4 50. Qf6+ Kg8 51. e6 Qc7+
52. f4 gxf4 53. exf7+ Qxf7 54. Qxa6 Kg7 55. Qc6 Qb3 56. Qc7+
1-0

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.13"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3
Nge7 7. Nc2 Bxe3 8. Nxe3 Qe5 9. Bd3 d5 10. Nd2 dxe4 11. Bxe4
Be6 12. Qa4 O-O-O 13. Nf3 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Ng5 Rd6
16. O-O Nc4 17. Rfe1 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 h6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd1 c6
21. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.14"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 Qa5 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Bb4 16. Be3 Bf8
17. a3 Rd7 18. b4 Qd8 19. Rab1 Rc8 20. Rb3 b5 21. Rc3 a5
22. cxb5 cxb5 23. Bg5 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 axb4 25. axb4 Ne4 26. Bxe4
Qxg5 27. Qd3 g6 28. d5 Bxb4 29. Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.14"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5 9. Ne5 Na6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. b3 Bf5 12. Ba3
Rc8 13. Rc1 Nb4 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. g4 Be6 16. f4 Nd7 17. f5 Nxe5
18. fxe6 Nec6 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Nb5 Rf8
22. Rf1+ Kg8 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. g5 e5 25. Bg4 exd4 26. exd4
Qd8 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Qf4 Be7 29. Bxb4 Bxb4 30. Kg2 Bf8
31. Qf6+ Qxf6 32. gxf6 Nb4 33. Kg3 h5 34. Kf4 Nd3+ 35. Kg5 Kh7
36. Bxd5 Bb4 37. Be4 Bd2+ 38. Kh4 Be1+ 39. Kg5 Bd2+ 40. Kh4
Be1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.15"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 Na6 8. Ne5 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Be3 Re8 13. Nd3 Ne6 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Qa4 Bf6 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Red1 exd3 18. Bxb7 Nd4 19. Bxd4 dxe2 20. Re1 1-0

[Event "Karen Asrian Memorial"]
[Site "Yerevan ARM"]
[Date "2008.06.15"]
[EventDate "2008.06.09"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 Nf4
12. Ne4 Na5 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. d4 Qd7 15. c3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Rfe8
17. Qd3 f5 18. Ned2 Bf6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Re1 g6 21. b4 Kg7
22. Kf1 Re6 23. Qb1 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.07.31"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 e5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6
17. Rad1 exd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 19. Rd7 Rab8 20. Rfd1 Rfe8 21. Kf1
Kf8 22. Bf5 a5 23. g3 Re5 24. Bg4 f5 25. Bf3 Re7 26. Be2 Rbe8
27. Rxe7 Kxe7 28. Kg2 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. f4 Ke7 31. Bd3 Ke6
32. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7
12. f4 f6 13. Qc2 h6 14. a3 Bc5 15. b4 Ba7 16. exf6 Nxf6
17. c5 b6 18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Rae1 e5 21. fxe5 Qxe5
22. Nc5 Qe7 23. h3 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qxc5 25. bxc5 Be6 26. Bc3
Rab8 27. Rb1 Nd7 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Bd4 Rb8 30. Rxb8+ Nxb8
31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke1 g6 33. Kd2 Bf5 34. Bf1 Ke6 35. Kc3 Bb1
36. Kb4 Ba2 37. Bd3 g5 38. g4 Bc4 39. Bf5+ Ke7 40. Bg7 Bf1
41. Bxh6 Bxh3 42. Bxg5+ Ke8 43. Bg6+ Kf8 44. Bf4 Nd7 45. Bd6+
Kg8 46. g5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4
12. Bxc4 a6 13. Qc2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Be1 Qe7
17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Be2 Rec8 19. Qb1 h6 20. Bf3 g6 21. Ne2 Rb8
22. Nf4 Ncd7 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Qc2 Ne5 25. Be2 Nc6 26. Bxa6
Bxf4 27. exf4 Nb4 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. a3 Qf8 30. Be2 Rc8 31. Qb3
Rc7 32. Bf3 Qc8 33. g3 Kg7 34. Qb4 h5 35. h4 Rc4 36. Qxb7 Qc5
37. b4 Qf5 38. Qe7 Ne4 39. Qa7 e5 40. Qa6 Rc3 41. Qe2 Nf6
42. fxe5 Rxf3 43. exf6+ Kh7 44. Qe7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Qc2 g6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O
12. b4 Qd6 13. Rab1 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. a4 Re8 16. h3 Nf8
17. Nd2 Ra7 18. Nb3 Ne6 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. a5 Qd8 21. e4 Nf4
22. Re3 Bb4 23. exd5 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bf5 25. Rbe1 Bxd3 26. Rxe8+
Qxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kg7 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Na4 Bc4 30. Nac5 Bxc5
31. Nxc5 Rxa5 32. Re1 Ra2 33. Rc1 Bd5 34. Nd3 Ra4 35. Ne5 Rxd4
36. Nxc6 Bxc6 37. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. d4 dxc4 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxc6 Qe8 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7
12. Qa4 c5 13. Qxc4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qb4 Qe6 16. Bg5 a5
17. Qh4 Nd5 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. Na4 f5 20. O-O f4 21. e4 fxe3
22. fxe3 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 h6 24. Nc5 hxg5 25. Rf8+ Kxf8
26. Nxe6+ Bxe6 27. Qxg5 Rxb2 28. Qxe5 Rb1+ 29. Kf2 Kf7
30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qe5 Kf7 32. Qh5+ Kf8 33. Qe5 Kf7 34. Qh5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.06"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mohamad Al-Modiahki"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 g6 11. Nd2 d5
12. Nf3 c6 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Ng7 16. Bd3 Be6
17. Bh6 Qd7 18. Nh4 Rae8 19. Qc2 Bf7 20. g3 b6 21. a4 Rxe1+
22. Rxe1 c5 23. Qd1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Ng2 cxd4 26. cxd4
Ne6 27. Bb5 Qd8 28. Ne3 f5 29. Bc6 Qf6 30. Nxd5 Qxd4 31. Qxd4
Nxd4 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33. Bd5 Bxd5 34. Nxd5 Nb3 35. Nc3 Be5
36. Be3 Kg7 37. Kf1 Kf6 38. Ke2 g5 39. f3 f4 40. gxf4 gxf4
41. Bf2 Bd4 42. Nb5 Bxf2 43. Kxf2 a5 44. Nc7 Ke5 45. Na8 Nc5
46. Nxb6 Nd3+ 47. Ke2 Nxb2 48. h4 Kd6 49. h5 Kc6 50. Nc8 Nxa4
51. Ne7+ Kc5 52. Ng6 Nc3+ 53. Kd3 Nd5 54. Nf8 a4 55. Nxh7 a3
56. Kc2 Kc4 57. Ng5 Ne3+ 58. Kc1 Kb3 59. Ne4 a2 60. Nd2+ Ka3
61. Nb1+ Kb4 62. Kb2 axb1=Q+ 63. Kxb1 Nf5 64. Kb2 Nh6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.07"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 b6
12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. Qa4 Rc8 15. Be2 Rxc5 16. Rxc5 Qxc5
17. O-O Nc6 18. Rd1 Ne5 19. Nd4 a5 20. f4 Nc6 21. Bf3 Rd8
22. Kf2 Nxd4 23. Bxb7 Qe7 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxb7 26. Qd8+
Kh7 27. Qd3+ Kg8 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ Kg8 30. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.08"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Ne4 Ng6 11. Nfg5
Ke8 12. f4 h6 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Re1 Rd8 15. c3 Be7 16. Nd4 Bc8
17. Be3 h5 18. Rad1 h4 19. Nf3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f6 21. exf6 gxf6
22. Kf2 Rh5 23. Bc1 Ra5 24. a3 Rd5 25. Re1 Kf7 26. g3 Rd8
27. Rg1 Bf5 28. Re1 Rh8 29. Kg2 Bd7 30. Nf2 Rg8 31. Ne4 b6
32. Kf2 Rh8 33. Rd1 Be6 34. Re1 c5 35. Rg1 Bf5 36. Re1 a5
37. Ned2 Be6 38. Nf1 f5 39. Ne3 Bf6 40. Rd1 hxg3+ 41. hxg3 Bc8
42. Nd5 Rd8 43. Rd2 Rd7 44. Nxf6 Rxd2+ 45. Bxd2 Kxf6 46. Ne5
Nxe5 47. fxe5+ Kxe5 48. Bf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.09"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. d3 c6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg2 h6 11. Bd2 Re8
12. Rac1 Bf8 13. h3 d6 14. Kh2 a6 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rcd1 Rb8
17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Bb6 Nd7 19. Be3 f5 20. c5+ Kh8 21. cxd6 Qf6
22. d4 e4 23. f3 exf3 24. Rxf3 Bxd6 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Re3
27. d5 c5 28. d6 Rxg3 29. Kxg3 Qg5+ 30. Kh2 Qxf4+ 31. Kh1 c4
32. Qb4 a5 33. Qb5 Nf6 34. Qb6 Bd7 35. e3 Qg3 36. Qxb7 Re8
37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Bxf3 Rxe3 39. Kg2 g5 40. Nd5 Nxd5 41. Rxd5 g4
42. hxg4 fxg4 43. Bxg4 Bxg4 44. d7 Bxd7 45. Rxd7 Re2+ 46. Kf3
Rxb2 47. Rc7 Rc2 48. a4 c3 49. Ke4 Rc1 50. Rc5 c2 51. Kd3 Ra1
52. Kxc2 Rxa4 53. Kb3 Rb4+ 54. Kc3 Ra4 55. Kb3 Ra1 56. Kb2 Re1
57. Rxa5 Kg7 58. Kc2 Kg6 59. Kd2 Re8 60. Ra3 Kg5 61. Re3 Rf8
62. Ke2 Kg4 63. Re7 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Qd1 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Qe7 13. Qc2 e5 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Bb3 Bb8 16. Ne2 Qd6
17. g3 Nb6 18. Qf5 Nbd5 19. Qf3 e4 20. Qg2 h5 21. Nf4 g6
22. Rc1 Nh7 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bd2 Ng5 25. Bd1 h4 26. gxh4 Nxf4
27. exf4 Ne6 28. h5 Nxd4 29. Be3 c5 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Ba4 Re7
32. Rc6 Qxf4 33. hxg6 f5 34. Rfc1 d3 35. Rc8 Kg7 36. R1c4 Rxc8
37. Rxc8 Rc7 38. Rxc7+ Bxc7 39. Bd7 a6 40. h4 b5 41. Qh3 d2
0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. cxb6
Nxb6 17. Re1 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd7 19. Nf3 Bc4 20. Qb2 Bf6
21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 Bd5 23. Rad1 Qa5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nd7
Rfd8 26. Qe5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.13"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3
Bb6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Nd2 Qe7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Bd3 d5
12. Qf4 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. h3 Be6 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Qg3 Qd6 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bb3 Nf4 21. Ne4 Red8
22. Rad1 Bxb3 23. axb3 d5 24. Nc5 Re8 25. h4 Kg7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2008.08.14"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd6
12. a3 bxa3 13. b3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Bf3 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bd6
17. Nc4 Be7 18. Bxa3 O-O 19. Bc5 Rfd8 20. b4 Bxc5 21. bxc5 a5
22. Re1 Ba6 23. Nb6 Rab8 24. Rxa5 Bb5 25. Qa1 Nd5 26. Ra7 Rb7
27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qa5 Qe7 29. Ra1 Qg5 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Qc7 g6
32. Ra7 Qf6 33. Bg4 Re8 34. Kg1 Kg7 35. Bd7 Re7 36. Qd8 h5
37. Ra8 Kh6 38. Rc8 Kh7 39. Bxc6 Bxc6 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qxe7
Kg7 42. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.02"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nd2
Nc6 7. Nc2 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Ne4 b5 11. cxb5 Rxb5
12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Bb7 14. Na3 Rb6 15. Be3 Rxb2 16. Bc5 Re8
17. Rab1 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Ba6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 Qc8 21. a4 h6
22. Ba3 Qa6 23. Bb2 Qxa4 24. Bxc6 dxc6 25. Rb4 Qa5 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. Rg4+ Kh7 28. Qxc6 Rd8 29. Qc2+ f5 30. Ra4 Qe1+
31. Kg2 Rd1 32. Qc7 Kg6 33. Kf3 Qh1+ 34. Ke3 Ra1 35. Qc2 Rxa4
36. Qxa4 Qc1+ 37. Kf3 Qc3+ 38. Kg2 a5 39. g4 Qe5 40. gxf5+
Kxf5 41. Qe8 Kg6 42. Qf8 a4 43. e3 Qe4+ 44. Kg3 Qd3 45. h4 a3
46. Kh2 Qf5 47. Qxa3 Qxf2+ 48. Kh3 Qf3+ 49. Kh2 Kh5 50. Qf8
Qf2+ 51. Kh1 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.03"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nh4
Bh5 8.h3 Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.Bd3 Be7 12.O-O-O a5
13.Kb1 Qa6 14.Ne2 a4 15.Qc2 dxc4 16.Bxc4 b5 17.Bd3 c5 18.dxc5
Nxc5 19.Nd4 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Rh5 21.Rc1 Rd5 22.e4 Rd7 23.e5 Rad8
24.Be3 Nd5 25.Nc6 Nb4 26.Nxb4 Bxb4 27.Qe4 Bd2 28.Qh4 Bxe3
29.fxe3 b4 30.Qh8+ Ke7 31.Qxg7 a3 32.Qf6+ Kf8 33.Qh8+ Ke7
34.Qh4+ Ke8 35.Qh8+ Ke7 36.Qh4+ Ke8 37.Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Nd5
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 g6 14. a5 Bf6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc1 Bd7
17. Qc3 Qb8 18. g3 Be7 19. Bf4 Bb4 20. Bxb8 Bxc3 21. Bxa7 Bxb2
22. Bc5 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 Rfb8 24. h4 Bf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. a6 h5
27. a7 Rb7 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kf3 f6 30. Ra6 Rc7 31. Kf4 Kg6
32. f3 Rcc8 33. g4 fxg4 34. fxg4 hxg4 35. Kxg4 Rh8 36. Rxc6
Rae8 37. Bd6 Re4+ 38. Bf4 Rxd4 39. Ra6 Ra8 40. h5+ Kh7 41. Kf5
Rb4 42. Bb8 Rbxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4
Nc6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Rd1 Be7 10.dxc5 O-O 11.b3 Ne4 12.Ba3 Rd8
13.Rxd8+ Qxd8 14.Qc2 Nxc5 15.Nbd2 Nd7 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Rd1 Nf6
18.Ne4 Nd5 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.Nc3 Be6 21.h3 h6 22.Qb1 Nb4 23.Ne2
Rc8 24.Nf4 Qc5 25.Nd4 Bd7 26.g4 a5 27.Kg2 b6 28.Kg1 Qd6 29.Qb2
Rc5 30.Nf3 Qe7 31.Nd4 Qe5 32.Qe2 Qe7 33.Qf3 Qe5 34.Nfe2 Kf8
35.Nf4 Kg8 36.Nfe2 Kf8 37.Kg2 Kg8 38.Nf4 Rc3 39.Qg3 Rc5 40.h4
g6 41.Kh2 Qc7 42.g5 h5 43.Nfe2 Kf8 44.Qxc7 Rxc7 45.Kg2 Ke7
46.Kf1 Bg4 47.f3 Bd7 48.Ke1 Rc8 49.Kd2 Rc7 50.Nc3 Rc5 51.Rf1
Bc8 52.f4 Ba6 53.Rf3 Nd3 54.Ncb5 Nb4 55.f5 Nc6 56.fxg6 fxg6
57.Rf6 Bxb5 58.Nxb5 Ne5 59.Nd4 Kd7 60.Rxb6 Rc8 61.Rb5 Kd6
62.Rxa5 Rf8 63.Ra6+ Kd7 64.Rf6 Rxf6 65.gxf6 Ke8 66.a5 Kf7
67.a6 Nd7 68.a7 Nb6 69.Kc3 Kxf6 70.Kb4 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.06"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3
bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. Bd2 Qxf3 11. gxf3 Ne7
12. Rg1 Ng6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Ne5 15. Be2 g6 16. f4 Nd7
17. Bf3 c5 18. e5 Ra7 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Ne4 Ke7
22. Nc3 Bd7 23. Kf2 Rb8 24. Rgd1 Na8 25. Nd5+ Ke6 26. b3 Nc7
27. Nc3 Ke7 28. Rd2 Be6 29. Rad1 Ra6 30. e4 Rb4 31. Na2 Rb8
32. Nc3 Rb4 33. Na2 Rb8 34. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.08"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3
12. O-O Nf6 13. Bd3 axb2 14. Bxb2 a5 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Ne5 Nf6
17. Qa4 Bb4 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6+ Ke7 20. Rfd1 Rc8 21. Qf3
Qb6 22. Bd4 Qb8 23. Ba6 Rcd8 24. Bb7 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Rab1 e5
27. Rxb4 axb4 28. Bc5+ Ke6 29. Ra1 Rd6 30. Bxd6 Kxd6 31. Qc6+
Ke7 32. Ra8 Qd6 33. Qxd6+ Kxd6 34. Rxh8 b3 35. Ba6 Nd7
36. Rxh4 Nc5 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.09"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. g3 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Bg2 c5
12. b4 Rc8 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. O-O a6 16. Rd1 Nd5
17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Bd2 N5b6 19. Qc2 Nf6 20. bxc5 Be4 21. Qb3 Na4
22. Bb4 a5 23. Bxa5 Nxc5 24. Qb2 Na4 25. Qd4 Qb5 26. Bb4 Rfe8
27. Qe5 Qb7 28. Rac1 h6 29. h3 Bd5 30. Qa1 Ne4 31. Rxc8 Rxc8
32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Qa7 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. e3 Nxg3 36. Nd4
Ne4 37. Qc2 f5 38. Nxe6 Bxe6 39. Bxe4 Qf7 40. Bg2 Nb6 41. Qc5
Nd5 42. Qf8 Qh5 43. Qd6 Bf7 44. Qe5 Nf6 45. f3 Qg6 46. a4 f4
47. exf4 Qb1+ 48. Qe1 Qa2 49. a5 Bg6 50. Bf1 Nd5 51. Bd2 Qa4
52. a6 Nxf4 53. Bxf4 Qxf4 54. a7 Qa4 55. Qf2 Qa1 56. Kh2 Qa4
57. Bc4 Qa5 58. Qa2 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 bxc6
7.Nd2 d6 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.a4 a5 10.Bd2 Qxf3 11.gxf3 Ne7 12.Rg1 O-O
13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 c5 15.O-O-O Bb7 16.Bb5 Bc6 17.e5 Rfd8
18.exd6 cxd6 19.Bxc6 Nxc6 20.Nd2 d5 21.Nb3 c4 22.Nd4 Nb4
23.Nb5 g6 24.Rg4 Rdc8 25.e4 h5 26.Rf4 dxe4 27.Rxe4 Rc5 28.f4
Ra6 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Rd7 Rd5 31.Rc7 Na2+ 32.Kb1 Nb4 33.Nd4 Rf6
34.Rxc4 Rg5 35.b3 Rg4 36.Ne2 Rh4 37.Rc5 Rxh2 38.Rxa5 h4 39.Rg5
Rf2 40.Rxb4 Rxe2 41.f5 h3 42.Rh4 h2 43.Kb2 Rc6 44.fxg6 fxg6
45.Ka3 Rcxc2 46.Rg3 Ra2+ 47.Kb4 Re4+ 48.Rxe4 h1=Q 49.Reg4 Qb7+
50.Ka5 Qd5+ 51.Kb4 Qd6+ 52.Kb5 Qb8+ 53.Ka5 Rf2 54.Rxg6+ Kf7
55.Rg7+ Ke6 56.R7g6+ Kd5 57.R6g5+ Kd4 58.b4 Rf4 59.Rg1 Rf3
60.Rc5 Qa8+ 61.Kb5 Rf6 62.Rd1+ Ke3 63.a5 Qe8+ 64.Kc4 Qa4
65.Rd3+ Ke2 66.Re5+ Kf1 67.Red5 Qc2+ 68.Rc3 Rf4+ 69.Rd4 Qa2+
70.Kc5 Rf5+ 71.Kb6 Qe6+ 72.Kb7 Rb5+ 73.Kc7 Qe7+ 74.Kc6 Qb7+
75.Kd6 Rh5 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3
Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Re1 Ng6 10.d4 Nf4 11.hxg4 hxg4 12.g3 gxf3
13.Qxf3 Ne6 14.dxe5 Qxe5 15.Qf5 Qb5 16.Nf3 g6 17.Qxb5 axb5
18.c3 b4 19.cxb4 Bxb4 20.Re2 O-O 21.Be3 Rfd8 22.Ng5 Nd4
23.Bxd4 Rxd4 24.Nf3 Rdd8 25.Kg2 Be7 26.b3 c5 27.Rc1 Ra6 28.Ne5
Re6 29.f4 Rd4 30.Kf3 b5 31.Rcc2 f5 32.exf5 gxf5 33.Re3 Kg7
34.Rh2 Bf6 35.Rh5 Rd2 36.Rxf5 Rxa2 37.g4 Ra3 38.g5 Be7 39.Kg4
c4 40.Nxc4 Rxe3 41.Nxe3 Rxb3 42.Re5 Bf8 43.Nf5+ Kf7 44.Nd4 Rb4
45.Nxb5 Rc4 46.Rd5 Ke6 47.Re5+ Kf7 48.Kf5 Kg8 49.Na7 Kf7
50.Re4 Rc1 51.Rd4 Rc5+ 52.Kg4 Ke6 53.Nc8 Ra5 54.Rd8 Ba3
55.Re8+ Kd7 56.Rh8 Bb2 57.Rf8 Ba3 58.Rg8 Ra4 59.g6 Bb2 60.Kg5
Ra1 61.Rf8 Rg1+ 62.Kf5 Bc1 63.Na7 Bxf4 64.Rf7+ Ke8 65.Kxf4
Rf1+ 66.Ke5 Rxf7 67.gxf7+ Kxf7 68.Kd5 c6+ 69.Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2008.09.13"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d6
7. h3 e5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d3 Re8 10. Rb1 h6 11. Be3 a5 12. d4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qc2 a4 15. Rfe1 Nfd7 16. f4 Qa5 17. Bf2
Qb4 18. Bf1 Nb6 19. Red1 Nbd7 20. Re1 Nb6 21. Red1 Nbd7
22. Kh2 Nf6 23. Re1 Bd7 24. b3 axb3 25. axb3 Nh5 26. Red1 f5
27. Bg2 Bf6 28. Nde2 fxe4 29. Be1 Nd3 30. Nxe4 Nxe1 31. Rxe1
Bf5 32. g4 Bxe4 33. Bxe4 Ng7 34. Bxg6 Re3 35. Rg1 Ra3 36. Rg3
Re7 37. Rg2 Re3 38. Bh7+ Kf7 39. Qg6+ Ke7 40. Bg8 Ne8 41. Ng3
Kd8 42. Qxh6 Qc3 43. Nf5 Rf3 44. Re2 Qd3 45. Reb2 Bxb2
46. Rxb2 Ra1 47. Qh4+ Kc8 48. Rg2 Qd1 49. Ng3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Kallithea GRE"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emilis Pileckis"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. O-O Bf8
12. a3 Ne7 13. Rfe1 c6 14. Qb3 Ng6 15. Bd3 Re8 16. e4 Nf4
17. e5 Qe6 18. Bf1 Qg4 19. Nd1 c5 20. Ne3 Nh3+ 21. Kh1 Nxf2+
22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kh1 Qh5 24. Nxd5 Bg4 25. Nc7 Nf2+ 26. Kg1
Nh3+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Kallithea GRE"]
[Date "2008.10.19"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Borki Predojevic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+
Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bd2 Rd8 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. g4
Be6 17. Kg2 Rd5 18. c4 Rd7 19. b3 b6 20. Ng3 Rg8 21. Nh5 Be7
22. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Kallithea GRE"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg7 8. Rb1 b6 9. d4 h6 10. e4 c5 11. Be3 Qc7
12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Bf6 15. Qg3 Qxg3 16. hxg3 g5
17. d5 Na5 18. Nd2 e6 19. c4 e5 20. Bh5 O-O 21. f4 Kg7 22. Nf3
exf4 23. gxf4 g4 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Rce8 26. Bf4 Bc8
27. Rc3 Kh7 28. Bh2 Kg7 29. Rf6 Re7 30. Bf4 Rh8 31. d6 Rb7
32. Rg3 Kf8 33. Bxh6+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Kallithea GRE"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Volokitin"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Bd3 Be6 8. Ng5 Bf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qc2 e6
12. g4 h6 13. Nf3 fxg4 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. e4 dxc4 16. e5 Nd7
17. Be3 f5 18. O-O-O c5 19. d5 f4 20. Ng5 hxg5 21. Qh7+ Kf7
22. Ne4 exd5 23. e6+ Kxe6 24. Qxg7 Ngf6 25. Bxc5 Nxc5
26. Nxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rde1+ Kf5 28. Rh5 Nxh5 29. Re5+ Kg4
30. Qxg5+ Kf3 31. Qxh5+ Kxf2 32. Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Kallithea GRE"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Rodshtein"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 Bb7 11. O-O Qc7 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. Bc2 O-O-O 14. Ng5 Re8 15. f4 c4 16. e5 h6 17. Nf7
Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Rhf8 19. Bg6 Qc6 20. Qe2 Re7 21. exf6 Rexf7
22. Be4 Qb6 23. Bxb7+ Kxb7 24. fxg7 Rxg7 25. a4 Qc6 26. axb5
axb5 27. Rf3 Rfg8 28. g3 Bd4 29. Be3 e5 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Nxb5
Qxb5 32. Qe4+ Kc7 33. Ra7+ Kd8 34. Rfa3 Re7 35. Qa8+ Nb8
36. Rxe7 Kxe7 37. Qe4+ Kd6 38. Qxd4+ Qd5+ 39. Qxd5+ Kxd5
40. Ra5+ Kd4 41. Ra8 Kd3 42. Ra3+ Kd2 43. Ra5 Rc8 44. g4 Kc2
45. Rb5 Nc6 46. Rc5 Na7 47. b4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4
Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qg7 14. Qf4 Na6 15. Be2 Be7 16. O-O Nc5 17. e5
Qg6 18. Rd4 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Rd5 20. Qe3 h5 21. Bf3 a6 22. b4 cxb3
23. axb3 a5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Qh6 26. Bf4 Qg7 27. Bxd5
exd5 28. Bg5 Rg8 29. f4 Qg6 30. R4d2 c5 31. Bxe7 d4 32. Bg5
1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be7
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nh7 9. d4 Ng5 10. Nxg5 Bxg5 11. Nc4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Be3 d5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. Bf4 Nxd5 16. Be5 Be6
17. Qf3 a5 18. a3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qg5 20. g3 Rfd8 21. h4 Qg4
22. Qxg4 Bxg4 23. Rac1 a4 24. Bd1 Bd7 25. Re1 Ne7 26. Ne3 Bc6
27. f4 Kf8 28. Be2 Rd2 29. Nc4 Rdd8 30. Red1 Nf5 31. Rxd8+
Rxd8 32. Kf2 Bb5 33. Nd6 Bxe2 34. Nxf5 Bg4 35. Ne3 Rd2+
36. Kf1 h5 37. Rxc7 Rxb2 38. f5 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Rb2+ 40. Kf1 Rb1+
41. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7
7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Be3
Bf6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb8 15. Rb1 d5 16. Ncd2 Nb6 17. Re1
Re8 18. Qc2 Qd7 19. Bc5 Na5 20. Ba2 Qxa4 21. Qxa4 Nxa4
22. exd5 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxc5 25. Ne4 Nxe4
26. Bxe4 Rd8 27. g4 Rd6 28. Rb8+ Rd8 29. Rb2 Rd6 30. Nd2 Bg5
31. h4 Bxh4 32. Ra2 Nc6 33. Nc4 Rf6 34. Rxa6 Na7 35. Ra2 g6
36. Nxe5 Rf4 37. Nf3 Rxg4+ 38. Kh2 Nb5 39. Kh3 Rxe4 40. dxe4
Be7 41. Rc2 Nd6 42. Re2 Nb5 43. Re3 Bc5 44. Rd3 Nd6 45. Nd2 f6
46. f4 Kf7 47. e5 fxe5 48. fxe5 Ne8 49. Nb3 Be7 50. Nd4 Ng7
51. c4 h5 52. Rb3 Bc5 53. Nb5 Bb6 54. c5 Bxc5 55. Nxc7 Bd4
56. Rf3+ Ke7 57. Rf6 Bxe5 58. Nd5+ Kd7 59. Rxg6 Ne6 60. Kh4
Nf4 61. Nb6+ Kc7 62. Rh6 Bg7 63. Na8+ Kb7 64. Rh7 Ne6 65. Kxh5
Kxa8 66. Kg6 Nf8+ 67. Kxg7 Nxh7 68. Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7
12. g3 c5 13. d5 Nxf6 14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Kxe7
17. Qe1 Nxc3 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Qxc3 Rxb7 20. Rfd1 Qb8 21. a4 a6
22. axb5 axb5 23. b3 Rd8 24. bxc4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 bxc4 26. Qxc4
Qe5 27. Qh4+ Qf6 28. Qh5 Rc7 29. Rd3 Qf5 30. Qh4+ Qf6 31. Qa4
Qe5 32. Rd1 Rb7 33. h4 Qf5 34. Qa5 Rd7 35. Ra1 Rd3 36. Qa8 Rd2
37. Ra7+ Rd7 38. Ra1 Rd2 39. Ra7+ Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6
7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 h6
12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Ng3 Bc5 16. Nh4 Bf8
17. a4 Na5 18. Be3 c5 19. Nf3 Qd6 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Nd2 c4
22. dxc4 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Qf3 Bd5 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4
Nxe4 27. Qxe4 f6 28. a5 Qxa5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxb7 Qb5
31. Qc7 Rd6 32. b4 Qc6 33. Qb8 Qxc3 34. Rc1 Qxc1+ 35. Bxc1
Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rxc1 37. Qa8 Rb1 38. Qxa6 Rxb4 39. Qe6+ Kh7
40. g3 Rd4 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. h4 Be7 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. h5 Rb4
45. Kh3 Rd4 46. Kg2 Rb4 47. Qd5 Rd4 48. Qa8+ Rd8 49. Qc6 f5
50. Qe6 f4 51. g4 Bg5 52. Kf3 e4+ 53. Qxe4 Re8 54. Qf5+ Kg8
55. Qd5+ Kf8 56. Qc4 Re7 57. Kg2 Re8 58. Kh2 Re7 59. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4
Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. e5 Qf5 15. Qd4 Be7 16. b3 c5 17. Qe3 Nc6
18. bxc4 Nb4 19. Qf4 Nc2+ 20. Ke2 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 bxc4 22. f3
Nd4+ 23. Kf2 Bd5 24. h5 Rb8 25. Be2 Rb2 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Bxd2
f6 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Rb1 Nxe2 30. Nxe2 O-O 31. Bxh6 Bh4+
32. Kg1 Rf5 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Bd2 Rxh5 35. Bc3 Bg5 36. Kf2 Bh4+
37. Kf1 Bg5 38. Ng3 Rh4 39. Rh8+ Kg6 40. Rg8+ Kh6 41. Rh8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O
Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8. d3 e4 9. Nd4 exd3 10. exd3 Nxd4 11. cxd4
d5 12. Rb1 h6 13. Bf4 b6 14. Be5 c6 15. h3 Be6 16. Rc1 Rc8
17. f4 dxc4 18. dxc4 b5 19. d5 cxd5 20. cxb5 Rxc1 21. Qxc1
Qb6+ 22. Kh2 Qxb5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. f5 Bd7 25. Qxh6 Qb2
26. Kh1 Re2 27. Bxd5 Bxf5 28. Qf4 Be6 29. Bf3 Rh2+ 30. Kg1
Rxh3 31. Bg2 Rh5 32. Qxf6 Qxf6 33. Rxf6 Ra5 34. Rf4 Rxa2
35. Rd4 a5 36. Bd5 Ra1+ 37. Kf2 a4 38. Rd2 a3 39. Bxe6 fxe6
40. Ke3 Kf7 41. g4 Rb1 42. Rf2+ Ke7 43. Ra2 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rb4+
45. Kg5 Ra4 46. Kh6 e5 47. g5 Kf7 48. g6+ Kg8 49. Kg5 e4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. O-O-O a5 10. e3 a4 11. Nxa4 g6
12. Nc3 Bg7 13. h4 O-O 14. h5 g5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nd5
17. Bb1 Rd8 18. Ne5 c5 19. Qc2 cxd4 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Ng4 Qe7
22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Nxh6 Qf6 24. Ng8 Qc6+ 25. Bc2 Rxa2 26. h6
Be5 27. exd4 Ra1+ 28. Kd2 Bf4+ 29. Ke1 Re8+ 30. Kf1 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3 g5 9. Nf3 h6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Bg6 12. Bd2
Na6 13. Rc1 Qxb3 14. axb3 Nb4 15. Nxb4 Bxb4 16. h4 O-O
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Be2 a6 19. Na2 Be7 20. Bb4 Rfe8 21. Bxe7
Rxe7 22. Nc3 Nf6 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Kd2 Kg7 25. b4 Ne8 26. Rh2
Nd6 27. Rch1 f5 28. Bd3 Rf8 29. g3 Ne8 30. f4 g4 31. Nd1 Nf6
32. Nf2 Rfe8 33. Re1 Rh8 34. Rxh8 Kxh8 35. Rh1+ Rh7 36. Rxh7+
Kxh7 37. Ke1 Kg7 38. Nd1 Ne8 39. Nc3 Nd6 40. Na4 Kf6 41. Kd2
Ke7 42. Nc5 Be8 43. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.11"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. g3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 dxc4
12. Bxc4 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Bf1 Be7
17. Bg2 Nc5 18. Qc2 Rfd8 19. Bd2 Nd3 20. Qb3 a6 21. Be1 Nxe1
22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxe1 b5 24. Rd1 g5 25. Ne2 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1
Nd7 27. Qc1 Qxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Kf8 29. Kf1 Bd6 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Nd3
Ne5 32. Bb7 Nxd3 33. Kxd3 a5 34. b3 a4 35. Bc6 axb3 36. axb3
b4 37. h3 f5 38. Kc4 Kf6 39. g4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.12"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6
7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Bd2 a5 10. O-O Nc5 11. Qc1 h5 12. Rd1
Bd7 13. Ne1 Nd4 14. Bf1 O-O 15. Bg5 Bc6 16. Nd5 Re8 17. f3 b5
18. Be3 Nce6 19. Qd2 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Rb8 21. Kh1 Nb5 22. Rac1
Nc5 23. b4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Qb6 25. Ned3 Na3 26. Bb3 Ba8 27. Nxc5
dxc5 28. Bxc5 Qa5 29. Qf4 e6 30. Rd7 Rf8 31. Rxf7 Rxf7
32. Qxb8+ Kh7 33. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.13"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be7
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Nh7 9. Be3 Kh8 10. d4 f5 11. exf5 e4 12. Nh2
Bxf5 13. Nd2 Qe8 14. Bc2 Nf6 15. Ng4 d5 16. f3 Qg6 17. fxe4
Bxg4 18. e5 Bxd1 19. Bxg6 Bh5 20. exf6 Bxg6 21. fxe7 Rfe8
22. Bf4 Rxe7 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Nf3 Be4 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5
Kg8 27. Rf2 Rf8 28. Ref1 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 c6 30. h4 Rf7 31. Rxf7
Kxf7 32. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 Re8 9. d4 Bf8 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bh4 cxd5 14. exd5 g5 15. Bg3 d6 16. Nbd2 Bg4 17. h3 Bh5
18. Ne4 Rc8 19. a4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bg6 21. Qe2 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 b4
23. Nd2 bxc3 24. bxc3 Nc4 25. Rfb1 Qc7 26. Ne4 Bg7 27. Bh2 Qa5
28. Rd1 Rb8 29. Qe2 Qc7 30. g4 Rb2 31. Qd3 Reb8 32. Bg3 R2b6
33. Qf3 Na5 34. h4 Nb3 35. hxg5 Nxa1 36. gxh6 Bxh6 37. Rxa1
Rb1+ 38. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 39. Kg2 Bg7 40. Bh4 Re1 41. Qf5 Rxe4
42. Qxe4 Qxc3 43. Be7 Bf8 44. Bg5 Qb3 45. Bf6 Bg7 46. Be7 Bf8
47. Bf6 Bg7 48. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.15"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. O-O-O Rd8 15. Qe3 Be7 16. Rxd8+
Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 h5 20. Ne3 Kb8 21. Qf5
Rd8 22. f4 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Qb6 24. Qe6 Qxe3 25. Qxe7 Qd4+
26. Kc2 gxf4 27. Qxf6 f3 28. exf3 Qd3+ 29. Kb3 Nxf3 30. Ka2 a6
31. Qf8+ Ka7 32. Qc5+ Kb8 33. Qxh5 Qc4+ 34. Ka1 Qf1+ 35. Nb1
Qf2 36. Qf5 Ka7 37. Qf4 c5 38. h4 Qe2 39. Qf8 Qe3 40. h5 Ne1
41. Qf5 Qc1 42. h6 Nc2+ 43. Ka2 Nb4+ 44. Ka1 Nc2+ 45. Ka2 Nb4+
46. Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.17"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. h3
Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 a6
17. Ne2 c5 18. Bxc5 Qc7 19. f3 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qxc5+ 21. Qd4 Qe7
22. Bc2 Bd5 23. exd5 Qxe2 24. Bb3 a5 25. d6 a4 26. Bd5 Rac8
27. Rd2 Qe5 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Bb7 Rd8 30. Rb1 g6 31. Bc6 Rc5
32. Bxb5 Rb8 33. Rdb2 a3 34. Rb3 Rc2 35. Rxa3 Rd2 36. Ra7 Nd5
37. d7 Kg7 38. Re1 Ne3 39. a4 Nxg2 40. Re4 g5 41. Rc7 Nh4
42. Rc3 Rb7 43. Re2 Rbxd7 44. Kf2 R7d5 45. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 46. Ke3
Ra2 47. Kd4 Ng2 48. Kc4 Nf4 49. Kb3 Ra1 50. Kb2 Re1 51. Rc5
Kf6 52. a5 Re5 53. Rxe5 Kxe5 54. a6 Ne6 55. a7 Nc7 56. Bc6 f5
57. Kb3 Kd6 58. Bb7 Kc5 59. Kc2 Kd4 60. Kd2 h6 61. Ke2 Ke5
62. Ke3 Kf6 63. Bc6 Ke7 64. a8=Q Nxa8 65. Bxa8 Kf6 66. Bc6 Ke5
67. Bb5 Kd5 68. Ba6 Ke5 69. h4 Kd5 70. hxg5 hxg5 71. Bc8 Ke5
72. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.18"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 f5 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. Bg2
Nc6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nb3 d6 9. Nfxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc2
Qe8 12. b4 Bb6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 f4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5+
Kh8 17. Rfe1 Rf6 18. Rad1 c6 19. Qe4 Qf7 20. Rd4 Bg4 21. Qd3
Rf8 22. Qd2 h5 23. Bf3 fxg3 24. hxg3 Bxf3 25. exf3 Rxf3
26. Re2 c5 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. Rd8 Qxc4 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Re5
b6 31. Rxh5+ Kg8 32. Rh4 Qe6 33. a4 a6 34. Rh5 c4 35. Qd4 Qf7
36. Rd5 c3 37. Rd6 b5 38. Rxa6 Rc8 39. Qg4 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.19"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Bd3 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. e6 Nxc5 11. exf7+ Kxf7
12. Bc2 g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Nd4 Qd6 16. b4 Ne6
17. Rb1 Nxd4 18. exd4 a5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Bb3 Bf5 21. Ra1 Be4
22. Be3 Qd7 23. Rc1 Raa8 24. Re1 Bf5 25. Qd2 h5 26. h3 Re4
27. f3 Ree8 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Be6 30. Qc2 Qd6 31. Qh2 Qxh2+
32. Kxh2 Bd7 33. Kg2 Re6 34. Bf2 Rae8 35. Rxe6 Rxe6 36. Kf1 b4
37. Bc2 Rf6 38. Kg2 Re6 39. Bd3 Re8 40. Rb1 Bf8 41. Kf1 Ra8
42. Rb2 Ra3 43. Ke2 g5 44. Be3 Kf6 45. Rc2 Bd6 46. Bd2 Be7
47. Be1 Bd6 48. Bd2 Be7 49. Be1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.20"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Bc2 e5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6
17. Rad1 exd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 19. Rd7 Rab8 20. Rfd1 Rfe8 21. Kf1
Kf8 22. b3 Re7 23. Bf5 Rbe8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. g3 a5 26. Rd8+
Re8 27. Rd7 Re7 28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rd7 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pearl Spring Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Nanjing CHN"]
[Date "2008.12.21"]
[EventDate "2008.12.11"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4
12. Nd2 c6 13. Nde4 Nd5 14. e3 Nf5 15. Bd2 Rf7 16. Ne2 b6
17. Qc1 Rc8 18. Rd1 Bf8 19. Be1 Rd7 20. Rb2 Nh6 21. Rc2 Ne7
22. Rc3 Nf7 23. d4 Bg4 24. f3 Be6 25. Nf2 Rd6 26. Rcd3 Nf5
27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxd6 Nxd6 29. Nd4 Bd7 30. f4 Nec4 31. e4 c5
32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. Bb4 Rc8 34. e5 Nxe5 35. Qb1 Nef7 36. Bd5 a5
37. Bxd6 Bxd6 38. Ne4 Qe7 39. Qxb6 Bxa3 40. Qxa5 Kf8 41. Bxf7
Qxe4 42. Bd5 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Bc5 44. Qd2 Qxd2 45. Rxd2 Bxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.17"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3
h6 13. Qe2 Nfd7 14. e4 Nxe5 15. exf5 Nec4 16. fxe6 Qxd4
17. Bh3 Kh8 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nec4 21. f5 Rae8
22. Rb1 fxe6 23. fxe6 Re7 24. Kh1 Rfe8 25. Ne2 Nd5 26. b3 Nd6
27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Bxf4 Ne4 29. Rb2 Nf6 30. Be5 Nh7 31. Rd7 Ng5
32. Bg4 Nxe6 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Rf2 Kg8 35. Be2 Rf7 36. Kg2
Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Nc5 38. Ke3 Nd7 39. Ke4 Kf8 40. Bd4 Bc5 41. Bg4
Bxd4 42. Bxd7 Bg1 43. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3
bxc6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qg3 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Na4 Bd4 11. c3 Bb6
12. f3 Nd7 13. Bf4 f6 14. Bc4 Ne5 15. Qxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniel Stellwagen"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5
dxc4 7. Bxc4 h6 8. Bh4 Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. O-O-O e5 11. Nf3
Nxf3 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bb5+ Ke7 14. Nd5+ Kd8 15. gxf3 Bd6
16. Rd2 Be6 17. Rhd1 Bc5 18. Nb6+ Ke7 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Bd7
Bxa2 21. Bg4 Bd4 22. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3
O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.Bb2 Qe7 10.O-O Bb7 11.Rfe1 Rfe8 12.Rad1 Rad8
13.Bf1 Bb4 14.a3 Bxa3 15.Bxa3 Qxa3 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Ra1 Qd6
18.Rxa7 Qb8 19.Rea1 c5 20.b4 cxd4 21.Nxd4 Rc8 22.Qb3 Ne5 23.h3
g6 24.Be2 Re7 25.R7a2 Nc4 26.Rd1 Nxe3 27.fxe3 Rxe3 28.Rd3 Qg3
29.Nd1 Qe1+ 30.Bf1 Rxd3 31.Qxd3 Qxb4 32.Qd2 Qd6 33.Nf3 Ne4
34.Qd4 Rc1 35.Rb2 Qc5 36.Ne3 Ba6 37.Rxb6 Qxd4 38.Nxd4 Bxf1
39.Nxf1 Nd2 40.Rf6 Rd1 41.Ne2 d4 42.Ng3 h5 43.Rf2 Nb1 44.Rb2
f5 45.Nh1 Nc3 46.Rd2 Ra1 47.h4 Kg7 48.Ng3 Ra4 49.Nh2 Ne4
50.Rd3 Nxg3 51.Rxg3 d3 52.Rxd3 Rxh4 53.Rd7+ Kh6 54.Nf3 Re4
55.Rd6 Kg7 56.Kh2 Kh6 57.Nd4 Rh4+ 58.Kg3 Rg4+ 59.Kh3 Kg7 60.g3
Kf7 61.Nf3 Ke7 62.Ra6 f4 63.gxf4 Rxf4 64.Ne5 Re4 65.Nxg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.g3 dxc4 7.Bg2 c5
8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Nc6 10.Ne3 Bxc5 11.Nxc4 Ke7 12.O-O Nd5
13.Rd1 f6 14.Nfd2 Rd8 15.Nb3 Ba7 16.Nca5 Rb8 17.Nxc6+ bxc6
18.Na5 Bd7 19.b3 Bc5 20.Bd2 Bb4 21.Rac1 Rdc8 22.Bxb4+ Nxb4
23.f4 c5 24.Kf2 Rc7 25.Rc3 Be8 26.Rdc1 Kd6 27.Re3 Bf7 28.Bh3
Ke7 29.Re4 g6 30.Rec4 Kd6 31.Bg2 Nd5 32.h4 Nb4 33.g4 h6 34.g5
hxg5 35.hxg5 fxg5 36.fxg5 Nd5 37.Rh1 Rb4 38.Rh8 Ke7 39.Be4 e5
40.Rh7 Kd6 41.e3 Ke6 42.Bd3 Rb8 43.Rc1 Be8 44.Rch1 Rxh7
45.Rxh7 Nb4 46.Be4 Rd8 47.Nc4 Bc6 48.Bxg6 Rf8+ 49.Ke2 Bf3+
50.Ke1 e4 51.Rh6 Nd3+ 52.Kd2 Ke7 53.Kc3 Rd8 54.Rh7+ Ke6 55.Rc7
Rh8 56.Bh7 Nb4 57.Rxc5 Nd5+ 58.Rxd5 Kxd5 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.23"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 c5 9. Rd1 Be4 10. Qc1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Na6 13. Bxb4 axb4 14. Nd2 d5 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. cxd5
Rfc8 17. Qd3 Nxd5 18. Qf3 h6 19. N2b3 Qb7 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. N5d4
Qb7 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. e4 exf5 24. exd5 Nc5 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. b3
g6 27. Rac1 Ra5 28. Rd2 h5 29. h4 Rd6 30. Kh2 Qd7 31. Qd3 Qd8
32. Rc4 Qd7 33. Rcc2 Qd8 34. Qc4 Qa8 35. Rd3 Qd8 36. Re2 Kg7
37. Rde3 Qf6 38. Rd2 Rd8 39. Qf4 Ra6 40. Qc7 Qd6 41. Re7 Qxc7
42. Rxc7 Rda8 43. Rxc5 Rxa2 44. Rxa2 Rxa2 45. Kg2 Rb2 46. d6
Rd2 47. Rc4 Rxd6 48. Rxb4 Rd3 49. Rb7 Kf6 50. b4 Rb3 51. b5 f4
52. gxf4 Ke6 53. f5+ Kxf5 54. Rxf7+ Kg4 55. Rf6 Rxb5 56. Rxg6+
Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.24"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Na3 Bb4 16. Bd2
Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Qf6 18. Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7
8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Bg4 10.Nxf6+ Bxf6 11.a4 b4 12.Be4 a5 13.Be3
O-O 14.h4 Qd7 15.h5 Bf5 16.Qd3 Qd5 17.Bxd5 Bxd3 18.Bb3 Be4
19.O-O-O Bd5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Ne5 Rd8 22.Rh3 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Nc6
24.Bg5 Kg7 25.hxg6 fxg6 26.g4 d4 27.Rdh1 h5 28.gxh5 Rd5 29.f4
d3 30.Kd2 Nd4 31.Rxd3 Rad8 32.h6+ Kf7 33.Kd1 Ke6 34.h7 Rh8
35.Rh6 Kf5 36.Bxe7 Ke4 37.Rd2 Rd7 38.Bf6 Rdxh7 39.Rxd4+ Kxd4
40.e6+ Kd3 41.Rxh7 Rxh7 42.Ke1 Rc7 43.Bd8 Rxc5 44.e7 Rc1+
45.Kf2 Rc2+ 46.Kf3 Re2 47.Bxa5 Rxe7 48.Bxb4 Re4 49.Bc3 Rxa4
50.Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. b3 a5 11. a4 Be6
12. Ne2 Bd5 13. Rd1 Kc8 14. Ne1 g5 15. Bb2 Bg7 16. Nd3 b6
17. f3 Kb7 18. Kf2 Be6 19. g4 Ne7 20. Ng3 Rhd8 21. h3 c5
22. f4 c4 23. bxc4 Bxc4 24. f5 Nc6 25. e6 Bf8 26. exf7 Bxf7
27. Ne4 Bc4 28. Bf6 Re8 29. Kf3 Ka7 30. Ndf2 Ba6 31. h4 gxh4
32. Bxh4 Bb7 33. Kf4 Nb4 34. c4 Na6 35. Nc3 Bc6 36. Nfe4 Nc5
37. Nf6 Re7 38. Nh5 Rf7 39. Nb5+ Kb7 40. Ra2 Re8 41. Nf6 Ree7
42. Nd4 Bxa4 43. Rxa4 Bg7 44. Nh5 Re4+ 45. Kf3 Bxd4 46. Ra3
Rxf5+ 47. gxf5 Rxh4 48. Ng3 a4 49. Ra2 Be5 50. Rd5 Bd6
51. Rxd6 cxd6 52. f6 Ne6 53. Rxa4 Rf4+ 54. Ke3 Rxf6 55. Ra1
Ng5 56. Ne2 Rf3+ 57. Kd4 Kc6 58. Ra8 Rf8 59. Ra7 Ne6+ 60. Ke3
Rf5 61. Rh7 Re5+ 62. Kd2 h5 63. Rh6 Kc5 64. Kd3 Kb4 65. Ng3
Nf4+ 66. Kd4 Rc5 67. Rxd6 Rxc4+ 68. Ke3 b5 69. Rd1 Ng2+
70. Kf3 Nh4+ 71. Ke2 Rc2+ 72. Kf1 Ng2 73. Rb1+ Kc4 74. Nf5 b4
75. Kg1 Kc5 76. Ra1 b3 77. Ra5+ Kb4 78. Ra7 Nf4 79. Rb7+ Kc3
80. Ne3 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 a6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc6 Nxc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc4 Rb8 14. b3 Qd6 15. Ne4 Qb4+ 16. Qxb4
Rxb4 17. O-O-O e5 18. Rd2 a5 19. Rhd1 a4 20. Nc5 axb3 21. axb3
Be6 22. Kb2 Rb5 23. Rc1 Rfb8 24. Rc3 exd4 25. Rxd4 h6 26. Nxe6
fxe6 27. Rd7 R8b7 28. Rd4 Kf7 29. h4 Ke7 30. Re4 R7b6 31. Rce3
c5 32. Rg4 Kf7 33. Rf3+ Kg8 34. Rc3 Rd6 35. Ra4 Kf7 36. Kc2
Ke7 37. Rg4 Ra5 38. Rxg7+ Kf6 39. Rxc7 Ra2+ 40. Kc1 Rxe2
41. Rf3+ Kg6 42. Rxc5 Rdd2 43. h5+ Kg7 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. Re3
1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.d4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.e5 Ne8 11.c3 dxc3 12.Nxc3 d6
13.Bd5 Rb8 14.Be3 Be6 15.Ba7 Bxd5 16.Bxb8 Bb7 17.Ba7 Qa8
18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Bd4 b4 20.Na4 Bxg2 21.Rxe8 Qxe8 22.Kxg2 c5
23.Be3 Qc6+ 24.f3 Re8 25.Bf2 c4 26.Nb6 c3 27.bxc3 bxc3 28.Qd5
Qc7 29.Nc4 Bb4 30.Rc1 Re2 31.Rxc3 h6 32.Re3 Rxa2 33.Re8+ Kh7
34.Ne3 Rxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Bc3 36.Kg2 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D98"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4
Bg4 8.Be3 Nfd7 9.O-O-O a6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 b5 12.Qb3 c5
13.dxc5 e6 14.f4 Qe7 15.Rd6 Rc8 16.e5 Nxc5 17.Bxc5 Rxc5 18.Kb1
Rc8 19.h4 Qb7 20.Rg1 Qf3 21.Bg2 Qxf2 22.Qd1 Ra7 23.Ne4 Qxh4
24.Qd4 Rac7 25.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.exf6 Rf8 27.b3 Qh5 28.Rd1 Qf5+
29.Ka1 h5 30.Rd8 Rc8 31.Rd6 a5 32.Bb7 Rce8 33.Re1 b4 34.Kb2
Qh3 35.Re5 a4 36.Qxb4 axb3 37.axb3 Rd8 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 39.Re2 Qf5
40.Qe7 Qd3 41.Rc2 Qd4+ 42.Ka2 h4 43.Rc7 Qd2+ 44.Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. h3
Nd7 13. Be3 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Bb1 Rfc8 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Nb5
axb5 18. cxb5 e5 19. Bh6 Be7 20. Bg5 Bf8 21. Bh6 Be7 22. Bg5
Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a3
Qc8 13. b4 Nbd7 14. Bc3 Ne4 15. Nbd2 Bd5 16. Qc2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2
Qb7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. e4 Bxe4 20. Ng5 Bxc2 21. Bxb7 Bd3
22. Rfe1 Bc4 23. Bxc8 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Rxc8 25. f3 f6 26. Bf4 Nb6
27. h4 Kf7 28. Kf2 c6 29. Bd6 Bd5 30. Bc5 Na4 31. g4 Ra8
32. Re2 a5 33. Bd6 axb4 34. Bxb4 Nb6 35. Bc5 Na4 36. Bb4 Nb6
37. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a6 12. Ng5
Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 15. f3 Ngf6 16. e4 Qh4
17. Be3 e5 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Qd2 h6 20. Rfd1 Rae8 21. Bc2 Re6
22. Bf2 Qe7 23. g4 Rg6 24. Kf1 Nhf6 25. Ng3 Nxg4 26. fxg4 Qh4
27. Nf5 Qxg4 28. Qc3 Re8 29. Qg3 Qh5 30. Qh4 Qf3 31. Rd3 Qg2+
32. Ke2 exd4 33. Rg3 Rxg3 34. Qxg3 Rxe4+ 35. Kd2 Rg4 36. Qxg2
Rxg2 37. Ke2 c5 38. Rg1 Ne5 39. Rxg2 Bxg2 40. Kd2 h5 41. b4
Nc4+ 42. Kc1 Nxa3 43. Bd1 cxb4 44. Bxh5 g6 45. Ne7+ Kf8
46. Nxg6+ fxg6 47. Bxg6 Ke7 48. Bxd4 Kd6 49. Bd3 Nc4 50. Bg7
a5 51. Be2 Be4 52. Bf6 a4 53. Bg7 Kd5 {
"8/6B1/8/1p1k4/ppn1b3/8/4B3/2K5 w - - 0 54" } 0-1

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 c6 6. e4 d5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Rc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. Qd3 Rfd8 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Qe2 Nxc3
17. bxc3 Nc6 18. Rfc1 e6 19. c4 Qb6 20. c5 Qa5 21. Rab1 b6
22. h5 Qa4 23. Qb5 Qxb5 24. Rxb5 Bf8 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Rcb1
Ne7 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. g4 Ra8 29. R1b2 Nc8 30. Bd1 Rd7 31. a4
Rc7 32. f4 Rc3 33. Kf2 Ra7 34. Rc2 Rxc2+ 35. Bxc2 Rc7 36. Bd1
Rc4 37. Ke2 Rb4 38. Rxb4 Bxb4 39. Bc2 Ne7 40. Bd3 Nc6 41. Bb5
Na7 42. Ba6 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "183"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Be2 b6
12. Ne1 a5 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. a4 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nd3 Ne5
17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Bc3 Rd3 19. Rac1 Ned7 20. e4 c4 21. b4 axb4
22. Bxb4+ Kd8 23. a5 Ne5 24. Nxc4 Nc6 25. Bc3 Nxe4 26. Bxg7
Ke7 27. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 f6 29. Bh6 e5 30. Kf1 Nd4 31. Rb1
Rc6 32. Rb4 Nf5 33. Nb6 Nc5 34. Bd2 Na6 35. Rb3 Ke6 36. g4 Nd4
37. Rh3 Rc2 38. Be3 Ra2 39. Rh6 Nc5 40. Nc4 Ra4 41. Nd2 Rxa5
42. Rxh7 Ra4 43. h4 Nd3 44. Rh6 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Ne1+ 46. Kh3 Ke7
47. Ne4 Nef3 48. Ng3 Ne6 49. Rh7+ Kf8 50. Rh6 Ke7 51. Nf5+ Kf7
52. Rh7+ Kf8 53. Rb7 Ra3 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Nh6+ Ke7 56. Rb7+ Kd8
57. Nf7+ Ke8 58. Nd6+ Kf8 59. Rf7+ Kg8 60. Rxf6 Nf4+ 61. Kg3
Nd2 62. g5 Nf1+ 63. Kg4 Nxe3+ 64. fxe3 Rxe3 65. Nf7 Re1
66. Nxe5 Nd5 67. Rg6+ Kh7 68. Rh6+ Kg7 69. Nf3 Re4+ 70. Kg3
Ne3 71. Rf6 Rg4+ 72. Kh3 Re4 73. Rc6 Nf5 74. h5 Rf4 75. Kg2
Rg4+ 76. Kf2 Kg8 77. Rc8+ Kg7 78. Rc6 Kg8 79. Rb6 Kh7 80. Ra6
Kg8 81. h6 Re4 82. Rf6 Ne3 83. Kg3 Nd5 84. Rf5 Ne7 85. Re5
Rxe5 86. Nxe5 Kh7 87. Kg4 Nd5 88. Nd3 Ne7 89. Nf4 Ng8 90. Kh5
Kh8 91. Nd5 Kh7 92. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3 Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 g5 12. c5
Qxb3 13. axb3 Na6 14. Bd2 Nc7 15. f4 gxf4 16. exf4 g6 17. Be3
a6 18. Ke2 Rh7 19. Bf2 O-O-O 20. Raf1 Rdh8 21. Kd3 Bd8 22. Be1
Kd7 23. b4 Kc8 24. Bd2 Kd7 25. Be1 Kc8 26. Bd2 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O
Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. b3 O-O 16. bxc4 Nh7
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rad1 Qxh4 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Nxb5 Rac8
21. Qd3 Rfd8 22. d5 exd5 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. Qxa7 Qe7 25. e5 Qxe5
26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qc7 Qxe2 28. Nd4 Qc4 29. Qe5 Re8 30. Qxh5 Rb6
31. Nf5 Rbe6 32. Ne3 Qxa2 33. Nxg4 Qe2 34. Qh4 Qc4 35. f4 Rg6
36. Rf3 Qc5+ 37. Kh1 Qe7 38. Qh3 Qd6 39. f5 Rg5 40. Nh6+ Kf8
41. Nxf7 Qf6 42. Nxg5 Nxg5 43. Qh4 Re7 44. Rh3 Qxf5 45. Qh8+
Kf7 46. Rh5 Re8 47. Qh6 Rg8 48. Qd6 Rg6 49. Qxd5+ Qxd5
50. Rxd5 Ne4 51. Rhf5+ Kg7 52. Rd7+ Kh6 53. Rf4 Ng3+ 54. Kh2
Nh5 55. Ra4 Nf6 56. Rdd4 Rg5 57. Rf4 Rg6 58. Rf3 Nh7 59. Rh3+
1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.26"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 c6 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 c5 11. O-O h5 12. Ne1
Nh6 13. f3 Nf7 14. Rb1 Bh6 15. Bf2 Na6 16. a3 b6 17. b4 f5
18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 Bxf4 20. Bxh5 Bd7 21. Rb3 Qg5 22. b5 Nc7
23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Ne2 Rg7 25. Nxf4 Qxf4 26. Bxc5 Qh6 27. Be3
f4 28. Bc1 Bg4 29. Qd2 Rf8 30. Nd3 Ne8 31. Nxf4 Rxf4 32. Rxf4
Qxf4 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. Bxf4 Rf7 35. g3 Re7 36. h3 Bxh3 37. Kf2
Nf6 38. g4 Bxg4 39. Re3 Ne4+ 40. Ke1 Kf7 41. a4 Nc5 42. Kd2
Rxe3 43. Kxe3 Ke7 44. Kd4 0-1

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.02.28"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. g5
hxg5 13. Nxg5 b4 14. Na4 c5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Rc8
17. Qa4+ Bc6 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Nxd7 21. Ke2
Rh4 22. Rac1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. f4 e5 25. h3 exf4 26. Nf3
Rh6 27. Bxf4 Re6 28. Nd2 Bd4 29. Rb1 Ra6 30. a3 bxa3 31. bxa3
Rxa3 32. Nc4 Ra2+ 33. Kd3 Bf2 34. Bd6 Nb6 35. Bb4 Nxc4
36. Kxc4 Bb6 37. Kd5 Rg2 38. Rb3 Rg5+ 39. e5 Bc7 40. Bd6 Bxd6
41. Kxd6 Rg6+ 42. Kd5 Rb6 43. Rc3 Kd7 44. Rf3 Ke7 45. Rc3 Rb7
46. Rc6 g6 47. Ra6 Kf8 48. Ke4 Kg7 49. Kf4 Re7 50. Ra5 Kh6
51. Kg4 a6 52. Rxa6 Rxe5 53. Rb6 Re3 54. Ra6 f5+ 55. Kh4 Re4+
56. Kg3 Kg5 57. Ra3 Re2 58. Kf3 Rh2 59. Kg3 Rb2 60. Ra8 Rb3+
61. Kg2 Kf4 62. Ra4+ Ke3 63. h4 Rb6 64. Kg3 Rd6 65. Rf4 Rd1
66. Rf3+ Ke4 67. Rf4+ Ke5 68. Ra4 f4+ 69. Kg2 Rd2+ 70. Kf3
Rd3+ 71. Kg2 Rg3+ 72. Kh2 Kf5 73. Ra6 Re3 74. Ra5+ Re5 75. Ra2
Kg4 76. Rg2+ Kh5 77. Kh3 Ra5 78. Rg1 Ra3+ 79. Kh2 Ra6 80. Kh3
Ra5 81. Rg2 Rc5 82. Rg1 f3 83. Kg3 Rf5 84. Rf1 f2 85. Kh3 Rf3+
86. Kg2 Kg4 87. h5 Rg3+ 88. Kh2 Kf3 89. Ra1 Rg2+ 90. Kh1 Rg5
91. Ra3+ Kf4 92. Ra4+ Kg3 93. Ra3+ Kh4 0-1

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.01"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 c5 14. dxc5 Bd5 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1
Bxb3 17. Qxb3 Bxc5 18. e3 Qb6 19. Ne5 Rc7 20. a4 Rfc8 21. axb5
axb5 22. Bf1 g6 23. Qxb5 Bxe3 24. Qxb6 Bxb6 25. Rc4 Rxc4
26. Nxc4 Bc5 27. Kg2 Nd5 28. Be2 Be7 29. b3 Rb8 30. Bf3 Rxb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.02"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 c6 6. Nbd2 Ngf6
7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. h3 Bh5 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Nd2 e5 15. d5 Qc7 16. d6 Qb8
17. Ne4 Bd8 18. Be3 Bb6 19. h4 h6 20. Bh3 Qd8 21. Bxh6 Nc5
22. Nxc5 Qxd6 23. Nd7 Qxh6 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Qxb6 Bf3 26. Qe3
Qh5 27. Bg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Ra4 29. Qg5 Qxg5 30. hxg5 Kh7 31. a3
Kg6 32. Rad1 Re6 33. Rd7 b5 34. Red1 Rc4 35. Rc7 e4 36. Rdd7
e3 37. fxe3 Rxe3 38. Rxf7 Rg4 39. Rxg7+ Kh5 40. Rh7+ Kg6
41. Rcg7+ Kf5 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rhg7+ Kh5 44. Rf3 Re2+ 45. Kh3
Rxg5 46. g4+ Kh6 47. Rxg5 Kxg5 48. b3 Kg6 49. Kg3 Ra2 50. Kf4
Rxa3 51. b4 Kf7 52. Ke5+ Ke7 53. Rh3 Kd7 54. g5 Ra1 55. Rh7+
Ke8 56. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.03"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4
12. Nbd2 c5 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qf3 Bc6 15. Ne4 Qd7 16. Bg5 f6
17. Bd2 Kh8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Qh5 Bf8 21. Ng3
Bb7 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Rc8 24. Nf5 c4 25. Ba2 Nb4 26. Bb1
Nc6 27. dxc4 bxc4 28. c3 d3 29. Ba2 Ne5 30. Ne3 g5 31. Rb1 Ba6
32. b3 Bc5 33. bxc4 Bxe3 34. Bxe3 Bxc4 35. Bxc4 Nxc4 36. Bd4
Kg7 37. Rd1 d2 38. Kf1 Re8 39. Be3 Nxe3+ 40. fxe3 Rxe3
41. Rxd2 Rxc3 42. Kf2 Kg6 43. Rd6 Rc1 44. Ra6 Rc4 45. Kg3 Rf4
46. Kh3 Rf1 47. g3 Rf2 48. Ra7 Rf3 49. Kg2 Re3 50. Ra6 Kf7
51. Ra7+ Re7 52. Ra6 Re6 53. Ra7+ Kg6 54. Kh3 h6 55. Rb7 Re2
56. Rg7+ Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.05"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5
dxc4 7. Bxc4 h6 8. Bf4 e6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Be5 O-O 11. Qe2 b6
12. a3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Re8 14. O-O Bf8 15. Rfe1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5
17. Ba2 Na5 18. Bb1 Bc8 19. g3 Nc4 20. Nh4 Qg5 21. Qc2 g6
22. Bf4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qf6 24. Qc1 Bd7 25. Bxh6 Bxh6 26. Qxh6
Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Nf5 Bd7 29. g4 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Qxd4
31. fxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3
O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Rac1 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5
13.Rfd1 Qe7 14.g3 Rfd8 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Nh4 Bb8 17.Bf1 Ne5
18.Bh3 Rc7 19.Bg2 d4 20.Nf5 Qe8 21.exd4 cxd4 22.Nxd4 Bxg2
23.Kxg2 g6 24.Ne4 Qe7 25.Nxf6+ Qxf6 26.Qe2 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Qd6
28.Qe4 Qb4 29.Rc2 f5 30.Qe2 Qb7+ 31.Nc6 Re8 32.Kg1 Nf3+
33.Qxf3 Re1+ 34.Kg2 Qb5 35.Rc4 1-0

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.c4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3
Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bc1 exd4 10.Nxd4 f5 11.h3 Nh6 12.exf5 Nxf5
13.Nxf5 Bxf5 14.Be3 Nc6 15.Qd2 a5 16.O-O Kh8 17.Rad1 Qf6
18.Nd5 Qf7 19.b3 b6 20.a3 Rae8 21.Rfe1 Re6 22.Bf1 Rfe8 23.b4
axb4 24.axb4 h5 25.b5 Na5 26.Bd4 Kh7 27.Rxe6 Bxe6 28.Bxg7 Qxg7
29.Re1 Qf7 30.Re4 Bxd5 31.Rf4 Qg8 32.cxd5 Nb3 33.Qc3 Nc5
34.Qf3 Kg7 35.g4 Re5 36.Bc4 Qe8 37.Bd3 hxg4 38.hxg4 Qe7 39.Kg2
Nd7 40.Bc2 Nf6 41.Rd4 Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Qa4 Nbd7 9. e5 Nb6 10. exf6 Nxa4 11. fxg7 Re8
12. Nxa4 e5 13. dxe5 Bg4 14. Nc3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rxe5+ 16. Be2
Qe7 17. f4 Re6 18. Kf1 Rd8 19. Bf3 Re1+ 20. Kg2 Rxh1 21. Kxh1
Rd3 22. Kg2 c6 23. Ne4 f5 24. Nc3 Kxg7 25. a4 a5 26. Nd1 h5
27. Ne3 h4 28. h3 Qe6 29. Kf1 Rd4 30. Be2 Qe4 31. f3 Rxa4
32. fxe4 Rxa1 33. exf5 Rxc1+ 34. Kf2 Rb1 35. Nc4 a4 36. fxg6
Rxb2 37. Nxb2 a3 38. Bc4 axb2 39. Bd3 c5 40. Ke3 b5 41. Bb1 b4
42. Kd3 Kxg6 43. Kc4+ 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5
dxc4 7. Bxc4 h6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bf5
12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qa4 Rfc8 16. Nb5 Nc4
17. Rfc1 a6 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Qb4 Qd5 20. Rc5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5
Qe6 22. d5 Qd7 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Qb4 Rc4 25. Qb3 Qa4 26. Qxa4
Rxa4 27. a3 Kf8 28. Kf1 Re4 29. b3 Ke7 30. Nd4 Kd7 31. a4 Re8
32. Rc1 Re5 33. Rc5 Ne4 34. Rc1 Nd2+ 35. Kg1 Rxd5 36. Ne2 Nxb3
37. Rb1 Nc5 38. a5 Kc7 39. Nf4 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Nxf6+
Qxf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Bf5 10. O-O O-O-O 11. d3
Rhe8 12. f4 Kb8 13. Qf2 Bc8 14. Bd2 b6 15. Rae1 Qe6 16. f5 Qd5
17. c4 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Nf6
12. Nh4 g6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Nc3 Kg7 16. Rd6 Na5
17. Qf4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 h6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Re8 21. Rxg6+
fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kf8 23. Qxh6+ Ke7 24. Nf5+ Kf7 25. Nd6+ Ke7
26. Rd1 Rf8 27. Rd5 Rf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. Qh4 Bf6 10. Qf4 Qf5 11. g3 g5
12. Qe3 Nc6 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. h6 Rc8 15. O-O Rg8 16. Ne1 b6
17. Nd3 Qg6 18. a4 Na5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxh6 21. d3 Bc6
22. Qf5 Rd8 23. Bxc6+ Nxc6 24. a5 Nxa5 25. Rxa5 bxa5 26. Be3
Qc6 27. Rb1 Rg6 28. c4 Rh6 29. f3 Qe6 30. Qxc5 Qh3 31. Qb5+
Kf8 32. Kf2 Re6 33. Rg1 f6 34. Qb1 Qf5 35. Qc1 a4 36. Rh1 Kg8
37. d4 Rc6 38. c5 Ra6 39. g4 Qd5 40. Qc2 Qf7 41. Rxh7 Qxh7
42. Qc4+ Qf7 43. Qxa6 Qb3 44. c6 Qe6 45. c7 Qxa6 46. cxd8=Q+
Kf7 47. d5 Qb5 48. d6 exd6 49. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.16"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qc8
7. Ne5 Bf5 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Ne4 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Bg4 f5 13. f3 fxg4 14. fxe4 Bd6 15. Nd3 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Nf6
17. exd5 g5 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd3 Qd5 20. O-O Qxb3 21. axb3
O-O 22. Rf5 Ne4 23. Re5 Rae8 24. Rf1 Rxe5 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8
26. Nxe5 h5 27. b4 Ke7 28. Kf1 Ke6 29. Ke2 Kd5 30. b3 a6
31. Nc4 Kc6 32. Kd3 Nf2+ 33. Kc2 h4 34. Kd2 h3 35. gxh3 gxh3
36. Ne5+ Kb5 37. Ke2 Ne4 38. Ng4 Kxb4 39. Kd3 Nd6 40. e4 Kxb3
41. e5 Nf7 42. Nf2 g4 43. Ne4 Nh6 44. d5 Nf7 45. Kd4 Nh6
46. d6 Nf5+ 47. Kd5 a5 48. d7 Ne7+ 49. Kd6 Nc6 50. e6 a4
51. e7 Nxe7 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4
12. Nbd2 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 f6 14. Na5 Qc8 15. c3 Kh8 16. Qb3 c5
17. Bd2 Rb8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra2 Qc6 21. Rea1
c4 22. Qc2 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Nb6 24. Ra6 Rfd8 25. Qe2 Qd5 26. Be3
Nc4 27. Ba7 Ra8 28. b3 Na3 29. b4 Nc4 30. Ne1 h6 31. Nc2 Qd3
32. Qxd3 Rxd3 33. Ne3 Nxe3 34. Bxe3 Rxa6 35. Rxa6 Rxc3 36. Rb6
Bxb4 37. Rxb5 Rc4 38. g4 Kh7 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Rb7 Bf8 41. Rb8
Kf7 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Kf3 Be7 44. Rb6+ Bd6 45. Rb7 Be7 46. Rb6+
Bd6 47. Rb7 Bf8 48. Rb6+ Kf7 49. Rb7+ Kg6 50. Rb8 Bd6 51. Rb7
Bc7 52. Ra7 h5 53. Rb7 hxg4+ 54. hxg4 Bd6 55. Rb6 Ba3 56. Rb7
Bc1 57. Bxc1 Rxc1 58. Kg2 Kh6 59. g5+ fxg5 60. Rb6+ Kh5
61. Rb7 Kg6 62. Rb6+ Kf5 63. Rb7 g6 64. Rf7+ Ke6 65. Rf8 Rc3
66. Ra8 g4 67. Rg8 Kf5 68. Rf8+ Ke6 69. Re8+ Kf6 70. Rf8+ Ke7
71. Rg8 Rf3 72. Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Be3 Bf5
12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Bd4 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5
Qf5 17. Qe3 e6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qb6 Qe5 20. b3 Qxe2 21. Rfd1
Qb2 22. Qxd6 a5 23. Qd4 Qa3 24. Rd3 a4 25. c5 axb3 26. Rxb3
Qa7 27. Rab1 Rac8 28. Rxb7 Qxc5 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. Ra7 Rfc8
31. Kg2 Rf5 32. Rb2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3
O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. Nc2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Rb1 Nc6
12. Na3 e5 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Qb2 Rb8 15. Nb5 Qa5 16. Bg5 Bf5
17. Rbd1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rd6 Qb6 20. Qd2 Rf8 21. Bxf6
Qxb5 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Be7 Re8 24. Rd8 c5 25. f3 h6 26. Rxe8+
Qxe8 27. Qd8 Qxd8 28. Bxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "196"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bc4 Bd6 14. Nb3 Bb7 15. Bd3 Bc8 16. Bc4 Bb7
17. h3 Kf8 18. Bd3 Bc8 19. Be3 Be6 20. Nfd2 Ke8 21. f3 Be7
22. Bc4 Bc8 23. Red1 Bb7 24. Bf2 Nd7 25. Bd3 Nf8 26. Nc4 Ne6
27. Nba5 Nxa5 28. Nxa5 Bc8 29. Nc6 Rd6 30. Nxe5 Bf6 31. Nc4
Rd8 32. e5 Be7 33. Be4 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rb8 35. Bc6+ Kf8 36. Ba7
Bb7 37. Bxb8 Bc5+ 38. Kf1 Bxc6 39. b3 Ke8 40. Nb2 Bb6 41. Nc4
Bc5 42. h4 h5 43. Rd2 Ba8 44. Ke1 Bc6 45. Kd1 Bd7 46. Nb2 Be3
47. Re2 Bd4 48. Nd3 a5 49. Re4 Bb6 50. Nb2 Kd8 51. Nc4 Bc5
52. Nxa5 Kc8 53. Bxc7 Kxc7 54. Ke1 Bd4 55. Kf1 Kb6 56. Nc4+
Kc5 57. Nd6 Kd5 58. Nxf7 Be8 59. Nd6 Bg6 60. Re2 Bc3 61. Ne4
Nf4 62. Nxc3+ bxc3 63. Rf2 Kxe5 64. Ke1 Kd4 65. a5 Kc5 66. Kd1
Kb5 67. g3 Ne6 68. Kc1 Kxa5 69. g4 Nf4 70. gxh5 Bxh5 71. Rf1
Kb4 72. Kb1 Kc5 73. Re1 Nd5 74. Rg1 g6 75. Rg3 Kd4 76. Rg1 Ne3
77. Kc1 Kc5 78. f4 Kd4 79. Rg3 Bg4 80. b4 Bf5 81. b5 Nxc2
82. b6 Nb4 83. Rg2 Nd3+ 84. Kd1 Nc5 85. Kc1 Kc4 86. Re2 Nb3+
87. Kd1 Bg4 88. b7 Bxe2+ 89. Kxe2 Nd4+ 90. Kd1 Kd3 91. b8=Q
c2+ 92. Ke1 c1=Q+ 93. Kf2 Qd2+ 94. Kg3 Nf5+ 95. Kh3 Qe3+
96. Kg2 Qe2+ 97. Kh3 Qf3+ 98. Kh2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Qd2 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 e6 10. c5 a5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2
g6 13. Nf4 Qc7 14. Nd3 Nh5 15. f4 Be7 16. O-O-O Bh4 17. Be2
Ng7 18. Kb1 f5 19. Ka2 Nf6 20. f3 Nd7 21. Rdg1 Nh5 22. Bd1
O-O-O 23. Be2 Kb8 24. Qc2 Rde8 25. Bc1 Kc8 26. Bd2 Kd8 27. Qd1
Ke7 28. Qf1 Kf7 29. Qh3 Qd8 30. Bd1 Qe7 31. Rg2 Ref8 32. Rhg1
Ke8 33. Re2 Bf6 34. Rge1 Bh4 35. Rf1 Bf6 36. Be1 Kd8 37. Bf2
Qg7 38. Rfe1 Kc7 39. Rc2 Ra8 40. Qf1 Rhe8 41. Ne5 Qe7 42. Qh3
Bg7 43. Rg1 Bf6 44. Be2 Rab8 45. Rcc1 Red8 46. Ba6 Rf8 47. Qf1
Bh4 48. Bg3 Nxe5 49. dxe5 Qd8 50. Bd3 Be7 51. Bb1 Qc8 52. Rg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 a5
12. Bb2 Kc8 13. Rad1 Bb4 14. Ne4 Be6 15. c3 Be7 16. g4 Bd5
17. Rfe1 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. c4 Be6 20. Nc5 b6 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Re3 Rf8 23. f3 Be7 24. Kg2 a4 25. Red3 axb3 26. axb3 Ra2
27. R1d2 Bg5 28. Rf2 Bh4 29. Re2 c5 30. Kf1 Kb7 31. Bc3 Ra3
32. Bb2 Raa8 33. Bc3 Kc6 34. Kg2 Ra3 35. Be1 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Bxd8
37. Rb2 Bg5 38. Bc3 Bf4 39. h4 b5 40. cxb5+ Kxb5 41. h5 Kc6
42. Be1 Bxe5 43. Rb1 Kd5 44. Bg3 Bd6 45. f4 Ra2+ 46. Kf3 Rd2
47. Ke3 Rd4 48. Ra1 Re4+ 49. Kf3 Rb4 50. Rd1+ Rd4 51. Re1 Rd3+
52. Re3 c4 53. bxc4+ Kxc4 54. Bf2 Kd4 55. g5 c5 56. gxh6 gxh6
57. f5 exf5 58. Rxd3+ Kxd3 59. Bxc5 Bxc5 60. Kf4 Ke2 61. Kxf5
Kf3 62. Kg6 Be3 63. Kf5 Bf4 64. Kf6 Kg4 65. Ke6 Kxh5 66. Kf5
Bg5 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. Be2 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. c4 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 b6
17. h3 Re8 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. Rfd1 Ne5 20. Bf1 Bd7 21. Nb1 f5
22. Nc3 Nf7 23. a4 g5 24. a5 f4 25. Bd2 Nd6 26. axb6 axb6
27. Rb1 Reb8 28. Re1 Ra3 29. Re7 Bf5 30. Rc1 Rb7 31. Rxb7 Nxb7
32. Nb5 Ra1 33. Rxa1 Bxa1 34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O
O-O 7. Nc3 Re8 8. d3 h6 9. Qc2 c5 10. e4 Nc6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 Nb4 13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Ne1 Qc7 15. Qc4 Rab8 16. a3 b5
17. Qc3 Na6 18. Nc2 c4 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Nd4 Bd3 21. Re1 Be5
22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. Bf4 Qf6 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 25. b4 Nc7 26. Rc1 Re8
27. h3 Qe5 28. Qa1 Nxd5 29. Nb5 Nxb4 30. axb4 Qxb5 31. Qxa7
Qxb4 32. Bd5 Re7 33. Qd4 Qd2 34. Rxc4 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Bf1+
36. Kh2 Bxc4 37. Bxc4 Re4 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Bd3 Qxf2+ 40. Kh1
Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.22"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4
Qxd4 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Be3 Qc4 14. Bd5 Qa6 15. Qb3 Qxe2 16. Bc5
Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 19. Rxb7 Rf5 20. Rc7 Be5
21. Rxe7 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rxc5 23. Rb1 a5 24. Rbb7 Rh5 25. Rxe6
Rd8 26. Ree7 Rc8 27. Ra7 Rd8 28. Kg2 Rf8 29. a4 Rb8 30. g4 Rh4
31. f3 Rf8 32. Rxa5 h5 33. gxh5 Rxh5 34. Rxh5 gxh5 35. a5 Rf6
36. Rb7 h4 37. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.22"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Be7
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nh7 9. Nc4 Ng5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Qh5 Be6
12. Ne3 Bxb3 13. axb3 f6 14. h4 Qe8 15. Qg4 Qc8 16. Nf5 g6
17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 19. hxg5 f5 20. g3 Kg7 21. Kg2
Rh8 22. Be3 a6 23. f4 Rad8 24. Rae1 Nc6 25. b4 Rd7 26. Rh1
Rxh1 27. Rxh1 Rf7 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Bd2 Re8 30. Re1 Kf7 31. c4
fxe4 32. dxe4 Nd4 33. Bc3 Ne6 34. Rf1 Ke7 35. Bd2 Rg8 36. Be3
Ke8 37. Rh1 Rf8 38. Rh4 Rf7 39. b3 Kf8 40. Rh8+ Kg7 41. Rb8 b6
42. Bd2 Rf8 43. Rb7 Kg8 44. Ra7 exf4 45. gxf4 Nxf4+ 46. Bxf4
Rxf4 47. Rxc7 Rxe4 48. Rc6 b5 49. Kf3 Rh4 50. c5 Rxb4 51. Rxd6
a5 52. Rxg6+ Kf7 53. Ra6 a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Ke3 Rc4 56. c6
a3 57. Kd3 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Bd2 a5 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. Ne2 Qc7 13. Rae1 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc3
Qe7 17. Bd4 b4 18. a3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. axb4 axb4 21. Ra1
Qa7 22. Rxa6 Qxa6 23. b3 Ra8 24. Ra1 Qxa1+ 25. Bxa1 Rxa1+
26. Nc1 Ne4 27. g4 Bf8 28. Kg2 Nc3 29. Nd3 Ra2 30. Qc1 Ne4
31. Qe1 Bxc5 32. Qc1 Ra5 33. h4 Nc3 34. Nxc5 Rxc5 35. Qa1 Ne4
36. f3 Rc2+ 37. Kh3 Rc3 38. Qa7 Nd2 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qxb4 Rd3
41. Kg2 d4 42. exd4 Nxb3 43. Qe7 Nxd4 44. Qe5+ Kg8 45. h5 Ne6
46. h6 g5 47. Kf2 Rd8 48. Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.24"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6
7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Bb4 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O 12. e4
Ne7 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. d5 exd5 17. Nc3
Rae8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bd4 20. Qc2 f5 21. e5 f4 22. Nf6+
Rxf6 23. exf6 Nb4 24. Qd2 c5 25. Re1 Rf8 26. Re7 Qf5 27. fxg7
fxg3 28. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 29. Re2 gxf2+ 30. Kh1 Nd3 31. Qh6+ Kf7
32. Rf1 Ne5 33. Qh4 Ng4 34. h3 Nf6 35. Rexf2 Bxf2 36. Rxf2 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 dxc4 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. h3 Be7 11. Bb3 e5
12. O-O exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Qd3 Nfd5 16. Be5 a5
17. a4 Re8 18. f4 Qd7 19. f5 f6 20. Bg3 g5 21. Ne4 Rad8
22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nc8 24. Rad1 Qe7 25. Bf2 Qe2 26. Rfe1
Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Kf8 28. Red1 Re2 29. R1d2 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Ke8
31. g4 Nf4 32. Rxd8+ Kxd8 33. Be1 Nd3 34. Bxa5+ Ke8 35. Be6
Ne7 36. b4 Nf4 37. Bc4 Nxh3+ 38. Kf1 Nf4 39. b5 Kd7 40. Bd2
Nfd5 41. Bd3 cxb5 42. axb5 b6 43. cxb6 Nxb6 44. Kf2 Ned5
45. Bc1 Kd6 46. Ba3+ Ke5 47. Be2 Kd4 48. Ke1 Nf4 49. Bf3 Nfd5
50. Bf8 Nd7 51. Bxg7 Kc5 52. Kf1 N7b6 53. Be2 Nd7 54. Bf3 N7b6
55. Ke2 Kxb5 56. Kd3 Nb4+ 57. Kd4 Nd7 58. Bd1 Ka5 59. Bb3 Nc6+
60. Kd5 Nce5 61. Kd6 Kb5 62. Bd1 Kc4 63. Ke7 Kc5 64. Bxf6 Nxf6
65. Kxf6 Kd6 66. Kxg5 Ke7 67. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.25"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O O-O 11. cxd5 exd5
12. b4 Bc7 13. b5 Re8 14. a4 Nf8 15. Ba3 Ne6 16. h4 h5 17. g3
g6 18. Rac1 Kg7 19. Nb1 Qd7 20. Rc2 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rfc1
Rec8 23. Qd1 c5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Bf1 Rd8
27. Bg2 b6 28. Nd2 Nd3 29. Rc6 Qe7 30. Nf1 Ne5 31. Rc1 Ne4
32. Qd4 Qf6 33. f4 Ng4 34. Rc7 Qxd4 35. exd4 Re8 36. Bf3 Nh6
37. Bxe4 Rxe4 38. Rxa7 Rxd4 39. Ne3 Ng4 40. Nxg4 hxg4 41. a5
bxa5 42. Rxa5 Rb4 43. b6 d4 44. Rd5 Kf6 45. b7 Rxb7 46. Rxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 O-O
12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Na4 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nf8 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Qc5 Qxc5
17. Nxc5 Rab8 18. f4 Be8 19. Rc2 Nh7 20. Rfc1 Nf6 21. a3 Bf8
22. g3 Kg7 23. Kg2 a5 24. Kf3 b6 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Nxc6 a4
27. Nxd8 axb3 28. Rc7+ Kg8 29. Nxe6 g5 30. e4 Bd7 31. Nxf8
Bg4+ 32. Ke3 Re8 33. e5 Nd5+ 34. Ke4 Nxc7 35. Rxc7 Rxf8 36. d5
Bf5+ 37. Kd4 Bh3 38. fxg5 Rf2 39. e6 Rd2+ 40. Ke5 Rxb2 41. Rb7
Rb1 42. e7 Re1+ 43. Kf6 Rf1+ 44. Ke5 Re1+ 45. Kf6 Rf1+ 46. Ke5
Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Qd7
12. Ne5 Qb7 13. Qc7 Qxc7 14. Rxc7 Bd6 15. Rc2 Nh5 16. Be3 f6
17. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nakchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Be7 6. O-O
O-O 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 d6 9. b3 Be6 10. a5 c6 11. a6 b6
12. Ba3 Qc7 13. f4 Rad8 14. Kh1 Bc8 15. Bb2 Ng4 16. Qd3 exf4
17. Nxf4 Bh4 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. h3 Ne5 20. Nd1 Bg5 21. Nh5 Qe7
22. Ne3 g6 23. Nf4 Nd7 24. Nh5 Qxe4 25. Qf2 f5 26. Ng4 gxh5
27. Nh6+ Bxh6 28. Qg3+ Kf7 29. Rae1 Rg8 30. Qf2 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2
Rxg2 32. Kxg2 0-1

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nakchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "187"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7
7. b4 b6 8. Bb2 a5 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Qe2
axb4 13. axb4 Bb7 14. h3 bxc5 15. bxc5 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8
17. Qd1 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 h6 19. Qa4 Bd8 20. Na2 Qa5 21. Qxa5 Bxa5
22. Bc3 Bc7 23. Nd2 Kf8 24. Nb3 Ke7 25. Ba5 Kd8 26. Nb4 Nb8
27. Kf1 Bxa5 28. Nxa5 Kc7 29. Ke2 Bc8 30. Nb3 Ng8 31. f3 Ne7
32. e4 dxe4 33. fxe4 Nd7 34. Ke3 Bb7 35. Bc4 Nf6 36. Nd2 Nd7
37. Ba2 Kd8 38. Nc4 Nc8 39. Bb3 Kc7 40. e5 f6 41. Nd3 Ba6
42. Nf4 Nf8 43. Nd6 Kd7 44. Nh5 fxe5 45. dxe5 Ne7 46. g3 g5
47. Nf6+ Kc7 48. Nf7 Bf1 49. Nxh6 Bxh3 50. Ne4 g4 51. Kd4 Bg2
52. Nf6 Bd5 53. Bd1 Bf3 54. Bc2 Kd8 55. Ne4 Nd5 56. Nf2 Ne7
57. Bd3 Kc7 58. Be4 Bxe4 59. Kxe4 Nd7 60. Nd3 Nd5 61. Nxg4 Kd8
62. Nh2 Nc3+ 63. Ke3 Nd5+ 64. Kd4 Ne7 65. Ke4 Ng6 66. Nf3 Ke7
67. Nd4 Nb8 68. Kf3 Kf7 69. Kg4 Ne7 70. Kh5 Nf5 71. Ne2 Ne3
72. g4 Nd5 73. g5 Nd7 74. g6+ Kg7 75. Kg5 Kg8 76. Nef4 Nxf4
77. Kxf4 Kf8 78. Kg4 Kg8 79. Kh5 Kh8 80. Kh6 Kg8 81. Kg5 Kg7
82. Nf4 Nxe5 83. Nxe6+ Kg8 84. Kf6 Nd7+ 85. Kf5 Kh8 86. Kg5
Kg8 87. Kh6 Ne5 88. Nd4 Ng4+ 89. Kg5 Ne5 90. Nf5 Kh8 91. Kf6
Ng4+ 92. Ke6 Kg8 93. Ne7+ Kg7 94. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nakchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. a5 h6 14. Bc4 Kf8 15. b3 Ke7 16. Bd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Na7 18. Nxe5 Kf8 19. Ndc4 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nc6 21. Bg5
hxg5 22. dxc6 f6 23. Rc5 Be6 24. Nb6 Rab8 25. Nd7+ Bxd7
26. cxd7 Rxd7 27. Rc6 Rb5 28. Rxa6 Rd2 29. Ra8+ Kf7 30. g4 Rc5
31. a6 Rcxc2 32. Rc8 c6 33. a7 Rxf2 34. Rh8 1-0

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nakchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O
12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxg5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Na6 16. Rac1
Rfd8 17. Rc4 Rd2 18. Rec1 g6 19. R1c2 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rd8
21. Rc4 Rd7 22. a3 Kg7 23. Nf3 Rc7 24. Rd4 Nc5 25. g4 h6
26. h4 Nd7 27. g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Kf8 29. Nd2 Ke7 30. Rc4 Rxc4
31. Nxc4 e5 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. e4 Nc5 34. Ke3 Nb3 35. Nd2 Nxd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.19"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Qf1 Qf5
17. Be3 Rae8 18. Nd2 h5 19. Qg2 h4 20. Qf3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Rxe3
22. fxe3 Qg6 23. Kg2 Bg4 24. Qf2 c5 25. Rc1 Bf5 26. e4 Bxe4+
27. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 28. Qf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 hxg3 30. hxg3 Re8
31. Rd1 c4 32. Bc2 Re6 33. Rd2 Kf8 34. g4 Rf6+ 35. Ke4 Re6+
36. Kf3 Rf6+ 37. Ke4 Re6+ 38. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.21"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Qc7
7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Be2 Be7
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 Bxb2 16. Rc2
Be5 17. dxc6 dxc6 18. Bxa6 Rd8 19. Qf3 c5 20. Bb5+ Kf8 21. g3
g6 22. Rd1 Kg7 23. Rcd2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8
26. Kg2 h5 27. Qe4 Bc3 28. Qb7 Bf6 29. Bc4 Qe7 30. Qd5 h4
31. e4 hxg3 32. hxg3 Bd4 33. f4 f6 34. Kf3 Kh6 35. Qg8 g5
36. e5 fxe5 37. Bd3 e4+ 38. Bxe4 Qg7 39. Qe6+ Qf6 40. Qd7 1-0

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.22"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8
17. Nd2 Qh5 18. Qf1 Re7 19. a4 Rfe8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxd5
Qxd5 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 h5 24. Ra5 h4 25. Rea1 hxg3
26. hxg3 Be6 27. Ra8 Bd5+ 28. Kf1 Bxg3 29. Bg5 f6 30. Bxf6
Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxa8 32. fxg3 gxf6 33. Ne4 Kf7 34. Nd6+ Kg6
35. Re8 Ra1+ 36. Re1 Ra8 37. Re8 Ra1+ 38. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.23"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 b4 10. Na4 e5 11. Qd1 exd4
12. exd4 Ne4 13. g3 Bd6 14. Bg2 Ndf6 15. O-O a5 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. Nc5 O-O 18. Rc1 Re8 19. Re1 Qb6 20. Qc2 Nxd2 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Qxd2 Rc8 23. Nd3 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 Ne4 25. Qd3 Nc3
26. a4 g6 27. Kf1 Be7 28. Ne2 Nxe2 29. Qxe2 Kf8 30. Bxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.24"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O a6 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Qh5 Nc5 16. Rb4
Qe5 17. Qh4 Rd8 18. Nf3 Qxc3 19. e5 Rg8 20. Qxh7 Ke7 21. Rf4
f5 22. Qh4+ Ke8 23. g3 Ne4 24. Rxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Rd5 26. Qf4
Qc2 27. Ng5 Qf5 28. Qxf5 exf5 29. Nh7 Rg6 30. Nf6+ Rxf6
31. exf6 Rd6 32. Re1+ Kf8 33. Re5 Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.26"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc5 11. Qb4
Ne4 12. Nd4 b6 13. f3 a5 14. Qxc5 Nexc5 15. Nf5 Ne6 16. Bg3 g6
17. Nd6+ Ke7 18. e3 Rd8 19. Rb1 Ba6 20. Kf2 f5 21. Nb5 Rdc8
22. Be2 Bxb5 23. Rxb5 Rxc3 24. Rxd5 Nf6 25. Rd2 Nc5 26. Rb1
Nfe4+ 27. fxe4 Nxe4+ 28. Ke1 Nxd2 29. Kxd2 Rxa3 30. Bh4+ Kf7
31. Bc4+ Kg7 32. Rxb6 Ra4 33. Bf6+ Kh6 34. Rc6 Ra7 35. h4 Kh5
36. Ke1 Rb7 37. Kf2 Rab4 38. Bg5 Rb2+ 39. Be2+ Rxe2+ 40. Kxe2
Kg4 41. Kf2 Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Kg3 43. Bf4+ Kxh4 44. Rc7 h5 45. Rc4
Rb4 46. Rd4 g5 47. Bd6+ Rxd4 48. exd4 Kg4 49. d5 f4 50. Bxf4
1-0

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.27"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 14. Qd3 exd4 15. Qxd4 Be7 16. Qf4
Qxf4 17. exf4 Bf6 18. Nd4 Re8 19. Be3 c5 20. Nf5 Bxb2 21. Rab1
Bd4 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Nb6 25. g4 Bb7 26. Bxb7
Rxb7 27. a4 Nd7 28. Rbd1 Nf8 29. a5 b4 30. Rd6 Rb5 31. Rxa6 h5
32. gxh5 b3 33. Rb1 Reb8 34. h6 gxh6 35. Kf1 Ne6 36. Ke2 Rd8
37. f5 Nd4+ 38. Bxd4 Rxd4 39. Rxh6 Kg7 40. Rc6 Re5+ 41. Kf1
Rxf5 42. Rxb3 Rxa5 43. Rg3+ Kf8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Rc7+ Kf8
46. Kg2 Rf5 47. Rc2 Rd6 48. Re2 Rg6 49. Re4 Rgf6 50. f3 Ra6
51. Re2 Ra3 52. Rb2 Rf4 53. Rf2 Rf6 54. Rg4 Rg6 55. h4 Ra5
56. Kg3 Ra3 57. Rb2 Rxg4+ 58. Kxg4 Kg7 59. Rb6 Ra4+ 60. f4 Ra1
61. h5 Rg1+ 62. Kf5 Rh1 63. h6+ Rxh6 64. Rxh6 Kxh6 65. Kf6 Kh5
66. Kxf7 Kg4 67. f5 Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.28"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nfd2 h6
7. e4 Bh7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 Nb6 10. a4 a5 11. f4 Bb4 12. f5
Qe7 13. Nb3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxf5 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Rxf5 exf5
17. Qf2 Nd7 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. d4 Ng6 20. c3 Nxf4 21. gxf4 O-O-O
22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Qc2 Rhe8 24. Kf2 Re7 25. Rd1 Rde8 26. Rd2
Qxa4 27. Qxf5+ Kb8 28. Nc5 Qc4 29. Qc2 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd8
31. Rd2 Kc7 32. Ne4 Red7 33. Ke3 Re7 34. Kf2 Red7 35. Ke3 Re7
36. Kd3 Rd5 37. Nc3 Rd8 38. Ne4 Rd5 39. Nc3 Rd8 40. Ne4
1/2-1/2

[Event "4th FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Nalchik RUS"]
[Date "2009.04.29"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Bb2 Qf4 16. Qe3 Qf5
17. Ne1 b5 18. c5 Nd5 19. Qg3 Nf4 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. f3 N6h5
22. Qf2 Bd5 23. Bc2 Qg5 24. Kh1 Bc4 25. g3 Ng6 26. Ng2 Bd5
27. Ne3 Nf6 28. h4 Qh5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Re1 Red8 31. Rde2
Rab8 32. Bc1 h6 33. Kg2 Nc3 34. Re5 Nxe5 35. Rxe5 f5 36. Bb3
Nd5 37. Rxe6 Kh8 38. Qe1 Nf6 39. Qe5 Re8 40. c6 Rbc8 41. Qxb5
Qg6 42. h5 Qxh5 43. Bf4 a6 44. Qxa6 Nh7 45. c7 Ng5 46. Rxe8+
Qxe8 47. d5 Ra8 48. Qc4 Kh7 49. d6 Qe1 50. Qf1 Qe8 51. Qd3 Qd7
52. Qc4 Qe8 53. Bxg5 hxg5 54. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Rb1 Qc7
12. Bd3 Rad8 13. Qc1 Bc8 14. Rd1 b6 15. h3 Bb7 16. f4 cxd4
17. cxd4 e6 18. Rb3 Qd6 19. Bb1 Ba6 20. e5 Qd7 21. Ng3 Ne7
22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Bf2 Rc8 24. Qd2 Rc6 25. g4 f5 26. exf6 Nxf6
27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. Rc3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Bb7 30. Re1 Bg7 31. Qd2
Qd6 32. Be4 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Rc8 34. Qe3 Qd5 35. Rxe6 Bxd4
36. Re8+ Rxe8 37. Qxe8+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joel Lautier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3
e6 7. Bc4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bb3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nd7
12. Bb2 b5 13. d4 Nb6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Bd6
17. Ba3 Rfc8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qh5 Qc7 20. Re3 Nxa4 21. Rxa4
f6 22. Ng4 Qf4 23. Ra1 Be4 24. Rg3 Bg6 25. Qa5 h5 26. Ne3 Kh7
27. d5 exd5 28. Nxd5 Qd6 29. Ne3 Rc5 30. Qa4 Qc6 31. Qxc6 Rxc6
32. Nd5 Bf7 33. Nb4 Rc5 34. Na6 Re5 35. h3 Bc4 36. Ra4 Rc8
37. h4 Kh6 38. Kh2 Re4 39. Rh3 Rg4 40. f3 Rf4 41. Kg3 Rf5
42. Rh1 g5 43. hxg5+ Rxg5+ 44. Kf2 Bb3 45. Rf4 Kg6 46. Rc1 Bc4
47. Ra1 Re5 48. Ra3 Re2+ 49. Kg1 Kg5 50. Rd4 Bxa6 51. Ra5+ Kg6
52. Rxa6 Re5 53. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Christian Bauer"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 O-O
7. h3 Re8 8. Nbd2 Bf8 9. O-O h6 10. Re1 d6 11. d4 Bd7 12. a3
g6 13. Ba2 Bg7 14. b4 Qc8 15. Bb2 Nh5 16. Nf1 Nf4 17. Bc1 Nxg2
18. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 19. Kg1 exd4 20. cxd4 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Qh3+
22. Kg1 g5 23. Bb2 Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Rxe4 25. Nh2 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1
Qf5 27. Rd1 Kf8 28. Bb1 Qf6 29. Qe3 Re8 30. Qg3 Re2 31. Ng4
Qe7 32. Bc3 Bxd4 33. Bxd4 Re1+ 34. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 35. Qg1 Qxg1+
36. Kxg1 Nxd4 37. Nxh6 Nb5 38. a4 Nc3 39. Bc2 b5 40. axb5 axb5
41. Bb3 c5 42. bxc5 dxc5 43. Nxf7 c4 44. Bxc4 bxc4 45. Nxg5
Ke7 46. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.24"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 dxe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qxb7 Bc7 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Qa6
Bb6 17. Be4 Rc8 18. Qd3 h6 19. Bd2 Qd6 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Rd8 22. Rc4 Nf6 23. Bc3 Nd5 24. Qc2 h5 25. h4 Nf6 26. g3 Nxe4
27. Qxe4 Qe7 28. a4 Rd5 29. Rc8+ Bd8 30. Rc4 Qd7 31. Rc5 Bf6
32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Qf3 Qxa4 34. Qxd5 g6 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. Qc5 a6
37. d5 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Qf5 39. b4 Bxc3 40. Qxc3+ Kf8 41. Qc5+ Ke8
42. Qa7 Qxd5 43. Qxa6 Qd4 44. Qc8+ Ke7 45. Qb7+ Ke6 46. Kg2 f6
47. Qc6+ Ke5 48. f4+ Kf5 49. Qc8+ Ke4 50. Qc2+ Ke3 51. Qf2+
Kd3 52. Qxd4+ Kxd4 53. f5 1-0

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 d5 5. Nxe5 dxe4 6. d4
exd3 7. Qf3 Be6 8. Nxc6 Nxc6 9. O-O Qd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. Re1+
Be6 12. Bxd3 O-O-O 13. Bc2 Bc5 14. Bf4 h6 15. Nd2 Rhe8 16. h4
Bf8 17. Nf3 a6 18. a4 Bd5 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Kh2
Bc5 22. Kg3 Ne7 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. b4 Ba7 25. Nf3 f6 26. h5 c6
27. Nh4 Nd5 28. Nf5 Re2 29. Nd6+ Kd8 30. Nxb7+ Ke7 31. Bd6+
Ke6 32. Bc5 Rxc2 33. Bxa7 Rxc3+ 34. f3 Bc8 35. Re1+ Kd7
36. Nc5+ Kd8 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 cxb5 39. Rd1 Kc7 40. Ne4 Ra3
41. Rxd5 Rxa7 42. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Joel Lautier"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxd2+
12. Nxd2 O-O 13. h4 c5 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Rd1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxe5
17. Nf5 g6 18. Rxd5 Qc7 19. Qe2 Nc6 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. h5 Rae8
22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Qf4 Qc4+ 24. Qxc4 Nxc4 25. Ng4 f5 26. Ne5 Nxe5
27. Rxe5 Bf6 28. Rb5 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Rc8 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rd5
Rf7 32. Rd3 Rc4 33. Kg2 Ra4 34. Re1 Rxa2 35. Re6 Rc2 36. Rdd6
Rxc3 37. Rxg6+ Kf8 38. Rd8+ Ke7 39. Rgg8 Ke6 40. Rg6+ Ke7
41. Rgg8 Kf6 42. Rd6+ Ke5 43. Rgg6 f4 44. g4 Re7 45. Rd1 Rf7
46. Rgd6 Rc5 47. Rd8 Kf6 48. Kf3 Kg7 49. R1d7 Rc3+ 50. Ke4
Rc4+ 51. Kd5 Rc5+ 52. Ke4 Rc4+ 53. Kd5 Rc5+ 54. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Bxc4 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 c5 8. h3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Re1 Bf5 11. d5 Na5
12. Bf1 Rc8 13. Ne5 a6 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. Bg3 Nac4
17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Rd2 Rd4 21. Rxd4
Bxd4 22. Re2 Qc5 23. Bh4 Re8 24. Kh2 b5 25. g4 Bd7 26. Ne4 Qc8
27. d6 Be5+ 28. Bg3 Bg7 29. Ng5 f6 30. Ne4 Bc6 31. Qb3+ Kh8
32. dxe7 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 f5 34. gxf5 Qxf5 35. Qe3 Kg8 36. Qb3+
Qf7 37. Re6 Bxb2 38. Kg2 Ba3 39. Bh4 Bc5 40. Qd5 Ba3 41. Qd7
Kg7 42. Re3 Bb2 43. Rf3 Qg8 44. Rf8 1-0

[Event "France-Armenia Match"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2009.06.25"]
[EventDate "2009.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qh4 Nd5 15. Qh5 b6 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Rd1 Qf6 18. a5 Be6 19. Bd2 b5 20. Bc3 Qg6 21. Qxg6 hxg6
22. Ne5 Rfc8 23. Nd3 Be7 24. Rac1 Rc4 25. b3 Rcc8 26. Bd4 Ba3
27. Ra1 Be7 28. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rc8 30. Bc5 Bf6 31. b4 Bf5
32. Rd1 d4 33. exd4 Bxd4 34. Bxd4 Bxd3 35. Bc5 Re8 36. h3 Bc4
37. Rd6 Re6 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Ra8 Bd5 40. Ra7 g5 41. Kh2 Rc6
42. Be3 Rg6 43. Bb6 g4 44. h4 g3+ 45. fxg3 Re6 46. Rxf7 Re2
47. Ra7 Rxg2+ 48. Kh3 Rd2 49. Kg4 Be6+ 50. Kf4 Bc8 51. Ke3 Rg2
52. Bc7 Rb2 53. Bd6 Kg6 54. Rxg7+ Kf6 55. Rc7 Bf5 56. Bc5 Rb3+
57. Kf4 Bb1 58. Rc6+ Kf7 59. Rxa6 Rc3 60. Rb6 Rc4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.07.31"]
[EventDate "2009.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5
12. Qb3 cxd4 13. exd4 Qa5 14. Rd1 Rac8 15. Bd2 Nb6 16. Bf1
Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Qa4 18. Bb4 Rfd8 19. Bc5 h6 20. Bb5 Qxb3
21. axb3 Rc7 22. Be2 Nc8 23. Bxa7 Rc2 24. Bc4 Rxb2 25. Bc5 Ne4
26. Re1 Ncd6 27. Ba3 Rd2 28. Bf1 Rxd4 29. Bc1 Nd2 30. Bb2 Rd5
31. Rad1 Nf5 32. Be2 Nxb3 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rb1 Nbd4 35. Bf1
Nc6 36. Bc3 Rd7 37. g4 Nfe7 38. f4 Nd5 39. Bd2 Kf8 40. Kf2 Ke7
41. h4 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.07.31"]
[EventDate "2009.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. h3 b6
12. Ba2 Rd8 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Re1 Na5 15. Rc1 h6 16. Nd2 Ne4
17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. c4 Bb7 19. d5 b5 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qg6 exd5
22. cxb5 c4 23. Qxf5 Rf8 24. Qe6+ Qf7 25. Qxf7+ Rxf7 26. Bc3
Nb3 27. Bxb3 cxb3 28. Bd4 a6 29. Rb1 axb5 30. Rxb3 Bc6 31. Rc1
Bd7 32. Rc5 Kh7 33. Rbc3 Ra4 34. Rxd5 b4 35. axb4 Rxb4 36. Rc7
Be6 37. Rxf7 Bxf7 38. Rd7 Kg8 39. g4 Rb5 40. Kg2 h5 41. Kg3
hxg4 42. hxg4 g5 43. Bf6 Ra5 44. f3 Rb5 45. e4 Ra5 46. e5 Rb5
47. Re7 Bd5 48. Rg7+ Kf8 49. Rxg5 1-0

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.07.31"]
[EventDate "2009.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 Ba7
7. h3 d6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Ng3 Bxb3 11. axb3 Ne7
12. Nh4 Kh8 13. O-O d5 14. Qe2 Qd6 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. b4 h6
17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rad8 19. Ngf5 Nxf5 20. Nxf5 Rd7 21. Rfe1
dxe4 22. dxe4 Kh7 23. Ra5 b6 24. Rxa6 Rfd8 25. Qf3 g6 26. Ne3
Kg7 27. Ra7 Qc6 28. Raa1 Rd2 29. Rad1 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Rd2
31. Qg3 Qe6 32. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nb6
7. Bg2 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. b3
c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Bb2 c5
17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Rfd1 Qc6 19. Rac1 Rab8 20. Nb1 Bxb2 21. Qxb2
Rec8 22. Qe5 Qc7 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Na3 a5 25. Kf1 a4 26. b4
Nd7 27. Rd4 cxd4 28. Rxc7 Nf6 29. b5 dxe3 30. Rxe7 exf2
31. Kxf2 Nd5 32. Re4 Nc3 33. Rc4 Nxa2 34. Ke3 Rd8 35. Rxa4 Nc3
36. Rc4 Nd5+ 37. Kd3 Ra8 38. Nc2 Kf8 39. Kd4 Nb6 40. Rc6 Rd8+
41. Kc5 Nd7+ 42. Kb4 Ke7 43. Na3 h5 44. Nc4 h4 45. b6 hxg3
46. hxg3 Nxb6 47. Nxb6 Rd1 48. Rc3 f5 49. Kc5 g5 50. Nd5+ Kf7
51. Kd6 Kg6 52. Ke5 Re1+ 53. Ne3 f4 54. gxf4 gxf4 55. Kxf4 Kf6
56. Rc5 Ke6 57. Re5+ Kd7 58. Ke4 Ra1 59. Rh5 Ra4+ 60. Ke5 Ra1
61. Rh6 Re1 62. Kd4 Ra1 63. Nc4 Rd1+ 64. Kc5 Ke7 65. Ne3 Rc1+
66. Kd5 Re1 67. Re6+ Kf7 68. Re4 Ra1 69. Ke5 Re1 70. Kf5 Re2
71. Re5 Re1 72. Re6 Re2 73. Rf6+ Ke7 74. Nd5+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Bxc6
Nxc6 7. d4 d6 8. d5 Ne7 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne1 b5
12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nd3 Bd7 14. Nb4 h6 15. Qd3 f5 16. f3 f4
17. Bd2 Qe8 18. Rfc1 g5 19. Nd1 Rc8 20. Nf2 h5 21. h3 Ng6
22. Na6 Qd8 23. Rc3 Bf6 24. Rac1 g4 25. Nxc7 Bh4 26. hxg4
Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Qh2 29. gxh5 b4 30. Rc4 Nh4
31. Rf1 Bh3 32. Rf2 Bxg2 33. Kd1 Qh1+ 34. Kc2 Bxf3 35. Kb3
Qd1+ 36. Qc2 Qxc2+ 37. Kxc2 Bxe4+ 38. Kb3 Bd3 39. Rc1 Nf5
40. Kxb4 Nd4 41. b3 Ne2 42. Rc6 Nd4 43. Rc3 Rb8+ 44. Ka3 Rfc8
45. Kb2 Bf5 46. Bxf4 exf4 47. Rc4 Nc2 48. Rfxf4 Ne3 49. Rc3
Nd1+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 g5 9. d3 g4 10. Nd2 h5 11. b4 h4 12. Nb3
hxg3 13. hxg3 Be6 14. Na5 Nxa5 15. bxa5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. Qa4+ c6 18. a6 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. f3 gxf3+ 21. Rxf3 b5
22. Qg4 f6 23. Be3 Kf7 24. Qf5 Qe6 25. Qxe6+ Kxe6 26. Rc1 Rhc8
27. Bc5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Rab8 29. g4 Rb6 30. d4 Rg8 31. Kg3 exd4
32. Rcf5 Rg6 33. Kh4 Rh6+ 34. Rh5 Rg6 35. Rhf5 Rh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid playoff)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 11. Bb2 Qd7
12. Ne4 Rad8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Qc2 Qe8 15. Ba1 Qf7 16. Nc5 Bxc5
17. bxc5 Nd5 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Bd7 22. Be4 f5 23. Bf3 Bc6 24. Rbd1 Rbe8 25. Ba1 Ne7 26. Qb2
Ng6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. e3 Re6 29. Rd4 Ne5 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Ra4
Nd7 32. Qa2 Kh8 33. Rxa6 Nxc5 34. Ra7 Ne4 35. Rxc7 Qxc7
36. Qxe6 Ng5 37. Qc4 c5 38. Qd5 h6 39. Rc1 Ne4 40. f3 Ng5
41. Qxc5 Qf7 42. Qc6 Qh5 43. Rf1 Rf7 44. h4 Nh7 45. Rd1 Nf6
46. Kg2 Kh7 47. Bxf6 Rxf6 48. Rd6 Rf8 49. Rd7 Qe8 50. Kf2 Qe5
51. Rd4 Re8 52. Qc3 Re6 53. Rc4 Qd6 54. h5 Re7 55. Qc2 Rf7
56. a4 Qd8 57. Rf4 Qg5 58. g4 Qh4+ 59. Kg2 Qe7 60. Rxf5 Rxf5
61. Qxf5+ Kh8 62. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid playoff)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bb6
7. h3 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nc4 Ng6 11. h4 h6
12. g3 Qe6 13. a4 c6 14. a5 Bc7 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. h5 d5 17. Ra4
O-O-O 18. Nh4 Qd7 19. Kf1 c5 20. b3 c4 21. dxc4 Nxe4 22. Qc2
Nc5 23. Ra2 d4 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Neg2 d3 26. Qd1 Ne4 27. a6 d2
28. axb7+ Kb8 29. Bb2 Nf5 30. Kg1 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Bb6+ 32. Ne3
Nxe3 33. Be5+ Kxb7 34. Qf3+ Qc6 0-1

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid playoff)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. g3 O-O
7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. d5 Ne5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. c4 Bd7 16. Rfc1 b6
17. h4 Qa4 18. Rb3 b5 19. cxb5 Rxb5 20. Rxb5 Qxc2 21. Rxc2
Bxb5 22. Rxc5 Bxe2 23. Bf1 Bf3 24. Bg2 Be2 25. Bf1 Bg4 26. Be3
Rb8 27. Rb5 Rxb5 28. Bxb5 a5 29. Kg2 Bd1 30. a4 Bb3 31. Bc6
Bd6 32. Kf3 f5 33. Bd2 Bc7 34. Ke2 Bc4+ 35. Kd1 Kf7 36. Ke1
Bb6 37. Bc3 h6 38. Bd2 Kg7 39. Bc3+ Kf7 40. Bd2 Kg7 41. Bc3+
Kh7 42. Bd2 Bd3 43. f3 Bc4 44. Bc1 Bc7 45. Kf2 Bd6 46. Be3 Bb4
47. Bf4 Kg7 48. Be3 Bc3 49. Bc1 Bb4 50. Be3 h5 51. Bd4+ Kf7
52. Be5 Bc5+ 53. Kg2 Bd6 54. Bxd6 exd6 55. f4 Ke7 56. Kf2 Kd8
57. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classic Mainz (rapid playoff)"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2
O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qg3 Rxe4 9. a3 Rg4 10. Qe3 Bf8 11. f3 Rg6
12. Qf2 d5 13. Bd3 d4 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. Nb5 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Be3 19. Qg3 Bf5 20. Nxc7 Qd7 21. Nxa8
Bxc2+ 22. Kxc2 Qf5+ 23. Kb3 Qd5+ 24. Kc2 Qf5+ 25. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6
7. c3 Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Bb3 Re8
12. Bd2 h6 13. a4 Bd7 14. h3 Bc6 15. Bc2 d5 16. b4 dxe4
17. dxe4 Bd7 18. Be3 Be6 19. Nd2 Qe7 20. Qe2 Red8 21. Red1 Nd7
22. Qf3 Qh4 23. Nf1 Qf6 24. Nh2 Qxf3 25. Nxf3 f6 26. Nd2 Ne7
27. Nb3 Nc8 28. a5 Nd6 29. Rdb1 Kf7 30. f3 Ke7 31. Kf2 Rdc8
32. Bd3 Bc4 33. Ke2 Ra6 34. axb6 Rxa1 35. Nxa1 cxb6 36. Nc2
Ra8 37. Ra1 Rxa1 38. Nxa1 b5 39. Nc2 Bxd3+ 40. Kxd3 Nc4
41. Bf2 Kd6 42. Ne3 Nxe3 43. Bxe3 h5 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 g5
46. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4
12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Rc8 15. a3 Rc7 16. e3 Nf6
17. b4 Nd5 18. Rac1 Re8 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Qa4 Qa8 21. Ne4 Be7
22. Rc2 Rec8 23. Rdc1 a5 24. bxa5 c5 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. fxg5 f6
27. Nd3 Qa6 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Qb3 Qxa5 30. dxc5 bxc5 31. Nxc5
Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 Qxc5 34. Qxb7 Qxa3 35. Qxd5+ Kf8
36. h4 Qb4 37. e4 Qb2 38. Qc5+ Kf7 39. Kg2 Qa1 40. h5 fxg5
41. Qxg5 h6 42. Qd5+ Kf6 43. Qd7 Qb2 44. Kf3 Qa1 45. Qc6+ Ke7
46. Kf4 Qg1 47. Qc5+ Ke6 48. Qd5+ Ke7 49. Kf3 Qh1+ 50. Ke2 Qb1
51. Qf5 Qc2+ 52. Kf3 Qd3+ 53. Kg2 Qe2 54. Qf3 Qd2 55. Qa3+ Kf7
56. Qb3+ Ke7 57. Qb7+ Kf8 58. Qc8+ Ke7 59. Qc5+ Ke6 60. Qf5+
Ke7 61. Qe5+ Kf8 62. Qc5+ Ke8 63. Qd5 Qb2 64. e5 Ke7 65. Qd6+
Ke8 66. Qc6+ Kd8 67. Qe6 Qb7+ 68. Kg3 Qh1 69. Qg8+ Ke7
70. Qxg7+ Ke6 71. Qf6+ Kd7 72. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4
Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. e5 Qf5 15. Qd4 Be7 16. a4 c5 17. Qd2 a6
18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qe4+ 20. Be2 Qxg2 21. Nc7+ Kf8 22. Rf1
Ra4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qf4+ Kg7 25. Qg4+ Kf7 26. Qf4+ Kg7
27. Qg4+ Kf7 28. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O 8. e5 Re8 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Qxd4 f5 11. Qd5+
Kg7 12. h4 d6 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. exd6 cxd6 16. h5
Qe5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bh6+ Kf6 19. Qd2 e3 20. Bxe3 Nc6
21. O-O-O Be6 22. Rh7 Re7 23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. Bf4 Qa5 25. Bxd6+
Kf7 26. Qb2 Kg8 27. c5 Qa4 28. Bd3 Bf5 29. Bb5 Qe4 30. f3 Qe3+
31. Qd2 Re8 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Kd2 Re8 34. g4 Be6 35. Re1 Kf7
36. Rh1 Rg8 37. Bd3 Kf6 38. Rh7 Rg7 39. g5+ Kf7 40. Rh8 Bd5
41. c4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a6 12. b4
a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15. e4 e5 16. Ne2 Bxb4 17. Ng3 g6
18. dxe5 Ng4 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bg5 Qc5 21. Qb3 Nde5 22. Qxe6+
Rf7 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Be2 Qd6 25. Qb3 Bc5 26. Rbd1 Ra3 27. Qc2
Bd4 28. Be3 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Bxe3+ 30. Kh1 Qe7 31. Rxf7 Nxf7
32. Qb3 Bb6 33. Bg4 Kh8 34. Rd7 Qc5 35. Qb1 Ne5 36. Rxb7 Nxg4
37. h3 Nf6 38. e5 Qxe5 39. Rxb6 Qxg3 40. Qa1 Qf4 41. Rb7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 e5 12. d5
Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg4 14. Rc1 O-O 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3
Rfd8 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nd1 Rac8 20. Rc5 Bf8 21. Rc2 h5 22. Ne3
Rd4 23. Rfc1 c5 24. Kf1 Rcd8 25. Ke2 Be7 26. Rg1 Kf8 27. Bc4
Rb8 28. Ra1 Rbd8 29. Ke1 Bg5 30. Be2 Be7 31. Rac1 Ra4 32. a3
Rad4 33. Rc3 Kg7 34. Rb3 Rf8 35. Rb5 Rd7 36. Ra5 Rb8 37. Rc2
Rdb7 38. Ba6 Rd7 39. Bb5 Rdb7 40. a4 Nd7 41. Nc4 Nf8 42. Nxe5
Ne6 43. Nc6 Ra8 44. Bc4 Nf4 45. Bd5 Re8 46. Rxa7 Rxa7 47. Nxa7
Nxh3 48. Nc6 Nf4 49. Nxe7 Rxe7 50. Kf1 Nxd5 51. exd5 Ra7
52. b3 Rb7 53. d6 Rxb3 54. Rd2 Rb8 55. d7 Rd8 56. a5 c4
57. Rd4 c3 58. Ke2 h4 59. Kd3 h3 60. Kxc3 g5 61. Rd1 h2
62. Rh1 Rxd7 63. Rxh2 Rd1 64. Rg2 Kh6 65. Rg4 Ra1 66. Kb4 f5
67. Rc4 Ra2 68. Kb5 Rxf2 69. a6 Re2 70. a7 Re8 71. Ra4 Ra8
72. Kb6 Kh5 73. Kb7 Rxa7+ 74. Rxa7 g4 75. fxg4+ fxg4 76. Kc6
Kg5 77. Rf7 g3 78. Kd5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Qc7
12. a4 b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 c5 16. b3 cxd4
17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Bb2 Rac8 20. Rac1 Be5 21. f3 h5
22. Kf2 a5 23. Bc4 Nd5 24. g3 Nb6 25. Bb5 Rfd8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8
27. e4 h4 28. gxh4 Bf6 29. Ke3 Bxh4 30. Ne2 Bg5+ 31. f4 Bd8
32. Rg1 g6 33. Bd4 Na8 34. f5 exf5 35. exf5 Bd5 36. fxg6 Bxb3
37. Nf4 f6 38. Bd7 Rc2 39. Bf5 Rxh2 40. Rc1 Bc7 41. Bxf6 Bb6+
42. Kf3 Nc7 43. Kg3 1-0

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Nf6
12. Nh4 g6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Nc3 Kg7 16. Qf4 Re8
17. Nb5 d5 18. Nd6 Re5 19. Nxb7 Qe7 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Qa4 Re6
22. e3 Rb8 23. Qa3 d4 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. exd4 Qe2 26. Rab1 cxd4
27. Qxa7 Rxb2 28. Qxd4 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 e5 12. d5
Nb6 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Nd1
a5 18. Ne3 h5 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 a4 22. Bd1
Rd2 23. Rxc6 Rxb2 24. Bc2 Nd7 25. Bd3 Rxa2 26. Bc4 Rb2 27. Rc7
Nf8 28. Rxf7 Kh8 29. Bd5 Ra6 30. Ra1 Nh7 31. Bc4 Ra8 32. Bd5
Ra6 33. Bc4 Ra8 34. Bd5 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. e4 Bb7 6. Qe2 Nc6
7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1 a6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Rxd4 Qc7 13. b3 O-O 14. Ba3 Rfd8 15. Rad1 b5 16. Bb4 bxc4
17. Rxc4 Qb6 18. e5 Ne8 19. Be4 Bf8 20. exd6 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Bxd6 22. Na4 Qa7 23. Rcd4 Be7 24. Bc5 Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Qb8
26. Be5 Nf6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nb6 Ra7 29. Nd7 Qc7 30. Nxf6+
gxf6 31. Qg4+ Kh8 32. Rd4 Qe7 33. Qd1 f5 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Qd4+
e5 36. Qd5 Rc7 37. Qa8 f4 38. Kg2 a5 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Qxa5
fxg3 41. Qb6+ Kf5 42. hxg3 Qc5 43. g4+ Ke4 44. Qf6 Kd3
45. Rd8+ Kc2 46. Qf3 Qc6 47. Rd5 f6 48. b4 Qc4 49. Qd1+ Kb2
50. Rd3 Kxa2 51. Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Ned7 15. g3 Rfe8 16. a3 a6
17. Nf5 Be5 18. Bf3 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bg5 c5 21. Ng4 Nxg4
22. Bxg4 f5 23. exf5 Bd4 24. f6+ Kh8 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. f7 Qc6
27. fxe8=Q+ Rxe8 28. f3 h5 29. Qf2 hxg4 30. Qxd4+ Kg8 31. Ne4
gxf3 32. Nf2 Nc5 33. Bh6 Re7 34. Rf1 Ne4 35. Nxe4 Qxe4
36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Bg5 Re6 39. Kf2 Ba8 40. Rxe6
Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. c3 dxc3
12. Nxc3 d6 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nd5 Rc8 15. Bf4 dxe5 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Bxe5 Nd6 18. Qc3 Qg5 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. b3 Qg6 21. Qc6
Nf7 22. Bg3 e5 23. Rac1 Qf6 24. h3 Rfd8 25. Rc2 h5 26. Qxf6
gxf6 27. Rc6 Kg7 28. f4 Rd3 29. Kh2 Rd6 30. Rc5 Re6 31. a4
bxa4 32. bxa4 Kg6 33. fxe5 Nxe5 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Kg3 Kf6
36. Kf3 c6 37. Rec1 Rd6 38. R1c4 Kf5 39. g4+ hxg4+ 40. hxg4+
Kf6 41. Ke4 Rg8 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Rxc6 Rxc6 44. Rxc6+ Kd5
45. Rxa6 Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jermuk ARM"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nd7
12. c5 Bc7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Bd3 b6 15. Rd1 h6 16. O-O a5
17. cxb6 Bxb6 18. Qc1 Nd5 19. Rfe1 Ra7 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Qb2 Nb4
22. Bc3 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 f6 24. Nc4 Rcf7 25. Qd2 Ra7 26. Bb2 Bc7
27. Ba3 Rf7 28. Bc5 Ra8 29. a4 Qd5 30. Qc3 Qd8 31. Qc2 Rb8
32. Rc3 Qd5 33. Ne3 Qh5 34. h3 Qg5 35. Bd6 Bxd6 36. Rxc6 Rf8
37. Rxd6 Qf4 38. Nc4 Rb4 39. Rc6 Bb7 40. Rcxe6 Qxd4 41. Re7 f5
42. Rd1 Qf6 43. Rdd7 Bd5 44. Rxg7+ Qxg7 45. Rxg7+ Kxg7
46. Nxa5 Re4 47. f3 Re1+ 48. Kf2 Re7 49. Nc4 f4 50. Ne5 Re6
51. b4 h5 52. Qc5 Ba2 53. Nd3 Ref6 54. Qg5+ Kh7 55. Qxh5+ Kg7
56. Qe5 Kh7 57. b5 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2009.09.06"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Bxg4
Rg8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bf3 O-O-O 15. Qd2 Rxg3 16. fxg3 e5
17. O-O-O Qxd4 18. g4 Nd7 19. Qxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 Bg7 21. Rdd1
Rg8 22. g5 Ne5 23. gxh6 Bxh6+ 24. Kb1 b4 25. Ne2 c5 26. Rd6
Bg7 27. Rhd1 Kc7 28. Nf4 Rh8 29. h5 Bc6 30. R6d2 Bh6 31. Nd5+
Kb8 32. Rf2 Ba4 33. Rdf1 Nd3 34. Re2 Ne5 35. Rh1 a5 36. Rf2
Bd7 37. Be2 Be6 38. Nf4 Bc8 39. Rd1 Bb7 40. Nd5 Re8 41. Rf6
Re6 42. Rdf1 Bg7 43. R6f5 Nd3 44. Rxf7 Bd4 45. Rd7 Re8
46. Rff7 Bc6 47. Rde7 Rd8 48. b3 Ne5 49. Rf5 cxb3 50. Rfxe5
bxa2+ 51. Kxa2 Rf8 52. R5e6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2009.09.07"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7
12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. gxf3 fxe6 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Ba3
Nc5 17. Rd4 Kh8 18. Re1 Rac8 19. Qe5 Qf7 20. Bc1 Nd5 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Qxd5 Qxf3 23. Qxf3 Rxf3 24. Re7 Rxc3 25. Be3 Ra3
26. Rg4 h5 27. Rg5 h4 28. Bd4 Kh7 29. Rgxg7+ Kh6 30. Bb2 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8
17. Nd2 Qh5 18. a4 Re6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf1 Bf5 21. Qd2 Bh3
22. Bd1 Qg6 23. Bf3 Qf5 24. Bh1 Rfe8 25. Re2 h5 26. Qc2 Qg4
27. Ree1 h4 28. Qd1 Qf5 29. Qf3 Qg6 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2009.09.10"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. a3 a5 8. Bd3 e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Bxb5 cxb5 11. Qxd5 Rb8
12. h3 b4 13. axb4 axb4 14. Ne4 Nxc5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nxc5
Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Bxc5 18. Bd2 Kc7 19. Rhc1 Kb6 20. Nd4 Rd8
21. Rc2 Rd5 22. Rac1 Be6 23. Nb3 Rbd8 24. Ke2 Bf8 25. Nd4 Bc5
26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. e4 Rxe5 28. Rc4 Rd4 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. b3 Rc5
31. Rf1 Kb5 32. Rf7 Bc3 33. Be3 Rc6 34. Rb7+ Ka6 35. Rb8 Ka5
36. Bg5 h6 37. Be7 e5 38. g4 Re6 39. Bf8 g5 40. Rd8 Rf6
41. Rd5+ Kb6 42. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2009.09.11"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. d3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Qe7
12. Ne4 f5 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. b4 Nxb4 15. Qb3+ N4d5 16. Nxe5
dxe5 17. Bxd5+ Nxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Rac1 f4
21. g4 Bf7 22. Qe4 Bg6 23. Qg2 Qf7 24. Rc5 Qxa2 25. Rb5 b6
26. Ra1 Qf7 27. Rxe5 Qb3 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Bd4 Qb4 30. Qd5 Qe7
31. Rc1 h6 32. Qf3 Qd6 33. Bb2 Kh7 34. Rc4 b5 35. Rc6 Qb4
36. Bc3 Qe7 37. Qxf4 Rf8 38. Qe3 Qf7 39. Be5 Re8 40. f4 Qd7
41. Qc5 Qe7 42. Rc7 Qxc5+ 43. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2009.09.12"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 f6
7. Be3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Qd7 9. b4 g5 10. Qb1 Nh6 11. d4 Nf7
12. dxe5 fxe5 13. Qb2 Qe6 14. Rfb1 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 g4 16. Nd2 h5
17. a4 Nd6 18. c4 O-O 19. c5 Nf7 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. Rxb3 Bg5
22. Nc4 Rad8 23. Na5 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd2 25. Nxb7 Rb8 26. Na5
Rxb4 27. h3 Nd8 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Nb3 Rc2 30. Rd1 Ne6 31. Rd7
Kf8 32. Rh7 Rcc4 33. Rh6 Ke7 34. Rh7+ Kf8 35. Rh6 Ke7 36. Rh7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Stefan Docx"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
7. Rd1 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 10. c3 e5 11. Be3 a6 12. Na3
exd4 13. cxd4 Qh4 14. Rac1 Nf6 15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. Rc4 Nd7
17. Bb1 Rad8 18. b4 Nb6 19. Rcc1 d5 20. e5 Qe7 21. Nc2 Nc4
22. a3 b5 23. Ba2 Nb8 24. Re1 c6 25. Qg3 Qf8 26. h4 Nd7 27. h5
Ra8 28. Rcd1 a5 29. Bc1 Qe7 30. Bb1 Qe6 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. Rd3
axb4 33. Nxb4 c5 34. Nc2 Qc6 35. f4 Qb6 36. Qf3 Rad8 37. Ne3
Nxe3 38. dxc5 Nxc5 39. Bxe3 Qa5 40. Bd2 Qb6 41. Qf2 Re6
42. Rh3 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Rd1 Qc7 13. a5 Ncd7 14. b3 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Bd3 Bb7
17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a3 a6 12. b4
a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Nd5 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5
Qc7 18. Rd1 Ra4 19. e4 Nf6 20. Bg5 Rfa8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. e5
Be7 23. h4 Qd8 24. h5 Ra2 25. Qe4 Qd5 26. Bd3 Qxe4 27. Bxe4 h6
28. Ne1 Bd8 29. Nc2 Ba5 30. Rb3 Kf8 31. f4 f5 32. exf6 gxf6
33. f5 Re8 34. Nb4 Bxb4 35. Rxb4 exf5 36. Bxf5 Ree2 37. Bh3
Bc8 38. Bxc8 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Be6 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. Nh4 h6
12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Bb3 Bxb3 14. Qxb3+ Kh7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3
Qd7 17. Nd2 Qb5 18. c4 Qxb3 19. Nxb3 a5 20. Nc1 Kg8 21. Ne2
Kf7 22. Nc3 Ke6 23. Rf2 c6 24. Kf1 Nh7 25. Rxf8 Rxf8+ 26. Ke2
Nf6 27. Rf1 Ke7 28. Na4 Nd7 29. Rc1 Nc5 30. Nxc5 dxc5 31. Rd1
g5 32. Rf1 Rxf1 33. Kxf1 b5 34. g4 bxc4 35. dxc4 Kd6 36. Ke2
Kc7 37. Kd3 Kb6 38. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 g6 15. h4 Bg7 16. h5 b6
17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Nh2 Qd7 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 c5 21. dxc5
Qc6+ 22. Nf3 Rfd8 23. Qh4 Rd3 24. Ne4 bxc5 25. Rac1 Kf8
26. Rxc5 Rxd1 27. Rxc6 Nxc6 28. Nf6 Rb8 29. Qc4 Rc8 30. Ng5
Bxf6 31. exf6 Rd4 32. Qa6 Rc7 33. Qb6 Rdd7 34. Nh7+ Kg8
35. Qe3 Kxh7 36. g4 Nd4 37. Qh3+ Kg8 38. Qh6 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. O-O Rg8 15. b3 Nd7 16. Bg3 b4 17. Na4 c3
18. Qd3 h5 19. a3 a5 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nc5 Rxa1 22. Nxb7 Ne5
23. Rxa1 Nxd3 24. Ra8+ Kd7 25. Bxd3 Qf6 26. Be5 Bd6 27. Bxf6
Rxa8 28. Kf1 Ra1+ 29. Ke2 Ra2+ 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.10"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bc3 Qd5
12. f3 e5 13. e4 Qc5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. O-O-O Rb8 16. Qg5 h6
17. Qxe5 Qe3+ 18. Rd2 Qxf3 19. Re1 O-O 20. Nc2 Rfe8 21. Nd4
Qg4 22. Nxc6 Rbc8 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. gxf4 Nh5 25. Rf2 Bd7
26. Ne5 Bb5 27. f5 Rcd8 28. Ng4 Rd3 29. e5 Rh3 30. Rg1 Kh7
31. Kd1 Bc6 32. Ke2 Be4 33. Ke1 Bf3 34. Ne3 Nf4 35. Rd2 Nd3+
36. Kf1 Nxe5 37. Rd7 Bc6 38. Rxf7 Rf3+ 39. Ke2 Rxe3+ 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.23"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Istratescu"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. d3 h6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rac1 Rb8
12. Qa4 d6 13. b4 Bd4 14. e3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Bh3 16. Bg2 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Qd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. e4 c6 20. Rfd1 Rbd8 21. d4 Nb6
22. c5 exd4 23. cxb6 dxc3 24. bxa7 Ra8 25. Rxc3 Rxa7 26. Rxd6
Rxe4 27. Rd8+ Kh7 28. Rd7 Rxb4 29. Rf3 Rxa2 30. Rfxf7 Rg4
31. Rxb7 Rg6 32. Kh3 h5 33. f4 Rf2 34. Rbc7 Rd2 35. f5 Rg4
36. Rxc6 Rf2 37. Rg6 Kh8 38. Rfxg7 Rxg6 39. Rxg6 Rxf5 40. Kh4
1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.24"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nf3 e4 8. Nd4 Bc5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. a4 Be6
12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bh3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e3 Qe5 16. a5 Nc4
17. b3 Nd6 18. Ne2 g5 19. c4 dxc4 20. b4 Bxb4 21. Qa4+ Qb5
22. Qxb5+ Nxb5 23. Rfb1 Bc3 24. Ra4 a6 25. Bxe6 Be5 26. Bxc4
Nd6 27. Bd5 O-O-O 28. Rb6 Rh7 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Re7
31. Bb3 Kc7 32. Rd5 Ree8 33. Kg2 Re7 34. Bd1 Nf7 35. Rc5+ Kb8
36. Be2 Rd6 37. Rf5 Rxb6 38. axb6 Kc8 39. Rf6 Kd8 40. h4 gxh4
41. gxh4 Ne5 42. Rxh6 Rg7+ 43. Kf1 Ke7 44. Rh8 Nf3 45. Bxf3
exf3 46. h5 Rg5 47. h6 Rb5 48. Ke1 Kf7 49. Rb8 Kg6 50. Rxb7
Kxh6 51. Rf7 Rxb6 52. Rxf3 Kg5 53. Rf4 a5 54. Ra4 Ra6 55. Kd2
Kf5 56. Kc3 Ke5 57. Kb3 Rb6+ 58. Kc3 Ra6 59. f3 Ra8 60. Kb3
Rb8+ 61. Kc4 Rc8+ 62. Kd3 Ra8 63. Kc3 Ra7 64. Kc4 Rc7+ 65. Kb3
Rb7+ 66. Ka3 Ra7 67. Re4+ Kf5 68. Ka4 Rb7 69. Kxa5 Rb1 70. Rb4
Re1 71. Rf4+ Ke5 72. Re4+ Kd5 73. Kb4 Rf1 74. Rd4+ Ke5 75. f4+
Kf5 76. Rd5+ Kg4 77. Kc5 Rc1+ 78. Kd6 Rc3 79. Rg5+ Kf3 80. Re5
Kg4 81. Ke6 Ra3 82. Kf6 Ra6+ 83. Re6 Ra5 84. Kg6 Rf5 85. Re4
1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.25"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Miladinovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Re8 10. b4 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Bg5 Bf5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. d5 Rad8 18. Qb3 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Bh3 20. Bg2 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 Re2 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Rb2 24. Rfb1 Rd3+ 25. Kg2
Rdd2 26. Rxb2 Rxb2 27. a3 Rb3 28. h4 h5 29. f3 Rb2+ 30. Kh3
Rf2 31. Rc1 Rxf3 32. Rc7 Rxa3 33. Rxb7 Ra2 34. b5 Kg7 35. Rb8
Kf6 36. b6 axb6 37. Rxb6+ Ke5 38. Rb7 Rf2 39. Rb4 f6 40. Ra4
Kf5 41. Rb4 Re2 42. Ra4 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. g4+ hxg4+ 45. Kg3
Re3+ 46. Kg2 g3 47. Rb4 Re4 48. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. a4 e5 15. Bg4 exd4 16. e5 c5
17. f4 dxc3 18. bxc3 Bf8 19. Qe2 Bxd6 20. exd6+ Kf8 21. fxg5
hxg5 22. Be6 Rh7 23. Qc2 Kg8 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Rf1 Nf8 26. Qf5
Nxe6 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Rf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6+ Ng7 30. d7 b4
31. cxb4 cxb4 32. d8=Q+ Rxd8 33. Qxd8+ Kh7 34. Qb6 Be4
35. Qxb4 Bd3 36. Qa5 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.27"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4
e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Ba6 16. Be3 b4 17. Bxa6
bxc3 18. Bc4 cxb2 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. f4 Bc7 21. e5 Bb6 22. Bf2
Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. exf6 Rb8 26. Ba2 Qxf6
27. g3 g6 28. Kh2 Qe7 29. a4 Qa3 30. Bb1 Rb3 31. Rg2 Qxa4
32. f5 Qb5 33. Qe4 Qb8 34. Qxc6 Rb6 35. Qd7 Rb7 36. Qd1 Rb3
37. Qe1 a4 38. Re2 Kf8 39. Re3 Rxe3 40. Qxe3 Qb4 41. f6 a3
42. h4 h5 43. Qa7 Ke8 44. Qa8+ Kd7 45. Qd5+ Kc8 46. Qxf7 Qd2+
47. Kh3 Qd1 48. Qe6+ Kc7 49. Qe5+ Kd7 50. Qe7+ Kc8 51. Qe4
Qf1+ 52. Kh2 Qf2+ 53. Qg2 Qxf6 54. Qa8+ Kc7 55. Qa7+ Kd8
56. Qa5+ Kd7 57. Kg2 Qc6+ 58. Kf2 Qf6+ 59. Kg2 Qc6+ 60. Kh2
Qf6 61. Qa4+ Kc7 62. Qa7+ Kd8 63. Qc5 Qe6 64. Qa5+ Kc8
65. Qc3+ Kd8 66. Qa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.28"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxd4
exd4 7. Nd5 Nd7 8. O-O g6 9. c3 Bg7 10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. d4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Re8 16. Be3 Qxe4
17. Qxc7 Qe7 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.29"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qb1 Qd5 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Qb4 c5
12. Bxc4 Qxf3 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. gxf3 Rc8 16. Bd5
cxd4 17. cxd4 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rd1 Rc7 20. O-O O-O 21. Rd2
Kg7 22. f4 Bc3 23. Rd3 Bf6 24. Bg3 Nc5 25. Rc1 b6 26. Bf3 Bb2
27. Rc2 f5 28. h4 Bf6 29. h5 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Bxd8 31. hxg6 hxg6
32. Be2 Ne4 33. Rxc7+ Bxc7 34. Bh4 Bd6 35. Kf1 Kf8 36. Bg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2009.10.30"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yannick Pelletier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Bg2 Nd5 11. Bd2 Ke7
12. Nxc4 Nc6 13. Nc3 Nd4 14. Nxd5+ exd5 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Rd1
Rhd8 17. Bc3 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 d4 19. Bxb7 Ra7 20. Be4 dxc3
21. Rxd8 Kxd8 22. bxc3 g6 23. Rb1 h5 24. h4 Re7 25. Bd3 Bc8
26. Kd2 Bb7 27. Re1 Rd7 28. Kc2 Kc7 29. Bc4 Bc6 30. a5 Kb7
31. Rd1 Re7 32. Kb3 Bxe3 33. fxe3 Rxe3 34. Rd3 Re5 35. Kb4 g5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qb1 b6 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O O-O
12. Rd1 Nd7 13. dxc5 Qe8 14. c6 Nc5 15. Nd4 Bd5 16. Qb5 Rc8
17. Bxc4 Bxc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rac1 Rc7 20. Bg3 Qxb5 21. Bxb5
Rcc8 22. f3 a6 23. Be2 b5 24. Be1 Na4 25. c4 Nb2 26. Rd7 Nxc4
27. Bxc4 e6 28. Bb4 Rfe8 29. Ra7 bxc4 30. Rxa6 c3 31. Rc2 Red8
32. Rd6 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Rd8 34. Bb4 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Rb1 36. Bxc3
Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8
12. Qd2 b6 13. Bh6 Rb8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qe3 e5 16. Qg3 cxd4
17. cxd4 Qd6 18. d5 Na5 19. Bd3 Rb7 20. f4 exf4 21. Nxf4 Kg8
22. Qg5 f6 23. Qh6 Rf7 24. Rf3 Qe5 25. Rg3 Rg7 26. Nxg6 hxg6
27. Rxg6 Rxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+
Kg8 32. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4
Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. a4 h5 15. Qg5 Qxg5 16. hxg5 a6 17. Be5
Rg8 18. Rxh5 Nd7 19. Bf4 b4 20. Nb1 c5 21. f3 Bg7 22. Rh7 Bd4
23. Bxc4 Nf8 24. Rh5 Ng6 25. Bc1 O-O-O 26. b3 Ne5 27. Be2 Rd7
28. Rd2 Rgd8 29. Rc2 Ng6 30. Kf1 Kb8 31. g3 Ka7 32. Nd2 Ne5
33. Nc4 Nc6 34. Rd2 a5 35. Rd1 Ba6 36. f4 Bc3 37. Rxd7+ Rxd7
38. Rh7 Bc8 39. Be3 Bd4 40. Bxd4 cxd4 41. Bd3 Kb8 42. e5 f5
43. gxf6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.Nd2 Bb7 10.Nce4 Be7 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.O-O O-O
13.Nb3 c5 14.dxc5 Qd5 15.f3 Rfd8 16.Be2 Qe5 17.Qe1 Bd5 18.Qc3
Qxc3 19.bxc3 Bxb3 20.axb3 Nd5 21.b4 Nxc3 22.Kf2 a5 23.Rxa5
Rxa5 24.bxa5 Bxc5 25.Bb2 Nxe2 26.Kxe2 Bb4 27.Ra1 Rd2+ 28.Kf1
Rxb2 29.a6 Bc5 30.Rc1 g6 31.Rxc5 Ra2 32.Rxb5 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Qc2 f5 6. Bd3 Nf6
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nc7+ Qxc7 11. Bxb4 Bd7
12. Nf3 Rc8 13. Qb3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Ba3 Qxb3 16. axb3 Kf7
17. Ke2 Rhd8 18. Rc2 Ke8 19. Rhc1 Na5 20. Ne5 Rxc2+ 21. Rxc2
Nc6 22. h4 Rc8 23. f3 Nf6 24. Bd6 g6 25. Rc5 a6 26. Kf2 Nxe5
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. dxe5 Ng8 29. g4 Nh6 30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Bxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O h6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Ne4 Bd4 17. Nd6
Bc6 18. Bh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxd4 f6 20. Bd2 fxe5 21. Qe4+ Kg8
22. Qxe5 Qd7 23. Rac1 Rad8 24. Nc4 Rf5 25. Qg3 Nf6 26. Bxh6
Ne4 27. Qg4 Nf6 28. Qg6 Qe7 29. Bg5 Be8 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Qxf6
gxf6 32. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rc5 34. b3 Bb5 35. Ne3 f5 36. f4
Kf7 37. Kf2 a5 38. Rd8 Rc1 39. Rb8 Bd3 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Ra7
Rb1 42. g4 fxg4 43. Nxg4+ Kf5 44. Ne5 Ke4 45. Nxd3 Kxd3
46. Rxa5 Ke4 47. Re5+ Kxf4 48. Rxe6 Rh1 49. Kg2 Rc1 50. Re2
Rc3 51. Kf2 Rc1 52. Rd2 Ke4 53. Kg3 Rc8 54. h4 Ke5 55. Re2+
Kf5 56. Rf2+ Kg6 57. Rf4 Rc2 58. Rxb4 Rxa2 59. Rb5 Rd2 60. h5+
Kf6 61. h6 Rd7 62. Rh5 Rh7 63. Kf4 Kg6 64. Rh3 Kf6 65. Ke4 Ke6
66. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6
Qxf6 8.Bxc4 c5 9.e5 Qd8 10.d5 exd5 11.Bxd5 O-O 12.Rc1 Nc6
13.O-O Nd4 14.Be4 Re8 15.Nd5 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Qxd5 17.Nxd4 Rxe5
18.Nb5 Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 Rxf5 20.a3 c4 21.axb4 Rxb5 22.Rxc4 a5
23.g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Qd6 15. Nb3 Nbd7 16. Rd1 a5
17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 a4 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5
Rfd8 22. Nc6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Kf8 24. Kf3 Ke8 25. Nb4 Nd7 26. c6
Nc5 27. Rc1 Na6 28. Nxa6 Rxa6 29. e4 b4 30. Rc5 f5 31. exf5
exf5 32. Ke3 Ke7 33. Kd4 Kd6 34. Kc4 b3 35. axb3 axb3 36. Rxf5
Rxc6+ 37. Kxb3 Rc1 38. h4 Rf1 39. Rg5 Rxf2 40. Rxg7 Rxf4
41. Rxh7 c5 42. h5 Rh4 43. h6 Kc6 44. Kc3 Kd5 45. Rh8 Rh3+
46. Kd2 Kc6 47. Ke2 Kb7 48. Kf2 c4 49. Kg2 Rh5 50. Kf3 Rh4
51. Kg3 Rh1 52. Kf4 Rh2 53. Ke5 Rxb2 54. Kd4 Rb6 55. Kxc4 Rg6
56. Kd5 Rf6 57. Ke5 Rc6 58. Rh7+ Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Bd3 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. e6 Nxc5 11. exf7+ Kxf7
12. b3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qg5 14. g3 Qf6 15. Bb2 Qf3 16. Rg1 Bg4
17. a3 Re8 18. Rc1 b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. h3 Bxh3 21. g4 Bxg4
22. Rg3 Qf5 23. Qd4 Re4 24. Qa7+ Qd7 25. Qb6 c5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 b6 8. Rb1 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 exd5
12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd7 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. Qa4 a6 16. Rc1 c5
17. O-O Nf6 18. Bb3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 b5 20. Nc6 bxa4 21. Nxe7+
Kh8 22. Bxa4 Be6 23. a3 Rb2 24. f3 Ra2 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1
Rb8 27. Rc1 Rb7 28. Nc6 Nd5 29. Nd4 Nxe3 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Re1
Nc4 32. Rxe6 Nxa3 33. Rxa6 Rb1+ 34. Kf2 Rb2+ 35. Kg3 Nc2
36. Be8 Nd4 37. Bg6 Ne2+ 38. Kh4 Rb4+ 39. Be4 Rb8 40. g3 Nc3
41. Bc6 Kh7 42. Ra3 Ne2 43. Be4+ Kg8 44. Rd3 Re8 45. Kh3 Rb8
46. f4 Rc8 47. Bg6 Nc3 48. Bf5 Rc7 49. Rd8+ Kf7 50. Kg4 Kf6
51. Rd6+ Kf7 52. Bg6+ Ke7 53. Rd4 Nb5 54. Re4+ Kf6 55. Bh7 Nd6
56. Re5 Nf7 57. Ra5 Rd7 58. Bf5 Rd8 59. Be4 Nd6 60. Ra6 Kf7
61. Bd5+ Ke7 62. Kh5 Ne8 63. Bf3 Kf7 64. Ra7+ Kg8 65. Be2 Kf8
66. Bc4 Nd6 67. Bd5 Rb8 68. Kg6 Rb6 69. Kh7 Rb2 70. Rd7 Nb5
71. Rf7+ Ke8 72. Rb7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 h6 11. Ne2 b6
12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Bc3 c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ba1 Rc8 16. Bb1 Be7
17. Qd3 N5f6 18. e4 g6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nf5 Bf6
22. Nd6 Nb4 23. Qe3 Bxf3 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Qxf3
Qxf3 27. gxf3 Nf6 28. Rfd1 Nbd5 29. Be4 Nf4 30. Kf1 Re8
31. Rc4 b5 32. Rxc5 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Rxe4 34. Rc3 Re6 35. h4 Kg7
36. Re3 Rf6 37. Rf3 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Rg3 Kg6 40. Rc1 Rd6
41. Re3 f6 42. Rec3 Rd2 43. R3c2 Rd4 44. Rc6 a5 45. R6c5 b4
46. Rxa5 Rd2 47. Re1 Nd3 48. Re3 Nf4 49. Ke1 Rb2 50. Rf3 Rb1+
51. Kd2 Rb2+ 52. Kc1 Re2 53. Kd1 Re4 54. Rc5 g4 55. Re3 Rd4+
56. Kc2 Rd6 57. Rc4 Nd5 58. Rxg4+ Kf5 59. Reg3 Nf4 60. Rh4
Rc6+ 61. Kb1 Re6 62. Rf3 Re1+ 63. Kc2 Re2+ 64. Kd1 Re4 65. Kd2
Re2+ 66. Kd1 Re4 67. Re3 Rd4+ 68. Kc2 Kg5 69. Rh1 Rd6 70. Rg1+
Kf5 71. Rd1 Rc6+ 72. Kb2 Ng2 73. Rg3 Nf4 74. Rf3 Ke4 75. Re3+
Kf5 76. Rd4 Ng6 77. Rxb4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7
7. h3 O-O 8. d4 b5 9. Bb3 exd4 10. cxd4 d6 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Bc2
c5 13. Re1 h6 14. Rb1 Nec6 15. d5 Nb4 16. a3 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Re8
18. b4 Nc4 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. f4 Ng4 21. Nf3 cxb4 22. axb4 Qc7
23. Bd2 Qa7+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kh2 Nxh3 26. Be3 Qd7 27. Qd2 Qg4
28. Rf1 Nxf4 29. Bxf4 Bxc3 30. Qe3 Bg7 31. Rbe1 Bf5 32. e5
Rac8 33. Rf2 Rc4 34. Bg3 Re4 35. Qd2 Rxe1 36. Qxe1 dxe5
37. Nxe5 Qh5+ 38. Kg1 Bg4 39. d6 Bxe5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Kg7 16. a4 h6
17. Bf4 g5 18. Bxd7 Bxd7 19. Be5 Kg6 20. f3 Bc6 21. Kf2 Nd7
22. Bg3 a5 23. Rfb1 Ra6 24. Rb2 f5 25. h4 Rea8 26. Rab1 R8a7
27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Be5 Bxa4 29. Rxb7 Bc6 30. Bd6 Rxb7 31. Rxb7
Bxb7 32. Bc7 a4 33. Bd6 Nb8 34. Ke1 Nc6 35. Kd1 Na5 36. Kc2
Nb3 37. Nf1 Bc6 38. Kb2 Bd7 39. Be7 f4 40. Ka3 Bf5 41. exf4
gxf4 42. Bd6 Bd3 43. Nh2 Kf5 44. Ng4 Nd2 45. Nh6+ Kg5 46. Nf7+
0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. e3 e5 5. c5 a5 6. Bc4 dxe3
7. fxe3 axb4 8. d4 Nc6 9. O-O Na5 10. Nxe5 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 Be6
12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. Bb2 Nd5 14. Qf3 b5 15. cxb6 Nxb6 16. Nxb6
cxb6 17. Qc6+ Bd7 18. Qd5 Be7 19. Nc4 b5 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Nxd7
Ra7 22. Qh5+ g6 23. Qxh7 Qxd7 24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. d5 Kc8
26. Rac1+ Kb8 27. d6 Qxd6 28. Rfd1 Qa6 29. Qg3+ Ka8 30. Qf3+
Qb7 31. Rc6 Rxa2 32. Rd7 Qxd7 33. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. g3 Bc7 8. d6 Ba5 9. Bg2 Ne4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qf6
12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qd3 Nc6 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 b6 16. f4 a5
17. Rfe1 Ba6 18. c4 Rac8 19. Bc3 Qg6 20. a3 Nd4 21. Bxd4 cxd4
22. Qxd4 Bxc4 23. e4 b5 24. Rac1 a4 25. Rc3 Qe6 26. Rec1 f6
27. Qd2 Kh8 28. Re3 Bb3 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. e5 h6 31. Rc3 Bc4
32. Qd4 fxe5 33. fxe5 Re8 34. Re3 Rf8 35. Rf3 Re8 36. Re3 Rf8
37. h3 Qg6 38. Be4 Qh5 39. Bg2 Qg6 40. Be4 Qh5 41. Bg2 Qg6
42. Be4 Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexandra Kosteniuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 g6 6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Na5 12. Bc2
c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Qc1 Nc4 16. Bh6 Be6 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. b3 Nb6 19. e5 Nc6 20. Qf4 Nd7 21. Rfe1 b4 22. Ne4 Bf5
23. g4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Rae8 25. Rae1 Re7 26. Bd3 Rfe8 27. Bxa6
Ndxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Bc4 R8e7 30. g5 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxf4
32. Rxf4 Ne5 33. h4 Ra7 34. Re4 Nxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxa2 36. Rxc5
Rb2 37. Rb5 Rxb3 38. Rb7 Kf8 39. Kg2 Ke8 40. Rb5 Ke7 41. Rb7+
Ke6 42. Rb6+ Kd5 43. Rb7 Kc6 44. Rb8 Kc5 45. Rc8+ Kd4 46. Rd8+
Kc4 47. Rc8+ Kd3 48. Rd8+ Kc2 49. Rb8 Rb1 50. Kf3 b3 51. Rc8+
Kd2 52. Rd8+ Kc3 53. Rc8+ Kd2 54. Rd8+ Ke1 55. Re8+ Kf1
56. Rb8 Rb2 57. Kg3 Rb1 58. f4 Ke2 59. Rb7 Kd3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 axb5 6. Bxb5 Qa5+
7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. Bc4 e6 10. e4 Nxe4 11. dxe6 dxe6
12. Bb5+ Bc6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. Nf3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Be7 16. O-O
O-O 17. Rad1 Bf6 18. Rfe1 Qb6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Nc6
21. Ree1 Rfd8 22. Qc1 Nb4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Re2 Nd3 25. Qc2
Nb4 26. Qe4 h6 27. g3 Nd5 28. Qc4 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Qa6 30. Re1
Qxa2 31. Qxc5 Qxb2 32. Qe3 Qc2 33. h4 Rd1 34. Rxd1 Qxd1+
35. Kh2 Qd5 36. Qf4 g5 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qb2+ Qf6
40. Qe2 Qd4 41. Qf3 Kg6 42. Qe2 h5 43. Qc2+ f5 44. Qe2 Kf6
45. Kg1 h4 46. gxh4 Qxh4 47. Qb2+ Kg6 48. Qb8 Qg4+ 49. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. a3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6
7. Nxb6 axb6 8. Ne2 Be6 9. Nc3 Bxc4 10. dxc4 h6 11. Be3 Ne7
12. f3 Nd7 13. Qd2 f5 14. O-O-O Nf6 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Bf2 Qd7
17. Rhe1 Qc6 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Kb1 O-O-O 20. Nb5 Kb8 21. a4 Rhe8
22. Qc3 Nc8 23. b3 Nd7 24. Kb2 Nc5 25. a5 bxa5 26. Qxa5 Na6
27. Nc3 g5 28. Nd5 Ne7 29. Ra1 Kc8 30. Nc3 Rf8 31. Be3 Nf5
32. Nd5 Kd7 33. Qd2 Nxe3 34. Rxe3 Nc5 35. Nb4 Qb6 36. Rxe5 Ne6
37. Rb5 Qd4+ 38. Qxd4 Nxd4 39. Rxb7 Rb8 40. Rxb8 Rxb8 41. Nd5
Rf8 42. Re1 Ne6 43. Kc3 g4 44. fxg4 Rf2 45. Re3 c6 46. Nb4 c5
47. Nd5 Nd4 48. Rh3 Rxc2+ 49. Kd3 Rxg2 50. b4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bf1 Ng4 10. Nf3 Nge5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Nd5 f5 13. g3 fxe4 14. Rxe4 Bf5 15. Rh4 Qd7 16. c3 Kh8
17. Bg5 Rae8 18. Bg2 Nd8 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bxg7+ Qxg7 21. Ne3
Bd7 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Bc6 24. Rad1 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Ne6
26. Re4 Nc5 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Kf3 Kg7 29. Rd4 Ne6 30. Rg4 a5
31. h4 Kf7 32. Ke2 h5 33. Re4 b5 34. Kd2 c6 35. c4 b4 36. Ng2
Rb8 37. Nf4 Nc5 38. Rd4 a4 39. f3 a3 40. bxa3 b3 41. axb3
Nxb3+ 42. Kc3 Nxd4 43. Kxd4 Ra8 44. Nd3 Rxa3 45. c5 dxc5+
46. Nxc5 Rxf3 47. Ne4 Ke7 48. Kc5 Re3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 Ne4 6. Nc3 Nxd2
7. Qxd2 e6 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2
Bc5 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1 exd5 15. exd5 Bg4 16. Qf4 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Nd7 18. d6 g6 19. Ne4 Re8 20. Qf4 Re5 21. b3 Rf5
22. Qg3 Ra7 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Qc3 Nf6 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Qd4
Nd7 27. Rfe1 Qf6 28. Qe3 Rb7 29. Ba4 Re5 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Rxe5
Qxe5 32. Bxd7 Rxd7 33. g3 c3 34. Qd3 c2 35. Qxc2 Rxd6 36. Rxd6
Qxd6 37. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Bd3 a6
12. Ne2 b5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qb1 Ne4 16. Bc3 Bd6
17. Bd4 Ndc5 18. Ng3 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qe6 20. Nh5 g6 21. Nf4 Qe7
22. Bf1 Rfd8 23. g3 Ng5 24. Nxg5 Qxg5 25. h4 Qg4 26. Bh3 Qf3
27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Rd2 Ne4 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Rc2 Bf5 31. Qc1
Kh7 32. Ng2 Ng5 33. hxg5 Be4 34. Kf1 Qxg2+ 35. Ke1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Qa4+ Bd7 16. Qb3 Nxf2
17. Rxd5 Ng4+ 18. Rxc5 Rxc5 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Qb4 Qe7 21. Bf4
Rc6 22. Qd4 Qc5 23. Re1+ Be6 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. Ne4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Ivanovich Tkachiev"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. a3 g6 9. e4 dxc4 10. e5 Qd8 11. Bxc4 Bg7 12. Qe2
O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Kf1 a6 15. h4 Rd8 16. h5 g5 17. Nxg5 Nxe5
18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Rh3 Qxe2+
22. Kxe2 Bxc3 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxc3 Rd5 25. g4 Rb5 26. b4 a5
27. Rc5 Rxc5 28. bxc5 e5 29. f4 exf4 30. Kf3 Kf7 31. Kxf4 Kf6
32. a4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 h6
12. Nxe7+ Nxe7 13. Be3 Kh7 14. Rc1 f5 15. e5 Bb7 16. Re1 a5
17. Qe2 f4 18. Bd2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 dxe5 20. d5 Nf5 21. Qe4 Nd6
22. Qb1 Rf7 23. Bc2 Qg5 24. Be4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Qf5 26. Qe2 b4
27. Rc5 Bf8 28. Rb5 Bd6 29. a3 bxa3 30. bxa3 Re8 31. f3 Bxa3
32. Rxa5 Bd6 33. Ra4 g5 34. Re4 Rg7 35. Bc3 g4 36. fxg4 Rxg4
37. Qf3 Reg8 38. R1e2 R4g5 39. Kf1 Rh5 40. Bxe5 Bxe5 41. Rxe5
Qxe5 42. Rxe5 Rxe5 43. Qxf4 Rgg5 44. Qf7+ Rg7 45. Qf3 Rd7
46. Qd3+ Kh8 47. Qc3 Rf7+ 48. Kg1 Rfe7 49. h3 Kg8 50. Qc6 Kg7
51. d6 cxd6 52. Qxd6 R5e6 53. Qd4+ Rf6 54. Kh2 Ref7 55. Qg4+
Rg6 56. Qd4+ Kh7 57. Qe4 Rfg7 58. Qd3 h5 59. Qe4 Kh8 60. Qe8+
Kh7 61. Qe4 Rg8 62. Qf5 Kh6 63. Qf4+ Kh7 64. Qe4 R8g7 65. Qf5
Kh6 66. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. Qc2 Bd6 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. g5 b4 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. Rc1 Nd7 18. Qc6 Ke7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Rc8 21. Rc4 a5
22. h4 Rc7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Rxh5 Rxh5 25. Bxh5 g6 26. Bf3 Nb6
27. Rc2 Nd5 28. Qd3 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Nc3 30. a4 Qh8 31. Qd3 Qh4
32. Qa6 Bf4 33. Qa7+ Kf8 34. Qc5+ Kg8 35. Bxf4 Qxf4 36. Qc8+
Kg7 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O cxd4
7. Nxd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Qb3 Rd8
12. Bf4 e5 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. Nxa3 Be6
17. Rfb1 Rd7 18. Rxb7 Rxb7 19. Bxc6 Rab8 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. c4
Bf8 22. Rb1 Rxb1+ 23. Nxb1 Bxc4 24. Bxa7 Bxe2 25. Nc3 Bc4
26. a4 Bb4 27. Ne4 f5 28. Bc5 Ba5 29. Ng5 Bd5 30. Bd6 e4
31. h4 h6 32. Nh3 Bc6 33. Bf4 Kh7 34. Be3 Bxa4 35. Nf4 Bd1
36. Ne6 Bb4 37. Bc5 Bxc5 38. Nxc5 Be2 39. Ne6 Bc4 40. Nf4 Kg7
41. Kg2 Kf6 42. Kg1 g5 43. hxg5+ hxg5 44. Ng2 Ke5 45. Ne3 Be2
46. Kg2 f4 47. gxf4+ gxf4 48. Nc2 Bd3 49. Nb4 Bb5 50. Nc2 Kd5
51. Kh3 Ba4 52. Ne1 Bd1 53. Kh4 f3 54. Kg3 Ke5 55. Kg4 Kd5
56. Kf4 Kd4 57. Kf5 Kd5 58. Kf4 Kd4 59. Kf5 e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 a6
7. Nbd2 axb5 8. e4 c4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 O-O
12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Nfg5 N8c6 14. h4 Nxe5 15. Rh3 Bb7 16. Nd6
Bd5 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Kc1 Nxa2+ 20. Rxa2 Qxa2
21. Qc2 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 cxd3 24. Kxd3 Qf1+ 25. Ke3
g6 26. h5 Qe1+ 27. Qe2 Qxe2+ 28. Kxe2 h6 29. Nf3 Bxf3+
30. gxf3 g5 31. f4 Rxf4 32. Rc3 Rd4 33. Nxb5 Rb4 34. Nd6 Rxb2+
35. Ke3 Rf8 36. Rc7 Rbxf2 37. Rxd7 g4 38. Ne4 R2f3+ 39. Ke2 g3
40. Rd1 Ra3 41. Rg1 Rb8 42. Rxg3+ Rxg3 43. Nxg3 Kf7 44. Ne4
Ra8 45. Ke3 Ra5 46. Nd6+ Kf6 47. Ne4+ Kf5 48. Nd6+ Kg4 49. Nc4
Rc5 50. Nd2 Kxh5 51. Nf3 Rc3+ 52. Kf4 Rxf3+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6
7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3 e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 O-O
12. O-O Nd7 13. Bg3 Rc8 14. a3 b5 15. Na2 Qa5 16. Qe1 Qxe1
17. Rfxe1 Nb6 18. Nb4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nxa6 Ra8 21. Nb4
Bxb4 22. axb4 Ra2 23. f3 Bd3 24. Ra1 Rxb2 25. Bd6 Rc8 26. Rec1
h5 27. Bc5 Rb8 28. h4 Re2 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Ra8 31. b5
Ra2 32. Rc1 Rb2 33. b6 Kh7 34. Kh2 g5 35. hxg5 Kg6 36. Kg3
Kxg5 37. Be7+ f6 38. Bc5 h4+ 39. Kh2 e5 40. Rc3 e4 41. f4+ Kg4
42. Rc1 h3 43. Rg1 c3 44. Ba3 Rxb6 45. gxh3+ Kf3 46. Rg3+ Kf2
47. Bc1 Rb1 48. Rg2+ Kf3 49. Rg1 Ke2 50. h4 Rb7 51. Rg2+ Kd1
52. Rg1+ Kc2 53. Re1 Be2 54. Ba3 Kd2 55. Rh1 Kxe3 56. Bc1+
Kxd4 57. Kg3 Rg7+ 58. Kf2 Bf3 59. Rh2 Rh7 60. f5 Kd3 61. Kg3
d4 62. Kf4 Bd1 63. Rh3+ e3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Rb1 c5
12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O Rab8 16. Qa4 c4
17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. Rb1 Rxb1+ 20. Bxb1 Qb6 21. Qc2
g6 22. Qc1 Kg7 23. h3 c5 24. Bc2 cxd4 25. exd4 Qa5 26. Qb2 Qc7
27. Bd1 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 d6 12. Nc3
h6 13. Rb1 Nc4 14. Ne2 f5 15. b3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. f3 Qd6
18. Be3 c6 19. b4 cxd5 20. Bc5 Qd7 21. Bb3 Rd8 22. Nc3 Kh7
23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bb7 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Qc2 fxe4 27. Qxe4
Qxe4 28. fxe4 Rd7 29. Rbd1 Rad8 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. a4 h5
32. Ra1 Bh6 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra5 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Kf1
Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf1 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6
7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bc2 d5 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qe2
Bf8 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Qb5 16. Bd3 Qa4
17. Bc2 Qb5 18. Bd3 Qa4 19. Bc2 Qb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. h3 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 Qd7 11. Nc4 h6
12. a4 Rab8 13. a5 Rfe8 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Ne7 16. Qa4 Qe6
17. c4 Ng6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Qf6 20. Kh2 Nf4 21. Rfd1 h5
22. Rac1 Re7 23. Rc2 g5 24. d4 exd4 25. Qxd4 Qg6 26. Nd2 g4
27. h4 Rbe8 28. g3 Nh3 29. Kg2 f5 30. Re1 f4 31. Rc4 Rf7
32. e5 fxg3 33. fxg3 dxe5 34. Qe3 Rf2+ 35. Kh1 Ref8 36. Rxc7
Qd6 37. Rc3 Qxd5+ 38. Ne4 R2f3 39. Qe2 Nf2+ 40. Kg2 Nxe4
41. Qxe4 Qxe4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxd2+
12. Nxd2 Qd7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qa4 Qh3+ 15. Kg1 c6 16. Nf3 f6
17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Ne2 fxe5 19. Nxe5 Bd6 20. Nf4 Qf5 21. h4 Bxe5
22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. h5 c5 24. Rd1 c4 25. Qb5 Kg8 26. Rxd5 Qe1+
27. Kg2 Qe4+ 28. f3 Qc2+ 29. Kh3 a6 30. Qxb6 Ra7 31. Qxa7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bb4 6. Nd5
Nxd5 7. exd5 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. h4
h5 12. Bd3 Be7 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Bxf4 d6 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Rae1
Bf5 17. Kd2+ Kd7 18. Re3 Rae8 19. Rhe1 Rxe3 20. Rxe3 Re8
21. c4 Bb1 22. a3 a6 23. g3 b5 24. b3 Bf5 25. Rxe8 Kxe8
26. Kc3 Kd7 27. a4 Kc8 28. Kb4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Be4 30. Nd2 Bc2
31. Be3 Kb7 32. Nb3 Bxb3 33. Kxb3 Kc8 34. Kc2 Kd7 35. Kd3 Kc8
36. Ke4 Kd7 37. Bf2 Kc8 38. Kf4 Kd7 39. g4 hxg4 40. Kxg4 Kc8
41. Be3 Kb7 42. c5 c6 43. dxc6+ Kxc6 44. cxd6 Kxd6 45. Bf4+
Kd5 46. Be5 Ke4 47. a5 Kd5 48. Kg3 Bd8 49. Bxg7 Bxa5 50. Kg4
Bc3 51. Kg5 a5 52. Kxg6 a4 53. Bf8 Bxd4 54. h5 Be3 55. Kf5 Kc4
56. Ke4 Bc1 57. h6 Bxh6 58. Bxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6
12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bb6
17. Nc5 Be8 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxd5 a5 20. Na4 Ba7 21. b5 Nd4
22. Nxd4 Rxd5 23. Nf5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxa3 25. Qe4 Rd8 26. Rf1
Qb4 27. Qxb7 Bxb5 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nc6 Bxc6 30. Qxc6 Bd4
31. g3 g6 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Rd1 Rd6 34. Qc2 Rf6 35. f3 Re6
36. Qd2 Qxa4 37. Qxd4+ Qxd4 38. Rxd4 Ra6 39. Ra4 Kf6 40. Kf2
Ke5 41. Ke3 Kd5 42. Kd3 Kc5 43. Rc4+ Kb5 44. Rc7 a4 45. Rb7+
Kc5 46. Kc2 a3 47. Rb1 a2 48. Ra1 Kd4 49. Kb2 Ke3 50. f4 Kf2
51. g4 g5 52. fxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "27"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nd5
Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bf6 Bxf6 9. Nxf6+ Kf8 10. O-O Nf5 11. Nd5 Ng7
12. Re1 d6 13. h3 Ne5 14. Be2 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Ne6 16. c3 c6
17. Nb4 Qf6 18. Nc2 dxc3 19. Qxd6+ Kg7 20. e5 Qh4 21. Re4 Qd8
22. bxc3 Qxd6 23. exd6 Rd8 24. Rd1 Ng5 25. Re7 Kf8 26. Re3 Bf5
27. Na3 Rd7 28. c4 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 b6 30. g4 Be6 31. Rfd3 Rad8
32. Kg2 c5 33. Kg3 a6 34. Kf4 f6 35. f3 Kf7 36. h4 g5+ 37. Kg3
Kg7 38. R3d2 Bg8 39. Rd3 Bh7 40. R3d2 Bg8 41. Rd3 Bh7 42. R3d2
Bg8 43. f4 gxf4+ 44. Kxf4 Be6 45. h5 Kf7 46. Rd3 Rg8 47. Rg3
Rg5 48. Rd2 f5 49. Nc2 fxg4 50. Ne3 Kg7 51. Ke4 b5 52. cxb5
axb5 53. Ng2 c4 54. Nf4 Bf7 55. a3 Kf6 56. Ke3 Ke5 57. Rg1
Rxd6 58. Rb2 Kf6 59. Kf2 Rf5 60. Kg3 Kg5 61. Rf1 Rdf6 62. Rbf2
c3 63. Nd3 Bc4 64. Nc5 Rxc5 65. Rxf6 Bxf1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "28"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexandra Kosteniuk"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Qc7 10. Qc2 Bxc5 11. Rd1 O-O
12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bd2 b6 14. Bd3 Nd5 15. Neg5 g6 16. Rac1 Bb7
17. h4 Rac8 18. h5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Qe5 20. f4 Nxf4 21. exf4 Qd4+
22. Kh2 Nb4 23. Qb3 Nxd3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Be1
Qxf4+ 27. Bg3 Qxg5 28. Qxd3 Qh5+ 29. Kg1 Bd5 30. Rf1 Bc4
31. Qc3 Rc5 32. Rf2 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Rh5+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "29"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 e6 6. Qc2 Nbd7
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 c5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Nxe4
12. Qxe4 Rb8 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Qh3 g5 16. Nxg5 Rg8
17. e4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bf3 Qxd4 20. Be3 Qd5 21. Bxe4
Qxe4 22. Rfe1 Qg4 23. Qxg4 Rxg4 24. Rac1 Rc8 25. f3 Rg6
26. Rc4 Rd8 27. Re2 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Rh1 29. h3 Rh2 30. Kf1 Rh1+
31. Kf2 Ra1 32. Bxc5 Rxa4 33. Bxf8 Kxf8 34. b3 Ra3 35. Rxb4
Rg5 36. Ra4 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "30"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e5 Qd8 10. d5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. e6 Bxe6
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rxe6 Qf7 19. Rae1 Kh8 20. Qb5 Rad8 21. Qxc5
Rd3 22. h3 Kg8 23. R6e2 Qd5 24. Qxd5+ Rxd5 25. Re3 Ra5
26. R1e2 Rd8 27. Nh4 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Ra1 29. Rf3 Re5 30. Rd2 Re8
31. Ng6 Kh7 32. Rg3 Rae1 33. Rd7 Rg8 34. Nf8+ Kh8 35. Ng6+ Kh7
36. Rxb7 Re2 37. Rc7 Nd8 38. Nf8+ Kh8 39. Ng6+ Kh7 40. Ne7 Ne6
41. Rxa7 Rf8 42. Nc6 Rfxf2 43. Nd4 Nxd4 44. Raxg7+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nc3 h6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nd4 Bh7 10. f4 O-O 11. Nf3 a6
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Nd7 15. d4 Bg5 16. Rf3 f6
17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Qe1 e5 19. cxd5 exd4 20. Nd1 d3 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Bf1 Qxd5 23. Nc3 Qd6 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. Rxg3 Re8
26. Nd1 Ne4 27. Rf3 Nd2 28. Rf2 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 Be7 30. Rc4 Bg6
31. Ke1 Bd6 32. g3 c5 33. Kd2 b5 34. Rc1 c4 35. bxc4 Bb4+
36. Nc3 bxc4 37. Rf4 Rc8 38. g4 Bf7 39. h3 Ba5 40. Rb1 Rd8
41. Rd4 Re8 42. Rb7 Re6 43. Rdd7 Rf6 44. e4 Rf1 45. e5 Rf2+
46. Ke3 Rf1 47. Ne4 c3 48. Kxd3 Rf3+ 49. Kc2 Re3 50. Rxf7 Rxe4
51. Rxg7+ Kf8 52. Rh7 Kg8 53. Rbg7+ Kf8 54. Ra7 Kg8 55. Rhd7
Re2+ 56. Kd1 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Bd7
12. Qe2 Nb4 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. f4 Bd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bb3 Rc8
17. Bd2 Re8 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. Qc2 Na5 21. Ba2 Nc4
22. Rf3 Bd6 23. Rh3 h6 24. Rf1 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Ne4 26. Qe2 Qc6
27. Be1 Nb6 28. a5 Nc4 29. Rhf3 Rc7 30. Bb1 b6 31. axb6 axb6
32. Bb4 Qe6 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Qxe4 Rd8 35. b3 Na5 36. Bxa5
bxa5 37. Rd3 Rcd7 38. h3 Qd5 39. Qg4 Rb7 40. Rff3 Rb4 41. Rg3
g6 42. Qh4 Kh7 43. e6 g5 44. Qh5 Qxe6 45. Rdf3 Rd7 46. Rxg5
Rbxd4 47. Re5 Qg6 48. Qxg6+ fxg6 49. Rxa5 h5 50. Ra6 Rd3
51. Rxd3 Rxd3 52. b4 Rb3 53. Rb6 Rb2 54. h4 Kg7 55. Kh2 Rb3
56. b5 Rb4 57. Kg3 Rg4+ 58. Kh3 Rb4 59. Rb8 Rb3+ 60. Kh2 Rb4
61. g3 Rb2+ 62. Kg1 Kf6 63. b6 Kf5 64. b7 Kg4 65. Rg8 Rxb7
66. Rxg6+ Kh3 67. Kf2 Rb3 68. Rg5 Ra3 69. Rxh5 Rxg3 70. Rg5
Ra3 71. h5 Kh4 72. Rb5 Ra6 73. Kf3 Rf6+ 74. Ke4 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "33"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. Be2 exd5 13. exd5 Nc6 14. O-O Ne7 15. c4 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 b6
17. g4 Bd7 18. Rfe1 Nc8 19. Bf4 f5 20. h3 Bf8 21. Kg2 Nd6
22. f3 Re8 23. Bd3 Kf7 24. Nf1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rxe8 Nxe8
27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Ne3 Bd6 29. Kg3 Kf6 30. Bxd6 Nxd6 31. Kf4 a6
32. Nf1 b5 33. cxb5 axb5 34. Ng3 b4 35. Nh5+ Kg6 36. Ng3 Kf6
37. Nh5+ Ke7 38. Ng3 c4 39. Bc2 Nb5 40. Nxf5+ Bxf5 41. Bxf5
Kd6 42. Bxh7 Nc3 43. Ke3 Kxd5 44. h4 Nxa2 45. h5 Ke5 46. Bg8
Nc3 47. Bxc4 Na4 48. f4+ Kf6 49. Kd4 Nb6 50. Bb3 Nd7 51. Kc4
Kf5 52. Kxb4 Kxf4 53. h6 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "34"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. e3 c5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Bf3 Qd6 11. Ne2 O-O
12. Qb3 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. Bg3 Qe7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. dxe5
Ba6 17. Qc3 Rfd8 18. f3 Rab8 19. Kf2 Rd3 20. Qxc6 Rb6 21. Qc2
Bxe5 22. Bf4 Bxf4 23. Nxf4 Qxe3+ 24. Kg3 Rd2 25. Qe4 Qf2+
26. Kh3 Rf6 27. Rac1 h6 28. Rc6 Rxf4 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+
Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Ke7 32. Qg5+ Rf6 33. Qg7+ Ke6 34. Qg8+ Rf7
35. Qg6+ Ke7 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Qh6+ Rg7 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qe6+
Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qxg7 Bc8+
44. g4 Qxf3+ 45. Kh4 Qxh1 46. Qg6+ Kd7 47. Qf5+ Kc7 48. Qa5+
Kc6 49. Qxd2 Qe4 50. Qc3+ Kb7 51. h3 Be6 52. a3 a6 53. Kg5 Kb6
54. Qg3 a5 55. h4 Qd4 56. h5 a4 57. Qb8+ Kc6 58. Qa8+ Kd6
59. Qd8+ Bd7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "35"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Ivanovich Tkachiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nb6 11. b3 Bd7
12. Ba3 Re8 13. Rc1 Bc6 14. e3 N8d7 15. Rf2 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7
17. Qd3 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Rcf1 e5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21. Bc5 Ng4
22. Bd4 Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Re7 24. Bxg7 Rxg7 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. e4
Qb6 27. Kg2 Qc5 28. Rf6 Bxd5 29. Nxd5 Rf8 30. Qc3 Qc8 31. e5
Rd8 32. Qxc8 Rxc8 33. e6 Re8 34. e7 Rgxe7 35. Nxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "36"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Qxd4
Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Ndb5 Na6 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6
Be6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Be2 Rhe8 14. f3 Nd7 15. Rd4 b5
16. Rhd1 Nac5 17. Bg3 Nb7 18. Bf2 a6 19. h4 Ne5 20. h5 c5
21. R4d2 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Kd2 Nc6 25. a4
b4 26. Nd5 Nca5 27. Nf4 Bd7 28. Nd5 Bxa4 29. Bh4+ Ke8 30. h6
gxh6 31. Nf6+ Kd8 32. Nd5+ Ke8 33. Nf6+ Ke7 34. Nxh7+ Kd6
35. Nf6 Nb3+ 36. Ke3 Bb5 37. Bg3+ Kc6 38. Nd5 a5 39. Be5 a4
40. g4 c3 41. Ne7+ Kb6 42. Nd5+ Ka5 43. bxc3 Bxe2 44. cxb4+
cxb4 45. Kxe2 Kb5 46. Kd3 N7c5+ 47. Kc2 a3 48. Kb1 Nd2+
49. Ka2 Nxf3 50. Bg7 Nxe4 51. Bxh6 Nd4 52. Bf8 Nc6 53. Kb3
Nc5+ 54. Ka2 Nd3 55. Kb3 Nd4+ 56. Ka2 Kc4 57. Nb6+ Kb5 58. Nd5
Nc5 59. g5 Nc6 60. Ne3 Na5 61. Be7 Nc4 62. Nd5 b3+ 63. Ka1 Na4
64. Bf6 b2+ 65. Ka2 Kc5 66. Nc3 Nxc3+ 67. Bxc3 Kd5 68. Bb4 Ke4
69. Kb1 Kd3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "37"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 d6 12. Nc3
Nc4 13. Re1 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Rb1 h6 16. Nd5 Be6 17. b3
N4e5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Ba3 Re8 20. Bc5 Rc8 21. b4 Nd4 22. Bxd4
exd4 23. Bb3 Kh7 24. a4 f5 25. f3 fxe4 26. fxe4 Be5 27. Qd2
Bxd5 28. exd5 Rc3 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qf2 Rf8 31. Qe2 Re3
32. Qg4 h5 33. Qe6 Qh4 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "38"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anatoly Karpov"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Qc2 b6
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Rd1 c5 10. d4 Nb4 11. Qb1 Qc8
12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 g6 14. Nce4 Kg7 15. Nd6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "39"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 g6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6
Nxc6 7. d4 d6 8. d5 Ne7 9. c4 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne1 f5
12. Nd3 f4 13. f3 g5 14. c5 Ng6 15. b4 h5 16. b5 g4 17. b6
cxb6 18. cxd6 Qxd6 19. a4 Qf6 20. Ba3 Rf7 21. d6 Be6 22. Qe2
Bf8 23. Rab1 Rc8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 gxf3 26. gxf3 Bxd6
27. Rxb6 Rd8 28. Kh1 Rg7 29. Rg1 Qf8 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Nf2 Nh4
32. Rd1 Qd8 33. Bxd6 Qxd6 34. Ne4 Qd8 35. d6 Rg2 36. Qc4+ Kh8
37. Qf7 Rg7 38. Qf6 Qxf6 39. Nxf6 Nxf3 40. d7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7
1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "40"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5
c6 7. e4 O-O 8. Bc4 cxd5 9. exd5 Qb6 10. Nge2 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qa3
12. O-O Nd7 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. Bb3 Qa5 15. Ng3 Bd7 16. Nge4 Rac8
17. Rfc1 Bf5 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. d6 exd6 20. Nxd6 Bxb1 21. Nxc8
Rxc8 22. Nxb1 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Bxd4 24. Nd2 Qc5 25. Qe1 Kg7
26. g3 Qf5 27. Qe2 Nd5 28. Qf3 Nc3 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Kf1 b5
31. Nf3 Bc5 32. Ne5 a5 33. Nd3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "41"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Bxe3
7. fxe3 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d4 Qe7 11. Qd2 a6
12. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[Round "42"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. c5 h6 11. Nd2 f5 12. Nc4 g5
13. Ba3 Ng6 14. b5 Nf4 15. f3 Rf7 16. Rc1 Bf8 17. Kh1 Qf6
18. Ne3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Qg6 20. Bd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf6 22. Qc4
Nxe4 23. fxe4 Rf4 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Qc7 Qxe4 26. Bxd6 Bh3
27. Bxe5 Rc8 28. Bxf4 Rxc7 29. Bxc7 Qxe3 30. gxh3 Qe4+ 31. Kg1
Bc5+ 32. Rxc5 Qd4+ 33. Rf2 Qxc5 34. d6 Qxb5 35. Rd2 Qc5+
36. Kf1 Qf5+ 37. Ke1 Qd7 38. Kd1 Kf7 39. Re2 Kf6 40. Re7 Qa4+
41. Ke1 Qxa2 42. Re2 Qa1+ 43. Kf2 Qd4+ 44. Kg2 a5 45. Rf2+ Ke6
46. Re2+ Kf5 47. Rf2+ Ke4 48. Re2+ Kd3 49. Re7 Qd5+ 50. Kg1 a4
51. Kf2 a3 52. Re3+ Kd2 53. Rxa3 Qc5+ 54. Kg2 Qxa3 55. d7 Ke2
0-1

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.05"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5
Na5 13. Bg5 Nxb3 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. cxb3 f5 16. Qc1 fxe4
17. Rxe4 f5 18. Rxe5 Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qh4+ 21. g3
Qd4+ 22. Kf1 Qxd5 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.06"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bf1 c5 12. a4
b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8 15. Qd3 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Be7 17. Qf4
Bf6 18. a5 Qe7 19. e4 e5 20. Qe3 Nc5 21. Rd5 Ne6 22. Nxe5 Bb7
23. Nd7 Bxd5 24. Nxf8 Ba8 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Qa7 Rd8 27. Be3
Bxe4 28. Re1 Bxb2 29. Qb6 Rc8 30. Bf4 g5 31. Bg3 b3 32. Re3
Bf6 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 34. Qxf6 Qg6 35. Qd4 h6 36. Be5 Re8 37. h4
Qf5 38. Bh8 Qh7 39. Qd7 Qe4 40. Bc3 gxh4 41. Bd3 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.07"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mert Erdogdu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6
7. O-O O-O 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 Bxb3
12. axb3 d5 13. Qe2 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b4 Qd7 16. Bd2 Rad8
17. Rad1 Re6 18. Bc1 Rd6 19. Nd2 Bg7 20. exd5 Rxd5 21. Nde4
Nxe4 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Nc5 Qc8 24. f4 b6 25. Nb3 Qd7 26. fxe5
Rxe5 27. Qf1 Rxe1 28. Qxe1 Qd5 29. Nd2 a5 30. bxa5 Nxa5 31. d4
c5 32. Nf3 Nb3 33. Be3 g5 34. Bf2 b5 35. Nd2 cxd4 36. Nxb3
Qxb3 37. Bxd4 f4 38. Rd2 Bxd4+ 39. Rxd4 Rxd4 40. Qe8+ Kh7
41. cxd4 Qd5 42. Qe7+ Kg6 43. Qc5 Qe4 44. Qxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Giovanni Portilho Vescovi"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qa4 Bf6 14. Rxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Re8 16. Qxd5
Nf8 17. Qb5 Ne6 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. h4 h6 21. Bh3 a6
22. Qb4 Rc6 23. Rc1 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Nd3 25. Rxc6 Nxb4 26. Rc8
Nxa2 27. e4 Nb4 28. e5 Be7 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Ke3 Ke8 31. Ke4 f6
32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. d5 fxe5 34. d6 Nc6 35. Bc8 Bf6 36. g4 g6
37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Bd8 39. Bxa6 Kd7 40. Bb5 Kxd6 41. Bxc6
Kxc6 42. Kxe5 Kd7 43. e4 Be7 44. Kd5 Bd8 45. b4 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.09"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 e6
7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bd7 10. Ne5 Bc6 11. Nxc6 Nxc6
12. Bd2 Nd5 13. Rc1 Bxc5 14. Rxc4 Be7 15. Ne3 O-O-O 16. O-O
Kb8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rc3 Rhe8 19. Re3 Bf6 20. Rxe8 Rxe8
21. e3 d4 22. Rc1 Bg5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rxc6 dxe3 25. Bxe3
Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rxe3 27. Rxa6 Rb3 28. Rd6 Kc7 29. Rd2 Rb4
30. Rc2+ Kd7 31. Rd2+ Kc7 32. Rc2+ Kd7 33. a5 Rb5 34. Rd2+ Kc7
35. Rc2+ Kd7 36. b4 Rxb4 37. Ra2 Kc7 38. a6 Kb8 39. Rf2 f6
40. Re2 h5 41. Re8+ Ka7 42. Re7+ Kxa6 43. Rxg7 Kb6 44. Rf7 h4
45. Rxf6+ Kc7 46. Rf4 Rb1+ 47. Kg2 hxg3 48. hxg3 Kd7 49. Re4
Rb8 50. Re3 Rh8 51. Kf3 Rf8+ 52. Kg4 Kd6 53. Kg5 Rg8+ 54. Kf6
Kd5 55. Re5+ Kd6 56. Re3 Kd5 57. Re5+ Kd6 58. Rg5 Rf8+ 59. Kg7
Rf3 60. g4 Rf4 61. Kh6 Ke7 62. Rg7+ Kf8 63. g5 Rf1 64. Ra7 Rg1
65. Kg6 Rg2 66. Ra8+ Ke7 67. Ra5 Kf8 68. Ra8+ Ke7 69. Rg8 Kd6
1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.10"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7
Qxe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Rd8
12. Rc1 Qb4 13. Na4 Bg4 14. a3 Qe7 15. Re1 Rac8 16. h3 Bh5
17. Nc3 h6 18. Nd4 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Ne4 20. Rec2 Qe8 21. Nce2 Ne7
22. Rc7 Nd6 23. Nf4 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Qc2 Qd8 26. Rc5 Nc4
27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qc3 Nb6 29. Qb4 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Nc6 31. Nxc6
bxc6 32. Nh5 Nc4 33. Qb8+ Kh7 34. Qf8 Qxb2 35. Qxf7 Qe5+
36. Nf4 Nd2 37. Qg6+ Kg8 38. Qxc6 Nf1+ 39. Kh1 Qa1 40. Qxd5+
Kh7 41. Qd3+ Kg8 42. g3 Nxe3+ 43. Kh2 Nd1 44. h4 Nc3 45. Qd8+
Kh7 46. h5 Qb2 47. Qd4 Qxa3 48. Qd3+ Kg8 49. Nd5 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.11"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e5 9. dxe5 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4
12. Bb4 bxc4 13. Qg4 c5 14. f3 cxb4 15. fxe4 O-O 16. exd5 cxb3
17. Qd4 Nd7 18. axb3 Qg5 19. Qf4 Qg6 20. Qg4 Qh6 21. Qf4 Qg6
22. Qg4 Qh6 23. Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.12"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
f4 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nf2 Ng6 16. Qc2 Rf7 17. Rfc1
Ne8 18. a4 h5 19. Ncd1 Bf8 20. Ra3 a6 21. Qc3 Bd7 22. Qa5 b6
23. Qb4 Rg7 24. Rac3 Nh4 25. h3 Be7 26. Be1 Qb8 27. Kf1 Bd8
28. Rb3 Bc7 29. Qa3 Qd8 30. Rbc3 Bb8 31. b4 Ra7 32. Rc6 b5
33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra6 Rb7 35. Rcc6 Bxc6 36. dxc6 Ra7 37. Nc3
d5 38. Nxd5 Nf5 39. exf5 Qxd5 40. Ne4 Rgc7 41. Nxg5 Ng7
42. Rb6 Nxf5 43. Rxb8+ Kg7 44. Qb2 Ra2 45. Qb1 Rc2 46. Rxb5
Qd6 47. Rb7 Kh6 48. Kg1 Qxc6 49. Nf7+ Rxf7 50. Rxf7 Ne3
51. Ra7 Qd5 52. Qa1 Nxg2 53. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.13"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ahmed Adly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c3 Be7
7. a4 b4 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Ne5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qb6 11. Nd3 Na6
12. a5 Qb7+ 13. f3 Be7 14. e4 Rc8 15. Ra4 d5 16. e5 Nd7
17. Be3 bxc3 18. Nxc3 Ndc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rb4 Qc6 21. Rg4
h5 22. Nb4 Qb7 23. Rd4 O-O 24. f4 g6 25. Kh3 Kg7 26. Nbxd5
exd5 27. f5 Bg5 28. b4 Ne6 29. Rd3 d4 30. Ne2 gxf5 31. Rxd4
Be3 32. Rxf5 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Qd7 34. g4 Rc3 35. Kh4 Qd8+ 0-1

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.13"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. e4 Qxc3 10. Qxc3 Nxc3 11. dxc5 Na4
12. Be3 Bd7 13. Rb1 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bb5 Bxb5 16. Rxb5 Nd7
17. Ne2 Nac5 18. Bc1 Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Ke7 21. Rc3
Rhc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h4 Ra8 24. Rb3 Nc5 25. Rxb6 Rxa3
26. Nf4 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne2 b6 11. Nf4
Bb7 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Rxd8+ Kxd8 14. g4 Ne7 15. Be3 Ke8 16. Rd1
Nd5 17. Nh5 h6 18. c4 g6 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. exf6 c5 21. Ne5 Bd6
22. Re1 Bc8 23. Bxc5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5+ Be6 25. Be3 Kd8 26. b3 h5
27. gxh5 Rxh5 28. Bg5 Rh8 29. h4 Re8 30. f3 Bd7 31. Re7 Rxe7
32. fxe7+ Ke8 33. Kf2 Bc6 34. b4 a6 35. f4 Bd7 36. Ke3 c5
37. a3 f5 38. Kd3 Kf7 39. Kc3 Be8 40. Kb3 Ke6 41. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.15"]
[EventDate "2010.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2
Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Nd2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.h3 Rb8 13.Nc4
Nb6 14.Na3 Bd7 15.e4 Nc8 16.Qd3 Re7 17.Rb1 Be8 18.b4 cxb4
19.Rxb4 Rc7 20.Bd2 Nd7 21.Rc1 Nc5 22.Qb1 b5 23.axb5 a5 24.Rb2
Nb6 25.Ra2 a4 26.Ne2 Rcb7 27.Bf4 Nc8 28.Rxc5 dxc5 29.Bxb8 Rxb8
30.f4 g5 31.e5 gxf4 32.gxf4 f6 33.Qe4 fxe5 34.fxe5 Qg5 35.Nc4
Bxb5 36.h4 Qg6 37.Qxg6 hxg6 38.Rb2 Nd6 39.Nxd6 a3 40.Ra2 Bxe2
41.Rxe2 Bxe5 42.Nc4 Bb2 43.Nxa3 Bxa3 44.Re6 c4 45.Rxg6+ Kf7
46.Rc6 Rh8 47.Rc7+ Kf8 48.Rxc4 Be7 49.Rc8+ Kg7 50.Rxh8 Kxh8
51.h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.16"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rfe8 12. c3
d5 13. Nf1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 Red8 16. Bc2 Nd7
17. Ne3 f6 18. b4 a5 19. Rb1 axb4 20. cxb4 Nb6 21. Bb3+ Kh8
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rd7 24. Bb2 Nd8 25. Rbd1 c5 26. Bxb7
Rxb7 27. bxc5 Bxc5 28. Rd3 Ne6 29. Rb1 Kg8 30. Kf1 Ra4 31. Nd2
Nf4 32. Rc3 Ba7 33. Bc1 h5 34. h4 Kh7 35. f3 Bd4 36. Rcb3 Rc7
37. g3 Ne6 38. Rxb5 Be3 39. R5b4 Ra6 40. Nb3 Bxc1 41. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 42. Nxc1 Rxa3 43. Nb3 g5 44. hxg5 Nxg5 45. Ke2 Ra2+
46. Nd2 Nxf3 47. Kxf3 Rxd2 48. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.18"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. a4 Bb7 10. b3 bxa4 11. Nxa4 c5
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O O-O 15. Bb2 Bxf3 16. gxf3
a5 17. f4 Be7 18. Bc4 Ne4 19. Qc2 Bf6 20. Rfd1 Qc7 21. Qxe4
Bxb2 22. Ra2 Bf6 23. f5 exf5 24. Qxf5 Rfd8 25. Rd5 Qb6 26. Rb5
Qd6 27. Rbxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 g6 29. Qf3 Kg7 30. Kg2 Qc7 31. Rd5
Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Bc3 33. Kf1 f5 34. Kg2 Qe7 35. Kf1 Qc7 36. h3
Qh2 37. Qf3 Bf6 38. b4 Qc7 39. Qd5 Qe5 40. Qf7+ Kh6 41. b5 Qd6
42. Qb7 f4 43. Qf3 fxe3 44. fxe3 Bd8 45. Ke2 Bb6 46. h4 Qe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.19"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "201"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. e5 Qd8 11. Ne4 O-O
12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 Qb8 16. Ng3 b5
17. Bxb5 Nxe5 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Nb3 a6 21. Ne4
Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Nd4 Rfd8 24. Nxb5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Nc4
26. Nec3 Nxa3 27. Ra1 Bxb4 28. Nb1 Nxb5 29. Rxa8+ Bf8 30. h4
Nc7 31. Rc8 Nd5 32. Nd2 g6 33. Nc4 Kg7 34. g3 h5 35. Kg2 Bb4
36. Rb8 Kf6 37. Rb7 Bf8 38. Kf3 Bc5 39. Nd2 Kg7 40. Ne4 Be7
41. Ng5 Kf8 42. Ke2 Nf6 43. Kd3 Ng4 44. Nh7+ Ke8 45. Rb8+ Kd7
46. Ke2 Bd6 47. Rb7+ Ke8 48. Ng5 Nh6 49. Ne4 Nf5 50. Nxd6+
Nxd6 51. Ra7 Kf8 52. Kf3 Kg7 53. Rd7 Nf5 54. Kg2 Kf6 55. f3
Nh6 56. Kh3 g5 57. hxg5+ Kxg5 58. Rd8 Kg6 59. Kg2 Kg7 60. Kf2
Nf5 61. Ra8 Kh7 62. Ra1 Kg6 63. Rg1 Kg5 64. Ke2 Kf6 65. Kd3
Ke5 66. Rg2 Kd5 67. g4 hxg4 68. fxg4 Nd6 69. Rf2 Ke5 70. g5
Nf5 71. Rf1 Kd6 72. Ra1 Ke7 73. Ra8 Nh4 74. Ke3 Ng6 75. Rg8
Kd7 76. Kf3 Nh4+ 77. Kf4 Ke7 78. Ra8 Nf5 79. Ke4 Nh4 80. Kf4
Nf5 81. Ke5 Ne3 82. Rc8 Nd5 83. Ke4 Kd7 84. Ra8 Ke7 85. Kf3
Nb6 86. Rb8 Nc4 87. Kg4 Ne3+ 88. Kf4 Nf5 89. Ke5 Ne3 90. Rb7+
Kf8 91. g6 fxg6 92. Kxe6 Nf5 93. Kf6 Ke8 94. Kxg6 Nd6 95. Rh7
Kd8 96. Kf6 Ne8+ 97. Ke6 Nc7+ 98. Kd6 Ne8+ 99. Kc6 Nf6
100. Rf7 Ne8 101. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.20"]
[EventDate "2010.02.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg4 7.Qb3
Qc7 8.Bd2 Bh5 9.Rc1 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Be7 11.h3 Qb6 12.g3 Nbd7
13.O-O Nd5 14.Ng2 Bg6 15.f3 O-O 16.Ne2 a5 17.a3 Qa7 18.Nef4
Nxf4 19.Nxf4 e5 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Be2 Rad8 23.Qc3
Rd5 24.f4 Rfd8 25.fxe5 Rxd2 26.Rce1 b5 27.Rf2 Bc5 28.Bf1 b4
29.Rxd2 bxc3 30.Rxd8+ Kh7 31.bxc3 Qe7 32.Rd3 Qxe5 33.Kg2 Bxa3
34.e4 Bd6 35.Rf3 Qc5 36.e5 Bxe5 37.Re4 f5 38.Rc4 Qb6 39.g4 f4
40.h4 Qb2+ 41.Kh3 Bb8 42.h5 gxh5 43.Bd3+ Kg8 44.gxh5 Qc1
45.Be4 c5 46.Kg2 Qd2+ 47.Rf2 Qd7 48.Bf3 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.21"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 e5 12. d5
Nb6 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. h3 Bd7 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Rfd1
Bf8 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bd6 21. Nd2 Qe7
22. Ne4 Kg7 23. Re1 Re8 24. h4 Rad8 25. h5 f5 26. Nxd6 Rxd6
27. Rc5 e4 28. hxg6 f4 29. Qd2 Qe5 30. Rc7+ Rd7 31. Rxd7+ Nxd7
32. Ba4 Rd8 33. Qa5 Nb6 34. Bb3 e3 35. fxe3 fxe3 36. Qb4 Rd6
37. Re2 Rxg6 38. Qc3 Qxc3 39. bxc3 Rg5 40. Rxe3 Nxd5 41. Bxd5
Rxd5 42. Re7+ Kf6 43. Rxb7 Ra5 44. Rb2 Ke5 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.23"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7
7. e3 Qa5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qc2 Re8
12. Bh4 h6 13. Rc1 Qd8 14. Nf3 Nf8 15. O-O Bg4 16. Nd2 Bh5
17. Rce1 Bg6 18. Nf3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Ng6 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. hxg3
a5 22. Ne2 Nf8 23. Qc2 N8d7 24. Nf4 Qe7 25. Rb1 Ne4 26. Nd3
Rec8 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Nf6 29. Rfc1 Ne4 30. Qd1 Ra7
31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. Rxc5 Ra6 33. Qd2 Rca8 34. Kf1 h5 35. Rbc1 g6
36. Ke2 Rb6 37. R5c3 Re8 38. Rc5 Ra8 39. R5c3 Re8 40. Rc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2010.02.24"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Ne8 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O
Qe7 13. Re1 h6 14. a5 Nc7 15. Rc1 f5 16. Qb3 g5 17. Bg3 Rb8
18. Na4 b5 19. axb6 Na8 20. Ra1 Naxb6 21. Nc3 Na8 22. Qc2 Nc7
23. Bc4 Rb4 24. b3 Nf6 25. Ra5 Nd7 26. Na4 Kh8 27. Nb2 Rb6
28. Rd1 Nb5 29. Bd3 Nc3 30. Rd2 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Ne1 Bxb2
33. Qxb2+ Kg8 34. Nc2 Nf6 35. Na3 Ne8 36. Nc4 Rb5 37. Ra4 h5
38. Na5 h4 39. Bh2 Bf5 40. Nc6 Qb7 41. b4 Bd7 42. Qc2 Bf5
43. bxc5 Rxc5 44. Qd1 Rb5 45. Ra1 Bc8 46. Rc1 Bf5 47. Nd8 Qe7
48. Ne6 Bxe6 49. dxe6 Qxe6 50. Bxd6 Nxd6 51. Rxd6 Qf5 52. Qh5
Rb7 53. Rg6+ Rg7 54. Rh6 Rh7 55. Rxh7 Qxh7 56. Qxg5+ Qg7
57. Qxh4 Qg6 58. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.13"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7
12. Be2 Nd5 13. Ba3 Qxc3 14. Qb1 Qf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. b5 Rd8
17. Bb2 Qe7 18. Ra4 b6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Rh4 N7f6 21. Ne5 Bd7
22. Ba3 Qe8 23. Bd3 Rac8 24. Qb2 Kg8 25. h3 Rc3 26. Rd1 Rdc8
27. Rd4 Rxd3 28. R1xd3 Bxb5 29. Rd2 a6 30. Ng4 Nxg4 31. Rxg4
f6 32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Qxf6 Qd7 34. Rxg7+ Qxg7 35. Qe6+ Kh7
36. Qf5+ Qg6 37. Qxc8 Qc6 38. Qd8 Qe6 39. Bb2 a5 40. Qh8+ Kg6
41. Qg7+ Kf5 42. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.13"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6+
bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Qf3 c5 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. exf5
Rb8 12. g4 h6 13. h4 Be7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nh7 16. Re1 O-O
17. g6 fxg6 18. Qd5+ Kh8 19. fxg6 Bg5 20. Qh1 Bh4 21. Re4 Qf6
22. Qxh4 Qxg6+ 23. Qg4 Qf6 24. Qg3 d5 25. Rf4 Qe6 26. Nc3 Rxf4
27. Bxf4 Rb4 28. a3 Rc4 29. b3 Rd4 30. Qe3 Qg4+ 31. Bg3 Ng5
32. Kf1 Qh3+ 33. Ke2 Ne4 34. Re1 Qh5+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2
Nxc3+ 37. Qxc3 Re4+ 38. Kd1 Rxe1+ 39. Qxe1 Qf3+ 40. Qe2 Qh1+
41. Kd2 d4 42. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
Kh8 13. g4 c6 14. Kg2 b5 15. b3 a5 16. Nf2 b4 17. Na4 Bb7
18. Rc1 fxe4 19. fxe4 cxd5 20. exd5 Nexd5 21. cxd5 Nxd5
22. Kg1 e4 23. Nxe4 Bd4+ 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Nxf2 Qh4 26. Qe1 Rf8
27. Bf3 Rxf3 28. Qe4 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8
7. Re1 a6 8. Bc4 Na5 9. a3 Nxc4 10. dxc4 h6 11. h3 Bc5 12. Be3
Bxe3 13. Rxe3 d6 14. Qd2 Be6 15. b3 Nd7 16. Rd1 Rf8 17. Qe2 b6
18. Ne1 Nc5 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. cxd3 b5 21. d4 exd4 22. Rxd4 bxc4
23. bxc4 Qf6 24. Rd1 Rab8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Rb2 27. Qf3
Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Re2 29. Rd4 Rc2 30. Ra4 Ra8 31. g4 c5 32. dxc6
Rxc6 33. Rb4 Rac8 34. Rd3 Rc3 35. Rbd4 R8c4 36. Rxc4 Rxd3
37. Ra4 Rxh3 38. Rxa6 g6 39. Kg2 Rd3 40. a4 Ra3 41. f3 Kg7
42. Kg3 Ra2 43. a5 Ra3 44. Ra8 Kf6 45. a6 Ke7 46. a7 Ra2
47. f4 Ra3+ 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. Ke2 Kg7 50. Kd2 h5 51. g5 h4
52. Ke2 h3 53. Kf2 Ra2+ 54. Kg1 Rg2+ 55. Kh1 Ra2 56. f5 Kh7
57. f6 h2 58. Rf8 Rxa7 59. Kxh2 Rb7 60. Kg3 Ra7 61. Kf4 Rb7
62. Ke3 Ra7 63. Kd4 Rc7 64. Re8 Ra7 65. Kd5 Ra5+ 66. Kxd6 Ra6+
67. Ke7 Ra7+ 68. Kf8 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O g6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Bc2
c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Be3 Nb7 16. e5 Bf5 17. Be4
Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Rd5 19. Bg5 Nc6 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Nd4
22. Rfd1 h6 23. Kf1 a5 24. Rac1 Nd8 25. Nxd4 cxd4 26. Bxd8
Raxd8 27. f4 g5 28. g3 d3 29. Kf2 d2 30. Rc3 b4 31. Re3 Kg7
32. f5 Rc8 33. Ke2 Rc2 34. e6 fxe6 35. fxe6 Kf8 36. Rd3 Rxd3
37. Kxd3 Rxb2 38. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 39. Kxd2 Ke7 40. Kd3 Kxe6 41. Kc4
Kf5 42. Kb5 g4 43. h4 Ke4 44. Kxa5 Kf3 45. Kxb4 Kxg3 46. a4
Kxh4 47. a5 g3 48. a6 g2 49. a7 g1=Q 50. a8=Q h5 51. Qd5 Qg4+
52. Ka3 Kg3 53. Qe5+ Kh3 54. Qd5 Kh2 55. Qd2+ Qg2 56. Qd4 Qg3+
57. Ka2 h4 58. Ka1 Qg1+ 59. Ka2 Qxd4 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Smeets"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e4 dxe4 6. d5 Ne5
7. Bf4 Ng6 8. Bg3 f5 9. h4 f4 10. Bh2 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. h5
Ne5 13. Bxf4 Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Qxd3 15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qxe4 Nf6
17. Qe2 Bb4 18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Rh3 O-O 20. Rd6 Bxd6 21. Qxe6+ Rf7
22. Qxd6 Qxg2 23. Rg3 Re8+ 24. Be3 Qh1 25. h6 Qh5 26. Rxg7+
Rxg7 27. hxg7 Ng4 28. Nd5 Qe5 29. Qd7 Qe6 30. Qxb7 Rd8
31. Ne7+ Kxg7 32. Nf5+ Kf6 33. Qg7+ Kxf5 34. Qg5+ Ke4 35. f3+
Kd3 36. Qxd8+ Kxe3 37. Qd2+ 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. Nd2 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. Bb3 O-O 10. c3 Bb6 11. Nc4 Bc7
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Ne3 a5 15. Kh1 g5 16. Bg3 Bb6
17. Re1 Kg7 18. f3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nh5 20. Bf2 Nf4 21. d4 Qf6
22. Bc4 h5 23. Bf1 h4 24. Qd2 Rh8 25. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 Bb7 6. Nc3 b4
7. Na4 d6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. a3 a5 10. O-O c5 11. Bb2 Qc7 12. Re1
Be4 13. Bh3 Be7 14. Ng5 Bg6 15. axb4 h6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. bxc5
dxc5 18. Bxe6 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Nc5 20. Qe3 Nxe6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. Qxe6+ Qe7 23. Qc6+ Kf7 24. Qd5+ Qe6 25. Qb7+ Be7 26. Nc5
Qf5 27. Nd7 Rhd8 28. Rad1 Qe4 29. Rd5 Kg8 30. Qb6 Kh7 31. h4
Bxh4 32. Rd4 Qf5 33. Rd5 Qh3 34. Qd4 Bxg3 35. Nf6+ gxf6
36. fxg3 Qxg3+ 37. Kf1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.18"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. h5 Nc6
7. d4 Bf5 8. Bd2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. e4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Qe7
12. Bb5+ c6 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. exf5 Bxb2+ 15. Be2 Rd8 16. Qb1
Bc3+ 17. Kf1 gxf5 18. a4 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 Rg8 20. Rh4 Rg4 21. g3
Qe4 22. Qb2 Rxh4 23. gxh4 b6 24. h6 Rd6 25. a5 b5 26. a6 Ke7
27. Qc1 Re6 28. Ng1 Kd7 29. h5 Re5 30. Qg5 b4 31. Qg8 Ke7
32. Qb8 Qd4 33. Qc7+ Kf6 34. Qxc6+ Re6 35. Qc8 Ke7 36. Qb7+
Kf8 37. Qb8+ Ke7 38. Qc7+ Kf8 39. Qb8+ Ke7 40. Bf3 Qb6 41. Qe5
Rxe5 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.18"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nd5
Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bf6 Kf8 9. Bxg7+ Kxg7 10. O-O d6 11. Bxc6
Nxc6 12. Nxd4 Re8 13. Nb5 Rxe4 14. Nbxc7 Rb8 15. Qd3 Bf5
16. Qc3+ Ne5 17. b3 Re2 18. f4 Rxc2 19. Qd4 Qh4 20. Rad1 Rxa2
21. Nb5 Bh3 22. gxh3 Qxh3 23. Rd2 Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Qh3 25. Rdf2
Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Rc8 27. Ndc3 Qd3 28. fxe5 Qxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxc3
30. exd6 Rd3 31. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 a6 8. Nd2 b5 9. a4 Nh5 10. Be3 b4 11. Nce4 f5 12. g4
fxg4 13. h3 g3 14. fxg3 Bg7 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Bg2 O-O 17. O-O
Bf5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. e4 Bc8 21. e5 Rxf1+
22. Qxf1 dxe5 23. d6 Ra7 24. Qc4+ Kg7 25. Qxc5 Rf7 26. Rc1 Bf5
27. Qxe5+ Kh6 28. Qe3+ g5 29. h4 Kg7 30. Bd5 Rd7 31. Rc7 gxh4
32. g4 Bg6 33. Be6 Qe8 34. Qe5+ Kh6 35. g5+ Kh5 36. Ne4 Bxe4
37. Bg4+ Kxg4 38. Qxe8 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne2 b6 11. Rd1
Ne7 12. Ned4 a6 13. e6 f6 14. b4 Ng6 15. Be3 c5 16. bxc5 Bxc5
17. Re1 Ne7 18. Bf4 g5 19. Be3 Bb7 20. c4 Rd8 21. Nc2 Bd6
22. Nfd4 c5 23. Ne2 Be4 24. Rac1 Bd3 25. Na3 Nf5 26. Nc3 Nxe3
27. fxe3 Bf5 28. Nd5 Bxe6 29. Nxf6+ Ke7 30. Nd5+ Bxd5 31. cxd5
b5 32. Nc2 Rhf8 33. g3 Be5 34. e4 Rf3 35. Kg2 Rd3 36. Re2 Rc3
37. Rd1 Rf8 38. Ne3 c4 39. Nf5+ Kd7 40. d6 Rd8 41. Rd5 Ke6
42. Red2 Rd7 43. Rc5 Bxd6 44. Rcd5 Rd3 45. R2xd3 cxd3 46. Nd4+
Ke7 47. Nf5+ Ke6 48. Nd4+ Ke7 49. Nf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. g3 Bg4 8. Bg2 cxd4 9. exd4 Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Be6
12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc8 14. g4 Qxc3 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. Rb3 Qa5
17. Rxb7 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. f4 Nc3 20. Qd2 d4 21. f5 Bc4
22. Re1 Qxa2 23. Rb2 Qa1 24. f6 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 b6
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 h6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Re8
12. Nd2 f5 13. O-O fxe4 14. c4 d6 15. Bb2 Qg5 16. f3 Bh3
17. Qe2 e3 18. Ne4 Qg6 19. a4 Nd7 20. Ra3 Ne5 21. Kh1 Nxc4
22. gxh3 Rxe4 23. Rg1 Qh5 24. Rxg7+ Kf8 25. Rh7 Nxb2 26. Rxe3
Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Kg8 28. Rxh6 Qf5 29. Rh4 Nd3 30. Rg4+ Kf7
31. Re4 Qxd5 32. Re7+ Kf8 33. Rh7 Kg8 34. Rc7 Nf2+ 35. Qxf2
Kf8 36. Qe3 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qc2+ 38. Kg3 Qg6+ 39. Kh4 Qf6+
40. Qg5 Qxg5+ 41. Kxg5 d5 42. f4 d4 43. f5 Re8 44. Kf6 d3
45. Rf7+ Kg8 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Rd7 c4 48. Kf7 Rc8 49. f6 c3
50. Rd4 Rc7+ 51. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. O-O b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rac1 Qb7+ 16. N2f3
O-O 17. Qc6 Qxc6 18. Nxc6 Nc5 19. b4 Rfc8 20. Nfd4 e5 21. Nb3
Rxc6 22. bxc5 Rac8 23. Rd6 bxc5 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc5 Rxc5
26. Nxc5 Be7 27. Nd3 e4 28. Ne5 f6 29. Nc6 Bc5 30. Nd8 Bb6
31. Nb7 f5 32. Nd6 g6 33. f3 exf3+ 34. Kxf3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5
Qxd5 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Be2 c6 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5
12. e4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Be6 14. f4 Bc7 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rac1 Bb6
17. Kf2 Nf6 18. h3 h5 19. Bf3 Rfd8 20. e5 Ne8 21. b3 f6
22. Na4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 fxe5 24. fxe5 Ng7 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4
Rf8 27. Ke2 Bc7 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. Nd7 Rd8 30. Nf6+ Kf7 31. Rxd8
Bxd8 32. Bxa7 Bc7 33. Bd4 Ne6 34. Bb2 Ng5 35. Bg2 Ke6 36. Ne4
Nf7 37. Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 exd5 14. exd5 Nc6 15. Be2 Bf5 16. O-O Be4
17. d6 Kh8 18. Rfe1 g5 19. Bg3 h6 20. h4 c4 21. hxg5 fxg5
22. Bxc4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Ne5 24. Bd5 Re8 25. Re3 Ng6 26. Bxb7
Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Rf8 28. d7 Qa4 29. Qd3 Nf4 30. d8=Q Nxd3
31. Qxd3 Qxa2 32. Qg6 Rf6 33. Qe4 Qd2 34. Re1 Rxf3 35. Re2
Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Rf8 37. Be5 Qd7 38. Bd5 a5 39. c4 Bxe5 40. Qxe5+
Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kg7 42. Qd4+ Rf6 43. Re6 Qf7 44. Rb6 Qf8 45. Rb7+
Kg6 46. Be4+ Kh5 47. Rb1 Rd6 48. Rh1+ Kg4 49. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. a3 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 Ne4
7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Bh3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Bxf3 11. exf3 e5
12. Qc2 Qf6 13. b4 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Bb2 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4
17. Rad1 a5 18. c5 Be7 19. cxb6 axb4 20. axb4 Kh8 21. b7 Rab8
22. Qc7 Qc6 23. Qf4 Bxb4 24. Bxf5 Rxb7 25. Qg4 Bc3 26. Be4 d5
27. Bd3 g6 28. f4 Qf6 29. Rb1 Re7 30. Rb5 Rd8 31. Rfb1 Kg7
32. Rb7 Rde8 33. f5 Rxb7 34. Rxb7+ Re7 35. Rxe7+ Qxe7 36. fxg6
h6 37. Qf5 Bb4 38. Qxd5 Bd6 39. Qxd4+ Be5 40. Qd5 Bc7 41. Kg2
Bb6 42. h4 Kf6 43. Qc6+ Qe6 44. Qf3+ Kg7 45. Qb7+ Kf6 46. Be4
Bd8 47. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg2 Re8 10. d3 h6 11. h3 a6
12. Kh2 d6 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7
17. e3 c6 18. Ne2 Qc8 19. Rac1 Nh7 20. cxb5 axb5 21. d4 exd4
22. exd4 Bb6 23. Nf4 Rc7 24. Rfe1 d5 25. a4 bxa4 26. bxa4 Ng5
27. Kg2 Ne4 28. Re3 Qa8 29. Rb3 Ba7 30. Nxd5 Rcc8 31. Nc3 Nf6
32. Ne2 c5+ 33. d5 Qxd5+ 34. Rf3 Ne4 35. Nc3 Qc6 36. Nxe4 Rxe4
37. Qb3 c4 38. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5
7. Nc3 O-O 8. a3 Be7 9. Qa4 c6 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Ne4
b4 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qc2 bxa3 15. Rxa3 Bb5 16. Bc3 Be7
17. Ra1 Na6 18. O-O Nb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Rfd1 f6 21. e4 Kh8
22. h4 Qe8 23. Bf1 Qh5 24. Kg2 e5 25. Bxb5 cxb5 26. Rac1 Rae8
27. Qc6 Qg4 28. Qxb5 Qxe4 29. dxe5 fxe5 30. Qd5 Qe2 31. Rf1
Rd8 32. Qb7 Rb8 33. Qd5 Rbd8 34. Qb7 Rb8 35. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6
7. Rc1 Bf5 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 d4 10. exf6 dxc3 11. Rxc3 Qxd1+
12. Kxd1 gxf6 13. g3 e5 14. Be3 Bb4 15. Rc4 a5 16. Bg2 O-O
17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bc6 Rfc8 19. f3 Rd8+ 20. Kc1 Ba3 21. Be4
Rxb2 22. Rc3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Rdb8 24. Rxa3 Rb1+ 25. Kc2 Rxh1
26. Rxa5 Rxh2 27. Ra6 Kg7 28. a4 Rxe2+ 29. Kd3 Rg2 30. Bc5 Rc8
31. Ra5 Rxg3+ 32. Kc4 h5 33. Rb5 h4 34. a5 h3 35. Rb1 h2
36. Rh1 Rg2 37. Kb5 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Nice FRA"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O d6
7. Ne1 Be6 8. d3 Nge7 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 a5 12. Nc2
d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne3 Nxe3 15. Bxe3 Nd4 16. Bxb7 Rb8
17. Bg2 Rxb2 18. Rb1 Qb8 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Ne4 Rxb1 21. Qxb1
Rc8 22. Bf3 h6 23. g4 f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Ng3 Bf8 26. Bb7 Rd8
27. Qb5 Qc7 28. Bg2 Rb8 29. Qa6 Qb6 30. Qxb6 Rxb6 31. a4 f4
32. Ne4 Rb4 33. Rc1 Rxa4 34. h4 Rb4 35. Rc7 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Bb4
37. Bh3 Bb3 38. Bf5 a4 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Nh7+ Kg8 41. Nf6+ Kf8
42. Nh7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.05"]
[EventDate "2010.06.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 d6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxe8 Qxe8 11. Nxd4 Bxd4
12. h3 Bd7 13. Re1 Bc6 14. Nf3 Bb6 15. Be3 Ba5 16. Bd2 Bb6
17. Be3 Ba5 18. Bd2 Bb6 19. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.05"]
[EventDate "2010.06.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. a3 Ba7
12. b4 Bb5 13. Bxb5 axb5 14. Bb2 Bb6 15. Nb1 Na6 16. Nc3 Nc7
17. e4 Rhd8 18. Rac1 Rd3 19. Rc2 Nfe8 20. e5 Rad8 21. Rfc1 h6
22. h4 R3d7 23. a4 bxa4 24. Ba3 Kf8 25. b5+ Kg8 26. Nxa4 Nxb5
27. Nxb6 Nxa3 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Kf8 31. Rb8
Nb5 32. Nc4 Rd7 33. Kg3 Ke7 34. Na5 Na7 35. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.05"]
[EventDate "2010.06.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 Re8 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Ba4 Bf8 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Bc2 Ng6
12. Ng3 c6 13. d4 h6 14. h3 Qc7 15. Be3 Rad8 16. a4 Be6 17. a5
b6 18. axb6 axb6 19. Bd3 b5 20. Qc2 Ra8 21. b4 Nd7 22. Nd2 Nb6
23. c4 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Qb7 27. Rxa8
Rxa8 28. Rc1 d5 29. Qxc6 Qxc6 30. Rxc6 exd4 31. Bxd4 Bxb4
32. Nf5 Bf8 33. exd5 Ra5 34. Ne3 Ne7 35. Rc5 Rxc5 36. Bxc5
Nxd5 37. Bxf8 Nxe3 38. Bxg7 Nxg2 39. Bxh6 Nh4 40. Bf4 Kh7
41. Bg3 Nf5 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. Kf3 Nd4+ 44. Kg4 Ne6 45. Be5 f6
46. Bf4 f5+ 47. Kg3 Kh5 48. Be3 Kg6 49. Kf3 Kh5 50. Kg3 Kg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.05"]
[EventDate "2010.06.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "321"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5
12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bd2 Bf6 15. Qe4 Ncb4 16. Ne5 Bd7
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Bc6 21. Qc4
Re8 22. Bf4 Qh4 23. Rd4 Rad8 24. f3 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 f6 26. Qe3
Qh5 27. Re1 fxe5 28. Bxe5 Bxa4 29. h3 Bc6 30. f4 Qg6 31. Qf2
Qf5 32. Rd1 Re6 33. Rd8+ Re8 34. Rd2 Re6 35. Rd8+ Re8
36. Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Bc3 Qe4 38. f5 Qe7 39. Qg3 Qf7 40. f6 Qg6
41. Qb8 gxf6 42. Qxb7 f5 43. Qd5+ Kf8 44. Qc5+ Kg8 45. Qc4+
Kf8 46. Bb4+ Kg7 47. Qc5 h5 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. Bc3 Qf7 50. Qh8+
Kg6 51. Bd2 f4 52. Qe5 Bc6 53. Bxf4 Qd5 54. Qe2 Qd4+ 55. Be3
Qe4 56. Qf2 Bb7 57. Bd4 Qc6 58. Bc3 h4 59. Qe2 Qe4 60. Qf2 Bd5
61. Bd2 Kh5 62. Bf4 Qb1+ 63. Kh2 Qe4 64. Bd6 Kg6 65. Bc7 Qe7
66. Qc2+ Qe4 67. Qd2 Kf5 68. Qf2+ Kg6 69. Qd2 Kf5 70. Qf2+ Kg6
71. Bf4 Kh5 72. Bc1 Kg6 73. Qd2 Qe5+ 74. Kg1 Kf7 75. Qf2+ Qf6
76. Bf4 Kg6 77. Kh2 Qe7 78. Qf1 Qe6 79. Qd3+ Qe4 80. Qf1 Bc4
81. Qf2 Bd5 82. Bc7 Qe7 83. Qb6+ Qe6 84. Bd6 a5 85. Qc5 a4
86. Bc7 Qe4 87. Qf2 Qe7 88. Bf4 Qe4 89. Bc1 Qe5+ 90. Kg1 Qe4
91. Be3 Qe5 92. Qc2+ Qe4 93. Qe2 Qf5 94. Qd2 Qe4 95. Bb6 Qe5
96. Bd8 Qe4 97. Bxh4 Bc6 98. Qg5+ Kf7 99. Kh2 Bd5 100. Bf2 Bc6
101. Bc5 Bd5 102. h4 Be6 103. Qh5+ Qg6 104. Qf3+ Qf5 105. Qb7+
Kg6 106. Bd6 Bd5 107. Qa6 Qe4 108. Bg3+ Kh5 109. Qf1 Kg6
110. Qf2 Kh5 111. Bf4 Qf5 112. Qe2+ Kg6 113. Qd2 Qe4 114. Bg3
Qf5 115. Bd6 Bc6 116. Qc3 Bd5 117. Qg3+ Kh5 118. Qg7 Be4
119. Bg3 Qg6 120. Qh8+ Kg4 121. Qc8+ Kh5 122. Qc4 Bc6
123. Qe2+ Kh6 124. Bf4+ Kh7 125. h5 Qe4 126. Qg4 Bd5 127. Qg5
Qe6 128. Be3 Qe4 129. Bd2 Qe6 130. Qf4 Qe4 131. Qc7+ Kg8
132. Qg3+ Kf7 133. Bc3 Qf5 134. Qh4 Be4 135. h6 Qg6 136. Qf4+
Ke8 137. g4 Bc2 138. Kg3 Kd7 139. Kh4 Ke8 140. Bf6 Kd7
141. Qd4+ Kc6 142. Bg7 Kc7 143. Qf4+ Kd7 144. Bf6 Kc6 145. Bg5
Kd7 146. Qd4+ Kc6 147. Qd2 Qe4 148. Bf4 Qg6 149. Qd4 Kb7
150. Qc3 Kb6 151. Qc7+ Kb5 152. Be3 Qf6+ 153. g5 Qg6 154. Qc5+
Ka6 155. Qb6+ Qxb6 156. Bxb6 Bg6 157. Kg4 Kxb6 158. Kf4 Kc5
159. Ke5 Kb4 160. Kf6 Be4 161. g6 1-0

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[EventDate "2010.06.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Qc2 b6 9. g4 Nxg4 10. Rg1 f5 11. h3 Nge5
12. Nd4 Nc5 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. h4 Be7 15. Rg2 Bf6 16. Rdg1 dxc4
17. bxc4 b5 18. Nd1 Na4 19. Ba1 Qe7 20. Nb3 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Kh8
22. Rxg7 Bxg7 23. Rxg7 Qxg7 24. f4 Kg8 25. Bxe5 Qh6 26. Nd4
Nb6 27. Bb3 c5 28. Nxf5 Rxf5 29. Qxf5 c4 30. Qg4+ Qg6
31. Qxg6+ hxg6 32. Bc2 Kf7 33. Nf2 Ba4 34. Bb1 Nd7 35. Bd4 Nf6
36. Nh3 Be8 37. Ng5+ Ke7 38. Bc5+ Kd7 39. Nf3 Kc7 40. Bd4 Ng4
41. Ng5 Kd7 42. Be4 Rc8 43. Bxa7 c3 44. Bd4 cxd2+ 45. Kxd2 Nh6
46. Nf3 Nf5 47. Bf6 Kd6 48. Ne5 Rc7 49. Bd3 Ra7 50. Bc4 Ng3
51. Bg5 Ne4+ 52. Kd3 Nc5+ 53. Ke2 Nd7 54. Be7+ Kc7 55. Bxe6
Nxe5 56. fxe5 Kc6 57. Bg5 Bf7 58. Bh3 Rxa2+ 59. Kf3 Bd5+
60. Kg3 Ra4 61. e6 Re4 62. e7 Kd6 63. Bf1 Rxe7 64. Bxe7+ Kxe7
65. Kf4 Kf6 66. Be2 Bb3 67. e4 Bc2 68. e5+ Kf7 69. Bc4+ Kg7
70. Kg5 Ba4 71. e6 Bc6 72. Bb3 Be8 73. Bc2 Bf7 74. exf7 Kxf7
75. Kh6 Kg8 76. Bb3+ Kh8 77. Bf7 g5 78. hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[EventDate "2010.06.06"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Rb8 14. Ra4 Rb4 15. Na2 Rxa4 16. Qxa4 h6
17. Qxc4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 Rb8 20. b4 Rc8 21. Rb1 g5
22. Bd2 Ne4 23. Be1 Nd6 24. Nc1 Rb8 25. Nd3 Nc4 26. Rc1 Kf8
27. f3 f5 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Bd8 30. e4 fxe4 31. fxe4 dxe4
32. Kf2 Ke8 33. Ke3 Kd7 34. Kxe4 Be7 35. Rd1+ Ke8 36. Rd4 Rb5
37. Rc4 Kd7 38. Rd4+ Ke8 39. Rc4 Kd7 40. Rd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[EventDate "2010.06.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Be2 dxc4 8. bxc4 e5 9. d3 Re8 10. O-O Bg4 11. Rb1 Nbd7
12. Ba1 Rb8 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. h3 Bf5 16. Nh4 Bd7
17. d4 exd4 18. exd4 Nce4 19. Bd3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Ne4 21. Re1
Qxh4 22. Bxe4 h6 23. c5 Bc7 24. d5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Qh5 26. Qd3
Bf5 27. Qd4 Qg5 28. h4 Qg6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rxb7 Be4 31. g3
Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Bxg3 33. h5 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qc2+ 35. Bd2 Re6
36. c6 Rf6+ 37. Kg3 Kh7 38. c7 Rf5 39. Qd4 Qc6 40. Qd3 g6
41. c8=Q Qxc8 42. Rxf7+ Rxf7 43. Qxg6+ Kh8 44. Qxf7 Qc6
45. Qg6 Qxg6+ 46. hxg6 Kg7 47. Kf4 Kxg6 48. Ke5 h5 49. a4 h4
50. a5 a6 51. Bf4 h3 52. Bh2 Kg5 53. Kd6 Kf5 54. Kc6 Ke6
55. Kb6 Kd7 56. Kxa6 Kc6 57. Ka7 Kb5 58. a6 1-0

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[EventDate "2010.06.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 b6 6. a3 Ba5
7. Rb1 Na6 8. f3 O-O 9. d5 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Bg2 Nf6 12. O-O
Bxc3 13. Nxc3 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nc7 15. e4 Ncxd5 16. exd5 d6
17. b3 Rb8 18. Bb2 Rb7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Qd2 Re7
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bf1 Re3 24. Bd3 f4 25. gxf4 Re7 26. f5 Rg7+
27. Kh1 Qh5 28. Qf4 Kf7 29. h4 Rg5 30. Rg1 Rxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Ke7
32. b4 Qe8 33. Qh6 Qf7 34. Kf2 Kd8 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. Qd2 Qe7
37. h5 Qe5 38. Qh6 Qd4+ 39. Ke2 Qe5+ 40. Kf1 Bxf5 41. Qf8+ Kd7
42. Qf7+ Kd8 43. Bxf5 Qxf5 44. Kf2 Qf4 45. Qg8+ Kc7 46. Qxh7+
Kb6 47. Kg2 Qd2+ 48. Kh3 Qc1 49. Qe4 Qh1+ 50. Kg4 f5+ 51. Qxf5
Qg1+ 52. Kh4 Qc1 53. f4 Qxc4 54. h6 Qc3 55. h7 c4 56. Kg5 Qd4
57. Qf6 Qxd5+ 58. Kh6 Qh1+ 59. Kg6 Qg2+ 60. Qg5 Qe4+ 61. f5
Qe8+ 62. Kg7 Qe5+ 63. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[EventDate "2010.06.06"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 b6 6. a3 Ba5
7. Rb1 Na6 8. g3 Bb7 9. d5 Ne4 10. Bg2 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 d6 13. Qa4+ Ke7 14. O-O Nc7 15. e4 Re8 16. e5 Kf8
17. Bf4 dxe5 18. Bxe5 exd5 19. Rfe1 f6 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Qxa7 Qe7 23. Qxb6 Bc8 24. cxd5 Bf5 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. a4
c4 27. a5 Bd3 28. a6 Kf7 29. Qb7 Rd7 30. Qb4 Qd8 31. Ra1 Ra7
32. Qc5 Qb8 33. h4 Kg6 34. d6 h5 35. Bb7 Rxb7 36. axb7 Qxb7
37. Re1 Qf3 38. Qd4 Bf5 39. d7 Bh3 40. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Leon Rapid"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2010.06.06"]
[EventDate "2010.06.06"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Be2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 f5
12. Bd3 Nd7 13. h4 Qe7 14. g4 c5 15. gxf5 exf5 16. Bxb5 Ne5
17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Rc1 f4 19. O-O fxe3 20. fxe3 Rxf3 21. Rxf3
Qxh4 22. e4 Bxe4 23. Bc4+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ulrich Gass"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 Bb4+ 6. N1c3
d5 7. cxd5 O-O 8. a3 Bc5 9. Na4 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Ne4+ 11. Kg1
Bd7 12. Nac3 Bxb5 13. Nxe4 Qb6+ 14. Nf2 f5 15. h4 Nd7 16. Rh3
Nf6 17. Bg5 Ne4 18. Be3 Qf6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. g3 Rad8 21. Qb3
Bd7 22. Bxa7 Bxh3 23. Bxh3 Qa6 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Qe3 b6
26. Bxb6 Rb8 27. Bc5 Rxb2 28. Bxf8 Rxe2 29. Bxg7+ 1-0

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gunnar Kirschbaum"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E77"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4
12. Bf4 Nd7 13. e6 Nb6 14. Ng5 fxe6 15. Bxg4 Rxf4 16. Bxe6+
Kh8 17. h4 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Rxh4 19. O-O Qd6 20. Rf7 Bd4+
21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Nxb5 Qxd5 23. Qf1 Kg8 0-1

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Bargan"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ngf6
7. O-O Be7 8. Nh4 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nf5 Re8 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7
12. b3 Rad8 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nc5 16. Qd2 b6
17. Bb2 Kh8 18. Rad1 Rf8 19. Bg2 f5 20. f4 exf4 21. Qxf4 Ne4
22. g4 Bg6 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qg3 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 d5 26. cxd5
Qc5+ 27. e3 h6 28. Qf4 Kh7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qxd8
Qxe3+ 32. Kg2 Qc5 33. d6 Qe5 34. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Salvador Gabriel Del Rio Angelis"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. e5 Nd5
12. Bd2 Ne7 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Bb3 a5 15. Ne4 Bxd2 16. Rxd2 Nbd5
17. Bc2 Nf5 18. Ra3 Qe7 19. Ng3 Rad8 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21. Bxf5
exf5 22. Qc4 Rd7 23. Qc2 g6 24. Rd1 Rfd8 25. Qd2 Qb4 26. Qxb4
Nxb4 27. Rc1 Na6 28. h4 Nc7 29. Rb3 Ne6 30. g3 h6 31. Rb6 g5
32. hxg5 hxg5 33. b4 g4 34. Nh4 Nxd4 35. Kg2 Re8 36. Rc5 axb4
37. Rxb4 Ne6 38. Rc3 Ng7 39. Rcb3 Ree7 40. a5 Kf8 41. f3 Rxe5
42. fxg4 fxg4 43. Rxg4 Rxa5 44. Rf4 Ne6 45. Rf2 0-1

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yannick Pelletier"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Rfc1 Nh5
12. cxd5 Nxf4 13. gxf4 cxd5 14. e3 Bd6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Qa4 Nb8
17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Qe7 19. Ndf3 h6 20. Rc2 Qb7 21. Rac1 a6
22. Qb3 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 b5 24. f5 Qe7 25. Ke2 Re8 26. Rg1 Bxe5
27. Nxe5 Nd7 28. Qc7 Nxe5 29. Qxe5 f6 30. Qxe6+ Qxe6 31. fxe6
Rxe6 32. Rc1 Kf7 33. Rc7+ Kg6 34. Rd7 Rc6 35. Kd2 Kf5 36. Rxg7
h5 37. f3 Rc8 38. h4 Rc6 39. Rh7 Kg6 40. Rd7 1-0

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Nd7 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. c3 Nf8 11. d4 Ng6
12. Qc2 exd4 13. cxd4 Bf4 14. Rfe1 Qf6 15. Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3
Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nf4 18. a3 a5 19. Qd2 Qh6 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. Rc2
Qd6 22. Ne5 Be6 23. Rf3 Ng6 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Ne5 26. Rc1
Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Re6 28. Nf5 Qf8 29. Kh1 g6 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. d5
Rd6 32. Qf4 f6 33. Ng4 Re8 34. dxc6 bxc6 35. Kg2 f5 36. e5 g5
37. Qg3 f4 38. Qh2 Rde6 39. h4 gxh4 40. Qxh4 Qg7 41. Kf1 Qg6
42. Nf6 Rf8 43. Qxf4 Qd3+ 44. Kg2 Qg6+ 45. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5
7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. Qb3 Nb4 11. Na2 Na6
12. Rac1 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Rfd1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bf6
17. Nc3 Bg7 18. e4 g4 19. Nh4 dxe4 20. Bxg4 f5 21. Bh3 Bxd4
22. c5 Nxc5 23. Qc4 Nd3 24. Nxf5 c5 25. Nxe4 Nxc1 26. Nxh6+
Kg7 27. Qxc1 Qd5 28. Re1 Qh5 29. Ng4 e5 30. Nh2 Bxh3 31. gxh3
Ra6 32. Kg2 Rh6 33. h4 Rg6 34. Qd1 Qxh4 35. Nf3 Qg4 36. Qb3 b6
37. Nxd4 exd4 38. f3 Qf5 39. g4 c4 40. Qd1 d3 41. Ng3 Qd5
42. Re4 d2 43. Kf2 Kg8 44. Nf5 Rxf5 45. gxf5 Qc5+ 46. Re3 Rd6
47. Ke2 Qxf5 48. Re4 Kf8 49. Kf2 Rd3 50. Rxc4 Rxf3+ 51. Kg2
Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ehsan Ghaem Maghami"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nc3 Rc8
12. Ne5 b5 13. c5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ng4 15. Bf4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxc5
17. Ne4 Be7 18. h3 Nh6 19. a4 Nf5 20. Nc3 b4 21. Nxd5 cxd5
22. Qxf5 Qa5 23. e6 Rcd8 24. Rac1 Qa6 25. exf7+ Rxf7 26. Qd3
Qxa4 27. Ra1 Qe8 28. Ra5 Bf6 29. Rxa7 Bxb2 30. Qb3 Qxe2
31. Bf3 Qb5 32. Qxb2 1-0

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Kempinski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Bd6
7. Qb3 b6 8. Bg2 Ne7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bc7 11. Be3 Nd7
12. O-O-O b5 13. h4 h5 14. Nf4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 hxg4
17. cxb5 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qd5 20. Qe5 f6 21. Qe2
cxb5 22. b3 Qf3 23. Qxb5+ Kf7 24. Bg3 Rac8+ 25. Kb2 Rhd8
26. Qa5 Nc6 27. Qa6 Nb4 28. Qxa7+ Kg8 29. Qb6 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "17th Chess Classic Mainz"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nfd7
7. a4 Na6 8. Nf3 Nc7 9. Bc4 Rb8 10. O-O b6 11. e5 O-O 12. Ne4
Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Neg5 Nc7 16. dxe6 Nf6 17. f5
Ng4 18. Nf7 Qe8 19. N3g5 Ne5 20. Bf4 Nxf7 21. exf7+ Rxf7
22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23. fxg6 Qxg6 24. Ra3 Kh8 25. Rg3 Qe4 26. Qh5
Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qd5 28. Qh4 Qc4 29. Rgf3 Bf6 30. Qh3 Nd5 31. Qe6
Rg8 32. Bg3 Rg4 33. Rf4 Rxf4 34. Rxf4 Qxc2 35. Qc8+ Kg7
36. Rg4+ Kh6 37. h3 1-0

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.03"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Nh5
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 14. Bf4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Bb4 16. Red1
Qd6 17. Nf1 dxc4 18. a3 Ba5 19. f5 Kh8 20. Ne3 b5 21. Qe4 Bb7
22. Qxe6 Qc7 23. Qe4 Rae8 24. Qg4 Bb6 25. Nf1 Bc8 26. Ng3 g6
27. e3 gxf5 28. Nxf5 Qd7 29. e4 Qf7 30. Qf3 Bxf5 31. Qxf5 Rg8
32. Kh1 Rg5 33. Qf3 Qg6 34. d5 Rg8 35. Bh3 Bxf2 0-1

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a3 Re8
12. Rd1 Qb8 13. e4 e5 14. g3 a6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Neg4
17. h3 Bxg3 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Be3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Re6 21. Bf1
Qa7 22. Bh3 Rh6 23. Kg2 Bc7 24. Bf5 Qxe3 25. Rd7 Qf4 26. Qf2
Bc8 27. Ne2 Rh2+ 28. Nxh2 Qxh2+ 29. Kf3 Qh5+ 30. Bg4 Qg5
31. Rad1 Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Be5 33. b3 h5 34. Bf5 g6 35. Bh3 Bb2
36. Nf4 Qf6 37. Kg2 Bxa3 38. e5 Qg5+ 39. Kh1 Qxe5 40. Nxh5 Rf8
41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Ng4 Qc3 43. Kg2 Bc1 44. Qf3 Qxf3+ 45. Kxf3 a5
46. Rc7 Bb2 47. Rxc6 a4 48. bxa4 bxa4 49. Bf1 Ra8 50. Rc7 a3
51. Bc4 a2 52. Rxf7+ Kh8 53. Bxa2 Rxa2 54. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Rfc1 a6
17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 Bg6 19. Nf4 Bg5 20. Be2 Bh7 21. g3 Nb8
22. h4 Be7 23. Nd3 Bf8 24. b4 Re7 25. Bf1 Nc6 26. Nc5 a5
27. b5 Nb8 28. Rc3 Rc7 29. Rac1 Nd7 30. Nb3 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Ba3
32. Ra1 Bb4 33. Qb2 Qf8 34. Nc1 Be7 35. Nb3 Bb4 36. Nc1 Be7
37. Nb3 Bb4 38. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.06"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Ne4 Nd7
17. a5 Be7 18. e3 Rab8 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Nc4 Ne8 21. Nb6 Nd6
22. Rac1 Nb5 23. Be2 Qd6 24. Qa2 Bf6 25. Bc4 Qb4 26. Bb3 Nd6
27. Kg2 Kh8 28. Bc2 Nc8 29. Nc4 Nd6 30. Nb6 Nc8 31. Nc4 Nd6
32. Bd3 Nxc4 33. Rxc4 Qe7 34. Be4 Rd7 35. Rc3 g6 36. Qc4 Kg7
37. Rcd3 Rbd8 38. f4 h5 39. h4 Qd6 40. Kf2 Be7 41. Qc3 Qb4
42. Qxb4 Bxb4 43. Ra1 f5 44. Bf3 Kf7 45. Ra4 Bd6 46. Rc4 Bc7
47. Rc5 Bd6 48. Rc4 Bc7 49. Rc5 Bd6 50. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O a5 11. Qd1 O-O
12. e3 a4 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3
17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxf1 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qh5
Rb8 22. Bxc4 Rxb2 23. Bd3 g6 24. Bxg6 Qe7 25. Bb1 Qf7 26. Qc5
Rxf2 27. Qe5+ Rf6 28. Rf4 Qg7 29. Bf5 Rd6 30. Bc2 Rxf4
31. Qxf4 a3 32. g4 Qe7 33. g5 c5 34. dxc5 Rd2 35. Bb3 Kg7
36. h4 Rd3 37. Kg2 Rxe3 38. Qd4+ Re5 39. Bd5 c6 40. Kg3 h6
41. gxh6+ Kxh6 42. Qf4+ Kh7 43. Bxc6 Rxc5 44. Qe4+ Qxe4
45. Bxe4+ Kg7 46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Kd3 Rb5 49. Kc4 Rb2
50. Bh7 Rh2 51. h5 Rxh5 52. Bc2 Rh2 53. Kb3 Kd4 54. Bg6 Rh4
55. Kb4 Rh6 56. Bf7 Ra6 57. Bg8 Ra7 58. Be6 Kd3 59. Bb3 Kd2
60. Ba4 Rb7+ 61. Kc4 Kc1 62. Kc3 Kb1 63. Bb3 Rc7+ 64. Kd3 Kb2
65. Kd2 Rd7+ 66. Ke3 Kc3 67. Bg8 Re7+ 68. Kf2 Kd2 69. Kf3 Kd3
70. Kf2 Re2+ 71. Kf3 Re8 0-1

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8
17. Nd2 Qh5 18. Bc2 f5 19. f3 Bh3 20. Bf2 Nf4 21. gxf4 Bxf4
22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Nf1 h5 25. Qc2 h4 26. Qf2 Bxf1
27. Qxf1 hxg3 28. Qh3+ Qh6 29. Qxh6+ gxh6 30. hxg3 Bxg3
31. Re6 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 Re8 33. Bxf5 Re2 34. a4 Rxb2 35. axb5
axb5 36. Ra6 h5 37. Rxc6 h4 38. Rb6 Kg7 39. Bd7 Be1 40. Rxb5
Rxb5 41. Bxb5 Bxc3 42. d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shanghai Masters (Playoff)"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[EventDate "2010.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Nf3 Bb4
12. O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qa5 16. Nxd7
Nxd7 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxb7 O-O 19. bxc3 Nb6 20. Bc7 Qb5
21. Qxa7 Nc4 22. Bg3 Ra8 23. Qe7 Rfc8 24. h3 Qa5 25. Qb4 Nxa3
26. Bd6 Qxb4 27. cxb4 Nc4 28. Bc5 Na3 29. Ra2 Nb5 30. Ra5 Rab8
31. Rfa1 h6 32. Ra6 Kh7 33. R1a5 Nc3 34. Ra7 Kg6 35. Rd7 Nb5
36. f3 Rc6 37. Kh2 f6 38. e4 dxe4 39. fxe4 Kh7 40. d5 exd5
41. exd5 Rcc8 42. d6 Rc6 43. Rxb5 Rxb5 44. Rc7 Rbb6 45. Rxc6
1-0

[Event "Shanghai Masters (Playoff)"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[EventDate "2010.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e5 6. Qe1 Ngf6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Re8
12. Nh4 b5 13. Na5 Qc7 14. a4 Bb6 15. Nb3 a6 16. Bg5 c5 17. a5
Ba7 18. c4 Rab8 19. Nd2 h6 20. Be3 Nf8 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4
Qd8 23. Nf5 Ne6 24. e5 Nd4 25. Nd6 Re6 26. Qf2 Ne8 27. g4 Nxd6
28. exd6 Re2 29. gxh5 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Qh4 31. Re1 Ne6 32. Bh2
bxc4 33. Re4 Qxh5 34. Nxc4 Qd1+ 35. Rf1 Qc2 36. d7 Rd8 37. Ne5
Bb8 38. Nxf7 Bxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Rxd7 40. Rxe6 Rd2 41. Re8+ Kh7
42. Rg1 Qf5 43. Rf8 Qf4+ 44. Kh1 Rxg2 45. Rxg2 Qf1+ 46. Kh2
Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Kf2 Qd2+ 49. Kf3 Qd3+ 50. Kf2 Qd2+
51. Kg3 Qe3+ 52. Kh2 Qf4+ 53. Kg1 Qc1+ 54. Kf2 Qd2+ 55. Kf3
Qd3+ 56. Kg4 Qe4+ 57. Kg3 Qe3+ 58. Kh4 Qf4+ 59. Rg4 Qf2+ 1-0

[Event "Shanghai Masters (Playoff)"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[EventDate "2010.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "172"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. a4 a5
12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bd2 b6 14. Nh4 Ne8 15. Kh2 f6 16. b3 Nd6
17. Nb2 Rfe8 18. Nd3 Nf7 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Bc3
Ne6 22. Nf5 c5 23. Ne3 Nd4 24. f3 Qc8 25. h4 Nd6 26. Rd1 Bf7
27. Qf2 Qc6 28. Rd2 Qa8 29. Rfd1 b5 30. axb5 N6xb5 31. Bb2 a4
32. bxa4 Qxa4 33. f4 Nd6 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. c3 Bg6 36. cxd4
Nxe4 37. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 38. Ng2 exd4 39. Re1 Rf8 40. Qg1 Ba8
41. Kh2 Qc6 42. Rde2 Rb8 43. Bc1 Qf3 44. Bf4 Rbd8 45. Rf2 Qc6
46. Re7 Rd7 47. Qe1 Rxe7 48. Qxe7 Rf7 49. Qd8+ Rf8 50. Qe7 Rf7
51. Qe2 h6 52. Qa2 c4 53. Be5 d3 54. Rxf7 Kxf7 55. Bc3 Qd5
56. Qf2+ Kg8 57. Kg1 Qe4 58. Kf1 Bd5 59. Ne1 Qh1+ 60. Qg1 Qe4
61. Qh2 Qf5+ 62. Kg1 Qe4 63. h5 Qg4 64. Qh4 Qxh4 65. gxh4 Bf7
66. Kf2 Bxh5 67. Ke3 g5 68. hxg5 hxg5 69. Kd4 Be2 70. Bd2 g4
71. Ke3 Kf7 72. Kf4 Ke6 73. Bc3 Kd5 74. Ng2 Kc5 75. Ne3 Kb5
76. Ke5 Ka4 77. Kd4 Kb3 78. Be1 g3 79. Ng2 Kc2 80. Ne3+ Kb3
81. Nxc4 g2 82. Bf2 Kc2 83. Ke3 Kb3 84. Nd2+ Kc3 85. Ne4+ Kc4
86. Nd2+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Zhao Zong-Yuan"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Ne5
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. Rad1 c6 15. Bc1 Nab4 16. e4 Nb6 17. Qe2
Nd7 18. Nf3 Re8 19. h4 Qb6 20. Ng5 h6 21. Rh1 Bf8 22. e5 f5
23. Qh5 Re7 24. Qg6 hxg5 25. hxg5 c5 26. Nb5 Qc6+ 27. f3 cxd4
28. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baris Esen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 Be6 12. Rd1
Bc4 13. Qc2 a4 14. Qb1 Nb4 15. e4 c5 16. d5 a3 17. h4 Ba6
18. h5 axb2 19. Bxb2 Nc4 20. Bf1 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxf1 22. Kxf1
Qb6 23. Qd2 Qf6 24. Kg2 Qxc3 25. Qf4 Nd3 26. Rxd3 Qxd3 27. Rh1
e5 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Rfd1 a5 16. Rac1 Bg5
17. e3 Qe7 18. Be2 Qb4 19. Qxb4 axb4 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Ra1 Nd7
22. a5 Ra7 23. a6 bxa6 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Bxa6 Rb8 26. Rc1 Rb6
27. Be2 Bf8 28. Kf1 g6 29. Ke1 Kg7 30. Kd1 Be7 31. f4 Kf8
32. Bf3 Ra6 33. Nf2 c5 34. Nd3 Ra5 35. Ke2 Kg7 36. Rc2 Bf8
37. Bc6 Nb8 38. Be8 Na6 39. Ne5 cxd4 40. exd4 g5 41. Bxf7
Rxe5+ 42. fxe5 Kxf7 43. Rc6 Nb8 44. Rc7+ Be7 45. b3 Na6
46. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Bd3 e5
12. h4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 exd4 15. Bxd4 Rd8 16. Ke3
Nf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bc4 h6 19. Bb3 Rd7 20. g4 Re7 21. g5 Bg7
22. Nd4 Bxd4+ 23. Kxd4 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. gxh6 Rd8+ 26. Ke3
Rde8 27. f3 Kh7 28. Rhd1 R8e7 29. Kf4 Kxh6 30. Rd8 f5 31. exf5
Rf6 32. Rd5 Ref7 33. Kg3 Rxf5 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Rc7 Ra5
36. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. a5 O-O
12. Ba2 h6 13. Rf2 Kh8 14. Nf1 Ng4 15. Rd2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5
17. Qe1 Nf6 18. Nh4 Nxh4 19. Qxh4 Ng4 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. h3
Nf6 22. e4 Bg6 23. Ne3 Bf7 24. Bxf7 Rxf7 25. c4 Nh5 26. b4 Nf4
27. Rb1 Kg8 28. Nd5 Ne6 29. Nc3 Kf8 30. Rf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Ke7
32. Ke3 Rf8 33. Ne2 Kd7 34. h4 h5 35. Ra1 Rf6 36. Rb1 Rg6
37. Kf3 Rf6+ 38. Ke3 Rg6 39. Kf3 Rf6+ 40. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2
O-O 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Rc4 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5
gxf5 17. Rb1 Rd7 18. Ke1 Rad8 19. Kf1 Kf7 20. Rc5 e6 21. g3
Ne7 22. Rbc1 Nd5 23. Ng1 Rd6 24. Nf3 Ra6 25. R1c2 h6 26. Kg2
Ra4 27. h4 Ke8 28. h5 Bf8 29. Rb5 Rb4 30. Rxb4 Nxb4 31. Rc7
Rd7 32. Rc8+ Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qb8
12. e4 e5 13. Bg5 Re8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3
gxf6 17. g3 Bc5 18. Bg4 Qe5 19. Bd7 Red8 20. Ne2 Bb6 21. Nf4
Bd4 22. Qe2 c5 23. Bf5 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. Rd2 b4 26. Rad1
Re8 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Ne2 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 Rxe4 30. Nxd4 cxd4
31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Ra1 34. Rxb4 Rxa2 35. Kf3
a5 36. Rb3 a4 37. Ra3 Rxb2 38. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qxc4 c5 6. Ne5
Nc6 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qa4 Nd4 11. Qxd7+
Kxd7 12. Nc3 Rab8 13. Rd1 Rhd8 14. b3 Ke8 15. Bb2 Nd5 16. Rab1
Nxc3 17. dxc3 Nc6 18. f4 Rdc8 19. e4 c4 20. Kf2 cxb3 21. axb3
b5 22. e5 a5 23. Ra1 a4 24. bxa4 bxa4 25. Ba3 Rb3 26. Bxc6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Bd2 b4 10. c3 O-O 11. Re1 Rb8 12. Bc4
Qc8 13. d4 Na5 14. Bf1 c5 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4
exd4 18. Nbd2 g5 19. e5 gxh4 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bg7
22. Nxh4 Qd8 23. g3 Rb6 24. Bd3 Re8 25. Qf3 Re5 26. Qf4 Be6
27. Rad1 Rc6 28. Nf3 Rf5 29. Qh4 Nb7 30. Qxd8+ Nxd8 31. Be2
Rd5 32. b3 Kf8 33. Ned2 d3 34. Bf1 Rc3 35. Re3 Nb7 36. Nc4
Rxb3 37. Nfd2 Rc3 38. Bg2 Bd4 39. Re4 Nc5 40. Rh4 Bf6 41. Bxd5
Bxd5 42. Rxh6 Kg7 43. Ne3 Be6 44. Rh5 b3 45. Nd5 Bxd5 46. Rxd5
b2 47. Nb1 Rc1 48. Rf1 Nxa4 49. Rxd6 Nc3 50. Nd2 Ne4 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. O-O-O Rd8 15. Qe3 Be7 16. Rxd8+
Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Be4 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Nxe5 Qxe5
21. Qxe5 fxe5 22. Rh1 Kd7 23. e3 Ke6 24. Kd1 Bb4 25. Ne4 Kf5
26. f3 g4 27. Ke2 g5 28. Nf2 gxf3+ 29. Kxf3 e4+ 30. Ke2 Rd8
31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. g4+ Ke5 33. Kxd1 Kd5 34. Nh3 Be7 35. Kc2 b5
36. b3 bxa4 37. bxa4 c5 38. Nf2 c4 39. Kc3 Bc5 40. Nd1 Bd6
41. Kc2 Bb4 42. Nf2 Be1 43. Nh3 Bh4 44. Kd2 Kc5 45. Ng1 Kb4
46. Ne2 Kb3 47. a5 a6 48. Nd4+ Kb2 49. Ne2 Bf2 50. h3 Bh4 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Huzman"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 Bxc5 11. e3 a6
12. Be2 b5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Be1 Re8 16. Rac1 Nf8
17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Bf3 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Ne6 20. Rd2 d4 21. Bxb7 Qxb7
22. exd4 Ne4 23. Rdd1 Nf4 24. d5 a5 25. Qb3 b4 26. axb4 axb4
27. Na2 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxc1 29. Nxc1 Nf6 30. d6 Qc6 31. Na2 Qxd6
32. Bxb4 Qb6 33. f3 Qf2 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.19"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6
7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bg5 Qb6
12. Qc1 Nd7 13. h3 f5 14. e4 fxe4 15. Re1 Nhf6 16. Nd2 e3
17. Rxe3 Rxe3 18. Bxe3 Ne5 19. b3 Bf5 20. Qd1 Re8 21. Rc1 Qa6
22. a4 Bd3 23. g4 Re7 24. Bf4 b6 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26. axb5 Qxb5
27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Nc4 Bh6 29. Nxe5 Bxc1 30. Qxc1 dxe5 31. Qg5
Kf7 32. Qxe5 Qe8 33. Qc7+ Qd7 34. d6 Ke6 35. g5 Qxd6 36. Qxd6+
Kxd6 37. gxf6 Ke6 38. Kf1 Kxf6 39. Ke2 Ke5 40. Kd3 b5 41. Bc6
a6 42. Bb7 a5 43. Bc6 c4+ 44. bxc4 bxc4+ 45. Kxc4 Kf4 46. Kb5
g5 47. Kxa5 h5 48. Kb4 g4 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Bh1 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.20"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hrvoje Stevic"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2
Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bb5 Qd5 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6
12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Qxd4 Bxf3 14. Qxb4 Nd5 15. Qd2 Bxg2 16. Rfc1
Qe6 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ 18. Kf1 Qh3+ 19. Ke1 c6 20. Qd4 Qxh2 21. Kd2
Qh3 22. Rh1 Qf5 23. Rag1 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Kc1 c5 26. Qa4+
Kf7 27. Bd2 Nb4 28. Nd4 cxd4 29. Qb3+ Nd5 30. Qxb7+ Ke6
31. Qc6+ Kf7 32. Rg7+ Kxg7 33. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Laznicka"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5
c5 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Qa2 Bb7 15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5
Bxc5 18. e3 Ra8 19. Qa5 Nd7 20. Nd4 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Bb6 22. Bxb4
Bxa5 23. Bxa5 Rfc8 24. Nd2 Rab8 25. Ra1 Ba6 26. e4 dxe4
27. Bxe4 Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Ra2 Nf6 30. Kf1 h6 31. Ke2 Rc5
32. N4b3 Rc6 33. Ra4 Nd5 34. Kd3 Kh7 35. h4 Rb8 36. Ke2 g5
37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Kd3 Kg6 39. Ke2 f6 40. Kd3 e5 41. Ke4 Rb5
42. g4 Rc3 43. Rc4 Rxc4+ 44. Nxc4 Rxb3 45. Kxd5 Rf3 46. Be1
Rd3+ 47. Ke6 Rd1 48. Bd2 a6 49. Be3 Rd3 50. Bb6 Rd1 51. Nd6
Rb1 52. Bd8 Rb4 53. Bxf6 Rxg4 54. Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Ng5 h6
12. Nge4 Be7 13. Bd2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5
Qd5 17. f3 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 Bxc5 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Qxc4 Be7 11. Rd1 e5
12. Nc3 Be6 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. Ng5 Ng4 15. Rf1 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 h6
17. Bxc6 hxg5 18. Bg2 f5 19. Qb5 e4 20. Bh3 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Bc4
22. Nd4 Rad8 23. Rad1 Nh6 24. b3 Bd5 25. f3 exf3 26. exf3 g6
27. Rd2 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.05"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4
12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. e3 a5 16. b5 Nxc5
17. Qxc5 Bf5 18. Qd4 Qxa3 19. Be2 Qb4+ 20. Qxb4 axb4 21. Nd4
Ra1+ 22. Bd1 Bh7 23. Nb3 Rb1 24. Nd2 Rb2 25. Bg3 Rc8 26. Be5
Ra2 27. Nb3 Bc2 28. Bxc2 Rcxc2 29. O-O f6 30. Bd4 Ra3 31. Na1
Rd2 32. h3 Rad3 33. Kh2 Ra3 34. b6 h5 35. Rb1 Rxf2 36. Nb3
Raa2 37. Rg1 Kh7 38. Nc5 Rfd2 39. Nxb7 b3 40. Nc5 b2 41. Rb1
1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.06"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nc3 Bxf3
13.Bxf3 c6 14.Qb3 Qc7 15.Rfd1 a5 16.Rac1 Bg5 17.e3 Qe7 18.h4
Bf6 19.Be2 Qb4 20.Qc2 Rd8 21.h5 Nd7 22.Ne4 Be7 23.b3 Nf6
24.Nxf6+ Bxf6 25.Qc4 Be7 26.f4 Rd7 27.Bf3 Ra6 28.Qc2 Ra8
29.Kg2 Rad8 30.Qc4 Kf8 31.Be4 Ke8 32.Kf3 Rc7 33.g4 Qb6 34.Qc2
Kd7 35.Bd3 Kc8 36.Bc4 Qb4 37.Qd2 Qb6 38.Qc2 Qb4 39.Qd2 Qb6
40.Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qd3 Nbd7 6. g3 Bd6
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Qxc4 e5 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Bg5 h6
12. Nh4 Nb6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qb3 Bc7 15. d5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Kh8
17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Qc2 Rb8 19. a4 Bh3 20. Bg2 Be6 21. a5 Na8
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe6 24. b4 Bd8 25. Nf5 g6 26. Nd6 Nc7
27. Rdd1 b6 28. Nb7 Na6 29. Rd6 Qg4 30. Qb2 Qxb4 31. Qxe5+ Kh7
32. Rd7 Bg5 33. Rcd1 Nc5 34. Nxc5 Qxc5 35. Qxc5 bxc5 36. Rxa7
c4 37. a6 c3 38. Rc7 Rbc8 39. Rxc8 Rxc8 40. e3 Be7 41. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.08"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.e3 e5 11.Nc3 Qc7 12.h3 Rfe8
13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.e4 Be6 16.Qe2 Bb4 17.f4 Qa5
18.Be3 Rad8 19.Qf2 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qa4 22.Rd4 Bc4
23.Qd2 c5 24.Rd8 Rxd8 25.Qxd8+ Qe8 26.Qd6 b6 27.e5 Qd7 28.Qb8+
Ne8 29.Qa8 Kf8 30.a3 Qd3 31.Bf2 Qd1+ 32.Kh2 Qc2 33.Kg1 Qd1+
34.Kh2 Qc2 35.Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.10"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ne4 7.Qd3
Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Bg2 O-O 11.Bf4 e5 12.Bc1 b6
13.O-O Bb7 14.Rd1 Na5 15.Bxb7 Nxb7 16.Qxd7 Nc5 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8
18.Be3 Rdc8 19.a4 Bf8 20.Rd5 Ne6 21.Rxe5 Rxc4 22.a5 bxa5
23.Rxa5 a6 24.Kg2 h6 25.h4 Rcc8 26.Nd4 Nc5 27.Ra2 Nb7 28.Bd2
Nd6 29.Nf5 Nc4 30.Ne7+ Bxe7 31.Rxe7 h5 32.Bc1 a5 33.Rd7 a4
34.Ba3 Nxa3 35.Rxa3 Rab8 36.Rxa4 Rxc3 37.Raa7 Rf8 38.e4 Rcc8
39.e5 Rce8 40.f4 Rd8 41.e6 Rxd7 42.exd7 Rd8 43.g4 hxg4 44.f5
f6 45.Kg3 Kf7 46.Kxg4 Ke7 47.Rc7 Kf7 48.h5 Ke7 49.Kh4 Kf7
50.Rb7 Ke7 51.h6 gxh6 52.Kh5 Kf7 53.Rb6 Rxd7 54.Kxh6 Re7
55.Rb8 Rd7 56.Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.11"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6
13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Qh5 18.a4
Re6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nf1 Bf5 21.Qd2 Bh3 22.Bd1 Qg6 23.Bc2 Qh5
24.Bd1 Qg6 25.Bc2 Qh5 26.Qd1 Bg4 27.Qd3 f5 28.Bd2 f4 29.Rxe6
Bxe6 30.Bd1 Qf7 31.Bc2 Qh5 32.Bd1 Qf7 33.Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.12"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O
a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Bb2 Bh6 13.Ba1 Bf5
14.e4 Bg4 15.f3 Be3+ 16.Kh1 Bd7 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Ne2 e5 19.dxe6
fxe6 20.e5 dxe5 21.Bxe5 Rc8 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Ne4 Qe7 24.Qd3 Bh6
25.f4 Bc6 26.Rbd1 Nb7 27.Qe3 b4 28.Nc1 Bd5 29.Nd3 c4 30.bxc4
Bxc4 31.Qb6 Rfd8 32.Nxb4 Bxf1 33.Rxf1 Rf8 34.a4 Kh8 35.h4 Bg7
36.a5 Qc7 37.Ng5 Nxa5 38.Qxc7 Rxc7 39.Nxe6 Rc3 40.Nd5 Rxg3
41.Nxf8 Bxf8 42.Rc1 Rg4 43.Kh2 Rxh4+ 44.Kg3 g5 45.Rc8 Kg7
46.Ra8 Nc6 47.fxg5 Rd4 48.Nf6 Ne7 49.Be4 h6 50.Nh5+ Kf7 51.Bb1
hxg5 52.Ba2+ Kg6 53.Ra6+ Kxh5 54.Bf7+ Ng6 55.Rxg6 Rd3+ 56.Kg2
Kh4 57.Be6 Rg3+ 58.Kh2 Rc3 59.Kg2 Rc6 60.Bf5 Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Qa5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. Rae1 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7
17. Bg3 Nh5 18. e4 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qb6 20. Kh1 dxe4 21. Ndxe4 f5
22. Nd5 Qa5 23. Nxb4 Qxb4 24. Qf2 fxe4 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qf6+
Kh7 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.14"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Ng5 h6
12. Nge4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Bd2 c5 16. Nxc5
Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ba5 Qc6 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. Rac1 a6
21. Qd3 Qd5 22. a3 Be7 23. Bc3 Qxd3 24. Bxd3 Bd5 25. Bd4 Kf8
26. f4 g6 27. Kf2 Ke8 28. g3 f5 29. h3 h5 30. h4 Kd7 31. Ke2
Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Kxc8 34. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. Nd2 g6 9. c4 Ba6 10. Nf3 Qb4+ 11. Kd1 Rb8
12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd3 Bg7 14. a3 Qb7 15. Re1 O-O 16. Bg5 Rfe8
17. b4 d5 18. c5 Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "3.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "216"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. a4 c6 10. Qb1 Bf5 11. e4 Bd7 12. Be2
O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Bxc4 g5 15. Bxg5 bxc4 16. Qb7 c5 17. Qxa8
Qc7 18. d5 Bxc3 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. d6 Qc6 21. Qxc6 Nxc6 22. Rac1
Bb4 23. Rxc4 Nxe7 24. dxe7 Rxe7 25. Ra1 Bc6 26. e5 Bd5
27. Rg4+ Kf8 28. h4 Be6 29. Rf4 h6 30. Rd1 Rc7 31. Rd6 Ke7
32. Rxa6 Bc3 33. Rb6 c4 34. Nd4 Bd2 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. Rf6 c3
37. Rfxe6+ Kd7 38. Red6+ Kc8 39. Rbc6 c2 40. Rxc2 Rxc2 41. g3
Kc7 42. Rf6 Bc3 43. Rxh6 Bxe5 44. Rh7+ Kd6 45. Rf7 Ke6 46. Rf3
Ra2 47. Kg2 Rxa4 48. h5 Bf6 49. Rb3 Ra2 50. Rb4 Bc3 51. Rc4
Be5 52. g4 Kd5 53. Rb4 Bd4 54. g5 Bxf2 55. Kf3 Bc5 56. Rb7 Ke6
57. h6 Rh2 58. Rc7 Bd4 59. Ke4 Rh4+ 60. Kd3 Be5 61. Rb7 Kf5
62. Rb5 Rh5 63. Ra5 Rxg5 64. h7 Rh5 65. Ra7 Kg6 66. Ke4 Bg7
67. Ra6+ Kxh7 68. Re6 Kg8 69. Rc6 Bf8 70. Rc4 Kf7 71. Rc7+ Be7
72. Rc6 Ra5 73. Rc4 Ke6 74. Rc6+ Bd6 75. Rc4 Re5+ 76. Kd3 Rh5
77. Ke4 Rh4+ 78. Kd3 Bf4 79. Ke4 Be5+ 80. Kd3 Kd5 81. Ra4 Bd6
82. Ra5+ Bc5 83. Ra2 Rh3+ 84. Kd2 Kd4 85. Rc2 Bb4+ 86. Kd1 Re3
87. Ra2 Re1+ 88. Kc2 Kc4 89. Rb2 Ba3 90. Ra2 Re3 91. Kb1 Kb4
92. Kc2 Kc4 93. Kb1 Bb4 94. Kc2 Rh3 95. Rb2 Rh2+ 96. Kb1 Rh1+
97. Kc2 Ra1 98. Rb1 Ra3 99. Rb2 Bc3 100. Rb8 Ra2+ 101. Kb1 Rf2
102. Kc1 Kd3 103. Rd8+ Bd4 104. Kb1 Rf6 105. Ka2 Kc4 106. Rc8+
Kb4 107. Rb8+ Bb6 108. Kb1 Rc6 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. e3 e5
7. Nge2 Re8 8. O-O Nbd7 9. h3 h5 10. Qc2 c6 11. b3 Nf8 12. Rd1
Qe7 13. e4 Ne6 14. d5 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. b4 Na6 17. a3 Bd7
18. Be3 Rec8 19. Qd3 h4 20. g4 Nh7 21. Rac1 Bf6 22. Rf1 Bg5
23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Bf6 25. Bd4 Be5 26. Qe3 Rc4 27. Nce2 Bb5
28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Nd3 Nc7 30. a4 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Bxd3 32. Qxd3
Qxb4 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 Ne8 35. Nc1 Nd6 36. Nd3 Nf6 37. Rc7
Ndxe4 38. Nxe5 Re8 39. Nxf7 Nxd5 40. Rxb7 Nf4 41. Nh6+ Kh8
42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Nh6+ Kh8 44. Nf7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "5.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nc3 d6 5. a3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bd7
7. Rb1 e5 8. Bg5 exd4 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Ne4 d5 11. Nd2 Nc6
12. Bd3 Rg8 13. Ne2 Ne5 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Ng3 Bg4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nd7 3. c4 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 c6
7. e4 Qe7 8. Be2 h5 9. h3 Bh6 10. O-O Bf4 11. Qc2 g5 12. Bg3
h4 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. Rad1 Qg7 15. Kh2 Ne7 16. Qb3 Ng6 17. Qa3
Qe7 18. Rd2 Ndf8 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Na4 Rd8 21. c5 dxc5 22. Nxc5
b6 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Qxa7 Rh7 25. dxe5 fxe5 26. Qc7 Qc5
27. Ba6 Re7 28. b4 Qxb4 29. Qxc6 Nf8 30. Bc8 Qc5 31. Bxd7+
Nxd7 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Ng5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "7.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Ne5 Nd7
12. Ndf3 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Be6
16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qg4 Rf5 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Qc4 Nb4 20. Rd7 Nd5
21. Bd4 Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rxb7 b4 24. Bc5 Kf7 25. Bxb4
Rxa2 26. Bc5 Rxe5 27. g3 Ree2 28. b4 e5 29. Rd1 Ke6 30. Kf1 e4
31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Kxe1 h5 33. h4 Rb2 34. Kf1 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "9.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rauf Mamedov"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 e5 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O
7. Rb1 a5 8. a3 Nbc6 9. d3 h6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Nd4 12. Nd2
c6 13. b5 d5 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e3 Ne6 17. Nb3 e4
18. Bb2 Ba6 19. dxe4 Bxf1 20. Qxf1 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Rb8 22. Bxg7
Kxg7 23. Nbd2 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 Qa5 25. Qb2+ f6 26. h4 Qc7 27. Bh3
Nc5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Grachev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O Nd7 8. Bh2 e5 9. c4 exd4 10. exd4 Re8 11. Nc3 Nf6
12. Bd3 Nh5 13. Bc2 Nb4 14. Ba4 Bd7 15. a3 Bxa4 16. Qxa4 Nc6
17. Rad1 Qd7 18. c5 Rad8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Qb3 h6 21. Nb5 Bf8
22. d5 Na5 23. Qb4 b6 24. Nbd4 Nf6 25. Nb3 Re4 26. Qc3 Rc8
27. Qd3 Nxb3 28. Qxb3 Rc5 29. Rd3 Qb5 30. Qxb5 Rxb5 31. Rc1
Rxb2 32. Bg3 Re8 33. Rc6 Ne4 34. Rc7 Nxg3 35. fxg3 Ree2
36. Kf1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "11.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. e4 e5 11. Rfe1
Re8 12. Rad1 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nb1 Qe7 15. Nc3 Rad8 16. Qa4
a6 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Nd2 Rb8 19. Nf1 b5 20. Ne3 bxc4 21. Qxc4
Rxb2 22. Qxa6 Rb6 23. Qd3 g6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Ba8
26. Red1 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Kf8 28. f3 Ke7 29. Ra6 Bb7 30. Ra7 Bc6
31. Nc4 Kf8 32. Rc7 Nb8 33. Na5 Ba8 34. Rxc5 Na6 35. Rc4 Rd8
36. Nc6 Re8 37. Bh3 Nb8 38. Nxb8 Rxb8 39. a4 Ne8 40. Nb5 f5
41. Kf2 fxe4 42. fxe4 Ke7 43. Rc5 Kf6 44. Bd7 Ng7 45. Ke3 Rd8
46. Rc7 Ne6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Savchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Qe4 Nf6 10. Qe2 Nd5 11. Nd2 g6
12. g3 Bg7 13. f4 O-O 14. Bh3 d6 15. Qe4 f5 16. Qf3 Nb4
17. Qb3 dxe5 18. a3 exf4+ 19. Kd1 Nd5 20. cxd5 Be2+ 21. Kc2
Qc5+ 22. Kb1 Rab8 23. Qc2 Qxd5 24. Bf1 Qxh1 25. Bxe2 Rxb2+
26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Kxb2 Qxh2 28. Bc4+ Kg7 29. gxf4 Rd8 30. Kc2
Rd4 31. Bb3 c5 32. Rb1 c4 33. Ba2 Qe2 34. Kc3 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "13.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. Bc4
Nf5 17. Bc5 Bh6+ 18. Kc3 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 f6 20. Re1+ Kd7 21. Re6
b5 22. Bb3 a5 23. g4 b4+ 24. Kd2 Nh6 25. Ba4+ Kc7 26. Re7+ Kd8
27. d6 Ra6 28. Bb5 Nxg4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 c6 3. e3 h6 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7
7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. h3 Ne4 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6
12. b4 Rc8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Nb3 Bd8 16. Na5 Bxa5
17. bxa5 e5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 O-O 20. Kd2 Rce8 21. f3 Bg6
22. f4 f6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Ra3 Rfe6 25. g3 Kf8 26. Rh2 d4
27. exd4 Re4 28. Ra4 Rd8 29. f5 Bf7 30. Kd3 Re5 31. Kc3 Re3+
32. Bd3 Rxg3 33. Rb4 Rd7 34. Kd2 h5 35. f6 gxf6 36. Rf2 Kg7
37. Bf5 Re7 38. Bc8 h4 39. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O
12. Bg2 Rae8 13. O-O Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. cxd5
Bxf1 17. Kxf1 cxd5 18. f4 Re3 19. Bxd5 Rd3 20. Bf3 Re8 21. Kf2
c6 22. Be2 Rde3 23. Bd1 Rd3 24. Be2 Rde3 25. Bd1 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "15.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Bd2 Nhf6
12. Bf4 Nh5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Ne5 Nxf4 15. Nc6 Qe8 16. gxf4
Bd6 17. e3 Ba6 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Qa4 Bb7 20. Ne5 Qxa4 21. Nxa4
Rfc8 22. a3 Kf8 23. Nc3 Ke7 24. Nb5 Ne8 25. Bf1 f6 26. Nf3 a6
27. Nxd6 Nxd6 28. Bd3 a5 29. Kf1 Bc6 30. Ke2 Nc4 31. Bxc4 dxc4
32. Nd2 b5 33. Rg1 g6 34. f3 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. Nxc4 Bb5
37. Kd3 Ra2 38. Rg2 b3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "16.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bc4 Na5 9. Qd3 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Qd7 11. Ng5 Rf8
12. Nd5 c6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Be3 h6 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qd3 Kf7
17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Nh4 Ng4 19. g3 Kg8 20. f4 d5 21. Ng6 Qe8
22. Nxe5 dxe4 23. Qc3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Qd4
Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "17.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. a5 a6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. e4 e5 15. d5 Bb4 16. Ba2 cxd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Nf6 19. Bg5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 b5 21. axb6
Qxb6 22. Qb3 Bc5 23. Qxb6 Bxb6 24. Be7 Rfe8 25. Bd6 Bd4
26. Ra2 Red8 27. b4 f6 28. Kf1 Kf7 29. f4 Rd7 30. fxe5 Bxe5
31. Bxe5 Rxd5 32. exd5 fxe5 33. Ra5 Rb8 34. Rxa6 Rxb4 35. Re6
Re4 36. Kf2 h5 37. Kf3 Re1 38. h4 Kf8 39. d6 Kf7 40. d7 Rd1
41. Rxe5 Rd3+ 42. Ke4 Rxd7 43. Rxh5 Rd2 44. Rg5 Re2+ 45. Kf3
Ra2 46. Re5 Kg6 47. g4 Ra3+ 48. Kf4 Ra4+ 49. Re4 Ra6 50. h5+
Kh6 51. Re8 Ra4+ 52. Kg3 Ra1 53. Re6+ Kh7 54. g5 Rh1 55. Kg4
Rg1+ 56. Kf5 Rh1 57. Re8 Rxh5 58. Ra8 g6+ 59. Kf6 Rh1 60. Ra7+
Kg8 61. Kxg6 Kf8 62. Ra8+ Ke7 63. Kg7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "18.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Qd3
Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1
Re8 12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Nd7 14. Be3 Be7 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6
17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Kg2 Bc5 19. Nb3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Nf6 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Nc5 b6 23. Ne6 Rd6 24. Nxc7 Bxe4 25. g5 Bxf3+
26. Kxf3 Nd7 27. Ke2 Kf7 28. Re4 h6 29. gxh6 Rxh6 30. h4 Ke7
31. Rg4 Kd8 32. Na6 c5 33. b4 g6 34. a4 Kc8 35. bxc5 bxc5
36. Nxc5 Nxc5 37. Rc4 Kb7 38. Rxc5 Rxh4 39. a5 Re4+ 40. Kd3
Rf4 41. Ke3 Rf5 42. f3 g5 43. c4 a6 44. Ke2 g4 45. fxg4 Rg5
46. Ke3 Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "19.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 Qh5 8. h3 Na6 9. Bg2 Qg6 10. Rb1 Nb4 11. Ne3 Bc5 12. a3
Nbd5 13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Bb6 15. b4 O-O 16. Bb2 Be6 17. Qc2
Bxe3 18. dxe3 Bd5 19. O-O Rfe8 20. Rfd1 h5 21. b5 Qf5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "20.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O Re8 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. h3 a6 12. a4
exd4 13. Nxd4 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15. Bb2 h5 16. Re1 Ra6 17. Rad1
Rb6 18. Nb1 Nfe4 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Ne4 21. Rdd1 Bd7
22. Ba3 Nc5 23. Qd2 Nxb3 24. Nxb3 Rxb3 25. Bxd6 Qe6 26. Rb1
Qxc4 27. Rec1 Qxa4 28. Rxb3 Qxb3 29. Qxa5 Be6 30. Be5 b6
31. Qa1 Bxe5 32. Qxe5 c5 33. Qa1 Qa2 34. Qf6 Qa7 35. Bc6 Qe7
36. Qxe7 Rxe7 37. Rb1 Bc8 38. e4 Re6 39. Bd5 Rd6 40. h4 Be6
41. Bxe6 Rxe6 42. Kg2 c4 43. Kf3 Kg7 44. Ke3 Rc6 45. Kd4 c3
46. Kd3 c2 47. Rc1 Kf6 48. f4 Ke6 49. Rxc2 Rxc2 50. Kxc2 Kd6
51. Kd3 Kc5 52. Kc3 b5 53. e5 b4+ 54. Kb3 Kb5 55. g4 hxg4
56. f5 gxf5 57. h5 g3 58. h6 g2 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "21.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. e3 h6 11. Nc3 Bc2
12. Re1 Bh7 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Nf6 16. Rad1 a5
17. e4 a4 18. a3 Qb6 19. Be3 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. d5 Rd8
22. Bf1 Raa8 23. Bb6 Rd7 24. Bh3 Ra6 25. Be3 Nxe4 26. dxe6
Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Kf8 29. Rd7 fxe6 30. Bxe6 Bxa3
31. Rf7+ Ke8 32. Rxb7 Bd6 33. Rxg7 Bc2 34. Bxh6 a3 35. Ba2 Rb6
36. Bg5 Bb3 37. Be3 c5 38. Bxb3 Rxb3 39. Ra7 Rxc3 40. h4 c4
41. h5 Rxe3 42. h6 Re6 43. h7 Rh6 44. Kg2 c3 45. Ra8+ Kd7
46. h8=Q Rxh8 47. Rxh8 c2 48. Rh1 a2 49. Kf3 Ba3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "22.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6
7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. Rc1 a4 11. Qc2 Nh5
12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. Be1 b5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nc3 Ba6 16. a3 Nb6
17. Na2 Nc4 18. Bb4 Rc8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc3 Bb7 21. Rab1 Ne4
22. Qb4 Qxb4 23. Nxb4 Ncd2 24. Nxd2 Nxd2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd1
Nc4 27. Nd3 Bc6 28. Rc1 f6 29. Rc2 Kf7 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke1 Be8
32. e3 Bg6 33. Bf1 Kd6 34. Kd1 Rc7 35. Kc1 e5 36. f4 exf4
37. exf4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "23.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O Nb6 6. Qc2 Qd5
7. Nc3 Qf5 8. e4 Qh5 9. a4 Bg4 10. Ne1 Nf6 11. d3 e5 12. Be3
Be7 13. a5 cxd3 14. Nxd3 Nbd7 15. f3 Be6 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Rae1
g5 18. g4 Qg6 19. Ng3 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Qh5 22. Qc1
Kh8 23. Bf2 g4 24. Bg3 Rad8 25. Kh1 Bf8 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4
Bg7 28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Bg3 Qh6 30. Bf4 Qh4 31. Bg5 Qh5 32. Nf4
Qxg5 33. Ng6+ Qxg6 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Qg5 Re5 36. Qd2 Rce8
37. b4 Rh5 38. Qf4 Ne5 39. Rd1 Rf8 40. Qg3 Nf3 41. Bxf3 gxf3
42. Qxf3 Re5 43. Qg2 Rfe8 44. Rd6 Nxe4 45. Rd7 Rg5 46. Qf3 Rf5
47. Qg2 Rg5 48. Qf3 Rf5 49. Qg2 Rg5 50. Qc2 Rh5 51. Rd3 Be5
52. Re3 Ng3+ 53. Rxg3 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "24.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Ne5 Bd6 8. g4 Be6 9. h4 Nd7 10. f4 f6 11. Nd3 h5 12. g5 Ne7
13. Be2 Bf7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf5 16. Nxd6+ Nxd6 17. Bd2
Qb6 18. Qa4 Qb5 19. Qa3 Nc4 20. Qc3 Qd5 21. O-O-O Nxd2 22. Nb4
Nb3+ 23. axb3 Qxb3 24. d5 Qxc3+ 25. bxc3 c5 26. Nc2 O-O-O
27. d6 Rhe8 28. Bd3 Nb6 29. Bf5+ Kb8 30. Rhe1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1
fxg5 32. Re7 Be8 33. fxg5 g6 34. Be4 Nd7 35. Ne3 b5 36. Nd5
Nf8 37. Nf6 Bd7 38. Nxd7+ Nxd7 39. Bxg6 Nb6 40. Bxh5 Nd5
41. g6 Rxd6 42. Re8+ Kc7 43. g7 Nf6 44. Rf8 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "25.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2
d5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6 8. d4 Bg7 9. dxe5 O-O 10. e6 Ne5 11. Bf4 c6
12. Bd3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bxe6 14. O-O-O Bg4 15. Rde1 Qa5 16. a3
Rae8 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Bb4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. h3 Bh5 21. Nh4
Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Qe8 23. Bd2 Bg6 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Be3 f5 26. c3
a6 27. g4 Qe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Kd2 Be5 30. Bg5 f4 31. Ke2 Kf7
32. f3 e3 33. h4 c5 34. b3 b5 35. c4 bxc4 36. bxc4 Bc7 37. Kd3
Ke6 38. a4 Kf7 39. h5 gxh5 40. gxh5 Be5 41. Bh4 Bf6 42. Be1
Kg7 43. Ke4 Bg5 44. Kf5 Bh6 45. Ke6 Bg5 46. Kf5 Bh6 47. Bh4
Kf7 48. Ke5 Kg7 49. Kd5 Kf7 50. Kxc5 Ke6 51. Kd4 Kf5 52. c5
Bg7+ 53. Kd3 Be5 54. c6 Bc7 55. Be7 Ke6 56. Bc5 Kf5 57. Bb4 a5
58. Bc3 Kg5 59. Ke4 Kxh5 60. Kf5 Kh4 61. Be1+ Kh3 62. Ke4 Kg2
63. Kd3 Kxf3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "26.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. h3 Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5
12. e3 Be6 13. Bd2 Qf6 14. Rb1 Rfd8 15. Be1 Bf5 16. Nh4 Be6
17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Nfd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4
21. exd4 Bf5 22. g4 Bg6 23. Rd1 Rc2 24. f3 Nd6 25. Rf2 Rdc8
26. Bf1 Nc4 27. Bc3 Nxb2 28. Bxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "27.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. Bd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e4 Qb8
12. h3 Bc5 13. O-O Qe5 14. Rae1 Rac8 15. Kh1 Qh5 16. Be3 Bxe3
17. Rxe3 Ng4 18. Qd1 Nf6 19. e5 Qg5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Rfd8
22. f4 Qe7 23. f5 exf5 24. Bxf5 Qg5 25. Qe2 Bxg2+ 26. Qxg2
Qxe3 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "28.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 a6 6. Bb3 d6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Be6 9. Qe2 Re8 10. Nf1 d5 11. Ng3 h6 12. O-O
Bf8 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Be3 Rad8 15. Bc2 g6 16. a4 a5 17. d4 Nxe4
18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bd5 21. Bf4 Qe6 22. Bxe4
Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qb3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. e6 Qxe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6
27. Bxc7 Rd2 28. Rb1 Bc5 29. Bg3 g5 30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke1 Rd5
32. Ke2 e5 33. f3 Ke6 34. Rd1 Rxd1 35. Kxd1 Kd5 36. b3 e4
37. Ke2 exf3+ 38. Kxf3 h5 39. Be1 b6 40. Bd2 Be7 41. Be3 Bd8
42. g4 h4 43. Bd4 Bc7 44. Ke3 Bf4+ 45. Kd3 Bc7 46. c4+ Ke6
47. Ke4 Bd8 48. Be3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "29"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Grachev"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 Re8 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rac1 a6
17. a4 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 20. Qd2 Bxe3 21. Qxe3
Qe7 22. Qb6 Rb8 23. Qa5 h6 24. Kg1 Red8 25. Bb1 b4 26. e5 bxc3
27. exf6 Qxf6 28. bxc3 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Be4 Rxd1+
31. Rxd1 Re8 32. Bf3 Re7 33. Rb1 a5 34. Rb6 Rc7 35. Kf1 Kf8
36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Kd3 Kd6 38. Kd4 Re7 39. c4 Kc7 40. c5 Rd7+
41. Kc3 Re7 42. Rb2 Bc8 43. Rd2 Re5 44. Kd4 Re7 45. Re2 Be6
46. Re5 f6 47. Re3 Re8 48. Kc3 Bd7 49. Rxe8 Bxe8 50. g3 Bd7
51. h4 gxh4 52. gxh4 Bf5 53. Be2 Bg6 54. Bc4 Bf5 55. Bb3 Kd7
56. Kd4 Bg6 57. Ke3 Ke7 58. Kf4 Bh7 59. h5 Bd3 60. Bd1 Bh7
61. Bf3 Kd7 62. Bg4+ Ke7 63. Bf5 Bg8 64. Bc2 Be6 65. Kg3 Bc8
66. Kh4 Be6 67. h6 gxh6 68. Kh5 Bc4 69. Kxh6 Ke6 70. f4 Ke7
71. Kg7 Bd5 72. Bd1 Bg2 73. Bb3 Be4 74. Bd1 Bd5 75. Bc2 Bf3
76. Kg6 Bd5 77. Kf5 Be6+ 78. Ke4 Bd5+ 79. Kd4 Be6 80. Be4 Bd7
81. Ke3 Be8 82. Kf3 Bd7 83. Kg3 Be8 84. Kh4 Bd7 85. Kh5 Be8+
86. Kh6 Bd7 87. Kg7 Be8 88. Bf5 Bh5 89. Bc2 Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "30"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Ne4 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Qb3 Nc5 8. Qxd5 Nbd7 9. Bb5 e6 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Qxb7 Rb8
12. Qa6 Rb6 13. Qa4 Bd3 14. Qd4 Nc5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. b3 Ba6
17. d4 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Nxf2 19. Re1 Bb4 20. a3 Bxc3+ 21. Kxc3 Kd7
22. Be3 Rc8+ 23. Kd2 Ne4+ 24. Kd1 Rxb3 25. Rc1 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Savchenko"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3
Bd6 7. Nxd5 c6 8. Bxf6 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nxf6 10. Bc4 Qg5 11. Nf3
Qxg2 12. Rg1 Qh3 13. Rxg7 Bg4 14. Bxf7+ Kf8 15. Rxg4 Qxg4
16. Bc4 Ke7 17. Be2 Qe6 18. Qa4 a5 19. O-O-O b5 20. d5 Qxe3+
21. fxe3 bxa4 22. dxc6 Bc5 23. e4 Rad8 24. e5 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1
Ng4 26. Nxa4 Be3+ 27. Kb1 Rc8 28. Nc3 Ke6 29. Nd4+ Kxe5
30. Bxg4 Rg8 31. c7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 a6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Nf1 d5 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bc2 dxe4
12. dxe4 Bc4 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Ne3
Be6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bb3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Be7 20. b4 f6 21. Ke2
Kf7 22. Nd2 Rab8 23. Nd5 Rd7 24. Nc4 Nd8 25. Rhd1 Ne6 26. g3
Rbd8 27. h4 c6 28. Nde3 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 c5 30. bxc5 Nxc5 31. f3
Nb3 32. Rb1 b5 33. Nce3 Rd2+ 34. Ke1 Bc5 35. Ra1 Rd3 36. Rxa6
Bxe3 37. Ke2 Nc1+ 38. Ke1 Bd2+ 39. Kf1 Rxf3+ 40. Kg2 Rd3
41. Rb6 Be1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. b3 Rb8 9. Bb2 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Rc1 b4 12. Na4
Na7 13. d5 e5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qc2 c5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Rxd6
Bb7 18. Rdd1 Rbc8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nb5 21. Kg1 Nd5 22. e4
Ndc3 23. Rd7 Qf6 24. f4 Nd4 25. Qg2 Nce2+ 26. Kh1 Nxc1 27. Ng4
Qd8 28. Rxd8 Rfxd8 29. Bxc1 Nxb3 30. axb3 Rd1+ 31. Qg1 Rxg1+
32. Kxg1 c4 33. e5 cxb3 34. Bb2 Ra8 35. Nc5 Bf8 36. Nxb3 Ra2
37. Bd4 Ra3 38. Nd2 b3 39. Nf2 Bb4 40. Nc4 Ra4 41. Nb2 Ra1+
42. Kg2 Rc1 43. Nbd3 Rc4 44. Bb2 Ba5 45. Kf3 Rc2 46. Bd4 Rd2
47. Ke3 Rc2 48. Ne4 Kf7 49. Nec5 b2 50. Nxb2 Rxh2 51. Nc4 Be1
52. Nd6+ Ke7 53. Nce4 h5 54. Bc5 Kd7 55. Nf7 Kc6 56. Be7 Kd5
57. Bh4 Ba5 58. Nf6+ Kc4 59. Nd6+ Kb4 60. Nfe4 Bb6+ 61. Kd3
Rh1 62. Ng5 Kc5 63. Nxe6+ Kd5 64. Nf8 g5 65. Bxg5 Bf2 66. Ne4
Bxg3 67. Nxg3 Rh3 68. e6 Rxg3+ 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. e7 Re3+ 71. Kf2
Re4 72. f5 Kd5 73. Ne6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. d4 e6 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Nxd5 Bxb2+ 14. Kxb2 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Be6
16. Rd4 Rac8 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bd3 Rxd4 19. exd4 Rd8 20. Be4
Bxb3 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. axb3 Qf6 23. Rd1 g6 24. Qe3 Rd5
25. Rd2 a5 26. Qe4 Rb5 27. Qd3 Qb6 28. Qc4 Kg7 29. d5 Rb4
30. Qc3+ Kh7 31. Qh3+ Kg7 32. Qc3+ Kh7 33. Qh3+ Kg7 34. Qc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "35"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nc6
7. Be2 Bf5 8. O-O Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Nd2 Bf5 11. Rc1 h6
12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 Bg6 16. Bh5 Bxh5
17. Qxh5 f5 18. f3 c5 19. b3 a6 20. Bf2 Qe8 21. Qxe8 Rfxe8
22. g4 fxg4 23. fxg4 Ng6 24. Be3 Nf4 25. Rc2 Rf8 26. Rf3 Ne2+
27. Kg2 Nd4 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rc1 Ne2 30. Rf1 Nf4+ 31. Kg1 h5
32. gxh5 Kh7 33. Rd1 Kh6 34. Nf1 Ne2+ 35. Kg2 Nc3 36. Re1 Nxe4
37. Bc1 Nf2 38. h4 Nd3 39. Bxg5+ Kxh5 40. Ng3+ Kg4 41. Re4+
Nf4+ 42. Kf2 Bf6 43. Bxf4 exf4 44. Ne2 Bxh4+ 45. Kg2 Bg5
46. Ng1 Bf6 47. Nf3 Kf5 48. Re6 Be5 49. Re7 b5 50. cxb5 axb5
51. a4 bxa4 52. bxa4 Ra8 53. Nd2 Rxa4 54. Rf7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "36"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Nh4 c6 9. Bc4 d5 10. Bb3 Qd6 11. f4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 dxe4 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. dxe4 Ng6 16. Nf5
Qxc3 17. Qc1 Bxf5 18. exf5 Ne5 19. Qh6 Ng4 20. Qh4 Ne3
21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Rae1 Nd5 23. Qh4 Rae8 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rd1
Re4 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Rd3 Qe5 28. Rh3 Rg7 29. Rg3 Rxg3 30. hxg3
Kg8 31. Qd2 Re2 32. Qd3 Re3 33. Qb5 Rxg3 34. Qxb7 Qe3+ 35. Kh2
Rg4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "37"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rd8 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Qh4 Bd7
17. Ba5 b6 18. Bc3 a5 19. Bd3 h6 20. Ne5 Be8 21. Ng4 Nd5
22. Nxh6+ gxh6 23. Qxh6 f6 24. Be4 Qg7 25. Qh3 Rd6 26. Bxd5
exd5 27. Bd4 Bd7 28. Qh4 Qg5 29. Qxg5+ fxg5 30. b3 Rc8 31. Be5
Re6 32. Bb2 Bc6 33. h3 Bb7 34. Rac1 Kf7 35. Rc2 Re7 36. Rcd2
Bb4 37. Rd3 Rc2 38. Ba1 Rec7 39. e4 dxe4 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. Rd8
Rc1 42. Be5 Rxd1+ 43. Rxd1 Re7 44. Bg3 Bc5 45. Rd8 e3 46. fxe3
Rxe3 47. Kh2 Re2 48. Rg8+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "38"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. Bc4+ Kh8 10. Ng5 Qe8 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxf4 Nd8 13. Qd3 Ng4 14. Qg3 h6 15. Nf3 Ne6 16. Bd2 Nc5
17. e5 dxe5 18. h3 e4 19. Nh4 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Bd6 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. Rxf4 Ne5 23. Nd5 Bd7 24. Nf6 Qe7 25. Ng6+ Nxg6 26. Qxg6
gxf6 27. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "Muelheim GER"]
[Date "2011.??.??"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 Nc6 5. d5 Nb8 6. h3 Nd7
7. Bd3 e6 8. Nc3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 e5 10. Be3 b6 11. Nd2 h5 12. h4
Nh6 13. f3 f6 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Ba4+ Kf8 17. Bc6
Rb8 18. Qa4 a5 19. Rb1 Nf7 20. Nb3 Ba6 21. Bb5 Bb7 22. Bc6
Bxc6 23. Qxc6 a4 24. Nd2 Ra8 25. Qe6 Kg7 26. O-O Re8 27. Qh3
Qd6 28. Rf2 Rh8 29. Nf1 Qe7 30. Qg3 Nd6 31. Nd2 a3 32. f4 exf4
33. Qxf4 Rhf8 34. Rbf1 Rae8 35. Qg3 Qe5 36. Rf4 f5 37. Qg5
Qxc3 38. exf5 Rf6 39. R4f3 Qd4+ 40. Kh1 Re5 41. Rxa3 Rexf5
42. Rxf5 Rxf5 43. Qe7+ Rf7 44. Qg5 Nxc4 45. Nxc4 Qxc4 46. Ra8
Qf1+ 47. Kh2 Qf4+ 48. Qxf4 Rxf4 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50. Kh3 Kf6
51. Re8 Ra4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7
7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.Nd2 g6 10.b3 Bg7 11.Bb2 Nb4 12.O-O-O
Nxa2+ 13.Kb1 Nb4 14.Ne4 O-O 15.Qf3 Rfe8 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.exf6
Qc5 18.h4 d5 19.Qf4 dxc4 20.bxc4 Rab8 21.Qh6 Qf8 22.Qxf8+ Kxf8
23.h5 Bc8 24.hxg6 fxg6 25.Rxh7 Bf5+ 26.Ka1 Nc2+ 27.Ka2 Nb4+
28.Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. b3
d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ba3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6
17. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Nbd7 9. Rd4 h6 10. Bd2 Bxc5 11. Rxc4 e5
12. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Nxe5 14. Rc5 O-O 15. h3 Rd8 16. Bf4
Ng6 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Be2 Bc6 19. Rc4 a6 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Bxd1
Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.18"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6
7. Qb3 c5 8. Qxb7 cxd4 9. exd4 Qb6 10. Qxa8 Nh5 11. c5 Qxb2
12. Bd2 Bxd4 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Qxf8+ Kxf8 15. Nxd4 Nxc5 16. Rb1
Qa3 17. Be2 Nf4 18. O-O Nxe2+ 19. Ncxe2 Nd7 20. Rb7 Qa6
21. Nxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nd4 Qg4 23. Rc1 f6 24. Be3 Nb6 25. h3 Qe4
26. Rcc7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.20"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Rc1 e6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bb5 Be7 11. f3 O-O
12. a3 Rfc8 13. Nge2 Na5 14. Na4 Rxc1+ 15. Nxc1 Nc4 16. Bxc4
dxc4 17. Nxb6 Ra6 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. Ne5 Rb6 20. Ned3 Bxd3
21. Nxd3 Bxa3 22. Bg3 Bxb2 23. Ke2 Rc6 24. Bf2 Rc2+ 25. Kd1
Rxf2 26. Nxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.21"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O
12. Rd1 Rc8 13. e4 e5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5
17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. Qg3 Nb6 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Rb5 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Rf7
22. Bf4 g5 23. Be3 Rxc3 24. Bf2 Rc4 25. Ra5 Nc8 26. e5 b6
27. Rd5 fxe5 28. Rxe5 h6 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Rd1 Rcc7 31. h4 Ne7
32. Rdd8 Kg6 33. g4 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Rxf2 35. h5+ Kg7 36. Rxe7+
Rf7 37. Re6 Rc4 38. Rg6+ Kh7 39. Rdd6 Rxg4 40. Rxh6+ Kg8
41. Rdg6+ Rg7 42. a5 Rxg6 43. Rxg6+ Kh7 44. g3 Rc4 45. axb6
axb6 46. Kh3 g4+ 47. Kh4 b5 48. Kg5 b4 49. Rh6+ Kg7 50. Rd6
Rc5+ 51. Kxg4 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Be3 Nf6
12. f4 Ng4 13. Rad1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 f6 15. Nce2 Qe7 16. Kh1 Re8
17. Ng3 Qf7 18. b3 Bg4 19. Rde1 Bd7 20. Nf3 Rad8 21. e5 fxe5
22. fxe5 Qg6 23. Qa7 Bb4 24. Rd1 Bc8 25. Qf2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rf8
27. Qe2 Be7 28. Rf1 h6 29. Nd4 c5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Nf3 Be6
32. Nf1 b5 33. c4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Qb1 35. h3 Qc1 36. N3d2 Be7
37. Kh2 Bg5 38. g3 Qc2 39. a3 Qf5 40. g4 Bf4+ 41. Kg2 Qxe5
42. Qxe5 Bxe5 43. Ne3 Bb2 44. Nb1 Kf7 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Ke4 Kg5
47. Nd5 Bxd5+ 48. cxd5 Kh4 49. Nd2 Bxa3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8
17. Nd2 Qh5 18. Qf1 Re7 19. a4 Rfe8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxd5
Qxd5 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 h5 24. Rec1 f6 25. b3 g5 26. c4
bxc4 27. Nxc4 Bc7 28. Na5 Bxa5 29. Rxa5 Bd7 30. b4 Rb8 31. Rc4
Kf7 32. Kf1 Kg6 33. Ke2 Bg4+ 34. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Bc4 cxd4
12. Qxd4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O N5b6 15. Bb3 Re8 16. Rfd1
Qh5 17. Bg3 e5 18. Qb4 e4 19. Ne1 a5 20. Qd4 Nc5 21. Rb1 Nxb3
22. Qxb6 Nc5 23. c4 Be6 24. Rd5 Bxd5 25. Qxc5 Red8 26. cxd5
Qxd5 27. Qc2 b5 28. Qb2 b4 29. Be5 Qd2 30. Qa1 Qe2 31. Bd4
Rab8 32. h3 f6 33. Rb2 Qb5 34. Qb1 Qd5 35. Qd1 Rbc8 36. Rd2
Qe6 37. Kh2 Rd7 38. g3 Rdc7 39. Bb2 Qxa2 40. Be5 Qxd2 41. Qxd2
fxe5 42. Qd5+ Rf7 43. Kg2 Rcf8 44. h4 Kh8 45. Qxe4 Rxf2+
46. Kh3 b3 47. Nd3 b2 48. Qb7 R8f7 49. Qb5 a4 50. Nxb2 a3
51. Nd3 Rf1 52. Qa4 Rh1+ 53. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2 fxg3 15. hxg3 Kb8
16. O-O-O Bb4 17. Na2 Bc5 18. e3 a5 19. Kb1 Bb6 20. Nc3 Nc5
21. Nd4 h6 22. Rh5 Na6 23. Na2 Nc5 24. Nc3 Na6 25. Na2 Nc5
26. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.28"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
Nc6 7. dxc5 Ne4 8. Qe3 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Qxc5 11. Rc1
b6 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. Nh3 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Qg5
Rab8 17. Rc3 Qxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Ne4 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Nd2
Nd4 22. Rd3 Nxe2+ 23. Kf1 Ba6 24. Nb3 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rbc8
26. Nd4 g6 27. Bf3 Bxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Kg7 29. Kg2 h5 30. Bd1 a5
31. Bb3 Rc5 32. f4 b5 33. Bd1 a4 34. Kf2 Rb8 35. b4 axb3
36. Rxb3 Rc4 37. Nxb5 h4 38. Be2 Ra4 39. Bf1 hxg3+ 40. Kxg3
Rb6 41. Be2 Kf6 42. Rc3 g5 43. fxg5+ Kxg5 44. Rc5 Rxb5
45. Rxb5 Rxa3+ 46. Kf2 Ra7 47. Rxd5+ Kf6 48. Bc4 Rc7 49. Rd4
Kg7 50. Ke3 Re7+ 51. Kd3 Kf8 52. Rg4 Rd7+ 53. Ke4 Re7+ 54. Kd5
Rd7+ 55. Kc6 Ra7 56. Rg1 Re7 57. Ra1 Re4 58. Bd5 Rf4 59. Kd7
Rf2 60. Ra8+ Kg7 61. Ra3 Kf8 62. Rd3 Rf6 63. Bf3 Kg7 64. Bd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.29"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. Nge2 g6 8. h3 h5 9. Be3 h4 10. Qd2 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Kd1 Nh7
13. Kc2 Rb8 14. Rhf1 Bg5 15. Ng1 Rb7 16. Nf3 Be7 17. g3 hxg3
18. fxg3 Ndf8 19. g4 g5 20. Ne2 Ng6 21. Ng3 Nf4 22. Nf5 Bxf5
23. exf5 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. cxb5 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 c4 27. Qe2
O-O 28. b6 Rxb6 29. Bxb6 Qxb6 30. Qxc4 Rb8 31. Ra2 Nf6 32. Kb1
Qe3 33. Ka1 e4 34. Nd4 Qxh3 35. Qc1 e3 36. Ra3 Bf8 37. Rxe3
Qxg4 38. Rd3 Bg7 39. Rg1 Qe4 40. Qe3 Qxe3 41. Rxe3 Nxd5
42. Rxg5 Nxe3 43. f6 Nd5 44. Rxg7+ Kf8 45. Rh7 Nxf6 46. Rh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan Smeets"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qd3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3
Nbd7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Qa5 10.b3 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.Nd2 cxd4 13.Nc4
Qd8 14.Qxd4 Bb7 15.Bb2 Be7 16.Bd3 O-O 17.O-O Bc6 18.Bc2 Rc8
19.Rac1 g6 20.g3 Bxa4 21.bxa4 Nc3 22.Bxc3 bxc3 23.Bb3 Rc5
24.Rfd1 c2 25.Bxc2 Nb6 26.Nd6 Qc7 27.Nb5 Qb8 28.Bb3 Rfc8
29.Rxc5 Bxc5 30.Qf4 Rd8 31.Rc1 Nd5 32.Qg5 Be7 33.Qg4 a6 34.Nd4
Qxe5 35.Nc6 Qc7 36.Qc4 Ra8 37.Qe4 Rd8 38.Qc4 Ra8 39.a5 Bf6
40.Qc5 Ne7 41.Nb4 Qb7 42.Rc4 Rc8 43.Qb6 Qxb6 44.axb6 Rb8
45.Nxa6 Rxb6 46.Nc5 Nd5 47.Nd7 Rb7 48.Nxf6+ Nxf6 49.Bc2 Rb2
50.a4 Ra2 51.Kf1 Nd5 52.Ke1 Nb6 53.Rb4 Rxc2 54.Rxb6 Ra2 55.Ra6
g5 56.a5 Kg7 57.h3 Kf6 58.Ra7 h5 59.a6 h4 60.gxh4 gxh4 61.Kf1
Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Na4 Be7 10. d4 exd4 11. Rd1 c5
12. e3 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Qc7 14. Nc3 a6 15. g4 h6 16. h4 d6 17. g5
hxg5 18. hxg5 Nh7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Bxc5 Nxg5
22. Bg2 Bg4 23. Rd2 Ne6 24. Ba3 Nf4 25. c5 Bh4 26. Nd5 Be6
27. Qe3 Bxd5 28. Qxf4 Bg5 29. Qxg5 Qxg5 30. Rxd5 Qg4 31. cxd6
Rfd8 32. Re1 Rbc8 33. Re4 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Qg6 35. d7 Qh6+ 36. Kg3
Rg1 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Rxd8 Qg6+ 39. Kf4 Qf6+ 40. Ke3 Qxd8
41. Be4+ g6 42. f3 Rg5 43. Be7 Qb6+ 44. Rd4 Qa5 45. Bxg5 Qxg5+
46. Kf2 Qd8 47. Bxb7 a5 48. a3 Kg7 49. b4 axb4 50. axb4 f5
51. b5 f4 52. Be4 g5 53. Ke2 Kf6 54. Rd5 Ke6 55. b6 g4
56. fxg4 Kf6 57. b7 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c5 Kh8 11. Qb3 h6
12. Rd1 g5 13. Bd2 a6 14. Be1 Qe8 15. d6 exd6 16. cxd6 c6
17. Na4 e4 18. Nc5 f4 19. Bc3 e3 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. d7 exf2+
22. Kf1 Bxd7 23. Nxd7 Re6 24. Nb6 Re3 25. Qc4 Rb8 26. Rd7 fxg3
27. hxg3 Qh5 28. Kxf2 Rbe8 29. Re1 Qh2 30. Qg4 R3e6 31. Rd3 h5
32. Qxg5 Rf6+ 33. Rf3 Rxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Rf8+ 35. Ke3 Qxg2 36. Kd3
Qf2 37. Rh1 Qd4+ 38. Kc2 Qxb2+ 39. Kd1 Qb1+ 40. Kd2 Qxh1 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7
7. Ne5 O-O 8. O-O Ng4 9. Nd3 Bxd4 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bh6 Re8
12. e3 Bb6 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Na4 Bc7 15. Rc1 Bd6 16. Nc3 e6
17. Nb5 Bf8 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Qa4 a6 21. Bb6 Nb4
22. Nxb4 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Bc5 Nf6 25. a3 Bxc5 26. Rxc5
Bd7 27. Rfc1 Red8 28. f3 Ne8 29. e4 dxe4 30. fxe4 Nd6 31. e5
Nc4 32. Bxb7 Rab8 33. Rc7 Na5 34. Be4 Be8 35. Bd3 Kg7 36. R1c2
Nc4 37. Rc5 Rd4 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. R5xc4 Rd1+ 40. Kg2 Ba4
41. Rf2 Rbd8 42. Rc7 Be8 43. Rfc2 Ba4 44. Rf2 Be8 45. Rfc2
R8d4 46. Kf3 Rf1+ 47. Ke3 Rdd1 48. Rd2 Rfe1+ 49. Re2 Rg1
50. Kf3 Bb5 51. Rf2 Rde1 52. Rc5 Ba4 53. Nc2 Rc1 54. b4 Rgd1
55. Rc7 Rd5 56. Ke4 Be8 57. Re7 Rd8 58. Nd4 Kf8 59. Ra7 Re1+
60. Ne2 Bb5 61. Rfxf7+ Kg8 62. Rg7+ Kf8 63. Rxh7 Rxe2+ 64. Kf4
Rf2+ 65. Ke3 Re2+ 66. Kf4 Rf2+ 67. Ke3 Re2+ 68. Kf3 Kg8
69. Rag7+ Kf8 70. Rc7 Kg8 71. Rc4 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E77"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nb5 Re8 11. Re1 Ng4
12. h3 a6 13. hxg4 axb5 14. cxb5 Qh4 15. g3 Qxg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4
17. Bf4 Bf3 18. b6 g5 19. Bxg5 Re5 20. Bh4 cxb6 21. Rac1 Rae8
22. Bb5 Rf8 23. Bd3 Bh6 24. Rc4 f5 25. Rxd4 fxe4 26. Rexe4
Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Bc1 28. Rc4 Bxb2 29. f3 Ba3 30. Rc7 Rf7 31. Rc8+
Kg7 32. g4 Rxe4 33. fxe4 Rf4 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Kg2 Rxg4+
36. Bg3 Rxe4 37. Rxb7 Rb4 38. Kf3 Rb5 39. Bf2 Rxd5 40. Rxb6
Kf5 41. Rb3 Ra5 42. Be1 Ra4 43. Bf2 Bc5 44. Bxc5 dxc5 45. Rb5
Rc4 46. a4 Rc3+ 47. Ke2 Ke4 48. a5 c4 49. Rh5 Rc2+ 50. Kd1 Ra2
51. Rxh7 Rxa5 52. Kc2 c3 53. Rh4+ Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Nc3 Nc5 15. Qd4 Qb7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8
17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Kg1 d6 19. Qe3 a6 20. Nd4 Bf8 21. Qf3 Qxf3
22. Nxf3 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rdc8 24. f3 g6 25. Kf2 Bh6 26. e3 Bg7
27. Ke2 Kf8 28. Rd2 Ne8 29. Rcd1 Be5 30. g4 Rb7 31. g5 Bg7
32. Ba3 Kg8 33. h4 h5 34. Rc1 Rbc7 35. Rcd1 Rb7 36. Rc1 Rbc7
37. Rcd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5
7. Qa4 a6 8. Bf4 Be6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Ra7 11. Ne5 Ne4
12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Ra8 15. Qb3 a5 16. Bxd5 a4
17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Nxf7 Rxb7 19. Nxd8 Bxd5 20. Nxb7 Bxb7
21. Rac1 Bd5 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. a3 Kf7 24. Rd2 Nf6 25. f3 Bb3
26. Be5 Ne8 27. Rc5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Nd6 29. Rc5 Nc4 30. Rd3 Nxb2
31. Re3 Rxd4 32. Rc7 Be6 33. Ra7 g5 34. Rc3 Rc4 35. Re3 Rc2
36. Re4 Rc3 37. h4 h6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Ra6 Ba2 40. Ra7 Be6
41. Ra6 Bc4 42. Rc6 Rxa3 43. Rcxc4 Nxc4 44. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Qe7 6. e3 b6
7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Nge2 Na5 9. Bxb7 Nxb7 10. O-O c5 11. a3 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Be1 f5 14. f3 Nf6 15. b4 O-O 16. bxc5 bxc5
17. Rb1 Nd6 18. Qd3 Rfc8 19. Kg2 cxd4 20. Bb4 a5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6
22. Rfc1 Qa6 23. Nxd4 Qd6 24. Rb5 Rc5 25. Qc3 h6 26. a4 Nd5
27. cxd5 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Kh7 29. dxe6 dxe6 30. Rb7 e5 31. Rxg7+
Kh8 32. Rcc7 exd4 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rcg7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Ke8
36. Rfg7 Qf8 37. exd4 Rd8 38. Ra7 Qf6 39. Rxa5 Rxd4 40. Rb7
Rd7 41. Rbb5 f4 42. Re5+ Kd8 43. Re2 Qc6 44. Rf5 fxg3 45. hxg3
Qxa4 46. Rf8+ Kc7 47. Rfe8 Qb4 48. R8e4 Qa3 49. g4 Qd6 50. Re6
Qf4 51. Re7 h5 52. Rxd7+ Kxd7 53. gxh5 Qg5+ 54. Kf2 Qxh5
55. Kg2 Qg5+ 56. Kf2 Qf4 57. Kg2 Kd6 58. Re4 Qd2+ 59. Kg3 Kd5
60. Rg4 Qe2 61. Re4 Qf1 62. Kg4 Qg2+ 63. Kf4 Qg1 64. Re5+ Kd4
65. Re4+ Kd3 66. Re5 Qh2+ 67. Kf5 Qh5+ 68. Kf4 Qh2+ 69. Kf5
Qg3 70. f4 Qf3 71. Kg5 Kd4 72. Re6 Qg3+ 73. Kf5 Qh3+ 74. Kf6
Qg4 75. f5 Qf4 76. Kg6 Kd5 77. Ra6 Qg4+ 78. Kf6 Qe2 79. Re6
Qh2 80. Kg6 Qg3+ 81. Kf6 Qf4 82. Kg6 Qg4+ 83. Kf6 Qg3 84. Ra6
Qc3+ 85. Kg6 Ke5 86. Re6+ Kf4 87. f6 Qg3+ 88. Kh7 Qh3+ 89. Kg7
Qg4+ 90. Kh8 Qh5+ 91. Kg7 Qg5+ 92. Kh7 Qh4+ 93. Kg8 Qg3+
94. Kh8 Qc3 95. Kh7 Qc2+ 96. Kg7 Qg2+ 97. Kh8 Qb7 98. f7 Qxf7
99. Re4+ Kg5 100. Rg4+ Kh5 101. Rh4+ Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. b4 d6
7. Rb1 Nge7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. b5 Na5 12. d3
d5 13. Rd1 Nf5 14. Bg5 Nd4 15. Qc1 Nab3 16. Bxd8 Nxc1
17. Rdxc1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rfxd8 19. a4 Rab8 20. cxd5 exd5
21. a5 Rd6 22. Na4 Bc8 23. Kg2 h5 24. h3 Be6 25. Rc2 c4
26. dxc4 Bf5 27. Rbc1 Bxc2 28. Rxc2 dxc4 29. axb6 axb6
30. Rxc4 Rd4 31. Nb2 Rxc4 32. Nxc4 Bf8 33. Bd5 Kg7 34. e4 Bc5
35. f4 Rc8 36. Ne5 f6 37. Nd3 Bf8 38. Bc6 Rd8 39. Bd5 Rd7
40. g4 h4 41. Kf3 g5 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Ne5 Ra7 44. Nc4 Bc5
45. e5 Ra2 46. Ke4 Rh2 47. Kf5 Rxh3 48. Kxg5 Rd3 49. Bc6 h3
50. e6 h2 51. Nxb6 Rd6 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Ne2
Ne7 12. b3 Bg4 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. c4 Ng6 15. h3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Be7
17. f4 Nh4 18. Ng3 g6 19. Kf1 Rf8 20. Ne4 Rd7 21. a4 Kd8
22. Bd4 b6 23. a5 Kc8 24. axb6 axb6 25. Be3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8
27. Ra1 Rd3 28. Rb1 Rd8 29. Ke2 Kd7 30. f5 Nxf5 31. Ra1 Ke6
32. f4 f6 33. Ra7 Rc8 34. exf6 Bxf6 35. Nxf6 Kxf6 36. Bf2 c5
37. Kf3 Ke6 38. Ke4 Re8 39. Kd3 Rd8+ 40. Ke2 Kd6 41. Ra1 Kc6
42. Rg1 Rd6 43. Rg2 Kd7 44. Rg1 Ke7 45. Ra1 Kd7 46. Rg1 Nd4+
47. Bxd4 cxd4 48. b4 Re6+ 49. Kd2 Kd6 50. h4 c5 51. bxc5+ Kxc5
52. Kd3 Re3+ 53. Kd2 Rh3 54. Rxg6 Rxh4 55. Kd3 Rxf4 56. Rxh6
Rf3+ 57. Kd2 Rc3 58. Rh8 Kxc4 59. Rc8+ Kb4 60. Rd8 b5
61. Rxd4+ Kb3 62. Rd7 b4 63. Rb7 Ka3 64. Ra7+ Kb2 65. Rb7 b3
66. Rb8 Rc7 67. Rd8 Kb1 68. Rb8 b2 69. Ra8 Rd7+ 70. Ke2 Rd5
71. Ra7 Kc2 72. Rc7+ Kb3 73. Rb7+ Ka3 74. Ke3 Ra5 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Rc1 Bg4 8. f3 Bc8 9. g4 g6 10. h4 h6 11. Qd2 Bg7 12. Qh2 e6
13. Bc7 Qe7 14. a3 g5 15. Bd6 Qd8 16. hxg5 Ng8 17. g6 fxg6
18. Bd3 Nge7 19. Nge2 Kf7 20. Bc7 Qd7 21. Bb6 e5 22. Bc5 Re8
23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nxd5 Qd8 25. g5 Rh8 26. Bxg6+ Kf8 27. Nf6
Ke7 28. Rxc6 bxc6 29. Qxe5+ Kf8 30. Qf4 Ke7 31. Nh7 Rxh7
32. Qf7+ Kd6 33. Bxh7 Qxg5 34. Rg1 Be6 35. Rxg5 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Ne5 b5
7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O e6 9. a4 Qc8 10. e4 Be7 11. g4 Nfd7 12. Nf3
O-O 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Qe2 b4 15. Nd1 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nf6
18. Ne3 Bf8 19. Ne5 Nxd5 20. Qxc4 Qe6 21. Rad1 Nxe3 22. Qxe6
fxe6 23. fxe3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Be7 26. g5 Ra7
27. Kf3 Rb7 28. b3 Kf8 29. g6 hxg6 30. Nxg6+ Ke8 31. Nxe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 d6
7. h3 Re8 8. Nf3 e6 9. Nd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. O-O a6
12. a4 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Bd7 16. a5 b5
17. axb6 Bb5 18. Ncxb5 axb5 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nxb5 Qxb6 21. Na3
Qb3 22. Rb1 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb3 24. Bd2 Nfd7 25. Bc3 g5 26. Kh1
Ra8 27. Bf1 Rxc3 28. bxc3 Rxa3 29. Rdc1 Ra2 30. Kg2 Ng6
31. Bc4 Ra7 32. Bf1 Be5 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 Bxc3 35. Ra6 Be5
36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Ke2 c4 38. f3 Nc5 39. Ra7 c3 40. Kd1 Nh4
41. Bb5 Nxf3 42. Be8 Nd4 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4
12. Nd2 c6 13. Nde4 Bf7 14. Nc5 Qc7 15. Be3 a5 16. Qd2 axb4
17. axb4 Nd7 18. N5e4 f5 19. Bg5 Qd8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ng5 Ra3
22. Rfc1 Nb3 23. Qb2 Nxc1 24. Qxa3 Nxe2+ 25. Nxe2 Qxg5 26. Qa7
Qd2 27. Qxb7 Nb8 28. b5 Qc3 29. Nxc3 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. Ng3 c6 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Ba2 c5 11. d5 exd5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Nf6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bd2 b6 16. f3 Nd5
17. e4 Nc7 18. O-O-O Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bc3 Nb5 21. Be5 Bf6
22. Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Nf1 Bf8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nb8
12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. Qb3 Qc8 15. d4 Nbd7 16. Qc2 g6
17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Rad1 c6 19. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8
12. Be2 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. O-O e5 16. Na4 Be6
17. c5 Qc7 18. Nb6 Rab8 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 exd4 21. Rd1
Rd8 22. h3 g6 23. Qb2 Qf4 24. Bf3 d3 25. Qd2 Qd4 26. Bxb7 a5
27. Bf3 axb4 28. Qxb4 d2 29. c6 Qe5 30. Nd7 Nxd7 31. Qxd2 Qc7
32. Qd4 Rc8 33. cxd7 Rd8 34. Qb2 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Qb8+
Kg7 37. Qb4 Qd3 38. a4 Bxh3 39. Qb2+ Kg8 40. Be2 Qe4 41. gxh3
Qxa4 42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Bf3 Qd7 45. Bd5 Qxh3
46. Qe8+ Kg7 47. Qxf7+ Kh6 48. Qf4+ Kg7 49. Qe5+ Kh6 50. Qe3+
Qxe3 51. fxe3 Kg5 52. Kg2 Kf5 53. Kf3 Ke5 54. Bg8 h6 55. Bf7
Kf5 56. Be8 h5 57. e4+ Kf6 58. Ke3 h4 59. Bd7 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Nc6 8. g4 Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qc8 10. Qg2 O-O 11. e4 Bxe4
12. Nxe4 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Be2 Rfe8 15. Kf1 Nf6 16. Bh6 g6
17. Qg5 Nxd4 18. Rd1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd2
Rad8 22. Be1 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Re5 24. Nf3 Rc5 25. Bb3 Nxc3
26. Ne5 Ne4 27. Nxf7 Kg7 28. f3 Nf6 29. Bf2 Rc3 30. Ng5 Nh5
31. Ke2 Nf4+ 32. Kd2 Rd3+ 33. Kc2 Kh6 34. Nf7+ Kh5 35. Rg1 h6
36. Ne5 Ne3+ 37. Kb1 Rc3 38. Nxg6 Nh3 39. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2
12. Nxe2 Na5 13. Rc1 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. Qb4 a6 16. a4 Nc4
17. axb5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 axb5 19. Qxb5 Ra3 20. Rf3 Bh6 21. Rc3
Ra1+ 22. Rf1 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 e6 24. g3 Qa8 25. d5 Rb8 26. Ra3
Qxa3 27. Qxb8+ Bf8 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. Kf2 Qa1 30. Qb3 Qf6+
31. Nf4 Kf7 32. Ke2 Qe5 33. Kf3 g5 34. Qb7+ Be7 35. Nd3 Qa1
36. Nf2 Qf1 37. Qb2 g4+ 38. Kxg4 Qg2 39. Qc2 h5+ 40. Kxh5
Qxh2+ 41. Kg4 Bd6 42. Kf3 Bxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 c4 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne5
Nc6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Qxc3 16. Bh5 O-O
17. Qf3 Nd8 18. Qf6 Qc2 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. Be5 Qh7 21. Bxg4 Ne6
22. f4 Qg7 23. Qe7 Rae8 24. Qd7 Qh7 25. fxg5 f5 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7
27. Bxf5+ Rxf5 28. Rxf5 c3 29. gxh6 b5 30. Bd6 a5 31. Ba3 b4
32. Bc1 a4 33. Rf7+ Kxh6 34. Rb7 Nf4 35. exf4 Re1+ 36. Kf2
Rxc1 37. Rxb4 Ra1 38. Rb6+ Kg7 39. Rc6 Rxa2+ 40. Ke3 Rxg2
41. Rxc3 Rxh2 42. Rc6 a3 43. f5 Rh6 44. Rc1 Ra6 45. Kd3 a2
46. Ra1 Kf6 47. Kc3 Kxf5 48. Kb2 Ke4 49. Re1+ Kxd4 50. Ka1 Kc3
51. Rc1+ Kd2 52. Rc2+ Kd3 53. Rc3+ Ke4 54. Rh3 d4 55. Rh4+ Kd3
56. Rh3+ Kc4 57. Rc3+ Kd5 58. Rh3 Rb6 59. Kxa2 Kc4 60. Rh1 Kc3
0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 f5
7. b4 axb4 8. axb4 e4 9. Nh3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd5 d6
12. d3 exd3 13. exd3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5+ Kh8 15. Ng5 Qf6 16. h4 h6
17. Re1 Nd4 18. Be3 c6 19. Nf3 cxd5 20. Bxd4 Qf7 21. Ra1 Rxa1
22. Qxa1 dxc4 23. dxc4 Kg8 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Qd1 Qf6 26. Qd5+
Kh8 27. Rd1 f4 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 fxg3 30. fxg3 Rxf3
31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxc8 Rxg3+ 33. Kf2 Rg4 34. b5 b6 35. Rc7+ Kf6
36. Rc6+ Ke5 37. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 b5 8. Bc2 d5 9. e5 Bg7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 f6 12. exf6
Rxf6 13. O-O Qf8 14. Re1 h6 15. Re3 Nf5 16. Rd3 Nd6 17. Ne5
Nb4 18. Rf3 Nxc2 19. Qxc2 Bf5 20. Qc5 Nf7 21. Qxc7 Nxe5
22. dxe5 Rf7 23. Qc6 Qd8 24. Rxf5 Rxf5 25. Qxg6 Qf8 26. Nf3
Qf7 27. Qd6 Re8 28. Bxh6 Re6 29. Qd8+ Re8 30. Qd6 Re6 31. Qd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4
12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nbd2 Bc6 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Nbd7 17. Rc1 Nxe5 18. Rxc5 Ned7 19. Rc1 h6 20. Bf4 e5 21. Be3
Ng4 22. Qb3 Ndf6 23. Rfd1 Qd5+ 24. Qxd5 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 Nxd5
26. Nc4 Rad8 27. Kf3 f6 28. Na5 e4+ 29. Kf2 Rf7 30. Rd4 f5
31. Rcd1 Rfd7 32. Nxb7 Rxb7 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 g6 35. h3
Rxb2 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. g4 fxg4 38. hxg4 h5 39. Rxa6 Ra2 40. g5
h4 41. Rf6+ Kg7 42. Rf4 Rxa4 43. Rxh4 Ra5 44. Rg4 Kf7 45. Kg3
Ra2 46. Rxe4 Rxe2 47. Re5 Re1 48. e4 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Ke3
Re1+ 51. Kd4 Rd1+ 52. Kc5 Rd2 53. Rd5 Re2 54. Kd4 Rg2 55. Ra5
Rg1 56. Ra7+ Ke6 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58. Ra5 Ke6 59. Re5+ Kd6 60. Rb5
Ke6 61. Rb6+ Kf7 62. Rf6+ Kg7 63. Kd5 Rxg5+ 64. e5 Rf5 65. Ra6
g5 66. Kd6 Rf1 67. e6 Kf6 68. Kd7 Re1 69. Rd6 g4 70. Rd4 Rxe6
71. Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.05"]
[EventDate "2011.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.O-O b6 11.dxc5 Qc7 12.Nd4 Ne5
13.Nb5 Qb8 14.Be2 bxc5 15.f4 Ng4 16.Bxc5 a6 17.Na3 Qc7 18.Bd4
e5 19.fxe5 Nxe5 20.Qc1 Bg4 21.Bxg4 Nxg4 22.Qf4 Qxf4 23.Rxf4
Ne5 24.Rb1 Rad8 25.Nc2 Nd3 26.Rff1 Rd7 27.Rfd1 Nf4 28.Kf2 Rc8
29.Ne3 h5 30.Rb6 Ne6 31.Bxg7 Rxd1 32.Nxd1 Kxg7 33.Ke3 Nc5
34.Rd6 a5 35.c4 a4 36.Kd4 Ne6+ 37.Kc3 Rb8 38.Rd5 Nf4 39.Rd2
Ne6 40.Rb2 Rd8 41.Nf2 a3 42.Rd2 Rb8 43.Nd3 Rb1 44.c5 Kf6 45.c6
Ke7 46.Nb4 Rc1+ 47.Kb3 Nc5+ 48.Kxa3 Nxe4 49.Rd4 Nd6 50.Ka4 Ke6
51.Ka5 Rc5+ 52.Ka6 g5 53.a4 Ke5 54.Rd2 Rc4 55.Ka5 f5 56.Rc2
Kd4 57.Rd2+ Ke5 58.Nd3+ Kf6 59.Kb6 Nc8+ 60.Kb7 Nd6+ 61.Kc7 Ne4
62.Ra2 Nc3 63.Rb2 Nxa4 64.Rb4 Rxb4 65.Nxb4 Nc5 66.Kb6 Ne6
67.Nd3 h4 68.h3 Ke7 69.Nc5 Nxc5 70.Kxc5 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 c5
7. Bg5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3 Be6 11. Be2 Rc8
12. Nf5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Ne4
17. Qb1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Red8 19. Nb5 d4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4
Qf6 22. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[EventDate "2011.05.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4
a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 10.dxc5 Be6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Rd1
b4 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxc5 16.O-O a5 17.Bc4 Qd6 18.Bd4 Ncd7
19.Qe2 Ng4 20.Rfe1 Rfe8 21.Ba6 Ra8 22.Bb5 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Ngf6
24.h3 Rab8 25.Ba4 Red8 26.Qxe7 Nb6 27.Bd1 Rbc8 28.Qa7 Ra8
29.Qb7 Rdc8 30.Qe7 Qxe7 31.Rxe7 Nfxd5 32.Rb7 Rc7 33.Rxc7 Nxc7
34.Bb3 a4 35.Bc2 Ncd5 36.Be4 Ra5 37.Ne5 Rc5 38.Bxd5 Rxd5
39.Rxb4 Rxe5 40.Rxb6 Re1+ 41.Kh2 Re2 42.Kg3 a3 43.bxa3 Rxa2
44.Rb3 Kg7 45.f4 h5 46.h4 f6 47.Kf3 g5 48.hxg5 fxg5 49.g3 Kf6
50.Ke4 gxf4 51.Kxf4 Ra1 52.Ke4 Ke6 53.Re3 Ra2 54.Kd4+ Kd6
55.Kc4 Rh2 56.Kb5 Kc7 57.Re7+ Kb8 58.Rh7 Rg2 59.Kb6 Rb2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Rc1 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5
Bh7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Nf5 Re8 16. f3 Bf8 17. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7
7. Ne1 d6 8. Nc2 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. d3 Qd7 11. Ned5 Bh3
12. Rb1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rac8 14. e4 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. Nc3
Nc6 17. Be3 f5 18. f3 f4 19. Bg1 h5 20. Nd5 Rf7 21. g4 hxg4
22. fxg4 Rcf8 23. Qf3 Bf6 24. Bf2 Rh7 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. Rh1
g5 27. h3 b6 28. Rh2 Nd8 29. b3 Ne6 30. Kf1 b5 31. Kg2 a5
32. Rhh1 Rf8 33. Rhc1 Rb8 34. Rh1 b4 35. Rh2 a4 36. Kh1 Ra8
37. Bg1 axb3 38. Rxb3 Ra4 39. Rbb2 Ra3 40. Rbg2 Qa4 41. h4 Rc3
42. Qf1 Qa3 43. hxg5 Rc1 44. Qf2 Rxh2+ 45. Kxh2 Nxg5 46. Kh1
Qxd3 47. Qh4 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6
7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5 Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5
12. O-O-O f6 13. Nf3 fxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. f4 Bd6 16. Nf3 Bf5
17. Qd2 Qf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qxd6 exf3 20. Qxf6 Rxf6 21. gxf3
Bg6 22. Ne2 Re8 23. Rd2 Re3 24. Rf1 Bd3 25. Rf2 Kf7 26. b3 h4
27. Kb2 Bxe2 28. Rdxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Rxf4 30. Rf2 Rd4 31. Kc3
Rd1 32. f4 Kf6 33. Rg2 h5 34. a4 Rf1 35. Rg5 Rf3+ 36. Kc2 Rxf4
37. Rxh5 Rf2+ 38. Kc3 Rxh2 39. Rh7 Kg6 40. Rxb7 h3 41. Rb8 Rf2
42. Rh8 h2 43. Kd3 Kg5 44. Ke3 Rb2 45. Kf3 Rxb3+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+
47. Kh1 Kf5 48. Rc8 Rc2 49. Ra8 Ke4 50. Rxa7 Ra2 51. a5 Kd4
52. a6 Kc5 53. Ra8 Kc4 54. Ra7 c5 55. Ra8 Kb5 56. Rb8+ Kc6
57. Rc8+ Kb6 58. Rb8+ Kc7 59. Rb7+ Kc6 60. Ra7 c4 61. Ra8 Kc7
62. a7 c3 63. Re8 Rxa7 64. Kxh2 Kb6 65. Kg3 Kc5 66. Kf2 Kc4
67. Ke2 Kb3 68. Rc8 Kb2 69. Rb8+ Kc1 70. Kd3 c2 71. Rh8 Ra3+
72. Kc4 Kb1 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Be7 6. d4 exd4
7. exd4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Nc2 d6 10. Be2 Be6 11. Ne3 Rc8
12. O-O a6 13. b3 Na5 14. a4 Qb6 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. Re1 Rfd8
17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Bd5 Bf8 19. Bb2 Re8 20. Ba1 Rb8 21. Ne4 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Qd8 23. Rb2 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 b5 25. Rbe2 bxc4 26. bxc4
Ng6 27. g3 Ne7 28. Qd3 Qd7 29. Nxd6 Red8 30. c5 Nc8 31. Be5
Nxd6 32. cxd6 Qxa4 33. Bf4 h6 34. h4 Qb5 35. Qd1 Rb7 36. Rc2
Rbd7 37. Rc7 Bxd6 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qxd6 Qxd6 40. Bxd6 Rxd6
41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Re7 Kg6 43. Ra7 h5 44. Kg2 Kf6 45. f3 Rd2+
46. Kh3 Ra2 47. g4 hxg4+ 48. Kxg4 g6 49. f4 Ra5 50. Ra8 Ke6
51. Ra7 Kf6 52. Ra8 Ra1 53. Ra7 a5 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. h5 f5+
56. Kh4 Rh1+ 57. Kg3 Rg1+ 58. Kh2 Rg4 59. hxg6 Rxf4 60. Rxa5
Kxg6 61. Kg2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan RUS"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O
Qa8 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. Qc2 Rfa8 16. Ne1 Bd8 17. Nd3
Ra3 18. b5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Be7 20. Rfc1 g5 21. Bg3 R8a5 22. Qd1
Bf8 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Nb4 Qxc5 25. Ncxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxc5 Rxc5
27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Qc2 Rc5 29. Qb2 Rd3 30. Ra1 Bg7 31. Ra8+ Nf8
32. Qb8 Rcd5 33. Qe8 h6 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Qe7 Rd7 36. Qe8 Kh7
37. Qb8 Rb2 38. Qc8 Kg6 39. Qc1 Rdb7 40. Rd8 Nh7 41. Qd1 R2b3
42. Qc2+ f5 43. Qc6 Nf8 44. Bd6 R3b6 45. Qe8+ Rf7 46. Bxf8
Be5+ 47. g3 f4 48. Rd7 fxg3+ 49. Kg2 1-0

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. Nc4 dxe3 11. Nxa5
Bxc3+ 12. Ke2 Bxa5 13. Kxe3 O-O 14. Bb5 a6 15. Ba4 b5 16. Qd5
Ra7 17. Bb3 Bg4 18. Qg5 Bb6+ 19. Kf4 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6+
21. Kg3 Nc6 22. Kh3 Nd4 23. Rhd1 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1
Ne2 26. Qe5 Bd4 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 28. Rc8+ Kg7 29. g3 Ng1+ 30. Kg2
Rxf2+ 31. Kh1 Nf3 32. Qxe7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kh5 34. Rc5+ Ng5
35. Rxg5+ Kxg5 36. Qd8+ Bf6 37. Qd3 Kg4 38. Qe3 1-0

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Rb8 12. Re1
Na5 13. Ba2 c5 14. Nc4 Nc6 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc4
Qc8 18. h4 Ne7 19. g3 g6 20. Kg2 Bh3+ 21. Kh2 Bd7 22. Rg1 Bg7
23. h5 Kh8 24. Rg2 f5 25. Nh4 Bc6 26. hxg6 f4 27. Nd5 Nxd5
28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 c4 30. g4 f3 31. Rg3 b3 32. c3 Rf4
33. Nf5 cxd3 34. Qxd3 e4 35. Qe3 Rxf5 36. gxf5 Qxf5 37. Re1
Re8 38. Rxf3 Be5+ 39. Rg3 Qxg6 40. Kg2 Bxg3 41. fxg3 Kg8
42. Rf1 Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Kxf8 44. Qf4+ Ke8 45. Kf2 h5 46. Ke3 Kd7
47. a5 Kc8 48. Kd4 Kc7 49. Qxe4 Qxg3 50. Qh7+ Kd8 51. Qh8+ Kc7
52. Qxh5 Qf2+ 53. Kc4 Qc5+ 54. Kxb3 Qb5+ 55. Kc2 Qa4+ 56. Kd2
Qxa5 57. Qf7+ Kb6 58. Qg8 Qb5 59. b4 Kc7 60. Qf7+ Kd8 61. Qf6+
Kc7 62. Qe7+ Kc8 63. Qxd6 Qf1 64. Qe6+ Kb7 65. Qe4 Qf2+
66. Kd3 Qa2 67. Qf3 Qb1+ 68. Kd4 Qg6 69. Kc4 Kc7 70. Qd3 Qg1
71. Kb3 Qa1 72. c4 a5 73. Qh7+ Kd8 74. Qg8+ Kc7 75. d6+ Kxd6
76. Qd5+ Ke7 77. bxa5 Qb1+ 78. Ka4 Kf6 79. a6 Kg6 80. Ka5 1-0

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.19"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. e4 e5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3
b5 13. Bb3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bg5 Be5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Nxc6 Bb7 18. Nd4 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Rad8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qe5 23. Rad1 Rd6 24. a4 bxa4 25. Qxa4 g6 26. Qc4
Rfd8 27. b4 Qf5 28. h4 h5 29. g3 Kg7 30. Kg2 Kg8 31. Ra1 Rc8
32. Qf1 Qe5 33. Qd1 Re8 34. Ra2 Qf5 35. Rc2 Re4 36. Rc5 Rf6
37. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 38. Kg1 Qxb4 39. Rc6 Qb2 40. Rxf6 Qxf6 41. d6
Qd8 42. Qd5 Kf8 43. Qc5 f6 44. Qc7 Ke8 45. Qc6+ Kf7 46. Qc4+
Ke8 47. Qg8+ Kd7 48. Qxg6 Qh8 49. Qd3 a5 50. Qd4 a4 51. Qc5
Ke6 52. Qc6 a3 53. Qa6 a2 54. Qxa2+ Kxd6 55. Qf7 Ke5 56. Qd7
Qh6 57. Qe8+ Kd6 58. Qd8+ Ke6 59. Qg8+ Kd6 60. Kg2 Ke7 61. f4
Qf8 62. Qd5 Qe8 63. Qc5+ Ke6 64. Kf3 Qg6 65. Kf2 Kf7 66. f5
Qh6 67. Qc7+ Kg8 68. Qc4+ Kh8 69. Qe2 Kg7 70. Qe3 Qh8 71. Qe7+
Kh6 72. Ke3 Qg8 73. Qxf6+ Kh7 74. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 d5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. e4 dxe4
12. Nxe4 h6 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Nc3 g5 15. Be3 f5 16. d5 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bc5 Re8 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Be6 21. Bc3 d4
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Bxd4 Bd5 25. Rfe1 Kf7 26. Rxe8
Rxe8 27. Bxa7 Ra8 28. Be3 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Bxa2 30. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. h4 Nd7 11. g4 e5 12. cxd5
Nxc3 13. Rxc3 cxd5 14. g5 h5 15. Bb5 exd4 16. Qxd4 Qe4
17. Qxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. Nxe4 Be6 20. f4 Bd5 21. fxe5
Bxe4 22. O-O Bd5 23. Bd7 Rfd8 24. Rc7 a5 25. a4 Ra6 26. Rf4
Rf8 27. Rd4 Bc6 28. e6 fxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. Bf7 Rb6 31. b3
Bf3 32. g6 Rc6 33. Rxc6 bxc6 34. e4 Be2 35. e5 1-0

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.24"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nce4 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Qe5+ Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. e3 Rhc8
16. f3 h5 17. Kd2 Ne8 18. Bd3 Nd6 19. b3 a5 20. Rhc1 b6
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rc5 23. Rc3 g5 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Rxc3
26. Kxc3 h4 27. Ne2 Ne8 28. g3 hxg3 29. hxg3 g4 30. fxg4 Bxg4
31. Nf4 Kd6 32. e4 dxe4 33. Bxe4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 cxd4 9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. Bg3 Nb6 11. Nd2 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qa6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. Bd6
Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Bd5 18. Ndb5 Qb6 19. e4 Bc6 20. Nd6 e5 21. R4d3
Rad8 22. h3 Rd7 23. Qd2 h6 24. Nf5 Rfd8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5
Ne4 27. Qe2 Nd6 28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Qxe5 Re8
31. Qf6 Ne4 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qe5+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Chess Team Championship"]
[Site "Ningbo CHN"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. d3 a6 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 d4 11. Ne2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3
e5 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. b4 O-O 15. Qb3 a5 16. bxa5 Bc7 17. Qxb7
Bxa5 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Bg4 Nc5 21. Qb5 Qb6 22. Rfb1
Rfb8 23. Qc4 Qxb1+ 24. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 25. Kg2 Bb6 26. Bh5 Ra7
27. a4 Rd7 28. Ng1 Rc7 29. Nf3 Rb2 30. Nxe5 g6 31. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5
7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Bf4 O-O
12. Rc1 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nh5 14. Na4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Bb5 16. Nc5
Nxc5 17. Rxc5 c6 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Rfc1 a5 20. e4 a4 21. f5 axb3
22. f6 Qxc5 23. a4 Qxc1+ 24. Qxc1 b2 25. Qxb2 Rxa4 26. Qc1
gxf6 27. h4 Rfa8 28. Kh2 dxe4 29. exf6 Kh8 30. Qf4 e3 31. Qxe3
Rxh4+ 32. Kg3 Rh5 33. Kg4 Rf5 34. Be4 Rg8+ 35. Kh4 Rxf6
36. Qc3 Kg7 37. Qg3+ Rg6 38. Qe5+ Rf6 39. Qg5+ Rg6 40. Qe5+
Kf8 41. Qb8+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Qf4+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 Re8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 b6
12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Be1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3
Qb8 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. exf4 Nd7 19. a5 Nc5 20. Bf1 b5 21. f3 Nb3
22. Rab1 Nxa5 23. Bf2 Nc4 24. Bd4 Ne3 25. Rd3 Bxd4 26. Rxd4
Rac8 27. Bd3 Kg7 28. Kf2 Nc4 29. Ne2 Nd2 30. Rd1 Nb3 31. Rb4
Nc5 32. Rd4 Bc6 33. f5 a5 34. Bb1 b4 35. h4 Ba4 36. Rh1 Bb3
37. fxg6 hxg6 38. h5 Ne6 39. hxg6 fxg6 40. Rd2 Bc4 41. Rh4 Kf6
42. Rh6 Rg8 43. Nd4 Nxd4 44. Rxd4 a4 45. Rh7 a3 46. bxa3 bxa3
47. Rf4+ Ke5 48. g3 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Bg5 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. c3 h6 15. Be3 b6 16. Rad1 Rad8
17. Bb5 Nb8 18. Bf4 e5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxb3 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. axb3 Rd1+ 23. Bf1 Kf8 24. b4 Nc6 25. Re2 a5 26. b5
Nd8 27. g3 Nb7 28. Kg2 Nc5 29. b4 axb4 30. cxb4 Nd7 31. Re4
Rd2 32. Kf3 h5 33. h3 Rb2 34. Bd3 Nf6 35. Rd4 Ke7 36. Ke3 Ke6
37. Bc4+ Ke7 38. Rf4 Rxb4 39. Kd4 Rb2 40. Ke5 Rb1 41. Rf3 Rd1
42. Rd3 Re1+ 43. Re3 Rxe3+ 44. fxe3 Nd7+ 45. Kd5 f6 46. h4 Ne5
47. Bb3 Kd7 48. Bc2 Ke7 49. Bb1 Kd7 50. Bc2 Ke7 51. Bb1 Kd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 a5
7. e3 e5 8. Nge2 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 Rb8 11. Bd2 Be6
12. Nd5 b5 13. cxb5 Rxb5 14. Qa4 Qb8 15. Nc7 Qxc7 16. Qxb5 Rb8
17. Qa4 Bb3 18. Qh4 Bc2 19. Qc4 Bb3 20. Qc1 Qb6 21. Re1 d5
22. Nc3 Rd8 23. e4 d4 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Bh6 Bf6
27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Qd1 Be7 29. h4 Qb7 30. Kh2 f6 31. Qe2 Nd8
32. Bd2 Bf3 33. Qf1 a4 34. Qh3 h5 35. Ba5 Nf7 36. Qe6 Bd5
37. Qh3 Qb5 38. Bc7 Qxd3 39. g4 Qd2 40. Kg1 Be6 41. Qg2 hxg4
42. Rbc1 Kg7 43. Bb6 c4 44. Qc6 g3 45. fxg3 Bh3 46. Qf3 Qxb2
47. Ba7 Qb3 48. Qxb3 cxb3 49. Bxd4 Bxa3 50. Ra1 Bb4 51. Reb1
exd4 52. Rxa4 Bc5 53. Ra5 Bb6 54. Rb5 Bc7 55. R5xb3 Be5
56. Kf2 Nd6 57. Kf3 Be6 58. Ra3 Bd5+ 59. Ke2 Nb5 60. Ra5 Nc3+
61. Kf2 d3 62. Rxd5 Nxd5 63. Rb7+ Bc7 64. Kf3 Kh6 65. Rb3 Bxg3
66. Rxd3 Nf4 67. Rd8 Nh5 68. Kg4 f5+ 69. Kh3 Be5 70. Ra8 Bf6
71. Ra6 Kg7 72. Ra7+ Kf8 73. Rb7 Be7 74. Ra7 Kf7 75. Ra6 Nf6
76. Kg3 Ne4+ 77. Kh3 Bc5 78. Rc6 Bd6 79. Ra6 Kg7 80. Ra8 Be5
81. Ra7+ Kh6 82. Rb7 Nf6 83. Re7 Ng4 84. Ra7 Bf6 85. Rf7 Kh5
0-1

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1
Re8 13. Ne3 h6 14. Ba2 Bf8 15. Nh2 Nc5 16. Nhg4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4
Ne6 18. h4 Bc8 19. h5 c6 20. Nf5 Kh8 21. Be3 d5 22. Qf3 Ng5
23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Ne3 Re6 25. exd5 Rf6 26. Qe2 Bh3 27. dxc6
Rd8 28. b4 Rd4 29. c3 Rdf4 30. Bd5 Bd6 31. f3 e4 32. Bxe4 Rh4
33. Kf1 Bf4 34. gxh3 Rxh3 35. Qg2 Rg3 36. Qf2 Re6 37. Nf5 Rh3
38. Qg2 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. d4 exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. cxd4
Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qf6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. O-O Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 16. Ne4
Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qg6 18. Rfe1 Bf5 19. Ng3 Bd3 20. Qe5 Bxc4
21. Nf5 Kh8 22. Ne3 Bd3 23. Qxc7 Be4 24. Qf4 Rfe8 25. f3 Bd3
26. Rad1 h5 27. Rd2 Bb5 28. Red1 Rad8 29. d6 Bc6 30. d7 Re6
31. Nc4 Qf6 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. Na5 Kg7 34. Rd4 f5 35. Kf2 b6
36. Nxc6 Rxc6 37. Kg3 Rc2 38. Kf4 Kg6 39. Ke5 Re2+ 40. Kd6 Kf6
41. Rd5 Rxg2 42. Kc7 Rgg8 43. f4 Rgf8 44. Rg1 Ke7 45. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e4 b5 5.a4 b4 6.Nb1 Ba6 7.Qc2
Qxd4 8.Nf3 Qd7 9.Bxc4 e6 10.O-O Nf6 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Nbd2 h6
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Rfd1 O-O 15.e5 Be7 16.Ne4 Qc8 17.Ba2 b3
18.Bxb3 Nd7 19.Nd6 Bxd6 20.Rxd6 c5 21.Rad1 c4 22.Ba2 Nc5
23.Bb1 g6 24.h4 h5 25.Qc1 Bb7 26.Nd4 Ne4 27.Qh6 Nxd6 28.Bxg6
fxg6 29.Qxg6+ Kh8 30.Qh6+ Kg8 31.Nxe6 Nf5 32.Qg6+ Kh8 33.Qxh5+
Kg8 34.Qg6+ Kh8 35.Nxf8 Qxf8 36.Rd7 Qh6 37.Qxf5 Rf8 38.Qg5
Qxg5 39.hxg5 Be4 40.Rxa7 Rb8 41.f3 Bf5 42.Rc7 Be6 43.Rc6 Bg8
44.f4 Rxb2 45.e6 Re2 46.f5 Re5 47.g4 Re4 48.Kf2 Rxg4 49.e7 Bf7
50.g6 Kg7 51.gxf7 Kxf7 52.Re6 Ke8 53.f6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3
O-O 8.Nbd2 b5 9.Bc2 d5 10.Re1 dxe4 11.dxe4 Be6 12.h3 Nd7
13.Nf1 Nc5 14.Ne3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 f6 16.Nd5 Bd6 17.Be3 Nb7 18.b4
Ne7 19.a4 c6 20.Nb6 Rab8 21.Nd2 c5 22.axb5 axb5 23.c4 cxb4
24.cxb5 Bc5 25.Bb3 Bxb3 26.Nxb3 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Na5 28.Rxa5 Rxb6
29.Rd7 Nc8 30.Nc5 h5 31.Rd3 Re8 32.Na4 Rb8 33.Rb3 Nb6 34.Rxb4
Rec8 35.Nxb6 Rxb6 36.Ra6 Rc1+ 37.Kf2 Rc2+ 38.Kg3 Rxa6 39.bxa6
Ra2 40.Rb6 Kf7 41.Rb7+ Kg6 42.a7 Kh6 43.Kh2 g6 44.Kg1 Kg5
45.Rh7 f5 46.g3 Kf6 47.Kf1 fxe4 48.Ke1 Ke6 49.Rg7 Kd5 50.g4
hxg4 51.hxg4 Kc4 52.Rd7 g5 53.Kd1 Kc3 54.Ke1 Kc4 55.Kd1 Kc3
56.Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. b3 a5
12. Bf1 Qb8 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Be1 Ne8 15. Rab1 Nd6 16. Qe2 Re8
17. Qc2 h5 18. Be2 Qd8 19. Bf3 Rb8 20. Qd3 Qe7 21. Qf1 Nf5
22. Be2 Ra8 23. Bd3 Nd6 24. Rbc1 Qd8 25. Bb1 Bh6 26. Na4 Bf8
27. Nc5 Qc7 28. Nd3 a4 29. Nf4 axb3 30. axb3 Qd8 31. Bb4 Nc8
32. Bxf8 Nxf8 33. Bd3 Ra3 34. b4 Nb6 35. b5 Qe7 36. bxc6 bxc6
37. cxd5 cxd5 38. Rc6 Nbd7 39. Ra6 Rxa6 40. Bxa6 Rb8 41. Rb1
Rxb1 42. Qxb1 Qd6 43. Be2 Qb8 44. Qxb8 Nxb8 45. Bb5 Nbd7
46. Bxd7 Nxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Nd2 c6 8. e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Qc2 Ne6 11. Bh4 g6
12. h3 O-O 13. Nf3 a5 14. g4 b5 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. f4 c5 17. f5
cxd4 18. fxe6 dxc3 19. O-O d4 20. Nxf7 Qd5 21. Bxf6 Qh1+
22. Kf2 Qxh3 23. Ke1 cxb2 24. Qxb2 Bb4+ 25. Kd1 Bf3+ 26. Rxf3
Qxf3+ 27. Be2 Qxf6 28. g5 Qg7 29. Qxd4 Rxf7 30. exf7+ Qxf7
31. Rc1 Rb8 32. a4 Qb3+ 33. Rc2 Qb1+ 34. Rc1 Qb3+ 35. Rc2 Rc8
36. Bc4+ bxc4 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38. Qd7 Re8 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Ba2 c5 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc4
O-O 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Bd2 bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qd8 16. Nd2 Be6
17. Nc4 Qc8 18. Qf3 Bg4 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Qe2 Rd8 21. a5 Qc6
22. Nb6 Rb7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rac1 Qe8 25. b4 cxb4 26. Bxb4 d5
27. Bc3 Bd6 28. f4 dxe4 29. fxe5 exd3 30. Qe3 Nd5 31. Nxd5
exd5 32. Qxd3 Bc5+ 33. Bd4 Qb5 34. Rc3 Qxd3 35. Rxd3 Bxd4+
36. Rxd4 Rb5 37. Rc1 Rxa5 38. e6 Rb5 39. Rc6 a5 40. h3 h6
41. Ra6 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.06"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc4
Nc6 7. Qe3 e6 8. O-O Qb8 9. b3 Ne5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Nf6
12. Qg5 Ng6 13. Bxf6 h6 14. Qa5 Bc7 15. Qc5 Bd6 16. Qa5 Bc7
17. Qh5 gxf6 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Kf8 20. Rad1 Kg7 21. Nc4
h5 22. Rd7 a6 23. Qb4 b5 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Qc7 26. Rfd1
Rad8 27. g3 h4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Qd4 Qc8
31. Nxh4 Nxh4 32. gxh4 Qc2 33. e5 fxe5 34. Qxe5+ Kh7 35. Qh5+
Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.07"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6
7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rc1 c6 9. h4 c5 10. dxc5 Na6 11. cxd5 Nxc5
12. Bc4 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bxb2 14. Rc2 b5 15. Be2 Na4 16. Rc7 Be6
17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Qc2 Bc3+ 19. Rxc3 Qa5 20. Ng5 Qxc3+ 21. Qxc3
Nxc3 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Bg4 e5
26. O-O b4 27. a3 Rb8 28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Rc1 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Nxb1
31. Kf1 Nc3 32. Ke1 Kf7 33. Bf5 Nb5 34. Kd2 Nd6 35. Bc2 Ke6
36. Bb3+ Kf5 37. f3 Kf6 38. g4 g5 39. hxg5+ hxg5 40. Kc3 a5
41. Bc2 Ke6 42. Bb3+ Ke7 43. Bc2 Kd7 44. Bd1 Kc6 45. f4 Kc5
46. fxg5 Ne4+ 47. Kb3 Nxg5 48. Ka4 Kc4 49. Bc2 Kc3 50. Bf5 e4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 g5 12. hxg6
hxg6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rg1 Bd6
17. Qc2 Bxg3 18. Rxg3 f5 19. O-O-O Nxg4 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Rdg1
Rh4 22. Qe2 Rf8 23. Nd1 Rf4 24. Kd2 Nc4+ 25. Ke1 Rf3 26. Rxf3
gxf3 27. Qxf3 Qf5 28. Qg3 Rh6 29. b3 Nb6 30. Qg4 Nd7 31. Qxf5
gxf5 32. Nc3 Nf6 33. Ne2 Ng4 34. Nf4 Rh2 35. Nd3 Kd8 36. b4
Ke7 37. a4 b6 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Kf3 a5 40. bxa5 bxa5 41. Kg3 Kc7
42. Rc1 Rh7 43. Kf4 Re7 44. Rc2 Re4+ 45. Kg5 Re8 46. Rb2 Rf8
47. Nc5 Kc8 48. Kf4 Rh8 49. f3 Nh2 50. Rf2 Rh3 51. Nb3 Kc7
52. Nxa5 Kb6 53. Nb3 Ka6 54. Nc1 Ka5 55. Ne2 Kxa4 56. Ng1 Rh6
57. Kg3 Ng4 58. fxg4 fxg4 59. Rf5 Rh1 60. Kg2 Rh4 61. Ne2 Kb5
62. Nf4 Rh8 63. Kg3 Rg8 64. Re5 Kc4 65. Re6 Kb5 66. Re7 Kb4
67. Nd3+ Kc3 68. Ne5 c5 69. dxc5 d4 70. exd4 Kxd4 71. Nd7 Rd8
72. c6 Rc8 73. Re6 Rc7 74. Rd6+ Kc4 75. Kxg4 Kb5 76. Ne5 Rh7
77. Rd7 Rh8 78. Kf5 Kb6 79. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.10"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4
Nxe4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. d5
exd5 12. Rfe1+ Be6 13. Bxd5 O-O 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Rad1 Qe8
16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. Ng5 Qb4 20. Qc2
Rg6 21. Re4 Qa5 22. h4 Re8 23. Rd7 h6 24. b4 Qf5 25. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.11"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. c3 Bf8
12. Rxe8 Qxe8 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Nbd2 Be6 16. Qb3
Na5 17. Qa3 Nac4 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qb3 Qc6 20. Bg2 Re8 21. Re1
Bc8 22. Qc2 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Qe8 24. Nf3 c6 25. Bf1 h6 26. Nd2
Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Bf5 28. f3 g5 29. Kf2 f6 30. Qe3 Qh5 31. Qe7
Qxh2+ 32. Bg2 Bh3 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5
7. dxc5 dxc4 8. e4 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 Bb4 11. Bd6
Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfe1 Bc6 15. Ne5 Bxe4
16. f3 Bd5 17. Be7 Rc8 18. Bxf6 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 gxf6 20. Nd6
Rxc3 21. Ne4 Rc8 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nh5+ Kf8 24. Nf6 Kg7
25. Nh5+ Kf8 26. Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 Qd6 8. b3 Be6 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2 c5 11. a4 a5
12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nc4 Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qe6 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rd3 g6
17. Rfd1 f6 18. Bc1 Nf8 19. Bh6 b6 20. h3 Kf7 21. Nh2 Rxd3
22. Rxd3 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hrvoje Stevic"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 e6 10. bxc3 Bg7 11. Ba3 Bf8
12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. O-O Kg7 14. Qb5 Qc7 15. Be2 Rd8 16. Rfd1 b6
17. c4 Ne7 18. Qb2 Kg8 19. Ne5 h5 20. Rac1 Bb7 21. d5 exd5
22. cxd5 Qd6 23. Nc4 Qf4 24. d6 Nf5 25. d7 Qg5 26. g3 h4
27. g4 Ng7 28. Qe5 Ne6 29. Qxg5 Nxg5 30. Ne5 Kg7 31. Rc3 Ne6
32. Re3 Nc5 33. g5 f6 34. gxf6+ Kxf6 35.Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras/Greece"]
[Date "2011.11.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sune Berg Hansen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6
7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Ba7 9. Nbd2 Kh8 10. h3 10... h6 11. Be3 Bxe3
12. fxe3 Ne7 13. Nh4 Ng6 14. Qe1 a5 15. a4 c6 16. d4 Bd7
17. Qg3 Kh7 18. Nf5 Be6 19. Bc2 Ne8 20. Rf2 f6 21. Qf3 Nh8
22. Raf1 Qb6 23. b3 Qc7 24. g4 b5 25. h4 bxa4 26. bxa4 Qd8
27. Qg3 g6 28. g5 gxf5 29. exf5 Bc8 30. dxe5 dxe5 31. Ne4 Ra7
32. Qg4 Qb6 33. Kh1 Ba6 34. Rg1 Rg7 35. Qh5 Nf7 36. g6+ Kh8
37. gxf7 Qxe3 38.fxe8 Qh3+ 39.Rh2 Rxg1+ 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.08"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg4 11. Rd1 Qa5
12. h3 Bh5 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bd3 Qd8 16. g4 Bg6
17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. a5 Nb8 19. Kg2 a6 20. h4 Qe8 21. Rh1 Nc6
22. Be3 h6 23. Rh3 Bxa5 24. h5 g5 25. Nxg5 hxg5 26. h6 Bd8
27. hxg7 Kxg7 28. Qd3 Rh8 29. Rxh8 Qxh8 30. Rh1 Qg8 31. Rh5
Kf8 32. Bd2 Ke8 33. Rh7 Be7 34. Qh3 Kd7 35. Qh6 Re8 36. Bxg5
Kd8 37. Rg7 Qh8 38. Rh7 Qg8 39. Rg7 Qh8 40. Rh7 Qg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.09"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 cxd4 9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. Bg3 b5 11. cxb5 Bb7
12. Bd3 Nc5 13. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxd5
exd5 18. Qxe7 Rc8 19. Rfb1 bxc5 20. Rxb5 Re6 21. Qg5 Rb6
22. a4 Rxb5 23. axb5 Nf6 24. Qf5 Ra8 25. Qb1 Qb6 26. dxc5 Qxc5
27. Qb2 Qb6 28. Nd4 Rc8 29. Ra2 Rc4 30. Nc6 a4 31. Ne5 Re4
32. Kg2 Qc5 33. Qb1 Rb4 34. Qf5 Qe7 35. Nc6 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 Rxe4
37. b6 Nd7 38. b7 f6 39. b8=Q+ Nxb8 40. Nxb8 Rb4 41. Nd7 Rb5
42. Rxa4 Kf7 43. Ra6 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[EventDate "2011.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Be7 6.Bg2 c6 7.Nc3
O-O 8.O-O d5 9.Ne5 Qe8 10.b3 b5 11.Qa5 Bd8 12.Qa3 Be7 13.c5
Bb7 14.Qb2 a5 15.Nd3 b4 16.Na4 Nbd7 17.a3 Ba6 18.Rd1 Bxd3
19.Rxd3 Ne4 20.f3 Nef6 21.Rd1 e5 22.e3 bxa3 23.Qc2 Bd8 24.Bxa3
Rb8 25.Re1 Qe6 26.Nb2 Re8 27.Nd3 Bc7 28.Bb2 e4 29.Nf2 exf3
30.Bxf3 Ne4 31.Nxe4 dxe4 32.Bd1 Nf6 33.Bc3 Nd5 34.Bxa5 Ra8
35.Qd2 Qg6 36.Kh1 Qh6 37.b4 Bxg3 38.Rg1 Bh4 39.Bb3 Bg5 40.Bxd5
Bxe3 41.Bxf7+ Kxf7 42.Qa2+ Qe6 43.Rgf1+ Kg8 44.Qxe6+ Rxe6
45.Rad1 Bg5 46.d5 cxd5 47.Rxd5 Bf6 48.Rd6 Rxd6 49.cxd6 Bd8
50.Rf5 Bxa5 51.bxa5 Rd8 52.Rd5 Kf7 53.a6 Ke6 54.Rd4 Kd7 55.Rb4
e3 56.Kg2 Rf8 57.a7 e2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.17"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4
exd5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Qd3 Bc5 9. Be2 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. O-O O-O
12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qg3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Bf3 Qb4 16. Bf4
Be6 17. a3 Qb3 18. Rac1 Bd4 19. Rc7 Qxb2 20. Rxb7 Qxa3 21. Bd6
Qa5 22. Bb4 Qf5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rd1 Bb6 25. Rb8 g6 26. Rxf8+
Kxf8 27. Qd6+ Kg8 28. Qd2 h5 29. Qc3 Kh7 30. h3 Qf4 31. Re1
Bxh3 32. Re4 Qd6 33. Qe5 Qxe5 34. Rxe5 Be6 35. Bd5 Bd4
36. Bxe6 Bxe5 37. Bxf7 h4 38. Kf1 Kg7 39. Be8 g5 40. Ke2 Kf6
41. Ke3 g4 42. Bd7 Kg5 43. Ke2 Kf4 44. Kf1 a5 45. Ke2 Bd4
46. Kf1 Bc5 47. Ke2 Bd4 48. Kf1 Bc5 49. Ke2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.18"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Bd7 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. b3 Be7 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bc8 16. Ne2
Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Ne7 18. Nc4 Nd5 19. a3 Ke7 20. f3 h4 21. Kf2 Rh5
22. Rd2 Re8 23. Nd4 Kf8 24. a4 a6 25. a5 Nb4 26. Ne2 Nd5
27. Nd4 Ne7 28. Re4 Rh6 29. f4 Nd5 30. Kf3 Rg6 31. f5 Rh6
32. Re1 c5 33. Ne2 Ne7 34. Nf4 Nxf5 35. c3 Ne7 36. Red1 Ng6
37. Nd3 Be6 38. Re1 Rh5 39. Kf2 Rf5+ 40. Kg1 Bxc4 41. bxc4
Nxe5 42. Rde2 f6 43. Re4 b6 44. axb6 cxb6 45. Rxh4 Ng6
46. Rhe4 Rxe4 47. Rxe4 Kf7 48. Re2 Ne5 49. g4 Rf3 50. Nxe5+
fxe5 51. Kg2 Rxc3 52. Rf2+ Kg6 53. Rb2 a5 54. Rxb6+ Kg5
55. Rb5 a4 56. Rxc5 Kf4 57. Ra5 a3 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 c5 11. dxc5 Qc7
12. g3 Qxc5 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. Ng5 Bxc3
17. bxc3 h6 18. Be2 Qg6 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. Ne5 Bd7 21. c4 Qe7
22. Qe4 Bc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Rac8 25. Qe4 Rc7 26. Rfd1
Rfc8 27. Rd4 g6 28. Rad1 Qf6 29. Qc2 Rc5 30. Qb3 Qe7 31. Bf1
R5c7 32. Qb5 Rc5 33. Qb4 R5c7 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Rd8+ Rxd8
36. Rxd8+ Kg7 37. c5 Nd5 38. Bc4 Nf6 39. Rc8 Rd7 40. Bb5 Rd1+
41. Kg2 Ra1 42. a4 a6 43. Bc6 Rc1 44. Ra8 Rxc5 45. Rxa6 Rc2
46. a5 Ng4 47. Be8 Kf8 48. Ra8 Rxf2+ 49. Kg1 Ra2 50. Bb5+ Kg7
51. a6 Nxh2 52. Rc8 Nf3+ 53. Kf1 Nd4 54. Bc4 Ra3 55. Rc7 Nf5
56. Bxe6 Rxa6 57. Bxf7 Kf6 58. Bc4 Ne3+ 59. Kf2 Nxc4 60. Rxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. Bg3 Nb6 10. f3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd3 h5 14. g5 O-O-O 15. Nge2 Kb8 16. Kf2 g6
17. a4 a5 18. Ng3 Rdf8 19. Qd2 f6 20. gxf6 Rxf6 21. Nce4 dxe4
22. Nxe4 Rxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Qd5 24. Qh2+ Ka7 25. Qe5 Rf8+ 26. Ke2
Qxe5 27. dxe5 Nd7 28. Nd2 Nxe5 29. Be4 Bg4+ 30. Ke1 Nd5
31. Ra3 Rd8 32. Rh2 Nb4 33. Kf1 Bd1 34. Rg2 Bg4 35. Rh2 Bf5
36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Rg2 Ng4 38. Nc4 Re8 39. Re2 Nd5 40. Ke1 Re6
41. Rd3 f4 42. e4 Nde3 43. Nxe3 Nxe3 44. Rd7 Rxe4 45. Kf2 Rb4
46. Rh7 Rb3 47. Rxh5 Ng4+ 48. Kf1 f3 49. Rd2 Rb4 50. Rxa5+ Kb6
51. Rg5 Rxa4 52. Rxg4 Rxg4 53. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Ne5 Ncd7
12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qa5 14. Bg3 b5 15. Bf3 Ra7 16. Ne2 Bb7
17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Nd4 Rd7 19. Qc2 Bd6 20. Nc6 Qb6 21. Bxd6
Rxd6 22. Rac1 Kh8 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 h6 25. g3 Qc7
26. Rc2 Rc8 27. Qd3 Ng4 28. Rc3 Qb7 29. Qd6 Qa8 30. e4 Nf6
31. f3 a5 32. Qc5 b4 33. Rc4 Qa6 34. b3 Kh7 35. Qd6 a4 36. Rc2
axb3 37. axb3 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qb1 39. Qd2 Qxb3 40. Nxb4 Rb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6
12. h3 Bc5 13. a4 Ba7 14. Nf1 h6 15. Ne3 Qd6 16. Qe2 Bxe3
17. Bxe3 Bc4 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. b4 Qe6 20. Qc1 a5 21. bxa5 bxa4
22. Rxa4 Bb5 23. Ra3 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Nxa5 25. Qa3 Nc4 26. Qc5 c6
27. Qb4 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 Rd7 29. Re1 Qe7 30. Rb1 Rb7 31. c4 c5
32. Qc3 Bc6 33. Qxe5 Rxb1+ 34. Bxb1 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 Bxe4
36. Bxe4 Nxe4 37. Nd3 Nd6 38. Nxc5 Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1
dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.Nf3 Qxc5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.O-O Qa5 12.h3 Bf5
13.Qe2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Rfd1 Qh5 16.Bc2 Bxc2 17.Qxc2 Qb5
18.a4 Qb4 19.Ne1 e5 20.Bg3 Rfd8 21.Nd3 Qe7 22.Qc5 Rd6 23.b4
Rad8 24.b5 Rd5 25.Qc2 e4 26.Nf4 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1
Nb4 29.Qc1 Bf6 30.Qc8+ Kg7 31.Qb8 a6 32.b6 Nc6 33.Qc8 h5
34.Ne2 Nd8 35.Bc7 Qe6 36.Qb8 Qd7 37.Be5 Ne6 38.Nc3 Qc6 39.a5
h4 40.Bxf6+ Kxf6 41.Qh8+ Kf5 42.Qxh4 Qxc3 43.g4+ Ke5 44.Qh8+
f6 45.Qb8+ Kd5 46.Qxb7+ Qc6 47.Qb8 Nc5 48.Qg8+ Qe6 49.Qxg6 Kc4
50.h4 Kd3 51.h5 Ke2 52.h6 Qc4 53.h7 Ke1 54.Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2
c5 8.Rd1 Qa5 9.Nd2 cxd4 10.exd4 dxc4 11.Nxc4 Qd8 12.Bd3 Nb6
13.O-O Bd7 14.Nxb6 Qxb6 15.d5 Rfd8 16.Qe2 Rac8 17.Bb1 Bb4
18.Be3 Qc7 19.Bd4 Bxc3 20.Bxc3 Nxd5 21.Rxd5 exd5 22.Qd3 f5
23.Qxd5+ Kh8 24.Qf7 Rg8 25.Rd1 Be8 26.Qxc7 Rxc7 27.Bxf5 Bg6
28.Bg4 Re8 29.h4 Kg8 30.Bd7 Re7 31.Ba4 h6 32.f3 Kh7 33.Kf2 a6
34.Rd6 b5 35.Bb3 Bf7 36.Bc2+ Kg8 37.Bf5 Ra7 38.a3 Re8 39.g4
Bc4 40.g5 hxg5 41.hxg5 Rf8 42.Bg4 a5 43.Kg3 Re8 44.Bd7 Rea8
45.Be5 Kf8 46.Bg4 Re7 47.Bd4 Ke8 48.Rg6 Bd3 49.Rb6 Rd8 50.Bc3
Rd5 51.Bh5+ Kd8 52.Kh4 b4 53.axb4 axb4 54.Rxb4 Kc7 55.f4 g6
56.Bf3 Rb5 57.Ra4 Re6 58.Kg3 Bf5 59.Ra7+ Kd8 60.Ra4 Ke8 61.Rd4
Rb8 62.Kf2 Reb6 63.Rd2 Rc8 64.Bd5 Rd6 65.Re2+ Kd7 66.Bb3 Ra6
67.Rd2+ Ke8 68.Ke3 Rb6 69.Ba4+ Kf7 70.Bd7 Bxd7 71.Rxd7+ Ke8
72.Rh7 Rc4 73.Rh6 Re6+ 74.Be5 Rb4 75.Kd3 Kd7 76.Rh7+ Kc6
77.Kc3 Re4 78.Rc7+ Kd5 79.Kd3 R6xe5 80.fxe5 Rxe5 81.Ra7 Ke6
82.Ra6+ Kf5 83.b4 Kxg5 84.Ra5 Kf4 85.Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7
7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qd3 Nbd7
12. a4 b4 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne4 c5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Bb7
17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bd5 20. f3 Qc7 21. Rg3 Rfd8
22. Qxa6 Ra8 23. Qb6 Qe5 24. Kf2 Nh5 25. c6 Nxg3 26. hxg3 Qh5
27. Kg2 e5 28. e4 exd4 29. exd5 Re8 30. Qb5 Ra5 31. c7 Rxb5
32. Bxb5 Qg5 33. c8=Q Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kh7 35. d6 Qd2+ 36. Kh3
Qd1 37. d7 f5 38. Kg2 Qd2+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qd2+ 41. Kg1
Qe1+ 42. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.04"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Be5 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5
Bh7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qc2+ Kh8 16. Nf5 Nc4 17. b3
Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. f4 Qd7 20. O-O-O f6 21. e4 fxe5 22. Qe2
Nf6 23. Nh4 exf4 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 26. exd5 cxd5
27. Qd3 Rd8 28. Kb1 Bc5 29. Rhf1 Be3 30. g3 d4 31. gxf4 Qe7
32. Rde1 Rd7 33. Nd1 Nd5 34. Nxe3 dxe3 35. Rc1 Rd8 36. Qf5 Qe8
37. Rfe1 b6 38. a3 Kh8 39. Kb2 a5 40. Rc4 Nf6 41. Qe5 Qf8
42. Qxe3 b5 43. Rd4 b4 44. a4 Rxd4 45. Qxd4 Nxh5 46. Re5 Nxf4
47. Rxa5 Ne6 48. Qd2 g5 49. Ra6 Qf6+ 50. Ka2 Qe5 51. Qb2 Qxb2+
52. Kxb2 Nf4 53. Rxh6+ Kg7 54. Rd6 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.05"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Qd6 11. Nc3 Nc6
12. Rac1 Rfe8 13. Qf4 Rad8 14. Rfe1 g6 15. a3 Kg7 16. Bf1 Na5
17. Qxd6 Rxd6 18. Nd2 Ne4 19. Ncxe4 dxe4 20. b4 Nc6 21. e3
Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Re7 23. Nc4 Rd8 24. Re2 f6 25. Rec2 Nb8 26. a4
Na6 27. Nd2 c5 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Nb3 cxd4 30. Nxd4 Nb4 31. Rc7
Rdd7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. a5 Kf7 34. g4 Nd5 35. Rc8 Ke7 36. h4
Rb7 37. h5 f5 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. gxf5 gxf5 40. Nxf5+ Kd7
41. Rc5 Nb4 42. Ng3 Nc6 43. Nxe4 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Ra1 45. f4 Rxa5
46. Rc2 Nb4 47. Rd2+ Ke7 48. Kf3 Rh5 49. Ng5 a5 50. e4 Rh1
51. e5 Rf1+ 52. Kg4 a4 53. e6 a3 54. Rd7+ Ke8 55. Ne4 Nd5
56. Rxd5 a2 57. Rd7 a1=Q 58. Nd6+ Kf8 59. e7+ Kg8 60. e8=Q+
1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.08"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 h6 7.Qb3 Ra7
8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Bd2 e6 10.Ne5 Be7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.O-O Nfd7 13.Nxd7
Nxd7 14.a4 Nb8 15.e4 dxe4 16.d5 Nd7 17.Be3 Bc5 18.Nxe4 Bxe3
19.Qxe3 Qb6 20.Ng3 Qxe3 21.fxe3 Bg6 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Rfd1 Nf6
24.Rd6 Bf7 25.Bf3 a5 26.Rb6 Be8 27.Rxe6 Bxa4 28.Re7 Re8 29.Nf5
Rxe7 30.Nxe7+ Kf8 31.Nc8 Ra6 32.Bxb7 Re6 33.e4 Bd7 34.Rc5 Nxe4
35.Rxa5 Bxc8 36.Bxc8 Rc6 37.Rf5+ Nf6 38.Bb7 Rb6 39.Bf3 Rxb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+
Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Bf4 Bg5 14. Qf3 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qd6 16. Qxd6
Nxd6 17. Nd2 a5 18. a4 Bf5 19. f3 f6 20. Kf2 Kf7 21. h4 h5
22. Be2 Bg6 23. Nf1 Nf5 24. Ne3 c6 25. g3 Nxe3 26. Kxe3 Bf5
27. Kd2 Ke7 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Kxd3 Kd6 30. Ke3 Re8+ 31. Kd3 Ra8
32. Ke3 Re8+ 33. Kd3 Ra8 34. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Nd4 Bd7
12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bd3 Rxc1 16. Qxc1
Nf6 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. Qb1 h6 20. Nf3 Be8 21. Be5 Bc6
22. Bd4 Qc7 23. Be5 Qb6 24. Bd4 Qc7 25. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6
7. O-O c5 8. d5 Bg4 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. Bd2 Qc8 11. e5 dxe5
12. fxe5 Nd7 13. Bg5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 c4 15. Be2 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6
17. Bf4 Ra8 18. Be5 Rd8 19. Qd4 Nb4 20. Qxc4 Nfxd5 21. Rad1
Qc6 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qe4 Nb6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. f4 Rxd1
26. Rxd1 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Rf8 28. Rd4 c5 29. Re4 Kg7 30. Kg1 g5
31. h4 h6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Kg2 Rd8 34. Bd3 c4 35. Bxc4 Rd2+
36. Kf3 Rxc2 37. Bb3 Rxb2 38. Rd4 Kg6 39. Rd8 Kf5 40. Re8 Nd7
41. Rxe7 Nxe5+ 42. Kg3 Rd2 43. Rxa7 Rd3+ 44. Kg2 Rc3 45. Ra5
g4 46. Bd1 Kf4 47. Ra4+ Kf5 48. Ra5 Rc4 49. Kg3 Rc3+ 50. Kg2
Re3 51. Kf2 Rh3 52. Bxg4+ Kxg4 53. Rxe5 Rh2+ 54. Ke3 Rxa2
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.12"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3
c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be2 Bf6 12.Be5 Bxe5
13.Nxe5 Re8 14.Nf3 Qb6 15.Rc1 Ne6 16.Qd2 Rd8 17.Nd4 Bd7
18.Nxe6 Bxe6 19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.exd4 Kf8 21.Kd2 Rdc8 22.Rc5 Ke7
23.Rhc1 b6 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc8 Bxc8 26.Bd3 h6 27.Ke3 g5 28.g3
f6 29.Bc2 Bd7 30.Bd3 Bc8 31.Bc2 Bd7 32.Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. h3 d6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Re1
Re8 13. a5 Ba7 14. Nf1 Ne7 15. Ng3 Ng6 16. d4 h6 17. Bc2 c5
18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Bd3 Be6 20. Bxa6 c4 21. Ra4 Qc7 22. cxb4
Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qa7+ 24. Be3 Qxa6 25. Kg1 Red8 26. Qc1 Rd3
27. Rd1 Rb3 28. Qd2 Kh7 29. Kh2 Rb7 30. Qf2 Bd7 31. Ra2 R7xb4
32. Nh5 Bc8 33. Nxf6+ Qxf6 34. Kg1 Bb7 35. Nd2 Qxf2+ 36. Bxf2
Rd3 37. a6 Bxe4 38. Re1 Ba8 39. Ne4 Nf4 40. a7 f6 41. h4 c3
42. Nc5 c2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6
8.Qb3 Kh8 9.Rd1 Na6 10.Qa3 Nc7 11.d5 c5 12.b4 cxb4 13.Qxb4 Na6
14.Qb1 Bd7 15.Nb5 Rc8 16.Nd2 Qb6 17.e3 Nc5 18.a4 Qa5 19.Ba3 a6
20.Bb4 Qd8 21.Nd4 Nxa4 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 Qe8 24.Bxb7 Rb8
25.Bxa6 Nc3 26.Bxc3 Rxb1 27.Rdxb1 g5 28.Rb7 Ng8 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7
30.Rb5 Qg6 31.c5 dxc5 32.Rxc5 Qxe6 33.Nf3 Qd6 34.Nd4 Kh8
35.Rc6 Qd7 36.Rac1 f4 37.Bc8 Qa7 38.Ne6 Rf6 39.exf4 gxf4
40.Rc7 Qa4 41.Nxf4 Rd6 42.Be6 Rd1+ 43.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44.Kg2 Nf6
45.Rxe7 Qe1 46.Rf7 Qe4+ 47.f3 Qd4 48.Kh3 Qe5 49.Kh4 Qd4 50.Bg4
Qe5 51.Ne6 h6 52.Rf8+ Ng8 53.f4 Qb2 54.Kh3 Qa1 55.Bh5 Kh7
56.Rf7+ Kh8 57.Bg6 Nf6 58.Rf8+ Ng8 59.Bf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Nf6 7.h3
g6 8.e3 Bf5 9.Qd2 h5 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Nbd7 12.Nge2 a5
13.O-O O-O 14.f3 b5 15.e4 dxe4 16.fxe4 Nc5 17.Qf3 Ne6 18.Be3
b4 19.Nb1 Nh7 20.Nd2 Rc8 21.Rad1 Bh4 22.g3 Bf6 23.Nc4 Bg7
24.b3 Qe7 25.Qg2 Nc7 26.Nxa5 Rfe8 27.e5 Nd5 28.Bd2 Red8 29.Nf4
Qa7 30.Nxc6 Rxc6 31.Nxd5 Rc2 32.Kh1 Bf8 33.e6 Qa8 34.exf7+ Kh8
35.Nf4 Qxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Rxd4 37.Rf2 Rd6 38.Bc1 Rxf2+ 39.Kxf2 Rxd1
40.Bb2+ Nf6 41.Bxf6+ Kh7 42.Ne6 Bd6 43.Be5 Be7 44.f8=Q Bxf8
45.Nxf8+ Kh6 46.Ne6 g5 47.h4 gxh4 48.gxh4 Kg6 49.Nd4 Rd3
50.Nc6 Rd2+ 51.Ke3 Rxa2 52.Bd6 Ra1 53.Kd4 Rg1 54.Kc5 Kf5
55.Nxb4 Rc1+ 56.Kd4 Re1 57.Nc6 Re4+ 58.Kd5 Rxh4 59.b4 Rh1
60.b5 Rb1 61.Nd4+ Kg4 62.Kc6 Rc1+ 63.Kd7 Rb1 64.Kc7 h4 65.b6
Kh3 66.b7 Kg2 67.Nf5 h3 68.Nh4+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 Nb6 6.d4 Bg7 7.e4
O-O 8.Be3 Bg4 9.Rd1 e6 10.Be2 Nc6 11.Ng1 Bxe2 12.Ngxe2 Qe7
13.O-O Rfd8 14.e5 h6 15.a3 Na5 16.Qc2 c5 17.dxc5 Nbc4 18.Bc1
Nxe5 19.b4 Nac6 20.Ne4 a6 21.h3 f5 22.Nd6 Nf7 23.Nc4 e5
24.Rde1 Kh7 25.Bb2 Re8 26.Nd4 Nxd4 27.Bxd4 Rad8 28.Bb2 e4
29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.f3 Qf6 31.fxe4 Qd4+ 32.Kh2 Rxe4 33.Rxe4 Qxe4
34.Qxe4 fxe4 35.Kg3 Rd4 36.Na5 g5 37.Kf2 Rd3 38.Re1 Rxa3
39.Rxe4 Kf6 40.Nxb7 Ne5 41.Rd4 Ke7 42.Nd6 Rb3 43.Nc8+ Kf7
44.Nd6+ Ke6 45.Nc4 Nd3+ 46.Kg1 Nf4 47.Rd6+ Ke7 48.Ne5 Rb2
49.Rxa6 Rxg2+ 50.Kf1 Rb2 51.Rxh6 Nd5 52.Rd6 Ne3+ 53.Ke1 Nc2+
54.Kd1 Nxb4 55.Rb6 Kf8 56.Rb8+ Kg7 57.Nc4 Rb3 58.c6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 h6
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Ra3 17. Qc2
Rfa8 18. Nd2 bxc5 19. bxc5 Qc8 20. Rb3 Rxb3 21. Nxb3 Bd8
22. Rb1 Bc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Ra1 Rxa1+ 25. Nxa1 Qa5 26. Nb3
Qb4 27. Nc1 e5 28. Nd3 Qc4 29. Nb2 Qb4 30. Nd3 Qc4 31. Nb2 Qb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Bf4
Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 b5 10.Bxd6 Qb6 11.Be5 O-O 12.e3 c4 13.Qd1
b4 14.Ne2 Bb5 15.Ned4 Nbd7 16.Nxb5 Qxb5 17.Bd4 Qxd5 18.Be2 Nb6
19.O-O Rac8 20.Rc1 Rfd8 21.Qe1 c3 22.bxc3 bxc3 23.Ba6 Rc7
24.Rxc3 Rxc3 25.Qxc3 Ne4 26.Qa3 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 Qc5 28.Qxc5 Nxc5
29.Bb5 Ne6 30.Nxe6 fxe6 31.Rc1 Rd2 32.a4 Ra2 33.g3 a6 34.Bxa6
Rxa4 35.Bb5 Ra5 36.Be2 Nd7 37.Rc7 Nf8 38.Bc4 Ra4 39.Kg2 Rb4
40.h4 h6 41.f4 h5 42.Kf3 Ra4 43.Ke4 Kh8 44.Ke5 Kg8 45.Kf6 Ra5
46.e4 Ra4 47.e5 Ra3 48.Rc8 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Nbd2 Rc8
13.Nb3 c5 14.dxc5 Be4 15.Qc3 Bd5 16.Rfc1 Nd7 17.Qe3 h6 18.Rc2
Bxb3 19.Qxb3 Rxc5 20.Rac1 Qb6 21.Rxc5 Bxc5 22.e3 Rc8 23.Rc3
Rc7 24.Qc2 Bd6 25.Rxc7 Qxc7 26.Nd4 Qxc2 27.Nxc2 Nc5 28.b4 Nd7
29.a3 Be5 30.Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 b6
7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 Qa5
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rd8 14. Bd3 Ba6 15. O-O Bxd3 16. Qxd3
Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. Bxc3 Kf8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rc1 g6
21. Kf1 Ke8 22. Ke2 a6 23. g4 Rd6 24. Be5 Rd5 25. f4 f6
26. Bc3 f5 27. h3 Kd7 28. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4
7. Ne5 Bb4 8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. Bd2 Bc5
12. Nb5 O-O 13. b4 Be7 14. f4 Qe6 15. Be3 Bxb4 16. Nc7 Qc6
17. Nxa8 b6 18. Rb1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb8 Bb7 21. Rxf8+
Kxf8 22. Qb3 g6 23. Rb1 Bxa8 24. Qb8+ Kg7 25. Qxa7 e3 26. Bf3
d5 27. Re1 Qd6 28. Qxa8 d4 29. Qa3 Qxf4 30. Rf1 Qe5 31. Qd3
Qe8 32. g3 h5 33. Bg2 Qa4 34. a3 Qa5 35. Bf3 Qa6 36. Be2 Qa5
37. Qb1 Qd2 38. Qe1 Qa2 39. g4 hxg4 40. Qg3 Qxe2 41. Qe5 d3
42. Rxf6 Kh6 43. Rxf7 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qe2+ 45. Kg3 Qe1+ 46. Kxg4
Qg1+ 47. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. Be5 f6 11. Ng5 fxg5
12. Bxh5 Bd7 13. Bf3 Rxf3 14. gxf3 Bd6 15. Qe4 Bc6 16. Qg4 Qe7
17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ne4 h6 19. Qg3 d5 20. Nc3 Rf8 21. Ne2 Rf5
22. Kg2 Nd7 23. Rh1 Nf8 24. h4 Ng6 25. f4 Nxh4+ 26. Kf1 Qb4
27. Rb1 Be8 28. Nc3 Qe7 29. b4 Rf8 30. Rb2 Bg6 31. Ke1 Bd3
32. fxg5 Nf3+ 33. Kd1 hxg5 34. Qh3 Qf6 35. Kc1 Bg6 36. a4 Rd8
37. Ne2 e5 38. Qg4 exd4 39. exd4 Re8 40. Qd7 c3 41. Ra2 Ne1
42. Rxe1 Qf4+ 43. Kd1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 Nb6 6.d4 Bg7 7.e4
Bg4 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ng5 O-O 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 Na6 12.Be3 Qd6
13.O-O Qb4 14.Qxb4 Nxb4 15.Rfc1 e5 16.Nf3 exd4 17.Bxd4 Rfe8
18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Ng3 Rad8 20.Ne1 Rd2 21.a3 Nd3 22.Nxd3 Rxd3
23.Rab1 Re5 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rb5 26.b4 Nc4 27.Rd3 a5
28.bxa5 Rxa5 29.f4 Rxa3 30.Rd7 b5 31.e5 b4 32.e6 b3 33.Rxf7+
Kh6 34.Rb7 b2 35.Kf2 Ra7 36.Rb8 Ra8 37.Rb7 Ra2 38.Ne2 Nd6
39.e7 Nxb7 40.e8=Q b1=Q 41.Qf8+ Kh5 42.Qe7 Qb6+ 43.Kf3 Qb3+
44.Kf2 Rxe2+ 45.Qxe2+ Kh6 46.g4 Nd8 47.Qe7 Ne6 48.Qh4+ Kg7
49.Qe7+ Kg8 50.Qe8+ Nf8 51.Qxc6 Qe6 52.Qf3 Nd7 53.h3 Kf7
54.Qc3 Qd5 55.Kg3 Nc5 56.Kh4 h6 57.Qh8 g5+ 58.fxg5 hxg5+
59.Kh5 Qe4 60.Kxg5 Ne6+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 O-O 6.a3 Nbd7 7.Nb5
Ne8 8.Nf3 c6 9.Nc3 f5 10.h3 Nd6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.Ne5
Nfe4 14.O-O Nf7 15.Qc2 Bd6 16.Bh2 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 a5
19.Na4 b5 20.Nc5 Qe7 21.Rac1 Qxe5 22.f4 Qd6 23.Bxe4 fxe4
24.Nb3 Bd7 25.Qc5 Qg6 26.Kh2 h5 27.Nd4 Rac8 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4
h4 30.Ne2 Rf6 31.Ra1 Rcf8 32.Qe7 R8f7 33.Qd8+ Kh7 34.Rg1 Qh6
35.Ra7 Rf8 36.Qc7 R6f7 37.Qe5 Re8 38.Qc3 g5 39.Rf1 Qd6 40.Kg1
Ref8 41.Qc5 Qh6 42.f5 Kg8 43.f6 g4 44.hxg4 h3 45.Nf4 hxg2
46.Kxg2 Qxf6 47.Kg3 Rh7 48.g5 Qxg5+ 49.Kf2 Rxf4+ 50.exf4 Rh2+
51.Ke3 Qg3+ 52.Kd4 Qg7+ 53.Ke3 Rh3+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.d4
O-O 8.Ne5 e6 9.O-O Nfd7 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.Ne5 Nfd7 12.Nf3 Nf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.02.04"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nh4 b4 14. Nf5 bxc3 15. Rd1 Ne8 16. Qxc3 Qf6
17. f4 Bc7 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. Rd7 Bc8 21. Ne7+
Kh8 22. Rd3 Ba6 23. Re3 Bb7 24. Rb3 Nd6 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. exf5
Bc8 27. g4 g6 28. Bf3 gxf5 29. Bxc6 Be6 30. Bxa8 Bxb3 31. axb3
Rxa8 32. gxf5 Rb8 33. Kg2 Rxb3 34. Rxa7 Kg7 35. Ra3 Rb5
36. Ra6 h5 37. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2012.02.05"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. e5 dxe5
7. dxe5 Nd5 8. h3 Be6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bd2 a5 11. Nc3 N7b6
12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Nb4 14. Bxb4 axb4 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Qb5
c6 17. Qxb4 Bd5 18. Ned2 Qc7 19. c4 c5 20. Qb5 Be6 21. Ne4 Ra5
22. Qb3 b5 23. Qe3 bxc4 24. Nc3 h6 25. Rd2 Qb8 26. Rad1 Rc8
27. Qe4 Ra7 28. a3 Bf8 29. Nd5 Qb3 30. Nc3 Bf5 31. Qe3 Raa8
32. Ne1 h5 33. Kh2 Bg7 34. f3 Qb7 35. f4 Bh6 36. Kg1 Ra6
37. Nd5 Be6 38. Qf2 Kg7 39. Nc3 Rb6 40. Kh2 Rb3 41. Re2 Qb6
42. Kg1 Qa5 43. Qf3 Rd8 44. Rxd8 Qxd8 45. Rf2 h4 46. Kh2 Qd7
47. Kh1 Rb8 48. Ne4 Bd5 49. Qe3 Bxe4 50. Qxe4 Qd4 51. Qc2 Bxf4
52. Re2 Bg3 53. Nf3 Qd3 54. Kg1 Rd8 55. Rd2 Qxc2 0-1

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.21"]
[EventDate "2012.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 O-O
12. e4 e5 13. d5 Rd8 14. Re3 b5 15. dxc6 bxc4 16. Nd5 Qe6
17. cxd7 Rxd7 18. Qa4 Bb7 19. Qxc4 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5
Rxd5 22. Rae1 Re8 23. g4 Kh7 24. g5 hxg5 25. Nxg5+ Kg8 26. f4
Rb8 27. fxe5 Rxb2 28. Nf3 Rxa2 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rxe6 Rf5
31. Nh4 Rf4 32. R6e4 Rf6 33. Rg4 Kf7 34. Rc1 Bh6 35. Rc7+ Ke8
36. Re4+ Kd8 37. Rh7 Bf8 38. Rd4+ Kc8 39. Rc4+ Kb8 40. Rd7 g5
41. Ng6 Bd6 0-1

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.22"]
[EventDate "2012.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.Ng5 Bc8 12.h3
Be7 13.Bf4 Nh4 14.e6 f6 15.Nf7 Rg8 16.Bxc7 Bxe6 17.Nd6+ Bxd6
18.Bxd6 Kf7 19.f3 Nf5 20.Bc5 b6 21.Bf2 Rgd8 22.a4 Ne7 23.a5 c5
24.Nb5 Nc6 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.axb6 axb6 27.Ra6 Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Rd2
29.Rxb6 Rxc2 30.Nd6+ Ke7 31.Ne4 Nd4 32.Rb7+ Kf8 33.Rc7 Rxb2
34.Rxc5 Nf5 35.Ng3 Rxf2 36.Nxf5 Bxf5 37.Rxf5 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[EventDate "2012.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bc5 6.Be3 Bb6
7.Qd2 O-O 8.O-O-O Re8 9.f3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Bg5 Nxc3 12.Bxd8
Nxd1 13.Bxc7 Bxc7 14.Nxc6 Ne3 15.Bb5 bxc6 16.Bxc6 Nc4 17.Qd4
Be6 18.Bxa8 Bb6 19.Qd3 Rxa8 20.Re1 Rd8 21.Qe4 g5 22.c3 Bc5
23.Re2 h6 24.g3 a5 25.f4 a4 26.f5 Bd5 27.Qd3 Bb6 28.b3 axb3
29.axb3 Na5 30.Re8+ Rxe8 31.Qxd5 Rd8 32.Qb5 Rd6 33.Kc2 Kg7
34.b4 Nb7 35.c4 Rf6 36.g4 Nd8 37.c5 Bc7 38.Qd7 Nc6 39.b5 Na7
40.Qxc7 Nxb5 41.Qe5 Na7 42.Kd3 1-0

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.24"]
[EventDate "2012.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bg5 Be6 12.b3
Be7 13.Rad1 h4 14.Rfe1 Rd8 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Ne4 b6 17.Bf4 Kc8
18.Neg5 Bxg5 19.Bxg5 Bd5 20.Nh2 c5 21.Rd1 Bc6 22.c3 a5 23.Ng4
Bd7 24.f3 a4 25.Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kramnik vs Aronian Rapid"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.24"]
[EventDate "2012.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6
8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bb6 10.Nbd2 Rb8 11.Qe2 a5 12.a4 b4 13.O-O g5
14.Bg3 O-O 15.Nc4 Ba7 16.Nfd2 h5 17.h3 h4 18.Bh2 Kg7 19.Kh1
Rh8 20.d4 bxc3 21.bxc3 exd4 22.e5 dxc3 23.exf6+ Qxf6 24.f4
cxd2 25.fxg5 Qe6 26.Qd1 Rxb3 27.Qxb3 Ba6 28.Qf3 Bxc4 29.Qxc6
Bd4 30.Bg1 Bxa1 31.Rxa1 Re8 32.g6 Qf6 33.Qxc4 Re1 34.Kh2 Rxa1
35.Bd4 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.27"]
[EventDate "2012.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3
Nd7 8.Be2 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.Qc2 O-O 11.a3 b6 12.Rfd1 Bb7
13.Rac1 Qb8 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Qa4 Nf6 16.Ba6 Bxa6 17.Qxa6 Qc8
18.Qxc8 Rfxc8 19.Ne5 Bd6 20.Nd3 Ne8 21.Kf1 Kf8 22.Ke2 Ke7
23.h3 Rc4 24.b3 Rcc8 25.a4 Ba3 26.Rc2 Rc7 27.Ra1 Bd6 28.Kd2 a5
29.Rcc1 Rac8 30.f3 f5 31.g4 g6 32.Ne2 Rxc1 33.Nexc1 Nf6 34.Ne2
Nh7 35.Ne5 Ng5 36.Nf4 Bb4+ 37.Kd1 Rc3 38.Rc1 Rxe3 39.Rc7+ Kd8
40.Rg7 Kc8 41.Rg8+ Kb7 42.Rg7+ Kc8 43.Rg8+ Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kramnik - Aronian"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2012.04.28"]
[EventDate "2012.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O
Ne7 8.h3 Ng6 9.Re1 c6 10.Ba4 Re8 11.d4 Bb6 12.Bc2 h6 13.a4 Be6
14.Nf1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Bd7 16.f4 d5 17.e5 Ne4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.a5
Bxa5 20.Ng3 Bb6 21.Kh2 c5 22.Ndf5 Bxf5 23.Nxf5 Qxd1 24.Rxd1
Rad8 25.Be3 Rd3 26.Re1 f6 27.exf6 gxf6 28.Nxh6+ Kf8 29.Ra4 Rd5
30.c4 Rd3 31.b4 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 cxb4 33.Rg3 e3 34.Rxg6 e2 35.Ra1
Bf2 36.Rg8+ Ke7 37.Rg7+ Kd6 38.Rxb7 e1=Q 39.Rxe1 Bxe1 40.Nf5+
Kc5 41.Rb5+ Kc6 42.Nd4+ Kc7 43.Rc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nh4 Re8
12. Nc4 Bf8 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. a4 a5 15. Kh2 Re6 16. Bd2 b6
17. Ne3 Nc5 18. f3 Rd8 19. Bc3 Ree8 20. Rf2 Ne6 21. Rd1 Bc5
22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd2 Bd4 24. Nef5 Bg6 25. Rd1 c5 26. Bf1 Bxf5
27. Nxf5 g6 28. Ne3 Bxc3 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. bxc3 Ne8 31. Nc4
Qd7 32. Nxb6 Qc6 33. Qb1 Nd6 34. Nc4 Nxc4 35. Bxc4 Qxa4
36. Qb8+ Nf8 37. Bb3 Qd7 38. h4 Qd2+ 39. Kh3 Qd7+ 40. Kg2 Qd2+
41. Kh3 Qd7+ 42. Kg2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. f3 O-O 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Qe2 Bb4
12. Nd1 c5 13. Nb3 c4 14. Nd4 c5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Re8
17. Nf2 Nc6 18. Ne4 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxb2 21. a3 Ba5
22. Rab1 Qe5 23. Rxb7 Qxf5 24. Qxc4 Qe6 25. Qxc5 Bd8 26. Qd4
Be7 27. Rb6 Qa2 28. c4 Qxa3 29. c5 a5 30. Ra1 Rad8 31. Nd6 Bf6
32. Rxa3 Bxd4 33. Nxe8 Bxc5 34. Rd6 Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 d6
7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 h6 10. c3 a6 11. Be3 Nf6 12. h3
O-O 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Bb1 b5 16. Nh2 Nfg8 17. h4 f5
18. h5 g5 19. exf5 exf5 20. f4 g4 21. Nxg4 Kh8 22. Nh2 Nf6
23. Nf3 Ne4 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Nh4 Bf6 26. Ng6+ Nxg6 27. hxg6
Qf5 28. d5 Rae8 29. Bd4 Qxg6 30. f5 Qg7 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 32. Rxe4
Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Re8 34. Bb1 Re5 35. Re1 Rxd5 36. Re8+ Kg7
37. Qe2 Re5 38. Rxe5 Qxe5 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. Qg6 Qe1+ 41. Kh2
Qh4+ 42. Kg1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qxb1 44. Qxh6+ Ke8 45. Qe6+ Kd8
46. Qg8+ Kd7 47. Qg7+ Kd8 48. Qg8+ Kd7 49. f6 Qe4 50. Qg7+ Kd8
51. f7 Qh4+ 52. Kg1 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6
7. a4 a5 8. b5 Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 11. Ba2 h6 12. Nc4
Ba7 13. h3 Be6 14. Kh2 Bb8 15. Ne3 d5 16. Qc2 c6 17. c4 d4
18. Nd1 c5 19. g3 Nh7 20. Ng1 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Qe2 Nf6
23. Bb1 Re8 24. Qf3 Qd7 25. Re1 e4 26. dxe4 Be6 27. Nb2 Ne5
28. Qg2 Nxc4 29. Nxc4 Bxc4 30. f4 d3 31. e5 Nd5 32. Qe4 Nb6
33. Be3 Qd5 34. Qxd5+ Nxd5 35. Bxc5 Nc3 36. Rc1 d2 37. Rxc3
d1=Q 38. Bh7+ Kxh7 39. Rxd1 Be6 40. Bb6 Ba7 41. Bxa7 Rxa7
42. Rc7 Raa8 43. Rd6 Bb3 44. Ne2 Bxa4 45. Nd4 Rac8 46. Rxb7
Red8 47. h4 Bd1 48. Ra7 a4 49. b6 Ra8 50. Rxd8 Rxd8 51. b7 Bg4
52. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 e6 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 Qb8 9. Qc2 a5 10. a3 Bh5 11. h3 Bg6 12. Bxg6
hxg6 13. O-O Rh5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Kf8
17. Rfe1 Kg8 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. a4 Rd8 20. Qc2 Rf5 21. Rd3 Rh5
22. Red1 Qe7 23. Re3 Qf8 24. Qe2 Bf4 25. Red3 Bc7 26. h4 Qe8
27. g3 Nf8 28. Ng5 f6 29. Ne4 b6 30. Re1 g5 31. hxg5 f5
32. Nd2 Rxg5 33. Nf3 Rg4 34. d5 cxd5 35. cxd5 Re4 36. Qc2 exd5
37. Red1 Bb8 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxd5 Qh5 40. Kg2 Qf7 41. Qd3
Ne6 42. Be5 Bxe5 43. Rxe5 Rxe5 44. Nxe5 Qf6 45. Qd5 Kh7
46. Nd7 Qg6 47. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Qc7 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Qc1 a5 11. Rd1 Na6 12. Ne1
Nb4 13. Nc2 Nxc2 14. Qxc2 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bd6 Qf7 17. Na4
Nd7 18. e4 f4 19. c5 Bf8 20. f3 Kg7 21. Qc3 fxg3 22. hxg3 Qf6
23. Rac1 h5 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 Nf6 27. Nb6 Bg4
28. Rd4 Rad8 29. e5 Ng8 30. Rcd3 Kf7 31. Bxf8 Rxd4 32. Rxd4
Rxf8 33. Nc4 Ne7 34. Nxa5 Ra8 35. b4 Be6 36. a3 Bd5 37. Bh3
Nf5 38. Rd3 Ke6 39. Nxb7 g5 40. Nd6 g4 41. Bf1 h4 42. b5 h3
43. Rxh3 gxh3 44. Bxh3 cxb5 45. Bxf5+ Ke7 46. Nxb5 Bc4 47. Nd6
Bd5 48. Bg6 Rxa3 49. f5 Rc3 50. f6+ Kf8 51. Be4 Rxc5 52. Bxd5
Rxd5 53. Ne4 Rxe5 54. Ng3 Kf7 55. Kf2 Kxf6 56. Kf3 Ra5
57. Ne4+ Ke5 58. Nf2 Ra4 59. Kg3 Kf5 60. Kf3 Ra3+ 61. Ke2 Kf4
62. Nd3+ Ke4 63. Nf2+ Kd4 64. Ng4 Rg3 65. Nf2 Re3+ 66. Kf1 Re8
67. Kg2 Rf8 68. Kg3 Kd5 69. Ng4 Ke4 70. Nf2+ Rxf2 71. Kxf2 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bg5
Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. dxe5 Nf5 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Qe2
O-O-O 12. Rad1 Kb8 13. b4 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5
7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Qa5 11. O-O Nc6
12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. g4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Qa3
17. e4 Be6 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rxd8 Nxd8 21. Be3
Qxc3 22. Kg2 b6 23. Rc1 Qb4 24. Qd3 Nb7 25. Rc7 Nd6 26. Ng5
Bf6 27. Nxe6 Re8 28. Rxa7 b5 29. Nc7 Rf8 30. Nd5 Qb2 31. Nxf6+
Qxf6 32. Qd5+ Rf7 33. e5 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nbd2 h6 10. a3 Re8 11. Rb1 Bf5
12. Ne4 Qc8 13. Bd2 Bh3 14. Bh1 Nde7 15. b4 a6 16. c3 Nf5
17. Qc2 Rb8 18. a4 Nd8 19. d4 Nd6 20. Nxe5 Bf5 21. Qb3 Ne6
22. Rbd1 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 h5 25. Ree1 b5 26. axb5
axb5 27. Be3 Qb7 28. Qd5 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.08"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 f5 10.Rc1 Kh8 11.a3 Bf6 12.Bc5 Re8
13.b4 Be6 14.Re1 Qd7 15.e4 a6 16.Bh3 g6 17.Be3 Qg7 18.Ng5 Bg8
19.Nf3 f4 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.Nd5 g5 22.Bd7 Re6 23.Bxe6 Bxe6
24.Nxf6 Qxf6 25.Rxc6 bxc6 26.Qa1 a5 27.Qxe5 Qxe5 28.Nxe5 axb4
29.axb4 c5 30.bxc5 bxc5 31.gxf4 gxf4 32.Kg2 Ra3 33.Kf3 c4
34.Kxf4 cxd3 35.Rd1 Ra2 36.Nxd3 Bc4 37.f3 Rxh2 38.Ne5 Ba2
39.Rd7 Rh6 40.Nf7+ Bxf7 41.Rxf7 Kg8 42.Rf5 Rh1 43.e5 h5
44.Rg5+ Kf8 45.Kf5 h4 46.Rh5 Kg7 47.f4 h3 48.Ke6 Kg6 49.Rg5+
Kh6 50.Kf5 Rh2 51.Rg8 Rh1 52.e6 h2 53.Rg2 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Nc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a5 16. Rfd1 Bb4
17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. e3 c6 21. Qb3 Qc7
22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Nc3 Qc7 24. Nb5 Qb8 25. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 h6
7. Bh4 b5 8. axb5 cxb5 9. Nxb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bb7 11. Ra1 g5
12. Bg3 e6 13. e3 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 Nc6 15. Ne1 Na5 16. Be5 O-O
17. h4 g4 18. Nc2 Be7 19. Ke1 Nb3 20. Ra2 h5 21. Be2 Bd6
22. f3 Nd5 23. fxg4 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qb6 25. Bf3 Nxe3 26. Nxe3
Qxe3+ 27. Qe2 Qc1+ 28. Qd1 Qe3+ 29. Qe2 Qc1+ 30. Qd1 Bxf3
31. gxf3 Qe3+ 32. Qe2 Qc1+ 33. Qd1 Qe3+ 34. Qe2 Qf4 35. Qh2
Qxf3 36. Rf1 Qe4+ 37. Kf2 Nd2 38. Rg1 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 Re8 11. Qf3 c6
12. Bf4 Bd7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rfe1 Qf6 16. Bxe4
dxe4 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Rad1 Qf5 19. Rd4 f6 20. Rb1 Bd5 21. c4
Bf7 22. Rb7 Rad8 23. Bd6 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Bc5 Qb7
26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Qb8+ 29. g3 Qa8 30. Bd6
Qe8 31. Qxe8+ Bxe8 32. Kg2 Bg6 33. Kf3 Bxc2 34. Ke3 Kf7
35. Kd4 Ke6 36. Kc5 Bd3 37. Bb8 a6 38. h4 h5 39. Kxc6 Bxc4
40. Kc5 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 f5 6. Bd3 Nh6
7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O Rf6 10. Qc2 Nf7 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bxf5 e4 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. cxd5 Rg6 15. Ndxe4 Nf6
16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. f4 Nh6 18. Ne4 Qf5 19. dxc6 Be7 20. c7 Rc6
21. Qb1 Rxc7 22. Nc3 Qxb1 23. Raxb1 Rd7 24. Rbd1 b6 25. e4 Bb7
26. h3 Ng8 27. e5 Rc8 28. d5 Bb4 29. e6 Rdd8 30. Ne4 Rxd5
31. Ng5+ Kg6 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 33. Rd1 Ne7 34. Bd4 Rc2 35. g4 Bd2
36. Rf1 Bc1 37. Nf3 Bxf4 38. Nh4+ Kg5 39. Nf3+ Kh6 40. h4 Rxa2
0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. b3 Be6 11. Bb2
Bb4 12. Ne2 Bd5 13. Ne1 h5 14. Nd3 Be7 15. Nef4 Rh6 16. c4 Be4
17. Rad1 g5 18. Rfe1 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 b5 20. c5 Ng7 21. b4 a5
22. a3 Ne6 23. g3 g4 24. Kg2 Rg6 25. Nf4 Rg5 26. Bc1 Rf5
27. h3 gxh3+ 28. Nxh3 axb4 29. axb4 Ra4 30. Bd2 Ra3 31. f4 h4
32. Re3 Rxe3 33. Bxe3 hxg3 34. Kxg3 Rh5 35. Bf2 f5 36. exf6
Bxf6 37. Kg4 Rxh3 38. Kxh3 Nxf4+ 39. Kg4 Nd5 40. Bd4 Kf7
41. Kf5 Ne7+ 42. Ke4 Bxd4 43. Kxd4 Ke6 44. Re1+ Kd7 45. Ke5
Nd5 46. Re4 Kc8 47. Ke6 Nc3 48. Rh4 Nd5 49. Rd4 Kd8 50. Rg4
Kc8 51. Rh4 Kb7 52. Kd7 Nf6+ 53. Kd8 Nd5 54. Rg4 Kb8 55. Rd4
Kb7 56. Kd7 Nc3 57. Ke6 Kc8 58. Rd3 Nd5 59. Rd4 Nc3 60. Rd3
Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
Ba6 7. b3 c6 8. Nc3 d5 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 c5
12. Bg2 Nc6 13. dxc5 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 f5 15. Nxe6 Kf7 16. Nf4
bxc5 17. f3 Rad8+ 18. Kc3 e3 19. Nd3 Rhe8 20. Nxc5 e2 21. Nxa6
Re3+ 22. Kc2 Red3 23. Rae1 Rd2+ 24. Kc1 Rxa2 25. f4 Rdd2
26. Bxc6 Rac2+ 27. Kb1 Rb2+ 28. Ka1 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 Nxb6 9. Nc3 a6 10. d3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Bh5
12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. f4 Bb4 15. Kf2 O-O 16. Rfc1
Rfc8 17. h3 Bg6 18. g4 h5 19. Bf3 Bh7 20. gxh5 Kf8 21. Rg1 Rc7
22. Rg2 Be7 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Rag1 Ne8 26. Rg4 d4
27. Na4 Rd8 28. Rg5 Bf5 29. b4 Rc2 30. Nc5 b6 31. Ne4 Rxa2
32. Rc1 Rb2 33. Ra1 Nc7 34. Rag1 Nd5 35. Rxg7 Nxf4 36. Rg8+
Ke7 37. Rxd8 Nxh3+ 38. Kg3 Nxg1 39. Rb8 Nxe2+ 40. Bxe2 Rxe2
41. Rb7+ Kf8 42. Nd6 Bxd3 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 44. h6 Re5 45. Rg7+
Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3
O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O Qd6 10.Kb1 Rd8 11.Nb5 Qd7 12.d5 a6
13.Nc3 Qe8 14.Qe1 Ne5 15.Be2 e6 16.Bxb6 cxb6 17.f4 Nd7 18.dxe6
Qxe6 19.Nf3 Qe8 20.Qh4 Bf6 21.Ng5 Nf8 22.Bc4 Kg7 23.Qg3 Bxg5
24.fxg5 Be6 25.Nd5 Bxd5 26.Bxd5 Rd7 27.h4 Rc8 28.a3 Qd8 29.Qf2
Ne6 30.Ka2 Qe7 31.Rhf1 b5 32.Rd3 Rcc7 33.Kb1 a5 34.g4 a4
35.Rf3 Qd6 36.Rf6 Qc5 37.Qg3 b4 38.axb4 Qc2+ 39.Ka1 a3 40.bxa3
Rxd5 41.exd5 Nd4 42.Rxf7+ Rxf7 43.Qe5+ Kf8 44.Qb8+ Kg7
45.Rxf7+ Kxf7 46.Qxb7+ Ke8 47.Qb8+ Kd7 48.Qa7+ Kd6 49.Qxd4
Qc1+ 50.Ka2 Qc2+ 51.Qb2 Qc4+ 52.Ka1 Qxg4 53.Qf2 Kxd5 54.Qc5+
1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.08.29"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "2.26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ziaur Rahman"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. c4 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nd7 5. Nc3 c6 6. h4 e6
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Ngf6 9. Bf4 Nb6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Ba6 Rb8
12. Qc1 Be7 13. Ne2 c5 14. Bb5+ Nbd7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. O-O Nb6
17. Rd1 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Rxb5 20. g3 Qa8 21. Rd3 d5
22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Qc6 24. Qc3 Qe6 25. a4 d4 26. Qc2 Ra5
27. Qd2 Ra6 28. b4 cxb4 29. Qxb4 Qf5 30. Rad1 Qxg5 31. Rxd4
Qf6 32. Rf4 Qb6 33. Qc4 Qe6 34. Qc7 Qc6 35. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Nd2 a6 14. N4f3 Qc6 15. Rac1 Nbd7 16. g4 Ne5
17. g5 Nh5 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf4+ 20. Kf1 Nxf3 21. exf3 d5
22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nc3 f6 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 fxg5 26. Rc7
Rf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Rb7 b5 30. Rb6 Rc8 31. b4
Ra8 32. a3 Kf7 33. Kg2 h6 34. f4 gxf4 35. Kf3 Rc8 36. Rxa6 Rc2
37. h4 g5 38. Rxh6 Rc3+ 39. Ke4 gxh4 40. Rxh4 Rxa3 41. Rxf4+
Ke6 42. Rf5 Ra2 43. f3 Re2+ 44. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1
12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Qe3 d5 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. c3 h6 16. Re1 c6
17. Qg3 Bg6 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. b4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 Qd8
22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Kh7 24. Bd3 Nc7 25. Bc1 Bxd3 26. Qxd3+
Kg8 27. f4 Qh4 28. Rf1 Ra2 29. h3 Ne6 30. c4 dxc4 31. Qxc4 Ra8
32. Kh2 Nc7 33. Qd4 Qd8 34. Rd1 Qd5 35. Rd2 Qxd4 36. Rxd4 Nd5
37. b5 Ra2 38. bxc6 bxc6 39. Rc4 Ne7 40. Kg1 h5 41. g4 hxg4
42. hxg4 Kf8 43. f5 Ke8 44. Bg5 Re2 45. f6 Rxe5 46. Bf4 gxf6
47. Bxe5 fxe5 48. Rc5 f6 49. g5 Kf7 50. Kf2 Ke6 51. gxf6 Kxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. d5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bc5
12. Nc2 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Nc7 15. Ne3 d4 16. Bxb7 Rb8
17. Ng4 dxc3 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be4 d5 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nh6+ Kh8
22. Nxf5 Qf6 23. a3 a5 24. Qd3 Rg8 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Bxb4
27. Ra7 Ne6 28. Ne7 Qg7 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 30. Qxd5 Bc5 31. e3 b5
32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Qxa8+ Qf8 34. Qe4 Qh6 35. Ra1 b4 36. Ra5 Bf8
37. Qg4+ Qg7 38. Qh4 h6 39. Ra8 Nc7 40. Rxf8+ Qxf8 41. Qg4+
Kh8 42. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Bd3 g6 8. h3 Bf5 9. Nf3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O
12. Rfc1 e6 13. Na4 Ne4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. Rxc5 Qd7 16. Rac1
Rfc8 17. a3 Bf8 18. R5c2 f6 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nb3
Rc7 22. Na5 Rac8 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxa6 Rbc7 25. b4 Qd7
26. Qb6 Qe8 27. b5 Nxd4 28. Rxc7 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Nxc1 30. Rxc8
Qxc8 31. Qc6 Qd8 32. b6 Kf7 33. Qc7+ Ke8 34. Qa7 d4 35. b7 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Bg5 Nd4 9. Qd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 h6 11. Be3 Bxe3
12. Qxe3 Re8 13. f3 c6 14. O-O-O d5 15. Qc5 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6
17. exd5 Ra1+ 18. Kd2 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Rd8 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bd3
Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Ke2 Kf8 24. b4 Ke7 25. Ra1 Kd6 26. c3
Re5+ 27. Kf2 Rd5 28. Ke2 Re5+ 29. Kf2 Rd5 30. Ke2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 g6 8. Rc1 Nd7 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Qe7
12. Rfd1 a6 13. a3 Rb8 14. h3 Kh8 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. b4 b5 17. c5
e5 18. Nb3 Nf8 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. h4 Ne6 22. Nb3
Qe5 23. g3 Bd7 24. Bf3 Be8 25. Ne2 f5 26. Nbd4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4
h5 28. a4 Qe7 29. Ra1 Rbc8 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra6 Rc7 32. Qa2
Rdc8 33. Rd3 Kh7 34. Qd2 Ra7 35. Rda3 Rca8 36. Qa2 Rxa6
37. Rxa6 Rxa6 38. Qxa6 Bxd4 39. exd4 Kg7 40. Qc8 Qe1+ 41. Kg2
Kf8 42. Qd8 Qe7 43. Qb8 Qe1 44. Qd6+ Kf7 45. Qc7+ Kf8 46. Qd8
Kf7 47. Qa5 Kf8 48. Qd8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. Bd3 Na6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. d4 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 exd4 14. Ba4+ Kd8 15. cxd4 c5 16. d5
Kc7 17. Re1 Nb4 18. Bd2 Nd3 19. Re3 Ne5 20. Rc1 g5 21. Ba5+ b6
22. Bc3 f6 23. Rce1 Rhg8 24. Kg2 Raf8 25. Re4 Ng6 26. Kh1 Be5
27. Bd2 Kd6 28. R4e3 Nf4 29. Bc2 Rg7 30. Re4 Re7 31. Bxf4 gxf4
32. Rg1 f5 33. Re2 Bd4 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Re1+ Kd8 36. Kg2 Re8
37. Rxe8+ Kxe8 38. Bxf5 h6 39. d6 h5 40. Kf1 Be5 41. d7+ Ke7
42. Ke2 Bc7 43. Kd3 Kd6 44. Ke4 Kc6 45. h4 a6 46. Bg6 Bd8
47. Bxh5 Bxh4 48. Be8 Bd8 49. Kxf4 b5 50. Ke5 bxc4 51. Ke6 c3
52. Bg6 Kc7 53. f4 Bh4 54. f3 Bg3 55. Ke7 Bh4+ 56. Ke8 a5
57. Bc2 c4 58. f5 Bd8 59. f4 Bh4 60. Ba4 Bd8 61. Kf7 c2
62. Bxc2 Kxd7 63. f6 Bc7 64. Ba4+ Kd8 65. Kg8 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bf4 a5 9. Rc1 h6 10. a4 Ne4 11. Nfd2 Nd6
12. Bxd6 Bxd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb4 15. c5 Nf6 16. Qc4 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 Kh8 18. Bg2 e5 19. d5 f5 20. dxc6 e4 21. cxb7 Bxb7
22. c6 Ba6 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Nc3 Rxc6 25. Nd5 Bc5 26. Bf1 f4
27. Nxf4 Bxf2+ 28. Kh1 Rb6 29. Qc2 e3 30. Bg2 Qe8 31. Qc5 Rff6
32. Rc2 g5 33. Nd5 e2 34. Qxa5 e1=Q+ 35. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 36. Qxe1
Bxe1 37. Nxb6 Rxb6 38. Rc6 Rxc6 39. Bxc6 Kg7 40. Kg2 Kf6
41. Bf3 Ke5 42. h4 Bc8 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kf1 Bxg3 45. b4 Kd4
46. a5 Kc4 47. a6 Bb8 48. Bb7 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Rb8 14. Ra4 Rb4 15. Na2 Rxa4 16. Qxa4 Qb8
17. Qxc4 Qb7 18. Bg5 Qxb2 19. Nc3 Nd5 20. Bxe7 Nxc3 21. Bxf8
Nxd1 22. Qxa6 Ne3 23. fxe3 Qb1+ 24. Kf2 Qf5+ 25. Ke1 Qb1+
26. Kd2 Qb2+ 27. Kd3 Qb3+ 28. Kd2 Qb2+ 29. Kd3 Qb3+ 30. Kd2
Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Ne5 Nfd7
12. O-O Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Re1 dxc4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bh6
Rd8 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. Rad1 Nc5 19. bxc4 Bb7 20. Rxd8 Qxd8
21. Rd1 Qc7 22. Bf4 Qc6 23. f3 Nd7 24. Ne4 Qa4 25. Rxd7 Bxe4
26. Rd8 Bg6 27. Bg5 Qa3 28. Qd4 h6 29. Qd6 Kh7 30. Qxf8 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ng5
Bc8 12. h3 Nh4 13. Bf4 Be7 14. e6 f6 15. Nf7 Rg8 16. Bxc7 Bxe6
17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Kf7 19. f3 Rgd8 20. Bg3 Nf5 21. Bf2 Nd6
22. b3 b6 23. Ne2 Nb7 24. c4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8
27. Nc3 Ke7 28. Kf1 c5 29. Ke2 Nc6 30. Kd2 Kd7 31. Bg3 Bf7
32. Nb5 Bg6 33. Nc3 Bf7 34. Nb5 Bg6 35. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.09.26"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Qd5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd2
Nc6 12. Rb1 Rg8 13. Qc2 f5 14. Nxc4 b6 15. Ne3 Qd6 16. Bb5 Kf8
17. Nc4 Qc7 18. f3 Ne7 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nd3 a6 21. Ba4 Nd5
22. c4 Ne3 23. Qd2 Nxc4 24. Qb4+ Kf7 25. Rc1 b5 26. Bb3 Rxg2
27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Qb8 29. Kf1 Ra2 30. Rg1 Ra1+ 31. Kg2
Ra2+ 32. Kf1 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.09.28"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Rb1 b6
12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Nd2 Qf6
17. Qg4 Rf8 18. Ne4 Qf7 19. a4 h5 20. Qe2 Be7 21. a5 Qg6
22. axb6 axb6 23. Kh1 Rf3 24. Rbe1 Bb4 25. Ra1 Qg4 26. Qd1 Qh3
27. Bf4 Bc3 28. Qxf3 Bxa1 29. Qg2 Qf5 30. Bd2 Bd4 31. h3 Bc5
32. Bc3 Be7 33. Re1 b5 34. Kg1 b4 35. Bb2 Bd6 36. h4 Be7
37. Kh2 Ra8 38. Ra1 Rxa1 39. Bxa1 Nc5 40. Nd2 Bf6 41. Bb2 b3
42. Nxb3 Nxb3 43. cxb3 Qxd3 44. Qxc6 Qc2 45. Qe8+ Kh7
46. Qxh5+ Kg8 47. Qe8+ Kh7 48. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.09.29"]
[EventDate "2012.09.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.cxd5
Nxd5 8.Qb3 e6 9.Bb5 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Na4 Ba6
13.Re1 Nb6 14.Nc5 Bc4 15.Qc3 Bd5 16.Ne5 Qh4 17.b3 Rfe8 18.f3
f6 19.Ng4 h5 20.Nf2 f5 21.Bb2 Rad8 22.Qe3 g5 23.g3 f4 24.Qxe6+
Rxe6 25.gxh4 Rg6 26.Nh3 gxh4+ 27.Kf2 Rf6 28.Re5 Nd7 29.Nxd7
Rxd7 30.Rg1 Rff7 31.Ba3 Rd8 32.Bc5 a5 33.Rxh5 Re8 34.Rxh4 Re3
35.Ng5 Rc3 36.Ke2 Rd7 37.Kd2 Rxc5 38.dxc5 Bxb3+ 39.Kc1 Bxa2
40.Ne4 Rb7 41.Nc3 Bb3 42.Rxf4 a4 43.Nxa4 Kh7 44.Rxg7+ Rxg7
45.Kb2 Bd5 46.Nb6 Be6 47.Kc3 Rg5 48.Kb4 Kg7 49.Nc4 Rg1 50.Ne3
Rc1 51.h4 Kg6 52.Ng4 Bd5 53.Ne5+ Kg7 54.h5 Re1 55.h6+ Kxh6
56.Rf5 Kg7 57.f4 Rb1+ 58.Kc3 Rb3+ 59.Kd4 Rb4+ 60.Ke3 Rb3+
61.Kf2 Rc3 62.Nd7 Kg6 63.Rf8 Ra3 64.Nb6 Be4 65.Ke2 Bf5 66.Rd8
Be4 67.Nc4 Rc3 68.Rd4 Bd5 69.Ne5+ Kf5 70.Nd7 Be6 71.Kd2 Rf3
72.Nb8 Bd5 73.Na6 Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.10.08"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Bh3 19. Qf2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bf4 21. Bxd5
Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Qxd5 23. Qe4 Qd7 24. Re1 Be6 25. Bf4 Re8 26. Qe5
f6 27. Qd6 Qxd6 28. Bxd6 Kf7 29. b3 Bf5 30. Kf2 Rxe1 31. Kxe1
a5 32. Kd2 Be6 33. Kd3 Bf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.10.09"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Qe7
12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bb6 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. Rxd8+ Nxd8 16. Ne5
Bd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. g3 Nc6 20. Bb5 Rc8 21. Rc1
Ne7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Nc5 b6 25. Nd3 g5 26. Kf1
Kg7 27. Ke2 f5 28. Kd2 Kf6 29. Kc3 Ng6 30. f4 gxf4 31. exf4 e5
32. fxe5+ Nxe5 33. Nxe5 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 c6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Bc4 d6 5.Bb3 Nf6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O
Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.Qf4 a6
13.Ne2 Kh8 14.c3 Ng8 15.Qd2 Rae8 16.Be3 Ndf6 17.f3 Rd8 18.g4
b5 19.Ng3 Nd7 20.h4 a5 21.h5 a4 22.Bc2 e5 23.Kg2 exd4 24.cxd4
c5 25.Rh1 cxd4 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.Rxh7+ Kxh7 28.Rh1+ Nh6 29.Bxh6
Rh8 30.e5 Nxe5 31.Be4 d5 32.Bxg6+ Kg8 33.Bf5 Rd6 34.Bxg7 Qxg7
35.Nh5 Nc4 36.Be6+ Rxe6 37.Nxg7 Nxd2 38.Nxe6 Rxh1 39.Kxh1 Nxf3
40.Kg2 Ne5 41.Nxd4 Nxg4 42.Nxb5 Ne3+ 43.Kf3 Nc4 44.Nc3 Nxb2
45.Nxd5 Kf7 46.Ke4 Ke6 47.Ne3 a3 48.Kd4 Kd6 49.Nc2 Na4 50.Nxa3
Kc6 51.Nc4 Kb5 52.a3 Kc6 53.Ne5+ Kb5 54.Nc4 Kc6 55.Ne5+ Kb5
56.Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.d3 d6 9.a4 Bd7 10.c3 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.d4
exd4 14.cxd4 Bg4 15.h3 Bh5 16.d5 Qc8 17.Nf1 Bd8 18.g4 Bg6
19.Ng3 b4 20.Nh4 b3 21.Bb1 Nxg4 22.Nxg6 Nxf2 23.Ne7+ Rxe7
24.Kxf2 Re5 25.Kg2 c4 26.Nf5 Bf6 27.Qf3 c3 28.Nh6+ Kh8 29.Bd3
Re7 30.e5 Bxe5 31.Qe4 g6 32.Qh4 f6 33.Rxe5 dxe5 34.Qxf6+ Rg7
35.Qxe5 Qe8 36.Qxc3 Rc8 37.Qxa5 Re7 38.Bg5 Re2+ 39.Kg1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3
Ne4 8.Bd2 Bf6 9.Ne5 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 d5 12.Ng4 Nd7
13.Qa4 Be7 14.Rfd1 Nf6 15.Ne5 Qe8 16.Nc6 Kh8 17.f3 a6 18.Be1
Bd6 19.Rac1 b5 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Qxb5 Rxa2 22.Ba5 Qa8 23.Rd3 Nd7
24.Rdc3 Nb8 25.b4 Nxc6 26.Rxc6 Rb2 27.R6c2 Rxc2 28.Rxc2 Qa7
29.e3 h6 30.Qc6 Kg8 31.Kf2 Qa8 32.Kg2 Qxc6 33.Rxc6 Rb8 34.Bxc7
Bxc7 35.Rxc7 Rxb4 36.g4 Rb2+ 37.Kg3 g5 38.Rc3 Re2 39.h4 Kg7
40.Ra3 Kg6 41.h5+ Kf6 42.Rb3 Kg7 43.Ra3 Kf6 44.Rb3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.01"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e5 6. Nb5
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a6 8. N5c3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Be6 11. O-O Nb6
12. Be3 Nc4 13. Qc1 O-O 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. a3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Ba5
17. Nd2 Bb6 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Qc3 Rd4 21. Qc2 f5
22. e3 Rdd8 23. b4 e4 24. Nb3 Qf7 25. Nbc5 Bd5 26. Rd2 b6
27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxa6 Ne5 29. Rd1 Rfd8 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Nb2
Qd2 32. Qc7 Ng4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.02"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nc3
O-O 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.Bxd5 Rb8 10.O-O Ne7 11.Nxe5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Re8
13.d4 Bf8 14.b3 Bb7 15.c4 d6 16.Nf3 Qf6 17.Be3 Bc8 18.Qd2 Qg6
19.Kh1 h6 20.Rac1 Be7 21.Ng1 Bg5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.Rfd1 bxc4
24.bxc4 Qxd2 25.Rxd2 a5 26.h3 Rb4 27.Nf3 Bf5 28.c5 Kf8 29.Nh2
Reb8 30.Ng4 Rb1 31.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 32.Kh2 a4 33.Ne3 Bg6 34.Kg3 Rb4
35.Kf3 Ke7 36.Ke2 Kd7 37.f3 Rb5 38.Nd1 Rb4 39.c6+ Kc8 40.Nc3
f6 41.Ke3 Rc4 42.Ne2 a3 43.h4 Rb4 44.g4 Rb1 45.h5 Bh7 46.f4 f5
47.g5 Rh1 48.Ng3 Rh3 49.Kf3 hxg5 50.fxg5 g6 51.Re2 Kd8 52.hxg6
Bxg6 53.Re6 Bf7 54.g6 Bg8 55.g7 f4 56.Kxf4 Rh2 57.Nf5 Rxa2
58.Rf6 Re2 59.Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.03"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. h3 Nc4
12. Nf3 Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfb1 Ba4
17. Qe2 Qxc3 18. Bg5 Nd6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ne1 f5 21. Qf3 Qc7
22. Rc1 Qe7 23. g4 fxg4 24. hxg4 Bb5 25. Bxb5 Nxb5 26. Kg2 Nd6
27. Nd3 Ne4 28. Qf4 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Nxf6 30. Rab1 b6 31. f3 Kg7
32. a4 Nd7 33. Nb4 Nb8 34. Kf2 Kf6 35. e4 dxe4 36. fxe4 Ke7
37. Ke3 Rg8 38. Kf4 Rgd8 39. d5 Rxc1 40. Rxc1 a5 41. Nc6+ Nxc6
42. Rxc6 exd5 43. exd5 Rxd5 44. Rxb6 Rd4+ 45. Kg5 Rxa4 46. Ra6
Ra1 47. Kh6 a4 48. Kxh7 a3 49. g5 a2 50. Kg7 Kd7 51. Kf8 Rg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3
d6 8.a4 Bd7 9.c3 O-O 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Re1 Re8 13.Nf1
Nc6 14.Ne3 b4 15.h3 Rb8 16.Nc4 Be6 17.Bb3 h6 18.Be3 bxc3
19.bxc3 d5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Qc2 e4 22.dxe4 Nxe3 23.Rxe3 Rxb3
24.Qxb3 Na5 25.Nxa5 Bxb3 26.Nxb3 Qb6 27.Nbd2 Qb2 28.Rae1 Rd8
29.Nf1 c4 30.Ne5 Bc5 31.Rf3 Qb3 32.a5 Rd6 33.Nxf7 Rf6 34.Rxf6
gxf6 35.Nxh6+ Kf8 36.Ng4 Qxc3 37.Rd1 Qb4 38.Nxf6 Kf7 39.Nd5
Qb2 40.Nde3 c3 41.Rd5 Be7 42.Rf5+ Ke8 43.g4 c2 44.Nxc2 Qxc2
45.Ng3 Qc7 46.Nh5 Bd8 47.Kg2 Qc6 48.Re5+ Kf7 49.g5 Qa4 50.h4
Bxa5 51.Rf5+ Ke6 52.Nf4+ Kd7 53.f3 Qc2+ 54.Kh3 Qf2 55.Kg4 Be1
56.Ng6 a5 57.Rf7+ Kd8 58.e5 a4 59.e6 Bb4 60.e7+ Bxe7 61.Nxe7
Qc5 62.Kh5 a3 63.Kh6 a2 64.g6 Qc4 65.Nf5 a1=Q 66.Rf8+ Kc7
67.g7 Qc6+ 68.Kh7 Qxf3 69.g8=N Qh5+ 70.Ngh6 Qe5 71.Ng7 Qxh4
72.Rf7+ Kb6 73.Nf5 Qee4 74.Kg6 Qe6+ 75.Kg7 Qg5+ 76.Kf8 Qc8#
0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.07"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Bg5 Be6 12.b3
Be7 13.Rad1 h4 14.Ne4 b6 15.c4 a5 16.Rd2 Rd8 17.Rfd1 Rxd2
18.Bxd2 c5 19.Bf4 a4 20.Nc3 axb3 21.axb3 Bd8 22.Kf1 Rg8 23.Ne4
Bc8 24.Ra1 Bb7 25.Neg5 f6 26.exf6 gxf6 27.Ne4 Kd7 28.Rd1+ Kc8
29.Re1 Rg7 30.Nfd2 Nd4 31.f3 Bc6 32.Nf2 Bd7 33.Ng4 Bf5 34.Kf2
Kd7 35.Ne3 Bh7 36.Nd5 Bc2 37.Ne3 Bd3 38.Nd5 Nxb3 39.Nxb3 Bxc4
40.Nxc5+ bxc5 41.Rd1 Kc8 42.Nc3 Rd7 43.Rc1 Bd3 44.Na4 c4
45.Nb2 Rd5 46.Nxc4 Rc5 47.Nb2 Rxc1 48.Bxc1 Bb5 49.g3 hxg3+
50.Kxg3 Kd7 51.Nd1 Ke6 52.Nc3 Be8 53.Be3 Be7 54.h4 c5 55.Kf2
c4 56.Ke2 Bg6 57.Bd4 f5 58.f4 Bxh4 59.Ke3 Bf7 60.Bg7 Kd6
61.Bf8+ Kc6 62.Ne2 Be1 63.Nd4+ Kd5 64.Nxf5 c3 65.Kd3 Bg6
66.Ke2 Bxf5 67.Kxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.08"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Bh6 Bxh6
12. Qxh6 a6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. f4 c5 15. Nf3 f6 16. h4 Qe8
17. h5 Bg4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. hxg6 Qxg6 20. Rxd4 Rac8 21. f5
Qxh6+ 22. Rxh6 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rh4 h5 25. Be2 Bxe2
26. Nxe2 Rc8+ 27. Kb1 Nc4 28. Kc2 Ne3+ 29. Kd2 Nc4+ 30. Kc2
Ne3+ 31. Kd2 Nc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.09"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6
7. e4 Ne7 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 a5 10. a4 Rc8 11. c3 Bh5 12. Qe2
Re8 13. Qf1 Bb8 14. b3 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bb2 e5 17. Ned2
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 exd4 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. cxd4 Bd6 21. Re1 Qd8
22. Nc4 Bb4 23. Re2 N7f6 24. Qc1 Qc7 25. Kg2 Rd8 26. Qc2 h6
27. Ne3 Bf8 28. Nf5 Qd7 29. Re5 g6 30. Nh4 Bg7 31. Ba3 Nb4
32. Qe2 Qxd4 33. Re7 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Qxd7 35. Bxb4 axb4 36. Qd1
Nd5 37. Be2 Bf6 38. Nf3 Kg7 39. Qd2 Bc3 40. Qc2 Qg4 41. Qc1
Qe4 42. Qd1 Bf6 43. Bc4 Nb6 44. Bf1 Bc3 45. h3 Qe7 46. Bd3 Qe6
47. Bf1 Bf6 48. Qc2 Qd5 49. Bd3 Bc3 50. h4 Qe6 51. h5 g5
52. Bf5 Qd5 53. Be4 Qd6 54. Bd3 Qd5 55. Be4 Qd6 56. Bd3 Nd7
57. Bc4 Nf6 58. Qe2 b6 59. Nh2 b5 60. axb5 cxb5 61. Bxb5 Qd5+
62. Kg1 Qxb3 63. Bc4 Qb1+ 64. Nf1 Qe1 65. Qxe1 Bxe1 66. Ne3
Ne4 67. Nf5+ Kf8 68. Nxh6 Bxf2+ 69. Kg2 Nd6 70. Bd3 Bd4
71. Nf5 Nxf5 72. Bxf5 Kg7 73. Bc2 g4 74. Bf5 b3 75. Bxg4 Kh6
76. Bf5 Kxh5 77. g4+ Kg5 78. Kf3 b2 79. Bb1 Be5 80. Bc2 Bd4
81. Bb1 Be5 82. Bc2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.10"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qf6 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 Bxf4
17. Qxf4 d4 18. cxd4 Rad8 19. Nc3 Rxd4 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxf6
gxf6 22. Rxe4 Rxd3 23. a4 Rfd8 24. g3 R3d4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4
26. axb5 axb5 27. Re1 Rd2 28. b3 Rb2 29. Re3 Kg7 30. Rf3 f5
31. h3 Kf6 32. g4 Kg6 33. Rxf5 Rxb3 34. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc5
12. dxc5 Bd7 13. Qa3 Bxa1 14. e5 Bc6 15. Bf4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qd4
17. g3 Bc3 18. Bxb7 Bb4 19. Qf3 Rad8 20. c6 Ba5 21. Qa3 Bb6
22. Qxe7 Rfe8 23. Qg5 Qb2 24. Kg2 Qxa2 25. e6 Rd5 26. exf7+
Kxf7 27. Qg4 Rf5 28. c7 Qc2 29. Qf3 Kg7 30. Rd1 Bxc7 31. Rd7+
Kh8 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Bxc7 Rxf3 34. Bxf3 Kg7 35. Bd5 Re2
36. Kf3 Rc2 37. Be5+ Kf8 38. Be4 Rc8 39. Ke3 a5 40. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O O-O
12. a4 Rd8 13. h3 Be6 14. Qd3 Bd5 15. Qb5 a6 16. Qxa5 Nxa5
17. Bxd5 Rxd5 18. Rb1 Rc8 19. Bd2 Rd7 20. Rfd1 Rc4 21. Nf4 e5
22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Be3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxa4 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Rd7
Nc4 27. Bd4 Bxd4 28. cxd4 Kf8 29. Rxb7 Nd6 30. Rb8+ Kg7
31. Ra8 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3
Ng6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 h5 14. Ne4 h4 15. Re1 Kf8 16. Rad1 Bf5
17. Nd4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Rd8 19. Rde1 Rh5 20. Kf1 Kg8 21. Nf3 Nf8
22. Rd4 Rc8 23. Rdd1 a6 24. Re4 Ne6 25. Ke2 c5 26. Nh2 Kf8
27. Nf3 Ke8 28. Bc1 b5 29. Be3 Rd8 30. Ra1 Kd7 31. a4 Kc6
32. c4 b4 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34. Kxd1 Kd7 35. Ne1 Bg5 36. f4 Be7
37. Nd3 Kc6 38. Bf2 g6 39. Ke2 Rh8 40. Ne1 Ng7 41. Re3 Ne6
42. Rf3 Rh5 43. Be3 Bf8 44. Nd3 Be7 45. Rf1 Ng7 46. Nf2 f6
47. Nd3 Ne6 48. Re1 f5 49. Rf1 Kd7 50. Ne1 a5 51. Nf3 Ke8
52. Rd1 Rh7 53. Kf2 Rh5 54. Ke2 Rh7 55. Kf2 Rh5 56. Ke2 Rh7
57. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "208"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bf4 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 f5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. Rab1 Nd7
12. c5 dxc5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qe7 15. f3 Nf6 16. Rfe1 cxd4
17. exd4 Nd5 18. Bc4 f4 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. c4 Bb7 21. Qa4 Rf5
22. Rb2 a6 23. Qb4 Qd7 24. Rbe2 Re8 25. h3 h6 26. Rc1 Bc6
27. Rce1 Ref8 28. Qa3 Bb7 29. Rc2 R8f7 30. c5 Qc6 31. Qc3 b5
32. d5 Qxd5 33. Rd2 Qc4 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Bc3 Bd5
37. Rc8 Rd7 38. Re5 Rff7 39. Rb8 Rfe7 40. Rb4 Rd8 41. Kf2 g5
42. h4 Kg6 43. Rb1 Ree8 44. Rbe1 Rf8 45. Rh1 Rb8 46. Ke2 Rb5
47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Rg1 Rf5 49. Rxf5 Kxf5 50. Rh1 e5 51. Rh8
Rxc5 52. Rf8+ Kg6 53. Re8 e4 54. fxe4 Bf7 55. Re7 g4 56. a3
Rb5 57. Rxc7 Rb3 58. Rc6+ Kh7 59. Be5 Re3+ 60. Kd2 Rxe4
61. Rf6 Bh5 62. Bxf4 Kg7 63. Bg5 g3 64. Rxa6 Re2+ 65. Kc3 Rxg2
66. Bf4 Bf7 67. Be5+ Kf8 68. Bd6+ Ke8 69. Bc5 Rh2 70. Ra7 g2
71. Re7+ Kf8 72. Re3+ Kg7 73. Rg3+ Kf6 74. Bg1 Rh1 75. Rxg2
Rh3+ 76. Kb4 Rb3+ 77. Kc5 Rxa3 78. Bd4+ Ke7 79. Re2+ Kd7
80. Re3 Ra8 81. Rh3 Rc8+ 82. Kb5 Kd6 83. Kb4 Rb8+ 84. Ka3 Be6
85. Re3 Kd5 86. Bg7 Bf7 87. Re5+ Kc6 88. Re3 Bg8 89. Rh3 Rb7
90. Bh8 Bh7 91. Rh6+ Kd5 92. Rh5+ Ke4 93. Rh4+ Kd5 94. Rh5+
Ke6 95. Rh6+ Kf5 96. Rh4 Rb3+ 97. Ka4 Bg8 98. Rh5+ Ke4 99. Rc5
Bd5 100. Ka5 Rb8 101. Bg7 Rg8 102. Bf6 Rg6 103. Bh8 Rc6
104. Rxc6 Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 b4 12. Nbd2
Rb8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Be7 16. h3 Nh7 17. Bg3 Ng5
18. N1d2 Bf6 19. a5 bxc3 20. bxc3 Na7 21. Bb3 Nb5 22. Qc2 Ne6
23. Nf1 Ng5 24. N1d2 Qc8 25. Ba4 Rd8 26. Nxg5 Bxg5 27. Nf3 Bf6
28. Bh4 g5 29. Bg3 Bg7 30. Nd2 Be6 31. f3 Qb7 32. Bf2 Qa8
33. Nf1 Na7 34. h4 Nc6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Qd2 f6 37. d4 Nxa5
38. d5 Bf7 39. Ne3 Nb3 40. Bxb3 Rxb3 41. Nf5 Rdb8 42. Ne7+ Kf8
43. Nc6 Rb2 44. Qc1 R8b5 45. Nb4 Rxf2 46. Kxf2 a5 47. Qe3 f5
48. Qxg5 Qa7+ 49. Kg3 f4+ 50. Kh2 Be8 51. Nc6 Bxc6 52. dxc6
Qb6 53. Qf5+ Kg8 54. Qe6+ Kf8 55. c4 Rb2 56. c5 Qxc5 57. Reb1
Rb4 58. Rxb4 Qxb4 59. Qc8+ Kf7 60. Qxc7+ Kg6 61. Qd7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 c6
7. Bg5 a6 8. a4 a5 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O e5 11. Re1 exd4 12. Nxd4
Nc5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Bf3 Qb6 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. g4
Bc8 18. Bg2 Qb4 19. b3 h5 20. g5 Nh7 21. Nce2 Nf8 22. Bd2 Qb6
23. Bc3 Nfe6 24. Nxe6 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxe6 26. Nd4 Re7 27. Re3
Rde8 28. Rde1 Bd7 29. h4 Kh7 30. Nc2 Kg8 31. Qd4 Qc7 32. Rd1
Re6 33. Ne1 Bc8 34. f3 f5 35. gxf6 Qf7 36. Nd3 Nd7 37. Qc3 b6
38. b4 axb4 39. Qxb4 Qxf6 40. Nf2 Ne5 41. Nd3 c5 42. Qb3 Qxh4
43. Nxe5 dxe5 44. Red3 Qg5 45. Kh1 Qe7 46. Bh3 Qh4 47. Kg2
Qg5+ 48. Kh1 Rf6 49. Bxc8 Rxc8 50. Rg1 Qh4+ 51. Kg2 Rcf8
52. Qc3 Qf4 53. Qc1 Qxc1 54. Rxc1 Ra8 55. Ra1 Ra7 56. Rd5 Re6
57. Kf2 Kg7 58. Ke3 Kf6 59. Rd8 h4 60. Kf2 g5 61. Kg2 Kg6
62. Ra3 Rf7 63. Rd5 Rf4 64. a5 bxa5 65. Rxc5 g4 66. fxg4 Rxg4+
67. Kh3 Rxe4 68. Raxa5 Kf5 69. Ra3 Rg6 70. Rc8 Re1 71. Rf8+
Ke4 72. Kh2 Re3 73. Ra2 h3 74. Rd8 Rc6 75. Ra4 Rc5 76. Rh8 Kd4
77. Rd8+ Ke4 78. Rh8 Re2+ 79. Kxh3 Kd3 80. Rd8+ Kc3 81. Rd5
Rxc4 82. Ra3+ Kb4 83. Rg3 e4 84. Kg4 Re1 85. Re5 Rd4 86. Kf4
Kc4 87. Re3 Rf1+ 88. Kg4 Rf8 89. R5xe4 Rxe4+ 90. Rxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 dxc4
7. O-O a6 8. a4 Nc6 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5
12. Ba2 c5 13. dxc5 e6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. b4 Nc6 16. Ba3 a5
17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Rac1 Rfa8 19. Bb3 h5 20. Bc4 g5 21. Bb5 g4
22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Ne4 Rxa4 24. Bxa4 Rxa4 25. Nd6 Rxa3 26. Rb1
Nd4 27. Qxb7 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Ng3+ 29. fxg3 Qf6+ 30. Kg1 Qf2+
31. Kh1 Qxg3 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Qxh5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. g4 Nf6 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Qd2 exd5
12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Bb1 Re8 14. Kf1 c4 15. Kg2 Na6 16. Re1 Nc5
17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Qf4 Qb6 20. Bg5 Qxb2 21. Bxf6 Qxc2
22. Re2 Nd3 23. Qxd6 Bxf6 24. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. e4 h5
7. h3 g6 8. Nf3 Bh6 9. Bxh6 Rxh6 10. Be2 Kf8 11. Qd2 Kg7
12. Qe3 a6 13. a4 b6 14. Ng5 Rh8 15. O-O-O Nh7 16. h4 Ndf6
17. f3 Bd7 18. Rhf1 Qe8 19. b3 Rf8 20. Kb2 a5 21. Rf2 Qe7
22. Rh1 Rae8 23. Bf1 Ng8 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Bh3 Bxh3 26. Rxh3
f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. Qg5 Qf7 29. Nb5 Rd8 30. Rhh2 Nh6 31. Rhg2
f4 32. Nc3 Rg8 33. Ne4 Rdf8 34. gxf4 exf4 35. Ka2 Nf5 36. Qxf4
Rxg2 37. Rxg2 Qe7 38. Ng5+ Kh8 39. Ne6 Rf6 40. Qg5 Qf7 41. Nf4
Ng7 42. Ng6+ Kh7 43. Qe3 Rxg6 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 d6
7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Ne8 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O
h6 13. e4 Rb8 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Qb3 Nc7 16. Bf1 b6 17. Bh2 g5
18. Ne2 b5 19. Ng3 Ne5 20. Nh5 Bh8 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5
23. axb5 Nxb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Qc3 f6 26. Ra2 Kf7 27. g4 Re8
28. Re3 Ke7 29. Ng7 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Rh8 31. Rf3 Rh7 32. Nf5+ Kd7
33. Ne3 Rf7 34. Nc4 Kc7 35. e5 dxe5 36. d6+ Kd8 37. Nxe5 Rf8
38. Ng6 Bb7 39. Nxf8 Bxf3 40. Rxa6 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Bb7 42. Ra7
Rh1+ 43. Kg3 Rg1+ 44. Kh2 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 6. Ne2 Be5
7. Qc1 O-O 8. h3 Qe7 9. Bxc6 Bxb2 10. Qxb2 dxc6 11. O-O-O a5
12. Nc3 b5 13. Nab1 a4 14. b4 a3 15. Nxa3 c5 16. bxc5 b4
17. Qxb4 Bd7 18. Nab1 Rfb8 19. Qd4 Be6 20. d3 c6 21. Nd2 exd3
22. cxd3 Qb7 23. Nb3 Rxa2 24. Nxa2 Qxb3 25. Qa1 Qa3+ 26. Kd2
Rb2+ 27. Ke1 Rxa2 28. Qd4 h6 29. Kf1 Qb3 30. Ra1 Qc2 31. e4
Rxa1+ 32. Qxa1 Qxd3+ 33. Kg1 Nxe4 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qxc6 Bd5
36. Qd7 Nxf2 37. c6 Nxh1 38. c7 Qe4 39. Qxd5 Qxd5 40. c8=Q Ng3
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nf3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. O-O Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. Be2 c6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qa4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Bf6 16. Bg4 Nb6
17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Qb3 Bxg4 19. hxg4 Ra6 20. Rd3 Rd8 21. Rxd8+
Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qc8 23. f3 Be7 24. Ne2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 Ra8 26. a3
Qe6 27. Qd3 Qf6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Rh8 30. b4 Be7 31. Qe3 Qe6
32. Qxb6 Qxc4 33. Rd2 Rd8 34. Qe3 Rxd2 35. Qxd2 Bg5 36. Qb2 f6
37. Kf2 Qd3 38. Kg2 Bd2 39. Ng1 Be3 40. Nh3 h5 41. g5 Bd4
42. Qa2 f5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Ng1 Bxg1 45. Qe6 Qe3 46. Qe7+ Kg8
47. Qe8+ Kg7 48. Qe7+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Re1 Bb6 12. Nf1
d5 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Bc2 dxe4 15. dxe4 Bc4 16. Qd2 Bxf1 17. Rxf1
Qxd2 18. Nxd2 c5 19. Re1 c4 20. Nf3 Rad8 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Rad1 Nb7 24. Nh4 Bc5 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Ne3 Nc5 27. Rd5
Rxd5 28. Nxd5 Re6 29. b4 cxb3 30. axb3 Nd7 31. Ra1 Nb6 32. Ne3
Nd7 33. b4 Rc6 34. Nd5 Kg7 35. Kf1 f5 36. exf5 Nf6 37. Nxf6
Kxf6 38. Be4 Rb6 39. Ke2 Bd6 40. h4 Ke7 41. g3 Bb8 42. Kf3 Ba7
43. Ke2 Bb8 44. g4 f6 45. Rg1 Kf8 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 fxg5
48. Rxg5 Rd6 49. Rh5 Kg7 50. Rh1 Bc7 51. Ra1 Rb6 52. Rg1+ Kf8
53. Bd5 Rh6 54. Rg8+ Ke7 55. Rg7+ Kd6 56. Be4 Bb6 57. f3 a5
58. bxa5 Bxa5 59. Kd3 Bb6 60. Rb7 Kc5 61. Rd7 Rd6+ 62. Rxd6
Kxd6 63. f6 Ke6 64. Bc6 Kxf6 65. Bxb5 Ke6 66. Ke4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 e6
7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Ne5 Rfc8
12. O-O Be8 13. Rf3 g6 14. Rh3 Nd7 15. Qe1 Qe7 16. Qg3 f6
17. Ng4 Qg7 18. Nh6+ Kh8 19. Rf1 f5 20. Qh4 Nf6 21. g4 Ne7
22. Kh1 Rc7 23. Rg1 Bd7 24. g5 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rhg3 b5
27. a3 a5 28. Ra1 Rac8 29. Rgg1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Na4 Bxa4
32. Rxa4 Nd5 33. Ra6 Qd7 34. Qe1 Rc2 35. Qa1 Re2 36. Rd6 Qb7
37. Qa5 Kg7 38. Rd8 Rec2 39. Rxc8 Rxc8 40. Ra1 Qc7 41. Qxc7+
Rxc7 42. Ra8 Ne7 43. Re8 b3 44. Kg2 Rb7 45. Kf2 Rc7 46. Ke2
Rc2+ 47. Kd1 Rc7 48. h4 Rb7 49. Kd2 Rc7 50. Kd1 Rb7 51. Rd8
Rc7 52. Rb8 Ra7 53. Rxb3 Ra8 54. Rb7 Kf8 55. Kd2 Ke8 56. Rb6
Kd7 57. Nf7 Nd5 58. Ne5+ Ke7 59. Rb7+ Ke8 60. Rxh7 Ra2 61. Kc2
Nxe3+ 62. Kb3 Ra1 63. Rh8+ Ke7 64. Nxg6+ Kd6 65. h5 Rh1 66. h6
Nd5 67. Ne5 e3 68. Nc4+ Ke7 69. Nxe3 Nxe3 70. g6 Ng4 71. h7
Nf6 72. g7 Rh3+ 73. Ka4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5
7. O-O O-O 8. Bxb4 cxb4 9. Qd3 a5 10. Nbd2 Na6 11. e4 d6
12. Rad1 Qe8 13. Ne1 e5 14. Nc2 Rd8 15. Rfe1 Qe6 16. b3 Rfe8
17. Nf1 Qc8 18. f3 g6 19. Nfe3 Kg7 20. h4 h5 21. Kh2 Qa8
22. Qd2 Nc7 23. Nf5+ Kg8 24. Qh6 Ne6 25. d5 gxf5 26. dxe6 Rxe6
27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. exf5 Nh7 29. Qxh5 Re7 30. Nd4 Red7 31. Nb5 f6
32. Re3 d5 33. cxd5 Bxd5 34. Rc1 Bc6 35. g4 Bxb5 36. g5 Rg7
37. g6 Rc8 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. Rc1 Rc8 40. Rd1 Rd8 41. Rc1 Rc8
42. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. f3 Bh5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Qb3 O-O 13. Rac1 b5 14. a3 Rac8 15. Nf4 Nxd4 16. Qb4 Qxb4
17. axb4 Nc6 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Nd3 Nd7 21. Ra1 Ra8
22. f4 Rfd8 23. Ne2 Kf8 24. Rfc1 Rdc8 25. b3 Ke7 26. Nd4 Nxd4
27. exd4 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 a5 29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Nb4 Ra3 31. Nc6+
Kd6 32. Nd8 Ke7 33. Nc6+ Ke8 34. g5 f6 35. Re1 Nf8 36. Re3 Ra6
37. Nb4 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Kd7 39. Nd3 Rd1 40. Kf3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "10.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Ne2
Be7 12. Re1 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Nd4 g5 16. Bh2
Bc5 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. c4 Be6 19. Rac1 c5 20. a4 a6 21. a5 Ba7
22. Nd2 Kd7 23. Ne4 g4 24. h4 Kc6 25. Red1 Rab8 26. b3 b5
27. axb6 Rxb6 28. Rc3 Rhb8 29. Rdd3 Bf5 30. f3 a5 31. Bf4 a4
32. bxa4 Rb1+ 33. Kf2 R8b2+ 34. Rd2 Bb6 35. Rcc2 Rxc2 36. Rxc2
Ba5 37. Bd2 Bb4 38. Ke3 Rg1 39. Bc3 gxf3 40. gxf3 Rh1 41. Kf4
Bxe4 42. fxe4 Rxh4+ 43. Kf5 Rh3 44. Bxb4 Rf3+ 45. Kg5 cxb4
46. Kxh5 Kc5 47. Kg4 Rc3 48. Rf2 Rxc4 49. Rxf7 Kb6 50. Rf4 b3
51. Kf5 b2 52. Rf1 Rc1 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Qe3 Bb7 14. e5 Qe7 15. Ng5 Rfc8 16. Bd3 Nf8
17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Rab8 19. f4 g6 20. Kh1 Qb4 21. Rac1 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Rd8 23. Rd1 Qc4 24. a3 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Kh2 Rd7
27. Bf3 b5 28. f5 exf5 29. d5 a5 30. Rc1 f4 31. Qd2 Qb3
32. Qxf4 Rxd5 33. Bxd5 Qxd5 34. Rc8 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. Re8
Qc5 37. Qxh4 b3 38. Qf6 b2 39. Rb8 Qd4 40. h4 Qc3 41. Qe7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "12.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. a3 Bh5
12. Na4 Nd7 13. b4 Bg6 14. Bg3 e5 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Nac3 exd4
17. Nxd4 Nb6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. e4 a5 20. exd5 axb4 21. axb4
cxd5 22. Nb5 Bxb4 23. Qd4 Nc4 24. Nc7 Ra5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Nh4 13. Nd4 Nf5 14. Nce2 g5 15. Bh2 Rh6 16. Rfe1
a6 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Nd4 Be6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. g4 hxg4
21. hxg4 c5 22. c3 c4 23. Kg2 b5 24. Kf3 Rb8 25. Bg3 Rh6
26. Ke4 b4 27. Rd4 bxc3 28. bxc3 Rb2 29. Rxc4 c5 30. Ra4 Kd7
31. Rd1+ Kc8 32. Ke3 Rc2 33. Kd3 Rb2 34. Rd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2
Rb6 36. Kc2 Kd7 37. Re4 Ke6 38. Re1 Rb5 39. a4 Ra5 40. Re4 Kd5
41. f3 c4 42. Rd4+ Kc5 43. Bf2 Kc6 44. Rxc4+ Kd5 45. Re4 Ke6
46. Kb3 Rxe5 47. Bd4 Rxe4 48. fxe4 Kd6 49. c4 Kc6 50. e5 Bd8
51. Kc3 Kd7 52. Kb4 Kc6 53. Kc3 Kd7 54. Kd3 Ke6 55. Ke4 Bc7
56. c5 Bb8 57. c6 Bc7 58. Bc3 Bb6 59. Bd2 Bd8 60. Be3 Bc7
61. Bxg5 Bxe5 62. Bf4 Bc3 63. c7 Kd7 64. Kf5 Bd4 65. Be5 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "14.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 c5 12. Na3
Rc8 13. Rfc1 Ne4 14. Be1 Bf6 15. Qd1 Qe7 16. axb6 axb6
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nc2 Nb8 19. Ne3 Rfd8 20. Ra2 Bb7 21. Bh3 Rc7
22. Nf5 Qe8 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Ra7 Qb5 26. Ra5
Qb6 27. Ra4 Nc6 28. Qc2 Nb4 29. Qc1 Bc6 30. Ra3 d4 31. Qf4 Nc3
32. Bf1 Nc2 33. Bxc3 dxc3 34. Ra2 Nb4 35. Ra1 c2 36. Rc1 Rd1
37. Ne1 c4 38. Nxc2 Rxc1 39. Qxc1 Nxc2 40. Qxc2 cxb3 41. Qb1
b2 42. e4 g6 43. Ne3 Bxe4 44. Qxe4 b1=Q 45. Qe8+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. h3 O-O 8. g4 Ne8 9. Nf3 g6 10. a3 Ng7 11. Bh6 Kh8 12. Qd2
Nf6 13. O-O-O Ng8 14. Kb1 Nxh6 15. Qxh6 Rg8 16. Rdg1 Ne8
17. Qe3 Nf6 18. Nd2 Rg7 19. f3 h5 20. f4 exf4 21. Qxf4 h4
22. Nf3 Nh7 23. g5 a6 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Kg8 26. Nf3 b5
27. cxb5 c4 28. Bxc4 Bf5+ 29. Ka2 axb5 30. Nxb5 Bc5 31. Re1
Bf2 32. Re2 Bg3 33. Qd4 Nxg5 34. Nxg5 Qxg5 35. d6 Be6 36. Bxe6
Qxb5 37. Bc4 Qd7 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. Qf6 Rc8 40. Bb3 Rf8 41. Re7
Qxh3 42. d7 Bc7 43. Re8 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Bb3 O-O 6. Nge2
Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. Re1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 a6
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 g5 14. Bg3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Qb6 16. c3 Re8
17. h4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Bf5 19. Qh5 Qxd4 20. hxg5 Bg6 21. Qxh6
Qxb2 22. Ra4 Rac8 23. Rh4 Rc1 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25. Kh2 Qb2
26. Bf4 Qg7 27. Be3 Qxh6 28. Rxh6 e5 29. dxe6 Rxe6 30. Bd4 Kf8
31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Bf6+ Kd7 33. g4 Re8 34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. f4 Bc2
36. b4 b6 37. Bc3 Kd7 38. f5 Bb1 39. Kg3 Bc2 40. Kh4 Bd3
41. Kh5 Be2 42. Bd4 b5 43. Bf2 Ke8 44. Bg3 Ke7 45. g6 fxg6+
46. Kxg6 Bxg4 47. f6+ Ke6 48. f7 Bh5+ 49. Kxh5 Kxf7 50. Bxd6
Ke6 51. Bc7 Kf5 52. Ba5 Kf6 53. Kg4 Ke5 54. Kg5 Ke6 55. Kf4
Kf6 56. Ke4 Ke6 57. Bb6 Kd6 58. Kf5 Kc6 59. Ba5 Kd5 60. Kf6
Kd6 61. Kf7 Kd7 62. Kf8 Kc8 63. Ke8 Kb7 64. Kd7 Kb8 65. Kc6
Ka7 66. Kc7 Ka8 67. Kb6 Kb8 68. Kxa6 Kc8 69. Kxb5 Kd7 70. Ka6
Ke6 71. b5 Kd5 72. b6 Kc4 73. b7 Kd3 74. b8=Q Ke2 75. Qb5+ Kf3
76. Qd3+ Kg4 77. Bd2 Kh4 78. Qg6 Kh3 79. Be1 Kh2 80. Bf2 Kh1
81. Qg1# 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. d4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2 N5f6 11. Qc2 Rc8
12. Rac1 c5 13. Qb1 Rc7 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Rxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Be7
17. a3 Qa8 18. Rc1 Rd8 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 a5 21. Nf3 axb4
22. axb4 h6 23. Ne3 Rc8 24. b5 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Bc5 26. Bd4 Qa2
27. Qc4 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. Qc2 Qxc2 30. Nxc2 f6 31. Bxc5
bxc5 32. Na3 Kf7 33. Kf1 e5 34. Ke1 Ke6 35. Nd2 Nc3 36. e4 Nb6
37. f3 c4 38. h4 h5 39. g4 g6 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. Nf1 f5 42. Kd2
Nca4 43. Ng3 f4 44. Nf5 Kd7 45. Ng7 Ke7 46. Kc2 Kf7 47. Nf5
Ke6 48. Nb1 Nc8 49. Nc3 Nxc3 50. Kxc3 Nb6 51. Kb4 Kd7 52. Ng7
Ke7 53. Nf5+ Kd7 54. Kc3 Ke6 55. Ng7+ Kf7 56. Nf5 Ke6 57. Kd2
Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. d5 e6
7. h3 exd5 8. exd5 Re8+ 9. Be3 Nh5 10. Qd2 Bh6 11. O-O-O Bxe3
12. fxe3 Ng3 13. Rg1 d6 14. Bd3 h5 15. e4 Qf6 16. Nb5 Nxe4
17. Qe3 Na6 18. Bxe4 Qe7 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. g4 h4 21. Rde1 Bxb5
22. cxb5 Nb4 23. a3 Nxd5 24. Qf2 Qg5 25. Rgf1 Re7 26. Bxd5
Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxd5 28. Qe4 Qa2 29. Kc2 d5 30. Qf3 d4 31. Nb3
1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 dxc4
7. O-O b6 8. e4 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxc4 c5 11. e6 fxe6 12. Ng5
Qd7 13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Bxd7 Ne2+
17. Kh1 Nxc1 18. Raxc1 Bh6 19. h4 bxc5 20. Rxc5 Rf4 21. Rc4
Rxc4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. h3 O-O 8. Be2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. O-O c5
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. a3 N5f6 14. Nb3 cxd4 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Nbxd4
a6 17. Qb1 Qa8 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Nd2 b5 21. Qc2
Qxc2 22. Nxc2 Nb6 23. Be5 Nfd7 24. Bd4 e5 25. Bxb6 Nxb6
26. Bf3 Bc8 27. Nb4 f5 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5+ Kf8 30. e4 g6
31. Kf1 Bd6 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Nb3 Bd7 34. Bb7 b4 35. Bxa6 bxa3
36. bxa3 Bxa3 37. Bd3 Kf6 38. Nd2 Bb4 39. Nc4 Be6 40. Ne3 Bc5
41. Nd5+ Bxd5 42. exd5 e4 43. Bc4 Ke5 44. d6 Bxd6 45. f3 Kf4
46. fxe4 fxe4 47. Bd5 g5 48. Ba8 h5 49. Bb7 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4
51. Ba8 e3 52. Bb7 Kg3 53. Ba8 Kh2 54. Bb7 Kg3 55. Ba8 Kh2
56. Bb7 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3
dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8. Bf4 Bc6 9. e3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 c6 11. Be2
Nbd7 12. Bg3 c5 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. b4 Nxc5 15. bxc5 Qa5 16. O-O
Rxc5 17. Qb3 Rxc3 18. Qxb7 Nh5 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qd2
21. Rc7 Qxe2 22. Rxe7 Nxg3 23. hxg3 a5 24. Qd5 Bc3 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6
12. Nd4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5 9. Nh2 Na6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. h4 Nc5 12. Bf3
c6 13. Be3 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Na4 Qd4 17. Nb6
Ra6 18. Rb1 Bh3 19. Re1 Qxd1 20. Bxd1 h5 21. Nf3 Bg4 22. Ng5
Bxd1 23. Rexd1 a4 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Rd6 Rb8 26. Rxc6 Nd7
27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Nxc8 f6 29. Rb7 fxg5 30. Rxd7 gxh4 31. Ne7+
Kh7 32. gxh4 Rb6 33. Nd5 Rb2 34. Nf6+ Kh6 35. Ne8 Bh8 36. a3
Rb3 37. Nd6 Rxa3 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Ng5+ Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kg7
41. Rc8 Ra1+ 42. Kg2 a3 43. Rxc5 a2 44. Ra5 Kf8 45. c5 Bf6
46. Ra8+ Ke7 47. Ra7+ Ke8 48. c6 Bxg5 49. hxg5 Rc1 50. Rxa2
Rxc6 51. Ra5 Re6 52. Kf3 Kf7 53. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Nc6
7. d5 Nb4 8. Be2 e6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nd2 a5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1
b6 13. Rc1 Kh8 14. a3 Na6 15. Qc2 e5 16. Rb1 Ng8 17. b4 f5
18. Nb5 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 exf4 22. Qc3+
Kg8 23. Bh5 Nf7 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qf6 Qf8 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7
27. Qg5+ Qg7 28. Qxf4 axb4 29. axb4 Re8 30. Nd4 Qe5 31. Qg5+
Qg7 32. N2f3 Qxg5 33. Nxg5 Kg7 34. Nge6+ Kf6 35. Rf1 Bxe6
36. Nxe6 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Nxb4 39. Rxf5+ Kg6 40. Nf4+
Kg7 41. g5 c6 42. Kf2 cxd5 43. cxd5 Re5 44. Ne6+ Kg6 45. Rf6+
Kh5 46. Kf3 Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.14"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. c3 d5 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Re1 Qh4 13. g3 Qg4 14. Qxg4 Bxg4 15. Kg2 c6 16. Nd2 Nc7
17. Nf3 Rae8 18. Bd2 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rc1 f6 21. Nh4 g6
22. h3 Be2 23. Bb1 Ba6 24. Nf3 Kf7 25. Be3 Ne6 26. Bc2 Ng7
27. Re1 b6 28. Bd2 Bc8 29. Rxe8 Kxe8 30. Nh2 Bf5 31. Ba4 b5
32. Bd1 h5 33. a4 a6 34. Nf1 Be4+ 35. Kg1 Ne6 36. axb5 axb5
37. h4 f5 38. Bc1 c5 39. dxc5 Nxc5 40. Be3 Bd3 41. Bd4 Ne6
42. Ne3 f4 43. gxf4 Nxf4 44. Bg7 Ne6 45. Bh8 Nf4 46. Bg7 Ne2+
47. Kg2 Be4+ 48. Kf1 Nf4 49. Bh6 Kd7 50. f3 Bd3+ 51. Ke1 Bb1
52. Kd2 Be5 53. Bb3 Kd6 54. Kc1 Bd3 55. Kd2 Bb1 56. Kc1 Bd3
57. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8
12. Ng5 c5 13. Nxh7 Ng4 14. f4 cxd4 15. exd4 Bc5 16. Be2 Nde5
17. Bxg4 Bxd4+ 18. Kh1 Nxg4 19. Nxf8 f5 20. Ng6 Qf6 21. h3
Qxg6 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Qd3 Be3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.17"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O Nb6
12. Qb3 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 b6 14. d5 e6 15. h3 a5 16. Bg5 f6
17. dxe6 Ba6 18. Qd5 Qxd5 19. exd5 fxg5 20. Rfd1 Bxc3 21. Rac1
Be2 22. Nxg5 Bxd1 23. Rxc3 Rf5 24. Ne4 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5
7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qa4 Nf6
12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Nd2 Rb8
17. Nc4 b5 18. Nxb5 Nxb5 19. Qxb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxg2 21. Qxd7
Ba8 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Qxe8 Rfxe8 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 f6
26. Nc4 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bxc5 a6 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6
31. Kd3 g5 32. Kd4 h5 33. b3 Bc7 34. Bb6 Bd6 35. Bd8 Bb4
36. a3 Be1 37. Ke3 Bc3 38. Bc7 Bc6 39. Kd3 Ba1 40. f4 Bb5
41. a4 Bc6 42. Na5 Bg2 43. Kc4 Kd7 44. Bb8 Bf1+ 45. Kc5 Bc3
46. Nc4 Be2 47. f5 Be1 48. Nb6+ Ke8 49. b4 Bf2+ 50. Kc6 Bxb6
51. Kxb6 Kd7 52. Kb7 Bd3 53. Ba7 Bc2 54. Kxa6 Bxa4 55. b5 Bc2
56. Bd4 Bd3 57. Bxf6 Kc8 58. Bxg5 Bxf5 59. Ka7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[EventDate "2013.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc4 Nc6
14.h3 h6 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 exd4 17.Bf4 b3 18.Bxb3 Be6 19.Ba2
d3 20.Qxd3 Nb4 21.Qe2 Nxa2 22.Rxa2 Rc8 23.b3 Nxe4 24.Rc2 Bf6
25.Qxe4 d5 26.Qe2 dxc4 27.bxc4 Qa5 28.Be5 Bxe5 29.Qxe5 Qxa4
30.Nd4 Bxh3 31.Qf4 Bd7 32.Re7 Rce8 33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Qd6 Re1+
35.Kh2 Rd1 36.Rc3 Qa1 37.Qb8+ Kh7 38.Ne2 Bg4 39.Qf4 Rh1+
40.Kg3 h5 41.Re3 Qa5 42.Nd4 Qd8 43.Nf3 f6 44.Qe4+ Kh6 45.Nh4
Qd6+ 46.f4 Rxh4 47.Kxh4 Qc5 48.Kg3 Bf5 49.Qe8 Qxc4 50.Qh8+ Bh7
51.Qb8 a5 52.Kh2 Bf5 53.Qh8+ Bh7 54.Qb8 Bf5 55.Qh8+ Bh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.20"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Be4 Nd7 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Bd5 c6
12. Be4 Nc5 13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3
Bd6 17. Kd1 Kd7 18. Kc2 f5 19. d3 Rhf8 20. Rg1 g6 21. Bh6 Rf7
22. Rad1 Ke6 23. Bc1 Rb6 24. f4 Ra6 25. fxe5 Rxa2+ 26. Kb1
Rxf2 27. exd6 Rb7+ 28. Ka1 Kxd6 29. Rd2 Rf3 30. Re1 Rd7
31. Kb1 g5 32. Kc2 f4 33. Ba3+ Kc7 34. d4 g4 35. d5 cxd5
36. cxd5 h5 37. Be7 g3 38. Re5 Re3 39. d6+ Kc6 40. Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7
7. Bg2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. e3 h5 10. b3 h4 11. Bb2 Qc8 12. Nxc6
Bxc6 13. Nd5 hxg3 14. hxg3 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Kf8 16. Rc1 Qd7
17. Rc4 Rc8 18. Qc2 Rxc4 19. Qxc4 Ng4 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qd4+
Nf6 22. Qxa7 Rc8 23. a4 Rc2 24. Qd4 Kg8 25. Bf3 Qf5 26. Kg2 g5
27. e4 Qe5 28. Qxe5 dxe5 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Re3 Ke8 31. Bd1 Rd2
32. Be2 Kd7 33. a5 Kd6 34. a6 bxa6 35. Bxa6 Rd4 36. f3 g4
37. Bd3 Kc5 38. Kf2 Kb4 39. f4 exf4 40. gxf4 Kxb3 41. Kg3 Kb4
42. e5 Nxd5 43. Re4 Kc3 44. Rxd4 Kxd4 45. Bb1 Ne3 46. Ba2 e6
47. Bb1 Kc3 48. Be4 Kd2 49. Bc6 Kd3 50. Bb7 Kc4 51. Ba8 Kc5
52. Bb7 Kb6 53. Be4 Kc7 54. Bd3 Kc6 55. Be4+ Kc5 56. Bb7 Kc4
57. Ba8 Kd4 58. Bc6 Kd3 59. Bb7 Ke2 60. Bc6 Kd2 61. Be8 Kd3
62. Bxf7 Nf5+ 63. Kxg4 Nh6+ 64. Kg5 Nxf7+ 65. Kf6 Nd8 66. f5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bc5 7. d3 h6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg2 c6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rc1 Bf8
12. e4 d6 13. h3 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15. Kh2 Nd7 16. Be3 a5 17. f4
Nc5 18. Rc2 Be6 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bf3 b5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Bh5
bxc4 23. dxc4 Be7 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Qd5 Rf8 26. Rd1 Be8
27. Qxe5 Bf6 28. Qxc5 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. c5 Rb4 31. Nd5 Ba4
32. Nxb4 axb4 33. Rc4 Bxd1 34. Bxd1 Rd8 35. Bb3 Rd2+ 36. Kh1
Rxb2 37. Rxb4 Be5 38. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Na4 b5 8. cxb6 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Qc2 Qb6
12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Bd3 Qxb2 14. O-O Bd6 15. Ne5 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 c5
17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxa6 c4 19. a4 Bb4 20. Bc1 Nf6 21. f3 O-O
22. e4 Ne8 23. Bb5 Rb6 24. Bf4 Nd6 25. Rb1 Ba5 26. Kf1 f6
27. Rcb2 Rfb8 28. h4 c3 29. Re2 e5 30. dxe5 Nxb5 31. axb5 d4
32. Rd1 Rxb5 33. Rc2 d3 34. Rxd3 Rb1+ 35. Bc1 R8b2 36. Rcxc3
Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rd2 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Rc7+ Ke6 40. exf6 gxf6
41. Kg1 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Rbxc1 43. Rxh7 Rd7 44. Rh6 Rcc7 45. Rh8
Rh7 46. Re8+ Kf7 47. Ra8 Rxh4+ 48. Kg3 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Nc2 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Nd5 Bh3
12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Rc1 e6 16. Qe1 Ne7
17. Ne3 b5 18. Qa5 a6 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Qe1 Qb7 21. Nd3 Rac8
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nc2 Ne7 24. Ncb4 Ne4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. f3
Nf6 27. Qf2 e5 28. e4 d5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Nxe5 dxe4 31. Ng4
Neg8 32. Nxf6 Nxf6 33. fxe4 Qxe4 34. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "13.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "207"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nc3 Kc8 11. b3 b6
12. Bb2 Be7 13. Rad1 Nh4 14. Nd4 h5 15. Kh2 Kb7 16. g3 Ng6
17. Rfe1 c5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Rd2 Rhd8 20. Rde2 Nf8 21. Ne4 Ne6
22. Bc1 a5 23. Neg5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Rd5 25. Be3 a4 26. Nh4 Rxe5
27. f4 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Bxc2 29. bxa4 Rxa4 30. a3 Nd4 31. Nf3 Bf5
32. Rc1 Be6 33. Nd2 c4 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Nb3 36. Rc2 Nxd2
37. Rxd2 Bxg4 38. Rg2 Bh5 39. Rxg7 Ra5 40. Kg3 Bg6 41. Rc3 Rc5
42. Rg8 b5 43. Re8 Rd5 44. Kf2 Bd3 45. Ke3 c5 46. Rc1 Rh5
47. Re7+ Kb6 48. Rxf7 Rh3+ 49. Kf2 b4 50. Re1 Rh2+ 51. Kf3 Rh6
52. axb4 cxb4 53. f5 b3 54. Rf8 Kc5 55. f6 Kd4 56. Kf4 Kc3
57. Ke5 Rh5+ 58. Ke6 Kd2 59. Rg1 Rh6 60. Rd8 b2 61. Ke7 Rh7+
62. f7 c3 63. Rg2+ Ke3 64. Rb8 Bc4 65. Rbxb2 Rxf7+ 66. Kd6
cxb2 67. Rxb2 Kd4 68. Rd2+ Bd3 69. Rd1 Rf6+ 70. Ke7 Ra6
71. Kd7 Ke4 72. Ke7 Bb5 73. Rc1 Kd5 74. Rd1+ Ke5 75. Re1+ Kf5
76. Re3 Bc6 77. Re1 Be4 78. Rf1+ Ke5 79. Re1 Ra7+ 80. Ke8 Kd5
81. Kf8 Bf5 82. Re7 Ra6 83. Re1 Be4 84. Re2 Re6 85. Ra2 Ke5
86. Ra7 Rb6 87. Re7+ Kf4 88. Ra7 Bd5 89. Rc7 Ke5 90. Ke7 Rh6
91. Kd8 Bc6 92. Re7+ Kd5 93. Rg7 Re6 94. Kc7 Kc5 95. Rg5+ Bd5
96. Rg7 Ra6 97. Kd8 Kd6 98. Rd7+ Ke5 99. Rc7 Ra5 100. Re7+ Be6
101. Rb7 Rc5 102. Ke7 Rc1 103. Ra7 Bc8 104. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2013.02.02"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hrant Melkumyan"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2821"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Qc2 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Be2 e5 14. O-O Be6 15. Na4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Qc7
17. Nc5 Bf5 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Rad1 a5 20. Bf1 axb4 21. axb4 b6
22. Nb3 h6 23. h3 e4 24. c5 bxc5 25. Nxc5 Qb6 26. Rd4 Rad8
27. Red1 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Rc8 29. Ba6 Rb8 30. b5 Bg6 31. Qd6 Qa7
32. Rd4 Kh7 33. Na4 Re8 34. Nc5 Rb8 35. Rb4 Rb6 36. Qe5 Qa8
37. Rd4 Rb8 38. Rd6 Qa7 39. Qd4 Qc7 40. Nd7 Nxd7 41. Rxd7 Qc1+
42. Qd1 Qc3 43. Qd4 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qf4+ 45. g3 Qf3 46. Qe3 Qf5
47. Rd6 Qe5 48. Qf4 Qb2 49. Qe3 Qb4 50. Rd5 Qc4 51. Rd2 Qf1
52. g4 Re8 53. h4 h5 54. Rd5 Re6 55. g5 Qc4 56. Rc5 Qb4
57. Rd5 Qc4 58. Rc5 Qb4 59. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2013.02.03"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Prusikin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Na6 10. Nd5 Rd6 11. Nxf6+
Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. Nxe5 Re6 14. Ng4 Kg7 15. Ne3 Rxe4
16. O-O-O c6 17. Rd8 Re7 18. h4 Nc7 19. Rhd1 a5 20. b3 Ne6
21. R8d6 Nc5 22. Bf3 Bd7 23. Kb2 f5 24. a3 Be8 25. g3 Bf7
26. b4 Na4+ 27. Kc2 axb4 28. axb4 Nb6 29. c5 Ra2+ 30. Kb1 Rxf2
0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.15"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Nc3 O-O
7.e3 Qe7 8.Rc1 Rd8 9.Qc2 a6 10.a3 Nbd7 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c5
13.Be2 b5 14.dxc5 Qxc5 15.b4 Qe7 16.O-O Bb7 17.a4 Qxb4 18.axb5
axb5 19.Qb1 Qxb1 20.Rxb1 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Rab8 22.Nxb5 Ne5 23.Nd4
Nxf3+ 24.Nxf3 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 h6 26.h3 g5 27.g4 Kg7 28.Kg2 Rd7
29.Rb2 Rc7 30.Nd4 Nd5 31.Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.16"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 Qd5 14. Rfc1 Qxb3 15. axb3 Bb7 16. Ne5 O-O
17. Ra4 Rfd8 18. Nc4 Bf6 19. Na5 Rd7 20. Rb4 Ba6 21. Nxc6 Rb7
22. h3 Kg7 23. Rxb7 Bxb7 24. Ne5 Bd8 25. b4 Rc8 26. Bh6+ Kg8
27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Nc6 Bf6 29. b5 Bd7 30. g4 g5 31. h4 gxh4
32. g5 Bxc6 33. bxc6 Bd8 34. Kg2 Bc7 35. Kh3 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nd2 c5 4.e3 b6 5.Ngf3 Bb7 6.c3 Be7 7.Bd3
O-O 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.h4 Nc6 10.Ng5 g6 11.f4 Ne7 12.Qg4 h5 13.Qh3
cxd4 14.exd4 b5 15.a3 Qb6 16.Rg1 Nd5 17.Nge4 Bg7 18.Qf3 b4
19.axb4 Nxb4 20.Nc4 Qb5 21.Ne5 Nxd3+ 22.Nxd3 Qf5 23.Ndc5 Bc6
24.b4 Rfb8 25.Ra5 a6 26.Qe3 Qg4 27.g3 Rb5 28.Rxa6 Rxa6 29.Nxa6
e5 30.dxe5 Bxe4 31.c4 Rb6 32.Qxb6 Qf3 33.Qf2 Qa3 34.Nc5 Qxb4+
35.Kd1 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.19"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 b5 5.a4 Bb7 6.b3 e6 7.bxc4
bxc4 8.Bxc4 Nf6 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.O-O Be7 12.Qe2 O-O
13.Bb2 c5 14.Bxa6 Bxa6 15.Qxa6 Ra8 16.Qb5 Ra5 17.Qb3 Qa8
18.Ra1 Rb8 19.Qc2 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Rc8 21.Qb1 Rxa4 22.Rxa4 Qxa4
23.Rc1 Qa6 24.Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.h3 h6 26.Qc2 Qxc2 27.Nxc2 Nd5
28.Ba3 Bxa3 29.Nxa3 Nc5 30.Nc2 Kf8 31.Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.20"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. cxd5 Bxf3
7. Bxf3 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d4 Be7 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd2 Qb8
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bg2 b5 14. e4 b4 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Na4 Qa5
17. e5 Nd7 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. f4 Qxa2 21. f5 exf5
22. b3 Qa5 23. Qf3 Nd8 24. Qxd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxd5 26. Bxd5
Ra5 27. Bf3 Ra3 28. Rc8 Rxb3 29. Kf2 Rc3 30. Rb8 b3 31. Rxb6
g5 32. Rb8 Rc4 33. d5 Rb4 34. Rxb4 Bxb4 35. Bd1 b2 36. Bc2 Nb7
37. Bxg5 Nc5 38. Bxf5 Na4 39. d6 Nc3 40. d7 Ba5 41. Ke3 f6
42. Bxf6 Nd5+ 43. Kd4 Nxf6 44. exf6 Kf7 45. Bxh7 Kxf6 46. Kd5
Ke7 47. Kc6 Kd8 48. g4 Be1 49. h3 Bh4 50. Kd6 Be7+ 51. Ke6 Bh4
52. Bb1 Kc7 53. Be4 Kd8 54. Bc2 Kc7 55. Bb1 Kd8 56. Be4 Kc7
57. Bd3 Kd8 58. Kd6 Be7+ 59. Ke6 Bh4 60. Bf5 Kc7 61. Kf7 b1=Q
62. Bxb1 Kxd7 63. Ba2 Kd6 64. Kg6 Ke5 65. Kh5 Be7 66. g5 Kf4
67. h4 Kg3 68. Bc4 Bf8 69. Be2 Bg7 70. Bc4 Bf8 71. g6 Kf4
72. Ba2 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.21"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.Nbd2
a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 d6 10.Re1 Be6 11.Nf1 Bxb3 12.axb3 d5 13.Qc2
h6 14.Ng3 a5 15.h3 Qd7 16.Be3 Bf8 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Nf5 Qe6
19.g4 dxe4 20.dxe4 Ne7 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Ra1 Ra8 23.c4 b4 24.g5
hxg5 25.Nxg5 Qc8 26.Nxe7+ Bxe7 27.Kh2 Ra6 28.Rg1 Nd7 29.Qe2
Rg6 30.Qh5 Nf6 31.Qf3 Rh6 32.Ne6 Rh7 33.Ng5 Rh4 34.Rg2 Qd7
35.Rg1 g6 36.Bc1 Qe8 37.Be3 a4 38.bxa4 Qxa4 39.Bc1 b3 40.Qg3
Rh5 41.Qd3 Qc6 42.Be3 Rh4 43.Kg3 Rh8 44.Kh2 Kg7 45.c5 Qa4
46.Qc3 Re8 47.Qd3 Rd8 48.Qc3 Qb5 49.Kg2 Rd3 50.Qc1 Nh5 51.Nf3
Qb4 52.Qe1 Qa4 53.Nxe5 Qxe4+ 54.Nf3 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.23"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5
12. Nf3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Be7 14. Qd3 d6 15. Qc3 e5 16. Be3 Nd7
17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Rac1 f5 19. b4 Kh8 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 e4
22. Nd4 Nxc5 23. Nb5 Qb6 24. Qc4 a6 25. Nc3 Qd8 26. Na4 Nxa4
27. Qxa4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 a5 29. Qb5 h6 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Bb6 Qb8
32. a4 f4 33. h4 f3+ 34. exf3 exf3+ 35. Kh2 Bf6 36. Bxa5 Be5
37. Qxb8 Rxb8 38. h5 Ra8 39. Rd5 Kg8 40. Kh3 Kf7 41. Kg4 Ke6
42. Rb5 Bd4 43. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.24"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bd6 11.a3 Nbd7 12.b4 Ra7 13.Nc3
Qa8 14.Nh4 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 c6 16.Rac1 a5 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Rc8
19.Nf4 axb4 20.Bxb4 c5 21.Qxa8 Raxa8 22.dxc5 Bxc5 23.Nd3 Bf8
24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rb1 Ra8 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Rxb5 Rxa3 28.g4 h6
29.h4 Ra2 30.Kf1 Ra1+ 31.Kg2 Ra2 32.Kf3 Ra3 33.Kg3 Ra2 34.e3
Rd2 35.Nf4 g6 36.g5 hxg5 37.hxg5 Ke7 38.e4 Rc2 39.f3 Rc5
40.Rxc5 Nxc5 41.Ng2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.25"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2
c6 8.O-O Nh5 9.Be5 f6 10.Bg3 f5 11.Be5 Nhf6 12.h3 Nxe5 13.Nxe5
Nd7 14.f4 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Bg5 16.Qd2 Bd7 17.Rac1 Rc8 18.a3 Kh8
19.b4 Be8 20.Bd3 Rc7 21.Ne2 Bh5 22.Nf4 Bxf4 23.exf4 Rd7 24.Qe3
dxc4 25.Bxc4 Rxd4 26.Bxe6 Bf7 27.Bxf5 Bc4 28.e6 Qd6 29.Rfe1
Re8 30.e7 Bf7 31.Rc5 g6 32.Bg4 h5 33.f5 Kg7 34.fxg6 Bxg6
35.Bxh5 Rd3 36.Qe5+ Qxe5 37.Rcxe5 Bxh5 38.Rxh5 Rxa3 39.Rf5 Rd3
40.Re4 Rd7 41.Rg4+ Kh6 42.Rf6+ Kh7 43.Rf7+ Kh6 44.Rgg7 Rd1+
45.Kh2 Rf1 46.Rh7+ Kg6 47.Rhg7+ Kh6 48.Rh7+ Kg6 49.Rfg7+ Kf6
50.h4 Ke6 51.Rg4 Kf5 52.Kg3 Re1 53.Rf4+ Ke6 54.h5 Rxe7
55.Rxe7+ Kxe7 56.Kh4 b6 57.h6 Rh1+ 58.Kg5 Ke6 59.Kg6 Ke5
60.Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.27"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Qd5 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Qd3 d6 11. g3 O-O
12. Bg2 Bg4 13. O-O Rae8 14. Rae1 Kh8 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Bxe5
dxe5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nd7 19. Qe4 c6 20. Rd1 Nb6 21. Rd3
Qc5 22. Qh4 g6 23. Be4 Kg7 24. Kg2 Qxc4 25. Rfd1 Qxa2 26. g4
Rf4 27. Bf5 Nd5 28. Rh3 Rh8 29. e3 gxf5 30. exf4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.28"]
[EventDate "2013.03.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.e3 Qa5 7.Bd2
Ne4 8.Bd3 Nxd2 9.Qxd2 d6 10.f4 Nd7 11.Nf3 f5 12.e4 fxe4
13.Bxe4 Nf6 14.Bc2 Bd7 15.O-O cxd4 16.Qxd4 O-O 17.Qxd6 Qxc3
18.Bd3 Rad8 19.Rac1 Qa5 20.Ne5 Bc8 21.Qb4 Qc7 22.c5 g5 23.c6
b5 24.Qe1 Rd5 25.Qg3 h6 26.fxg5 Qxe5 27.Qxe5 Rxe5 28.gxf6 Kf7
29.Rf4 Rd8 30.Be4 Rd2 31.h4 a5 32.Rc3 Re2 33.Bg6+ Kf8 34.Rd4
Rd5 35.Rxd5 exd5 36.Rc5 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Rf1 38.f7 b4 39.axb4 axb4
40.Rxd5 Kg7 41.Rd8 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.29"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bd3 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. exd4 f5 11. O-O Bf6
12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Be3 b5 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Rac1 a6 16. Rfd1 f4
17. Rc5 Qd6 18. Qc2 fxe3 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. fxe3 Ne7 21. e4
Rac8 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxc5 24. Ng6+ Nxg6 25. dxc5 Be4
26. Rxd6 Bxc2 27. Bxg6 Bxg6 28. Rxe6 Bd3 29. h4 a5 30. c6 Rf1+
31. Kh2 Rc1 32. Re3 Bb1 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34. bxc3 Kg8 35. c7 Bf5
36. Kg3 Kf7 37. Kf4 Bc8 38. Kg5 Bd7 39. h5 Be6 40. g3 a4
41. g4 Kf8 42. Kf4 Ke7 43. g5 Kd7 44. Ke5 Bg8 45. c8=Q+ Kxc8
46. Kd6 Kd8 47. Kc6 Ke7 48. Kxb5 Ke6 49. Kxa4 Kf5 50. g6 Kg5
51. Kb5 Kxh5 52. a4 Kxg6 53. a5 Kf6 54. a6 Bd5 55. c4 Ba8
56. Kb6 Ke5 57. Kc7 g5 58. Kb8 Be4 59. Kc7 g4 60. a7 g3 61. c5
Ba8 62. Kb8 Bc6 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.03.31"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Nb6
7. Nbd2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nxc4 Bf5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 O-O
12. Rd1 a5 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nc4 Qb4 16. Ne3 Qxb3
17. axb3 Be6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Nc5 20. Ra3 Bxd5 21. Rxd5
Rac8 22. Bg5 e6 23. Rd6 Bxb2 24. Rxa5 Bc1 25. Bf6 Nxb3 26. Rb5
Nd2 27. Rd3 b6 28. e3 Nc4 29. Bf1 Ba3 30. Rd1 Rfe8 31. Rd7 Bf8
32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxb6 Bg7 34. Be7 Rcc8 35. Kg2 Rb8 36. Rc6
Rbc8 37. Rb6 Rb8 38. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 a6
7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Bd3 dxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nd5 Be6
12. Qb3 b5 13. Rac1 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxe4 15. Qb7 Rac8 16. Bxe7
Bxd5 17. Bxf8 Rb8 18. Qxb8 Nxb8 19. Bxd5 Kxf8 20. Bxe4 Nd7
21. b3 Qxa2 22. Rcd1 Ne5 23. Rd8+ Ke7 24. Rb8 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3
Bd4 26. g3 a5 27. Re1+ Kf6 28. Re2 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 a4 30. Rb7 a3
31. Bd5 a2 32. Rxf7+ Kg5 33. h4+ Kh6 34. Ree7 g5 35. Be4 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. c5 Nbd7
7. b4 b6 8. Bb2 a5 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Ba6 12. Ne1
Bc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qe2 Rb8 15. Ra2 b5 16. e4 Rb7 17. Nc2
Nb8 18. Raa1 Qc8 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bc1 Na6 21. Bf4 Rbd7 22. h3
Ne8 23. Qe3 Bf6 24. e5 Be7 25. Ne4 Nac7 26. Nd6 Qa8 27. Qg3
Nd5 28. Ne3 Nc3 29. Rde1 Bxd6 30. exd6 Ne4 31. Qh4 Nd2 32. Nd5
Nxf1 33. Nb6 Qa7 34. Rxf1 Nf6 35. Be5 Nd5 36. Nxd5 exd5
37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qf6 Kg8 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qf6
Kg8 42. Re1 axb4 43. Re5 h6 44. Rh5 Qxa3 45. Qxh6 f6 46. Qxf6
1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.22"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. e5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qh4
17. Qe3 Rfd8 18. f4 Nf8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. f5 exf5 21. Bxf5 Rd8
22. Rd1 Ng6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. d5 Qc4 25. d6 Qe6 26. Qg3 b5
27. h3 a6 28. Qe3 Rd7 29. Qc5 Kh7 30. Qd5 Qe8 31. Rc1 Qd8
32. Rc6 Qg5 33. Qd4 Rd8 34. Rc5 Qg3 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 f6
37. Rc6 fxe5 38. Ke3 Kg8 39. Ke4 Kf7 40. Kd5 a5 41. Rc5 b4
42. Rxa5 Kf6 43. Ra7 Rb8 44. Kc6 b3 45. axb3 Rxb3 46. Ra8 Rc3+
47. Kd7 e4 48. Rf8+ Kg5 49. Ke7 e3 50. d7 e2 51. d8=Q e1=Q+
52. Kd6+ Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Nbd2 Bb6 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Ng3
Ng6 13. h3 h6 14. d4 c5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. a4 c4
18. Bc2 Ba5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Be3 Bb7 21. Ra2 Bc7 22. Rea1
Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Ra8 24. Rxa8+ Bxa8 25. Kf1 Ne7 26. Nd2 Kf8
27. Bc5 Nd7 28. Ba3 g6 29. f3 Ke8 30. b3 cxb3 31. Nxb3 Nc8
32. Bd3 Bc6 33. c4 bxc4 34. Bxc4 Ba4 35. Nc5 Nxc5 36. Bxc5 Nb6
37. Bxb6 Bxb6 38. Ne2 Ba5 39. Nc1 Ke7 40. Nd3 Bc3 41. g4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bg5 e6
12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bg3 Rae8 16. d5 f5
17. Bh4 h6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Rfd1 Qd6 20. Nd2 Qg6 21. Qg3 Qxg3
22. hxg3 Bf6 23. Bb5 Re7 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. c4
Rg7 27. Rb3 Rg4 28. Rc1 Rd4 29. Nf3 Re4 30. Ra3 a6 31. Rb3 b5
32. Rb2 Rf7 33. cxb5 axb5 34. Rxc5 b4 35. d6 Rd7 36. Rd2 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 e6 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Qc2 b6 8. cxb6 Nxb6 9. Bd2 c5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bd6
12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Bb7 14. Na4 Nxa4 15. Qxa4 a5 16. Rc2 Ne4
17. Be3 f5 18. Rfc1 Rb8 19. Bd2 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 Bc8 21. Bb5 Rf7
22. Nf3 Rfb7 23. g3 h6 24. Rc6 Kh7 25. a3 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Bxc7
27. h4 Kg8 28. h5 f4 29. Kg2 fxg3 30. fxg3 e5 31. Qc2 Rxb5
32. Qxc7 Rxb2+ 33. Kg1 Qxc7 34. Rxc7 Rb1+ 35. Kf2 Rb2+ 36. Ke1
Bg4 37. Nxe5 Re2+ 38. Kf1 Re4 39. Rc5 Rxd4 40. Nxg4 Rxg4
41. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.28"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6
12. O-O a5 13. b5 c5 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Ng4 Nd7 16. Bf3 Rad8
17. Rc1 Bg5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qd6 20. Nc3 cxd4 21. f4 Bf6
22. Ne2 Qe6 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. exd4 Qxa2 25. Rc6 Qd5 26. Nxh6+
gxh6 27. Rxh6 Kg7 28. Rh5 f5 29. Rg5+ Kf7 30. Qh5+ Ke6 31. Rc1
Nf6 32. Rg6 Qxd4+ 33. Kh1 Qd2 34. Rg1 Rh8 35. Qg5 Qc3 36. Rf1
Rdg8 37. g4 fxg4 38. Rxf6+ Qxf6 39. Re1+ Kf7 40. Qd5+ Kf8
41. Re5 Rxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Qxf4+ 43. Kg1 Qg3+ 44. Kf1 Qf3+
45. Qxf3+ gxf3 46. Re6 Rg2 47. Rxb6 Ke7 48. Rc6 Rb2 49. Rc3
Rxb5 50. Rxf3 Re5 51. Ra3 Kd6 52. Kf2 Kc6 53. Re3 Rd5 54. Ke2
a4 55. Ra3 Kb5 56. Rd3 Rc5 57. Kd2 Kb4 58. Rd8 a3 59. Rb8+ Rb5
60. Rxb5+ Kxb5 61. Kc1 a2 62. Kb2 a1=N 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. Nf3 Nh5
12. Bg5 f6 13. g4 fxg5 14. gxh5 Qf6 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6
17. Bxh7 O-O-O 18. Bg6 Kb8 19. a3 Bxc3+ 20. bxc3 Rc8 21. Rb1
Be8 22. Bxe8 Rhxe8 23. Rb3 Qf3 24. Rg1 Qxh5 25. Qe2 Rh8
26. Qa6 Qf7 27. Qd6+ Ka8 28. Rxg5 Rh3 29. Qe5 g6 30. Rg2 Rf3
31. Qg5 Rg8 32. h4 Qc7 33. Qg4 Rgf8 34. Qxe6 Qc4 35. Rb2 Qxc3+
36. Rd2 Qc1+ 37. Ke2 Qc4+ 38. Rd3 a6 39. Qe7 Qc2+ 40. Rd2 Qc4+
41. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. e5
Ne4 13. Nxd5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Rd1 Be6
17. Bf3 f5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Re1 Bb3 20. Nc4 Be7 21. Nb6 Kf7
22. Nxa4 Rhd8 23. Be3 Rac8 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Nc3 Rc6 26. Nxe4
h6 27. Bd2 Re6 28. Bc3 c4 29. f3 Rd5 30. Re2 Bd8 31. Rd2 Rxd2
32. Nxd2 Bb6+ 33. Kh1 Be3 34. h3 Bxd2 35. Bxd2 Rd6 36. Bc3
Rd1+ 37. Rxd1 Bxd1 38. Kg1 h5 39. Kf2 g6 40. Ke3 Ke6 41. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"]
[Date "2013.05.01"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. f5 Bxf5
17. Rxb7 Qf6 18. Rf3 Qe5 19. Bc4 Bc8 20. Rb3 Bc7 21. Qh6 Qe1+
22. Rf1 Qe4 23. Bg5 Be5 24. Qh4 Qxh4 25. Bxh4 Bd6 26. Rf6 Be5
27. Rc6 Bd7 28. Ra6 Rfb8 29. Rxb8+ Rxb8 30. Rxa7 Bxc3 31. Rxd7
Rb4 32. d6 Rxc4 33. Be7 Kg7 34. Ra7 Rd4 35. d7 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 c4
37. g3 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rd3+ 39. Kg2 Rd2+ 40. Kh3 Bf6 41. d8=Q
Rxd8 42. Bxd8 Bxd8 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "195"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Bd6 6. h3 Bh5
7. Qe1 Ne7 8. e4 O-O 9. Nbd2 c6 10. Nh4 Ng6 11. Nxg6 Bxg6
12. f4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Rae8 14. Nf3 f6 15. Nh4 Bh5 16. g4 Bf7
17. Qg3 Qc7 18. Qf2 g5 19. e5 fxe5 20. fxg5 e4 21. Qe2 Bg3
22. g6 hxg6 23. Bg5 Qe5 24. Qe3 d4 25. Qc1 e3 26. Nf3 Qh8
27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28. Bxe3 Qh8 29. c3 e5 30. Bh6 Bf4 31. Bxf4 exf4
32. Qxf4 Bd5 33. Bxd5+ cxd5 34. Qg3 Qe5 35. Qg2 Rxf1+ 36. Rxf1
Nf6 37. Qf3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Rf2 Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Nd7
41. Rd2 Nc5 42. h4 Re1 43. Kf4 d4 44. cxd4 Ne6+ 45. Kg3 Nxd4
46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Rf2 Ne6+ 48. Kg3+ Ke7 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Rh1
51. Kg4 Rg1+ 52. Kf3 Ng5+ 53. Ke3 Rg3+ 54. Kd4 Rh3 55. Rf5
Rxh5 56. Kc3 Ke6 57. Rf8 Nf7 58. Ra8 a6 59. a4 Nd6 60. b4 Kd5
61. Rg8 Re5 62. Rg7 Kc6 63. Rg1 Re2 64. Rc1 Kd5 65. Rg1 Ra2
66. Kb3 Re2 67. Kc3 Re7 68. Rg5+ Kc6 69. Rc5+ Kd7 70. Rh5 b5
71. a5 Rf7 72. Rh8 Nc8 73. Rh6 Nd6 74. Rh8 Rf6 75. Kd4 Kc6
76. Rb8 Rf4+ 77. Ke5 Rf5+ 78. Ke6 Rh5 79. Rb6+ Kc7 80. Rxa6
Nc8 81. Kf7 Rh7+ 82. Kg6 Rh4 83. Kf5 Rxb4 84. Ke5 Ra4 85. Kd5
Kb7 86. Rh6 Rxa5 87. Kc5 Na7 88. Rh7+ Kc8 89. d4 Ra2 90. d5
Rc2+ 91. Kb6 Ra2 92. Kc5 Ra4 93. d6 Rc4+ 94. Kb6 b4 95. Rxa7
b3 96. Ra1 b2 97. Rb1 Rc2 98. Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5
7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5
12. O-O Nc6 13. Rd1 Qe6 14. Be3 b6 15. Ng5 Qg6 16. h4 h5
17. Bf2 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Bh6 21. c3
Kf8 22. Qd7 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Qe6 24. Qd1 Qxa2 25. Qxh5 Ke8 26. g6
Qb1+ 27. Kh2 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kd7 29. g4 Qxb2 30. Qxf5+ e6
31. Qd3+ Ke8 32. Kg3 Ne7 33. Qc4 Nd5 34. Qa4+ Kf8 35. Qxa7
Qxc3+ 36. Kh4 Nxf4 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Bg3 Ng6+ 39. Kh3 Qf3
40. Qc7+ Kh6 41. g5+ Kxg5 42. Qd8+ Kh5 43. Kh2 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. a4 a5 10. b3 Bf8 11. Kh1 b6
12. g3 Ba6 13. Bb2 Bxc4 14. bxc4 g6 15. Nh4 Bh6 16. Ng2 Nc5
17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f5 Qg5 21. Rf3 Rad8
22. Qf1 Rd6 23. Qf2 Qf6 24. Rf1 g5 25. Rh3 Qd4 26. f6+ Qxf6
27. Rf3 Qe6 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Ne3 Rd7 30. Rf8+ Kg7 31. Rxe8
Qxe8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Nf5 h6 34. Nxh6+ Kh7 35. Nf7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3
Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf1 Rc8 11. Bg5 Re8
12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Rad1 Nb6 14. f4 Bc4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qc7
17. Nb5 Qb8 18. c3 a6 19. N5d4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 e6 21. Rd3 Qc7
22. Qf2 h6 23. Bh4 Qd7 24. Rf1 Nc4 25. Rh3 a5 26. e5 Qb5
27. Bf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 Qf5 29. Qh4 h5 30. Rg3 a4 31. Nc1 Nb6
32. Ne2 Nd5 33. Nc3 Qxf6 34. Qxh5 Nxc3 35. bxc3 Rxc3 36. Qd1
Rxg3 37. hxg3 b5 38. d5 e5 39. f5 g5 40. Qd3 Rb8 41. Rb1 Kg7
42. g4 Qe7 43. Rxb5 Qa7+ 44. Kf1 Qa6 45. Rb3 axb3 46. Qxa6 b2
47. f6+ Kg8 48. Qxd6 b1=Q+ 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. e3 e6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. a3 Nbd7
7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Qe7
12. c4 Rfd8 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. e4 dxe4 15. dxe4 e5 16. c5 Bxc5
17. Nxe5 Bd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Nf3 Rxe4 20. Bd3 Re6 21. Bc4
Nd5 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qc3 Ra6 25. Nd4 Ne6 26. Nf5
Qg5 27. Qe5 g6 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxf5 30. Qxb7 Rd6 31. b4
axb4 32. axb4 Kg7 33. b5 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. dxc5 Qc7 8. Nb3 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. Bd2 Bb7 11. h3 e5
12. Be2 d5 13. a4 Nbd7 14. a5 Rfc8 15. a6 Bc6 16. Bb4 Bf8
17. Bxf8 Nxf8 18. Ne1 Rd8 19. c3 Ne6 20. Nc2 Rac8 21. f4 d4
22. fxe5 dxc3 23. Ncd4 cxb2 24. exf6 bxa1=Q 25. Qxa1 Qe5
26. Nf5 Qe4 27. Nh6+ Kf8 28. Qa3+ Nc5 29. Rf3 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3
Bb6 7. Nf5 g6 8. Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. f3 Qe7 11. c4 Qb4+
12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 d6 14. Nc3 Kd8 15. f4 Re8 16. Bd3 Nb4
17. Bb1 Nd7 18. Ned5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nc5 20. Bc2 f5 21. exf5
Bxf5 22. Rae1 Rf8 23. g3 c6 24. b4 Na6 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. b5
cxb5 27. Bb3 Nc5 28. Nxb5 Kd7 29. Nd4 Be4 30. Rhf1 d5 31. h4
Nxb3+ 32. axb3 Ra2+ 33. Kc3 Rc8+ 34. Kb4 Rc5 35. Rc1 Rd2
36. Rcd1 Rb2 37. Rc1 Kd6 38. Rfd1 Rg2 39. Nb5+ Kc6 40. Nd4+
Kd6 41. Nb5+ Kc6 42. Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Be2 Be7
7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nh5 9. Ne1 Nf4 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. Nd3 Bg5
12. Bg4 Re8 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. Qf3 a6 15. a4 Qa5 16. Nxf4 Qb4
17. Nh5 Be7 18. Qg3 g6 19. e5 Qxc4 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Re5
22. f4 Rf5 23. Rae1 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf6 25. Ne4 Qxb2 26. Nxd6
Rxd5 27. f5 Rxd6 28. Qxd6 Bxf5 29. Qxc5 Rc8 30. Qd6 Qb3 31. a5
Qd3 32. Qf6 h5 33. h3 Qd8 34. Re7 Qf8 35. Rxb7 Rd8 36. Rb6 Rd5
37. Rxa6 Bd3 38. Rd1 Rf5 39. Qc6 Bxa6 40. Qxa6 Qc5 41. Qa8+
Kg7 42. a6 Qa3 43. Qb7 Ra5 44. Rf1 Qa2 45. Kg1 Rxa6 46. Rxf7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 d6
7. b3 Nfd7 8. Bb2 f5 9. e4 f4 10. e5 Nb6 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Ne4
d5 13. Neg5 h6 14. Nh3 Qe8 15. Ba3 g5 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. c3 Be7
18. g3 Qh5 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Nd2 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Rf8 22. f3 fxg3
23. hxg3 Be8 24. Nf2 Nb8 25. Nd3 Bg6 26. f4 N8d7 27. Re3 g4
28. Nf2 h5 29. Bd3 Kg7 30. Bxg6 Kxg6 31. Nf1 Nc8 32. Re2 Bd8
33. Ne3 Ne7 34. Rf1 c5 35. dxc5 Nxc5 36. Kg2 Bb6 37. Rd1 Nd7
38. c4 Bxe3 39. Rxe3 Nb6 40. Nd3 Nf5 41. Re2 dxc4 42. Nc5 Rc8
43. Nxe6 cxb3 44. Nd4 Nxd4 45. Rxd4 Rc2 46. f5+ Kxf5 47. Rf4+
Ke6 48. Rf6+ Kd5 49. Rd6+ Kc5 50. Rdd2 Rxd2 51. Rxd2 Nc4
52. Re2 b2 53. Re1 Nxe5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 c6
12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 g6 15. Rae1 Bg7 16. Qd1
Qb6 17. Qd2 a5 18. f4 Qb4 19. Qc2 Qc5 20. Qf2 Rae8 21. Bd1 f5
22. Bf3 Bh6 23. Qh4 Bxf4 24. Qxf4 fxe4 25. Qg3 exf3 26. Rxe8
Rxe8 27. Qxf3 Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Rxf5 Re2 30. Rf2 Re1+
31. Rf1 Re2 32. Rf2 Re1+ 33. Rf1 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Bb5 Nc6 10. Qd1 a6 11. Bd3 Bg4
12. Nge2 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Na4 Rc8 16. f3 Bh5
17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 e5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ng3 Qg5
22. Qd2 d4 23. Qe1 dxe3 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nd6 Rc7 26. Qxe3 Bg6
27. Bxg6 fxg6 28. Rfe1 Qe6 29. a3 g5 30. Rc4 Qd5 31. Qe4 Qxe4
32. Rcxe4 Rd8 33. R1e3 Kh7 34. Kf2 a5 35. Rc3 Ra8 36. Ke3 Ra6
37. Nc4 Ne7 38. Nb6 a4 39. Kd2 Ra5 40. Nxa4 Nd5 41. Rc2 Nf4
42. Kc1 Rc6 43. Kb1 g4 44. fxg4 Nd3 45. Re3 Nf4 46. b3 Re6
47. Kb2 Nd5 48. Re4 Nf6 49. Rec4 e4 50. Nb6 Nxg4 51. b4 Ra6
52. Re2 Nxh2 53. Rcxe4 Rg6 54. Re7 Ra7 55. a4 Nf1 56. b5 Ng3
57. Rf2 Rg5 58. c6 Rxa4 59. Nxa4 Rxb5+ 60. Kc2 bxc6 61. Nc3
Ra5 62. Rff7 Nf5 63. Ra7 Re5 64. g4 Nd4+ 65. Kd2 Ne6 66. Rf5
Nd4 67. Rxe5 Nf3+ 68. Ke3 Nxe5 69. Kf4 Ng6+ 70. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4
12. Nd2 c6 13. Nde4 Bf7 14. Nc5 Rb8 15. e3 Ne6 16. d4 exd4
17. exd4 Re8 18. Re1 Bd6 19. a4 Nc7 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 21. b5 Bg6
22. N5e4 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bh3 Ra8 26. Bxc7
Qxc7 27. Qb3+ Bf7 28. Be6 Re8 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7
31. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Bryne NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3
O-O 8.Bg2 c6 9.e4 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.O-O Nc6 13.Bf4
Na5 14.Rc1 Ba3 15.Rb1 Bb4 16.Na4 Ne4 17.a3 Be7 18.cxd5 exd5
19.b4 Nc6 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Bh3 f5 22.f3 Nd6 23.Qd3 Nxe5 24.dxe5
Rxc1 25.Bxc1 Nc4 26.f4 b5 27.Nc3 Qb6+ 28.Rf2 d4 29.Ne2 Rd8
30.Qxf5 d3 31.Qe6+ Kf8 32.Qf5+ Ke8 33.Qxh7 d2 34.Bxd2 Rxd2
35.e6 Rd1+ 36.Bf1 Qxe6 37.Qh5+ Kf8 38.Nc3 Qc6 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7
7. Bd2 e6 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bb4 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Nbd2 Rfb8 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc3 Qb4 15. Qxb4 Rxb4 16. b3
Nd7 17. a3 Rb6 18. b4 a5 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1
f6 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rxb4 24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Nxc6 Rxc5
26. Ne7+ Kf7 27. Nxf5 exf5 28. Ra7+ Kg6 29. g3 h5 30. Rd7 Rc1+
31. Kg2 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Rxb7 Nc6 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd4
16. Rxe7 a5 17. d6 a4 18. e5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qb2 20. Be3 a3
21. Qd5 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. d7 Rd8 24. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3 dxc4
7. dxc4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nh4 c6 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Ne8 12. Nf3
Bg6 13. Bf4 f6 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 a5 16. Nb3 Nd7 17. Na4 Qc7
18. Nbc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Bf7 20. Qd7 Bxc5 21. Qxc7 Nxc7 22. Bxc5
Rfc8 23. f4 e5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. b3 Ne6 26. Be3 Re8 27. Rad1
Re7 28. a3 h6 29. Rd6 Rae8 30. Be4 Nf4 31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Bd3
g5 33. Rxh6 Kg7 34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. Rh6 Kg7 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.17"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7
12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. gxf3 fxe6 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bxe6+
Kh8 17. Qc4 Qb7 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Nc5
21. Be3 Rxf3 22. Re1 Ne6 23. a4 Rf7 24. a5 h6 25. axb6 axb6
26. Bxb6 Nf4 27. Ra5 Rb8 28. Bd4 Rb2 29. Ra7 Rxa7 30. Bxa7 Rc2
31. Bd4 Kh7 32. h4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Re5 Kg6 35. Kh2 Nd3
36. Re6+ Kf5 37. Re8 Kg4 38. Re4+ Nf4 39. Re1 Ne2 40. Kg2 Nxc3
41. Bxc3 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O
7. Rc1 a6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Be2 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne4
cxd4 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rc8
17. Qxc8 Qxc8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. O-O a5 20. b3 Kf8 21. Bxf6
Bxf6 22. Rd1 Rc3 23. Bc4 h5 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke2 Be5 26. h3 h4
27. Rd3 Rc2+ 28. Rd2 Rc3 29. Rd3 Rc2+ 30. Rd2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhail Markov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Qe2 Bf6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Ne5 a6 15. a4 Nd7 16. Nxf7 Rxf7
17. Bxe6 Nf8 18. Bxf7+ Qxf7 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Qf3 Bd7 21. Ng5
Bc6 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Rfe1 Rb8 25. Re2 c5 26. g3
Rb4 27. Rd5 g6 28. Rde5 Rb7 29. h4 Bd6 30. Re8 Nd7 31. Rc8 Be7
32. a5 Bf6 33. Rc6 Bxb2 34. Rxa6 Bd4 35. Kg2 Nb8 36. Rb6 Rxb6
37. axb6 c4 38. b7 c3 39. Kf3 Bf6 40. Re4 Be7 41. Rc4 Ke6
42. Rxc3 h5 43. Re3+ Kd7 44. f5 g5 45. Rxe7+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mikhail Markov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. c5 b6
7. b4 a5 8. b5 Bb7 9. bxc6 Bxc6 10. cxb6 Bb4 11. Bd2 O-O
12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Qxb6 14. O-O Rfc8 15. a4 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Qd8
17. Nb5 Nb6 18. Nf3 Be8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qb3 f6 21. Ne1 Nc4
22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qa2 Qd5 24. Nc2 c3 25. Ra1 Bc6 26. Qxd5 Bxd5
27. Kf1 Bb3 28. Rc1 Bxa4 29. Nba3 Bxa3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Lysyj"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. Qxc3 O-O 8. e3 c5 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd1 Rc8
12. b4 a5 13. Bd2 Ne4 14. O-O axb4 15. axb4 d5 16. cxd5 Qxd5
17. Be1 Ne7 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Nd6 20. Bd2 Ne4 21. Be1 Nd6
22. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.15"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Lysyj"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. Be2 c5 8. d4 Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nb5 d3 11. Bxd3 Bc5
12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. a3 Rfe8 15. Rc1 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5
17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Bg3 Rf5 19. Nc3 Bf8 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Rfd1 Re6
22. Qb5 d4 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. f3 Re8 26. Bf2 Rfe5
27. Kf1 g6 28. Bxd4 R5e6 29. Bf2 Bg7 30. Rc2 Ra8 31. Rd3 Rc6
32. Rxc6 bxc6 33. Bxb6 Bxb2 34. Bc5 Bg7 35. Ke2 Bf8 36. Bxf8
Kxf8 37. Kd2 Ke7 38. Kc2 Ke6 39. Kb3 Rb8+ 40. Kc3 Rb1 41. Kc2
Rb7 42. Kc3 Rb1 43. Rd2 c5 44. Kc2 Rb7 45. Rd1 h5 46. a4 Ra7
47. Kb3 Rb7+ 48. Kc3 Ra7 49. Ra1 Ra5 50. h4 Kd5 51. Kb3 Kc6
52. Kc4 Kd6 53. Ra2 Ke5 54. g3 Kd6 55. Ra1 Ke5 56. f4+ Kd6
57. Kb3 Kc6 58. Rf1 Ra7 59. f5 Rb7+ 60. Kc3 Ra7 61. fxg6 fxg6
62. Rf4 Kd5 63. g4 Ke5 64. Rc4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Igor Lysyj"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nxg3
12. hxg3 Be6 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. f4 O-O-O 15. O-O Kb8 16. a3 Bd6
17. a4 gxf4 18. gxf4 Rhg8 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. a6 Bxe5
22. fxe5 c5 23. Rad1 cxd4 24. exd4 Rg4 25. d5 Bc8 26. axb7
Bxb7 27. Qf5 Rdg8 28. Rf2 R8g5 29. Qf6 Qxf6 30. exf6 Re5
31. Rdd2 Kc7 32. Rfe2 Rgg5 33. Rxe5 Rxe5 34. Rd4 Rf5 35. Rxc4+
Kd7 36. Rb4 Bc8 37. Ra4 a6 38. b4 Rf4 39. Ra1 Rc4 40. Na4 Rxb4
41. Nc5+ Kd6 42. Rc1 Kxd5 43. Nd3 Rc4 44. Rxc4 Kxc4 45. Ne5+
Kd5 46. Nxf7 a5 47. Ne5 Be6 48. Nd3 a4 49. Kf2 a3 50. Nc1 Ke5
0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.16"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Lysyj"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. Bg2 d5
7. O-O Be7 8. f4 c6 9. b3 Na6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bb2
Rac8 13. Rc1 Qb7 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. Ne5 Nb8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. Rc2
Rc7 18. Rec1 Rec8 19. a3 a5 20. h4 g6 21. Bf3 h5 22. Kg2 Bg7
23. Rc3 c5 24. R3c2 Na6 25. Re1 Qa7 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Qb5 Nb8
28. Rec1 Qa6 29. Qxa6 Nxa6 30. dxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5
32. Rxc5 Nxc5 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Ne6 35. Nc6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bd3 f5 6.O-O Nf6 7.b3 Qe7
8.Ne5 O-O 9.Bb2 Bd7 10.Nc3 Be8 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Rc1 Nc6 13.Nb5
Bb4 14.a3 Ba5 15.Be2 a6 16.Nc3 Ne4 17.b4 Bc7 18.Nxe4 fxe4
19.Qb3 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qg5 21.Kh1 Bh5 22.f3 Qh6 23.Rce1 exf3
24.gxf3 Rf7 25.Bc1 Bg6 26.e4 Qh3 27.exd5 Nd4 28.Qd1 Nxe2
29.Qxe2 Bh5 30.Kg1 Bxf3 31.Qf2 Qg4+ 32.Qg3 Qxg3+ 33.hxg3 Bxd5
34.Be3 a5 35.b5 a4 36.Rxf7 Kxf7 37.Rf1+ Kg6 38.Rf4 h6 39.Kf2
Bb3 40.Rg4+ Kh7 41.Rd4 Rc8 42.b6 Rc2+ 43.Ke1 Ra2 44.Bc1 Rg2
45.Bf4 Rg1+ 46.Kd2 Ra1 47.Kc3 Rxa3 48.Kb4 Ra1 49.Bd2 Bd5
50.Bc3 Ra2 51.Rd3 Kg6 52.Rd4 a3 53.Rd3 Kf5 54.Bd2 Ra1 55.Bc3
Ra2 56.Bd2 Ke4 57.Re3+ Kd4 58.Bc1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.g3
Bc7 8.d6 Ba5 9.Bg2 Ne4 10.O-O Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc3 12.Bg5 Bf6
13.Qd5 Na6 14.Rac1 Rb8 15.Qf5 b5 16.e4 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 g6 18.Qg4
f6 19.Nxh7 Kxh7 20.f4 Bb7 21.f5 Qe8 22.e5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 fxe5
24.Rce1 gxf5 25.Rxf5 Rxf5 26.Qxf5+ Qg6 27.Qxd7+ Kg8 28.Rf1 c4
29.h4 c3 30.h5 Qe4+ 31.Kh3 Kh8 32.Qe6 Nc5 33.Qf6+ Kh7 34.Qf7+
Kh8 35.Qf6+ Kh7 36.Qe7+ Kh8 37.Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.09"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Nfd7
12. Nd4 c5 13. Nf5 Nf6 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. f3 Ng6 16. Ndc4 d5
17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nf5 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ Ngxe7 20. Bg5 Nf5 21. c3
bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 23. Qd3 g6 24. Bd2 Rad8 25. Qe2 Nf4 26. Bxf4
Qxf4 27. Rad1 Bd5 28. Nd2 Bxb3 29. Nxb3 Qxa4 30. Nxc5 Qb5
31. Qxb5 axb5 32. Nd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Ra8 34. Kf2 Ra6 35. g4 Nh4
36. f4 Rc6 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Ree7 Rf6 39. Kg3 g5 40. f5 h5
41. Re6 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.10"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Bf4 d6 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2
O-O 8.O-O Ne4 9.h3 e5 10.Bh2 exd4 11.exd4 Ng5 12.Nxg5 Qxg5
13.f4 Qf6 14.d5 Nd4 15.Kh1 c5 16.Bd3 Bd7 17.Bg1 Rae8 18.Qd2 a6
19.Rad1 Rb8 20.a4 Qd8 21.Rb1 Qa5 22.Qd1 Qb4 23.Bf2 Rbe8 24.Be1
Qb3 25.Qxb3 Nxb3 26.Bc2 Na5 27.Bd3 Re3 28.Rd1 Rb8 29.Bf2 Ree8
30.Ra1 Bd4 31.Kg1 Be3 32.Bxe3 Rxe3 33.Rad1 Rbe8 34.Kf2 Nb3
35.Rfe1 Rxe1 36.Rxe1 Rxe1 37.Kxe1 Nd4 38.Kd2 Kf7 39.Be2 Kf6
40.Bd1 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.11"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c3 c6 4.Bf4 Nh5 5.Be3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2
O-O 8.Qc1 Nd7 9.Bh6 Re8 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.O-O e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5
13.Nxe5 Rxe5 14.e3 Nf6 15.Nd2 a5 16.c4 Re8 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.a3
Kg8 19.Re1 Nf6 20.Qc3 Be6 21.e4 Nd7 22.Rac1 f6 23.Nf3 a4
24.Nd4 Bf7 25.Red1 Qe7 26.h4 Ne5 27.h5 Nc4 28.Bf1 Nd6 29.hxg6
hxg6 30.f3 Qe5 31.Kf2 Rad8 32.Qb4 f5 33.exf5 gxf5 34.Qd2 Qg7
35.Qc3 Qh6 36.Qd2 Qg7 37.Qc3 Bd5 38.Ne2 Bb3 39.Qxg7+ Kxg7
40.Rd4 Kf6 41.Rc5 Nb5 42.Rxd8 Rxd8 43.Ke3 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 a6
8.Bd3 b5 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.O-O h6 11.Be3 bxc4 12.Bxc4 a5 13.a4 Nb6
14.Bd3 Ne8 15.Re1 Nc7 16.Rc1 Na6 17.b3 Nb4 18.Bb1 Bb7 19.Ne2
Rc8 20.h4 c4 21.h5 cxb3 22.Qxb3 g5 23.Ng3 N6xd5 24.exd5 Bxd5
25.Rxc8 Bxb3 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Nf5 Bf8 28.Bb6 Rb8 29.Bc7 Rc8
30.Bxa5 Nc6 31.Bc3 Bxa4 32.Ba2 Rc7 33.Nh2 Ne5 34.Bxe5 dxe5
35.Ng4 e6 36.Ng3 Kg7 37.Nxe5 Ba3 38.Ne4 Rc2 39.Bb1 Rc1 40.Rxc1
Bxc1 41.Nd6 f5 42.Ndc4 Bf4 43.Nd3 Be8 44.Nxf4 gxf4 45.g3 fxg3
46.f4 Bxh5 47.Kg2 Kf6 48.Kxg3 Be8 49.Kh4 Bb5 50.Ne5 Be8 51.Bc2
Ke7 52.Bd1 Kf6 53.Bf3 Ba4 54.Bc6 Bd1 55.Bd7 Be2 56.Ba4 Ke7
57.Bb3 Kd6 58.Kg3 Bh5 59.Kf2 Bg4 60.Ke3 h5 61.Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bf4 Bg7 6.e3 O-O 7.Be2
Nc6 8.Bg3 h6 9.O-O Nh5 10.d5 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Ne5 12.Rc1 Nxf3+
13.Bxf3 e5 14.dxe6 c6 15.b4 g5 16.b5 g4 17.Be2 Bxe6 18.bxc6
bxc6 19.Qa4 c5 20.Bd3 Be5 21.Ne2 Bd7 22.Qd1 h5 23.Bc2 Qe8
24.Nf4 Bc6 25.Re1 Rd8 26.Rb1 Qf7 27.Qd2 Qf6 28.Nxh5 Qh6 29.Nf4
Rd7 30.Nd5 Rh7 31.Kf1 Qh1+ 32.Ke2 Qxg2 33.Rg1 Qf3+ 34.Kf1 Kg7
35.Qd1 Bxd5 36.Qxd5 Qxd5 37.cxd5 Kf6 38.Kg2 Rfh8 39.Rh1 Rxh1
40.Rxh1 Rxh1 41.Kxh1 c4 42.Kg2 Bb2 43.Kf1 Ke5 44.Ke2 Kxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Nbd2 h6 13.a5
Bc5 14.Bc4 Ng4 15.Re2 Be6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.h3 Nf6 18.Re1 Rab8
19.Nc4 Rb5 20.b3 Bd4 21.Bb2 Rc5 22.Ra2 Bxb2 23.Rxb2 Ne8 24.Ra2
Nd6 25.Nfd2 Nb7 26.Nf3 Kf7 27.Kf1 Kf6 28.Ra4 Nbxa5 29.Ne3 h5
30.Rea1 Rd4 31.Ne1 Ke7 32.f3 Rd2 33.Rd1 Rd6 34.Rda1 Kd7 35.Nd1
Rd2 36.Nf2 Kc8 37.Nfd3 Rb5 38.h4 Kb7 39.R1a2 Ka7 40.Kg1 Kb6
41.Kf1 g6 42.Kg1 Kb7 43.Kf1 Kc8 44.Nf2 Rd8 45.Ned3 Kb7 46.Ke2
Kb6 47.Ke3 Kb7 48.Nd1 Kc8 49.N1b2 Rd6 50.Ra1 Kd8 51.Nc4 Nxc4+
52.bxc4 Rb8 53.c5 Rd7 54.Rxa6 b3 55.Rxc6 bxc2 56.Ne1 Ke7
57.Nxc2 Rb3+ 58.Ke2 Rb2 59.Rc1 Ra2 60.Ke3 Kf7 61.f4 Kf6
62.fxe5+ Kxe5 63.Ne1 Ra3+ 64.Kf2 Rd2+ 65.Kf1 Rd7 66.Nf3+ Kf4
67.Rxe6 g5 68.hxg5 Kg3 69.Rf6 Ra2 70.Ne5 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2013.10.07"]
[EventDate "2012.10.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Qd2 e6 13. f4 Bc7 14. O-O exd5 15. exd5 Ba5 16. d6 Rb8
17. Rb5 b6 18. Ba3 Ba6 19. f5 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Qf6 21. fxg6 Bxc3
22. gxh7+ Kh8 23. Rxf6 Bxd2 24. Bb2 Be3+ 25. Kf1 Kxh7 26. d7
Rbd8 27. Rf5 Bd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Re5 Kg7 30. Ke2 f5 31. Re8
d3+ 32. Kd2 a6 33. Bc6 b5 34. h4 Kf6 35. a3 Rh8 36. h5 Kg5
37. Re6 Rh7 38. Rd6 Rxh5 39. Kxd3 Rh4 40. Re6 Rh7 41. Rd6 Rh4
42. Re6 Rh7 43. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2013.10.08"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5
12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 g5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. e6
gxf4 17. exd7 Bxd7 18. Qxe4 fxg3 19. fxg3 b6 20. Nf5 Rae8
21. Qd5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qe2 23. Raf1 Qe3+ 24. R1f2 Qe1+ 25. Rf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2013.10.09"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5
cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Ng5 Ndf6
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Ra5 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 22. exd5
exd5 23. axb4 Rxb5 24. O-O Rxb4 25. Qa6 h6 26. Rc6 Bg5
27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Rfc1 Rc4 29. R1xc4 dxc4 30. Qxb6 a3 31. Rxc4
a2 32. Qa5 Qe6 33. Qxa2 Rxc7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Rxc7 Qxe3+
36. Kf1 Qf4+ 37. Qf3 Qxc7 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qxg5 Qc4+ 40. Kf2
Qxd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2013.10.10"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d3 h6 8. b4 d6 9. Rb1 a6 10. a4 Ne7 11. Ba3 c6 12. c5 Re8
13. e4 Bg4 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Nd2 Nc8 16. Qc2 Bf8 17. cxd6 Nxd6
18. Nb3 b5 19. h3 Be6 20. Rfd1 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Nb5 22. Bb2 Bxb3
23. Qxb3 c5 24. Rbc1 Rb8 25. Qa2 cxb4 26. Rc6 Kg7 27. d4 b3
28. Qb1 exd4 29. Bxd4+ Nxd4 30. Rxd4 Qa5 31. Rxd7 Qxa4 32. e5
Re7 33. Rdd6 Qa2 34. Rxg6+ fxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Bd5 Rg7
37. Qxh6+ Rh7 38. Qe6 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Rg7 40. Rc8 Rxc8 41. Qxc8
Rg8 42. Qb7 Qh7 43. Qxb3 Rg5 44. Qe3 Qe7 45. f4 Rg7 46. f5 Qg5
47. Qxg5 Rxg5 48. g4 Bg7 49. e6 Bf6 50. Kg3 a5 51. h4 Rg8
52. g5 Kg7 53. Kf4 Rh8 54. Kg4 Rb8 55. gxf6+ Kxf6 56. e7 a4
0-1

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2013.10.11"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. h3 Nd7 12. Nb3
a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Nc4 f6 16. Bxa4 Nxa4 17. Rxa4
dxc3 18. bxc3 Ba6 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Rd1 Qb8 21. Qc2 Bb5 22. Ra2
Bxc4 23. dxc4 Nd8 24. Be3 Ra6 25. Qa4 Ne6 26. Qb5 Qa8 27. c5
Rb8 28. Qc4 Qc6 29. Ne1 Nxc5 30. Rd5 Nb3 31. Qd3 Raa8 32. Nc2
Bf8 33. Na3 Qa4 34. Qc4 Qxc4 35. Nxc4 a4 36. Kf1 a3 37. Rd7
Kg8 38. Ke2 Rb7 39. Kd3 Ra4 40. f3 Bc5 41. Bd2 Kf8 42. g4 Ba7
43. Nd6 cxd6 0-1

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2013.10.12"]
[EventDate "2013.10.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. Bh4 cxd4 11. exd4 b6
12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14. a4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4
Qd5 17. Ne3 Qe4 18. Bxf6 Qxc2 19. Nxc2 Nxf6 20. c4 Rac8
21. Ne3 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Ne4 23. Rac1 f5 24. f3 Nf6 25. g3 Rd7
26. a5 g5 27. axb6 axb6 28. Rb1 f4 29. gxf4 gxf4 30. Ng2 Rxc4
31. Rxb6 Rcxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxe6 Kf7 34. Re5 Kg6 35. Nh4+
Kf7 36. Ng2 Kg6 37. Nh4+ Kf7 38. Ng2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.08"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. a3 Be7 8. b4 Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 Nd4 11. Be3 Nxf3+
12. Bxf3 c6 13. Qc2 f5 14. Rab1 Nd5 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. bxc5 Nxc3
17. Qxc3 Qc7 18. Rb4 Rae8 19. Rfb1 Bc8 20. R1b2 Kh8 21. Qc1
Qf7 22. e3 g5 23. Qc3 Qg7 24. Bg2 f4 25. exf4 exf4 26. Qxg7+
Kxg7 27. Be4 Re5 28. Rc2 f3 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Bxf3 Rxd3 31. Bg4
a5 32. Ra4 Bxg4 33. Rxg4 Rxa3 34. Rb2 Kf6 35. Rxb7 Ra2 36. h4
gxh4 37. Rxh4 Rf5 38. Rf4 Rxf4 39. gxf4 Rc2 40. Rxh7 Rxc5
41. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.09"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nikola Djukic"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c6
7. Nf3 e5 8. d5 a5 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nd2 Kh8 12. a3
Qc7 13. Rc1 Ng8 14. Nb3 c5 15. h4 f5 16. h5 f4 17. hxg6 h6
18. Nb5 Qb6 19. Bh4 Bf6 20. Bg4 Bxb5 21. Bxf6+ Rxf6 22. cxb5
Nc7 23. a4 Rxg6 24. Bf5 Rg7 25. Rc3 Ne8 26. Nd2 Qd8 27. Rh3
Qf6 28. Kh2 Qg5 29. g4 fxg3+ 30. fxg3 Nef6 31. Nc4 Ne8 32. Be6
Ngf6 33. Rf5 Ng4+ 34. Qxg4 Qxg4 35. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Markus Ragger"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nh4 Bd7 11. f4 a5 12. Ne4
Nd5 13. Nf2 e6 14. e4 Nb6 15. Nf3 a4 16. e5 Ne7 17. Ne4 Bc6
18. Re1 Ned5 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. a3 f5 21. exf6 N5xf6 22. Nc3 Nd5
23. Bh3 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Bd5 25. Ng5 Nf8 26. Be3 b5 27. Bf2 Rb8
28. Rab1 Bc4 29. Qb2 Bd5 30. Re3 h6 31. Nf3 Nd7 32. Qc2 Qf6
33. Bf1 c6 34. Rbe1 g5 35. f5 Qf7 36. c4 bxc4 37. fxe6 Rxe6
38. Nxg5 Qg6 39. Qxg6 Rxg6 40. Ne6 Bh8 41. Nf4 Rd6 42. Re8+
Rxe8 43. Rxe8+ Nf8 44. Rc8 Bg7 45. Be3 Bf7 46. Kf2 Bxd4
47. Bxd4 Rxd4 48. Rxc6 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Ra2 50. Bxc4 Rxa3+ 51. Ke4
Bxc4 52. Rxc4 Ra1 53. Kf5 a3 54. Ra4 a2 55. Ra7 Ne6 56. h4
Nxf4 57. gxf4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.11"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Qf3 Bd6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Qxf4 d6
12. Rfe1 Nd7 13. Rad1 a5 14. b3 h6 15. Bf1 Qg5 16. Qe3 Qxe3
17. Rxe3 Nc5 18. g3 Rb8 19. Bg2 Ba6 20. f4 g5 21. Kf2 Kf8
22. a3 Re7 23. e5 d5 24. Ne2 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 Ne6 26. Kf3 Rbe8
27. Rc3 Nd8 28. Bh3 h5 29. Bf5 Kg7 30. Rd2 f6 31. e6 Nxe6
32. h3 Nd8 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Rc5 gxf4 35. gxf4 Ne6 36. Rxc6 Nxf4
37. Kf3 Ng6 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rxd5 Re3+ 40. Kg2 Re2+ 41. Kf1
Re1+ 42. Kf2 R8e2+ 43. Kf3 Re3+ 44. Kf2 R1e2+ 45. Kf1 Rh2
46. Rxa5 Rhxh3 47. Ra8 Rhf3+ 48. Kg1 h4 49. Rxc7 Rg3+ 50. Kf2
Rgf3+ 51. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dusko Pavasovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. Bb3 d5 6. Nc3 Be6
7. Ng5 Nd4 8. O-O Nxb3 9. axb3 d4 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Ne2 d3
12. cxd3 Qxd3 13. b4 Nc6 14. Ra3 Qxe4 15. Re3 Qc4 16. Ng3
O-O-O 17. Re4 Qb5 18. Qg4 Kb8 19. d3 Rxd3 20. Be3 g6 21. h4
Bxb4 22. h5 gxh5 23. Nxh5 Bd2 24. Nf6 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qb3
26. Kh2 Qxb2 27. Qxe6 h5 28. Nd7+ Ka7 29. Qf6 Rd2 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.14"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Csaba Balogh"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 Bg6
12. Be2 Qb6 13. f4 e5 14. dxe5 Nc5 15. Be3 Qxb2 16. Nb5 Qb4+
17. Kf1 Rc8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 O-O 20. e5 Nb3 21. Kf2 Nxa1
22. Qxa1 Bf5 23. g4 Be6 24. Rb1 Qe4 25. Bf3 Qc2+ 26. Kg3 Qd3
27. Re1 f5 28. g5 b5 29. Qd1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 bxa4 31. Ra1 Rb8
32. Rxa4 Rb3 33. Kf2 Rb2+ 34. Kg1 Rb3 35. Kf2 Rb2+ 36. Kg1
Rfb8 37. Rxa5 Rc2 38. Ra1 Rc3 39. Re1 Kf7 40. Bg2 Ke8 41. Bf2
Kd7 42. Ra1 Rb7 43. h3 Rc2 44. Bf1 Ra2 45. Rxa2 Bxa2 46. Be3
Bd5 47. Kf2 Rb2+ 48. Ke1 Rb1+ 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Ke1 Ra2 51. Be2
g6 52. h4 Ra5 53. Kf2 Ke6 54. Bb6 Ra2 55. Ke3 Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Ra4
57. Be3 Bc4 58. Bd1 Ra2+ 59. Ke1 Rh2 60. Bf2 Rh1+ 61. Kd2 Rh2
62. Ke1 Rh3 63. Kd2 Rd3+ 64. Ke1 Ra3 65. Kd2 Bb3 66. Be2 Ra2+
67. Ke1 Ra1+ 68. Kd2 Ra2+ 69. Ke1 Ra4 70. Be3 Bc4 71. Bd1 Ra2
72. Bc5 Bd5 73. Be2 Ra4 74. Be3 Ra5 75. Bb6 Ra4 76. Be3 Bc4
77. Bd1 Ra5 78. Bb6 Ra6 79. Be3 Ra5 80. Bb6 Ra2 81. Bc5 Ra5
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.15"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. a3 Be6 10. Bg5 Kh8 11. h3 Ng8 12. Be3
Qd7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ne2 Nf6 15. Ng3 a5 16. a4 b4 17. c3 d5
18. Qc2 Bd6 19. Rac1 Rab8 20. Rfd1 Qe8 21. Qe2 h6 22. Re1 Kg8
23. c4 d4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Nd7 26. Nf3 Nc5 27. Ra1 Nb3
28. Ra2 Bc5 29. Rf1 Qg6 30. Kh2 Bd4 31. Qd1 Rxf3 32. Qxf3 Nd2
33. Qe2 Nxf1+ 34. Nxf1 b3 35. Ra3 Qf6 36. Kg1 Qg5 37. Ra1 Qe7
38. Nh2 Bc5 39. Nf3 Qd6 40. Qd2 Bb4 41. Qd1 Bc5 42. Qd2 Bb4
43. c5 Qxc5 44. Qd1 Rb6 45. Rc1 Qd6 46. Rc4 Ba3 47. bxa3 b2
48. Qb1 Rb3 49. Rc2 Qxd3 50. Nd2 Rb6 51. Kh2 Kh7 52. Rxb2 Qxd2
53. Rxd2 Rxb1 54. Rc2 Kg6 55. Rxc7 Rd1 56. Rc5 Rd4 57. Rxe5
Kf6 58. Rxa5 Rxe4 59. Ra8 Kf7 60. Kg3 Rc4 61. Kf3 Rc3+ 62. Ke4
Rxa3 63. a5 Ra2 64. a6 Rxf2 65. Rc8 Ra2 66. Rc7+ Kf6 67. a7
Ra4+ 68. Kd3 e5 69. Kc3 e4 70. Kb3 Ra1 71. Kc4 e3 72. Kd3 Ra3+
73. Ke2 h5 74. h4 g6 75. Kf3 Ke6 76. Rg7 Kf6 77. Rb7 Ke6
78. Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Qc8
13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qc2 Qb7 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4
Ra3 18. Rfc1 bxc5 19. bxc5 Qa6 20. Ne1 Ra8 21. Qb2 Qc8 22. Qb7
Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Bd8 24. Bc7 Bxc7 25. Rxc7 R8a6 26. Nd3 Rb3
27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Raa3 29. Ne2 Ne4 30. Rxc6 Rb2 31. Rc8+
Kh7 32. Re1 Raa2 33. Kf1 Rc2 34. c6 Nc5 35. c7 Nd3 36. Rd1
Rxe2 37. Rh8+ Kxh8 38. c8=Q+ Kh7 39. Rxd3 Rxf2+ 40. Ke1 Rxg2
41. Kf1 Rgc2 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.17"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Na3 c3
7. bxc3 c5 8. O-O O-O 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Rd1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qa5 13. Nc4 Qa6 14. Bf1 Rac8 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Be1 Rfd8
17. Rdc1 Bd5 18. a4 b6 19. a5 Qb7 20. axb6 axb6 21. Rab1 b5
22. Qd1 Ne4 23. Na5 Nxa5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxb5 Nxf2 26. Kxf2
Bxf3 27. Rxb7 Bxd1 28. Bxa5 Bf6 29. Bc7 Kg7 30. Ra7 Bb3
31. Ba6 Re8 32. Bb5 Rc8 33. Bd7 Rh8 34. Ra5 e6 35. Bc6 Rc8
36. Ra7 Bd8 37. Be5+ Bf6 38. Rc7 Rd8 39. Rd7 Rxd7 40. Bxd7
Bxe5 41. dxe5 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Na6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. O-O O-O-O
17. h4 c5 18. a4 Rxd4 19. Qe2 b4 20. Rfd1 Bd5 21. Rac1 Rxd1+
22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rc1 Qb7 24. Rxc4 Qc6 25. h5 f5 26. Nxc5 Bxc4
27. Qxc4 Qxc5 28. Qxe6+ Kc7 29. Qxa6 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 f4 31. Qb7+
Kd8 32. Qa8+ Ke7 33. Qe4+ Kd8 34. Qa8+ Ke7 35. Qe4+ Kd8
36. Qxf4 Qxh5+ 37. Bh3 Qc5 38. a5 Rd5 39. Qf6+ Ke8 40. Qe6+
Kf8 41. Qf6+ Ke8 42. Bg4 Qd4 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qh6+ Ke7
45. Qe6+ Kf8 46. Kg2 Rd6 47. Qc8+ Kg7 48. Qc7+ Kf8 49. Qc8+
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.28"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4
12. Rxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Rc5 exd4 16. Qd3 g6
17. Bb3 Kg7 18. Qxd4+ Qf6 19. Re5 Bd7 20. h4 Rad8 21. h5 Bf5
22. Qc3 Bg4 23. hxg6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. gxf7
d4 27. exd4 Rxf7 28. d5 Qxf3 29. Qxf3 Rxf3 30. Rd1 Kf7 31. Rd4
Re8 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 33. Kg2 Rf5 34. f4 Kd7 35. Kf3 Kd6 36. Ke4
Rf8 37. Rd2 h5 38. f5 h4 39. Rh2 Re8+ 40. Kf4 Rh8 41. f6 Re8
42. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.29"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. O-O Bc5
7. Nxd4 dxc4 8. Nc2 O-O 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd4 Qxd4
12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Rd1 Rb8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rd2 Ba6 16. Nc3
Rfc8 17. Rc1 Kf8 18. Na4 c5 19. e4 Rb4 20. Nc3 Rcb8 21. Nd1 g5
22. e5 Ng4 23. f4 gxf4 24. gxf4 c3 25. Rxc3 Rxf4 26. Rxc5 Rf5
27. Rc7 Rxe5 28. Bf3 Rg5 29. Kh1 Rb4 30. Rg2 h5 31. Rxa7 Bf1
32. Rg3 Nxh2 33. Rxg5 Nxf3 34. Ra8+ Ke7 35. Ra7+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.30"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rauf Mamedov"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "253"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. O-O Bf5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Nd7
12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. Bb4 e5
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bc5 Qa5 19. Re1 Bh6 20. f4 Ng4 21. e3 Bg7
22. h3 Nf6 23. Bd4 Be4 24. Bf1 Nh5 25. Kf2 Nf6 26. Qe2 Nd7
27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Red1 Kg8 29. Qb2 g5 30. Nc3 gxf4 31. gxf4
Bg6 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Kg1 Qh4 34. Qf2 Qxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Nf6 36. Bg2
Be4 37. Bf1 Bf5 38. Red1 Re7 39. Bg2 Rce8 40. Re1 Re6 41. b4
Be4 42. Bf1 Bg6 43. a3 Kf8 44. Bg2 Be4 45. Bf1 Bg6 46. Rcd1 h5
47. Bg2 h4 48. b5 Rc8 49. Rc1 d4 50. exd4 Rxe1 51. Rxe1 cxb5
52. Nxb5 a6 53. Nd6 Rd8 54. f5 Rxd6 55. fxg6 Rxd4 56. gxf7
Kxf7 57. Re5 Ra4 58. Re3 Kg6 59. Bb7 Kg5 60. Ke2 Kf4 61. Re6
Rxa3 62. Rxf6+ Kg5 63. Rb6 Rxh3 64. Rxa6 Rb3 65. Bd5 Rc3
66. Ra4 Rc2+ 67. Kd3 Rc8 68. Be6 Rd8+ 69. Ke4 Rd1 70. Ra5+ Kf6
71. Bh3 Rh1 72. Ra3 Rg1 73. Kf4 Rg3 74. Ra6+ Kg7 75. Bg4 Kf7
76. Rh6 Ke7 77. Rxh4 Ra3 78. Rh6 Ra4+ 79. Kg5 Rd4 80. Re6+ Kd8
81. Rc6 Ke7 82. Bf5 Rd1 83. Kf4 Rd6 84. Rc3 Kf6 85. Rh3 Rd4+
86. Be4 Ra4 87. Rh6+ Kg7 88. Rg6+ Kf8 89. Ke5 Ra7 90. Bd5 Re7+
91. Kf5 Rg7 92. Rh6 Ke7 93. Be4 Kd8 94. Ra6 Rf7+ 95. Ke5 Re7+
96. Kd4 Ke8 97. Rf6 Kd8 98. Bc6 Rg7 99. Re6 Rg5 100. Bd5 Rg7
101. Kc5 Re7 102. Rg6 Rc7+ 103. Bc6 Rf7 104. Re6 Re7 105. Rd6+
Kc7 106. Bd5 Rd7 107. Ra6 Kd8 108. Be6 Rc7+ 109. Kd5 Ke7
110. Ke5 Rc5+ 111. Bd5 Kd7 112. Rh6 Kc7 113. Rh7+ Kb6 114. Kd6
Rb5 115. Bc6 Rb4 116. Rh8 Rd4+ 117. Bd5 Rb4 118. Rc8 Ka7
119. Kc5 Rb5+ 120. Kc4 Rb8 121. Rc6 Rb7 122. Kc5 Kb8 123. Rh6
Rc7+ 124. Bc6 Re7 125. Kd6 Rg7 126. Rh8+ Ka7 127. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.02"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Georg Meier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. O-O Nh6
7. Ne5 O-O 8. f4 Nd7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Rc1 Be8 12. a3
Bh5 13. Qe1 Kh8 14. Ne2 a5 15. Ng3 Be8 16. b4 a4 17. c5 Be7
18. Nh1 Ne4 19. Nf2 Bh4 20. g3 Bf6 21. Be2 Nxf2 22. Rxf2 g5
23. fxg5 Bxg5 24. h4 Bf6 25. e4 Nf7 26. exf5 Nxe5 27. dxe5
Bxe5 28. fxe6 Bg6 29. Bd3 Qc7 30. Bxg6 Bd4 31. Bf7 Qxg3+
32. Kf1 Rg8 33. Bg5 h6 34. Rd1 Rxg5 35. hxg5 Qh3+ 36. Ke2 Qe3+
37. Kf1 Qh3+ 38. Ke2 Qe3+ 39. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.03"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Ipatov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 d6
7. Nd4 a6 8. Nb3 c5 9. e5 Bxg2 10. exf6 Bxf1 11. fxe7 Qxe7
12. Qxf1 Nc6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nc3 f5 15. Qg2 Rac8 16. a3 Qf6
17. Rd1 Nd4 18. f4 Rfe8 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Na2 Qd8 21. Rf1 Qb6
22. Qf2 e5 23. c3 Qb7 24. cxd4 exf4 25. Nc3 fxg3 26. hxg3 Rf8
27. d5 Rf6 28. Nd4 b4 29. axb4 Qxb4 30. Nc6 Qb7 31. Re1 Kh8
32. Re7 Qb3 33. Rd7 Re8 34. Nd4 Qb4 35. Ne6 Rg6 36. Rf7 Qg4
37. Ne2 Rf6 38. Rxg7 Qb4 39. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.04"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 Qxd1
12. Rxd1 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxe5 Nc5 15. Nd2 Nxb3 16. Nxb3
f6 17. Nd7 Re8 18. Na5 Nf5 19. Nc5 Nd6 20. Nd3 Rb8 21. Nc6 Rb6
22. Ncxb4 Bb7 23. b3 a5 24. Na2 Be4 25. Nc3 Bg6 26. Nd5 Rc6
27. c4 Kf8 28. Rac1 Nb7 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. N3f4 Bf7 31. Nc3 Rcd6
32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Nfd5 c6 34. Ne4 Rd7 35. Ndc3 f5 36. Ng5 Nc5
37. Nxf7 Kxf7 38. Ke2 Nxb3 39. Rb1 Rb7 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. h4 Kd6
42. Kf4 Kc5 43. Nd1 Kb4 44. Ne3 Kxa4 45. Nc2 Rd7 46. Rb2 Nc5
47. Rb6 Rd6 48. Kxf5 Rf6+ 49. Kg4 Nd3 50. Kg3 Nb4 51. Nd4 Rd6
52. Nf5 Rf6 53. Nd4 Rd6 54. Nf5 Rd3+ 55. f3 g6 56. Ne7 Rd7
57. Ng8 Rf7 58. Nh6 Re7 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.05"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6
7. Nf3 h6 8. Be3 e5 9. O-O c6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe4
12. Nxe4 Bxe5 13. c5 Nc7 14. Nd6 Nd5 15. Bd4 Bxd6 16. cxd6
Qxd6 17. Be3 h5 18. Bf3 Bg4 19. Qd4 Rfd8 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qa4
c5 22. b3 b6 23. Rfe1 Re8 24. f3 Bd7 25. Qa6 Bc6 26. Rad1 Qe5
27. Qa3 a5 28. Qc1 Rad8 29. Bf2 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bc5 7. e3 O-O 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 c6 10. d4 d6 11. Bb2 Bh3
12. Re1 Qc8 13. c5 Re8 14. d5 dxc5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Ne4 Bf5
17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qc1 c4 19. Bg2 Bd3 20. Rd1 Qa6 21. Bxc6
Qxc6 22. Rxd3 e4 23. Rc3 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 f6 25. bxc4 Rab8
26. Rc1 Red8 27. c5 Qa4 28. c6 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 30. Kg2
Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qd5 33. Ba3 Rc8 34. c7 Qd7 35. Qc4+
Kh8 36. Qxe4 Qxc7 37. Qd3 Qc6+ 38. Kg1 Qa4 39. h3 h6 40. g4 a5
41. Qf5 Rd8 42. Be7 Rd1+ 43. Kh2 Qc6 44. Ba3 Rh1+ 45. Kg3 Qc7+
46. f4 Qc3 47. Kh4 Rd1 48. Bc5 Qd3 49. Qc8+ Qd8 50. Qe6 Qd7
51. Qe4 Qd5 52. Qe8+ Qg8 53. Qe4 Qxa2 54. Bd4 Qg8 55. Qc2 Rg1
56. f5 Kh7 57. e4 Re1 58. Bc3 Qc4 59. Qf2 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5
Be8 12. b3 b6 13. Rd3 Kb7 14. Bb2 Nh4 15. Rad1 Be7 16. Nge4
Ng6 17. Ne2 c5 18. N4g3 c4 19. bxc4 Ba4 20. R1d2 Bg5 21. f4
Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Nxf4 23. Rf3 Ne6 24. Rxf7 Rad8 25. Rd6 Rhe8
26. Nf5 Ka6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Ne3 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Kf2
Be8 31. Nd5 c6 32. Ne7 c5 33. Ke3 Kb7 34. Nd5 g5 35. Bc1 Bg6
36. Kd2 h6 37. Kc3 Be4 38. g3 b5 39. Nf6 b4+ 40. Kb2 Bf3
41. h4 gxh4 42. gxh4 h5 43. c3 a5 44. cxb4 cxb4 45. a3 Nc5
46. axb4 axb4 47. Kc2 Be2 48. Be3 Kc6 49. Bxc5 Kxc5 50. e6 Kd6
51. Kb3 Kxe6 52. Nd5 Kf5 53. Kxb4 Kg4 54. Nf6+ Kxh4 55. Nxh5
Bxc4 56. Kxc4 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. h4 h6 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. Be4 f5 12. Bxc6
bxc6 13. f4 Be6 14. h5 gxh5 15. Rxh5 Nd5 16. Nf3 Kg8 17. Nxd5
Bxd5 18. Ne5 Qe8 19. Rh3 Bxa2 20. Nxc6 Bd5 21. Ne5 c6 22. Bd4
a5 23. Kf2 a4 24. Rg1 Kh7 25. g4 c5 26. Bc3 a3 27. bxa3 Rxa3
28. gxf5 Rxf5 29. e4 Rxc3 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qxc3 Rxf4+
32. Ke3 Rf6 33. exd5 Qc8 34. Rg3+ Kh7 35. Qc4 Qf5 36. Qe4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1
Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. e5 Nd8 20. Bd7 Rcb8 21. h4 Bd5
22. Rbc1 Qa2 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nh3 Ne6 25. Qe3 Rd8 26. Bxe6 Bxe6
27. Nf4 Bc4 28. Bb4 Rd7 29. Qc3 Bd5 30. Re3 a5 31. Ba3 Rad8
32. Qd3 Be6 33. Re2 Rxd4 34. Rxa2 Rxd3 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. f4 g5
37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Rc6 gxf4 39. Rxe6 b5 40. Bxe7 Re8 41. Rd6
Re3 42. Bf6 a4 43. Rd7 Bxf6 44. exf6 Rf8 45. Rg7+ Kh8 46. Rg5
Rxf6 47. Rxb5 Ra6 48. Rb4 a3 49. Rxf4 Rb3 50. Rf3 Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.4"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. O-O Rb8 8. e4 Bg4 9. Be3 a6 10. Qd2 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. e5
Ne8 13. e6 fxe6 14. Ng5 Na5 15. h3 Nc4 16. Qe1 Bf5 17. g4 h6
18. gxf5 hxg5 19. fxg6 Rf6 20. Bxg5 Rxg6 21. h4 d5 22. Qe2 b4
23. Na4 Bxd4 24. Qd3 Rxg5 25. hxg5 c5 26. Rae1 Ng7 27. Qh3 Kf7
28. b3 Nd2 29. g6+ Ke8 30. Rd1 Nxf1 31. Rxd4 Qd6 32. Rd1 Nf5
33. Bxd5 Nd4 34. Rxd4 cxd4 35. Bxe6 Kd8 36. g7 Kc7 37. Kxf1 d3
38. Qg3 d2 39. Nb2 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.4"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nxf4 9. exf4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qc2 Nf6
12. Ne5 b6 13. Rfe1 g6 14. Re3 Bb7 15. Rae1 Kg7 16. Rh3 c5
17. Qd2 Bd5 18. Ba6 Qc7 19. c4 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. dxc5 bxc5
22. Rb3 Qc8 23. Reb1 Qd8 24. Qxd8 Raxd8 25. Rb7 Ne4 26. h3 Rd2
27. Rxa7 Rxf2 28. a4 Rxf4 29. a5 Nd2 30. Ra1 Nxc4 31. Ra4 Nxe5
32. Rxf4 c4 33. Rf2 Rb8 34. Ra2 Rc8 35. Rb7 c3 36. Rb1 Nd3
37. Rc2 Rc6 38. Rb3 Nf4 39. Ra3 Ra6 40. Kf2 Nd5 41. Ke2 Kf6
42. Rc1 Ke5 43. Kd3 Kd6 44. Rb1 Kc7 45. Rb5 Rc6 46. Ra2 Ra6
47. Rc5+ Kd6 48. Rb5 Kc6 49. Rb8 Kc7 50. Rb3 f5 51. Ra4 Rc6
52. Kc2 Ra6 53. Rb5 Kc6 54. Rb8 Kc5 55. Kb3 Kd6 56. Rd8+ Ke5
57. Rh8 h5 58. Rg8 Kf6 59. Rc8 Ke5 60. Rg8 Kf6 61. Rb8 Ke5
62. h4 f4 63. Rf8 Rc6 64. Kc2 Ne3+ 65. Kd3 c2 66. Re4+ Kd6
67. Rd8+ Kc7 68. Red4 Nd5 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.4"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 h6 12. e4
e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Bd4 16. Ne2 Bb6 17. Ng3
Re8 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Rad1 Qe6 20. Rfe1 a6 21. e5 Nd5 22. Bf5
Qe7 23. Bc1 Kh8 24. Bg4 Rad8 25. Nf5 Qc5 26. Qd2 Qf8 27. Nd6
Re7 28. Bf3 Ba8 29. Qc2 Bc7 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Be3 Bxd6
32. exd6 Rxd6 33. Bd4 Kg8 34. Qc3 Rc6 35. Qg3 Rg6 36. Qf4 Re4
37. Qd2 Bc6 38. f3 Rxe1+ 39. Rxe1 Bd7 40. Kh2 Qb8+ 41. Be5 Qd8
42. Qf4 Re6 43. Bc3 Rxe1 44. Bxe1 Be8 45. Bc3 f6 46. Bd4 Bg6
47. Kg1 Kh7 48. h4 Qe7 49. Kf2 b4 50. Qe3 Qb7 51. Qb3 a5
52. axb4 Qxb4 53. Qxb4 axb4 54. b3 Bc2 55. Bc5 Bxb3 56. Ke3
Kg6 57. Bxb4 Kh5 58. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Nd2 g6 6. e4 d6 7. g3
Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. O-O Rb8 11. Rb1 e6 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. h3 Ne5 16. f4 Nc6 17. Kh2 Nd7
18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf3 e5 20. f5 Nd4 21. Nexd4 exd4 22. fxg6
hxg6 23. Nh4 Ne5 24. Qd2 Rbe8 25. Rbe1 Bc8 26. Rf4 Rxf4
27. gxf4 Qxh4 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Kxf8 31. Qd3
Qf4+ 32. Kg1 Kg7 33. Kh1 a5 34. Kg1 Kh6 35. Kh1 Kg5 36. Qe2
Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qe3 38. Qd1 d3 39. Bf3 Qf2+ 40. Bg2 d2 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. d3 Bg4 9. a3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nc3 e6 13. d4 Qb6 14. e3 Rfc8 15. Rb1 h5 16. Be2 Ne4
17. Na4 Qd8 18. Qd3 h4 19. Rbc1 Bf8 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3
22. Qxc3 Rc8 23. Qd3 hxg3 24. hxg3 Bd6 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1
Nf6 27. Qc2 Kg7 28. a4 Bb4 29. Kg2 Qd6 30. Bb2 Qc6 31. Qxc6
bxc6 32. f3 Kf8 33. Bd3 Ke7 34. Kf2 Nd7 35. g4 Kd6 36. g5 c5
37. Ke2 cxd4 38. Bxd4 e5 39. Bb2 Nc5 40. f4 exf4 41. exf4 Nxb3
42. f5 gxf5 43. Bxf5 Nc5 44. Bc2 Ne6 45. Bf6 d4 46. Kd3 Bc3
47. Kc4 Bd2 48. g6 fxg6 49. Bxg6 Bc3 50. Bf5 Bb4 51. Bh4 Ke5
52. Bd3 Nf4 53. Bg3 Bd2 54. Bb1 Bc3 55. Bc2 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. a4 Bb7 14. axb5 Rh4 15. Bxc4 c5 16. b6 Rxd4
17. Bb5+ Ke7 18. Qe2 axb6 19. O-O Qg5 20. g3 Rd2 21. Rxa8 Bxa8
22. Qe1 Qf6 23. Qe3 Qf3 24. Qxf3 Bxf3 25. Rb1 Nc6 26. Bxc6
Bxc6 27. g4 b5 28. b4 cxb4 29. Rxb4 Rd3 30. Ne4 Rd1+ 31. Kg2
f5 32. gxf5 exf5 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. Nf3 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. f4 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nxe5 11. fxe5 Nxd2
12. Qxd2 Bxe5 13. cxd5 Bc7 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rac1 Kh8 16. Ne2
e5 17. Qc2 Qg5 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. Rce1 Rae8 20. Qc1 f4 21. exf4
exf4 22. Ng1 Qd5 23. Nf3 Bd6 24. Qc2 g6 25. Be4 Qb5 26. a4 Qb6
27. Qc1 Kg7 28. d5 cxd5 29. Bxd5 Re3 30. b3 Rf6 31. Qa1 h6
32. Rd1 Qb4 33. Bc4 Bc6 34. Nd4 Bd7 35. Nc2 Qc5 36. Nxe3 Qxe3
37. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. c4 Ne7 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Bxg6 fxg6
12. O-O d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Qe2 Nc6 16. Rfe1 e5
17. Nc3 Be6 18. Be3 Qf7 19. c5 Rad8 20. Ne4 Bc4 21. Qg4 Qf5
22. h3 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Be6 24. f3 Nb4 25. Re2 Bc4 26. Rf2 Bd5
27. Nd6 b6 28. a3 Na6 29. Rd2 Bc6 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Bxb6 Rb8
32. Be3 Nc7 33. c4 Rb3 34. Bf2 Ne6 35. a4 Nf4 36. Ne4 Nxg2
37. Bc5 Nh4 38. Bxf8 Nxf3+ 39. Kf2 Nxd2 40. Nxd2 Rb2 41. Ke3
Kxf8 42. a5 Ke7 43. a6 Kd6 44. Rf1 Ra2 45. Rf7 Ra3+ 46. Ke2
Rxa6 47. Rxg7 Kc5 48. Rxh7 e4 49. Rg7 Ba8 50. Ke3 Ra3+ 51. Kf4
e3 52. Nf3 e2 53. Ne1 Ra1 54. Nd3+ Kxc4 55. Ne5+ Kd5 56. Nd3
Kc4 57. Ne5+ Kc3 58. Rc7+ Kd2 59. Rd7+ Ke1 60. Nd3+ Kf1
61. Kg5 Be4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4
12. Qc4 Bd5 13. Qd3 c5 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Qxd5 Nc6 21. Qxg5
h6 22. Qf5 Rad8 23. e3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxa4 25. Bf3 Qb4 26. Rd6
Qxb2 27. Be4 g6 28. Qxc5 Ne5 29. f4 Ng4 30. Qc2 Qxc2 31. Bxc2
Nxe3 32. Bb3 Kg7 33. Rb6 Rb8 34. Kf2 Ng4+ 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Bc4
Nd7 37. Rd6 Nc5 38. g4 b5 39. Bd5 b4 40. Rc6 Nd3 41. Bb3 Nxf4+
42. Kg3 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 c6 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. h3 h6 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 a5
12. Qb3 Nd7 13. Bg3 Qb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. a4 Bg6 16. Rfe1 Nc8
17. Bf3 Nd6 18. e4 Rfe8 19. Re2 Bf8 20. Bf4 Red8 21. h4 Ra6
22. h5 Bh7 23. g3 Rb6 24. Ra2 Rd7 25. Re1 Be7 26. Kg2 Kf8
27. Kg1 Bg8 28. Kg2 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 f6 31. Be3 Bd8
32. Rh4 e5 33. Ra1 Rxb2 34. dxe5 fxe5 35. Rhh1 Bb6 36. Bxb6
Rxb6 37. Rhb1 Rxb1 38. Rxb1 Ke7 39. Bg4 Be6 40. Bxe6 Kxe6
41. Kf3 Rf7+ 42. Ke3 Kd5 43. f3 Kc4 44. Rc1 b5 45. Ra1 Kxc3
46. axb5 cxb5 47. Rxa5 Kc4 48. Ke4 b4 49. Ra4 Kb5 50. Ra8 Rb7
51. Kxe5 b3 52. Ra1 b2 53. Rb1 Kc4 54. f4 Kc3 55. f5 Rb4
56. f6 gxf6+ 57. Kxf6 Rg4 58. Rg1 Kc2 59. Rg2+ Kb3 60. Rg1 Ka2
61. Kf5 Rg5+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 e5
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1 Qe7 9. a4 a5 10. b3 Nh5 11. Nc4 Re8 12. Bf1
Nhf6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ba3 Qe6 15. Ng5 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Nxg4
17. Rad1 h6 18. Nf3 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Na3 c6 21. Nc4 Nc5
22. h3 Nf6 23. Nfxe5 Be6 24. f3 Nxb3 25. Nb6 Rad8 26. Bc4 Bxc4
27. Nexc4 Ke7 28. Rb1 Nc5 29. Nxa5 Nfd7 30. Nac4 Nxb6 31. Rxb6
Rd3 32. Rc1 Red8 33. Kf2 g5 34. Ke2 Kf6 35. a5 h5 36. Rc2 R3d7
37. Rd2 Na4 38. Rb3 Nc5 39. Rxd7 Rxd7 40. Rb4 Ne6 41. g3 h4
42. e5+ Kg6 43. gxh4 Nf4+ 44. Kf1 gxh4 45. Nd6 Nxh3 46. Rxb7
Rd8 47. Rxf7 Ng5 48. Rf6+ Kh5 49. Nf5 Nxf3 50. Kf2 Ng5
51. Rh6+ Kg4 52. Ne3+ Kh3 53. e6 Re8 54. a6 Nxe6 55. a7 Nc5
56. Nf5 Kg4 57. Nd6 Ra8 58. Rg6+ Kf4 59. Rg7 h3 60. Kg1 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. a3 Nbd7
12. Ba5 Qb8 13. b4 e5 14. Nbd2 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c5
17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. N2b3 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Rac8 21. Qf5
Nb6 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Rad1 Rc3 24. Rd3 g6 25. Qf3 Rxd3
26. Qxd3 Rc8 27. Rd1 Kg7 28. Qe3 Qc5 29. Rd3 Qc1+ 30. Qxc1
Rxc1+ 31. Kg2 Ne4 32. Nb3 Rc4 33. Nd2 Nxd2 34. Rxd2 Rc3 35. a4
bxa4 36. Rd6 a5 37. Rd5 Kf6 38. Rxa5 a3 39. e3 Ke6 40. Kf3 f5
41. h4 Kd6 42. Ke2 Kc6 43. Kd2 Rb3 44. Kc2 Rb2+ 45. Kc3 Rxf2
46. Rxa3 Rf3 47. Kd4 Rxg3 48. Ra6+ Kb7 49. Rf6 Rg4+ 50. Kc5
Rxh4 51. Rf7+ Ka6 52. Rg7 Rh3 53. Kd5 Rxe3 54. Rxh7 Kb5
55. Rb7+ Ka4 56. Rg7 Rg3 57. Kc4 Rg4+ 58. Kd3 Kb5 59. Ke3 Kc5
60. Kf3 Kd6 61. Ra7 Ke5 62. Ra6 g5 63. Ra5+ Kf6 64. Ra6+ Kg7
65. Ra7+ Kg6 66. Ra6+ Kh5 67. Ra8 Rf4+ 68. Kg3 Rb4 69. Rh8+
Kg6 70. Rg8+ Kh6 71. Kf3 Rb3+ 72. Kf2 g4 73. Kg2 Kh5 74. Kf2
Kh4 75. Rh8+ Kg5 76. Ra8 Rb2+ 77. Kf1 Kh4 78. Ra3 f4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 c5 5. b3 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Qe3 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. h4 Nf6 16. Qd4 Qc7
17. Bh3 Rcd8 18. Rc1 Qc5 19. Qb2 Kg8 20. Nd4 Qe5 21. Bg2 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. b4 d5 25. c5 bxc5 26. bxc5 Ne4
27. c6 Qf6 28. e3 Rd6 29. f3 Nxg3 30. Kxg3 Qe5+ 31. Kg2 Rdxc6
32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34. Qxc1 Kg7 35. Nc6 Qf6 36. Qc5
Qxh4 37. Qxe7 Qh5 38. Ne5 Qf5 39. Nd7 h5 40. Qe5+ Qxe5
41. Nxe5 Kf6 42. Nc6 a6 43. Nb4 Ke5 44. Nxa6 d4 45. exd4+ Kxd4
46. a4 Kc4 47. Nb8 Kb4 48. Nc6+ Kxa4 49. Ne5 f6 50. Nxg6 Kb5
51. Nf4 Kc5 52. Nxh5 f5 53. Ng7 f4 54. Ne6+ Kd5 55. Nxf4+ Ke5
56. Kg3 Kf5 57. Nd3 Kg5 58. f4+ Kf5 59. Kf3 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Ne2 Kc8 11. Ng5
Be8 12. Ng3 Nh4 13. Be3 b6 14. f4 Ng6 15. Rae1 c5 16. Bc1 h6
17. Nf3 Ne7 18. f5 Nc6 19. Nh5 f6 20. Nf4 fxe5 21. Ne6 Bf7
22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Bd6 24. Ree1 Rg8 25. f6 g5 26. Ng7 Kb7
27. Nf5 Bf8 28. Ne7 Rh8 29. b3 Re8 30. Bb2 Rh7 31. Re3 c4
32. b4 c3 33. Bxc3 Bxa2 34. Rfe1 Bc4 35. Re4 b5 36. Re5 a6
37. g4 h5 38. h3 hxg4 39. hxg4 Bxe7 40. Rxe7 Reh8 41. Rxh7
Rxh7 42. Re5 Rh3 43. Bd2 Rg3+ 44. Kf2 Rxg4 45. Bxg5 Rd4
46. Ke3 Rd1 47. Rf5 Rd7 48. Bf4 Be6 49. Re5 Bf7 50. Rc5 c6
51. Be5 Rd5 52. Rxd5 cxd5 53. Kd4 Kc6 54. c3 Be6 55. Bg3 Bf7
56. Ke5 Kd7 57. Bf2 Kc6 58. Bd4 Kd7 59. Kf5 Kd6 60. Bc5+ Kd7
61. Ke5 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. Bb2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. c4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 dxc4
12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Rb2 Qd6 18. Nxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe4 20. Rbd2 e6
21. h3 Bd5 22. Nd4 Rc5 23. f3 Rfc8 24. e4 Bxb3 25. axb3 a5
26. Ra1 e5 27. Ne2 Rb5 28. Rd3 Rc2 29. Kf1 Rb2 30. h4 R2xb3
31. Rxb3 Rxb3 32. Rxa5 Nd7 33. Rd5 Rb7 34. Nc3 f6 35. Ra5 Nf8
36. Nd5 Ne6 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. Kf2 h5 39. Kg3 Rd7 40. Kf2 Rb7
41. Ke3 Rb3+ 42. Kf2 Rb7 43. g3 Rb2+ 44. Ke1 Rb7 45. Kd2 f5
46. exf5 gxf5 47. Ne3 Nd4 48. Nc4 Nxf3+ 49. Ke2 Rb3 50. Nd6+
Ke6 51. Ne4+ Ke7 52. Ra7+ Kd8 53. Nf6 Nd4+ 54. Kf2 Rb2+
55. Ke3 Rb3+ 56. Kf2 Rb2+ 57. Ke3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "13.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 Ngf6 11. gxf7+ Bxf7
12. Bd3 O-O 13. Qf3 Qb6 14. O-O-O c5 15. Nge2 Rac8 16. Rhg1
Kh8 17. Bc2 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 19. Na4 Qa5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5
21. Bd6 Qxa2 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Qg3 Rg8 24. Qc7 Qa1+ 25. Kd2
Nfe4+ 26. Bxe4 Qxb2+ 27. Ke1 Nxe4 28. Qxf7 Qb1+ 29. Rd1 Qb4+
30. Kf1 Nd2+ 31. Rxd2 Qxd2 32. Ng3 d4 33. e4 d3 34. Kg2 Qb4
35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Qc7 Qf8 37. Qxb7 Qf4 38. Qxa7 Qxh4 39. Qe3 Qg4
40. Rxd3 Rf8 41. Rd5 Kh7 42. Rf5 Re8 43. Qf3 Qg6 44. Rd5 Qc6
45. Qf5+ Kg8 46. Qd7 Qg6 47. Qf5 Qc6 48. Rc5 Qa4 49. Rc7 Rf8
50. Qe6+ Kh8 51. Rf7 Rg8 52. Qg6 Qd4 53. Rf3 Qe5 54. Qf5 Qe7
55. e5 Re8 56. Re3 Qb7+ 57. Qe4 Qf7 58. e6 Qf6 59. e7 g6
60. Rf3 Qg7 61. Re3 Qf6 62. Qe5 Kg7 63. Qxf6+ Kxf6 64. Ne4+
Ke5 65. Nc3+ Kd6 66. Rg3 g5 67. Rh3 Rxe7 68. Rxh6+ Ke5 69. Ne2
Rg7 70. Ng3 Rg8 71. Ra6 g4 72. Ra5+ Kf6 73. Ra4 Kg5 74. Nf1
Kh5 75. Ra5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 Bg6
12. Be2 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. Kh1 Rac8
17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qa2 Qb6 19. Rd3 Qc7 20. Rf1 Kh8 21. f4 Nf6
22. f5 exf5 23. exf5 Bh5 24. Bxh5 Nxh5 25. Qxf7 Nf6 26. Bf4
Qd7 27. Be5 Rf8 28. Qb3 Ng4 29. Rdf3 Bd6 30. h3 Nxe5 31. dxe5
Bxe5 32. Ne4 Qd5 33. Qc2 Rce8 34. Ng5 Bf6 35. Ne6 Rf7 36. Rd1
Qe5 37. b3 Rfe7 38. g4 h6 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. h4 Kg8 41. g5 hxg5
42. hxg5 Rxe6 43. fxe6 Qxg5+ 44. Rg3 Qe5 45. Qc4 Qxe6 46. Re3
Qxc4 47. Rxe8+ Kf7 48. bxc4 Kxe8 49. Rb1 Kd7 50. Rxb7+ Kd6
51. Ra7 Bc3 52. Kf3 Kc5 53. Ra6 Kxc4 54. Rxc6+ Kb3 55. Ke4 Bb4
56. Kd3 Kxa4 57. Kc4 Ka3 58. Rg6 Kb2 59. Rxg7 Kc2 60. Rg2+ Kd1
61. Kd3 Kc1 62. Re2 Kd1 63. Rc2 Ke1 64. Rb2 Kf1 65. Ke3 Bc5+
66. Ke4 Bb4 67. Ra2 Ke1 68. Kd3 Kf1 69. Ke3 Bc3 70. Re2 Bb4
71. Ra2 Bc3 72. Rf2+ Kg1 73. Rc2 Bb4 74. Kf3 a4 75. Rc4 Bd2
76. Rxa4 Bc3 77. Ra2 Bd4 78. Rg2+ Kh1 79. Rd2 Bg1 80. Rd5 Bh2
81. Rh5 Kg1 82. Rg5+ Kh1 83. Kf2 Bb8 84. Rg1+ Kh2 85. Rg8 Ba7+
86. Kf3 Bd4 87. Rd8 Bb6 88. Rd6 Bc5 89. Rd2+ Kh1 90. Rd5 Bg1
91. Kg3 Bh2+ 92. Kh3 Bg1 93. Kg3 Bh2+ 94. Kf3 Bg1 95. Rd1 Kh2
96. Rc1 Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 Nd7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5
12. Rd1 b6 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. dxc5 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3
Ba4 17. Rd4 b5 18. Ne5 Rfc8 19. Nd7 Ra7 20. Kd2 f6 21. Rb1 e5
22. Rd6 Kf7 23. Rd5 Rac7 24. e4 a5 25. Nb6 Re8 26. Nxa4 bxa4
27. Rb5 Ra8 28. c4 h5 29. h4 Kg6 30. Kc3 Kh6 31. Rd6 Rac8
32. Rxa5 Rb7 33. Rb5 Rxb5 34. cxb5 Rxc5+ 35. Kb4 Rc2 36. Kxa4
Rxf2 37. b6 Rxg2 38. Rd3 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "16.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 d6
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Na6 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. b3 Kh8 11. Bb2 Qe8 12. Ba3
h6 13. Rac1 g5 14. e3 Qh5 15. Qe2 Rae8 16. Ne1 Qg6 17. Qc2 Nc7
18. Nf3 Qh5 19. c5 d5 20. Ne5 Bc8 21. h3 Rd8 22. Bb4 Be6
23. Ba5 Rc8 24. g4 fxg4 25. Ng6+ Kg8 26. Nxe7+ Kf7 27. Nxc8
Rxc8 28. hxg4 Nxg4 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30. Qe2 Kg8 31. f3 Qh2+
32. Kf1 Rf7 33. Ke1 Rf8 34. Kd2 Qg3 35. Rg1 Nh2 36. f4 Qh4
37. Kc2 Bf5+ 38. e4 dxe4 39. Bxe4 Qxf4 40. Bxf5 Qxf5+ 41. Kb2
Nf3 42. Rgf1 Bxd4 43. Rxf3 Qxf3 44. Qc4+ Kh7 45. Qxd4 Rf7
46. Rc2 g4 47. Ne4 g3 48. Rc3 Qe2+ 49. Ka3 Qa6+ 50. Kb2 Qe2+
51. Rc2 Qf3 52. Rc3 Qe2+ 53. Ka3 g2 54. Rg3 Qa6+ 55. Kb4 Qb5+
56. Kc3 Qf1 57. Kb4 Qb5+ 58. Kc3 Qf1 59. Kb4 Qb5+ 60. Kc3 Qf1
61. Kb2 Qe2+ 62. Ka3 Qa6+ 63. Kb2 Qe2+ 64. Ka3 Qa6+ 65. Kb4
Qb5+ 66. Kc3 Qf1 67. Qe3 a5 68. Kb2 a4 69. bxa4 Rd7 70. Ka3
Rf7 71. Kb4 Qb1+ 72. Ka5 Qf1 73. Nd6 Rg7 74. Qe4+ Kh8 75. Qe8+
Kh7 76. Qe4+ Kh8 77. Qe5 Qf8 78. Rxg2 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6
7. O-O d6 8. d3 Rb8 9. h3 a6 10. Be3 b5 11. b3 Ne8 12. Rc1 Nc7
13. f4 Ne6 14. f5 Ned4 15. g4 e6 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Bg5 f6
18. Bh4 b4 19. Nd1 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 exf5 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5
gxf5 23. Ne3 Bh6 24. Rf1 Nd4 25. Qf2 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Qe7 27. Kh1
Rf8 28. Qg3+ Kh8 29. exf5 Rbe8 30. Bd5 Qe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5
32. Be4 Ne2 33. Kg2 a5 34. Kf3 Nd4+ 35. Kg2 Re7 36. Bg3 Rg7
37. Kh2 Rd8 38. Bh4 Rf7 39. Bg3 Kg7 40. Bd5 Re7 41. Be4 Ne2
42. Bh4 Nc3 43. Rg1+ Kf7 44. Bf3 Re2+ 45. Kh1 Re3 46. Bh5+ Kf8
47. Bxf6 Rxh3+ 48. Kg2 Rxh5 49. Bxd8 Rxf5 50. Bxa5 Rg5+
51. Kf2 Rxg1 52. Kxg1 Nxa2 53. Kf2 Nc1 54. Ke3 Nxb3 55. Bc7
Ke7 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 a6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qb3 c5 12. cxd5
Nxd5 13. Bh2 b5 14. Ne4 Qb6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5
17. Ne5 Rad8 18. Kh1 Be7 19. Bf3 Bf6 20. a4 Qa5 21. Ra1 Ba8
22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Ra5 b4 25. Rfa1 Nb6 26. Bxa8
Rxa8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Rxa8+ Nxa8 29. Nc4 b3 30. Bd6 Bd8
31. Bc5 f5 32. Kg1 Kf7 33. Kf1 Nc7 34. Bb6 Ke8 35. Nd2 Kd7
36. Nxb3 Bf6 37. Bxc7 Kxc7 38. Nd4 Kd6 39. Ke2 g6 40. b4 Kd5
41. b5 e5 42. Nb3 Kc4 43. b6 Bd8 44. b7 Bc7 45. Nd2+ Kd5
46. e4+ Kc6 47. exf5 gxf5 48. Nf3 Kxb7 49. Nh4 f4 50. Kd3 Kc6
51. Ke4 Kd7 52. Kf5 Kc6 53. Nf3 Kd5 54. Ng5 h6 55. Ne6 Bb6
56. f3 Bf2 57. Nf8 Bd4 58. Nd7 Bb2 59. Nf6+ Kd4 60. Ng4 h5
61. Nxe5 Bc1 62. Ng6 Ke3 63. Nxf4 Kf2 64. Nxh5 Kxg2 65. Kg4
Kf2 66. h4 Ke3 67. Ng7 Kd4 68. Kf5 Kd5 69. Ne6 Kd6 70. Ng5 Ke7
71. h5 Kf8 72. Kg6 Bb2 73. h6 Ke7 74. h7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "19.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. b4 d6
7. bxc5 dxc5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qc2 Nf6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. d3 Qe7
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Rc1 e5 15. O-O Bg4 16. Nd2 Qe7
17. Rb1 f5 18. Rb3 e4 19. dxe4 f4 20. Nf3 g5 21. Rfb1 fxg3
22. hxg3 Qf7 23. Nd1 Rae8 24. Rb7 Qg6 25. Ne3 Bc8 26. Rxa7
Qxe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Rb6 Re6 29. Rc7 g4 30. Nh4 Ref6
31. Rbxc6 Be6 32. Re7 Bf7 33. Rcc7 h5 34. Nhf5 Bh8 35. a4 Kh7
36. a5 Kg6 37. Nh4+ Kh6 38. Nef5+ Kg5 39. a6 Bxc4 40. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "20.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nbd7 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 b6 9. Bf1 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. d4 cxd4
12. cxd4 e6 13. b3 Rfd8 14. Ba3 Rac8 15. Bd3 Qb8 16. Qe2 Ne8
17. Rad1 Ndf6 18. Nf1 Qa8 19. Ng3 Rc7 20. Bb2 a6 21. Nh2 b5
22. f4 d5 23. e5 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Bb1 b4 26. Ng4 a5
27. Qf2 a4 28. Ne3 Rcd7 29. Nc4 Rc7 30. Nb6 Qa7 31. Nxa4 Bf8
32. Nc5 Rxc5 33. f5 exf5 34. dxc5 Bxc5 35. Rxd8 Bxf2+ 36. Kh2
Bc6 37. Rc1 Qe3 38. e6 fxe6 39. Kh1 Bg3 40. Rc8 Bd7 41. Rd8
Qd2 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "21.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. a4 Bg4 12. h3
Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nf1 Nd7 15. Ng3 dxc3 16. bxc3 b4 17. Bb2
Rb8 18. Bb3 Na5 19. Bc2 b3 20. Bb1 c5 21. Nf5 Re8 22. c4 Bxf5
23. exf5 Bf6 24. Re4 Nb7 25. Ra3 Nd6 26. Rxb3 Nxe4 27. dxe4
Nb6 28. Rd3 Qe7 29. a5 Nxc4 30. Bc3 Nb2 31. Bxb2 Rxb2 32. Bc2
Rd8 33. Qc1 Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Rb3 35. Qc4 Ra3 36. Qxa6 h6 37. Kg2
Qd8 38. Bc4 Rxa5 39. Qb7 Qf8 40. h4 Ra3 41. g5 Rxf3 42. Kxf3
hxg5 43. h5 Qe7 44. Qa8+ Qf8 45. Qd5 Qe7 46. Kg4 Qf8 47. f3
Qe7 48. Qc6 Qd8 49. Qb7 Qe7 50. Qc8+ Qf8 51. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "22.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Bd3 Be6 8. Ng5 Bd7 9. O-O h6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. b3 Nbd7
12. Rb1 a6 13. a4 a5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. e4 Be6 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Bc4 Qc8 20. d5 cxd5 21. exd5 Bf5
22. Rc1 Qd8 23. Ne5 Ne4 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. g4 Qb6 26. Qe2 Bd4
27. gxf5 gxf5 28. d6+ e6 29. Qh5+ Kg7 30. Rxe4 fxe4 31. Rd1
Rf8 32. Kh1 Bxf2 33. Bb2+ Kh7 34. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "23.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8
12. a3 Bf8 13. Be2 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. b4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd5
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bd3 a5 19. Rb1 axb4 20. axb4 Ra3 21. Ne1 Bd7
22. Rcb2 Rda8 23. Kf1 g6 24. Ke2 b6 25. h3 Kg7 26. Nc2 R3a4
27. Kd2 Be7 28. Ne1 Bh4 29. Ke2 Bf6 30. Rc2 Be7 31. Rcb2 Be8
32. Nc2 h5 33. Ne1 Bf6 34. Rc2 Ra2 35. Kd2 Bd7 36. Rxa2 Rxa2+
37. Nc2 Bh4 38. f3 Be7 39. Kc3 Ra8 40. e4 dxe4 41. fxe4 h4
42. Bc4 Be8 43. Bb3 c5 44. bxc5 bxc5 45. d5 Bf6+ 46. Kd3 Rb8
47. Ba2 Rxb1 48. Bxb1 Bb5+ 49. Ke3 Bg5+ 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. Na3
Ba6 52. Ba2 Ke5 53. Bc4 Bc8 54. Nb5 f5 55. exf5 Bxf5 56. d6
Bd7 57. Bd3 Bd8 58. Bc4 g5 59. Ke3 Ba5 60. Be2 Be1 61. Bd3 Bg3
62. Bc4 Bf4+ 63. Kf2 Ke4 64. Be2 Kd5 65. Nc3+ Kxd6 66. Ne4+
Kc6 67. Bf3 Kb5 68. Nf6 Be6 69. Nd5 Be5 70. Ke3 Bf5 71. Ne7
Bf4+ 72. Kf2 Bd3 73. Nd5 c4 74. Ke1 Kc5 75. Nc3 Kd4 76. Nb5+
Ke3 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "24.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. d5 O-O
7. Nf3 d6 8. Be2 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Nd2 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 a6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Rac1 e6 15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. Qd1 Ne5
17. Bg5 Nxc4 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. Nde4 Nf7 21. Re1 d5
22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. h3 Rc6 25. Nd1 Kg7 26. Ne3 h5
27. Nf1 Ng5 28. Ng3 Rc4 29. Qd2 Qf4 30. Qe2 h4 31. Nf1 Re4
32. Qd1 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Ne4 34. Ne3 Qf6 35. Qe2 b5 36. Ng4 Qd4
37. Qc2 Qc4 38. Qd1 Nf6 39. Ne5 Qe4 40. Nf3 e5 41. Qc1 Qc4
42. Qg5 Qxa2 43. Nxe5 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qf5 45. Qe3 Qe6 46. Qa7+
Kh6 47. Qe3+ Kh7 48. Qa7+ Kh6 49. f4 Qf5 50. Nf7+ Kh5 51. Qb8
Nh7 52. Ng5 Kh6 53. Nf3 Qf6 54. Kg1 d4 55. Ne5 Kh5 56. Qc7 Nf8
57. Ng4 Qe6 58. Qc5+ Qf5 59. Qe7 d3 60. Nf6+ Kh6 61. Qxf8# 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "25.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 d6
7. Ng5 d5 8. Nxd5 Bc5 9. O-O Nd4 10. c3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 Nxd5
12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. exd5 O-O 14. d3 Rd8 15. c4 Bf5 16. Ne4 Bd4
17. Re1 c6 18. dxc6 Rac8 19. Rb1 Rxc6 20. b3 Bb6 21. Bb2 Rxd3
22. Bxe5 f6 23. c5 Ba5 24. b4 fxe5 25. bxa5 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxc5
27. h3 Ra3 28. Rb2 Rxa5 29. Rd2 h5 30. g4 hxg4 31. Rxg4 Rc7
32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd2 Ra3 34. Kg2 Rac3 35. Rd6 R3c6 36. Rd5 Re6
37. a4 bxa4 38. Rxa4 e4 39. Rda5 Rcc6 40. Rf5+ Kg6 41. Rfa5
Kh6 42. Kf1 Rb6 43. Ke2 Rb2+ 44. Ke3 Rb3+ 45. Ke2 Rbb6 46. Ke3
g5 47. Ra3 Kh5 48. R5a4 Kh4 49. Rxe4+ Kxh3 50. Kd4+ Kh2
51. Rxe6 Rxe6 52. Ra5 g4 53. Rg5 Kh3 54. Kd3 Rf6 55. Ke2 Kh4
56. Rg8 Rf3 57. Rh8+ Kg5 58. Rg8+ Kf4 59. Rf8+ Ke4 60. Rg8 Rf4
61. Rg6 a5 62. Ra6 Rf5 63. Re6+ Re5 64. Ra6 Rb5 65. Re6+ Kf4
66. Ra6 Rb2+ 67. Kf1 Ra2 68. Ra8 a4 69. Kg2 a3 70. Ra4+ Kf5
71. Kg3 Ra1 72. Ra5+ Ke4 73. Kxg4 Kd3 74. f4 a2 75. Kf5 Kc3
76. Ra8 Kb2 77. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "26.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. h3 Nh5 9. Nb3 h6 10. Re1 Qf6 11. Bf1 Rd8 12. d5
Nb8 13. g3 Qe7 14. c4 b6 15. Nh2 a5 16. Nd2 Na6 17. a3 Nc5
18. b3 Bd7 19. Rb1 Rf8 20. Rb2 Qe8 21. b4 Na4 22. Rc2 f5
23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ndf3 Qf7 25. Nh4 Nf6 26. Bd3 e4 27. Be2 axb4
28. axb4 Nh7 29. Bh5 Qf6 30. Ng6 Rfc8 31. Nf4 Ng5 32. h4 Nf7
33. Bxf7+ Qxf7 34. Nf1 Re8 35. Ne3 Be5 36. Neg2 Kh7 37. Qd2
Rg8 38. Re3 Rg4 39. Ra3 Rag8 40. Rca2 b5 41. cxb5 Nb6 42. Ra7
Bxb5 43. Rc2 Nc4 44. Qd1 R4g7 45. Ne6 Qf6 46. Nxg7 Rxg7
47. Bf4 Bd4 48. Kh2 Bxa7 49. Qc1 Bb6 50. Rxc4 Bxc4 51. Qxc4
Bxf2 52. Qe2 Bb6 53. h5 Bd4 54. b5 Be5 55. Qf2 Bxf4 56. Nxf4
Rg4 57. Qa7 Rg7 58. Ne6 Re7 59. Qb8 e3 60. Nf8+ Kg7 61. Ne6+
Rxe6 62. dxe6 Qxe6 63. Qxc7+ Kf6 64. Qd8+ Qe7 65. Qh8+ Kg5
66. Qg8+ Kxh5 67. Qd5 Kg6 68. Qg8+ Kf6 69. Qh8+ Kg6 70. Qg8+
Kf6 71. Qh8+ Ke6 72. Qc8+ Kd5 73. Qa8+ Kd4 74. Qa1+ Kc5 75. b6
Kxb6 76. Qd4+ Kc6 77. Qa4+ Kd5 78. Qb5+ Ke4 79. Qc4+ Ke5
80. Qc3+ Kd5 81. Qd3+ Kc5 82. Qc3+ Kb5 83. Qb3+ Kc6 84. Qa4+
Kc7 85. Qa7+ Kd8 86. Qa8+ Kd7 87. Qa4+ Ke6 88. Kg2 Qb7+
89. Kh2 Qe4 90. Qe8+ Kd5 91. Qa8+ Kc4 92. Qa4+ Kc3 93. Qa3+
Kc2 94. Qa2+ Kd1 95. Qb1+ Qxb1 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "27.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. O-O Rb8 8. Bf4 a6 9. Rc1 h6 10. b3 g5 11. d5 gxf4 12. dxc6
e5 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Nh4 Bc8 15. c5 Rb4 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qc2
fxg3 18. hxg3 Rxh4 19. gxh4 d5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rfd1 Be6
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qd3 Qxh4 24. Qxd5 Qg4+ 25. Qg2 Qxe2 26. Re1
Qxa2 27. Re3 Kh8 28. Rg3 Qd2 29. Rc6 Rd8 30. Kh2 Qf4 31. Rc4
e4 32. Rxe4 Qd6 33. Qh3 Qf6 34. Rf3 Qc6 35. Qf5 Rd6 36. Rc4
Qb6 37. Rc8+ Rd8 38. Rxd8+ Qxd8 39. Qxf7 Be5+ 40. Kh3 Bg7
41. Qe6 Qd1 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kh8 44. Kg2 Qd7 45. Qa8+ Kh7
46. Qe4+ Kh8 47. Rd3 Qc8 48. Rg3 a5 49. Qd5 Qe8 50. Qb7 Be5
51. Qe4 Qb8 52. Rg6 Bg7 53. Qd5 Qe8 54. Ra6 Qe7 55. Rxa5 Bf8
56. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "28.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. h3 Nh5 9. Nb3 h6 10. Re1 Kh7 11. Bf1 Qe7 12. Bd2
Bd7 13. Rc1 Rae8 14. a4 Qd8 15. a5 a6 16. d5 Ne7 17. c4 f5
18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Bc3 Nh4 20. Nbd2 Nf4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22. Ne4
Bf5 23. Ng3 Qg5 24. Kh2 h5 25. Bd2 h4 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Rxe4
Qf5 28. Qe1 Bh6 29. Rc3 Nh5 30. Bxh6 Kxh6 31. Rf3 Qg5 32. Rg4
Qe7 33. Bd3 Rxf3 34. Rxg6+ Kh7 35. Re6+ Rxd3 36. Rxe7+ Rxe7
37. Qe4+ Kg7 38. Qxd3 Rf7 39. Qd1 Kh6 40. Qd2+ Kg6 41. Qc2+
Kg7 42. c5 Nf4 43. cxd6 cxd6 44. Qd1 Ng6 45. Kg1 Kf6 46. Qg4
Re7 47. Kf1 e4 48. b4 Re5 49. g3 hxg3 50. fxg3 Rf5+ 51. Ke2
Rxd5 52. h4 Ne7 53. Qf4+ Ke6 54. g4 Nc6 55. Qh6+ Ke5 56. Qg7+
Kf4 57. Qf7+ Ke5 58. g5 Rd3 59. Qf6+ Kd5 60. Qf5+ Kd4 61. g6
Re3+ 62. Kd1 Rd3+ 63. Kc1 e3 64. g7 e2 65. Qf2+ Re3 66. g8=Q
e1=Q+ 67. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 68. Kd2 Re5 69. h5 Ne7 70. Qg4+ Re4
71. Qg7+ Kc4 72. h6 Nc6 73. h7 Rh4 74. h8=Q Rxh8 75. Qxh8 Kxb4
76. Qc3+ Kb5 77. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "29.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. d4 Bf6 11. Re1 d5
12. Ne2 c6 13. c3 Bf5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bd3 Nc7 16. Nf5 Ne6
17. Qg4 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bc2 Ne4 20. Be3 Qc8 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "30.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3
12. O-O Bd6 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Nc4 Be7 15. b4 Ba6 16. Bd3 Bxb4
17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Bxa3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3
Bxd3 22. Rxd3 O-O 23. Ra1 c5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxd7 Rxc2
26. g3 Rcc8 27. Raxa7 Rcd8 28. Re7 Rde8 29. Rec7 Rc8 30. Rcb7
Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. dxe6
Bxe6 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qxd8+ Rxd8 9. Bg2 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. a3
Be7 12. Nc3 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Bxb7 Rb8
16. Be4 Rfc8 17. Kc2 f5 18. Bf3 Bf6 19. Rc1 Kf8 20. Rhe1 a5
21. h3 a4 22. Bg2 h5 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nxa4 h4 25. gxh4 Bxh4
26. Rf1 Nd4+ 27. Kd3 Rd8 28. Ke3 Nb3 29. Nxb3 Bxb3 30. Nc3 Rb6
31. Bh1 Bf7 32. Rfd1 Re8+ 33. Kf3 Bh5+ 34. Kg2 Bxe2 35. Nxe2
Rxe2+ 36. Kf3 Rbe6 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. c3 e5 8. h3 a5 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nf1 Nh5 11. Bc2 h6 12. Ne3
Nf4 13. Nd5 Ne6 14. Be3 Kh7 15. Qd2 a4 16. Rad1 Na5 17. b3
axb3 18. axb3 exd4 19. cxd4 Nc6 20. b4 Na7 21. Nc3 c6 22. Ra1
d5 23. e5 Nc7 24. Ne2 Nab5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Ng3 Na3 27. Ra1
Nc4 28. Qc1 Qd8 29. Bf4 Ne6 30. Nh5 Rh8 31. Bg3 Kg8 32. Bh4 g5
33. Bg3 Kf8 34. Bd3 b5 35. Ra7 Be8 36. Qa1 Rg8 37. Ra8 Qe7
38. Nf6 Bxf6 39. exf6 Qxf6 40. Bxc4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 b5
7. e5 exd5 8. exf6 d4 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 dxc3 11. bxa5 Re8+
12. Ne2 Qxf6 13. Qd5 Nc6 14. Qg5 Qe6 15. Kf2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qe1+
17. Kg1 cxd4 18. Qd5 Bb7 19. Qxd4 bxc4 20. h4 Qe5 21. Qxe5
Rxe5 22. Kf2 Rxa5 23. Rb1 Bc6 24. Bxc4 d5 25. Bd3 d4 26. h5 h6
27. Rh4 Ra4 28. Rf4 Rd8 29. Rf5 a6 30. Rc5 Bb5 31. Bxb5 axb5
32. Rbxb5 d3 33. Rxc3 d2 34. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kg3 Rd8 36. Rb7
Rd5 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rxf7 Rxh5 39. Rcc7 Rg5+ 40. Kh3 Rxa3
41. g4 Rg6 42. Kh4 Ra1 43. Rf8 Rga6 44. Rff7 Rg6 45. Rb7 h5
46. Rf4 hxg4 47. Rxg4 Rh1+ 48. Kg3 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rf6+ 50. Ke3
Rxg4 51. fxg4 Kg6 52. Rb5 Rf1 53. Rc5 Kf6 54. Ke4 Kg6 55. Rf5
Rxf5 56. gxf5+ Kf6 57. Kf4 g6 58. fxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. c3 Qd7
12. Re1 Nd8 13. d4 Nf7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 c5 16. c4 Rfd8
17. b3 Qd3 18. Bb2 Qxe2 19. Rxe2 Bd6 20. Rc1 Rab8 21. Kf1 Kf8
22. Re3 Ng8 23. Ne1 Ne7 24. Nd3 Rdc8 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Nf3 Ng6
27. g3 c4 28. bxc4 bxc4 29. Nb4 Ne7 30. Nd2 Bxb4 31. axb4 Rxb4
32. Ba3 Ra4 33. Rec3 Ke8 34. h4 Kd7 35. f3 h5 36. Kf2 Rca8
37. Bc5 R8a5 38. Nxc4 Ra2+ 39. Ke3 Rxc5 40. Nb6+ Kc6 41. Rxc5+
Kxb6 42. Rc7 Ra3+ 43. Kf2 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 Ra3+ 45. Ke2 Ra2+
46. Kd1 Rf2 47. Rxe7 Rxf3 48. Ke2 Rf6 49. Rf1 Nd8 50. Rxf6
gxf6 51. Rh7 Kc5 52. Rxh5 Kd4 53. Rh8 Nc6 54. h5 Kxe4 55. h6
Kf5 56. Rg8 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O
Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. c3 Re8 9. h3 b6 10. a4 a6 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. d5
Bxd5 13. exd5 e4 14. Bb1 exf3 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Qxf3 Nc5
17. Bc2 b5 18. Ne3 Nfd7 19. Qe2 bxa4 20. Bxa4 Nxa4 21. Rxa4
Nc5 22. Ra3 a5 23. Kf1 a4 24. Nc2 Qd7 25. Be3 Re8 26. Kg1 Bh6
27. Qg4 f5 28. Qb4 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 Re4 30. Qb8+ Re8 31. Qb4 Re4
32. Qb8+ Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 h5 14. Kf2 Ng6 15. Nf3 Bc5+ 16. Be3 Bb6
17. Ke2 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rh3 19. Nbd2 Bd7 20. e6 fxe6 21. Rh1 Rg3
22. Rag1 Rxg1 23. Nxg1 Be8 24. Rh7 Nxf4+ 25. Bxf4 Bxg1
26. Rxg7 b6 27. Nf3 Bc5 28. Rxc7+ Kd8 29. Rg7 Kc8 30. Ng5 e5
31. Bxe5 Bd7 32. Ne4 Bf8 33. Rf7 Bxg4+ 34. Kd3 Bc5 35. Nxc5
bxc5 36. Rc7+ Kd8 37. Rxc6 Kd7 38. Rxc5 Rc8 39. Ra5 Bf5+
40. Ke3 Rxc2 41. Bc3 Be6 42. Rxa7+ Kc6 43. Ra6+ Kd7 44. Kd4
Re2 45. Kc5 Kc7 46. Ra7+ Kc8 47. a4 Re4 48. a5 Rc4+ 49. Kd6
Bg4 50. a6 Kb8 51. Rg7 Bc8 52. Rg8 Ka7 53. Kd5 Kxa6 54. Rf8
Kb5 55. Ke5 Bb7 56. Rb8 Ka6 57. Rd8 Re4+ 58. Kf5 Rc4 59. Bd4
Kb5 60. Ke5 Rc8 61. Rd6 Re8+ 62. Kf4 Kc4 63. Bc3 Bd5 64. Rd7
Re4+ 65. Kg5 Rg4+ 66. Kf5 Re4 67. Be5 Re3 68. Rc7+ Kb3 69. Rc5
Bc4 70. Kf4 Re2 71. Rc8 Rf2+ 72. Kg3 Rf5 73. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Bf4 h6 11. h3
Bc5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Ne4 Bb6 14. b3 Bd5 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Rad1
Ke7 17. Kf1 Ke6 18. c3 Ne7 19. Ned2 Ng6 20. Bh2 c5 21. h4 Bc6
22. Ke2 Bb5+ 23. c4 Bc6 24. h5 Ne7 25. g4 g6 26. hxg6 Nxg6
27. Bg3 Ba5 28. Rg1 Bxd2 29. Nxd2 Nxe5 30. Bf4 h5 31. gxh5
Rxh5 32. Be3 b6 33. Rg3 a5 34. Rdg1 a4 35. Bf4 Rf5 36. Bxe5
Rxe5+ 37. Re3 Rh8 38. Rg3 Rh1 39. Rxe5+ Kxe5 40. Re3+ Kf6
41. bxa4 Bxa4 42. Ne4+ Kg7 43. Nc3 Bd7 44. Re7 Be6 45. Rxc7
Bxc4+ 46. Kd2 Rh2 47. Ke3 Rh3+ 48. f3 Rh6 49. a4 Re6+ 50. Kf4
Kg6 51. a5 Rf6+ 52. Ke3 Re6+ 53. Kf4 Rf6+ 54. Ke3 Rd6 55. axb6
Rd3+ 56. Kf4 Rxc3 57. Rxc5 Rb3 58. Rxc4 Rxb6 59. Rc5 Rf6+
60. Kg4 Rd6 61. f4 Rd4 62. Rg5+ Kf6 63. Rf5+ Ke6 64. Re5+ Kf6
65. Rf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O
7. Be2 Nc6 8. Bg3 e6 9. O-O h6 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. d5 Nxg3
12. hxg3 Ne7 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Qa3 a6 16. Rfd1 Bf7
17. Nd5 Re8 18. Rc2 c5 19. Nc3 Qc7 20. b3 Red8 21. Ne1 Nc6
22. Qc1 Qa5 23. a3 b5 24. Nd5 bxc4 25. Bxc4 Ne5 26. b4 Qa4
27. Ba2 cxb4 28. axb4 Kh8 29. Nd3 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Nxd3 31. Rxd3
Rxb4 32. Rc8 Qe8 33. Rdc3 Rb1 34. Qxb1 Rxc8 35. Rb3 h5 36. Bb7
Rb8 37. Bxa6 Rxb3 38. Qxb3 Kh7 39. Bc4 Qe7 40. Qd1 Qe5 41. Qb3
Qa1+ 42. Bf1 Kh6 43. Qd3 Qe5 44. Be2 Qa1+ 45. Kh2 Qe1 46. f4
h4 47. gxh4 Qxh4+ 48. Kg1 Qe1+ 49. Bf1 Bf6 50. Qe2 Qc1 51. g3
d5 52. Kg2 Be7 53. Qd3 Bc5 54. Qxd5 Qxe3 55. Kh3 Qe4 56. Bg2
Qxd5 57. Bxd5 g5 58. g4 fxg4+ 59. Kxg4 gxf4 60. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Rc1 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. Bf4 Re8
12. a4 c5 13. O-O cxd4 14. exd4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. cxd5 Qxd5
17. c4 Qd4 18. Be3 Qh4 19. c5 Bb7 20. Nc4 bxc5 21. Nd6 Red8
22. Rxc5 Rxd6 23. Qb3 Bd5 24. Qc3 Re8 25. Rc8 Re6 26. Rd1 Neg4
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 c4 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Be2 g5
12. Bg3 Ne4 13. f3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Kg7 16. Kf2
Ne7 17. g4 Rh8 18. f4 f6 19. Nf3 gxf4 20. exf4 Bxg4 21. Nh4
Be6 22. Rae1 Qd6 23. Bh5 Bd7 24. Rxe7+ Qxe7 25. Re1 Qxe1+
26. Kxe1 Be8 27. Nf5+ Kf8 28. Qe2 Rh7 29. Kf2 a5 30. Qf3 Rd7
31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. Qh5 Re4 33. Qxh6+ Kf7 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Qh3
Re1 36. Ne3+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.11"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5
11. Ne5+ Ke6 12. Qxb4 Qf8 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14. Nc3 c6 15. f3 Nd6
16. Kf2 Nf5 17. Rhe1 Kd6 18. Rad1 g6 19. b4 Bd7 20. Na4 b6
21. Rd2 Rae8 22. Nc3 Re7 23. Rc1 Be8 24. Ne2 Ng7 25. Re1 Ne6
26. Nc1 Rf4 27. Ne2 Rf5 28. Nc3 Rf4 29. Ne2 Rf5 30. Nc3 Rf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.12"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Qc2 cxd4
12. cxd4 e5 13. Bg3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 15. Qc7 Bxd4 16. exd4
Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qxb7 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Qa6 Qe4
21. Be5 Rf8 22. h3 f6 23. Bg3 Rff7 24. f3 Qf5 25. Rac1 Kg7
26. Kh2 Rfe7 27. Rc5 Nd5 28. Qa5 Qe6 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Re4 Ne3
31. Bf2 Nf5 32. Qd2 Re6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. d5 Qd6+ 35. Kg1 Rb7
36. Qe1 Ne7 37. Ra5 Nxd5 38. Qd1 Rd7 39. Rxa7 Rxa7 40. Bxa7 g5
41. a4 Qa6 42. Bd4 Qc4 43. Qa1 Qc2 44. a5 Nf4 45. Bf2 Ne2+
46. Kh2 Nf4 47. Qf1 Nd3 48. Bd4 Qd2 49. Bg1 Qf4+ 50. Kh1 Qc4
51. Qa1 Qc2 52. Be3 h6 53. a6 Qe2 54. Qg1 Qa2 55. a7 Nb4
56. Qd1 Nd5 57. Qd2 Qa1+ 58. Bg1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.13"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 h6 5. Bf4 g5 6. Bg3 Ne4
7. Nc3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 g4 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Qe2 c6 11. e4 dxe4
12. O-O-O Bf5 13. Ndxe4 e6 14. f3 Bg7 15. fxg4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4
Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Be2 Bf6 20. Rhf1 Be7
21. Bb5+ Kf8 22. Rf3 Kg7 23. Rdf1 Rhf8 24. Be2 Rac8 25. a4 Rc7
26. Rc3 Rxc3 27. bxc3 Rc8 28. Kb2 Rc6 29. Kb3 Bd6 30. Rf3 Rb6+
31. Ka2 a6 32. Bd3 Bc7 33. Be2 Rd6 34. Kb3 Rb6+ 35. Ka2 Rc6
36. Kb3 Ba5 37. Re3 Bd8 38. c4 dxc4+ 39. Bxc4 Rb6+ 40. Kc3 Rb1
41. Bb3 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Amsterdam  NED"]
[Date "2014.01.15"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. c5 g4 12. Nh4
Nc6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Qxd8 Rxd8
17. O-O Nd4 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. f3 gxf3 21. gxf3
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bf2 a6 25. Kf1 Kg8
26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Be3 Ke6 28. Na4 Bf8 29. Bxh6 Bxh6 30. Nc5+ Kf7
31. Kd3 Bf4 32. h3 Bg5 33. Nf5 Ne6 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. Kc4 b6
36. a4 Bd2 37. b3 h5 38. b4 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Kb5 Kd7
41. Ng7 h4 42. Nf5 Be1 43. Ne3 Ke6 44. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.17"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Nxc6
Qxd1 12. Rxd1 bxc6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. Na3 Rhe8
16. Bxa7 Bxa3 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. bxa3 Re4 19. c3 Rxa4 20. Bd4
g6 21. f3 Kd7 22. Kf2 Kd6 23. h3 c5 24. Bf6 Kd5 25. g4 Be6
26. Kg3 Kc4 27. Kh4 Bd5 28. f4 Ra6 29. Bg7 Re6 30. a4 f6
31. a5 g5+ 32. Kh5 gxf4 33. Ra4+ Kxc3 34. Rxf4 Kb3 35. Rxf6
Re3 36. h4 c4 37. Rf5 Rd3 38. a6 c3 39. a7 c2 40. Bh6 Bc6
41. Bg5 Rd6 42. Re5 Ba8 43. Rc5 c6 44. Rf5 Rd7 45. Rf3+ Ka2
46. Rf2 Kb2 47. Be3 Re7 48. Bf4 Rxa7 49. Rf1 c5 50. Kh6 Be4
51. h5 Bd3 52. Rg1 c4 53. g5 c3 54. Bc1+ Kb3 55. Be3 Re7
56. Bc1 Re2 57. Kg7 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Qa3 Qa5 11. Rd1 O-O
12. Rb1 b6 13. d4 Qxa3 14. Bxa3 Bg4 15. dxc5 Bxc3 16. Ba6 Rab8
17. Rdc1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bd2 19. Rd1 Bc3 20. Kg2 bxc5 21. Bxc5
Bb4 22. Be3 Bd6 23. Rbc1 Nb4 24. Bc4 Rfc8 25. f4 Kf8 26. a3
Nc6 27. Ba6 Bxa3 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. Ra1 Bb2 30. Raa4 Rd6 31. e5
Re6 32. Rc2 Nd8 33. Bxa7 Ra8 34. Bb5 Bxe5 35. fxe5 Rxe5
36. Be3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.19"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. a4 c5 8. axb5 cxd4 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qxd4 Nd7 11. Qxc4 Bc5
12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qd3 Bb6 15. Na4 Nc5 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8
17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Rfc1 Bb6 19. Rc4 Ke7 20. Kf1 Rd6 21. e5 Rd5
22. exf6+ Kxf6 23. Rf4+ Ke7 24. Bc4 Rh5 25. h3 Rc8 26. b3 Bc7
27. Rxa7 Bxf4 28. Rxb7+ Rc7 29. Rb6 Rd7 30. Ke2 Bd6 31. Ra6
Bb4 32. h4 Rc5 33. Ra8 Bc3 34. g3 h6 35. Bd3 Rcc7 36. Ra6 Rd6
37. Ra8 Bd4 38. Nxd4 Rxd4 39. Bc4 Rd8 40. Rxd8 Kxd8 41. g4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.21"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Nc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. a5 Qe7 15. Nd2 Bd5 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxe2 19. Ne4 Rab8 20. Rfe1 Qxb2
21. Rab1 Qc2 22. Rec1 Qe2 23. Re1 Qc2 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Rb6
Rbe8 26. Rf1 Qe4 27. Qxb7 Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Re4 29. Rd1 Rc8
30. Rb6 Rc2 31. Rd3 g5 32. h3 h5 33. Rf3 g4 34. hxg4 hxg4
35. Rf4 Rxf4 36. gxf4 Ra2 37. Rxa6 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kg6 39. Rxd6+
Kf5 40. a6 Kxf4 41. Rf6+ Kg5 42. Rb6 Kf4 43. d5 Ke5 44. d6 Ke6
45. Kg3 f5 46. d7+ Kxd7 47. Rf6 Ke7 48. Rh6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Rc1 Ba3 15. Rb1 Bb4 16. Ne2 Nc6
17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf4 Qd6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bxd5
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Nh5 Qh6 25. Qg4 Qg6 26. Qh3
Rad8 27. Nf4 Qf6 28. Be4 g6 29. Nd5 Qg7 30. Rbc1 Kh8 31. Nxb6
axb6 32. Bxc6 Bxc6 33. Rxc6 Rd2 34. Qh4 Rxa2 35. Qb4 h5
36. Qxb6 Ra1 37. Rcc1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Qb2 39. Rd1 Kh7 40. Qb5
Kg7 41. Qd3 Rb8 42. Rb1 Qe5 43. Qd2 h4 44. Qb2 Qxb2 45. Rxb2
Rb4 46. Kf1 Kf6 47. Ke2 Kf5 48. Kd3 g5 49. Kc3 Rb7 50. b4 Kg4
51. b5 Kh3 52. gxh4 gxh4 53. f4 Kg4 54. b6 f5 55. Kd4 Kxf4
56. Rb3 h3 57. Kd5 Kg4 58. Kc6 Rb8 59. Rg3+ Kh4 60. b7 f4
61. Rg7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.25"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. a3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Bg5 c5 12. b4
Nc6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. bxc5 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 dxc5
17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. a4 f5 20. Bb3 e4 21. dxe4 c4
22. Ba2 Qh4 23. e5 Bxe5 24. g3 Qg4 25. Qxg4 fxg4 26. c3 Bf6
27. Bb1 b4 28. Re3 Rad8 29. Bf5 h5 30. Rd1 b3 31. Bc1 Bg5
32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Re2 Bxc1 34. Rxc1 Nc5 35. a5 Rfe8 36. Kf1 g6
37. Rce1 Kg7 38. d6 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 Nxe6 40. Rxe6 Rd7 41. Re8
Rxd6 42. Ke2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.26"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 h6 5. h3 g5 6. Bh2 Bg7
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3 Nc6 9. Bd3 Rb8 10. O-O Qe8 11. Re1 Qh5
12. Qc2 g4 13. hxg4 Nxg4 14. Bb5 Kh8 15. Qb3 Nd8 16. Bg3 e5
17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qb4 Ne6 19. Rad1 c5 20. Qb3 Nc7 21. Be2 Be6
22. Bc4 Bd7 23. Be2 f4 24. exf4 exf4 25. Bh4 Bc6 26. Be7 Rf7
27. Bc4 Nd5 28. Bh4 Rf5 29. Bd3 Rff8 30. Bb1 Rbe8 31. Rxe8
Rxe8 32. Ne4 Nde3 33. fxe3 Bxe4 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxb7 Qg6
36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Re6 38. exf4 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 O-O 8. O-O Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. c5 b6 11. e4 bxc5
12. Bf3 Qh3 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Bg2 Qf5 15. Bxa8 Ba6 16. Bg2 Bxf1
17. Qxf1 d6 18. Bf4 Nd3 19. Bh3 Qh5 20. Qxd3 Qxh3 21. Qe2 Re8
22. Re1 h6 23. Nd2 g5 24. Be3 Ng4 25. Nf1 Ne5 26. f4 gxf4
27. Bxf4 Rb8 28. b3 Qe6 29. Nd2 Nd3 30. Qxd3 Qxe1+ 31. Kg2 Rb4
32. Ne2 Qa1 33. Qc2 a5 34. Nc4 a4 35. Bd2 axb3 36. axb3 Rb8
37. Nf4 Ra8 38. Nh5 Qa2 39. Qe4 Qxb3 40. Qxa8+ 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 Bb4
7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Ne2 cxd4
12. O-O dxe3 13. fxe3 O-O 14. Nd4 Ne4 15. Be7 Re8 16. Bb4 Qd8
17. a4 a5 18. Ba3 Ndf6 19. c4 Be6 20. c5 Bd7 21. h3 Qc7
22. Rf3 Nxc5 23. Rc1 b6 24. Bf5 Nfe4 25. Bb2 Rad8 26. Rf4 f6
27. Bg6 Re7 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Bxf5 Nd6 30. Qxd5+ Kh8 31. Bb1
Rxe3 32. Rxf6 Nde4 33. Rxh6# 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. e4 Nxe4 4. Bxb5 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
Nf6 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Ba6 9. Bf4 c6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Ne5 Qc8
12. Qf3 Nb4 13. Rad1 d6 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Kh8 16. Re3 f5
17. Qe2 Rf6 18. Re1 Bf8 19. a3 Na6 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Qxe6 Qxe6
22. Rxe6 Nc7 23. Re2 Kg8 24. f3 Kf7 25. Kf1 g6 26. Bg3 Rd8
27. Ke1 Bg7 28. Rd2 Bh6 29. Rd3 Rd7 30. d5 cxd5 31. Nxd5 Nxd5
32. Rxd5 Bc1 33. Rb5 Rc7 34. Bxd6 Rxc4 35. Be5 Be3 36. Bc3 Bb6
37. Ke2 Ke6 38. Re5+ Kd6 39. Re8 Rc6 40. Bb4+ Kd5 41. Bc3 Kc4
42. a4 Kb3 43. a5 Bc5 44. Rb8+ Kc2 45. Rb7 h5 46. Be1 Re6+
47. Kf1 Bd4 48. b4 Kd3 49. Bf2 Bxf2 50. Kxf2 h4 51. Rxa7 Re2+
52. Kf1 Rb2 53. Rd7+ Ke3 54. Re7+ Kd3 55. Re1 h3 56. gxh3 Rxh2
57. Kg1 Ra2 58. h4 Ra4 59. b5 Rxa5 60. Rb1 Ra7 61. b6 Rb7
62. Kf2 f4 63. Rb4 Kc3 64. Rxf4 Rxb6 65. Kg3 Kd3 66. Kg4 Ke3
67. Re4+ Kf2 68. Ra4 Rb1 69. Ra2+ Ke3 70. Ra3+ Kf2 71. Kg5
Rg1+ 72. Kh6 Kg3 73. Kxg6 Kxh4+ 74. Kf5 Rb1 75. Ra5 Kh5 76. f4
Kh6 77. Ra7 Rb5+ 78. Kf6 Rb6+ 79. Kf7 Rb5 80. Ra6+ Kh5 81. Rf6
Ra5 82. Kg7 Ra7+ 83. Kf8 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. O-O Bc5
7. Nxd4 dxc4 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. Nb3 Ba7
12. Rd1 h6 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. Rac1 b5 15. Qb4 Bb6 16. Bf4 a5
17. Qd6 Qe8 18. Nxb5 e5 19. Bd2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rxb5 21. Nxa5
e4 22. Kg1 Ne5 23. Bb4 Ng6 24. a4 Rh5 25. Nc6 Bb7 26. Ne7+
Nxe7 27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28. Bxe7 Rb8 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. b4 Re5
31. Rc7 Bd5 32. b5 Bb3 33. Rd4 f5 34. Rb4 Be6 35. b6 Ra5
36. e3 Kg7 37. Bf1 Kf6 38. Ra7 Rc5 39. a5 Rc1 40. b7 f4
41. Rxe4 fxe3 42. Rxe3 Bh3 43. Rf3+ Kg7 44. a6 Rd8 45. Rxf7+
Kg6 46. b8=Q Rxb8 47. Rf2 Rb6 48. Ra8 Kg7 49. Ra7+ Kg6 50. Ra8
0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 a6 8. a4 b6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bb7
12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. c3 Rae8 16. Bd5
Bxd5 17. Qxd5 a5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. f3 Rfe8 20. Kf2 g5 21. g4
Kg7 22. c4 h5 23. h3 Rh8 24. Re2 hxg4 25. hxg4 Re6 26. Ke3 Rh3
27. Rd1 Kf6 28. b3 Re5 29. Ree1 Re8 30. Rd5 Rh2 31. Re2 Rh1
32. Rf5+ Kg6 33. Kd4 Rd1+ 34. Kc3 Rh1 35. Kd4 Rd1+ 36. Kc3 Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6
7.Qb3 Rb8 8.O-O b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 axb5 11.d3 Be7 12.Bf4 Nd5
13.Bd2 O-O 14.Rc1 c5 15.Ba5 Qe8 16.Nbd2 N5f6 17.Rab1 Bd5
18.Qd1 Ra8 19.b4 Ra6 20.e4 Bc6 21.Nb3 cxb4 22.Qd2 Bxe4 23.dxe4
Nxe4 24.Qc2 Nc3 25.Ra1 Nf6 26.Ne5 Nfd5 27.Nd3 Rc6 28.Bxd5 exd5
29.Re1 Rc4 30.f3 Qd7 31.Qf2 Bd6 32.Bb6 Qf5 33.Qe3 h5 34.Bd4
Rc7 35.Ra7 Rxa7 36.Bxa7 Ra8 37.Bc5 d4 38.Nxd4 Bxc5 39.Nxf5
Bxe3+ 40.Nxe3 b3 41.Nd1 Rc8 42.Nxc3 Rxc3 43.Rd1 b2 44.Nxb2
Rxf3 45.Rd8+ Kh7 46.Rd5 Rb3 47.Nd3 g6 48.Rd7 Kg7 49.Kf2 Ra3
50.Ke3 Ra2 51.h4 Kf6 52.Rb7 Ra5 53.Nc5 Ra3+ 54.Kf4 Ra1 55.Ne4+
Kg7 56.Nd6 Rf1+ 57.Ke3 Kf8 58.Rxb5 Ke7 59.Ne4 Re1+ 60.Kf4 Kf8
61.Rb8+ Kg7 62.Rb7 Rf1+ 63.Ke3 Kf8 64.Nd6 Rf6 65.Rb8+ Ke7
66.Ne4 Rf1 67.Ke2 Rf5 68.Rc8 Re5 69.Kf3 Rf5+ 70.Kg2 Re5 71.Ng5
Re2+ 72.Kh3 Rf2 73.Rc4 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.d3 Re8 10.b4 Bf8 11.Rb1 a5 12.b5 Nd4
13.e3 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 a4 15.Qe2 Ra7 16.Bb2 Be6 17.Rfc1 Qd7
18.Ne4 Ba2 19.Ra1 Bd5 20.Bg4 Qd8 21.Bc3 Nd7 22.Bf3 b6 23.Bb4
Bxb4 24.axb4 Qe7 25.Nc3 Bxf3 26.Qxf3 Nf6 27.Rxa4 Rxa4 28.Nxa4
Qxb4 29.Nc3 Qb2 30.Qd1 Rd8 31.Kg2 h6 32.h3 Rxd3 33.Qxd3 Qxc1
34.Qd8+ Kh7 35.Qxc7 Ne4 36.Qxe5 Nxc3 37.Qf5+ Kg8 38.Qc8+ Kh7
39.Qf5+ Kh8 40.Qc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.01"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7
7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bc3 Nf6
12. Qb3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nc4
Be6 17. d5 Bg4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Kf1 b5 20. Ne3 Bd7 21. a3
Rfc8 22. Rac1 Kf6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. d6 e6 25. Ng4+ Kf5
26. Ne3+ Kf6 27. Ng4+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge rapid exhibition"]
[Site "Zurich CHE"]
[Date "2014.02.01"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 cxd4 6.O-O Bc5 7.Nxd4
dxc4 8.Qa4+ Qd7 9.Nb5 O-O 10.Qxc4 Qe7 11.b4 Bb6 12.a4 Bd7
13.a5 Bxf2+ 14.Kxf2 Rc8 15.Qd3 Nd5 16.Kg1 Qxb4 17.Nd4 Nc6
18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.Qd2 Qc5+ 20.Kh1 Nf6 21.Bb2 Ng4 22.Qd4 Bxg2+
23. Kxg2 Ne3+ 24.Kf2 Qxd4 25.Bxd4 Nxf1 26.Kxf1 Rc1+ 27.Kf2
Rac8 28.Bxa7 e5 29. Be3 Rd1 30.g4 f6 31.h3 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.02"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d4 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. e4 b5 10. d5 b4 11. Ne2 Na5 12. Qc2 c6
13. Nfd4 cxd5 14. exd5 Qc7 15. b3 e5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a3 bxa3
18. Bd2 Nb7 19. Rxa3 e5 20. Nc6 Ra8 21. Nb4 a5 22. Qa2 Bf5
23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. b4 Bxh3 26. Rb1 Bf5 27. Rb2 Bd7
28. bxa5 Bc6 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Be3 e4 31. a6 Nd3 32. Rb7 Qc8
33. Nxe4 Bxd5 34. cxd5 Qg4 35. Rxd3 Qxe4 36. Rdb3 Qxd5 37. Qe2
Qc6 38. a7 d5 39. Rxg7 Kxg7 40. Bd4+ Kh6 41. Qe3+ Kh5 42. g4+
Kh4 43. Qh6+ Kxg4 44. Qh3+ Kf4 45. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.03"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Kf8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8
22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxf5 Bxf5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Ra6 Be7 26. Nf1
b4 27. Ne3 Bd3 28. Ra5 bxc3 29. bxc3 Bd8 30. Ra8 f6 31. f3 Be7
32. Ra7 Bd6 33. Rd7 Ba3 34. Rxd5 Kg8 35. h4 Bc1 36. Ng4 Bc4
37. Rc5 Be6 38. Nf2 Ra8 39. g4 Ra2 40. Kg3 Ra6 41. Rc7 Bd2
42. Ne4 Be1+ 43. Bf2 Bxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Rc2 46. Kf4
Ra2 47. h5 Ra5 48. Nc5 Bd5 49. Rc8+ Kf7 50. c4 Ba8 51. Rc7+
Kg8 52. Ne6 Ra3 53. Rxg7+ Kh8 54. Kf5 Bxf3 55. Rg6 Be2
56. Rxh6+ Kg8 57. Rg6+ Kh8 58. Rxf6 Rf3+ 59. Nf4 Bxc4 60. Kg5
Kg8 61. Kh6 Ra3 62. g5 Ra7 63. g6 Rc7 64. Nh3 Rc8 65. Ng5 Rd8
66. Nh7 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7
7. g3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bd2 g6 11. Kd1 Kh8 12. h3
Ndf6 13. Kc2 Bd7 14. a4 Qc8 15. g4 Ng7 16. Nh2 Ng8 17. f4 exf4
18. Bxf4 f6 19. Nf1 Rf7 20. Ne3 Qf8 21. h4 Bd8 22. Qh2 Bc7
23. h5 g5 24. h6 Ne8 25. Bg3 Ne7 26. Nf5 Ng6 27. a5 Ne5
28. Be2 Bxf5 29. exf5 Qe7 30. Be1 Qd8 31. Ne4 Re7 32. Qg2 b6
33. Bc3 b5 34. cxb5 axb5 35. Bxb5 Bxa5 36. Bc6 Raa7 37. Bxe5
Rxe5 38. Ra4 Nc7 39. Rha1 Na6 40. Nd2 Nb4+ 41. Rxb4 cxb4
42. Nc4 b3+ 43. Kxb3 Ree7 44. Qg3 Qb8+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 9. Nf5 d4 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Qa3 Qb6 16. Rfc1
Rfc8 17. b4 a5 18. c5 Qa6 19. Nc4 Be6 20. Nd6 axb4 21. Qxa6
bxa6 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. c6 Nb6 24. Rab1 a5 25. a3 b3 26. c7 Bc4
27. Bb7 Rxc7 28. Rxb3 Rxb7 29. Rxc4 Nxc4 30. Rxb7 Nxa3 31. Kg2
Nc4 32. g4 Nd6 33. Ra7 f6 34. Rxa5 Ne4 35. h4 h5 36. gxh5 Kh7
37. Ra8 Nd6 38. Kf3 Nf5 39. Kg4 Nh6+ 40. Kh3 Nf5 41. Rd8 Nh6
42. f4 exf4 43. Rxd4 Nf7 44. Rxf4 Kh6 45. Rf5 Nd6 46. Rd5 Nc4
47. Kg3 Ne3 48. Rc5 Nf1+ 49. Kf4 Nd2 50. e3 Nb3 51. Rc3 Na5
52. Rc8 Kh7 53. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. b3 Nb6 8. Ne5 Bb4 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Qd3 f6 11. Nf3 e5 12. a3
Bxc3+ 13. Bxc3 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 e4 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. Qa2 exf3
17. exf3 dxc4 18. bxc4 Be6 19. d5 Bf7 20. Rhe1 c6 21. Bb4 Re8
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Re1 Qd8 24. f4 cxd5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5
Bxd5 27. Qd2 Qb6+ 28. Qe3 Qa6 29. g4 Bf7 30. Qd4 h6 31. Re7
Qc6 32. Kg3 Re8 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8 34. Qxa7 Bd5 35. Qc5 Qe6
36. Qe7 Qb6 37. Qc5 Qe6 38. Qe7 Qb6 39. Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. b3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. h3 h6 5. Nf3 e6 6. c4 Be7
7. g4 Bh7 8. Rg1 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. h4 Ne4 11. g5 hxg5
12. hxg5 O-O 13. d3 Bb4+ 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 c5 16. a3
Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Re8 18. f4 Qb6 19. Kf2 Qxb3 20. g6 Bxg6 21. f5
d4 22. e4 Bxf5 23. exf5 Re3 24. Rb1 Qd5 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Rg2
Ne5 27. Qd1 Re8 28. Bc1 b6 29. Qh5 Qf3+ 30. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 31. Kg1
Rxf5 32. Rf2 Rh5 33. Bf4 Re6 34. Be2 Rh3 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Kg2
Rh8 37. Bh2 Rg6+ 38. Kf1 f6 39. Ke1 Ng4 40. Bxg4 Rxg4 41. Kd2
Rg6 42. a4 Rhg8 43. Re1+ Kd7 44. Ree2 Kc6 45. Kc2 f5 46. Kb3
Rf8 47. Re7 f4 48. Rxa7 Re6 49. Kc4 Re1 50. Bxf4 Rc1+ 51. Bxc1
Rxf2 52. Kb3 Rf3 53. Kc2 c4 54. dxc4 Rc3+ 55. Kb2 Rxc4 56. Bd2
d3 57. Kb3 Rc2 58. Bf4 Rf2 59. Rc7+ Kd5 60. Rd7+ Kc6 61. Rc7+
Kd5 62. Be3 Rf1 63. Rd7+ Ke4 64. Bxb6 Rb1+ 65. Kc4 Rxb6
66. Rxd3 Ra6 67. Ra3 Ra5 68. Kb4 Ra8 69. Kc5 Rc8+ 70. Kb6 Kd5
71. a5 Kd6 72. Rd3+ Ke7 73. a6 Rb8+ 74. Kc7 Rb1 75. Re3+ Kf7
76. Ra3 Rc1+ 77. Kb6 Rb1+ 78. Ka5 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2826"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 f5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O e6 8. Bh2 Nc6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. c3 b6 11. b4 a5 12. Qb3
Bb7 13. a3 h6 14. c4 Nd8 15. c5 axb4 16. axb4 Nf7 17. Nh4 Kh7
18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nc4 Bd5 20. Qb2 Ne4 21. Nf3 Qb7 22. b5 Rfc8
23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Rxa1+ 25. Qxa1 Qc7 26. Nfd2 Nxd2
27. Nxd2 e5 28. Bf3 Bxf3 29. Nxf3 Qc4 30. Qf1 Qb4 31. Kh1 Ng5
32. Nxg5+ hxg5 33. dxe5 dxe5 34. f3 e4 35. fxe4 Qxe4 36. Qc1
Be5 37. Qc6 Qb1+ 38. Bg1 Bg3 39. Qd7+ Kh6 40. Qd4 Kh7 41. Qd7+
Kh6 42. Qd4 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.13"]
[EventDate "2014.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nbd2 Qd7 12.Nxe5 Nxe5
13.Rxe5 Nf6 14.Re1 Rae8 15.Nf3 Bd6 16.Be3 Re7 17.d4 Rfe8 18.c3
h6 19.Ne5 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Rxe5 21.Qxd7 Nxd7 22.Red1 Nf6 23.c4 c6
24.Rac1 R5e7 25.a4 bxc4 26.Bxc4 Nd5 27.Bc5 Re4 28.f3 R4e5
29.Kf2 Bc8 30.Bf1 R5e6 31.Rd3 Nf4 32.Rb3 Rd8 33.Be3 Nd5 34.Bd2
Nf6 35.Ba5 Rde8 36.Rb6 Re5 37.Bc3 Nd5 38.Bxe5 Nxb6 39.Bd4 Nxa4
40.Rxc6 Rd8 41.Rc4 Bd7 42.b3 Bb5 43.Rb4 Nb2 44.Bxb5 axb5
45.Ke3 Re8+ 46.Kd2 Rd8 47.Kc3 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.14"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Nd2 c6 8. e3 Nf8 9. Bd3 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f5 Ne7 14. Nde4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qh4 16. g3 Qh3
17. Nf2 Qxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Nxf5 19. Qf3 Nd6 20. e4 f6 21. Bc2 Be6
22. Nd3 Nc4 23. Kg1 Bd6 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Rad8 26. f5 Bf7
27. Qc3 Rfe8 28. Bd3 Nb6 29. a4 a6 30. a5 Nc8 31. e5 Ne7
32. e6 Bh5 33. Be4 Nd5 34. Qh3 Be2 35. Kf2 Bb5 36. Rg1 Kh7
37. Qa3 Bc4 38. Rg4 Bb5 39. Rg1 Bc4 40. Rc1 Bb5 41. Bf3 Nf4
42. Rd1 Kh8 43. d5 Nxd5 44. Bh5 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.15"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. h3
Bb7 13. Qe2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bc4 a5 16. Bd3 Nd7 17. Nf3
Nc5 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bf4 Re8 20. Qh5 Qe7 21. Bb5 c6 22. Bc4
Ba6 23. Bd6 Qxd6 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. e5 Qd7 26. e6 Nxe6 27. Bxe8
Rxe8 28. Qxh7 Qd5 29. f4 d3 30. f5 d2 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh5+
Kf8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.17"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1
Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Bd3 Qa2 20. Bc4 Qa4 21. Bb3
Qa3 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc4+ e6 24. Ng5+ Ke8 25. Nxe6 Qe7
26. Nxg7+ Qxg7 27. Bc3 Nd8 28. Qb3 Rc7 29. Ba1 Rac8 30. d5 Qd7
31. Qb2 Qe7 32. Rbd1 Nf7 33. e5 Rc2 34. Qb5+ Qd7 35. Qxd7+
Kxd7 36. e6+ Kd6 37. exf7 Rf8 38. Re6+ Kd7 39. Rf6 Re2 40. f4
Re7 41. Be5 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Ke8 43. Re1 Re7 44. Rc1 Rff7
45. Bf6 Rd7 46. Re6+ Kf8 47. d6 Kg8 48. h4 Rf8 49. Bg5 Kf7
50. Rce1 Bc6 51. h5 a5 52. Re7+ Kg8 53. hxg6 hxg6 54. R1e6 Rf7
55. Rxg6+ Kh7 56. Rh6+ Kg7 57. Ree6 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.18"]
[EventDate "2014.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+
c6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4
c5 14.Qf3 cxd4 15.exd4 Bb4 16.Ne2 Ne4 17.a3 Bf8 18.Rad1 a6
19.a4 Rc8 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qh3 Ndf6 22.f5 g5 23.Ng3 b5 24.axb5 Qb6
25.Kh1 axb5 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.d5 e3 28.Ng4 Nxg4 29.Qxg4 h6
30.Ne4 Rc2 31.Nf6+ Qxf6 32.Bxf6 e2 33.Bxg5 Bxd5 34.Bxh6+ Kh7
35.Bxf8 exf1=Q+ 36.Rxf1 Rxg2 37.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 38.Kxg2 Rxf8 39.Kf3
Kg7 40.Ke4 Rh8 41.Kd4 Rc8 42.Rf4 Kf6 43.h4 Re8 44.Kc5 Re5+
45.Kd6 Re3 46.Rb4 Kxf5 47.Rxb5+ Kg4 48.h5 f5 49.h6 Rh3 50.Ke5
Rxh6 51.Rb4+ Kf3 52.Kxf5 Ke3 53.Ke5 Kd3 54.Rb8 Kc3 55.b4 Kc4
56.Rb7 Rh5+ 57.Kd6 Rh6+ 58.Kd7 Rh7+ 59.Kc6 Rxb7 60.Kxb7 Kxb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.19"]
[EventDate "2014.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 dxc4 4.Bg2 Nd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Qc2 Nb6
7.Na3 Be6 8.Ne5 Qd4 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bxc6+ Kd8 11.Nb5 Qc5
12.Bxa8 Qxb5 13.Bg2 Bd7 14.b3 e5 15.Rb1 cxb3 16.Rxb3 Qxe2
17.Ba3 Bxa3 18.Rxa3 Qc4 19.Qb1 Ke7 20.Rxa7 Qd4 21.Rb7 Na4
22.Rc1 Rd8 23.h3 Kf8 24.Qb3 e4 25.Rc4 Qd5 26.Qb4+ Kg8 27.Rd4
Qc6 28.Rbxd7 Nxd7 29.Qxa4 Qxa4 30.Rxa4 Nf8 31.Rxe4 Rxd2 32.a4
Ra2 33.Bf3 g6 34.Kg2 Ne6 35.Rc4 Kg7 36.Bd5 Kf6 37.Re4 Ra3
38.Bxe6 fxe6 39.Rf4+ Ke7 40.h4 h5 41.Re4 Kf7 42.Kf1 Ra2 43.Ke1
Kf6 44.Kd1 Ke7 45.f4 Ra3 46.Kc2 Rxg3 47.Rd4 Re3 48.Kb2 e5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.21"]
[EventDate "2014.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.Nbd2
a6 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nc4 Nd7 10.b4 Bd6 11.Qb3 Nf8 12.Bg5 Qd7
13.Be3 Ng6 14.Nfd2 Bf8 15.d4 Qe7 16.dxe5 Be6 17.Qc2 Bxc4
18.Nxc4 Nxe5 19.Nd2 a5 20.a3 axb4 21.axb4 Qe6 22.f3 Nc4 23.Bf4
c5 24.b5 Nd6 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Rb1 b6 27.e5 Nc4 28.Qe4 Ra4
29.Rc1 h6 30.h4 Nb2 31.c4 Qd7 32.Rb1 Ra2 33.Be3 Na4 34.Rb3
Rxd2 35.Bxd2 Qxd2 36.Rd3 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Nb2 38.Rd8 Qxc4 39.Qa8
Qxh4+ 40.Kg1 Qe1+ 41.Kh2 Qxe5+ 42.g3 Qe2+ 43.Kh3 Nd3 44.Rxf8+
Kh7 45.Re8 Nf2+ 46.Kh4 Qxb5 47.g4 Qc4 48.Qc8 Qf4 49.Qf5+ Qxf5
50.gxf5 c4 51.Re7 c5 52.Rxf7 c3 53.f6 Kg6 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.22"]
[EventDate "2014.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Qb3 d4 4.e3 c5 5.Qb5+ Nc6 6.Qxc5 e5 7.Qb5
a6 8.Qb3 Bc5 9.d3 Nf6 10.e4 O-O 11.Be2 Bb4+ 12.Nbd2 a5 13.O-O
Nd7 14.Qd1 Bd6 15.Ne1 Nc5 16.Nb3 Na6 17.Nd2 Nc5 18.Nb3 Na6
19.Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.23"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Nfd7
7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 f6 10. exf6 Qe8+ 11. Qe2 Qf7
12. fxg7 Re8 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qd2 Na5 15. Rb1 Nb6 16. Rb4 Nac4
17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rb5 Bf5 19. Kf2 Nd5 20. Rxd5 Qxd5 21. Ne2 a5
22. h4 b5 23. h5 b4 24. cxb4 axb4 25. axb4 Qb5 26. Re1 Bd3
27. Nf4 Ra3 28. d5 Bb1 29. Kg3 c3 30. Qc1 Rb3 31. Bc5 Rxe1
32. Qxe1 Qd7 33. h6 Qf7 34. Nh5 Bg6 35. Qe8+ Qxe8 36. Nf6+ Kf7
37. Nxe8 Ra3 38. Nf6 Ra8 39. g8=Q+ Rxg8 40. Nxg8 Kxg8 41. Kf4
Bd3 42. Ke5 Kf7 43. Be3 Bf1 44. g4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.25"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3
7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rfd1 a5 11. a3 Be7 12. e4
dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nd7 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Qc2 Qb6
17. Rd3 c5 18. d5 Bf6 19. Rad1 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nf8 21. R1d2 Ne6
22. Rd6 Qc7 23. Bg3 Nd4 24. Qd1 Qe7 25. h3 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. a4 h5 29. b3 h4 30. Bf4 g5 31. Re2 Qc5
32. Bd2 Qf5 33. Re1 b6 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. gxf3 Kg7 36. Kf1 Kg6
37. Re4 Kf5 38. Ke2 d3+ 39. Kd1 Bd4 40. Rg4 f6 41. f4 gxf4
42. Rxf4+ Ke5 43. f3 Bf2 44. Rg4 Kf5 45. Rf4+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.26"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. cxd5 Bxf3 6. Bxf3
cxd5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d4 Be7 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd2 Qd7
12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. Bg2 Ne8 14. Qe2 Nd6 15. Rfd1 Bd8 16. Be1 Ne7
17. b3 Rc6 18. Na4 Rac8 19. Nc5 Qe8 20. Qb2 R6c7 21. a4 Nc6
22. b4 Nb8 23. b5 Be7 24. Qb1 Nd7 25. Nd3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rxc1
27. Qxc1 Nb6 28. Qd1 Qc8 29. Bf1 Bf8 30. Ne5 Nbc4 31. Nxc4
Nxc4 32. Qc2 Nb6 33. Qxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.27"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7
7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. O-O-O Nf6
12. Bd3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Ka1 Kb8 15. Rc1 Ne8 16. Na4 Nd6
17. Nc5 g6 18. h4 Bc8 19. h5 g5 20. Bxh7 g4 21. Nh4 Qf6 22. g3
Nbc4 23. Bd3 Rxh5 24. Rhe1 Re8 25. Re2 Reh8 26. Qb3 Qd8 27. e4
b6 28. Na4 Ba6 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. Na4 Ba6 31. Nc5 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.29"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[Round "13.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 c5 6. a3
Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 cxd4 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5+
11. b4 Qe5 12. O-O-O a5 13. b5 d6 14. Qxe5+ dxe5 15. g3 Be6
16. Bg2 Bxc4 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6+ Kf8 19. a4 Bb3 20. Kb2 Bxa4
21. Rd5 Ke7 22. Ka3 Bc2 23. Rd7+ Kf8 24. e4 a4 25. Rc1 Bb3
26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Kg7 28. Rc7 Rb6 29. Rc6 Rb7 30. Kxa4
Ra8+ 31. Ra6 Rc8 32. b6 Rc2 33. Kb5 Rxf2 34. Kc6 Re7 35. Raa5
Re6+ 36. Rd6 Re7 37. Rdd5 Re6+ 38. Kc7 Re7+ 39. Kc8 Re8+
40. Kd7 Kf8 41. b7 Re7+ 42. Kc6 Re6+ 43. Kc7 Re7+ 44. Kb6 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2014.03.30"]
[EventDate "2014.03.12"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "188"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 a6 4.a3 e6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Ba2 Nc6 7.Nf3 Be7
8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 b5 10.Ne2 Bb7 11.Ng3 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.c3 d4
14.cxd4 cxd4 15.Bf4 Nc5 16.Rc1 b4 17.Bg5 b3 18.Bb1 h6 19.Bxe7
Qxe7 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.dxe4 Rab8 22.Qxb3 Ba8 23.Qc2 Rb6 24.Rcd1
Rfb8 25.Re2 Qb7 26.Rdd2 Rb3 27.Qd1 Qc7 28.Qc1 Rxf3 29.gxf3
Qxe5 30.Rd3 Qh5 31.Qf4 Ne5 32.Rc2 Rb5 33.h4 Bb7 34.Rcd2 Rb6
35.Kf1 Nxd3 36.Bxd3 e5 37.Qg3 Rf6 38.Be2 Rf4 39.Rxd4 Rxh4
40.Rd8+ Kh7 41.Kg2 Rf4 42.Rd1 g5 43.Qh3 Qg6 44.Kf1 Rh4 45.Qg3
Qe6 46.Kg2 Rf4 47.Rc1 Qd6 48.Rd1 Qf6 49.Rc1 a5 50.b4 axb4
51.axb4 Qd6 52.Rh1 Kg7 53.b5 Bc8 54.Qh2 Qg6 55.Qh5 Qf6 56.Qh2
Kh7 57.Qg3 Bb7 58.Rc1 Qd6 59.Rd1 Qf6 60.Rc1 Qd6 61.Rh1 Kg7
62.Qh3 Rh4 63.Qg3 Rf4 64.Qh3 Rf6 65.Rd1 Qc5 66.Qg3 Rf4 67.Rh1
Qc2 68.Qh2 Rf6 69.Re1 Qd2 70.Kf1 Rf4 71.Rd1 Qc3 72.Kg2 Qb2
73.Rh1 Rh4 74.Qg3 Rxh1 75.Kxh1 Qxe2 76.Qxe5+ Kh7 77.Kg2 Qc4
78.Qe7 Bc8 79.b6 Ba6 80.Kh2 Qb3 81.Qa7 Bf1 82.Kg1 Bh3 83.f4
gxf4 84.Qc7 Qd1+ 85.Kh2 Qh5 86.Qxf4 Bc8+ 87.Kg2 Qg5+ 88.Kf3
Qxf4+ 89.Kxf4 Kg6 90.Ke5 h5 91.Kd6 h4 92.Kc7 Ba6 93.Kb8 h3
94.Ka7 h2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2014.04.04"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Nc6 4. g4 h6 5. Bg2 d6 6. h3 Ne7
7. d4 Ng6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Qc2 c6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Bd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Ne2 Be6 16. f4 exf4
17. exf4 Bd6 18. f5 Bd7 19. Kb1 Be5 20. Nd4 Rhe8 21. b4 a5
22. c5 axb4 23. Qa4 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Qg3 25. Bf3 Qxf3 26. Qa8+
Kc7 27. Qa5+ Kc8 28. Qa8+ Kc7 29. Qa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2014.04.05"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Rodshtein"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Nf6 6. c4 dxc4
7. dxc4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 h6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Qc1 Qb6 11. h3 O-O
12. g4 Bh7 13. Nd2 Rfd8 14. a3 a5 15. Be3 Qa6 16. b3 Bc5
17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Qb2 Nb6 20. Rac1 axb4 21. axb4
Qa3 22. Qxa3 Rxa3 23. Rfd1 Rd7 24. b5 Nxc4 25. Ncb1 Bxb1
26. Nxc4 Rc3 27. Ne5 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Bg6 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Rd8+
Kh7 31. Rf8 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Bf3 Be4 34. Nxf7 g6 35. Ne5
Bxf3 36. Rf7+ Kg8 37. Rxf6 Be4 38. e3 g5 39. Kg3 Kg7 40. Rf7+
Kg8 41. Rc7 Bd5 42. Nf7 Rc1 43. Nxh6+ Kf8 44. f3 e5 45. Nf5 c5
46. e4 Bb3 47. h4 gxh4+ 48. Nxh4 Bf7 49. Nf5 Bb3 50. Re7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2014.04.06"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Felix Graf"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2493"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5
7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3 c5 9. d5 Nd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Qc2 Ndf6 12. Nd2
Bd7 13. O-O a6 14. Nce4 Nxg3 15. Nxg3 e6 16. Rad1 exd5
17. cxd5 b5 18. Nf3 Re8 19. Bd3 Bg4 20. Bf5 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ra7
22. Kg2 Re5 23. e4 h5 24. Qc1 h4 25. Qxg5 hxg3 26. hxg3 Qe7
27. Qf4 c4 28. Rh1 Rc7 29. g4 Kf8 30. g5 Ng8 31. Rh7 b4
32. Rdh1 c3 33. bxc3 bxc3 34. Rb1 Qd8 35. Rc1 Ne7 36. Rch1 Ng6
37. Qg4 Rc4 38. R1h5 Rxf5 39. Qxf5 Qc8 40. Rh1 c2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 f6 11. Ne1 Bd7
12. Nd3 Rc8 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Be8 15. e3 Bf7 16. Qe2 Re8
17. Ne4 Nb4 18. a3 Nba6 19. Nh5 Nd5 20. g4 Rc6 21. g5 Bxh5
22. Qxh5 g6 23. Qf3 f5 24. Ng3 Nac7 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Qxf5 Rf8
27. Qe5 Nf6 28. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. h3 dxe4 11. dxe4 h6 12. b4
Bb6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Nf1 Nf4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Be3
Be6 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Ne3 f6 20. h4 bxa4 21. Bxa4 Ne7 22. g3
Nd3 23. Red1 Rbc8 24. Bc2 Rxc3 25. Rxa6 Bg4 26. Bxd3 Rdxd3
27. Rxd3 Rxd3 28. Nxg4 Rxf3 29. Ne3 f5 30. exf5 Nxf5 31. Nxf5
Rxf5 32. Rxb6 Rf3 33. Kg2 Rb3 34. h5 e4 35. g4 Kf7 36. b5 Ke7
37. Rb8 Kf6 38. Rb7 e3 39. fxe3 Rxe3 40. b6 Rb3 41. Kf2 g6
42. hxg6 Kxg6 43. Rb8 Kg7 44. Ke2 Rb4 45. Kf3 Kf7 46. Kg3 Kg7
47. Kh4 Kh7 48. Rb7+ Kg6 49. Rb8 Rb3 50. Rb7 Kf6 51. Rh7 Kg6
52. Rb7 Kf6 53. Rb8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 a6
7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Bh5 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Na4 Nd7
12. a3 O-O 13. Rc3 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Rc1 Bf8
17. Bg3 Qg5 18. Nf4 Nf6 19. Qb3 Ne4 20. R3c2 Na5 21. Qd3 b5
22. Nb6 Ra7 23. Rc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8 Nc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Qc2
Qf5 27. Qd1 e5 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. dxe5 Nxg3 30. hxg3 Qxe5
31. Qf3 Qe4 32. Qg4 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qf5 34. Qh4 f6 35. Qh8+ Kf7
36. f3 Re7 37. g4 Qe5 38. Kh3 Qxe3 39. Nxd5 Qe1 40. Qd8 Qh1+
41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Kh3 Re8 43. Qd7+ Kg8 44. Nf4 g5 45. Qd5+ Kh8
46. Ng6+ Kh7 47. Qf5 Kh6 48. Kh2 Qe6 49. Qc2 Qf7 50. Nh4 gxh4
0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2
12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7 15. h4 Nb4 16. Rc7 O-O
17. hxg5 Qxg5 18. Bd6 Nc6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qf3 Be6 21. Rxb7
Rc8 22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. exf4 Nd4 24. Nb3 Nxb3 25. axb3 Rc2
26. Kd1 Rxf2 27. Be2 Rxf4 28. Rxa7 Rd4+ 29. Kc1 Rb4 30. Bh5
Bd4 31. Ra4 Be3+ 32. Kb2 Rb6 33. Be2 Bd7 34. Ra5 Be6 35. Rh5
Kg7 36. Raxd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Bf4 38. Bf3 Bd6 39. Kc3 Bb4+
40. Kc4 Be7 41. Rd7 Kf6 42. Bd5 Rb4+ 43. Kc3 Rb6 44. Rb7 Rxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Simen Agdestein"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 c5 8. e4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bd3 f5 11. d5 Bb7
12. O-O-O g6 13. h4 Ng7 14. Kb1 Na6 15. a3 Nc7 16. d6 Nce8
17. Rhe1 a6 18. Ng5 Bc6 19. Be2 Qb8 20. Bf3 Qb7 21. Rc1 Bxf3
22. Ngxf3 Nh5 23. Ka1 Neg7 24. Qd3 Qc6 25. Nb3 Rfc8 26. Nfd2
Rab8 27. Qf3 Qa4 28. Rc3 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. Nc1 h6 31. Nf3
Rbc8 32. Nd3 Kf7 33. Rec1 a5 34. Rh1 Rb8 35. Rc2 a4 36. Nc1 b5
37. cxb5 Rxb5 38. Ne2 Rb3 39. Nc3 Ra6 40. Rd1 Ne8 41. Ka2 Rb8
42. Ne2 Ra5 43. Rc4 Nhg7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O
7. O-O a6 8. Re1 Re8 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Kh2 Bxf2
12. Rf1 Ba7 13. Nh4 Nh7 14. Nf5 Ne7 15. Qg4 Ng6 16. Nc4 Nf6
17. Qe2 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Nxh6+ Kf8 21. Bg5
e4 22. Bxf6 exd3 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. Rxf3 Re2+ 25. Kh1 gxf6
26. Rxd3 b5 27. Rd7 bxc4 28. Rxf7+ Ke8 29. Rxf6 Ne5 30. Raf1
Rd8 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bg2 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6
12. Bf2 Ne7 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 Bd7 15. Rfc1 Bc6 16. Nb5 Nbc8
17. e3 Nd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Be1 Rfb8 20. Qb6 Qd8 21. Qxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rc5 f6 23. Nxc6 Nxc6 24. Rb5 Ra7 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. Bf1
Bd6 27. g4 f5 28. Bh4 Rf8 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Be2 Rf7 31. Kf2
Be7 32. Bxe7 Rxe7 33. Rb6 Ra8 34. Bb5 Nb4 35. Rd6 Kf7 36. Rc5
Rb8 37. Rb6 Ra8 38. Rd6 Rb8 39. Kf3 b6 40. Rc3 Ra7 41. Rd7+
Rxd7 42. Bxd7 Kf6 43. Rc7 Rg8 44. Bb5 Rg7 45. Rc8 Rg1 46. Rf8+
Kg7 47. Rb8 Rb1 48. Rxb6 Rxb2 49. Rxe6 Rxh2 50. Re5 Kf6
51. Bd7 Rh3+ 52. Kg2 Rh5 53. Re6+ Kg7 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Rb7 Kf6
56. Rb6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Nc2 58. Re6+ Kf7 59. Re5 Kf6 60. Re6+ Kf7
61. Re5 Kf6 62. Be6 Ne1+ 63. Kg3 Nc2 64. Bxd5 Rh6 65. Re6+ Kg7
66. Rxh6 Kxh6 67. Kf3 Kg7 68. Bb3 Nb4 69. Bd1 Kf6 70. Kf2 Nd5
71. Bb3 Nc3 72. Kf3 Ne4 73. Kg2 Nc3 74. Kg3 Ne4+ 75. Kh4 Nd2
76. Bc2 Nc4 77. e4 fxe4 78. Bxe4 Nb6 79. Bc2 Nd5 80. Kg3 h5
81. Bb3 Ne7 82. d5 Nf5+ 83. Kh3 Ke7 84. Bd1 Kd6 85. Bxh5 Kxd5
86. Bg6 Nd4 87. Kg4 Ke6 88. Bd3 Kf6 89. Bc4 Nf5 90. Kf3 Nd6
91. Bd3 Ke6 92. Bf1 Kd5 93. Kg4 Kc5 94. f5 Kb4 95. Bb5 Nxb5
96. axb5 Ka4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 O-O
7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. a3 Nc5 9. Ba2 Be6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 Bxa2
12. Rxa2 g6 13. Bd2 Re8 14. b4 Na4 15. c4 Bf8 16. Qb3 a6
17. Rc2 Ra7 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qa8 21. Rc6
Rc8 22. Rec1 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 Rd7 24. Nxe5 Nb6 25. Rxb6 Qxd5
26. exd5 dxe5 27. Rxa6 Rxd5 28. Kf1 e4 29. Ra8 g5 30. d4 Kg7
31. Bc3 Be7 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Bd8 34. Ra6 f5 35. Ke2 Kf7
36. f3 exf3+ 37. gxf3 h5 38. h3 g4 39. fxg4 hxg4 40. hxg4 fxg4
41. Ra1 Rf5 42. Rg1 Rf4 43. d5 Bf6 44. Bxf6 Kxf6 45. b5 Rb4
46. d6 Rxb5 47. Rxg4 Rd5 48. Ke3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nh5
7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Be2 Nhf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Rd8
12. Qb3 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. a3 Nf8 16. Qb4 c5
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Qa5 Ne6 19. Na4 Rac8 20. Ba6 Bxa6 21. Qxa6
h6 22. h3 Qe8 23. b3 Ne4 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. Na4 Rc6 26. Qa5 Rdc8
27. Nc3 d4 28. Nb5 dxe3 29. fxe3 Ng5 30. Nxg5 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1
hxg5 32. Nxa7 Ra8 33. Re1 Qg3 34. Qb5 Rc7 35. Nc6 g4 36. Ne7+
Kh8 37. Nf5 Qf4 38. Rf1 Qg5 39. h4 Qh5 40. Rxc5 Rd7 41. Qc4
Qh7 42. Rc8+ Rd8 43. Rxa8 Rxa8 44. Qxf7 Ne4 45. Kg1 g6
46. Qxh7+ Kxh7 47. Ne3 Rxa3 48. Rf4 Ra1+ 49. Kh2 Nd2 50. b4
Ra3 51. Nxg4 Rb3 52. Nf6+ Kg7 53. Ne8+ Kg8 54. Nd6 Rd3 55. Rf6
Kh7 56. b5 Nb3 57. Ne4 Rd4 58. Ng5+ Kh6 59. g3 Nc5 60. Rf7 Rd7
61. Rxd7 Nxd7 62. Ne6 Nb6 63. g4 Kh7 64. Kg3 Kg8 65. Kf4 Kf7
66. Nd4 Kf6 67. g5+ Ke7 68. Nc6+ Kd6 69. h5 gxh5 70. g6 Nd5+
71. Kg5 Ke6 72. Kxh5 Nf6+ 73. Kg5 Ne8 74. b6 Nd6 75. Nd8+ Kd7
76. g7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.03"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Simen Agdestein"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 a5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 c6 14. Rac1 h6 15. Bf1 b5 16. Bd2 bxc4
17. bxc4 Re8 18. Red1 Qc7 19. Qa3 c5 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Ne1 Bb7
22. f3 e5 23. e4 Nf8 24. Ng2 Ne6 25. Ne3 Nd4 26. Nd5 Qd6
27. Kg2 Nd7 28. Rb1 Reb8 29. Kf2 Bc6 30. Bc3 Rb4 31. Bxb4 axb4
32. Qb2 Bxd5 33. cxd5 Nb6 34. Rbc1 Na4 35. Qd2 Nc3 36. Rxc3
bxc3 37. Qxc3 Rxa2+ 38. Rd2 Rxd2+ 39. Qxd2 Qb6 40. Bc4 g5
41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Bc3 Nbd7
12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. O-O
Qc7 17. Rad1 a6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 h6
21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 b5 23. Rc1 bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qd6 25. Qf3 Qd5
26. Kg2 a5 27. Ra4 Ra6 28. Re3 Rf8 29. Rc4 a4 30. b4 a3
31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Rb3 Rfa8 33. b5 Rb6 34. Nd7 Rb7 35. Nc5 Rb6
36. Na6 Kf8 37. Nc7 Ra5 38. Nxd5 exd5 39. Rc5 Ke7 40. Rxd5 Ke6
41. Rc5 Rb7 42. Re3+ Kf6 43. Rc6+ Kf5 44. b6 f6 45. Rc7 Rxc7
46. bxc7 Rc5 47. Re7 g5 48. Kf3 Rc3+ 49. Ke2 Kg4 50. Kd2 Rc6
51. Kd3 Kh3 52. Kd4 Kxh2 53. Kd5 Rc2 54. Kd6 Kg2 55. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.05"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. d5 Nb8 11. h4 Nd7
12. Bd3 e4 13. h5 Qf5 14. Rh4 exd3 15. Rf4 Nc5 16. Rxf5 Bxf5
17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Kf1 Bd6 19. Nb3 f6 20. Be3 b6 21. Nxc5 bxc5
22. Qxd3 O-O 23. Qd2 Be8 24. h6 g5 25. Qb2 Bd7 26. Qa3 Rfe8
27. Bxc5 Bh2 28. Re1 Bf5 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Be3 Kf7 31. Ke2
Be5 32. Kd2 Bg4 33. Qxa7 Kg6 34. a4 Kxh6 35. a5 c6 36. dxc6
Rc8 37. f3 Bf5 38. g4 Be6 39. Qe7 Bxc4 40. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Rxb7 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxd4 15. Bg5 Rd8
16. Qc1 Na6 17. Bxe7 Rac8 18. Qf4 Nc5 19. Bxd8 Nxb7 20. Bf6
Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Nc5 22. h4 Qe6 23. Qa1 Nxe4 24. Re1 f5 25. Bxe4
fxe4 26. Qxa7 Re8 27. Qa4 Re7 28. Re3 Qd5 29. Qc2 Kf7 30. Qe2
Re6 31. Ra3 Re7 32. Qg4 Qf5 33. Qd1 Qe5 34. Qd8 Qc5 35. Re3
Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qc7+ 37. Qxc7 Rxc7 38. g4 Rc4 39. Kg3 h6 40. Ra3
g5 41. Ra7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4
Nbd7 8.e3 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Nd2 Nxg3 11.fxg3 Nb6 12.Bd3 Qe7
13.Qf3 Be6 14.a3 Bxc3 15.bxc3 O-O-O 16.a4 Bd7 17.a5 Na4 18.a6
Rhe8 19.Kf2 Kb8 20.Rhe1 Nxc3 21.axb7 Qb4 22.Kg1 Qb2 23.Nf1 f5
24.Ra5 Ba4 25.Rc5 Rf8 26.h3 Rf6 27.Nh2 Rdf8 28.Qf1 Ne4 29.Re2
Qa3 30.Bxe4 fxe4 31.Qe1 c6 32.Ra5 Qb3 33.Qa1 Qd1+ 34.Qxd1 Bxd1
35.Re1 Bh5 36.g4 Be8 37.Rea1 Rf2 38.Rxa7 Rb2 39.Nf1 Kc7 40.Ra8
Kxb7 41.R1a7+ Kb6 42.Re7 Rbf2 43.Rb8+ Ka6 44.Ng3 Bg6 45.Rxf8
Rxf8 46.Re6 Be8 47.Rxh6 Kb5 48.Rh7 Kc4 49.Ra7 Bg6 50.Ra6 Rf6
51.Ra3 Kb4 52.Ra1 Kc3 53.Rf1 Re6 54.Rf8 Kd2 55.Nf1+ Kd3 56.Kf2
Re7 57.Rg8 Re6 58.Ke1 Rf6 59.Rg7 Re6 60.Ra7 Re8 61.Ra3+ Kc2
62.Ra6 Rc8 63.Ke2 Be8 64.Ra5 Kc3 65.Ng3 Rb8 66.Rc5+ Kb2 67.Nh5
Bxh5 68.gxh5 Rh8 69.g4 Rh6 70.Kf2 Re6 71.Kg3 Rf6 72.h4 Rf3+
73.Kg2 gxh4 74.h6 Rxe3 75.h7 h3+ 76.Kh2 Re2+ 77.Kxh3 Re1
78.Kg2 Re2+ 79.Kg3 Re3+ 80.Kh4 Re1 81.Kg5 Rh1 82.Kg6 Rh4
83.Rxc6 e3 84.Re6 Rxg4+ 85.Kh5 Rg1 86.Rxe3 Rh1+ 87.Kg6 Rg1+
88.Kf7 Rh1 89.Kg8 Rg1+ 90.Kh8 Rg4 91.Re5 Rxd4 92.Kg7 Rg4+
93.Kh6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Bryne NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 e6 6. d4 Nc6
7. Bc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Ne4 b6
12. a3 Bb7 13. Qd3 Nce7 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Ng6 16. g3 Be7
17. h4 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bb4 Ne7 20. Ne5 a5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7
22. Ba6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd6 24. Bxb7 Bxe5 25. Rc6 Qxd4 26. Qxd4
Bxd4 27. b3 Bc5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Rxb6 Ba5 31. Rc6
g6 32. Rc8 Bd8 33. Ba6 Kg7 34. Bc4 h6 35. Kg2 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5
37. Ra8 Kf6 38. Be2 Rh8 39. Rb8 Ke7 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Rb8 Ke7
42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. Bb5+ Kf8 44. Rb8 Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Rb8 Ke7
47. Rb7+ Kf6 48. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+
Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. O-O Bf8
12. Rfc1 Ne7 13. b4 a6 14. Qb3 c6 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Nc5 Ra7
17. a4 Nc8 18. Ra2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nb6 20. Be2 g6 21. g3 h5
22. h4 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Rxa2 26. Qxa2
Rc7 27. Qa8 Qd6 28. Qb8 Qd7 29. Bf1 Kg7 30. Bh3 f5 31. Ra1 Rc8
32. Qe5+ Kf7 33. bxc6 bxc6 34. Qf4 Bd6 35. Qh6 Bf8 36. Qf4 Bd6
37. Qf3 Kg7 38. Qe2 Rc7 39. Qa2 Be7 40. Qb3 Rb7 41. Qc3 Bb4
42. Qc2 Be7 43. Ra6 Rc7 44. Bg2 Qd6 45. Bf3 Qd7 46. Kg2 Bf6
47. Qc5 Be7 48. Qb6 Bd8 49. Bd1 Rc8 50. Qb2 Rc7 51. Ba4 f4
52. exf4 Bxh4 53. Qb8 Qd8 54. Qb6 Qe7 55. Kh2 Bxg3+ 56. Kxg3
h4+ 57. Kh2 Qd6 58. Bd1 Rf7 59. Ra7 Qxf4+ 60. Kh3 Qxf2
61. Rxf7+ Qxf7 62. Qxc6 Qf1+ 63. Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.12"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3
7. dxc6 bxc6 8. e4 Qc7 9. gxf3 g6 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2 Be6
12. O-O-O Nd7 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Rg1 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Qe2
Rg8 17. Rxg8 Bxg8 18. Qd3 Nb6 19. Qxf5+ Kb7 20. b3 d5 21. Qd3
Qg7 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Qa6+ Kb8 24. Qa5 Be7 25. Bc4 Nxe3
26. fxe3 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Bd5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Nc3 Qg1+ 30. Kb2
Qf2+ 31. Ka3 Qd2 32. f5 Kb7 33. Qb5+ Kc7 34. Qe8 Bd6 35. Qf7+
Kc6 36. Qe8+ Kc7 37. Qf7+ Kc6 38. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bf8 9. Nbd2 d6 10. Re1 Bd7 11. a4 g6 12. Nf1
Bg7 13. Ne3 Qc8 14. a5 a6 15. Bc4 Nd8 16. b4 Ne6 17. Qb3 Bb5
18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. g3 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qd7 21. d4 exd4 22. cxd4
Qb5 23. Rac1 Bg7 24. h4 c5 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. dxc5 Rac8
27. Qxb5 axb5 28. Nd5 Ra8 29. e5 Rxa5 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. exf6
Raa8 32. Rb1 Nxc5 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Rxb5 Nd7 35. Rxb7 Nxf6
36. Rb2 h5 37. Kf1 Kg7 38. Re2 Rxe2 39. Kxe2 Kf8 40. Kf1 Ke7
41. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4 Qe7 9. O-O Nf6 10. a4 a5 11. bxa6 bxa6
12. a5 Ba7 13. f4 O-O 14. Kh1 d6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Bg5 exd4
17. Bd5 c6 18. Bxc6 Qc5 19. Bxf6 Qxc6 20. Bxd4 Qxe4 21. Nd2
Qg6 22. Rb1 Bg4 23. Qa4 Be2 24. Rf2 Bb5 25. Qa2 Bxd4 26. cxd4
Rad8 27. Nf3 Bc4 28. Qa1 f6 29. h3 Rfe8 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1
Re8 32. Qc3 Bd5 33. Kh2 Qf5 34. Qc7 h5 35. Qg3 Qd3 36. Qh4 Qg6
37. Qf4 Kh7 38. Qd6 Qf5 39. Qxa6 h4 40. Kg1 Qb1+ 41. Rf1 Qc2
42. Qb5 Bxf3 43. Rxf3 Re2 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Qd5+ Kh7 46. Qh5+
Kg8 47. Qd5+ Kh7 48. Rf1 Qa2 49. Qf3 Kg8 50. Rc1 Re8 51. Qc6
Re2 52. Qc8+ Kh7 53. Qf5+ Kh6 54. Qf4+ Kh7 55. Qxh4+ Kg6
56. Qg4+ Kh6 57. Rc5 g5 58. h4 Re1+ 59. Kh2 Qf2 60. hxg5+ Kg6
61. gxf6+ Kxf6 62. Rc6+ Ke7 63. Qg7+ Kd8 64. Qc7+ Ke8 65. Qc8+
Kf7 66. Qd7+ Re7 67. Qd5+ Kg7 68. Qg5+ Kf7 69. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "5.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gadir Guseinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O Qc7 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 Re8 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qd2 Nbd7
12. Bh6 e5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rad1 Nf8 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. dxe5
dxe5 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bd7 19. Red1 Re7 20. Bc4 Ne8
21. R6d2 f6 22. Ne1 Nc7 23. Nd3 Be6 24. Bxe6 Nfxe6 25. f3 Nd4
26. Ne2 Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Rd8 28. Red2 Red7 29. Kf2 Ne6 30. Ke3
g5 31. c3 c5 32. b3 Kf8 33. g3 h5 34. Ne1 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Rxd2
36. Kxd2 c4 37. b4 Kf7 38. Ng2 Kg6 39. Ke2 b6 40. Kf2 b5
41. axb5 Nc7 42. b6 axb6 43. Ne3 b5 44. Nf5 Kf7 45. Ke3 Ne8
46. Kf2 Ke6 47. Ke3 Kd7 48. Kd2 Ke6 49. Ke3 Kf7 50. Kf2 Nc7
51. Ke3 Kg6 52. Ne7+ Kf7 53. Nf5 Ne8 54. Kf2 Kg6 55. Ne7+ Kg7
56. Nf5+ Kf7 57. Ke3 Nc7 58. Ke2 Kf8 59. Ke3 Ne6 60. Kf2 Nc7
61. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "6.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qa4 Be7
12. a3 O-O 13. b4 c4 14. Qb5 Rfd8 15. Rb1 b6 16. Rd1 Nd5
17. Bb2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nd4 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Kf1 Nb5 21. Bb2
Bf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. a4 Na3 24. Rbc1 c3 25. dxc3 Rxd1+
26. Rxd1 Rxc3 27. Bf3 Nc4 28. Rd7 a5 29. bxa5 bxa5 30. Bh5 Ne5
31. Ra7 Rc5 32. f4 Ng6 33. Bf3 f5 34. h4 Kg7 35. h5 Nf8
36. h6+ Kf6 37. Kf2 e5 38. Bh5 Ng6 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Bxg6 fxg6
41. Ra7+ Kf8 42. fxe5 Rxe5 43. Rxh7 g5 44. Ra7 Kg8 45. Rg7+
Kh8 46. Rxg5 Kh7 47. g4 Re4 48. Rxf5 Rxg4 49. Rxa5 Kxh6
50. Ra8 Kg7 51. a5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Qc7 6. Qd2 Bg4
7. Be2 Nd7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 a6 10. O-O Ngf6 11. g4 h5 12. g5
Nh7 13. Bg2 e5 14. f4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Qb6
17. Rad1 O-O-O 18. h4 Kc7 19. Qxb6+ Nxb6 20. b3 Nf8 21. Ne2
Nfd7 22. f5 Ne5 23. fxg6 Nxg6 24. Rxf7+ Rd7 25. Rf6 Nxh4
26. Nf4 Rg8 27. Ne6+ Kb8 28. Rdf1 d5 29. Rf8+ Rxf8 30. Nxf8
Rg7 31. Ne6 Re7 32. exd5 Nxg2 33. g6 Nxd5 34. Rf8+ Ka7 35. g7
Rxg7 36. Nxg7 Nge3 37. c4 Nb4 38. Ne6 Nxa2 39. Rf7 a5 40. Nd8
Nb4 41. Rxb7+ Ka6 42. Re7 Nf5 43. Rd7 Kb6 44. Rb7+ Kc5 45. Rd7
Nc2 46. Ra7 Nfd4 47. Rxa5+ Kb4 48. Rxh5 Na1 49. c5 Naxb3
50. Nb7 Ne6 51. Rh4+ Kb5 52. Kf2 Nbxc5 53. Nd6+ Kb6 54. Ke3
Nc7 55. Kd4 Nd5 56. Nc4+ Kb5 57. Nd6+ Kb6 58. Rh3 Ne6+ 59. Ke5
Nc5 60. Rh1 Kc7 61. Nc4 Nb6 62. Rh7+ Ncd7+ 63. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "8.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Potkin"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. f3 Bh5 11. Na4 O-O
12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. dxc5 e5 14. Bg5 Qe7 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ng3 Qh6
17. Nf5 Qf6 18. Qb3 Bg6 19. Nd6 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ne7 21. e4 d4
22. Nc4 Rad8 23. b4 h5 24. g3 h4 25. f4 hxg3 26. hxg3 exf4
27. Rxf4 Qg6 28. Nd6 Nd5 29. Rh4 Ne3 30. Kf2 Rxd6 31. cxd6
Qf6+ 32. Ke2 g5 33. e5 Qg7 34. Rh5 Ng4 35. Qxd4 Nxe5 36. Rah1
Re8 37. Rh8+ Qxh8 38. Rxh8+ Kxh8 39. d7 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 h6 11. h3
Bb4 12. Ne2 g5 13. g4 Ne7 14. Ng3 Ng6 15. Nh5 Be6 16. Be3 Kf8
17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Nf6 Nxe5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Nf5 c6 21. f4 Ng6
22. c4 Re8 23. Bd4 Rh7 24. a3 Ba5 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Nd6 Ra8
27. Nxb7 Bb6 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Rxd5 Nxf4 30. Rb5 h5 31. gxh5
Rxh5 32. Rd1 Rc8 33. Nd6 Rc2 34. Nf5 Kg8 35. h4 Kh7 36. Rd7
gxh4 37. Kh1 Ne2 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Rf7 Ng3+
41. Kg1 h3 42. Rf8+ Kh7 43. Rf7+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Bd6 6. Nf3
Nf6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Re1
Bd8 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. Bb3 h6 15. d5 Bf5 16. h3 Re8
17. g4 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Bd7 19. Ne5 Be8 20. h4 a5 21. a4 Nfd7
22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Kf8 25. d6 c5 26. Kg2 c4
27. Bc2 Bc6+ 28. f3 Nd7 29. Bf5 Nc5 30. Rh1 Kg8 31. Bh7+ Kf8
32. Bd3 Kg8 33. Bxc4 Ne6 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Kg3 Bb6 36. Re1 Bd7
37. Be3 Bd8 38. f4 Rc8 39. Rd1 Kf7 40. Bd4 Rc4 41. Be5 Bb6
42. Rh1 Rc8 43. Rh7 Rg8 44. Nb5 Kg6 45. Rh2 Rc8 46. Nc7 Bc5
47. b3 Bb4 48. Kf3 Bc6+ 49. Ke3 Bc5+ 50. Ke2 Bd7 51. Kd3 Rf8
52. Rc2 Bb6 53. Rh2 Bc5 54. Nb5 Rd8 55. Nd4 Bxd4 56. Kxd4 Rc8
57. Rh3 b5 58. axb5 Bxb5 59. Rc3 Rxc3 60. Kxc3 Kf7 61. Kd4 g6
62. Kc5 Bd7 63. Kb6 Ke8 64. Kxa5 Kd8 65. b4 Kc8 66. Kb6 Be8
67. b5 Bd7 68. Ka6 Kb8 69. b6 Bc8+ 70. b7 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qf5
12. Ng3 Qa5 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. a3 Bd6 16. Ne4 Bf4
17. Rc3 Rad8 18. Rd1 b5 19. Bd3 b4 20. Rc5 Qb6 21. g3 Bb8
22. Qe3 f5 23. Rb5 f4 24. Qc1 Qc7 25. Rc5 fxg3 26. Ne5 gxf2+
27. Nxf2 Qd6 28. Rxc6 Bxc6 29. Qxc6 bxa3 30. bxa3 Rf4 31. Bc4
g5 32. Bxe6+ Kg7 33. Rb1 Rxd4 34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. Qf3+ Kxe6
36. Qf7+ Kxe5 37. Re7+ Qxe7 38. Qxe7+ Kf5 39. Qh7+ Kf6
40. Qxh6+ Kf5 41. Qh7+ Kf6 42. Ne4+ Ke5 43. Qe7+ Kf5 44. Nf2
Bf4 45. Qxa7 Kg6 46. Qb6+ R8d6 47. Qb1+ Kg7 48. Qb7+ Rd7
49. Qf3 Rf7 50. Qc3 Bxh2+ 51. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 52. Kg3 Rf4 53. a4
Rg4+ 54. Kf3 Rf4+ 55. Kg3 Rg4+ 56. Kf3 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Na4 Bd4 6. Ne2 h5
7. h3 Nge7 8. c3 Bxf2+ 9. Kxf2 b5 10. d4 bxa4 11. d5 Nb8
12. Qxa4+ Nd7 13. Rf1 a5 14. Kg1 Ba6 15. c4 O-O 16. Qc2 c6
17. b3 Rc8 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Be3 Qe7 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Qd1 g6
22. h4 Bb7 23. Qd2 Nc5 24. Rad1 Rcd8 25. Bh6 Bc6 26. Bxf8 Kxf8
27. Rf2 Kg7 28. Qe3 Nba6 29. Rfd2 Nc7 30. Kh2 Ne8 31. Rxd6
Rxd6 32. Qxc5 Qf6 33. Nd5 Qd8 34. Rf1 Bxd5 35. exd5 f5 36. Qe3
e4 37. Rd1 Nf6 38. Kg1 Qc7 39. Bf1 Ng4 40. Qc3+ Kh7 41. Be2
Nf6 42. Qe3 Qb8 43. Kg2 a4 44. Qc5 axb3 45. axb3 Nd7 46. Qa3
Qf8 47. Qa7 f4 48. gxf4 Qxf4 49. Qf2 Qe5 50. Qf7+ Kh6 51. Rf1
e3 52. Qf4+ Qxf4 53. Rxf4 Rb6 54. Bd1 e2 55. Bxe2 Rxb3 56. Rf7
Ne5 57. Rc7 g5 58. d6 Rb2 59. hxg5+ Kxg5 60. Kf1 h4 61. c5 h3
62. Rh7 Rc2 63. Rh5+ Kf6 64. Rxe5 Kxe5 65. d7 h2 66. Bf3 Rd2
67. c6 Ke6 68. Ke1 Rd6 69. Kf2 Ke7 70. Kg2 Rf6 71. Be4 Rf4
72. Bd5 Rd4 73. Bf3 Rd3 74. Be4 Re3 75. Bd5 Re5 76. Bf3 Rf5
77. Be4 Rf4 78. Bd5 Rd4 79. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qd7
12. Rc1 Bb6 13. Bd2 Qg4 14. e3 Qh5 15. Nh4 Bg4 16. Bf3 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. Nxf3 d4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Rc7
Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Rbxb7 Bb6 24. Rd7 Rad8 25. Kf1 Rxd7
26. Rxd7 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Ke2 Kf8 29. Kd3 Ke8 30. Kc4 a6
31. Kc5 Kd7 32. g4 g6 33. f3 Bc7 34. h3 Bd8 35. Bh6 Bc7 36. h4
Bd8 37. h5 Bc7 38. Bg5 Ba5 39. Bf4 Bd8 40. Bd2 Bc7 41. f4 gxh5
42. gxh5 f5 43. Be3 Bd8 44. Kd5 Bc7 45. a4 Bd6 46. Bd2 Bc7
47. Kc5 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. Nb3 Bd6 8. Na5 Rb8 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Bd2 c5 11. Nc4 Bxc4
12. dxc4 Nd7 13. h4 a6 14. h5 b5 15. Nh4 Qe8 16. Nf5 Kh8
17. Ba5 Nb6 18. Bxb6 Rxb6 19. O-O-O Qe6 20. Rh3 bxc4 21. Ne3
c3 22. b3 Rbb8 23. Nc4 f5 24. Rxc3 fxe4 25. Re3 Rf5 26. Rxe4
Rbf8 27. f3 Rxh5 28. Ne3 Qc8 29. Kb1 Rg5 30. Rh1 Rf4 31. Qd3
h6 32. Rd1 Qb7 33. Rd2 Rxe4 34. fxe4 Rg3 35. Re2 Kh7 36. Qd2
Qb4 37. Qd1 Rg6 38. Nc4 Qb8 39. Rf2 Qe8 40. Qe2 Qe6 41. Ne3
Be7 42. Nd5 Bg5 43. Nxc7 Qc6 44. Nd5 c4 45. Qxc4 Qxc4 46. bxc4
Rc6 47. Rf5 Rxc4 48. Rxe5 Rd4 49. Re6 Rd2 50. g4 Rg2 51. Rxa6
Rxg4 52. e5 h5 53. e6 h4 54. e7 Re4 55. Kb2 Bxe7 56. Rc6 Bb4
57. c3 Be7 58. Kc2 h3 59. Rb6 Re1 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Bd6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. b3 O-O 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 Nd7 11. Rb1 b6
12. g3 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Be3 Qe8 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. Ne4 Raf8
17. Kg2 Nf6 18. Qe2 Nxe4 19. dxe4 Rf3 20. Kg1 Qxe4 21. Rfe1 c5
22. Qd3 Qg4 23. Re2 h5 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Rbe1 a5 26. Bd2 Ra3
27. Bc1 Rxa2 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 g6 30. Bf4 Ra1+ 31. Kg2
Rd1 32. Qc6 Rd6 33. Qxc7 Qd7 34. Re7 Qxc7 35. Be5+ Kg8
36. Rxc7 Rdf6 37. Bxf6 Rxf6 38. Rb7 Kf8 39. f4 Ke8 40. Kf3 Kd8
41. Ke4 Kc8 42. Ra7 Rd6 43. Ke5 Rd7 44. Ra8+ Kb7 45. Re8 a4
46. Kf6 Rd1 47. Re3 Rd6+ 48. Kg5 Ka6 49. Ra3 Ka5 50. c3 Re6
51. Kh6 h4 52. gxh4 Re4 53. Kxg6 Rxf4 54. Kg5 Rf2 55. h5 Rg2+
56. Kf5 Rxh2 57. Kg5 Rg2+ 58. Kf5 Rh2 59. Kg5 Rg2+ 60. Kf5 Rh2
61. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "2.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Chanda Sandipan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bc4 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Qe2 Bg4 8. c3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Nf1
h6 13. Bb5 Bc8 14. c4 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5
Nf5 18. Qd2 Nd6 19. Qxf4 Nxb5 20. cxb5 Qxd5 21. a4 a6 22. bxa6
Rxa6 23. Ng3 Rf6 24. Qe4 Qxe4 25. Nxe4 Re6 26. Nd3 b6 27. Nc3
Rd8 28. Nf4 Red6 29. Nb5 R6d7 30. Rac1 c5 31. Nc3 Bb7 32. Red1
Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 Bc6 35. b3 Be4 36. Ne3 Bd4
37. Nfd5 Bxe3 38. Nxe3 Bd3 39. Nd5 Bc2 40. Nxb6 Bxb3 41. a5
Bc2 42. a6 Be4 43. a7 Kg7 44. f3 Bc6 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. Ke3 Kg5
47. a8=Q Bxa8 48. Nxa8 Kh4 49. Kf2 c4 50. Nb6 c3 51. Ke3 Kg3
52. Nc4 Kxg2 53. Ne5 Kxh3 54. Nxf7 h5 55. f4 h4 56. Ng5+ Kg2
57. Nf3 h3 58. Ne1+ Kg3 59. Nd3 h2 60. Nf2 c2 61. Nh1+ Kg2
62. Kd4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Onischuk"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O e5 8. d5 Nb8 9. e4 a5 10. Ne1 Na6 11. Nd3 Nd7 12. f4
exf4 13. gxf4 Ndc5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Be3 b6 16. Bd4 Bh6
17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Rae1 Qe7 19. f5 Qh4 20. Bf2 Qg5 21. f6 Rae8
22. h3 Qd2 23. Be3 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 h5 25. Rf2 Qd4 26. Qf4 Kh7
27. Ne2 Qe5 28. Qf3 Qxb2 29. Ng3 Qa1+ 30. Rf1 Qe5 31. h4 Bg4
32. Qf2 a4 33. Bf3 Bh3 34. Bg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 a3 36. Rfe1 Nd7
37. Rf3 Ra8 38. Ree3 Ra4 39. Rxa3 Rxa3 40. Rxa3 Nxf6 41. Rf3
Kg7 42. Qe3 Ng4 43. Qd2 Ra8 44. a3 Ra4 45. Nf5+ Kg8 46. Ng3
Rxc4 47. Qe2 Rc3 48. Rxc3 Qxc3 49. a4 Qe3 50. Qc2 Qf4 51. Nf1
Qxf1+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "4.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zaven Andriasian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be3 Qb6 8. Rb1 f6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 fxe5 11. fxe5 Nf5
12. Bd3 O-O 13. Bxf5 Rxf5 14. Qe2 Na6 15. g4 Rf7 16. Rf1 Raf8
17. Rxf7 Rxf7 18. a3 Nc7 19. b4 a5 20. b5 Ne6 21. bxc6 Qxc6
22. Kd2 Bxe5 23. Qb5 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Qxd5 Nf3+ 26. Kd3
Qa6+ 27. Ke3 Qa7+ 28. Kd3 e6 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Ne4 Ne5+ 31. Kd2
Nc4+ 32. Kd3 Nxa3 33. Rb6 Nb5 34. Rxb5 b6 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Ke2
Qc7 37. Nf6+ Rxf6 38. Qxf6 Qc4+ 39. Kd2 Qxb5 40. Qxe6+ Kf8
41. Qf6+ Kg8 42. Qe6+ Kf8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "5.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. b3 e5 9. Bb2 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Re1 a5 12. h3
c6 13. Bc2 g6 14. Nf1 Bg7 15. Ng3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Ne5 17. Qe2
Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Be6 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Bc3 Nd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Qf8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Qxa5
Re2 27. Bd3 Re5 28. Qc7 Nc5 29. b4 Re7 30. Qb6 Nxd3 31. Rxd3
Rd7 32. f6 Qd8 33. Qxd8+ Rxd8 34. Re3 b5 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. Re7
d5 37. Rb7 d4 38. Kf1 h5 39. Rxb5 Rd6 40. a4 Rxf6 41. a5 Re6
42. Rd5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "6.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 Na6 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bd2 d6 10. d5 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 e5 12. a3
Nc5 13. b4 Nd7 14. c5 bxc5 15. Nb3 Rb8 16. Na5 Ba8 17. Nc6
Bxc6 18. dxc6 cxb4 19. axb4 Nf6 20. Rxa7 Rxb4 21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. Bxd5 e4 23. Rb7 Rxb7 24. cxb7 e3 25. Qa4 exf2+ 26. Kxf2 c6
27. Qxc6 Bf6 28. e3 Qb8 29. Rc1 Bb2 30. Rc4 Ba3 31. Ra4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "7.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexey Dreev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. g3 Bg7
7. Bg2 Nf6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 a5 10. Nf3 Re8 11. O-O Bf5 12. Nh4
Bd7 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Rfe1 Ne5 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bc6
17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qc3+ Nf6 21. Rc1
Re7 22. e4 Qd7 23. Bg2 Qb5 24. Re3 Qb4 25. Qb2 a4 26. Rf3 Re5
27. Rxf6 axb3 28. axb3 Kxf6 29. f4 Re8 30. fxe5+ Rxe5 31. Qf2+
1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "8.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mateusz Bartel"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. f4 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O h5 6. d3 Be7
7. Nc3 h4 8. e4 Bg4 9. d4 hxg3 10. hxg3 Nd7 11. Qe1 dxe4
12. Nxe4 Ngf6 13. c3 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Qa5 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Qe2
Nxe5 17. fxe5 O-O-O 18. b4 Qa4 19. Be3 Rhf8 20. b5 Qxb5
21. Qxb5 cxb5 22. d5 Ba3 23. Bxa7 Bd3 24. Rfd1 Bc4 25. Bb6
exd5 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Bh3+ Kc7 28. Rd2 Bc5+ 29. Kg2 Be3
30. Rb2 d4 31. cxd4 Bxd4 32. Rab1 Bxb2 33. Rxb2 Ra8 34. Kf3
Rxa2 35. Rb1 Kb6 36. Kf4 Kc5 37. Bc8 b6 38. g4 b4 39. Bf5 b3
40. Ke3 b5 41. g5 g6 42. Be4 Re2+ 43. Kf4 Kb4 44. Bf3 Rf2
45. Ke3 Rxf3+ 46. Kxf3 Kc3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "9.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O b6
12. Ne5 Bb7 13. f4 g6 14. Qg4 Be4 15. f5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "11.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Nc6
7. b3 e5 8. Bb2 e4 9. Nfd2 e3 10. fxe3 Re8 11. Na3 Ng4 12. Nc2
Nxe3 13. Nxe3 Rxe3 14. Rf4 Qe7 15. Kf1 g5 16. Re4 Rxe4
17. Nxe4 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxe4 19. Bg2 Qe3 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qd3
Qxd3 22. exd3 c5 23. Re1 h6 24. g4 a5 25. Re7 Rc8 26. Re4 a4
27. bxa4 Ra8 28. Re2 Bxd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Re7 c5 31. Rd7
Rxa4 32. Rxd6 Rxa2 33. Rxh6 Kg7 34. Rc6 Rxh2 35. Rxc5 Kf6
36. Rf5+ Kg6 37. Rd5 Rd2 38. Rxd4 f6 39. Ke1 Rc2 40. Kd1 Ra2
41. c5 Kf7 42. c6 Ra7 43. Kd2 Ke6 44. Ke3 Rc7 45. Rc4 Kd5
46. Rc1 Re7+ 47. Kf3 Rc7 48. Rc4 Ke5 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Kd2 Rxc6
51. Rxc6 Kxc6 52. Ke3 Kd5 53. d4 Ke6 54. Ke4 f5+ 55. gxf5+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Potkin"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. a4 a5
7. Re1 Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. Nc3 Re8 10. h3 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. d5
Nc5 13. Nd2 Nfd7 14. Nc4 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 e4 17. Bd4
Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qe7 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. g4 fxg4 21. Nxg4 Qg7
22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 h5 25. Bf5 Rxe1+
26. Rxe1 hxg4 27. Bxd7 gxh3 28. c4 Rf8 29. Re4 Bc8 30. Bxc8
Rxc8 31. Re6 Kf7 32. Kh2 Rh8 33. Re3 Rh4 34. Rxh3 Rxf4
35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. Rxc7 Rf2+ 37. Kg3 Rxb2 38. Kf4 Rb4 39. Ke4
Rxa4 40. Rc6 b5 41. Rxd6+ Ke7 42. Ke5 Rxc4 43. Ra6 Rc1
44. Ra7+ Ke8 45. Rxa5 b4 46. Rb5 Rc4 47. Kd6 Rd4 48. Rb7 Rc4
49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Kd7 Kf6 51. d6 Kf7 52. Kd8 Rd4 53. d7 Ke6
54. Rb6+ Kd5 55. Kc7 Kc4 56. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Nd7
12. O-O e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qxe5 16. Qd4
Qxd4 17. exd4 Rd8 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. f3 Rd7 21. Kf2
Rad8 22. Ke3 Kf7 23. Rdd3 a6 24. Rc5 Rd5 25. Rb3 R8d7 26. Rxd5
exd5 27. Kd2 Re7 28. Re3 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 g6 30. b4 b6 31. a3 Kf6
32. Kf2 Ke6 33. Ke3 Kf6 34. Kf2 Ke6 35. Ke3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "12.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg4
7. h3 Bh5 8. f4 Be7 9. Qe1 Na6 10. a3 Nc5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Ndf3
Bxf3 13. Nxf3 a5 14. e3 Qb6 15. g4 Rfe8 16. g5 Nfd7 17. h4 Bd6
18. Qf2 Re7 19. h5 f5 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Qh4 Ncd7 22. Bh3 h6
23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Nd4 Rfe8 25. Rg1 Bc5 26. c3 Bxd4 27. exd4 Kh8
28. Rg2 Qb5 29. Rg3 Qb3 30. Be3 Qxb2 31. Rag1 Qe2 32. f5 Qxh5
33. Qxh5 Nxh5 34. Rf3 exf5 35. Bd2 f4 36. Bxf4 Nxf4 37. Rxf4
Nf6 38. Bf5 Re1 39. c4 Kg8 40. c5 Rxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Kf7 42. Rf2
g6 43. Bh3 Re3 44. Bc8 Rxd3 45. Bxb7 Rxd4 46. Bxc6 Ke7
47. Re2+ Re4 48. Rb2 Rc4 49. Rb7+ Kd8 50. Rf7 Ng4 51. Bxd5
Rc1+ 52. Kg2 Ne3+ 53. Kf3 Nxd5 54. Ke4 Rxc5 55. Ke5 Ne7+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "13.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. d4 Nc6
7. Bb5 Bb4 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Nf4 Bg5
12. Bd3 Bxf4 13. Bxf4 Qh4 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Bg5 Qh5 16. f3 h6
17. Bf4 Rae8 18. Qf2 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Bxc7 Qf7 21. Be5
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Rf4 23. Qxa7 Rc8 24. Rab1 Qc7 25. Rxb7 Qxe5
26. Re7 Rf7 27. Rxf7 Bxf7 28. Qd4 Qxd4+ 29. cxd4 Rc3 30. Rd1
Ra3 31. Rd2 Kf8 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Ke2 Ra4 34. Bb5 Rb4 35. a4 Kd6
36. Kd3 Bg6+ 37. Kc3 Rb1 38. Bd3 Bxd3 39. Rxd3 Ra1 40. Kb3 Kc6
41. Rc3+ Kb6 42. Rc5 Rb1+ 43. Kc2 Rg1 44. g4 Rg2+ 45. Kd3 Rxh2
46. Rxd5 Kc6 47. Rc5+ Kd6 48. Rc2 Rh1 49. Ra2 Rd1+ 50. Ke3
Re1+ 51. Kf2 Re7 52. a5 Kd5 53. Ra4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "16.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8
12. Qc2 Rc8 13. a4 c6 14. a5 bxa5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4
17. Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qf5 Rb8 20. Rxa5 Bc8 21. Qc2
Be6 22. Rxa7 Bxb3 23. Qxc6 Bd5 24. Qc1 h6 25. Nh4 Bxg2
26. Kxg2 Bf8 27. Qc4 Qd5+ 28. Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Ra5 Nf6 30. Nf5 h5
31. Bg5 Ne4 32. Ne7+ Bxe7 33. Bxe7 Re8 34. Bc5 Nf6 35. Bd6 Rd8
36. Be7 Rxd4 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Rxh5 Kg7 39. Rh4 Rd2 40. Rf4
Kg6 41. g4 Ra2 42. h4 Rb2 43. Rc4 Kg7 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. Kf4 Rb2
46. f3 Rh2 47. h5 Ra2 48. Ke4 Ra5 49. Kf4 Rb5 50. Rd4 Ra5
51. Ke3 Ra3+ 52. Rd3 Ra4 53. Rd4 Ra3+ 54. Ke4 Ra5 55. f4 Ra1
56. Rd5 Ra6 57. Kf5 Rb6 58. Ra5 Rc6 59. Rd5 Ra6 60. Ke4 Ra4+
61. Rd4 Ra5 62. Rd5 Ra4+ 63. Kf5 Ra6 64. g5 fxg5 65. fxg5 Ra1
66. h6+ Kh7 67. Kf6 Rf1+ 68. Rf5 Ra1 69. Kxf7 Ra7+ 70. Kf6
Ra6+ 71. Ke5 Ra5+ 72. Kf4 Ra4+ 73. Kg3 Kg6 74. Rf8 Ra3+
75. Kg4 Ra4+ 76. Rf4 Ra6 77. Rb4 Rc6 78. Re4 Rb6 79. Kf4 Ra6
80. Re8 Ra4+ 81. Ke5 Ra5+ 82. Kf4 Rf5+ 83. Ke4 Rxg5 84. Rg8+
Kxh6 85. Rxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "14.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Laznicka"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6
7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3 Rc8 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Na4 O-O 13. Nc5 Rc7 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Qb6 Ne8 16. Na4 Rbc8
17. Rc5 Nd8 18. Rfc1 Rxc5 19. dxc5 Qxb6 20. Nxb6 Rc7 21. b4
Bg4 22. a3 Kf8 23. Kf1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nf6 25. Ke1 Ke7 26. Kd2
Nd7 27. Nxd7 Kxd7 28. e4 Nc6 29. exd5 exd5 30. Rc3 Ke6
31. Re3+ Kf6 32. f4 Ne7 33. Bf3 Ng6 34. Re8 Nxf4 35. Bg4 h5
36. Bc8 g5 37. Ke3 Ng6 38. Bh3 Nf4 39. Bc8 Ng6 40. Bh3 Nf4
41. Bc8 Ng6 42. Bh3 Ne5 43. Kd4 Nf3+ 44. Kxd5 Nxh2 45. Bc8 h4
46. Kd6 Rc6+ 47. Kd7 h3 48. Bxb7 Re6 49. Rxe6+ fxe6 50. c6 Nf3
51. c7 Ne5+ 52. Kd6 Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "15.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6
7. Nd2 Be6 8. Ne2 h5 9. h4 Nd7 10. Rc1 Nb6 11. b3 Qe7 12. O-O
g5 13. c4 Ba3 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Rb1 gxh4 16. e4 Nb6 17. d5 Bg4
18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 hxg3 20. e5 gxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Bc5 22. dxc6
Rd8 23. Qe1 Qxe5 24. cxb7 O-O 25. Nc3 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qc5+
27. Kg3 Rfe8 28. Ne4 Qe5+ 29. Kf2 f5 30. Rb5 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 fxe4
32. c5 Rd1 33. Qxd1 Bxd1 34. c6 e3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. Ne2 c6 6. Nf4 Bd6
7. g3 h5 8. h4 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nb6
12. Nd3 Qe7 13. c3 O-O 14. g4 hxg4 15. Qxg4 f5 16. Qf3 Nd7
17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Rde1 Kg7 19. h5 Rh8 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qg2
Ng4 22. Reg1 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25. f3 Nxe3
26. Qxg6 Bc7 27. f4 Nc4 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Qh5+ Qh7 30. Qxh7+
Kxh7 31. fxe5 Nxd2 32. Kxd2 f4 33. Ke2 Kg6 34. Kf3 Kg5 35. e6
Kf6 36. Kxf4 Kxe6 37. Kg5 a5 38. a4 b5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. Kg6
a4 41. Kg5 Kd6 42. Kf6 Kc6 43. Ke6 b4 44. cxb4 Kb5 45. Kxd5
Kxb4 46. Kc6 Kb3 47. Kb5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "18.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anton Korobov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. a4 c6 8. Nd2 a6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bb7
12. Ra1 Nbd7 13. Be2 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bd5 15. Bf3 h6 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Qg4 Qf6
22. f4 g5 23. Nd7 Qd8 24. Nxf8 Bxf8 25. h4 b4 26. hxg5 hxg5
27. fxg5 c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. g6 Qf6+ 30. Qf4 Qxf4+ 31. exf4
Nd2+ 32. Ke2 Nb3 33. Ra7 fxg6 34. Rxg6+ Kh8 35. Kd3 Bb4
36. Rc6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "19.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nge7 5. e3 a6 6. Nge2 d6
7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Ba7 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 exd4 11. exd4 Bd7 12. d5
Ne5 13. Kh2 b5 14. f4 N5g6 15. Nd4 bxc4 16. bxc4 Nf5 17. Nc6
Qf6 18. Qd3 Bc5 19. Bd2 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nge7 21. Rae1 Rab8
22. Ne4 Qg6 23. g4 Nh4 24. f5 Nexf5 25. Rxf5 Nxf5 26. Nxc5
dxc5 27. Qxf5 Qd6+ 28. Bf4 Qd4 29. Be5 Qd2 30. Rf1 f6 31. Bxc7
Rb2 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Qxd2 Rxd2 34. Bf4 Rc2 35. Rd1 g5 36. c7
1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "20.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. d4 d6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. exd6 exd6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Bg5 Nf6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7
12. c4 O-O 13. Nc3 h6 14. Bd2 a6 15. a4 Rae8 16. a5 Nf5
17. Qb3 Qc8 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Ne4
Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. h3 h5 24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qd8 26. Qb4
Qa8 27. b3 Qa7 28. Qc3 Qb8 29. Qe1 Qd8 30. Qb4 Qc8 31. g3 c5
32. Qe1 Qd8 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. h4 Nd4 35. Nxd4 cxd4 36. Qd2 Qf6
37. f4 Kg8 38. Kf3 Qf5 39. Qxd4 Qb1 40. Qc3 Qf1+ 41. Ke3 Qg1+
42. Kd2 Qb1 43. b4 Qa2+ 44. Kc1 Kf8 45. Kd1 Qb1+ 46. Kd2 Qa2+
47. Qc2 Qa1 48. Qc3 Qa2+ 49. Kc1 Ke7 50. Qe3+ Kf8 51. Qc3 Ke7
52. Qe1+ Kf8 53. Qc3 Ke7 54. Kd1 Kf8 55. Ke1 Qb1+ 56. Ke2 Qa2+
57. Kf3 Qb1 58. Kf2 Qa2+ 59. Ke3 Qg2 60. Qe1 Qc2 61. Kd4 Qb2+
62. Kd3 Qb3+ 63. Qc3 Qd1+ 64. Ke3 Qg1+ 65. Ke2 Qg2+ 66. Kd1
Qa2 67. Kc1 Ke7 68. b5 axb5 69. cxb5 Qxd5 70. a6 bxa6 71. bxa6
Qg2 72. Qc7+ Kf8 73. a7 Qf1+ 74. Kb2 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "21.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. c4 Ne4 4. Bf4 c5 5. f3 Qa5+ 6. Nd2 Nxd2
7. Bxd2 Qb6 8. Bc3 Bg7 9. e3 Nc6 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 O-O
12. Qd2 Rd8 13. Rd1 a5 14. Be2 d5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qc3+ f6 18. O-O Ba6 19. b3 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Qb4
22. Qc2 Qc5 23. Qc3 Rd5 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Rb8 26. Rd1 Rb2
27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Qxc4 29. Qxa5 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Qc2+ 31. Kg3
c5 32. a4 c4 33. Qc7 Kf7 34. a5 Qa4 35. Qc5 h5 36. Qd5+ Kf8
37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qd5+ Kf8 39. Qd8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Smerdon"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. dxe5
Nxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5 c6 9. O-O-O+ Kc7 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Be2
Nxf3 12. gxf3 Nh5 13. Rxd6 Kxd6 14. Rd1+ Kc7 15. Be7 b6 16. f4
g6 17. b4 a6 18. a4 Kb7 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. f5 Re8 21. Bf6 Ra7
22. a5 bxa5 23. bxa5 Kb8 24. Rd6 Rd7 25. Rxc6 Bb7 26. Rb6 Ka8
27. Rb4 Rc7 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rec8 30. c3 Rd7 31. Rb6 Rxd5
32. Rxa6+ Kb7 33. Rb6+ Ka7 34. Kc2 Rxa5 35. Bd4 Ka8 36. Rf6
Rc7 37. Kd3 Re7 38. h4 Kb7 39. Kc4 Rc7+ 40. Kd3 Re7 41. Kc4
Rd7 42. Rb6+ Kc8 43. Rf6 Re7 44. Kb4 Rd5 45. Kc4 Red7 46. Rc6+
Kb7 47. Rb6+ Kc7 48. Rf6 h6 49. Be3 Rd3 50. Bd4 Rf3 51. Kc5
Re7 52. Kd5 Kc8 53. Be5 Kd7 54. Rb6 f6 55. Rxf6 Ke8 56. Bd4
Rf4 57. Kd6 Rb7 58. Re6+ Kf8 59. Ke5 Rxh4 60. Rxh6 Kg7
61. Rg6+ Kh7 62. Rg5 Rg7 63. Kf6 Rg8 64. Rxg8 Kxg8 65. Kg5 Rh2
66. Be5 Rh3 67. Bd4 Rh2 68. Be5 Rh1 69. Bd4 h4 70. Kg4 Kf7
71. Bf2 h3 72. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6
7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. d5 Ne5 11. Ng3 Re8 12. h3
b5 13. b3 h5 14. f4 Nxc4 15. bxc4 h4 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 hxg3
18. exf6 exf6 19. Be2 Qe7 20. Nd1 bxc4 21. O-O Ba4 22. Bf4 g5
23. Bxg3 Qxe2 24. Qxe2 Rxe2 25. Nc3 Re3 26. Bxc7 Rb7 27. Nxa4
Rxc7 28. d6 Rd7 29. Nb6 Rd8 30. Rxc4 Re6 31. d7 f5 32. Rb1 Rd6
33. Kf1 Bd4 34. Rd1 Rxb6 35. Rdxd4 Kf8 36. Rc5 f6 37. Rxf5 Ke7
38. Rfd5 Rb7 39. Ra4 Rdxd7 40. Rxd7+ Rxd7 41. Rxa6 Rd2
42. Ra7+ Ke6 43. a4 Ra2 44. a5 Kf5 45. Kg1 g4 46. Kh2 gxh3
47. Kxh3 Kg6 48. a6 Ra3+ 49. Kg4 Ra4+ 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. Ra8 Kg7
52. g3 Ra4 53. Ke3 Rg4 54. Kd3 Rxg3+ 55. Kc4 Ra3 56. Kb5 f5
57. Rc8 f4 58. Rc7+ Kg6 59. Rc6+ Kg5 60. Kb4 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "4.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bernal Gonzalez Acosta"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O e5 6. c4 Ne7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rb1 h6 9. e4 Nb6 10. b3 Bg4 11. dxe5 Nc6 12. h3
Bxf3 13. Bxf3 h5 14. h4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Be3 Nd4
17. Kg2 Nc2 18. Rfd1 Nxe3+ 19. fxe3 Nd7 20. g4 hxg4 21. Bxg4
Nf6 22. Bh3 c6 23. Kf3 Bf8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Ra8 26. Ne2
Ba3 27. Ng3 a5 28. Nh1 Kg7 29. Ng3 Rh8 30. h5 Nxh5 31. Nxh5+
Rxh5 32. Bg4 Rh2 33. Rd7 b6 34. Kg3 Rh1 35. Kg2 Rh8 36. Rc7
Kf6 37. Rxc6+ Kg5 38. Rc8 Rh4 39. Bf3 Bc5 40. Rc7 f5 41. exf5
e4 42. Be2 gxf5 43. Rg7+ Kf6 44. Rg3 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Na6 6. e3 Bg4
7. Bxc4 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nb4 10. O-O Be7 11. a5 O-O
12. Rd1 b6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. Rc1
Nbd5 17. Qd1 h6 18. Ra1 Qb7 19. Qb3 Ra8 20. Rc1 Nxc3 21. Bxc3
Qc7 22. Be2 c5 23. Bf3 Rd8 24. Rd1 Nd5 25. dxc5 Nxc3 26. cxb6
Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Qb7 28. bxc3 Bc5 29. h4 Qxb6 30. Qc2 Qd6 31. h5
Kf8 32. Bf3 Ke7 33. g3 Qe5 34. Kg2 Qd6 35. Qe4 Qc7 36. Be2 Qd6
37. Bc4 Qc7 38. Bb5 Bd6 39. c4 Bc5 40. g4 Bb6 41. Qa8 Qd8
42. Qa1 Kf8 43. Qa3+ Kg8 44. Bc6 Qc8 45. Qa4 Bc5 46. Qb5 Be7
47. Kf3 Qd8 48. Ke2 Qd6 49. Qb7 Qb4 50. Qc8+ Bf8 51. Be4 Qc5
52. Qa6 Qg5 53. Bf3 g6 54. hxg6 Qxg6 55. Qa4 Qb1 56. Bg2 Qb2+
57. Kf1 Qb1+ 58. Ke2 Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "6.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Rxe1
22. Rxe1 Bf5 23. Ne4 Bf8 24. Nc5 Nb6 25. g4 Nd7 26. gxf5 Nxc5
27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. Rd7 Ra7 30. Rxa7 Bxa7 31. axb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Bc2 O-O
12. O-O Rd8 13. Rad1 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. h4 Qc7 16. Qe3 c5
17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 Nf8 19. Ng3 Bf6 20. Be4 Re8 21. d6 Qd7
22. Qd2 Ne6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nf5 Red8 25. Re3 h5 26. Qe2 b5
27. Ng5 Nf4 28. Qf1 c4 29. g3 Nd3 30. Rdxd3 cxd3 31. Qxd3 Bxg5
32. hxg5 g6 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34. Rf3 Qxe7 35. dxe7 Rxd3 36. Rxd3
Re8 37. Rd7 a5 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Kh3 f5 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Kh4
a4 42. a3 Kf7 43. f4 Kf6 44. Rb7 Ra8 45. Rb6+ Kxe7 46. Rxg6
Rd8 47. Rg5 b4 48. Ra5 Rd2 49. Rxa4 bxa3 50. Rxa3 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Parimarjan Negi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. h3
Bb7 13. c3 Qd6 14. Nc4 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 Rad8 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. a5
f6 18. Ne3 Ne7 19. Bd2 bxc3 20. Bxc3 Nb8 21. Bb3+ Kh8 22. Rac1
Nbc6 23. Nd5 Bd6 24. Red1 Rb8 25. Nd2 Na7 26. Nxe7 Bxe7
27. Bc4 Nb5 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. b4 Rfd8 30. f3 c5 31. Nb3 c4
32. Na1 Kg8 33. Nc2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "9.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Bd3 d6
7. h3 e6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Nh7 12. Qc1
f5 13. Bxh6 f4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Be2 Ndf6 16. a3 Bd7 17. Rd1
g5 18. g4 Rh8 19. Rd3 Nf8 20. Qf1 Ng6 21. Nxg5 Nh7 22. Nxh7
Rxh7 23. Qg2 Qg5 24. f3 Rah8 25. Bf1 Rh6 26. Rc1 R8h7 27. Rc2
Qd8 28. Qh2 Nh8 29. Qh1 Nf7 30. Rh2 Ng5 31. Rdd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "10.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc3 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. g3 Nd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. Bg2 Rab8 16. Bc6 Qc5
17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. b4 Qd4 19. f4 Kf8 20. h4 Bb7 21. Qxd4 Rxd4
22. Kf2 h5 23. Ke3 Rdd8 24. Rc3 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rb7 26. Rhc1 Rd7
27. Kf3 a6 28. g4 hxg4+ 29. Kxg4 Ra7 30. h5 a5 31. b5 a4
32. e4 Ra5 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Rxc7 Rxb5 35. Ra7 Rb1 36. Rxa4
Rg1+ 37. Kf3 Rh1 38. Ra6 Rxh5 39. Kg4 g6 40. Rxb6 Rh1 41. a4
Ra1 42. Ra6 Kg7 43. Ra7 Re1 44. Kf3 g5 45. f5 exf5 46. exf5
Rxe5 47. Kg4 Kf6 48. Ra6+ Kg7 49. Kxg5 f6+ 50. Kf4 Rc5 51. Kg4
Rd5 52. a5 Rb5 53. Ra8 Kh6 54. a6 Ra5 55. a7 Kg7 56. Kf4 Ra1
57. Ke4 Re1+ 58. Kd5 Rd1+ 59. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "11.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nc6
12. a3 Nh5 13. Be5 f6 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. h3 Nxf4 16. exf4 Qb6
17. Rd1 f5 18. Bb5 Bd6 19. g3 Na5 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. O-O Rhe8
22. Rd3 Nc4 23. Na4 Qc6 24. Rc3 b5 25. Nc5+ Bxc5 26. Rxc4 bxc4
27. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Bd2 Qa5 16. Qe1 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Qd8 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. f4 Rc8 21. Rac1 Qb6
22. a5 Qa6 23. Qb4 h6 24. Nf3 b6 25. Qd6 Nf8 26. axb6 axb6
27. Qb4 Qd3 28. Qd2 Qb3 29. Rfe1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Ra8 31. h4 Ra2
32. Rc2 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Rb1 34. Kg3 Kh7 35. Rc8 Rxb2 36. Qc1 Qa2
37. Qh1 Qa3 38. Qc1 Qa2 39. Qh1 Qa3 40. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Bd2 Bg7 8. b4 a5 9. bxa5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Qd5
12. f4 h6 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Bxd4 15. exd4 e3 16. Bxe3 Qxh1
17. Qd2 Na6 18. O-O-O Qd5 19. Bg2 Qc4+ 20. Kb1 Qe6 21. d5 Qf5+
22. Kb2 O-O-O 23. d6 exd6 24. cxd6 Qf6+ 25. Kb1 Qf5+ 26. Kc1
Qf6 27. d7+ Kb7 28. Bd4 Qe6 29. Bxh8 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.29"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. c4 Be6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 dxc4 11. Ng5 cxb3
12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qe3 bxa2 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Qxa2 Rf5 16. Rfb1
Qb6 17. e4 Rf8 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Qb2 b6 20. d5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3+
Kg8 22. e5 a5 23. dxc6 Na6 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Qxb6 Qxb6 26. Rxb6
Nc7 27. Rb7 Rfc8 28. Ra4 Ra6 29. h4 Kg8 30. Rd4 a4 31. Rd7 a3
32. Rbxc7 Rxc7 33. Bd5+ Kf8 34. Rxc7 a2 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Rg8+
1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Na5 10.Ba2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.b4 Nc6 13.Bd2
d5 14.Re1 Qd6 15.Na2 Nd7 16.Qe2 d4 17.Reb1 Nb6 18.Nc1 Na4
19.Nb3 Rf7 20.Rc1 Rd8 21.Ng5 Rf6 22.Qh5 h6 23.Nf3 Rdf8 24.Rf1
R8f7 25.Rae1 Bf8 26.h3 g6 27.Qh4 Qe7 28.Qg3 Bg7 29.Na5 Nxa5
30.Nxe5 Nb7 31.Nxg6 Qd8 32.e5 Rf5 33.f4 c5 34.Nh4 Rh5 35.Nf3
Kh7 36.Qg4 Rhf5 37.Nh4 Kh8 38.Nxf5 Rxf5 39.Qg6 Qe7 40.g4 Rf8
41.f5 Qe8 42.Qxe8 Rxe8 43.f6 Bf8 44.f7 Re7 45.Rf6 Nb6 46.Bxh6
Nd7 47.Ref1 cxb4 48.axb4 Bxh6 49.Rxh6+ Kg7 50.Rh5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. c4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 e6 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Qd2 d6
12. Bh6 Nd7 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bh3 Nf6 16. Nh4 Bb7
17. f3 c5 18. e4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Rfd8 20. Ng2 Qc7 21. Ne3 Qc5
22. Qc3 a5 23. Red1 h5 24. Rd3 b5 25. b3 bxc4 26. bxc4 Bc6
27. Rcd1 Rd7 28. Bg2 Rb8 29. Qd4 Qe5 30. f4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rc7
32. R1d2 Ne8 33. Kf2 Kf8 34. c5 dxc5 35. Rc4 Bb5 36. Rc3 c4
37. e5 Rc5 38. Nc2 Nc7 39. Nd4 Nd5 40. Bxd5 Rxd5 41. Nf3 Rc5
42. Rb2 Rd8 43. Nd2 Bc6 44. Nb3 Rb8 45. Rcc2 c3 46. Rb1 Rcb5
47. Rxc3 Bd5 48. Rbc1 Bxb3 49. Rxb3 Rxb3 50. axb3 Rxb3
51. Rc8+ Ke7 52. Kg2 a4 53. Kh3 g5 54. fxg5 Rb4 55. Ra8 Rg4
56. Ra7+ Kf8 57. g6 fxg6 58. Kg2 g5 59. Kf3 Rb4 60. Ke3 Ke8
61. Kd3 h4 62. Kc3 hxg3 63. hxg3 Rg4 64. Kd3 a3 65. Ke3 Rxg3+
66. Kd4 g4 67. Ra8+ Kd7 68. Kc5 Rd3 69. Kc4 Rf3 70. Kc5 g3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.02"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Qe1 Bf6 14. Nf5 d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
17. g3 Qd7 18. d3 Nc7 19. Qa5 Rfe8 20. Qe1 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 b5
22. c3 d4 23. c4 Re8 24. Qd1 bxc4 25. dxc4 Ne6 26. b4 d3
27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Bd2 Bg5 29. Rb2 Qd4 30. Rb3 Bxd2 31. Qxd2 Qxc4
32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Qxa2 34. Qd7 Kg8 35. Qxc6 g6 36. Bc4
Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qxb4 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Qa8+ Qf8 40. Qxa7 h5
41. Qd7 Qf5 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.03"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Rb8
7. a4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd2 e5 10. Nxc4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Nc5
12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bf4 Ne6 14. Be3 a6 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Nc4 Bb4
17. Rfc1 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. b3 c6 20. h3 Be6 21. e3 Rdd8
22. Ne2 g6 23. Nd4 Bd5 24. a5 h5 25. Ra4 Bc5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5
27. Ne2 Be7 28. Nc3 Rb5 29. Nd2 Rb4 30. Rxb4 Bxb4 31. Nc4 Rd8
32. Na2 Be7 33. Nc3 Nd5 34. Na4 Nb4 35. Kf1 Rd3 36. Rb1 Na2
37. Ra1 Nb4 38. Rb1 Na2 39. Ra1 Nb4 40. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.04"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. g4 g6 6. g5 Nh5
7. Bh3 exd4 8. Nxd4 h6 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. h4 Be7 11. gxh6 Bxh4
12. Be3 c6 13. Nf5 gxf5 14. Qxh5 Bf6 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Bf4
O-O-O 17. Bxd6 Qe6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. h7 Rde8
21. Qxf7 Re7 22. Qg8+ Kc7 23. Rde1 Rexh7 24. Qxh7 Rxh7
25. Rxe5 Rxh1+ 26. Kd2 Kd6 27. Re3 Rh2 28. Ke1 Rh1+ 29. Kd2
Rh2 30. Ke1 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.05"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3
Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 Nd7 12.Be2 dxc4
13.Qxc4 e5 14.O-O exd4 15.Nxd4 Nf6 16.b4 Bd7 17.Rfd1 Rfe8
18.Qc5 g6 19.a4 Qxc5 20.bxc5 a5 21.Nb3 Re5 22.Rd4 Kf8 23.Kf1
Ke7 24.Bc4 g5 25.h3 b5 26.cxb6 Rb8 27.f4 Rxe3 28.Nc5 Rxb6
29.Kf2 gxf4 30.Rxf4 Re5 31.Rxf6 Be8 32.Rf4 Rxc5 33.Re4+ Kf8
34.Rxe8+ Kxe8 35.Bxf7+ Kxf7 36.Rxc5 Rb4 37.Rxa5 c5 38.Ke3 Rd4
39.Ra6 Kg7 40.a5 Ra4 41.g4 h5 42.gxh5 Ra3+ 43.Ke4 c4 44.Kd4 c3
45.Kd3 Kh7 46.h6 Rb3 47.Kc2 Rb5 48.Kxc3 Rf5 49.Ra8 Rb5 50.Kc4
Rf5 51.Kb4 Rf4+ 52.Kc5 Rf5+ 53.Kd4 Rb5 54.Ke4 Rc5 55.Ra6 Rb5
56.h4 Rc5 57.Kd4 Rb5 58.Kc4 Rf5 59.Kb4 Rf4+ 60.Kc5 Rf5+ 61.Kb6
Rf6+ 62.Kb7 Rf7+ 63.Kc8 Rf8+ 64.Kd7 Rf5 65.Ra8 Rd5+ 66.Ke6 Rb5
67.Kf6 Rc5 68.Ra7+ Kxh6 69.Kf7 Rb5 70.a6 Rb6 71.Kg8 Rb8+
72.Kf7 Rb6 73.Ke7 Kg6 74.Kd7 Rf6 75.Ra8 Kg7 76.Kc7 Rf7+ 77.Kd6
Rf6+ 78.Ke5 Rb6 79.Ra7+ Kg6 80.h5+ Kh6 81.Kf5 Rc6 82.Re7 Rxa6
83.Re6+ Rxe6 84.Kxe6 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nxd4 10.cxd4 Bb4+ 11.Kf1 O-O 12.Rb1
Bd6 13.h4 Rb8 14.h5 h6 15.e4 b6 16.Be3 e5 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.f4
Qxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Bg4 20.Rd5 Bb2 21.Rb5 Ba3 22.Bh3 Bxh3+ 23.Rxh3
Rbc8 24.Rh2 Rfd8 25.Rb3 Bc1 26.Re2 Bxe3 27.Rbxe3 Kf8 28.e5 Rc5
29.Kg2 Ke7 30.Rb2 Rdc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.14"]
[EventDate "2014.09.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5
7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qd3 f5 9. h4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 g4
12. Nd2 d5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb7 15. Nd2 Nd7 16. Qe3 Qf6
17. Bd3 Bxg2 18. Rh2 Bb7 19. Re2 O-O-O 20. Qxe6 Qxe6 21. Rxe6
Nc5 22. Re3 Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 f4 24. gxf4 Rdf8 25. Kf2 g3+
26. Rxg3 Rxf4+ 27. Ke3 Rxh4 28. Rag1 Re8+ 29. Kd3 Bc6 30. Nf3
Be4+ 31. Kd2 Bxf3 32. Rxf3 Rh2+ 33. Kd3 Rxa2 34. Rg7 Kb8
35. Rh7 Ree2 36. c5 b5 37. Re3 Rxe3+ 38. Kxe3 Ra3 39. Kd2 Ra6
40. c4 bxc4 41. Kc3 c6 42. Rxh6 Kb7 43. Rh7+ Kc8 44. Rh8+ Kb7
45. Rh7+ Kb8 46. Rh8+ Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O Bf5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Na6 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. h3 Rb8 12. g4
Bd7 13. Qd2 Nc7 14. a4 b5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4
Rb4 18. Qd3 a6 19. d5 e6 20. Nd4 exd5 21. cxd5 Re8 22. Rfb1
Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Nb5 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. dxc6 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Nd5
27. Qc4 Nxe3 28. fxe3 d5 29. Qxd5 Qe7 30. Kh1 Rd8 31. Qc4 Be5
32. Rf1 Kg7 33. Bd5 f6 34. Rb1 Rb8 35. Rb7 Rxb7 36. cxb7 Qd6
37. Be4 a5 38. Qb5 Qd8 39. Kg2 Bb8 40. Qc6 Qe7 41. Kf1 Bc7
42. Bd3 Qd6 43. Qe8 f5 44. Bc4 Kf6 45. Qf7+ Kg5 46. gxf5 gxf5
47. Qg7+ Kh4 48. Be6 Bd8 49. Qxh6+ Kg3 50. Qg7+ Kh4 51. Kg2
1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[EventDate "2014.09.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. a3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. a4 Ne7
17. Ne3 Rb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. c3 Qe6 20. Qb1 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Re1 Bf6 24. Rae2 c5 25. Nxe5 cxb4 26. Qxb4
Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Qxd3 28. h3 h6 29. R1e3 Qd1+ 30. Re1 Qa4 31. Rb1
Qxb4 32. Rxb4 Rfc8 33. Rbxb5 Rxb5 34. Rxb5 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[EventDate "2014.09.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5
7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. a4 Nb6 11. Na3 Ne4
12. Qc2 Nd6 13. e4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rac1 c3 16. Rb1 cxb2
17. Rxb2 Ne8 18. Rxb6 Qxa3 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. Qc3 Qd8 21. Qc5 Nf6
22. f4 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. e5 Rd8 25. Be4 Qe8 26. Kf2 Qf8
27. Qc2 h6 28. Ke3 Ra7 29. h4 Bd7 30. Qc5 h5 31. Qc3 Qe7
32. Rdb1 Be8 33. R1b2 Kf8 34. Bf3 f5 35. Rb1 g6 36. R1b2 Kg7
37. Bg2 Rd7 38. Bf3 Rc7 39. Qc5 Qxc5 40. dxc5 Rd7 41. Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[EventDate "2014.09.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4
exd5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bb5 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Be6 11. Bd2
Bb4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe6+ fxe6 14. Nxe4 Rb8 15. O-O-O Ke7
16. Rhe1 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Rhd8 19. Rc2 Rb6
20. Rec4 Rd6 21. R2c3 e5 22. Rc5 Rg6 23. g3 Kd6 24. Ra5 Rf6
25. f3 Rf7 26. Rca3 Rfb7 27. Rd3+ Ke6 28. b3 Rb5 29. Ra6 R5b6
30. Ra3 Rb5 31. Rc3 Kd6 32. Kd2 Rd5+ 33. Ke3 a5 34. Rc4 Rbb5
35. Raa4 Rbc5 36. h4 h5 37. g4 g6 38. Ke4 Rxc4+ 39. Rxc4 Rd1
40. f4 Re1+ 41. Kd3 Rd1+ 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Kd3 Rd1+ 44. Ke3
Re1+ 45. Kd2 Ra1 46. fxe5+ Kxe5 47. Rc5+ Kd6 48. Rxa5 hxg4
49. Ke3 Rh1 50. Rg5 Rxh4 51. Rxg6+ Kc5 52. Rg5+ Kb6 53. Kd4
g3+ 54. Kc3 Rh2 55. a4 Rg2 56. a5+ Ka6 57. Kb4 Rc2 58. Rxg3
c5+ 59. Ka3 Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[EventDate "2014.09.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7
12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Qh5 Nc6 14. Nb3 f5 15. a3 fxe4 16. axb4 Nxb4
17. Nc5 Nd3 18. Nxd3 exd3 19. Bxd3 Bc6 20. Rc4 Rf6 21. Be4
Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Qe2 Rf5 24. h3 Rfd5 25. Qg4 R8d6 26. Rc1
Kh7 27. Ra4 a6 28. Qe4+ Kg8 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rac4 R5d7 31. g3
Kf7 32. Qf3+ Kg8 33. Qe4 Kf7 34. Qg4 Rxc8 35. Rxc8 Qg5 36. Qb4
Kg6 37. h4 Qf5 38. Rf8 Qd5 39. Qg4+ Kh7 40. Kh2 h5 41. Qf4 Qc6
42. Qb8 Rd1 43. e4 Rc1 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Qf4 Rc5 46. e5 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.04"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Re8
12. Nce2 Be5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxe5 Rxe5 15. Ba4 c5 16. Bxd7
Qxd7 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Qd2 Ree8 19. Rfd1 Qb7 20. Nc3 c4 21. bxc4
dxc4 22. Rb1 Qe7 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Rxe4
26. Rc6 Ree8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Kf1 g6 29. Ke2 Rc5 30. Rb2 Ra5
31. Kf3 Ra4 32. Rc2 c3 33. Ke2 h5 34. Kd3 Ra3 35. Kc4 a5
36. g3 Kg7 37. f4 Kf6 38. Kd5 Ra4 39. e4 Ke7 40. Ke5 Ra3
41. h4 f6+ 42. Kd5 Kf7 43. e5 Ke7 44. e6 Ra4 45. Rxc3 Rxa2
46. Rc7+ Ke8 47. Rf7 Rd2+ 48. Kc5 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.05"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7
12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. g3 c6 15. Bg2 Bb5 16. Qc2 Nd7
17. O-O Qf5 18. Rd2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Ba4 20. Rc3 Nf6 21. Rfc1 c5
22. b3 Be8 23. dxc5 Ne4 24. Re3 Nxc5 25. Ne5 Rab8 26. Bc6 a5
27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Na6 30. b5 Nc5 31. Ra3 Rb7
32. Rd1 Kf8 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. g4 Ke7 35. h4 f6 36. Nc6+ Ke8
37. g5 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Kxd7 39. Ra7+ Rc7 40. gxh6 gxh6 41. Ra8
Rc8 42. Rxc8 Kxc8 43. Kf3 h5 44. e4 e5 45. Ne7+ Kd7 46. Nd5
Ke6 47. Ke3 Nxe4 48. Nf4+ Kf5 49. Nxh5 Nd6 50. Ng3+ Ke6 51. h5
f5 52. f4 Nc4+ 53. Ke2 exf4 54. h6 Kf6 55. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.06"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nd2 Nd7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd5
12. Bc3 f5 13. f3 O-O 14. O-O Nxe5 15. fxe4 fxe4 16. Rxf8+
Kxf8 17. dxe5 Be6 18. Qd4 Qxd4+ 19. Bxd4 Bd5 20. Rc1 Ke8
21. h4 Rd8 22. a3 e6 23. e3 Kd7 24. Rf1 Ke8 25. Rf4 Bh6
26. Rf2 a6 27. Rc2 Kd7 28. g4 Bf8 29. Rf2 Ke8 30. Rf4 Be7
31. g5 Rc8 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Rc2 34. Rf4 b5 35. Kf1 a5
36. Ke1 b4 37. axb4 Bxb4+ 38. Kd1 Rc6 39. b3 Ra6 40. Bb2 Rc6
41. Rf2 Rc5 42. Bd4 Rc7 43. Rh2 Rc6 44. Rh1 Bc3 45. Ke2 Bb4
46. Kd3 Rc7 47. Ra1 Rc6 48. Bb2 Rc7 49. Ba3 Rc3+ 50. Kd4 Rxb3
51. Bxb4 axb4 52. Ra8+ Kf7 53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Rxh7 Rb1 55. Rb7
b3 56. Rb4 Ke7 57. Kc3 Re1 58. Re4 Rb1 59. Kb4 Kd7 60. Rd4+
Ke7 61. Ka3 Re1 62. Re4 Rb1 63. Rb4 Kd7 64. Rxb3 Rh1 65. Kb4
Kc6 66. Rc3+ Kd5 67. Rc5+ Ke4 68. Kb5 Kf5 69. Rc4 Rh3 70. e4+
Kxe5 71. Kc6 Rxh4 72. Rc5+ Kd4 73. Kd6 Rxe4 74. Ra5 Re1
75. Ra4+ Kd3 76. Ra5 Kd4 77. Ra4+ Kd3 78. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.08"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Bd3 c4 11. Bf5 g6
12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rae1 Nb6 15. Ne5 Bxc3 16. bxc3
Qa4 17. Qb1 Qe8 18. f3 Kg7 19. h3 h5 20. e4 f6 21. exd5 fxe5
22. Rxe5 Qa4 23. Rfe1 Bf5 24. Qc1 Rf7 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Bd3
27. Re7 Nxd5 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qg5 Qc6 30. Re5 Rf8 31. Rxd5
Kg8 32. f4 Qa4 33. Re5 Re8 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. f5 Kh7 36. Bg3
gxf5 37. gxf5 Qf7 38. Qh4+ Kg8 39. f6 Qg6 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. Be5
Bb1 42. Qg3 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.09"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Ba6 13. Na4 Bf6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 axb4
17. axb4 bxc5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 f6 21. Qe3
fxe5 22. Qxe5 Qf6 23. Qe3 Re8 24. Re1 Rb8 25. g3 Kf7 26. Qa3
Kg8 27. Re5 h6 28. Qe3 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rb2 30. h4 Kf7 31. h5 Kg8
32. Kg1 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Rb2 34. Kg2 Ra2 35. Qe1 Rb2 36. Kg1 Kh7
37. Rxe6 Qf5 38. Qe3 Rxf2 39. Rxh6+ gxh6 40. Qxf2 Qxh5 41. Qe1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.10"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. Nc4
Qxa2 12. cxd4 Qa6 13. Be2 Qe6 14. Qd3 f5 15. O-O Qxe4 16. Qa3
Nc6 17. Nd2 Qh4 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3
Re8 22. Rc7 Qd6 23. Qa4 Rd8 24. Bf4 Bd7 25. Qc4 Be5 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. Rxb7 Qd6 28. g3 Rab8 29. Rxa7 Ra8 30. Rb7 Rab8
31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Rb7 Rab8 33. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2014.11.11"]
[EventDate "2014.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Re1 d6 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Nh4
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxh4 14. Bxh4 Qxh4 15. d4 f5 16. Ng3 f4 17. Qd3
Kg7 18. d5 fxg3 19. hxg3 Qg5 20. dxc6 Bf5 21. Qe3 b6 22. Qxg5+
hxg5 23. Rad1 Rh8 24. Bc4 a5 25. b3 Rh6 26. Bd5 Rah8 27. Kf1
Bc2 28. Rd2 Rh1+ 29. Ke2 Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Rh1+ 31. Ke2 Rc1
32. c4 a4 33. bxa4 Bxa4 34. Rb2 Kf6 35. Kd2 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Rd4
37. Rd2 b5 38. Ke3 Rxd2 39. Kxd2 bxc4 40. f3 Kf5 41. Kc3 gxf3
42. gxf3 g4 43. Be4+ Kg5 44. Kxc4 Bd1 45. Kd3 Bxf3 46. a4 d5
47. Bxf3 gxf3 48. a5 e4+ 49. Kd2 d4 50. a6 e3+ 51. Kc2 f2
52. a7 f1=Q 53. a8=Q Qc4+ 54. Kb2 e2 55. Qd8+ Kg4 56. Qh4+ Kf3
57. Qf4+ Kg2 58. Qe4+ Kg1 59. Qb1+ Kf2 60. Qf5+ Ke1 61. Qg6
Kd1 62. Qg4 Qc3+ 63. Ka2 Kc1 64. Qxe2 Qc2+ 65. Qxc2+ Kxc2 0-1

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.21"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 Re8
7. a3 Bf8 8. Rc1 Nbd7 9. Be2 a6 10. c5 c6 11. Na4 Ne4 12. O-O
Nxd2 13. Nxd2 e5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qh4 16. f3 exd4 17. Bc4
Nf6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Qxd4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 Rc7
22. Rce1 Rd8 23. Qe3 Qh6 24. b4 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Rd4 26. Bb3 g6
27. Ref3 Rdd7 28. e5 Re7 29. e6 h5 30. Rf6 Kg7 31. h4 a5
32. R1f3 axb4 33. axb4 Kh7 34. Bc2 Kg7 35. exf7 Rxf7 36. Rxg6+
Kh8 37. Rfg3 Bg7 38. R3g5 Rf4 39. Rxh5+ Kg8 40. Bf5 Kf8
41. Be6 Ke8 42. g3 Rxb4 43. Kg2 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 Kd8 45. Rhg5 Bc3
46. Rg8+ Ke7 47. Bc4 Rf2 48. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.22"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Na3 c5
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Qc1 Ba6 15. Bd4 Rfd8 16. Rd1
Rac8 17. Qc3 Qa4 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Nxc2 c3 20. Bxc3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Bxe2 22. Re1 Bc4 23. Ne3 Nd5 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. Bd2
Kf8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Ke7 28. Kf1 e5 29. Ke2 e4 30. Kd2
f5 31. Kc2 Nb4+ 32. Kb3 Nd3 33. Be3 a6 34. Kc3 Kd6 35. h4 g6
36. b4 Kd5 37. a4 Ne5 38. b5 a5 39. Bb6 Nc4 40. Bd8 Kc5
41. Bc7 h5 42. Kc2 Kd5 43. Kb3 Nd2+ 44. Kc3 e3 45. fxe3 Ne4+
46. Kb2 Nc5 47. Bxa5 Nxa4+ 48. Ka3 Nc5 49. Bb4 Nb7 50. Ka4 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.23"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Nge2 Qd6 10. e5 Qd8 11. h4 Nb4
12. Nf4 N6d5 13. Nfxd5 Nxd5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6
f6 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. Ne4 Nb4 19. Rc1 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nd5 21. Rc5
b6 22. Rc4 Qb5 23. exf6 exf6 24. b3 Qa5+ 25. Qd2 Qxd2+
26. Kxd2 Rad8 27. Rc6 f5 28. Nc3 Nb4 29. Rxc7 Rxd4+ 30. Kc1
Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. a3 Rd3 33. Nb5 a6 34. axb4 axb5 35. Kc2
Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.24"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 c6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5
12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Ne4 Qf5 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Qxc6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rc8
21. Qxb6 Bxe2 22. Qb7 Bxd1 23. Qxc8+ Bf8 24. Qd8 Bxb3 25. a5
Kg7 26. a6 Qe5 27. h4 Bd5 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6
30. Bxd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5
7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 c6 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. h3 Qb6 11. Rb1 Rb8
12. Qd2 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. b3 Rb4 15. f3 Qb6 16. a3 Rd4
17. Qe3 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 O-O 20. Nge2 f5 21. Rf1
fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Nxe4 d5 24. N4c3 d4 25. Na4 Qa5+
26. Kf1 Qd2 27. Nc5 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qb2 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. N6xd4
Qxa3 31. Rc3 a5 32. Kf2 Qd6 33. Re3 c5 34. Nb5 Qf6+ 35. Ke1
Nc6 36. Nbc3 Nd4 37. Nd5 Qh4+ 38. g3 Qxh3 39. Nxe7+ Kf7
40. Nf4 Qh2 41. Kf1 g5 42. Nfd5 g4 43. Nf4 Qh1+ 44. Kf2 Qh2+
45. Ng2 Qh6 46. Nd5 Qc6 47. Re7+ Kf8 48. Ngf4 c4 49. Rc7 Qb5
50. Rxc4 Nxb3 51. Rc8+ Kf7 52. Rc7+ Ke8 53. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bg2 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. Qxc4 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 e5 10. Qh4 Nd5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2
N7b6 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qb4 Be6 15. Rfc1 Rf7 16. Qa5 Nd7
17. Rc2 Qxa5 18. Bxa5 Nb8 19. e3 Nc6 20. Bc3 Bf8 21. a3 Rc8
22. Rac1 Rfc7 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bb4 a5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. b4 axb4
27. axb4 b5 28. Rc5 Ke7 29. Rxb5 e4 30. dxe4 dxe4 31. Nd2 f5
32. Rbc5 Kd6 33. Bh3 h5 34. Nxe4+ fxe4 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. b5
Kd6 37. Rxc6+ Rxc6 38. Rxc6+ Rxc6 39. bxc6 g5 40. g4 h4 41. f4
exf3 42. Kf2 Kxc6 43. Kxf3 Kd5 44. h3 Ke5 45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Ke1
Ke5 47. Kd2 Ke4 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Kd3 Ke5 50. e4 Kf4 51. Kd4 Kg3
52. e5 Kxh3 53. e6 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. a4 c6 10. Qb1 a6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O
Nb6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nxa4 15. Bf3 Nxc3 16. Qb4 Nd5
17. Qc5 Bb7 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. e4 Qb6 20. Rxd5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5
Rfe8 22. e6 Rad8 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. e5 Rd4 25. Bg5 Red8
26. e6+ Ke8 27. h4 R8d6 28. Re5 c3 29. Rc5 b4 30. h5 Rxe6
31. Be3 Rdd6 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rc4 a5 34. Rxa5 c5 35. Bxb7 b3
36. Rxc3 b2 37. Rb3 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 b1=Q 39. Ra8+ Kd7 40. Rxb1
1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bg2 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. Qxc4 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nfd5 11. Rd1 Bg4
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qc7 14. e4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 e5 16. d5 Rac8
17. b3 cxd5 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Bf8
22. Rac1 Rcd7 23. a4 Nc8 24. d6 Nxd6 25. Bxa7 Nf5 26. Rxd7
Rxd7 27. Bf1 Nd4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Bd3 Bb4 30. Rc4 Bc3 31. b4
Kf7 32. b5 Ke6 33. Rc8 Kd6 34. Ra8 b6 35. Kg2 Re7 36. Rc8 Rc7
37. Rf8 Ke7 38. Rb8 Ba5 39. Kf3 Kd6 40. g4 Re7 41. Rc8 Rc7
42. Rf8 Ke5 43. Re8+ Kd5 44. h4 Rc3 45. Ke2 Ra3 46. h5 Ra2+
47. Kf3 Ra3 48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 gxh5 50. gxh5 h6 51. Rh8 Bd2
52. Rc8 Ra3 53. Ke2 Bf4 54. Rc6 Rxa4 55. Rxf6 Ra2+ 56. Kf1 Bg5
57. Rxb6 Rd2 58. Bg6 Bh4 59. f3 Rf2+ 60. Kg1 Rxf3 61. Rb8 d3
62. Kg2 d2 63. Bc2 Rg3+ 64. Kh2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. Qb1 c6 10. a4 Bf5 11. e4 Bd7 12. h4
h6 13. Ne5 a6 14. Bxc4 O-O 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Bd5 Bxe5 17. dxe5
Bc6 18. Bxh6 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Bxf8 Qxg2 21. Ke2 Kxf8
22. Qd3 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 Nd7 24. Qd5 Rc8 25. h5 gxh5 26. Qd4 Rc6
27. Rh4 Qf5 28. e6 Nf6 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. exf7 Kxf7 31. Re1 Re6
32. Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Qb3 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nfd5 11. Rd1 Bg4
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qd7 14. Ne4 Rad8 15. e3 Qc7 16. Qe2 e5
17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Rb1 f5 19. Nc5 Nc3 20. bxc3 Qxc5 21. Bd2 Qc4
22. Qxc4+ Nxc4 23. Be1 Na3 24. Rbc1 Nc4 25. Kf1 Nb2 26. Rxd8
Rxd8 27. Rb1 Nd3 28. Rxb7 Nxe1 29. Kxe1 Bxc3+ 30. Ke2 Rd2+
31. Kf1 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Kf1 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Na6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. O-O O-O-O
17. a4 f5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Rxa6 Bxa6 20. Nc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 b4 23. Ra1 Rd8 24. Bf1 Bb5 25. b3 c3 26. Bxb5 c2
27. Be2 a5 28. Rc1 Rd2 29. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "253"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 a5 4. a3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nf3 Nf6
7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. e3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Be2 Rd8
12. Qc2 c5 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. O-O Nf6 15. f3 Be6 16. e4 b6
17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 a4 19. Rae1 Rd7 20. Qc1 g5 21. Bf2 Rad8
22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Nxa4 Qd6 24. e5 Qc6 25. exf6 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2
Qxa4 27. Re4 Qb3 28. Re3 Qa4 29. b3 Bxb3 30. Qb1 Bc4 31. Rfe1
Rd1 32. Qxb6 Kh7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Qxc5 Qc2 35. Re4 Rxe1+
36. Bxe1 Rg8 37. Bf2 h3 38. Qf5+ Rg6 39. Qxh3 Bd5 40. Re1 Rxf6
41. Qh4 Rg6 42. Qf4 Qb3 43. Re3 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qb2 45. Bg3 Qf6
46. Qxf6 Rxf6 47. a4 Ra6 48. Re5 Be6 49. a5 Kg6 50. Bh4 Rc6
51. Be7 Bc4 52. Re3 Re6 53. Rc3 Bf1 54. Bh4 Re2 55. Kg1 Bxg2
56. a6 Ra2 57. a7 Bxf3 58. Rxf3 Rxa7 59. Rf6+ Kg7 60. Rc6 Ra4
61. Bf6+ Kh7 62. Kf2 Re4 63. Rc7 Rf4+ 64. Kg3 Rxf6 65. Rc5 Kg6
66. Rc8 Ra6 67. Rc5 Ra4 68. Rd5 h5 69. Rc5 f6 70. Rd5 Re4
71. Kf3 Rg4 72. Rd8 Kg5 73. Rg8+ Kf5 74. Rh8 Rg5 75. Rh6 Ke6
76. Rh7 Ke5 77. Rh6 Kf5 78. Rh8 Kg6 79. Kf2 Rg4 80. Kf3 Ra4
81. Kg3 Kg5 82. Rg8+ Kf5 83. Rh8 h4+ 84. Kh3 Rf4 85. Re8 Re4
86. Rg8 Ke5 87. Ra8 f5 88. Ra5+ Kf6 89. Ra8 Rg4 90. Ra7 Kg5
91. Rg7+ Kf4 92. Ra7 Rg1 93. Ra8 Rh1+ 94. Kg2 Rb1 95. Kh3 Rh1+
96. Kg2 Re1 97. Kh3 Kf3 98. Ra3+ Re3 99. Ra4 Kf2+ 100. Kh2 h3
101. Ra2+ Re2 102. Ra8 f4 103. Kxh3 f3 104. Ra1 Re1 105. Ra2+
Re2 106. Ra1 Rb2 107. Kh2 Ke2 108. Kg3 Rd2 109. Kh2 Kf2
110. Kh3 Re2 111. Kh2 Rc2 112. Kh3 Rb2 113. Kh2 Rd2 114. Kh3
Rd7 115. Ra2+ Ke3 116. Ra3+ Rd3 117. Ra1 Ke2 118. Kg3 Rd2
119. Kh3 Kf2 120. Kh2 Re2 121. Kh3 Re1 122. Ra2+ Kg1 123. Kg3
Rf1 124. Rh2 Ra1 125. Rf2 Ra3 126. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 127. Kxf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O Nd7 8. Bh2 e5 9. Nc3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 Re8
12. Qd2 Nf8 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Ne2 Qg5 16. Qd3 Qd5
17. c3 a5 18. Rfd1 a4 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Re4 21. Be3 Rae8
22. b3 axb3 23. c4 Qf5 24. axb3 c5 25. Ra5 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4
27. Qxd4 cxd4 28. Rxf5 gxf5 29. Rxd4 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Rb1 31. Rd3
f4 32. Rxd6 Rxb3 33. Rf6 b5 34. Rxf4 bxc4 35. Rxc4 Kg7 36. Rc5
Kg6 37. h4 h6 38. f3 Rb4 39. Kh3 Ra4 40. h5+ Kg7 41. g3 Rb4
42. f4 Rb3 43. Rc6 Ra3 44. Kg4 Rb3 45. f5 Rb4+ 46. Kh3 f6
47. Rc7+ Kg8 48. Re7 Rb5 49. Kg4 Rb3 50. Kf4 Ra3 51. Re4 Kf7
52. Rb4 Rc3 53. g4 Rc5 54. Ke4 Re5+ 55. Kd4 Re1 56. Kd5 Re5+
57. Kd6 Re1 58. Rb7+ Kg8 59. Re7 Rg1 60. Ke6 Rxg4 61. Kxf6 Ra4
62. Kg6 Rg4+ 63. Kxh6 Kf8 64. f6 Rg1 65. Ra7 Rg2 66. Rg7 Rxg7
67. fxg7+ Kg8 68. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nh4 f6
7. Qe2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. c4 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Nf3
fxe4 13. dxe4 Ba6 14. e5 Nf5 15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Na4 Qb4 17. b3 d5
18. Bd2 Qa3 19. Qf2 d4 20. Qe1 Rfd8 21. Ng5 Re8 22. Ne4 Bf8
23. g4 Nh6 24. h3 Rab8 25. Bc1 Qb4 26. Qxb4 Rxb4 27. Naxc5 Bc8
28. Rxd4 Kg7 29. Be3 Nf7 30. Rad1 g5 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. Nxf7 Rxd4
33. Bxd4 Kxf7 34. fxg5 a5 35. Rf1+ Kg8 36. h4 Be7 37. Kg2 h6
38. gxh6 Bxh4 39. Be3 a4 40. g5 axb3 41. axb3 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. e5 h6 6. Bh4 g5
7. Bg3 Nd5 8. h4 gxh4 9. Rxh4 Nc6 10. Ngf3 d6 11. Bb5 Rg8
12. Rxd4 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne4 Ne3 15. Qd3 Bxe4 16. Qxe3
d5 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. c3 Bc5 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3
d4 22. Ke2 dxc3 23. bxc3 Ra4 24. Rh1 Rg6 25. f4 Be7 26. Rb1
Bd8 27. Rbd1 Be7 28. Rd7 Rxa2+ 29. Kf1 f5 30. Rxb7 Rg7 31. Bh4
Bxh4 32. Rxg7 Rxf2+ 33. Kg1 Rxf4 34. Rh7 Bf2+ 35. Kg2 Bc5
36. Ra1 Rg4+ 37. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Nbd2 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 O-O 9. c3 b5 10. e5 b4 11. Nb3 c4 12. dxc4
dxc4 13. Nbd4 Rb8 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Bf6 bxc3
17. bxc3 Bb7 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Ne7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd6 Qxd6
22. exd6 Nf5 23. Ne5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rb5 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Nxc4
Rc5 27. Re4 Rd5 28. Ree1 Nxd6 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Nxd6 Rxd6
31. Rd1 Ra6 32. Rxd5 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. e5 Qa5 6. Nf3 Ne4
7. Bf4 Nc6 8. a3 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Qd5 10. c4 Qe4+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+
12. Bxe2 d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. b4 e5 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bc4 f6
17. O-O Bf5 18. Nh4 Bd7 19. Bd3 O-O 20. b5 Ne7 21. f4 Be6
22. Nf3 Bd5 23. Rfe1 Ng6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Ng5 Rae8 26. a4 b6
27. Rac1 Bd8 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Be7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Rc6
Ra8 32. Ra1 Rfb8 33. Kf2 Bf8 34. Ke2 Ne7 35. Re6 Nd5 36. Rxe5
Rd8 37. Kd3 Nc3 38. a5 bxa5 39. b6 a4 40. Ng5 Rdb8 41. Re6 Nd5
42. Re5 Nxb6 43. Rb5 Nd7 44. Rxb8 Rxb8 45. Ne6 Ra8 46. Nxf8
Nc5+ 47. Kc2 Nb3 48. Rxa4 Rxa4 49. Kxb3 Ra6 50. Nd7 Re6
51. Kc4 Re2 52. Bf4 Rxg2 53. Kxd4 g5 54. Be3 h6 55. Ke4 Rxh2
56. Kf5 Re2 57. Nf6+ Kf7 58. Ng4 h5 59. Ne5+ Ke8 60. Bxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5
7. d3 e6 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Nf1 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Ng3 Bg6
12. O-O O-O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 c4 15. d4 Rhe8 16. Nf5 Ne4
17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Qg4+ Qd7 21. Qg3
Bd3 22. Rd1 f6 23. Nf3 Be2 24. Re1 Rde8 25. Be3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3
Re4 27. Bd2 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Qe6 30. Bd2 g6
31. Qf4 Ne7 32. Qh6 Qf7 33. g4 a6 34. Qe3 Kd7 35. Qg3 Nc6
36. f3 Qe7 37. Kf2 Qd6 38. Bf4 Qe7 39. h4 Ke6 40. h5 g5
41. Bd2 h6 42. Qg1 Qh7 43. Qd1 Qd3 44. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 45. Kxe2 b5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Ngf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. c3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Re1 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. f4 b5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Kh1 a5
17. a3 Qb6 18. Qe2 Qb8 19. Nf3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. c4 b3
22. Rcd1 g6 23. h4 Qb4 24. g4 Bg7 25. g5 h5 26. Kh2 Rfe8
27. Kg3 e5 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Qd2 Qb8 30. Rf1 Bd7 31. Qc3 Bf8
32. Nd2 Bg4 33. Nf3 Bb4 34. Qc1 Bc5 35. Be2 Bd4 36. Kg2 Qb7
37. Qb1 Bxf3+ 38. Rxf3 Re7 39. Rdf1 Ra8 40. Bd1 Ra2 41. Rxb3
Qxb3 42. Bxb3 Rxb2+ 43. Qxb2 Bxb2 44. c5 Rc7 45. c6 Rxc6
46. Rxf7 Kh8 47. Rb7 Bd4 48. Bf7 Rc2+ 49. Kf1 Rc6 50. Ke2 Rd6
51. Bd5 Rb6 52. Rf7 Ra6 53. Kd3 Ra3+ 54. Kc4 Rh3 55. Rf6 Rxh4
56. Rxg6 Rg4 57. Be6 Rg3 58. Bf5 h4 59. Rh6+ Kg8 60. g6 h3
61. Rh7 Kf8 62. Kd5 Be3 63. Ke6 Bc5 64. Kf6 Ke8 65. g7 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5
7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 e6 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6
12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qd7 15. Nxg7+ Kf7 16. Nf5
Rag8 17. Nh6+ Ke8 18. Nxg8 Rxg8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qh5+ Qf7
21. Qh3 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Qg6 23. Rfe1 Be5 24. g3 h5 25. Re3 a5
26. Qf1 Bc6 27. f4 Qh6 28. Rf3 Bc3 29. Qc4 d5 30. exd5 Bd7
31. Re3+ Kf8 32. Qc5+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kh8 34. Qxd7 Qxf4 35. Qe6
h4 36. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Saric"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 Bb6
7. a4 a6 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. a5 Ba7
12. Nd2 Ke7 13. b3 Bc5 14. b4 Bd6 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Bf1 Kf8
17. Nc4 Ne8 18. f4 exf4 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. Bxf4 Be6 21. Rad1
Rd7 22. c4 Rad8 23. c5 Nb5 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rd1 Ke8 26. Bc4
Be6 27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. c6 bxc6 30. Be3 Kc8
31. Bc5 Kb7 32. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6
12. Qc4 b5 13. Qxc6 Bd7 14. Qd6 Re8 15. Bg5 b4 16. Qxb4 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Qxg5 18. O-O Rab8 19. Qd6 Bh3 20. Nf4 Bg4 21. Bxg4
Be5 22. Qd7 Qxf4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Rad1 Bxb2 25. Qa4 Red8
26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Qxa7 Kg7 28. Be2 Rd2 29. Qe3 Qc3 30. Qxc3+
Bxc3 31. Bc4 Bd4 32. Kh1 Rc2 33. Bb3 Rxf2 34. Rd1 Bb6 35. h4
Bc7 36. Rd3 h5 37. a4 Kh6 38. Bc4 f5 39. exf5 Rxf5 40. Kg2 Rc5
41. Bb5 g5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. Kh3 Be5 44. Re3 h4 45. gxh4+ Kf4
46. Rg3 Rc1 47. a5 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. Nd2 Rb8 9. c4 Nf4 10. Qe3 Ng6 11. f4 f6
12. Qxa7 Rb7 13. Qf2 fxe5 14. f5 Nf4 15. Qf3 Qf7 16. g3 Nh5
17. Be2 Nf6 18. g4 d5 19. g5 e4 20. Qh3 Ng8 21. Bh5 g6
22. fxg6 Bxh3 23. gxf7+ Kd7 24. fxg8=Q Rxg8 25. Rg1 Bd6
26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Bf7 Rf8 28. Bxd5 Rb4 29. g6 hxg6 30. Rxg6
Rd4 31. Bxe4 Re8 32. Kf2 Rf8+ 33. Ke2 Re8 34. Kf2 Rf8+ 35. Ke3
c5 36. Rg7+ Kd8 37. Ke2 Bc8 38. Bf3 Ba6+ 39. Kf2 Rh4 40. Nf1
Kc8 41. Be3 Rh3 42. Nd2 Rxh2+ 43. Kg1 Rxd2 44. Bg4+ Kb8
45. Bxd2 Be5 46. Re7 Bd4+ 47. Be3 Rg8 48. Bxd4 Rxg4+ 49. Kf2
Rxd4 50. Rh1 Bb7 51. Rh8+ Ka7 52. Ke3 Rb4 53. b3 c4 54. Rh4
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4
a6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Qc7 9. O-O b6 10. d4 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qb1
Qb8 17. Ng5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. f3 O-O 20. Nce4 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Qb8 22. Rd1 h6 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Nc5 hxg5 25. Nxd7
Qc7 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 27. Qd3 a5 28. Qe3 Qd8 29. Kf2 Kg8 30. Ke1
Kf8 31. Qe5 Kg8 32. h3 Kf8 33. Qe3 Ke8 34. Qd2 Qf6 35. Qc1 Kd7
36. Qd1+ Kc7 37. Qc2+ Kd6 38. Qd3+ Kc6 39. Qc4+ Kd6 40. Qb5
Kc7 41. Qc4+ Kd6 42. Qb5 Kc7 43. Qe8 Qxb2 44. Qxf7+ Kd6
45. Qf8+ Kd7 46. Qf7+ Kd6 47. Qf8+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6
12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Ne7 14. a3 Rfd8 15. b4 Nc8 16. Na4 b6
17. Nb2 Ne7 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. a4 a5 20. b5 Re8 21. Rc3 Bf5
22. Rac1 Rad8 23. Nd2 Rd7 24. g3 Nf8 25. Bg4 Nh7 26. Bxf5 Qxf5
27. Qf3 Qg5 28. h4 Qe7 29. Rc6 Nf6 30. Nf4 g6 31. h5 Kg7
32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Bxg3 35. Qg2 Bd6 36. Nc4
Rf8 37. Ne5 Bxe5 38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. dxe5 Qxe5
41. Rg6+ Kf7 42. Rc4 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Rh8 44. Rf4+ Ke8 45. Re6+
Re7 46. Rxe7+ Kxe7 47. Re4+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 Nbd7 4. Ngf3 e6 5. e3 c5 6. c3 Qb6
7. Rb1 g6 8. Ne5 Bg7 9. f4 Ng8 10. Nb3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nh6
12. Bxh6 Bxh6 13. Qf3 a5 14. h4 a4 15. Nd2 a3 16. b4 Nxe5
17. fxe5 Bd7 18. g4 Ba4 19. g5 Bf8 20. Bd3 Rc8 21. Rf1 Be7
22. Qxf7+ Kd7 23. Nb3 Bxb3 24. Rxb3 Rhf8 25. Qxh7 Rh8 26. Qxg6
Rcg8 27. Qf7 Rf8 28. Qg7 Rfg8 29. Qf7 Rf8 30. Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 d5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6
12. Qd3 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Bb5 h6 15. Bh4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qd5
17. c4 Qh5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. d5 exd5 20. c5 Nc4 21. Qd4 Rxc5
22. Qxf6 Qg6 23. Qe7 Bc8 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Rc3 Qg7 26. Nd4 Rg5
27. Rg3 f6 28. Qe2 Qf7 29. Nb5 Qe6 30. Qc2 Bb7 31. Nd4 Qe4
32. Qxc4+ Bd5 33. Qc3 Rxg3 34. Qxg3+ Kh7 35. f3 Qe3+ 36. Kh1
Rg8 37. Qc7+ Kh8 38. Qc2 Bf7 39. h3 Rd8 40. Nf5 Rxd1+ 41. Qxd1
Qg5 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qc7 Kg6 44. Nd6 Bxa2 45. Qc2+ f5 46. Nc8
Qe3 47. Nxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5
11. Ne5+ Ke6 12. Qxb4 Qf8 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14. f3 Ng5 15. Nc3 c6
16. h4 Nf7 17. Nd3 Kd6 18. Kf2 Nd8 19. g3 Ne6 20. Ne2 a5
21. Ndf4 Ra6 22. Rad1 Rb6 23. Rd2 Rb4 24. Re1 Nxf4 25. Nxf4
Rc4 26. a3 Bf5 27. Re3 b6 28. Rb3 b5 29. Re3 b4 30. Ne2 h5
31. Ke1 g6 32. b3 Rc2 33. Rxc2 Bxc2 34. a4 Bf5 35. Nf4 Rc8
36. Kd2 c5 37. Re5 cxd4 38. Rxd5+ Ke7 39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4
Bxg4 41. Nxg6+ Kf6 42. Rxd4 Be6 43. Rd6 Kf7 44. Ne5+ Ke7
45. Rd3 Kf6 46. Nf3 Bg8 47. Ng5 Kf5 48. Nf3 Kf6 49. h5 Rc5
50. h6 Rh5 51. Rd6+ Ke7 52. Ra6 Bxb3 53. h7 Bxa4 54. Rxa5 Rxh7
55. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Bd3 e6
7. h3 exd5 8. exd5 a6 9. a4 a5 10. Nge2 Na6 11. Bg5 Nb4
12. Bb1 b6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Nb5 h6 15. Bc1 Bxb5 16. axb5 Ne8
17. Ra3 Nd6 18. Rg3 Nxc4 19. Nf4 Ne5 20. Nh5 Qh4 21. Nxg7 Kxg7
22. Re1 d6 23. Re4 Qd8 24. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Den Haag NED"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8
17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4
26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 a5 30. Rc1 Rg5+
31. Kf2 Kf8 32. Bd3 Nb4 33. Bxh7 g6 34. Rd1 Nxa2 35. Ra1 Nb4
36. h4 Rh5 37. Bxg6 Rxh4 38. Kg3 Rd4 39. Rxa5 Rd2 40. b3 Rb2
41. Ra3 Kg7 42. Be4 Kf6 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Ke3 Nc2+ 45. Bxc2 Rxc2
46. Kd4 Rd2+ 47. Kc5 Rc2+ 48. Kb6 Rc3 49. f4 Kd6 50. f5 Rf3
51. f6 Rxf6 52. b4 Kd5 53. Ra5+ Kc4 54. Rc5+ Kxb4 55. Rxc6
Rxc6+ 56. Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. g3 b6
7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Rc8 11. Bg5 Qc7
12. Rac1 b5 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 c4 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Bf4 Bd6
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. e4 O-O 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. e5 Qxg5 21. Bxb7 Rb8
22. Be4 g6 23. Qc3 Qd8 24. b3 cxb3 25. axb3 Rc8 26. Qb4 Qb6
27. Ra1 Rfd8 28. Kg2 Nf8 29. Qa5 Qxa5 30. Rxa5 Rc3 31. Rxa6
Rxb3 32. d5 Rb4 33. Bf3 exd5 34. Bxd5 Kg7 35. Rd6 Re8 36. Re1
Re7 37. Re2 Rd4 38. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Re1 Be4
12. Qc1 Bb7 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qc1 Bb7 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Nbd2 c5
17. e4 Be7 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ne4 cxd4 21. Qd2 Rad8
22. Rac1 Qb4 23. Qd3 Qxb2 24. a3 Nc3 25. Neg5 g6 26. Nxd4 Bxg2
27. Kxg2 Na4 28. Rcd1 Ndc5 29. Qe3 Qc3 30. Qf4 Nd3 31. Qh4
Nxe1+ 32. Rxe1 h5 33. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Ng5 Qe8 11. c5 Nf6 12. Bb5
Qe7 13. g4 Na6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Nxc5 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nd5
Qxe6 18. b4 Ne4 19. Bxe8 Qxe8 20. f3 Ng3 21. Rg1 f4 22. Nxc7
Qe7 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Ne6 Rfe8 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Bb2 Qxg5
27. Rd1 Rad8 28. Rd5 Qf5 29. Kd2 Qxh3 30. Kc1 Qf5 31. Bc3 h5
32. Kb2 h4 33. Qd1 h3 34. Qd2 Kf7 35. Re1 Qf6 36. Qc2 Nf5
37. Rd2 Rg8 38. Qe4 b6 39. Rh1 Rh8 40. Qb7+ Qe7 41. Qa6 Ng3
42. Rhh2 Rd7 43. Rc2 Rc7 44. Qd3 Qe6 45. Ka3 Nf5 46. Bd2 Rxc2
47. Qxc2 Nd4 48. Qd3 Qd5 49. Kb2 b5 50. Bc3 Qxf3 51. Qb1 Qg3
52. Rd2 h2 53. Bxd4 h1=Q 54. Qf5+ Ke7 55. Qc2 Qd5 0-1

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.02"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2865"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6
12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Rc1 Nfd7 15. Ka1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8
17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh4 19. Rcf1 Qf6 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Nb3 Rc7
22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rhf1 h5 25. f4 g6 26. f5 gxf5
27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nb6 29. gxf5 Bd7 30. Nc5 Re8 31. Rce1 Qd6
32. a3 Bc8 33. Qf2 Nd7 34. e4 dxe4 35. Nxe4 Qf8 36. Rg1 Rd8
37. Qh2 Qh8 38. Qxh8 Rxh8 39. Rg7 Nb6 40. Nf6 Rd8 41. Rg4 c5
42. Ne8 Rcd7 43. dxc5 Rxd3 44. cxb6 axb6 45. Rf4 R8d5 46. Ref1
Rd1+ 47. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 48. Ka2 Rd5 49. Ng7 Bd7 50. Kb3 Kc7
51. Re4 Kd6 52. Ne8+ Kc6 53. Ng7 Rd3+ 54. Kb4 Rg3 55. Rc4+ Kd6
56. Rd4+ Kc7 57. Nh5 Rg2 58. Nf6 Bc6 59. b3 b5 60. Ng4 Re2
61. Nh6 Be8 62. Ng4 Bd7 63. Nh6 Be8 64. Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Baramidze"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. a4 Bd6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd6 cxd6
12. Qxd4 Qf6 13. Rd1 Qxd4 14. Rxd4 Nf6 15. Rxd6 Nxe4 16. Rd3
Bf5 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Rb3 b6 19. c4 Ne4 20. a5 Be6 21. Rba3 Rab8
22. Nd4 Bd7 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra7 Nf6 25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 bxc5
27. Nf3 Rbc8 28. R1a5 Be6 29. Ne5 Ng4 30. Nxg4 Bxg4 31. h3 Be2
32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Bxc5 Bxc4 34. Re7 Rxe7 35. Bxe7 Be2 36. Bc5
h6 37. Be7 Bc4 38. Bc5 f6 39. f3 Kf7 40. Kf2 g5 41. Bd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5
7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. e3 Qc7 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. a3 b6 12. Nb5
Qb8 13. Bc3 h6 14. Rd1 a6 15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 d6 17. O-O
Bd7 18. e4 e5 19. Bc3 Rc8 20. Qe2 Be6 21. Nh4 g6 22. g3 Qc7
23. Ng2 Bxc4 24. Ne3 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Nxe4 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Nd5
Qd6 28. Qxe4 Bf8 29. Rfd1 b5 30. Qf3 Kg7 31. Nc3 Qe6 32. Rd7
Bc5 33. Qe4 Ra7 34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. Rxd8 Bxf2+ 36. Kg2 Bb6
37. Rd2 Rc7 38. Qa8 Bd4 39. Ne2 Rd7 40. b4 h5 0-1

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.06"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Bd6 8. c5 Be7 9. Bb5 Nb8 10. a3 b6 11. b4 a5 12. Rb1 c6
13. Bd3 axb4 14. axb4 Nbd7 15. O-O Qc7 16. Ne2 Ba6 17. Nf4
Rfb8 18. Bb2 bxc5 19. bxc5 Qc8 20. Bc3 Bd8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8
22. Ra1 Ra8 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Rb1 Qa8 25. Nd3 h6 26. Nd2 Ra2
27. Rb2 Ra1+ 28. Rb1 Ra2 29. Rb2 Ra1+ 30. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.07"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+
Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O Be6
12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 c6 15. Qb3 g5 16. Qb2 Qg7
17. Na4 Rae8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. g3 Nf5 20. Bd3 Qf6 21. Rf1 h5
22. Rac1 h4 23. Qd2 Nh6 24. e4 Bxc5 25. e5 Qg7 26. bxc5 f6
27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Nxg5 Bf5 29. Rce1 Rff8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Nf3
Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Re4 33. Re1 hxg3 34. hxg3 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.08"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 d5 11. d4 h6
12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. e3 Bf5 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. Nb3 Ne4 16. c4 b6
17. Rf4 Rad8 18. Qf1 Bg6 19. Ba3 Na5 20. Bb4 Nxb3 21. axb3 c5
22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Bc3 Bc2 25. b4 cxb4 26. Bxb4
a5 27. Bc3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Bb3 29. c5 Qe6 30. Qf4 a4 31. e4 bxc5
32. d5 Qd7 33. h4 f6 34. g4 Re8 35. Re1 Bc2 36. g5 hxg5
37. hxg5 fxg5 38. Qxg5 Rxe4 39. Rxe4 Bxe4 40. d6 a3 41. Qxc5
Qg4+ 42. Kf2 Qf3+ 43. Ke1 Qg3+ 44. Kd2 Qd3+ 45. Ke1 a2 46. Qd4
Qg3+ 47. Kd2 Qg2+ 48. Ke3 Qf3+ 49. Kd2 Qg2+ 50. Ke3 Bf5 51. d7
Qg3+ 52. Ke2 Bg4+ 53. Kf1 Bh3+ 54. Ke2 Qg2+ 55. Ke1 Qg3+
56. Ke2 Qg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6
7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.Qf3 Bd6 10.Bf4 Bxf4 11.Qxf4 d6 12.Rae1
Nd7 13.Qd2 Nc5 14.f4 a5 15.b3 Qf6 16.e5 Qd8 17.Rf3 Nxd3
18.Qxd3 Qh4 19.g3 Qd8 20.Rfe3 Bg4 21.Ne4 dxe5 22.Nf2 Qxd3
23.Nxd3 Bf5 24.Rxe5 Rxe5 25.Rxe5 g6 26.Kf2 Bxd3 27.cxd3 a4
28.b4 a3 29.Ke3 Rb8 30.Re4 Kf8 31.Rc4 c5 32.bxc5 Rb2 33.Kd4
Rxa2 34.Ra4 Rxh2 35.Rxa3 Ke7 36.Kd5 Kd7 37.g4 Rh3 38.c6+ Ke7
39.Ra7 Rxd3+ 40.Ke4 Rc3 41.Rxc7+ Ke6 42.Rc8 Kd6 43.Rd8+ Ke6
44.Re8+ Kd6 45.Rd8+ Ke6 46.f5+ gxf5+ 47.gxf5+ Ke7 48.Rd7+ Ke8
49.Rd6 Ke7 50.Rh6 Rc5 51.Kf4 Rd5 52.Rxh7 Rd6 53.Kg5 Rxc6
54.Rh8 Rc1 55.Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Bf1
Be7 7. Nxe5 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Nbd2 b6 14. Nf1 f6 15. Qc2 g6 16. Ng3 Nce7
17. Ne2 Qf7 18. h3 Bd7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Be6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6
22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nc3 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Qd7 26. Re1
Re8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Qc4 c6 30. Qa6 Qd7 31. a4
Nd6 32. Nd2 Qe7 33. Kf1 h5 34. Qd3 Qe6 35. Qa6 Qd7 36. Qe2 b5
37. a5 Kf7 38. Nb3 Qe6 39. Nc5 Qxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Nc4 41. a6 Ke7
42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 f5 44. g5 Nb6 45. Nd3 Nd5 46. Kd2 Kd6
47. Ne5 Ne7 48. f4 c5 49. Kd3 c4+ 50. Kd2 Kc7 51. Kc2 Kb6
52. Kd2 Kxa6 53. d5 Nxd5 54. Nxg6 Kb6 55. Nh4 Nxf4 56. g6 Nxg6
57. Nxg6 Kc5 58. Nh4 f4 59. Nf3 a5 60. Nd4 b4 61. Ne6+ Kb5
62. Nxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qb3 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne4 11. Bf4
dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. f3 exf4 14. fxe4 fxe3 15. Ke2 Nxc5
16. Kxe3 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Rhb1 Nc5 20. a4 O-O
21. Rb4 Rfe8 22. Ng3 g6 23. Kf3 Rcd8 24. Rd4 Nb3 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Ra3 Nd2+ 27. Kf4 b6 28. Ra1 Nc4 29. Rb1 Rd3 30. Rb4 Rxc3
31. Ne2 Rc2 32. Nd4 Rc1 33. Nc6 a5 34. Rb3 Ra1 35. Ne7+ Kg7
36. Nd5 Rxa4 37. Nxb6 Nxb6 38. Rxb6 f5 39. Rb7+ Kh6 40. h4
Rxe4+ 41. Kg3 Rg4+ 42. Kh3 Rb4 43. Ra7 Rb3+ 44. Kh2 Ra3 45. g3
Ra2+ 46. Kh3 a4 47. Ra5 Ra1 48. g4 Ra3+ 49. Kg2 fxg4 50. Rg5
Ra2+ 51. Kg3 Ra1 52. Kg2 a3 53. Rxg4 Rb1 54. Ra4 Rb2+ 55. Kg3
a2 56. Ra7 g5 57. hxg5+ Kxg5 58. Ra4 h5 59. Kh3 Kf5 60. Kh4
Rc2 61. Ra3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be2 Ke7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 b6
12. Ne1 Bb7 13. Nd3 Rhd8 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. f3 Nd3 16. Nc4 Nxc1
17. Raxc1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 b5 19. Na5 Rb8 20. Kf2 Ba8 21. Rc1
Kd6 22. e4 Nd7 23. Ke3 f6 24. Bd3 Ne5 25. Bb1 Nc6 26. Nb3 e5
27. a3 a5 28. Ba2 a4 29. Nc5 Nd4 30. Na6 Rf8 31. Nb4 f5
32. exf5 Nxf5+ 33. Ke2 e4 34. f4 Nd4+ 35. Ke3 Nf5+ 36. Ke2
Nd4+ 37. Kd2 Bb7 38. Rd1 Kc5 39. Rc1+ Kd6 40. g3 g5 41. fxg5
Nf3+ 42. Ke2 Nxh2 43. Rd1+ Ke5 44. Rd7 Ba8 45. Rxh7 Ng4
46. Re7+ Kd6 47. Rf7 Rxf7 48. Bxf7 Ke5 49. Bh5 Nh2 50. Nc2 Kf5
51. g6 Kf6 52. Nd4 Bd5 53. Kf2 Kg5 54. Be2 Kxg6 55. Nxb5 Kf5
56. Nc3 Bc6 57. Bd1 Ng4+ 58. Bxg4+ Kxg4 59. Ke3 Kxg3 60. Nxe4+
Kg2 61. Nc3 Kf1 62. Kd4 Ke1 63. Kc5 Be8 64. Kb4 Kd2 65. Nxa4
Kc2 66. b3 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Re8 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Nd2 Nf8 11. Nc4 Ng6
12. a4 Be6 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. d4 Qf6 15. d5 Bd7 16. a5 c5
17. Kh2 Qd8 18. Ne2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ng3 Bd7 21. b4 cxb4
22. Qd2 b3 23. cxb3 Qh4 24. Rfc1 Rac8 25. f3 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4
27. Ne4 Rcd8 28. Rc7 Bf5 29. Qd4 Re5 30. Nf2 Qg3+ 31. Kg1 Re2
32. Kf1 Rde8 33. Rac1 h5 34. Rxb7 R8e3 35. Rxg7+ Qxg7 36. Qxf4
Re5 37. g4 Bg6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Qc4 Re7 40. Qf4 Qb2 41. Qg3
Bd3 42. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nd5
Rxe1 12. Qxe1 b6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. f3 Bb7 15. Qf2 Re8 16. d4
h6 17. Bd2 Nf5 18. c3 Nh4 19. Bd3 Ng6 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1
Qe6 22. Qxe6 dxe6 23. c4 Kf8 24. Kf2 Ke8 25. Bc2 Ne7 26. g4
Ba6 27. Bd3 f6 28. h4 c6 29. Bb4 b5 30. cxb5 Bxb5 31. Bc2 Kf7
32. Bc5 Nc8 33. b3 g5 34. h5 Ba6 35. Bg6+ Kg7 36. a4 Nb6
37. Be4 Nd5 38. Bxa7 Bc8 39. Bd3 f5 40. Bb8 Kf7 41. Be5 Nf6
42. Be2 Nd5 43. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.14"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O Be7 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Ng5 h6 17. Ne4
Rd8 18. Qf3 Ba6 19. Rd1 O-O 20. Qg3 Kh8 21. Qh3 Kg8 22. Bxh6
gxh6 23. Qxh6 f5 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8
27. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Re8
12. Rd1 Bf5 13. d6 h6 14. Be3 Ng4 15. Bf4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Re4
17. Qb5 Rxf4 18. Qxb7 Ra4 19. d7 Be4 20. Qb3 Bc6 21. Rd6 Bxd7
22. Rad1 Qb8 23. Rxd7 Qxb3 24. axb3 Ra2 25. Bc4 Rf8 26. R7d6
Kg7 27. Rxa6 Rxf2 28. Re1 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 g6 15. h4 Bg7 16. Rd2 Rc8
17. Rad1 Qe7 18. d5 Bd7 19. Bh3 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd7
Nb6 22. Qc2 Rcd8 23. Qxc7 Nxa4 24. e5 Nc5 25. Rd5 b6 26. Qc6
Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Rxd7 Qe8 29. Qd5 h6 30. Rb7 Qd8 31. Qb5
g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rxb6 g4 34. Nh4 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qd4 36. Qc6
Qxe5 37. Qc4 Qd4 38. Qxd4 Bxd4 39. Rb5 Ra8 40. Nf5 Bg7 41. Ne3
a4 42. Nxg4 Rd8 43. Ra5 Rd4 44. Ne3 Rd2 45. Nf1 Rd4 46. Rb5
Bf8 47. Ne3 Rb4 48. Rg5+ Kh7 49. Rh5+ Kg8 50. Ra5 Rxb2
51. Rxa4 Bc5 52. Nd1 Rd2 53. Ra1 Kg7 54. Kf1 Kg6 55. Rb1 f5
56. Ke1 Rc2 57. Rb8 Kf6 58. Rh8 Bb4+ 59. Kf1 Rd2 60. Ne3 Bc5
61. Rh6+ Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.17"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3
12. Rxc3 dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. Qc2 a5 15. Rc1 Re8 16. a3 Nb6
17. Rc5 Nd7 18. Rc3 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nf6 20. Rc4 Bd7 21. Bf3 Red8
22. Qb3 Be8 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. Nd4 Qe7 25. Qc3 Nd7 26. Be2 g6
27. Qb3 Rab8 28. Nf3 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Qc2 b6 31. b4 axb4
32. axb4 Rd6 33. h3 Rbd8 34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. R4xc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.18"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. a4
Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d4 e4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 a6 11. Bd3 d5
12. Re3 Nb4 13. Bf1 Bf5 14. c3 Nc6 15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Qc2 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 Rfe8 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. b4 Ne7 21. Bf4
Nc8 22. Nd2 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nb3 c6 25. Nc5 Qb8 26. Nd7
Qd8 27. Nc5 Qb8 28. Qg3 Be7 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Nb3 Kf8 31. a5
Ke8 32. Re1 Kd7 33. g3 Bd6 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Nc5
Bxc5 37. bxc5 Ke7 38. g4 g5 39. f4 f6 40. Kf3 Kd7 41. f5 Kc7
42. Ke2 Kd7 43. c4 Kc7 44. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. c3 a5 10. Qc2 Be6 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. Rd1
Ng4 13. Ngf3 Bc5 14. Rf1 Qc8 15. a4 h6 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Qe2 b6
18. b3 Re8 19. Nh4 Nf6 20. Kh1 Qa6 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 e4
23. f3 e3 24. f4 Ne7 25. Bxa8 Qxa8+ 26. Qg2 Ned5 27. Ne5 Nxc3
28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Re1 e2 30. Bb2 Nfe4 31. Kg2 Rd8 32. Rac1 Bb4
33. Bxc3 Nxc3 34. Rc2 Rd5 35. Nf3 Rd3 36. Ne5 Rd5 37. Kf3 b5
38. axb5 Rxb5 39. Kg2 Rd5 40. Kf3 Rb5 41. Kg4 Rd5 42. h4 Kf8
43. h5 f6 44. Nf3 Rd3 45. Ng1 c5 46. Kh4 Nd5 47. Rexe2 Ne3
48. Rb2 Nxf5+ 49. Kg4 Nxg3 50. Re6 f5+ 51. Kh4 Ne4 52. Re2 Bc3
53. Nh3 Bf6+ 54. Rxf6+ Nxf6 55. Re5 Nd7 56. Re6 Rxb3 57. Ra6
Rb5 58. Nf2 Rb4 59. Nd3 Rd4 60. Rxa5 Ke7 61. Ra6 c4 62. Nb4
Rxf4+ 63. Kg3 Rg4+ 64. Kf2 Nf6 65. Nc6+ Kd6 66. Nd4+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2
Qc7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. Ned4 Nc5 16. b4 cxb3
17. axb3 e5 18. Nf5 Ncxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Ng5 Bc5 21. Ne6
Qc6 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Nd6+ Ke7 24. Bg5+ Ke6 25. Nxb7 Qxb7
26. b4 h6 27. Bh4 Ne4 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29. Rad1 Ra7 30. Qf5+ Nf6
31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Rd6 Qe7 33. Rfd1 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Rd8
12. a3 Bf8 13. Nb5 Rd7 14. Bd3 a6 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Ke2 Rd8
17. b4 Bd7 18. Rb1 Be8 19. cxd5 exd5 20. a4 Nc6 21. Na2 Bd6
22. b5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Bd7 24. Ne1 Bf5 25. Bd3 Bg4+ 26. Kf1 Bc8
27. Bb5 Nb8 28. Nc3 c6 29. Bd3 g6 30. h3 h5 31. f4 Nd7 32. Nf3
Nf6 33. Ne5 Bc7 34. Rcb2 Ra7 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. Rb3 Re8 37. R3b2
Re7 38. Kf3 Ba5 39. Ne2 Bd8 40. Nc3 h4 41. Kf2 Nh5 42. Bc2 Ng3
43. Ne2 Nf5 44. Rb3 Nd6 45. Nc3 Re8 46. Bd3 g5 47. fxg5 Bxg5
48. Re1 f5 49. g3 Ne4+ 50. Bxe4 fxe4 51. Rg1 Bf6 52. gxh4+ Kh7
53. Ng6 Bxh3 54. h5 Rg8 55. Ne2 Bf5 56. Nef4 Bc8 57. Rb4 Kh6
58. Rg2 Bf5 59. Ne5 Rxg2+ 60. Kxg2 Kg7 61. Kg3 Bc8 62. h6+ Kh7
63. Nf7 Be7 64. Rb2 Rxa4 65. Kh2 Ra6 66. Rg2 Bf8 67. Rg6 c5
68. Ng5+ Kh8 69. h7 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 O-O
7. Nbd2 d6 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nf1 d5 11. Bg5 dxe4
12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Bxb3 14. axb3 Ng4 15. Re2 h6 16. Bh4
g5 17. Bg3 Nf6 18. b4 Ba7 19. h3 Nh5 20. Bh2 f6 21. Rd7 Re7
22. Red2 Kf7 23. Ne1 Ke8 24. Rxe7+ Nxe7 25. Nc2 Nf4 26. Nfe3
h5 27. Kf1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Bxf4 gxf4 30. Nc4 Kd7
31. Ke2 b5 32. Nd2 Nc8 33. Ne1 c5 34. Nd3 c4 35. Ne1 Nb6
36. b3 cxb3 37. Nxb3 Na4 38. Nd3 Nxc3+ 39. Kf3 Kd6 40. g3 f5
41. Nd2 fxe4+ 42. Nxe4+ Nxe4 43. Kxe4 fxg3 44. fxg3 Bd4 45. g4
hxg4 46. hxg4 Bc3 47. g5 a5 48. bxa5 Bxa5 49. Nxe5 Ke6 50. Nc6
Bb6 51. Nd4+ Bxd4 52. Kxd4 Kf5 53. Kc5 Kxg5 54. Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3
12. Rxc3 dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rc1 exd4 16. Nxd4
Nf6 17. a3 Be6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Rcd4 Rxd4
21. Rxd4 Qe7 22. Qd1 g6 23. Bf3 Qe5 24. h3 Kg7 25. Qb3 Re7
26. Rb4 Qc7 27. g3 b6 28. Rc4 c5 29. Kg2 Qe5 30. Qc2 Ne8
31. Re4 Qf6 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Kf1 Qe5 34. h4 Nd6 35. Ke2 Nb5
36. Kd1 Nd6 37. Kc1 b5 38. Kb1 a5 39. Bc6 b4 40. axb4 axb4
41. b3 f5 42. Qd3 Ne4 43. Qd7+ Kf8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qd7+ Kf8
46. h5 gxh5 47. f4 Nc3+ 48. Kc2 Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2014/15"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2015.02.21"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[Round "10.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Donchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 d6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 Nh6 6. c4 O-O
7. Nc3 e6 8. Bg2 c6 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Na6 12. Ba3
Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nf7 15. Bh3 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8
17. a3 Nc5 18. b4 fxe4 19. Bxc8 exf3 20. Bg4 Nb3 21. Bxf3 Nd4
22. Be4 a5 23. b5 Rad8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. c5 Ng5 26. Kg2 Nxe4
27. Nxe4 Nc2 28. Rh1 Nxa3 29. Nf6 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Re7 31. Ra1
Nc4 32. Ra4 Nd2 33. Rxa5 Kg7 34. Ra2 Kxf6 35. Rxd2 e4 36. Rd6+
Re6 37. Rd7 h5 38. Kf1 Kf5 39. Rf7+ Ke5 40. Rd7 Kf5 41. Rf7+
Ke5 42. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2014/15"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2015.02.22"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[Round "11.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexandr Hilario Takeda dos Santos Fier"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. O-O Qd5 13. Be3 Be7 14. Rfc1 Qxb3 15. axb3 Bb7 16. Ne5 O-O
17. Kf1 Rfc8 18. Nd7 Rd8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Rd5 21. Ke1 f6
22. b4 a6 23. g4 g5 24. Kd2 Kg7 25. Kc3 Kg6 26. Kb3 h5 27. h3
Rxc5 28. dxc5 hxg4 29. hxg4 e5 30. Rd1 a5 31. Rd6 axb4
32. Kxb4 Ra2 33. b3 Ra8 34. Bd2 Rb8 35. Ka5 Bc8 36. Rxc6 Bxg4
37. Rb6 Rc8 38. b4 Bf3 39. Rd6 g4 40. Kb6 Kf7 41. c6 f5 42. c7
Ke7 43. Rd8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 a5 11. Qa4 Ba6
12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. Qxa5 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Qc3 Qd5 16. f3 Rd8
17. e4 Qxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Rxd4 19. Be3 Rd6 20. Rab1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1
h6 22. Kf2 Rd3 23. Rb8+ Kh7 24. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d4 5. a3 a5 6. e3 c5
7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. O-O O-O 13. c5 Be7 14. Rc1 a4 15. Rc4 Bd7 16. Rxa4 Bxc5
17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. b4 Be7 19. b5 Na5 20. a4 Qa7 21. Ne5 b6
22. Nb3 Bb4 23. Nxd4 Qc7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Nc6 Nxc6 26. bxc6
Qd4 27. Qc2 Bd6 28. Rc1 Bc7 29. Qb3 Ra8 30. Rc4 Qa1+ 31. Bf1
Rd8 32. Kg2 Qe5 33. Qb4 Qf6 34. d4 g6 35. Be2 h5 36. h4 Kg7
37. Bf3 Kg8 38. Qd2 Kg7 39. Qb2 Kg8 40. Rb4 Qe7 41. Rxb6 Bxb6
42. Qxb6 Ra8 43. a5 Ra7 44. Be2 Rc7 45. Ba6 e5 46. Bb7 e4
47. d5 Qe5 48. a6 Qxd5 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.21"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bd3 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 b6 11. Nd5 Bb7
12. Qf3 Kh8 13. Qh3 h6 14. Nxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxd7 c5 16. Re3 Rfe8
17. Bf1 Rad8 18. Qc7 Rxe3 19. dxe3 Be4 20. f3 Bxc2 21. Qc6 c4
22. Qd5 b5 23. Qd2 Bd3 24. Bxd3 Nf5 25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. bxc3 cxd3
27. e4 Nd6 28. Be3 Nc4 29. Kf2 d2 30. Rd1 Rd6 31. a3 a5
32. Ke2 a4 33. Bxd2 Nxa3 34. Ra1 Nc4 35. Bc1 Na5 36. Ba3 Rd7
37. Rb1 Nb3 38. Bc1 Kg8 39. Be3 Kf8 40. Rb2 Ke7 41. Ra2 Kd6
42. g4 Kc6 43. h4 Rd8 44. h5 f6 45. Ra3 Na5 46. Ra2 Nb3
47. Ra3 Kb7 48. Ra2 Rd7 49. f4 Kc6 50. c4 Re7 51. Kf3 bxc4
52. Rxa4 Kb5 53. Ra8 c3 54. Rc8 Kb4 55. Ke2 Rd7 56. e5 fxe5
57. fxe5 Nd4+ 58. Kd3 Nf5+ 59. Ke4 Nxe3 60. Kxe3 Rd5 61. e6
Re5+ 62. Kd4 Rxe6 63. Rxc3 g6 64. Rc1 gxh5 65. Rb1+ Ka5
66. gxh5 Rb6 67. Ra1+ Kb4 68. Rb1+ Ka5 69. Ra1+ Kb4 70. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.22"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Be2
Nh7 13. Be3 h4 14. Nf1 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Nf6 17. Bf2 Re8
18. Bxh4 Ne4 19. Ra3 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.23"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Shankland"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bd7
12. O-O Rfd8 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Qb2 Na5 15. Bd3 c5 16. e4 Be8
17. Rad1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rac8 19. Rfe1 Nc4 20. Qe2 Nb6 21. Rc1
Qa3 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. d5 Bd7 24. g3 exd5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Ne5
Be6 27. Qe4 Nf6 28. Qxb7 Qc3 29. Qb1 Bxa2 30. Qa1 Bd5 31. Ba6
Rc7 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 33. Ra1 Ne4 34. Bf1 Nd2 35. Bg2 Nb3 36. Rd1
Bxg2 37. Kxg2 f6 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Ng4 Rc7 40. Ne3 Kg6 41. g4
Nc5 42. h4 Kf7 43. Nf5 Ne6 44. Ra8 Nf4+ 45. Kf3 Nd3 46. Ke3
Ne5 47. f3 Ke6 48. Ke4 Nc4 49. Nd4+ Kf7 50. h5 Nd6+ 51. Kf4
Ke7 52. Rxa7 Rxa7 53. Nc6+ Ke6 54. Nxa7 Kd5 55. Ke3 Kc5
56. Kd3 f5 57. Ke3 Kb6 58. Kf4 Kxa7 59. Ke5 fxg4 60. fxg4 Ne8
61. Kf5 Kb6 62. g5 Nd6+ 63. Kg6 hxg5 64. Kxg5 Kc7 65. Kg6 Ne8
66. h6 gxh6 67. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.25"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Erdos"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 exd5
7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Ng3 h5 10. Bg5 a6 11. a4 Qe8
12. Bd3 Nh7 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. O-O Nd7 15. Nge2 Ne5 16. Bc2 Bd7
17. Bc1 b5 18. f4 Nc4 19. Qd3 b4 20. Qxc4 bxc3 21. Rb1 cxb2
22. Bxb2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Rfb8 24. Rfb1 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 Bg4 26. Nc3
Qf6 27. g3 Qd4+ 28. Qxd4 cxd4 29. Nb1 Nf6 30. Rb6 Be2 31. Nd2
Rc8 32. Rc6 Rb8 33. e5 Nxd5 34. exd6 Nb4 35. Rc7 Nxc2 36. Rxc2
Bg4 37. Rc4 d3 38. Kf2 Bf5 39. Ke3 Rd8 40. Rc6 a5 41. Ra6 Kg7
42. h4 Kf8 43. Nc4 f6 44. Kd2 Kf7 45. Rxa5 Ke6 46. Rc5 Be4
47. Ke3 Bd5 48. Kxd3 Rb8 49. Rb5 Bxc4+ 50. Kxc4 Rc8+ 51. Rc5
Rb8 52. a5 Rb1 53. a6 Ra1 54. Kb5 Kxd6 55. Rc4 Kd5 56. Rb4 Ra3
57. Kb6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.26"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc5
12. e3 O-O 13. Nd4 a6 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Qb4 Ne4 16. c4 Qxb4+
17. axb4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Ne5 19. Be2 Bd7 20. f3 g5 21. Bg3 Nxg3
22. hxg3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.27"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 Nd7 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. b4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Be2 Rfc8 16. Qb3 a5
17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rab8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor ARM"]
[Date "2015.04.28"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Samy Shoker"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Be3 Ne7 6. Qd2 h6
7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Nge2 b6 9. O-O a6 10. Bc2 Rb8 11. a4 Nc6
12. Rae1 Nb4 13. Bb1 c5 14. f4 Qc7 15. f5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 O-O
17. Bxh6 Qxc4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rc1 Qc5 20. Na2 Nxa2 21. Rxc5
bxc5 22. fxe6 Ne5 23. Nf5+ gxf5 24. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.01"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bg4 4. Qb3 Qb6 5. Ne5 Be6 6. d3 g6
7. Be3 Qxb3 8. axb3 Bg7 9. Nf3 Bxb2 10. Rxa7 Rxa7 11. Bxa7 Na6
12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. f4 Nf6 15. Bg2 e6 16. Nc3 Ke7
17. Kd2 c5 18. Nc2 Bc6 19. Ra1 Rd8 20. Bf3 h6 21. Ra5 Ne4+
22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Ke3 exd3 24. exd3 g5 25. Ne2 Ra8 26. Nc3 b6
27. Ra1 Nb8 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. b4 Nd7 30. b5 f6 31. Na4 e5
32. f5 Kd6 33. Nc3 Bg2 34. Kd2 Bf3 35. Ne3 h5 36. Ned5 Bxd5
37. Nxd5 e4 38. dxe4 Ke5 39. Ke3 Kd6 40. h4 Ke5 41. g4 gxh4
42. gxh5 h3 43. Kf2 Kxe4 44. h6 Nf8 45. Nxb6 Kxf5 46. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.02"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c6
12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. a3 Bd6
17. Nb5 Kb8 18. Nxd6 Rxd6 19. Nb3 Bc8 20. Nc5 Nd7 21. Na4 Nb6
22. Nc5 Nd7 23. Na4 Nb6 24. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.03"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sanan Sjugirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Na3 Rd8
12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Nxc4 Ba6 16. b3
Bxc4 17. bxc4 Rdc8 18. Bb2 Rxc4 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc4 Rxc4
21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Kf8 23. f3 Ke7 24. e4 Kd6 25. Kf2 Nd7
26. Ba3+ Kc6 27. Ke3 e5 28. Kd3 Nc5+ 29. Kc4 Ne6 30. Bb2 f6
31. h4 h5 32. Ba3 Kd7 33. Kd3 a6 34. Bb2 g6 35. Ke3 Kd6
36. Ba3+ Kd7 37. Bb2 Kd6 38. Ba3+ Kd7 39. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.04"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. c3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 d5
12. Nd2 c6 13. Nf3 Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. Bf4 Re8
17. Qh5 g6 18. Qf3 Bd7 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Bd2 Bg7 21. Re1 Qf8
22. Qg3 Re8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Kf1 Qc8 25. Qd6 Bf8 26. Qe5 Bg7
27. Qd6 Bf8 28. Qe5 Bg7 29. Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.05"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. e4 Ne7 8. Be3 d6 9. Bd4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. c5 dxc5
12. Qxc5 Qd6 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14. O-O-O Rd8 15. Rd2 Be6 16. Be2
Rd7 17. Bd1 Nc8 18. Ba4 Rc7 19. Rhd1 Rb8 20. h3 Rb4 21. Bc2 g5
22. h4 h6 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rh1 Kf8 25. Rh5 Rcb7 26. b3 f6
27. g3 Rg7 28. f4 Rbb7 29. f5 Bg8 30. e5 fxe5 31. f6 Rgf7
32. Ne4 d5 33. Nc5 Nd6 34. Rxg5 Rxf6 35. Nxb7 Nxb7 36. Rxe5
Nd6 37. Rd4 Bf7 38. Rf4 Rh6 39. g4 Rh1+ 40. Kb2 Rh2 41. Rf6
Ne4 42. Rxc6 Nf2 43. Ka3 Nxg4 44. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "206"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5
7. d3 Qf6 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 Bd6 11. Rd1 Ne7
12. Nd2 Ng6 13. Kf1 f6 14. c3 c5 15. Nc4 Be7 16. Rac1 O-O-O
17. a3 Nf8 18. b4 Ne6 19. Rb1 b6 20. Ke2 Rd7 21. b5 a5 22. Rg1
Kd8 23. Rbd1 Ke8 24. a4 Kf7 25. Na3 g6 26. Nc4 Bf8 27. Rg2 Bh6
28. Rdg1 Bxe3 29. fxe3 g5 30. Na3 Rhd8 31. Rd1 h4 32. c4 Ng7
33. Nb1 Nh5 34. Nc3 Ng3+ 35. Ke1 Rxd3 36. Nd5 Ra3 37. Rgd2 Rd7
38. Nc3 Re7 39. Rd3 Rb3 40. Nd5 Rxd3 41. Rxd3 Rd7 42. Kf2 Ke6
43. Ke1 Nh5 44. Kf2 Ng7 45. Rb3 Ne8 46. Ke2 Nd6 47. Kd3 f5
48. exf5+ Kxf5 49. Rb1 e4+ 50. fxe4+ Nxe4 51. Rf1+ Ke5 52. Rf8
Nd6 53. Rg8 Kf5 54. e4+ Ke6 55. Rxg5 Nf7 56. Rg6+ Ke5 57. Ke3
Nd6 58. Rg5+ Ke6 59. Kd3 Rf7 60. Rg6+ Ke5 61. Rg5+ Ke6 62. e5
Nf5 63. Ke4 Ng3+ 64. Ke3 Nf1+ 65. Ke4 Nd2+ 66. Kd3 Nf3 67. Rh5
Nxe5+ 68. Ke4 Nxc4 69. Rh6+ Kd7 70. Rxh4 Nd6+ 71. Kd3 Rf3+
72. Ke2 Rf7 73. Rh6 Nf5 74. Rh8 Kd6 75. Nc3 Ke5 76. Rd8 Nd6
77. Ke3 Rh7 78. Kd3 Rxh3+ 79. Kc2 Kd4 80. Ne2+ Kc4 81. Rd7 Rh2
82. Kd2 Ne4+ 83. Ke3 Nf6 84. Rf7 Nd5+ 85. Kf3 Rh6 86. Rd7 Rd6
87. Rh7 Kb3 88. Ng3 Kxa4 89. Ne4 Kxb5 90. Nxd6+ cxd6 91. Rd7
Kc6 92. Ra7 Nc7 93. Ke4 d5+ 94. Kd3 c4+ 95. Kc2 d4 96. Kd2 Ne6
97. Rh7 Nc5 98. Rh4 Kb5 99. Kc2 d3+ 100. Kc3 Na4+ 101. Kd4 d2
102. Rh1 c3 103. Kd3 d1=R+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 a6 8. Nd2 Nh5 9. Qa4+ b5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Qxa8 Qb6
12. e3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Bg7 14. a4 O-O 15. Bxb5 Bxb2 16. O-O Bxa1
17. Nc4 Qb7 18. Qxb7 Bxb7 19. Rxa1 Bxd5 20. Nxd6 Rd8 21. Nc4
Nc6 22. Ne3 Nd4 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Bc4 Rd6 25. a5 Nc2 26. Rc1
Nb4 27. Bf1 Rc6 28. g3 Rc7 29. a6 c4 30. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. c3 a5 10. Qc2 Be6 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Nf1
Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Rd8 15. Ng5 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Bg4
17. f3 Bd7 18. Qb3 Qe8 19. Qxb7 h6 20. Bh3 Rd8 21. Bxd7 Rxd7
22. Nh3 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 Qd7 24. Nhf2 Nd8 25. Qa7 Qd2 26. Qe3
Qd7 27. Qd3 Qe7 28. Ne3 Ne6 29. Qb5 Qd6 30. Nc4 Qd8 31. Kg2
Nd7 32. Qxa5 Ndc5 33. Nxe5 Qd2 34. b4 Qxc3 35. Qa8+ Nf8
36. bxc5 Qxe5 37. a4 Qxc5 38. a5 g6 39. a6 Kg7 40. a7 Qa5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qb3 Nb6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bb4 Bxb4 11. Qxb4 a5
12. Qc3 c6 13. Ne5 Re8 14. Nd2 Ng4 15. Nxg4 Bxg4 16. e3 Qd6
17. Rfe1 Be6 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Nc5 Nd7 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. e4 Qd6
22. Re2 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Nf6 24. Bc2 Rad8 25. Qxa5 Qxd4 26. Rd1
Ra8 27. Qxa8 Qxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Rxa8 29. Bb3 Kf8 30. Rxe6 Nd7
31. Re3 h6 32. Rf3+ Nf6 33. Kf1 Ke7 34. Ke2 Kd6 35. a3 b5
36. Bc2 Ra7 37. Rd3+ Kc5 38. f4 b4 39. axb4+ Kxb4 40. Rb3+ Kc5
41. Kf3 Nd5 42. Be4 Kd4 43. Rd3+ Kc4 44. h4 Rb7 45. Rd2 Rb3+
46. Kf2 Kc5 47. Bf3 Kd6 48. Bd1 Rb4 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. b3 Nc7
51. Rd3 Ne6 52. Ke3 g5 53. fxg5 hxg5 54. h5 Kf6 55. Rc3 c5
56. Rc4 Rb8 57. g4 Rd8 58. Bc2 Re8 59. Ke4 Nd4+ 60. Kd5 Re5+
61. Kd6 Nb5+ 62. Kc6 Nd4+ 63. Kb6 Nxc2 64. Rxc2 Re3 65. Rf2+
Kg7 66. Kxc5 Rc3+ 67. Kd5 Rxb3 68. Rf5 Kh6 69. Rf6+ Kh7
70. Ke6 Rb4 71. Kf5 Rb5+ 72. Ke4 Rb4+ 73. Kf3 Rb3+ 74. Kg2
Rb2+ 75. Rf2 Rb4 76. Kg3 Rb3+ 77. Rf3 Rb4 78. Rf5 Rb3+ 79. Kf2
Kh6 80. Rf6+ Kh7 81. Rg6 Rb5 82. Ke3 Ra5 83. Ke4 Rb5 84. Rd6
Ra5 85. Rd5 Ra6 86. Rxg5 Kh6 87. Re5 Ra1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O
Be7 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. d4 O-O 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5
Qxd5 12. Bxf4 Bd6 13. Qd2 Rae8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rae1 Re7
16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. c4 Re8 20. Qf2 f6
21. b3 b6 22. h3 Kf7 23. Rd1 h5 24. c5 Rd8 25. d6 Rd7 26. b4
bxc5 27. bxc5 cxd6 28. c6 Rc7 29. Rc1 Qd5 30. Qc2 Qc5+
31. Qxc5 dxc5 32. Rxc5 g6 33. Kf2 Ke6 34. Ra5 Kd6 35. Ke3 h4
36. Kf4 Rxc6 37. Rxa7 Rc4+ 38. Kf3 g5 39. Ra6+ Ke5 40. Ra5+
Ke6 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Ra5+ Ke6 43. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 Ba7 8. h3 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 O-O
12. Nbd2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Nxb3
f6 17. d4 exd4 18. Nfxd4 Ne5 19. a5 Rd8 20. Ra4 b6 21. axb6
cxb6 22. f4 Bd7 23. Rb4 a5 24. fxe5 axb4 25. exf6 bxc3
26. bxc3 gxf6 27. Nd2 Be8 28. Ne4 Bg6 29. Nxf6+ Kf7 30. Ng4
Re8 31. Ne5+ Kg7 32. h4 Ra5 33. Ndc6 Rc5 34. Kf2 Re6 35. Nxg6
Rxe3 36. Kxe3 Rxc3+ 37. Kd4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Na3 Bxa3
12. bxa3 Qxc4 13. Qxc4 dxc4 14. a4 Bd7 15. Ba3 Bxa4 16. Rdc1
b5 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. f3 a5 19. Bd6 Rc8 20. Be5 Nd7 21. Bb2 f6
22. Rab1 Kf7 23. Bc3 Ra8 24. Rb2 e5 25. Be1 Ke6 26. Bf2 Rc8
27. Be1 Ra8 28. Bf2 Nb8 29. Rd2 Nc6 30. Bc5 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Nxd8
32. Kf2 Nb7 33. Bf8 g6 34. e4 Nd8 35. Ke3 Nc6 36. Bc5 Nb4
37. Bxb4 axb4 38. Rb1 b3 39. axb3 Bxb3 40. Ra1 Ba4 41. h4 Kd6
42. g4 h6 43. f4 exf4+ 44. Kxf4 Kc5 45. g5 fxg5+ 46. hxg5
hxg5+ 47. Kxg5 Kd4 48. Kf4 c3 49. e5 Bb3 50. Ra7 c2 51. Rc7
Bc4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 Qh5 8. h3 Na6 9. Bg2 Qg6 10. b3 Bc5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Na4
Be7 13. Ne3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. O-O Be6 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Rc1
Rac8 18. Ba3 Rfd8 19. Nb5 Be5 20. d4 Bb8 21. Qd2 Bd7 22. Nc3
Bc6 23. Qe3 Re8 24. h4 Rcd8 25. Qg5 Qe6 26. Nd1 Nc7 27. Ne3 h6
28. Qf5 Nb5 29. Bb2 Nd6 30. Qxe6 Rxe6 31. Bh3 Ree8 32. a4 g6
33. Ng4 Kg7 34. Ne5 e3 35. f3 Nf5 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Nxc6 bxc6
38. f4 Re6 39. Kg2 Bc7 40. Rfd1 Rb8 41. Rd3 Ba5 42. Bc3 Bxc3
43. Rcxc3 Rb4 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Rc5 Ke7 46. Ra5 Rb7 47. b4 Rxb4
48. Rxa7+ Kf6 49. Rd1 Re4 50. Ra6 Rc4 51. a5 Ke6 52. Ra8 Rexd4
53. Rxd4 Rxd4 54. Rh8 Ra4 55. Rxh6+ Kd7 56. Rf6 Rxa5 57. Rxf7+
Ke6 58. Rc7 Kd6 59. Rc8 d4 60. Rd8+ Kc5 61. h5 Ra1 62. h6 Rh1
63. Rf8 Rxh6 64. Rxf5+ Kc4 65. Ra5 Rh2 66. f5 c5 67. Ra2 Kb3
68. Ra5 Kb4 69. Ra2 c4 70. Ke4 d3 71. Kxe3 Kb3 72. Rd2 Kc3
73. f6 Rg2 74. f7 Rxg3+ 75. Kf2 Kxd2 76. f8=Q Rg6 77. Qf4+ Kc3
78. Qc1+ Kd4 79. Qb2+ Ke4 80. exd3+ cxd3 81. Qb4+ Kd5 82. Ke3
Rg3+ 83. Kf4 Rg7 84. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. e4 Bg7 6. Qe2
Qxc5 7. c3 O-O 8. Nb3 Qc7 9. g3 b6 10. Nfd4 Nxe4 11. Nb5 Qb7
12. Bg2 d5 13. O-O a6 14. N5d4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Be3 Bb7
17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. h4 h5 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 e6
22. Bh6 Bh8 23. Bf4 b5 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Qd6 26. Rde1 Qf8
27. g4 hxg4 28. h5 Rcd8 29. hxg6 Qg7 30. gxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rg5
Qf6 32. Rxg4 Ke7 33. Qe3 Kd7 34. Qb6 Kc8 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36. cxd4
Re7 37. Rg6 Rde8 38. Bh3 Kd7 39. Kf1 Bc8 40. Re5 Kc7 41. Ke2
Bd7 42. Bg4 b4 43. Ke3 a5 44. Rf6 Kd6 45. Bf3 Kc7 46. Bg4 Kd6
47. Bf3 Bc6 48. Bg4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 h5 11. h3 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Nb6 14. Bd3 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. O-O
Qe7 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Bf5 Nd7 19. e4 Nxe5 20. exd5 O-O-O
21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Rae1 exf5 23. Rxe5 Qa3 24. Rfxf5 Kb8
25. Rxh5 Rxh5 26. Rxh5 a6 27. Kh2 Rf8 28. Qb3 Qe7 29. Qd5 Qe2
30. a4 Qd3 31. c4 a5 32. Rh4 Qc3 33. g4 Qe1 34. Rh7 Qc1
35. Qe5 Qxc4 36. g5 Rg8 37. Rh8 Qf7 38. Rxg8+ Qxg8 39. Qf6 b5
40. axb5 a4 41. g6 a3 42. b6 a2 43. Qe5 Qd8 44. bxc7+ Qxc7
45. g7 Qxe5+ 46. dxe5 a1=Q 47. g8=Q+ Kc7 48. Qc4+ Kd8 49. Qd5+
Ke7 50. Qd6+ Ke8 51. Qc6+ Ke7 52. Qc7+ Ke6 53. Qd6+ Kf7
54. Qd7+ Kf8 55. Qf5+ Ke7 56. g3 Qc3 57. Kh3 Ke8 58. Kh4 Qe1
59. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 c6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bc7
7. Bb2 O-O 8. Ng3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bd3 N7f6
12. O-O Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Be6 14. Rab1 Kh8 15. Rfd1 Ng4 16. Nf5 g6
17. f3 Nxh2 18. Kxh2 gxf5 19. Bxf5 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Rg8 21. Bxe6
fxe6 22. Qe4 Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rg8+ 24. Qg4 Rxg4+ 25. fxg4 Qxg4+
26. Kf2 Qh4+ 27. Ke2 Qg4+ 28. Kd3 Qf5+ 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. Kd3
Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Bd2 f6
12. Qc2 Nb6 13. b4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Na4 Bd5 16. Nxb6 cxb6
17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Rfc1 Qd7 19. Qc7 Rad8 20. Rc2 Kf7 21. Rac1
g5 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Rc7 Rfd8 24. g4 f5 25. h3 b5 26. Kg2 Ke6
27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Kf3 Kf6 29. Rg1 Bd8 30. Bc1 Kg6 31. gxf5+
Kxf5 32. Rg4 Bf6 33. Bb2 Rd8 34. Re4 h5 35. Kg3 Be5+ 36. Kg2
Bf6 37. Kf1 Rd7 38. Ke1 Rd8 39. Kd1 Rd7 40. Kc2 Rd8 41. Kb3
Kg6 42. f3 Kf5 43. a4 bxa4+ 44. Kxa4 a6 45. Kb3 b5 46. Kc2
Rc8+ 47. Kd1 Rd8 48. Bc1 Ra8 49. Bd2 Rg8 50. Bc1 Ra8 51. Bb2
Rd8 52. Kc2 Rc8+ 53. Kd2 Rd8 54. Kd1 Rd6 55. Bc1 Rd8 56. Bb2
Rd6 57. Bc1 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Rennesoy NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 dxc4 10.O-O Bd7 11.Bxc4 Bxc3 12.bxc3
Rfd8 13.Be2 Be8 14.Qa3 Qe7 15.Qb2 Na5 16.Qb4 Qxb4 17.cxb4 Nc6
18.Rab1 a5 19.bxa5 Nxa5 20.Rfc1 Rdc8 21.Ne1 Ra7 22.Nd3 Nc6
23.Bf3 Nd8 24.Nb4 Ra5 25.h4 Kf8 26.Rc3 c6 27.Bd1 Ke7 28.Bb3 c5
29.Nd3 b6 30.dxc5 bxc5 31.f3 Rc7 32.e4 Nb7 33.Rbc1 Ba4 34.e5
Rc6 35.Kh2 Rb6 36.h5 Bxb3 37.axb3 Kd7 38.b4 cxb4 39.Rc8 Nd8
40.R1c7+ Ke8 41.Nc5 Rxc5 42.Rxc5 b3 43.Rc1 Kd7 44.R8c7+ Ke8
45.Rc8 Kd7 46.R8c3 Ke7 47.Rd3 Nb7 48.Rdc3 Nd8 49.f4 f6 50.Rc7+
Ke8 51.Rxg7 fxe5 52.Rcc7 Kf8 53.Rh7 Kg8 54.Rcg7+ Kf8 55.Rd7
Kg8 56.Rxh6 Nf7 57.Rg6+ Kh8 58.Rf6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Nce4
12. Ne2 Qa5 13. Bb2 Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Qc1 Qa6 16. Qb2 Rac8
17. Nfd4 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. a4 Qb6 20. Nb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 g6 23. f3 Nc5 24. Qc3 a6 25. Nbd4 Qd6 26. h4 b6
27. g3 a5 28. Nb5 Qe7 29. Nf4 h6 30. Nd4 Qe5 31. Nfe2 Nfd7
32. Kg2 Kh7 33. Nf4 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Nh5 g4 36. fxg4 Qe4+
37. Nf3 Qxg4 38. Nf6+ Nxf6 39. Qxf6 Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Ne4+
41. Kf4 Nxf6 42. Ke5 Kg6 43. Nd4 Kg5 44. Kd6 Ng4 45. Nc2 Kf5
46. Kxd5 Nf6+ 47. Kc6 Ke4 48. Kxb6 Kd3 49. Ne1+ Kxe3 50. Kxa5
Kd2 51. Nf3+ Kc3 52. b4 Nd5 53. b5 Kb3 54. Ne5 f5 55. Nd7 Ne3
56. b6 Nc4+ 57. Kb5 Nd6+ 58. Kc6 Nc4 59. Kc5 Na5 60. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qb4 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1
Qd6 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Rxb7 Bb5 19. Rb3 Rc8 20. Bxb5+ axb5
21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. Rxb4 O-O 23. R7xb5 Rfd8 24. Ke2 Kg7 25. Ra4
Ra8 26. Rbb4 Rdb8 27. Nb3 Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Rxa2+ 29. Nd2 Kg6
30. g3 h5 31. Rd4 f5 32. exf5+ Kxf5 33. Rf4+ Kg6 34. Rd4 Kf5
35. Rf4+ Kg6 36. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 Qe7 11. e3 Ne5
12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Rb5 Qe7 15. d3 d6 16. e4 Bg4
17. Bf3 Bh3 18. Bg2 Bg4 19. Bf3 Bh3 20. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1
h6 13. Ne3 Re8 14. a4 Be6 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1
bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bf8 19. Ra1 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. h3 Qb6 22. Nxd5
Bxd5 23. Bxe4 Rad8 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Be3 Red8 26. dxc5 Bxc5
27. Qb3 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 a5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rae1 R8d6 31. Rc1 Nd3
32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Qa4 Qxb2 34. Qe4+ Rf5 35. Kh2 Nf4 36. Rc2 Qa1
37. g4 Qf1 38. Ne1 Nh5 39. gxf5 exf5 40. Qc4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6 5.e3 a6 6.Nge2 Ba7 7.a3 h5
8.d4 h4 9.b4 Nge7 10.c5 Bf5 11.Bb2 Qd7 12.Qb3 h3 13.Bf3 exd4
14.Nxd4 Bg4 15.Bxg4 Qxg4 16.Nxc6 Nxc6 17.Qd1 Qg6 18.cxd6 O-O-O
19.Rc1 Rxd6 20.Qc2 Qh5 21.Qe2 Ne5 22.Qxh5 Nd3+ 23.Ke2 Nxc1+
24.Rxc1 Rxh5 25.g4 Re5 26.Rg1 Re8 27.Rg3 Bd4 28.Na4 Bxb2
29.Nxb2 Red8 30.Nc4 Rc6 31.Ne5 Rc2+ 32.Ke1 f6 33.Nf3 Rh8 34.g5
Ra2 35.Nd4 Rxa3 36.Ne6 Ra1+ 37.Ke2 Rh1 38.gxf6 gxf6 39.Nf4 b6
40.Nxh3 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1 Nxc3 9. Rxc3 b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Bd3
Ne4 13. Rc2 f6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. O-O g5 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Re1 a4
18. Nd2 e5 19. e4 f5 20. f3 dxe4 21. fxe4 Ra5 22. exf5 Nxf5
23. Bc4+ Kg7 24. d5 Re8 25. Ne4 Nd4 26. Qh5 Nxc2 27. Nxg5 Bf5
28. Rf1 Qf6 29. Ne6+ Rxe6 30. Rxf5 Qg6 31. dxe6 Qxh5 32. Rxh5
Nd4 33. e7 Ra8 34. Rxe5 Re8 35. Re4 Nf5 36. Be6 Nd6 37. Bd7
Nxe4 38. Bxe8 Kf6 39. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Rfd8 13. Be2 Be8 14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 16. Nd2 Na5
17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. b4 axb4 20. Qxb4 Kf8 21. Bf3 Qxb4
22. cxb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Ke7 24. Kf1 Kd6 25. Ke2 Bb5+ 26. Kd2 e5
27. dxe5+ Kxe5+ 28. Kc3 Rd3+ 29. Kc2 Rd8 30. Kc3 Rd3+ 31. Kc2
Rd8 32. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Qd2 Bf8 11. Rfc1 h6
12. a3 Bg4 13. Ne4 Nd4 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Qf4 Bxf3 16. exf3 Nd5
17. Qg4 c6 18. f4 a5 19. Nd2 a4 20. Qd1 Nb6 21. h4 Ra5 22. Rc2
Nd7 23. Ne4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Qd2 Bf8 26. Re1 Rxe1+
27. Qxe1 Ra8 28. Qe4 Qb6 29. Re2 Qc5 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. Kg2 Bd6
32. f5 Bf8 33. f6 gxf6 34. Qf4 Qd6 35. Qf5 Ra8 36. Rc2 Bg7
37. Rc4 Qe6 38. Qf4 Qe5 39. Rb4 Qxf4 40. gxf4 Ra7 41. f5 Bf8
42. Rxd4 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 d6
7. Nge2 a6 8. a4 Ba5 9. Bd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nh5 11. g3 Nd7
12. Bg2 b5 13. g4 b4 14. Nb1 Qh4+ 15. Kf1 Ne5 16. Be1 Qf6
17. gxh5 Nxf3 18. Bf2 Bg4 19. Qc1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. e5
dxe5 22. Nd2 Rac8 23. Qb1 b3 24. Nxb3 Bb6 25. a5 Ba7 26. Kg1
Bf5 27. Be4 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bg4
7. Bg5 e6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qe2+ Be6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qc2 Qb6
12. a3 O-O-O 13. Na4 Qc7 14. Bb5 Rg8 15. O-O Bh3 16. Nh4 Rg4
17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qd3 Rxh4 19. gxh3 Qf4 20. Rac1 Kd7 21. Rfe1
Bd6 22. Kf1 Qxd4 23. Qf5+ Kc7 24. Nc3 Kb7 25. Ne2 Qe5 26. Qc2
Rc4 27. Qb3+ Kc7 28. Rxc4 dxc4 29. Qxc4 Qd5 30. Qxd5 cxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.a3 Re8 10.b4 Bf8 11.Nd2 Be6 12.Bb2 Qd7
13.Nce4 Bh3 14.Bxh3 Qxh3 15.Qb3 Qd7 16.Nf3 a5 17.b5 Nd4
18.Nxd4 exd4 19.a4 Qd5 20.Qxd5 Nxd5 21.Bxd4 f5 22.Nc3 Nxc3
23.Bxc3 Rxe2 24.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Bb4 26.Rc1 c6 27.bxc6 bxc6
28.Bxb4 axb4 29.Rxc6 Rxa4 30.Rb6 Ra1+ 31.Kg2 Rd1 32.Rxb4 Rxd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bc4 Bd6 14. a5 Re8 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. b3 Nc5
17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bb2 f6 19. Bxe6+ Rxe6 20. Nc4 Rb8 21. Nfd2 Rb5
22. Ra2 Nb7 23. Rea1 Bc5 24. Kf1 Re7 25. Ke2 Rd7 26. Nf1 Bd4
27. Nfe3 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Kf7 29. f3 Ke6 30. g4 Nc5 31. Nc4 Ke7
32. Bc1 Ne6 33. Be3 Ncd4+ 34. Kf2 Ng5 35. Bxg5 fxg5 36. Rd1
Ke6 37. Rd3 Rf7 38. Ra1 Rb8 39. Rad1 Rbf8 40. Nxe5 Kxe5
41. Rxd4 Rxf3+ 42. Ke2 Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rf1+ 44. Ke2 R8f2+ 45. Ke3
Rf3+ 46. Ke2 R1f2+ 47. Ke1 Rxh2 48. Rd5+ Kf4 49. R1d4 Kxg4
50. Rc5 Rg3 51. Kf1 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 d5 11. d4 dxc4
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. e4 Bg4 15. Qa4 Qd6 16. Rae1 Rab8
17. Qxc4 b5 18. e5 bxc4 19. exd6 cxd6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Nd2
Na5 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Rb1 d5 24. Nc5 Be6 25. Rb5 Nc6 26. Na6 Rd7
27. a4 Kf8 28. Nc5 Rc7 29. Na6 Rd7 30. Nc5 Rc7 31. Na6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.09.01"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.a3
Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qd5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd2 b5 11.Qc2 a6 12.e4 Qd7
13.g3 Bb7 14.Bg2 Ne7 15.O-O O-O 16.Rfd1 Rad8 17.a4 c5 18.axb5
axb5 19.Nf3 Qc7 20.Rab1 f5 21.exf5 Nxf5 22.Rxb5 Bxf3 23.Bxf3
cxd4 24.Qc1 dxc3 25.Rxf5 Rxd1+ 26.Bxd1 exf5 27.Qg5+ Kh8
28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Qg5+ Kh8 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Wiedenkeller"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Be7
7. d4 Bb4 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Ng5
12. O-O-O Nxf3 13. Be2 Ng5 14. Bb5 O-O 15. f4 Bxc3 16. fxg5
Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qxe5 20. Rdd1 c6
21. Bd3 h6 22. Rhg1 Rae8 23. Qf2 b6 24. Rde1 Qd6 25. Ref1 Re6
26. h4 Qe7 27. a3 Re8 28. Ka2 Re5 29. Qg3 Qf8 30. Bg6 Re3
31. Qg4 R8e7 32. Rf2 Kh8 33. Bb1 R3e5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Wiedenkeller"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6 14. Bc4 O-O 15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. Ke2
Rfc8 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Be8 19. Ke1 Nb4 20. Bxb7 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Nxc1 23. Bxa8 Nxa2 24. Nd4 a5 25. Nc6
Bf8 26. Bd4 a4 27. f4 a3 28. g4 h5 29. h3 h4 30. Bf6 Bxc6
31. Bxc6 Nb4 32. Bb5 Bg7 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Kc3 g5 35. fxg5 Kg6
36. Bc4 Nc6 37. Bd5 Ne5 38. Kb3 Nd3 39. Kxa3 Nf4 40. Kb4 Nxh3
41. e5 Nf4 42. Be4+ Kxg5 43. Kc5 Ne6+ 44. Kd6 Kf4 45. Bb7 h3
46. Bh1 Ng5 47. Kd5 Kxg4 48. Kd4 Kf4 49. Kd5 Ke3 50. Kd6 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Na4 Bd4 6. Ne2 h5
7. h3 Qf6 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. b3 Nge7 10. Nb2 Ng6 11. Nd3 h4
12. Bb2 b6 13. Qf3 Qxf3 14. Bxf3 hxg3 15. fxg3 Nce5 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. Bg2 c5 18. d3 a5 19. a4 Ke7 20. Bc1 Bd7 21. Bf4 f6
22. g4 Ra6 23. Kd2 Ng6 24. Bg3 Nh4 25. Rag1 Ra7 26. Ke1 b5
27. axb5 Bxb5 28. Kf2 Ng6 29. Ra1 Ne5 30. Ra3 Rha8 31. Rha1 a4
32. Ke2 Nc6 33. bxa4 Rxa4 34. Rxa4 Rxa4 35. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7
12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O Nce4
17. Qb3 Qd6 18. g3 Nc5 19. Qxb4 Nxd5 20. Qa3 Qc6 21. Bd4 Bxd4
22. Rxd4 Ne6 23. Rd2 Nec7 24. Rfd1 Rfd8 25. h4 Rb8 26. Ng5 Qf6
27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Nxf3 e6 29. Ne5 Rdc8 30. Bf3 Ne8 31. Bxd5
exd5 32. Rxd5 Rxb2 33. Rd7 Nf6 34. Re7 Rxa2 35. Nxf7 Ng4
36. f3 Kf8 37. Nd6 Rcc2 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. fxg4 Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Rh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7
12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Rfc1 Na5 15. Bd3 e5 16. Bh6 b6
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 f6 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. Qg5 cxd4 21. cxd4
Qd6 22. Bb5 h6 23. Qg3 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 exd4 25. Rc7+ Kg8
26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Rd5 Rxd5 28. exd5 d3 29. Nc3 d2 30. d6 Rd8
31. d7 Kf7 32. Kf2 a6 33. Ke2 Ke6 34. Kxd2 Rxd7+ 35. Rxd7 Kxd7
36. Nd5 b5 37. h4 Nc6 38. Nf4 Ne5 39. Kc3 a5 40. Kd4 Kd6
41. a3 Nc6+ 42. Ke4 Ne7 43. h5 gxh5 44. Nxh5 Kc5 45. Kd3 Nd5
46. g3 b4 47. axb4+ Kxb4 48. Kc2 a4 49. Ng7 Ne3+ 50. Kb2 a3+
51. Ka2 Nd5 52. Nf5 h5 53. Nd4 Ka4 54. Ka1 Nc3 55. Nf5 Ne2
56. Ka2 Kb4 57. Kb1 Nc3+ 58. Kc2 Ne4 59. Kb1 Kb3 60. Nd4+ Kc3
61. Nf5 Kb4 62. Ka1 Nc3 63. Nd4 Kc4 64. Nf5 Ne2 65. Ka2 Kb4
66. Ne3 Nxg3 67. Nd5+ Kc4 68. Nf4 h4 69. Kxa3 Kd4 70. Kb2 Ke4
71. Nh3 Kf3 72. Kc3 Ne4+ 73. Kd4 Nf2 74. Ng1+ Kf4 75. Kd5 Nd1
76. Kd4 Nf2 77. Kd5 Kg4 78. Kd4 Nh3 79. Ne2 Kf3 80. Kd3 Kf2
81. Kd2 Ng5 82. Nf4 Kf3 83. Ne2 Kf2 84. Nf4 Kf3 85. Ne2 Nh3
86. Ke1 Kg2 87. Nd4 Ng5 88. Nf5 h3 89. Ne3+ Kf3 90. Nf1 Ne4
91. Nh2+ Kg2 92. Ng4 Nf6 93. Ne3+ Kg1 94. Nf1 Nh5 95. Ke2 Nf4+
96. Ke1 Kg2 97. Ne3+ Kf3 98. Nf1 Nd3+ 99. Kd2 Kf2 100. Ne3 Ne5
101. Nd1+ Kf3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Areshchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. f4 b5 5. Nf3 b4 6. Nb1 Bb7
7. Bd3 c5 8. dxc5 a5 9. a3 Qc7 10. axb4 axb4 11. Rxa8 Bxa8
12. c3 Qxc5 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Qxb4 Qxb4 15. cxb4 Na6 16. Bd2 Nf6
17. Bc3 O-O 18. Nbd2 Nh5 19. g3 Rc8 20. Kf2 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rxc3
22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Ra1 Bb7 24. Ra7 Bc6 25. Ne5 Nf6 26. Nxc6
dxc6 27. Rxe7 Ng4+ 28. Kg2 Nf6 29. Nf3 Kf8 30. Rc7 Rc2+
31. Kg1 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc2+ 33. Kg1 Ng4 34. Nd4 Rxh2 35. Nxc6
Rb2 36. Rb7 Ne3 37. b5 h5 38. Ne5 f6 39. Nxg6+ Ke8 40. b6 Ng4
41. Re7+ Kd8 42. b7 Nh2 43. b8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Huzman"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Bf4 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. e3 a6 8. a4 a5 9. Bd3 Na6 10. Rc1 Nb4 11. Bb1 d5 12. b3 Be6
13. Qe2 Qb6 14. O-O Qa6 15. Ng5 Bd7 16. Be5 h6 17. Nf3 Be6
18. Nd2 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. e4 Rad8 21. Rfd1 dxc4 22. Nxc4
b5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Ne5 Bxb3 25. Rd2 Nc6 26. Nxc6 Qxc6
27. Qxb5 Qxb5 28. Nxb5 Rc8 29. Re1 Rfd8 30. d5 e6 31. Na7 Rc5
32. Nc6 Rd7 33. Nd4 Bc4 34. Nf3 exd5 35. Ne5 Rdc7 36. Ng4 Kf8
37. Nf6 Ne8 38. Nxe8 Kxe8 39. exd5+ Kd8 40. d6 Rb7 41. Rc1 Rd5
42. Rdc2 Rdb5 43. Rxc4 Rxb1 44. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 45. Kh2 Rb6 46. Rc7
Ra6 47. Rxf7 a4 48. Rf8+ Kd7 49. Rf7+ Ke8 50. Rf6 Ra5 51. Rxg6
a3 52. Re6+ Kd7 53. Re1 Kxd6 54. Kg3 a2 55. Ra1 Kd5 56. f4 Ke4
57. Kg4 h5+ 58. Kg3 Kf5 59. Kh4 Kxf4 60. g3+ Kf3 61. g4 hxg4
62. hxg4 Kf4 63. g5 Kf5 64. Kg3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "2.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Denis Khismatullin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 b5
7. cxb5 a6 8. e5 Ne8 9. Nf3 d6 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. bxa6 Bxa6
12. O-O Nd7 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Qe2 Qc8
17. Bf4 Nf5 18. Rad1 Rb6 19. h3 Qb7 20. Bc1 Rd8 21. Qd3 Nf6
22. g4 Nd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Nxd5 25. Qe4 e6 26. Qf3 Rbd6
27. Nxd5 exd5 28. b3 Rf6 29. Qg2 Qb6 30. Rd3 d4 31. g5 Re6
32. Rxe6 Qxe6 33. gxh6 Bf6 34. Rd1 Rd5 35. Qg4 Qe7 36. Kf1 Rf5
37. Re1 Qc5 38. Qe4 Kh7 39. Bf4 Bh4 40. Kg2 d3 41. Rf1 Qc2
42. Be3 Bg5 43. Bd4 Bxh6 44. b4 Qc4 45. f3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rauf Mamedov"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6 9. Nh2 Nc5 10. b4 Nd7 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3
axb4 13. axb4 f5 14. exf5 e4 15. Nb5 Ne5 16. g4 Qh4 17. Qc2
Bxf5 18. gxf5 Rxf5 19. Be3 Raf8 20. Ng4 Ng3 21. fxg3 Qxg3+
22. Kd2 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Rf2+ 24. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 25. Be2 Rxe2+
26. Kxe2 Qg2+ 27. Kd1 Qxh1+ 28. Kd2 Qg2+ 29. Kc1 Qf1+ 30. Qd1
Qxc4+ 31. Qc2 Qf1+ 32. Kd2 Qf2+ 33. Kd1 Qf1+ 34. Kd2 Qf2+
35. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "4.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ildar Khairullin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Nf3 e6
7. Be2 exd5 8. exd5 d6 9. O-O Re8 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 Nbd7 13. Qd1 a6 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Re1 Qf8 16. Qb3 Nh5
17. Bd2 Reb8 18. Be2 Nhf6 19. Qc2 Re8 20. a4 h5 21. a5 Bh6
22. f4 Qg7 23. Bf3 g5 24. Qf5 gxf4 25. Bxf4 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Re5
27. Rxe5 Nxe5 28. Rf1 Kf8 29. Be2 Ke7 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Qxe4
Rh8 32. Qh4+ f6 33. Rf5 Qg6 34. Qf2 h4 35. b3 Rh6 36. Kh2 Qg7
37. Rf4 Qg5 38. Bg4 Nd3 39. Re4+ Ne5 40. Bf5 Rh8 41. Rf4 Kd8
42. Bc2 Ke7 43. Rf5 Qg7 44. Rf4 Qg5 45. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qg3 Nc5
17. Ba2 a5 18. f4 Rab8 19. Qf2 Na4 20. Rab1 c5 21. e5 dxe5
22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Rbe1 Qc7 25. Re4 Nxb2 26. Qf5
h6 27. Re6 Rb6 28. Bg6 Rg8 29. Re8 Rf6 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qd5+
Kf8 32. Re1 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "6.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Predrag Nikolic"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Na4 Be7 10. Rd1 c6 11. Nc3 d6
12. d4 Qc7 13. Bg2 Re8 14. h3 h6 15. Qc2 Be6 16. d5 cxd5
17. cxd5 Bd7 18. e4 b5 19. Qb3 Qb7 20. a3 a5 21. Be3 Reb8
22. Rdc1 Bd8 23. Nd1 a4 24. Qd3 b4 25. axb4 Qxb4 26. Kh2 Bb5
27. Qc2 Qb3 28. Ra3 Qxc2 29. Rxc2 Ba5 30. Bd2 Be2 31. Ne3 Bb6
32. Be1 Bb5 33. Nf5 Bc5 34. Rac3 Bd7 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Nc6 Bxc6
37. dxc6 Rb6 38. f4 Bb4 39. Bf2 Rbb8 40. Rc4 a3 41. bxa3 Bxa3
42. fxe5 dxe5 43. c7 Rc8 44. Ra2 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 b6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. e4 d4 15. Rxd4 Nxe5 16. Rd1 Ba6
17. Qa4 Be2 18. Re1 Bh5 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Qb5 Bc5 21. Nb3 a6
22. Qf1 Be7 23. Re3 Nc4 24. Ree1 b5 25. Rac1 Qb6 26. e5 Rac8
27. Re4 Bg5 28. Rce1 Bg6 29. Rd4 h6 30. Red1 Rxd4 31. Bxd4 Qc7
32. Qe2 a5 33. h4 Be7 34. Nd2 a4 35. Nxc4 Qxc4 36. Qxc4 bxc4
37. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Igor Viktorovich Kovalenko"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3 a5 9. Rd1 Re8 10. d3 h6 11. Bg2 Ra6
12. h3 Rae6 13. Be3 d6 14. Na4 b6 15. a3 Bc5 16. Bd2 Nh5
17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. Bg2 e4 21. Re1 e3
22. Bc1 Nh5 23. Rf1 exf2+ 24. Rxf2 Nxg3 25. e4 Rg6 26. Qd1 f5
27. exf5 Nxf5 28. Kh2 Qh4 29. Qf3 Bb7 30. Qxb7 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. Ne5 Rc8
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nc6 Bb5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Nc3 a5 16. Rac1
Ba6 17. Qd2 h6 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Rc2 Ne8 20. Rdc1 g5 21. Be3 Nd6
22. b3 Nf5 23. g4 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qd6 25. Nb5 Qf4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Qc3 Qb8 29. Qc6 Nf6 30. Nc7 Bd7 31. Qd6 a4
32. bxa4 Bxa4 33. Qe7 Nd7 34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kg7 36. Bxd5
Qf8 37. e4 Nf6 38. Bb7 Qb4 39. e5 Ne4 40. Qf5 Nc3 41. Qf6+ Kh7
42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qf6+ Kh7 44. Bc8 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Nxd4 46. Qf7+
Kh8 47. Qf6+ Kh7 48. Qf7+ Kh8 49. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "10.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Onischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. f4 h5 7. f5
hxg4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Qxg4 Qc8 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Qg6+ Kd8 12. Ne5
Be8 13. Nf7+ Bxf7 14. Qxf7 e5 15. Bh3 Qc7 16. Nc3 Nbd7 17. Ne2
c5 18. c3 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Nf4 Nc5 21. O-O Rc8 22. b4
Rxh4 23. bxc5 Kd7 24. Bg2 Qxc5 25. Qe6+ Ke8 26. Ba3 Qc6
27. Rac1 Qxe6 28. fxe6 Rc3 29. Bb2 Rc6 30. Nxd5 Kd8 31. Nf4
Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Rg4 33. Rd1 g5 34. Rxd4+ Kc8 35. Ne2 Bg7
36. Rxg4 Nxg4 37. Bxg5 Bf6 38. Bf4 Bb2 39. Bf3 Ne5 40. Be4 Kc7
41. Kf2 Kd6 42. Bxb7 Kxe6 43. Ba6 Kd5 44. Ke3 Kc5 45. Bxe5
Bxe5 46. Ke4 Bh2 47. Kf5 Kb4 48. Ke6 Ka3 49. Bc4 Kb4 50. Bb3
a5 51. Nd4 Ka3 52. Kxe7 a4 53. Bd5 Kb2 54. Kd7 Be5 55. Nf3 Bc3
56. Kc6 a3 57. Kb5 Bg7 58. Bb3 Bf8 59. Ne5 Kc3 60. Nc4 Kd4
61. Ka4 Kc5 62. Nxa3 Kb6 63. Nc4+ Ka6 64. Ne5 Bd6 65. Nd7 Be7
66. Bc4+ Ka7 67. Kb5 Ba3 68. Bd5 Bc1 69. a4 Bd2 70. Ne5 Kb8
71. Nc6+ Kc7 72. Nb4 Kd6 73. Bf3 Be3 74. a5 Bg1 75. Nd5 Bf2
76. a6 Ba7 77. Nb4 Kc7 78. Bb7 Bg1 79. Nd5+ Kb8 80. Kc6 Bf2
81. Kd7 Ka7 82. Ne7 Kb6 83. Bc8 Kb5 84. Kc7 Ka5 85. Kb7 Kb4
86. Bg4 Bg1 87. Be2 Ka5 88. Nc6+ Ka4 89. Ne5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "11.26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yasser Seirawan"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Nh4 g6
7. Bg5 Bg7 8. e3 d6 9. Ng2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nf4 Qf7
12. Rc1 O-O 13. c5 g5 14. Nh5 dxc5 15. Nb5 cxd4 16. Bc4 Be6
17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Nxc7 Qxa2 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. O-O Be5 21. f4
gxf4 22. gxf4 Bh8 23. Ng3 Rf8 24. Nxf5 Kh7 25. Qh5 Rf6 26. Ng3
dxe3 27. Rcd1 Qe6 28. Qe2 Rf7 29. Qxe3 Bxb2 30. Kh1 a5 31. f5
Qe5 32. Qb3 Rc7 33. f6 Qc3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stanislav Bogdanovich"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. Rc1 a6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Ne5 b5 9. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 Qd5 11. Qc2 Qxg5
12. Ne5 O-O 13. Rg3 Qf5 14. Qc1 Bb7 15. Rg5 Qe4 16. Rxg7+ Kxg7
17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Qxf6+ Kg8 19. Qg5+ Kh8 20. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "13.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Andrei Volokitin"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Kb1 Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7
12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Bd4 e5 15. Bf2 Nbc4 16. Qc1 b5
17. h4 b4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nce2 Qb5 20. h5 c6 21. hxg6 hxg6
22. Qg5 Be6 23. f4 b3 24. a4 Na3+ 25. Kc1 Qc4+ 26. Nc3 cxd5
27. Nf3 Rdc8 28. Kd2 dxe4 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Bb6 Bg7 31. Qh4
Qb4 32. Bg1 e3+ 33. Ke2 Nc2 34. g4 Nd4+ 35. Kxe3 Qc5 36. Qh7+
Kf8 37. Ne4 Qc2 38. Rd2 Qc4 39. Kf2 Bxg4 40. Ng5 Nf5 41. Kg2
Rd8 42. Rf2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "14.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. c3 g6
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O Bf5 9. Re1 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Nbd2 Bg7
12. Nb3 O-O 13. Be3 Ne4 14. Ng5 Nd6 15. Bf4 b6 16. Qg3 Rad8
17. Qh4 h6 18. Nf3 g5 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Qg3 Rd7 21. Ne5 Nxe5
22. dxe5 f6 23. Nd4 Re7 24. Qg4 Qc4 25. Nf3 Qxg4 26. hxg4 Rc8
27. Rad1 Kf7 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Ne5+ Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Rc4 31. f3
b5 32. a3 a5 33. Kf2 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Rh1 Kg6 36. Re3 Rc6
37. Kg3 bxc3 38. bxc3 Rec7 39. Re2 Ra6 40. Re3 Rcc6 41. Rhe1
Rab6 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Rh1 Rb2+ 44. Kg3 Kg6 45. Rhe1 Rbb6
46. Kf2 h5 47. gxh5+ Kxh5 48. g4+ Kg6 49. Kg3 Kf7 50. Rh1 Rb3
51. Re5 Rcxc3 52. Rf1 Kf6 53. Re2 e5 54. Kg2 d4 55. Ra1 Ra3
56. Rb1 Rcb3 57. Rc1 Ke6 58. Rc5 Re3 59. Rxe3 Rxe3 60. Kf2 Rc3
61. Ra5 Rc2+ 62. Ke1 Kd6 63. Rb5 Rc5 64. Rb6+ Kd5 65. Rf6 Rc2
66. Kd1 d3 67. Rf5 Kd4 68. Rxg5 Ra2 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "15.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6
gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Nc3 a6 9. Qe2 b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Na4 Qd5
12. c4 Qa5 13. Qe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. g3
O-O-O 17. c5 Kb7 18. Bg2+ c6 19. Rhe1 Bf6 20. Re3 a5 21. Kc2
Kc7 22. b3 h5 23. h4 Rdg8 24. Bf3 f4 25. gxf4 Bxh4 26. Re2 Bf6
27. Nb2 h4 28. Nc4 h3 29. f5 exf5 30. d5 Nxc5 31. d6+ Kd7
32. Ne5+ Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Ne6 34. Rxf5 f6 35. Rxa5 Ra8 36. Rxa8
Rxa8 37. Bg4 h2 38. Re1 Re8 39. Kd3 Kxd6 40. Bxe6 Rh8 41. Rh1
Kxe6 42. Ke4 f5+ 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kg2 Ra8 45. Rxh2 Rxa2
46. Rh6+ Kg5 47. Rxc6 Rb2 48. Kg3 Rxb3+ 49. f3 Rc3 50. Rb6 f4+
51. Kg2 b3 52. Rb4 Kf5 53. Rb5+ Ke6 54. Kh3 Rxf3+ 55. Kg4 Rc3
56. Kxf4 Kd6 57. Ke4 Kc6 58. Kd4 Kxb5 59. Kxc3 Ka4 60. Kb2 Kb4
61. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ildar Khairullin"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 e6
7. Be2 exd5 8. cxd5 d6 9. Nd2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. e4 Re8
12. a4 b6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Bb5 Re7 15. Bf1 a6 16. Nc4 b5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Na5 Bd7 19. Bg5 b4 20. Na4 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. Nc4 Bxa4 23. Rxa4 Bd4 24. Na5 Bxb2 25. Nc6 Qe8 26. Ra7 Rc8
27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Qc2 Bc3 29. Re3 Bd4 30. Rf3 Ra8 31. Rxa8+
Nxa8 32. g3 Nb6 33. Kg2 h5 34. h4 Nd7 35. Rb3 Nf6 36. f3 Qa7
37. Bc4 Nd7 38. Rb1 Ne5 39. Be2 Qa3 40. Qb3 Qa5 41. f4 Nd7
42. e5 dxe5 43. f5 Nf6 44. fxg6 fxg6 45. d6+ Kg7 46. Qe6 Qa8+
47. Bf3 e4 48. Be2 Qa7 49. Rf1 e3 50. Bc4 Qa8+ 51. Kh3 Qd8
52. Qe7+ Qxe7 53. dxe7 e2 54. Bxe2 Kf7 55. Bd3 b3 56. Bc4+
Kxe7 57. Bxb3 Nd7 58. Kg2 Ne5 59. Rb1 c4 60. Bc2 c3 61. Rb4
Bc5 62. Ra4 Kf6 63. Kf1 Be3 64. Ke2 Bd2 65. Ra6+ Kf7 66. Bb3+
Kg7 67. Re6 Ng4 68. Bc2 Nf6 69. Kd3 Ng4 70. Ke2 Nf6 71. Kf3
Kf7 72. Rc6 Kg7 73. Rc7+ Kh6 74. Re7 Ng4 75. Re6 Kg7 76. Rxg6+
Kf7 77. Ra6 Ne3 78. Bb3+ Kf8 79. Rf6+ Kg7 80. Rc6 Nf5 81. Rc4
Be1 82. Bc2 Nxg3 83. Rf4 Kh6 84. Rf6+ Kg7 85. Re6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "David Anton Guijarro"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nf1
Nc6 13. Ne3 h6 14. Bb3 Na5 15. Bd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf8 17. b4
Nb7 18. Bb2 Bd7 19. a3 a5 20. Nd2 Qg5 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. bxc5
dxc5 23. c4 b4 24. Nf1 Bg4 25. Qc2 f5 26. Ned2 Bd6 27. Kh1 e4
28. dxe4 fxe4 29. Nxe4 Bf5 30. f3 a4 31. Qd3 Na5 32. Re2 Nb3
33. Rae1 bxa3 34. Bxa3 Nd4 35. Rb2 Bxe4 36. fxe4 Rab8 37. Rxb8
Rxb8 38. Bc1 Rb3 39. Qd1 Be5 40. Be3 Qxe4 41. Bxd4 Rd3
42. Rxe4 Rxd1 43. Rxe5 cxd4 44. Kg1 a3 45. Re8+ Kf7 46. Ra8
Ra1 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Kf3 Ke7 49. c5 Ra1 50. Nd2 a2 51. Ke2 Rc1
52. Rxa2 Rxc5 53. Kd3 Rxd5 54. Nf3 Kf6 55. Ke4 Rb5 56. Ra6+
Kf7 57. Nxd4 Rb2 58. Kf3 Kg8 59. Nf5 Rb5 60. g4 Rb3+ 61. Kf4
Rb4+ 62. Kg3 Rb3+ 63. Kh4 Rb7 64. Kh5 Kh7 65. h4 Rd7 66. g5
hxg5 67. hxg5 Kh8 68. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "3.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 e5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nh4
Rd8 13. b4 a6 14. Qb3 Nbd7 15. g4 Bg6 16. a4 Qd6 17. Nxg6 hxg6
18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rab8 20. f4 Rf8 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Bf4 g5
23. Bh2 Bf6 24. e3 Qe7 25. Rc2 Rbd8 26. Rcf2 Qe6 27. Qxe6 fxe6
28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Bh7+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "4.17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. e5 Ne8
7. h4 d6 8. e6 fxe6 9. h5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nc6 11. hxg6 hxg6
12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Bh6 e6 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Bd7
17. Nf3 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Bc6 19. Rh3 Rf8 20. Ng4 Rxf3 21. Nh6+
Kh7 22. Nf7+ Rxh3 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Nxh3 Qd8 25. Be2 Qh4
26. Qb3 Nf5 27. Ng1 Ng4 28. Nh3 Nge3+ 29. fxe3 Qxh3+ 30. Ke1
Qh1+ 31. Bf1 Ng3 32. Qd3 Be4 33. Qxd6 Qxf1+ 34. Kd2 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 c5 6. d5 b5
7. Nfd2 bxc4 8. Nxc4 d6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Ba6
12. Qa4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nbd7 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. a3 Rab8 16. Bd2 Ne5
17. Qa2 Qa6 18. Rec1 Qc4 19. b3 Qg4 20. h3 Qh5 21. b4 cxb4
22. axb4 Rb7 23. f4 Ned7 24. g4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Qxg4 26. e3 h5
27. Qc4 Nb6 28. Qe2 Qd7 29. Nb5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Qxb5 31. Qxb5
Rxb5 32. Bc6 Rbb8 33. b5 e6 34. Kf2 d5 35. Kf3 Bf6 36. Bb4
Rfd8 37. Bc5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6 9. Nh2 Nc5 10. Be3 a5 11. h4 Qe7 12. Be2
Nf6 13. Bf3 Nfd7 14. g4 f5 15. g5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Nxe4
Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Ng4 Rf4 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. gxf6 Qxf6
22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qe2 Bd7 24. O-O-O Re8 25. Qf3 b5 26. Rhe1
bxc4 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. d6 cxd6 29. Qd5+ Bf7 30. Qxd6 Qxh4
31. Qxc5 h5 32. a4 f3 33. Qe3 c3 34. Qxc3 Qf4+ 35. Qd2 Qxa4
36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Rd7 Qc4+ 38. Kd2 Kg7 39. Qe7 h4 40. Qe5+ Kh7
41. Rd4 Qe2+ 42. Qxe2 fxe2 43. Rxh4+ Kg7 44. Ra4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. Bh2 Nd7 8. a4 e5 9. a5 exd4 10. exd4 a6 11. O-O Re8 12. Nc3
Nf6 13. Re1 h6 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bf1 Nf5 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qd2
Bd7 18. Re1 Qf8 19. b4 Re8 20. Rb1 Bc8 21. b5 axb5 22. Nxb5
Nxd5 23. Qxd5 c6 24. Qd2 cxb5 25. Bxb5 Rd8 26. Bd3 Qe7 27. Qb4
Qc7 28. g4 Ne7 29. Qb6 Qxb6 30. Rxb6 Bc3 31. Rxd6 Bxa5 32. Bc4
Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Nc6 34. Bd5 Bb4 35. Bf4 Kg7 36. Kg2 Be7 37. Be3
h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Nd4 Nxd4 40. Bxd4+ Bf6 41. Bb6 h4 42. c4
Be5 43. Bd8 f6 44. Ba5 Kg6 45. Bd2 b6 46. Be3 Bc7 47. f3 Bd7
48. Bf2 Kg5 49. Be3+ Kg6 50. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Tigran Levonovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. c3 a5 10. a4 Bc5 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Ng5
Bd7 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Rad8 16. h3 Nb8 17. b4
b6 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Nf3 Na6 20. Nh4 Nc5 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5
Nd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rfd1 c6 25. c4 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Qe4
Qd6 28. g4 Rb8 29. Qc2 h6 30. Rd1 Qc7 31. Qd2 Nf6 32. Qd6 Qxd6
33. Rxd6 Rb4 34. Rxc6 Rxa4 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7 Kg8 37. Kg2
Ne4 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rc7 f6 40. h4 Nd6 41. c5 Nb5 42. Rb7
Rxg4+ 43. Kh3 Rb4 44. c6 Nd6 45. Rd7 Nxf5 46. Bc5 Rxh4+
47. Kg2 Rg4+ 48. Kf1 Rc4 49. Rd5 Ne7 50. Bxe7 Rxc6 51. Rxa5
Kg6 52. Ra7 Rc8 53. Kg2 Kf5 54. Kg3 h5 55. Kh4 Rc3 56. Ra3
Rxa3 57. Bxa3 g6 58. Be7 Ke6 59. Bd8 Kf7 60. Bb6 Ke7 61. Ba5
Kd7 62. Bb6 Ke6 63. Bd8 Kf7 64. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4
a6 7. Qb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 c5 10. a4 Nb8 11. Ne5 Ra7
12. a5 Nfd7 13. Nc4 Nc6 14. d3 Nd4 15. Qd1 Nb8 16. e3 Nf5
17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Rd1 Bc6 19. d4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 cxd4 21. exd4 Qc7
22. d5 Bf6 23. Bf4 e5 24. Nxe5 Qe7 25. d6 Nxd6 26. Nd5 Qe6
27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Ng4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 e5 11. c3 f6
12. Bf1 Be6 13. Be3 Rfd8 14. Nd2 Kf7 15. f3 a6 16. Kf2 Rd7
17. Nb3 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8 Nxd8 20. Ke1 Ke8 21. Kd2
Kd7 22. Kc2 Ke8 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. Bc4 a5 25. b4 b6 26. Nd3 axb4
27. cxb4 Be6 28. Bxe6 Nxe6 29. a4 Kd7 30. Kc3 Nd8 31. Kc4 Kc6
32. a5 Kb7 33. axb6 cxb6 34. Kd5 Kc7 35. b5 Ba3 36. f4 exf4
37. gxf4 Nf7 38. e5 Nh6 39. exf6 gxf6 40. Bd4 f5 41. Ke6 Ng4
42. h3 Nh2 43. Ne5 Nf1 44. Nc4 Bc1 45. Bxb6+ Kb7 46. Kxf5 Ng3+
47. Ke5 Nh5 48. Be3 Bxe3 49. Nxe3 Kb6 50. f5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mateusz Bartel"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Nh4 Be7
7. Bg5 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Ng2 Na6 10. Nf4 Nc7 11. h4 d5 12. Rc1
Bd6 13. h5 Bxf4 14. Bxf4 Ne6 15. cxd5 Nxf4 16. gxf4 cxd5
17. Qb3 Rf7 18. Be2 Be6 19. Kd2 Rc8 20. a3 Rfc7 21. Nb5 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Rxc1 23. Kxc1 a6 24. Nc3 Qc7 25. Kd2 Bf7 26. Qb4 g6
27. h6 Be8 28. a4 Kf7 29. Bd1 Bc6 30. Bb3 Qe7 31. Qb6 Qd7
32. Qc5 Qe7 33. Nxd5 Qxc5 34. Nxf6+ Kxf6 35. dxc5 g5 36. Bg8
Kg6 37. fxg5 Bxa4 38. Kc3 Bd7 39. Kd4 Kxg5 40. Bxh7 Kxh6
41. Bg8 Kg5 42. Ke5 Kg4 43. Bd5 Bc8 44. Be6 Bxe6 45. Kxe6 f4
46. Ke5 fxe3 47. fxe3 Kf3 48. Kd4 a5 49. b3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Qf3 Rb8 10. h3 Bd6 11. Rb1 Be5
12. Bf4 d6 13. Bxe5 Rxe5 14. b3 Nd7 15. Na4 Qg5 16. Qe2 Qf4
17. g3 Qh6 18. f4 Re7 19. h4 Nf6 20. Rbe1 Bh3 21. Rf2 Rbe8
22. Qf3 Bf5 23. Nc3 Qg6 24. Re3 Bg4 25. Qg2 Qh5 26. Na4 Nd5
27. Re1 f5 28. Rff1 fxe4 29. Bc4 Kh8 30. Kh2 Bf3 31. Qh3 Nf6
32. Kg1 Qa5 33. Be2 Bxe2 34. Rxe2 h5 35. Rfe1 e3 36. Qg2 d5
37. Qf3 Ng4 38. c3 Qb5 39. Rd1 Re4 40. Nb2 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2
Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Ne5 Ba4 15. Kd2 Nc6 16. Nf3
Ke7 17. Rc4 Bb5 18. Rc3 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rhd8
21. Ke3 f6 22. Rc5 Kd7 23. h4 b6 24. R5c3 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 b5 6. Nbd2 Bb7
7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. c4 bxc4 9. Ndxc4 c5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 Rc8
12. Qa4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bc6 14. Qa3 Nh5 15. Rfd1 Nxf4 16. gxf4
Bb5 17. e4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 dxc4 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Bf3 Rd3
21. Qxa7 Rxf3 22. Qxe7 Rxf4 23. a4 Rxe4 24. a5 Rxe5 25. a6 Rd5
26. Qb7 Rdd8 27. a7 g6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kg3 h5 30. h4 Kf6
31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Kg3 Kf6 33. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "15.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nbc6 9. Bb5 Bg6 10. c4 a6 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6
12. Qa4 Qd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Nc3 Be7 16. Rac1
O-O 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Na4 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6
21. Bd4 Bg5 22. Rxc6 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nc5 a5 25. f3 Be7
26. Ne6 Kf7 27. Nf4 Rc2 28. Nxd5 Bd8 29. Ne3 Rc8 30. Kf2 a4
31. a3 Be7 32. Rd2 Bb1 33. Ng4 Ba2 34. Ne5+ Ke8 35. Nd3 g6
36. Nb4 Kf7 37. Nxa2 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "16.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hrant Melkumyan"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 c6 10. d4 Bf6 11. Re1 Re8
12. Bf4 Rxe1 13. Qxe1 Nf5 14. d5 d6 15. Rd1 c5 16. Bd3 Nd4
17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Rd2 Be5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. c3 Nf5 21. Nxc5 Nd6
22. h3 Qc7 23. Ne4 Bd7 24. c4 b6 25. b3 a5 26. Re2 Nxe4
27. Rxe4 Re8 28. Qd2 f5 29. Re1 Qd6 30. f3 h6 31. Qf2 Re7
32. Kh1 g6 33. Qh4 Kg7 34. Qg3 g5 35. Qf2 Kf6 36. a3 Qc5
37. Qb2 Qd4 38. Qxd4 exd4 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40. b4 axb4 41. axb4
Kd6 42. Kg1 f4 43. Kf2 h5 44. Ke2 Bc8 45. Bg6 g4 46. Bxh5 gxh3
47. gxh3 Bxh3 48. Bg4 Bxg4 49. fxg4 b5 50. c5+ Kxd5 51. g5 Ke4
52. g6 f3+ 53. Kf2 d3 54. g7 d2 55. g8=Q d1=Q 56. Qe6+ Kf4
57. Qe3+ Kg4 58. Qe4+ Kg5 59. Qe5+ Kg4 60. Qe4+ Kg5 61. c6 Kh6
62. Qf4+ Kg7 63. Qg4+ Kf6 64. Qf4+ Ke6 65. Qe3+ Kd6 66. Qc5+
Kc7 67. Qxb5 Qc2+ 68. Kxf3 Qxc6+ 69. Qxc6+ Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "17.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yuri Vovk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. f3 a6
7. a4 e6 8. Nge2 exd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2 Nd7
12. Ng3 Ne5 13. Nxh5 gxh5 14. Be2 f5 15. O-O Qf6 16. f4 Ng4
17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxc5 Bd7 21. Rae1
Qf6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Kh1 f4 24. Ne4 Qh6 25. g3 Bxa4 26. Rxf4
Rxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Bxb2 29. Nc5 Bb5 30. Nxb7 Bc4
31. Rd1 Be2 32. Rd2 Bf3+ 33. Kg1 Bc1 34. Rd3 Be4 35. Rd1 Bxf4
36. d6 Be3+ 37. Kf1 Bb6 38. d7 Kf7 39. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. O-O d5 6. c3 Bd6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Qe2 e5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 h6 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Ne4 Bb6 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Re1 Bg4 15. h3 Be6 16. Bc2 Qc7
17. Qe4 Nf6 18. Qh4 Nh7 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qxh6 f5 21. Nxf5
Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Qg7 23. Qh4 Rf8 24. Qe4 Ng5 25. Qc4+ Qf7
26. Qxf7+ Rxf7 27. Nxg5 Rxf5 28. Ne4 Rd8 29. Rad1 Rxd1
30. Rxd1 Rf4 31. Re1 Ne7 32. g3 Rf8 33. Kg2 Nd5 34. Re2 Nf6
35. Nd6 e4 36. b4 Rd8 37. Nxe4 Nxe4 38. Rxe4 Rd2 39. Rf4 Rxa2
40. c4 a5 41. c5 Bc7 42. Rg4+ Kf7 43. bxa5 Rxa5 44. Rb4 Rxc5
45. Rxb7 Kg6 46. Rb2 Be5 47. Re2 Rb5 48. h4 Bd4 49. g4 Bf6
50. h5+ Kg5 51. Kg3 Rb3+ 52. f3 Kh6 53. Re8 Kg7 54. Re4 Bg5
55. Re5 Bf6 56. Rf5 Rb4 57. g5 Be7 58. f4 Rd4 59. Kg4 Bd6
60. Rf6 Be7 61. h6+ Kg8 62. h7+ Kh8 63. Rf7 Ba3 64. g6 Rd6
65. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "19.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. h3 c6
7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Re8 11. e4 dxe4
12. Bxe4 Ne6 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bd3 b6 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Bc4 Nd5
17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bb5 Rf8 19. Qd2 Nc7 20. Bd3 Ba6 21. Bxa6
Nxa6 22. Bh6 Nc7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Ne5 e6 25. Ng4 Ne8 26. Re3
Nf6 27. Rf3 Nxg4 28. hxg4 h6 29. Rh3 Qg5 30. Qe2 Rac8 31. Rf1
Rh8 32. f4 Qf6 33. c3 Rc7 34. g3 Rd7 35. Rf2 Rdd8 36. Rfh2 g5
37. Rf2 Qg6 38. Qe5+ Qf6 39. Qc7 Qg6 40. f5 exf5 41. Rxf5 Rhe8
42. Qxa7 Re1+ 43. Kg2 Qe6 44. Rh2 Re8 45. Qb7 Re7 46. Qxd5 Qe3
47. Qd6 Re6 48. Qc7 Re7 49. Qd6 Re6 50. Qc7 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[Round "20.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3
Bd6 7. Bd3 Be6 8. Qc2 Nd7 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bd2 Bd7
12. O-O-O Ne6 13. c4 O-O-O 14. c5 Bf4 15. Bc4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Bxd2
17. Rxd2 Bc8 18. Rhd1 Rhe8 19. Qxh7 Ng5 20. Qxg7 Ne4 21. Qxf7
Nxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Qh2 23. Qxf6 Qh1+ 24. Kc2 Qxg2 25. Qf4+ Ka8
26. h4 Rf8 27. Qg3 Rxf2 28. Qxg2 Rxg2 29. h5 Bg4 30. h6 Rh2
31. Nf4 Rxh6 32. Kc3 Rf6 33. Nd3 Rf3 34. Rf2 Rg3 35. b4 Kb8
36. a4 Bh5 37. b5 Bg6 38. Rf6 Be4 39. a5 cxb5 40. Bxb5 Bxd3
41. Bxd3 Rg4 42. Rd6 Rxd6 43. cxd6 Rg5 44. a6 b6 45. Kc4 Kc8
46. d5 Kd7 47. Be4 Kxd6 48. Bf3 Rf5 49. Be4 Rf1 50. Bd3 Rc1+
51. Kd4 Rd1 52. Kc4 Rxd3 53. Kxd3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Bf4 O-O 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg2 Rb8 10. Qd2 d5 11. Rd1 Be6
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Be3 a5 14. O-O c6 15. b3 Nd7 16. Na4 Rb4
17. Rc1 Qa8 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qa6 20. Qd2 Rc8 21. e3 Rb7
22. Rfd1 Rbc7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Ra7 25. Rdc1 a4 26. b4 a3
27. Qc3 Raa8 28. Ra5 Qb6 29. Qxa3 Rxa5 30. bxa5 Qa7 31. Rc5
Rb8 32. h4 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Qa6 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Qxc1 Qxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 cxd4 9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. Bg3 b5 11. cxb5 Bb7
12. Bd3 Nc5 13. Ne5 Rfc8 14. O-O Nxd3 15. Qxd3 a6 16. a4 Nh5
17. Bh4 Bc5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxa4 20. Rd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxd8
Qxb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rd1 Bd4 24. exd4 Rxd8 25. Nc6 Rd6
26. Rc1 Nf4 27. Kf1 g6 28. g3 Nd3 29. Rc2 Nxb2 30. Ne7+ Kf8
31. Nc8 Rd8 32. Rxb2 Rxc8 33. Rxb5 Rd8 34. Rb4 g5 35. Ke2 Kg7
36. Rb5 Kg6 37. Ke3 g4 38. Re5 h5 39. Re4 Ra8 40. h4 gxh3
41. Rh4 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 f5 43. Rxh3 f4 44. f3 Re3+ 45. Kf2 Rd3
46. gxf4 Rxd4 47. Kg3 Rd8 48. Rh1 Rg8 49. Kf2 Kh6 50. Rh2 Kg6
51. Rg2+ Kf7 52. Rg5 Rxg5 53. fxg5 Kg6 54. f4 e5 55. fxe5 Kxg5
56. Kg3 Kf5 57. Kh4 Kxe5 58. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 b5 5. O-O Bb7 6. Bg5 Nbd7
7. e4 dxe4 8. Nfd2 h6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd5 14. Qe3 Rd8 15. Rd1 Be7 16. Nc3 Qf5
17. Rd3 O-O 18. Rad1 Rd7 19. Ne4 Rfd8 20. a3 c6 21. f4 a5
22. c3 Qd5 23. R3d2 Qc4 24. Nf2 c5 25. Ne4 cxd4 26. cxd4 b4
27. axb4 axb4 28. Rd3 Qd5 29. Nd2 Bf6 30. Nb3 Rc7 31. Qf3 Qb5
32. R1d2 Rdc8 33. Kg2 Rc2 34. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 35. Rd2 Rc8 36. Qe4
Qc4 37. Qf3 g6 38. h4 h5 39. Kf2 Qb5 40. Qe2 Qd5 41. Qf3 Qc4
42. Kg2 Rd8 43. Qd3 Qc6+ 44. Qf3 Rd5 45. Qe4 Qd6 46. Qe3 Qd8
47. Kf2 Rd7 48. Qe4 Rc7 49. Ke3 Qc8 50. Nc5 Be7 51. Kf2 Bxc5
52. dxc5 b3 53. Qe3 Rxc5 54. Qxb3 Rc1 55. Qf3 Qc5+ 56. Kg2 Rb1
57. Kh2 Qb5 58. Qe2 Qb7 59. Qg2 Qb6 60. Qf2 Qb7 61. Qg2 Qb6
62. Qf2 Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. Nc4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nxe4 11. Nfxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Nf6 13. Nc4 c6 14. c3 Nd5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Ne3 Bc5
17. Nxd5 Bg4 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. c4 Bf3 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Be3 Bf8
22. a4 h6 23. Rac1 b6 24. Bd2 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Be3 b5
27. axb5 Rxb5 28. Bd4 Rd8 29. Bxa7 Rxb2 30. Red1 Rxd1+
31. Rxd1 Be7 32. Re1 Bf6 33. Rd1 Ra2 34. Bd4 Ra6 35. Bxf6 Rxf6
36. Rc1 g6 37. h4 h5 38. Kg2 Rf5 39. Rd1 Kh7 40. Rd6 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 b5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd2 e6 9. Rc1 Be7 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. Bd3 O-O 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 Qb6 15. a5 Qxa5 16. Nxb4 Qb6
17. Bc2 Rc8 18. O-O Nc6 19. Nd3 Qb5 20. f3 Nd7 21. Bd1 Nb6
22. Qxb5 axb5 23. b3 Ra2 24. Rf2 Bg5 25. f4 Be7 26. Be1 Rxf2
27. Kxf2 g5 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. fxe5 f6 31. Be2
Na7 32. Ba5 fxe5 33. dxe5 Kf7 34. Bc7 Bb4 35. Kf3 Bd2 36. Bb6
Nc6 37. Bxb5 Nxe5+ 38. Ke2 Bb4 39. e4 Ng4 40. exd5 exd5
41. Ba6 Nf6 42. Bc8 Ke7 43. Bf5 Bd6 44. g3 Bb4 45. Bc7 g4
46. Ke3 Bc5+ 47. Kf4 Bg1 48. Bxg4 Bxh2 49. Bf3 Bg1 50. Kf5 Bc5
51. g4 Bd6 52. Bxd6+ Kxd6 53. Kg6 Ke5 54. Kxg7 Ne4 55. b4 Kf4
56. Be2 Nc3 57. Bf1 Kxg4 58. b5 Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d6 15. g3 Bf6 16. Bg2 g6 17. Qd3
d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. b3 Be6 20. a4 Be7 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Rxa3
Ne8 23. Rc1 Nf6 24. Ra2 Qd7 25. Rac2 Rfc8 26. h4 h5 27. Qd2 b6
28. Rc3 Qd6 29. Bf3 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Qc3
Bd7 33. a5 Kg7 34. Kg2 Be6 35. axb6 axb6 36. Kg1 Kg8 37. Kg2
Kg7 38. Kg1 Kg8 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.13"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hannes Hlifar Stefansson"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bc5 7. Na4 Be7 8. d4 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bg2 Qb6
12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bc6 16. Qd3 Rac8
17. Rd1 a6 18. h4 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qc6 20. a4 Rfd8 21. Qd3 Rb8
22. e4 Qd7 23. Qf3 Qe6 24. Ra2 g6 25. Rd5 Rd7 26. Bh6 Rc7
27. Kg2 Rc5 28. Rd1 Rc6 29. Rad2 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. a5 Ra8
32. Ra2 Rca6 33. Bd2 f5 34. exf5 gxf5 35. Bb4 e4 36. Qe3 Bf6
37. Rc2 d5 38. Rc7 Be5 39. Re7 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5
7. d5 h6 8. Bh4 e6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7
12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Qc2 a6 14. Nf1 d5 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Rad1 Bf5 18. Qc1 Rad8 19. N1d2 Na5 20. h3 Qc6 21. Nh4 Bc8
22. Qc2 b5 23. Bf1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Ne4
Nb7 27. Qd3 Be6 28. Nf3 Bf5 29. Qxd5 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Bxe4
31. Nd2 Bc6 32. Bd3 c4 33. Bc2 f5 34. f3 Kf7 35. Kf1 Ke6
36. Ke2 Nc5 37. Bf2 Nb7 38. a3 Nd6 39. Bb6 Bf6 40. Nf1 Nc8
41. Bc5 Ne7 42. Ne3 h5 43. Bb1 h4 44. Nc2 Nd5 45. Bd4 Bg5
46. Ne3 Nf4+ 47. Kf1 Nd3 48. Bxd3 cxd3 49. Ke1 Bd5 50. Kd2 Bc4
51. Bb6 Kd7 52. b4 Bf4 53. Bd4 Ke6 54. Bb6 g5 55. Bd4 g4
56. hxg4 fxg4 57. fxg4 Bg5 58. Ke1 Bb3 59. Kd2 Bc4 60. Ke1 Bd5
61. Kf2 d2 62. Nd1 Bb3 63. Ke2 Bc4+ 64. Kf2 Bb3 65. Ke2 Kf7
66. Nb2 Kg6 67. c4 bxc4 68. Bc3 Bf4 69. Bxd2 Kg5 70. Nd1 Kxg4
71. Ne3+ Kh5 72. Nd5 Be5 73. Bc3 Bh2 74. Nf6+ Kg6 75. Ne4 Ba4
76. Nd2 Kf5 77. Nf3 Bg3 78. Be1 Kg4 79. Bxg3 Kxg3 80. Kd2 Bc6
81. Nxh4 Kxh4 82. Kc3 Bb5 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Na3 c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Bb3 a5 11. Nc4 Ba7
12. a4 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nxa5 d5 16. Bc2 dxe4
17. dxe4 Rd8 18. Qe1 Qg5 19. Kh1 Rd2 20. Bd1 Be6 21. b4 Rad8
22. Nxb7 Bc4 23. Nxd8 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Rxf2 25. Qg1 Ra2 26. Rxa2
Bxg1 27. Kxg1 Qc1 28. Kf2 Qxd1 29. Nxc6 Qb3 30. Rd2 Qxc3
31. Rd6 Qb2+ 32. Ke3 Qa3+ 33. Kf2 Qxa4 34. Nxe5 Qc2+ 35. Kf3
f5 36. Rd3 fxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Qxg2+ 38. Nf3 Qg4+ 39. Ke3 g5
40. Kf2 Qf5 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Kg2 g4 43. Nd2 Qe6 44. Nf1 Qc6+
0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2
Be7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nf4 Bd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Rad1 c6 16. Rfe1
h4 17. Rd3 Rh5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Red1 Rd8 20. c4 d4 21. b4 b6
22. Kf1 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Ra3 Rd7 25. Ne1 Rh6 26. Nd3 Rc6
27. Rb1 Rdc7 28. Nf4 Rd7 29. Rb8 g5 30. Nd5+ Ke6 31. Re8+ Ne7
32. Ke2 Rb6 33. Kd3 Rb2 34. Ra6+ Rb6 35. Nxb6 axb6 36. Rxb6+
Kxe5 37. Rc6 Kf5 38. Rxc5+ Kf6 39. Rb8 Ng6 40. Rb6+ Ke7
41. Rxg5 Nf4+ 42. Ke4 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "5.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniele Vocaturo"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nf3 Nc6 8. c4 d4 9. e3 Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Re1 O-O
12. Bf4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. axb3
Bf5 17. Nbd2 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. b4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4
21. b5 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Ne5 23. Bd5 g5 24. Rd1 d3 25. Bxb7 Nxc4
26. Rxd3 Re7 27. b3 Ne5 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Be4 h5 30. Kg2 Nd7
31. Bc6 Ne5 32. h3 Kf6 33. Rd4 Re6 34. Be4 Rb6 35. f4 gxf4
36. gxf4 Ng6 37. Bd3 Ne7 38. Kf2 h4 39. Rd7 Nc8 40. Bc4 Nd6
41. Rxa7 Nxb5 42. Rxf7+ Kg6 43. f5+ Kh6 44. f6 Nd6 45. Re7
Nxc4 46. bxc4 Kg6 47. f7 Kg7 48. Re4 Kxf7 49. Rxh4 Rb3
50. Rf4+ Ke6 51. Rf3 Rb2+ 52. Kg3 Rc2 53. Rf4 Ke5 54. h4 Rc3+
55. Kg4 Rc1 56. Kg5 Ra1 57. h5 Ra8 58. Rf5+ Ke6 59. Rf6+ Ke5
60. h6 Ra1 61. Kg6 Rc1 62. Rf5+ Ke6 63. h7 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd5 6. dxc5
Nf6 7. b4 O-O 8. Ne2 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. a3 Rd8
12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 d6 15. Rc1 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6
17. Qh5 g6 18. Qg4 d5 19. Bb5 Na7 20. Bd3 d4 21. exd4 Nc6
22. O-O Nxd4 23. Rfe1 Qf6 24. Bf1 Rac8 25. Qg3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Qe6 27. h4 h5 28. Qg5 Qd6 29. f4 Re8 30. Re1 Nf5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5
32. fxe5 Qe6 33. Bd3 Qb3 34. Bxf5 Qxb2 35. Bh3 Qxa3 36. e6
Qxb4 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qd7 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. Kh1 Qe1+
41. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 c5
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Qxd7 Nbxd7 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. e3
Bb7 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. f3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Bb5 Rc7 21. Rf1
Rb8 22. Bc4 Bc6 23. Rf2 Rcb7 24. Rcc2 Ba4 25. Rcd2 Kf8 26. e4
Ke7 27. Rfe2 g5 28. Kf2 Rb6 29. e5 Bb3 30. Bxb3 Rxb3 31. Rc2
R8b5 32. Red2 Kf8 33. Kg3 Kg7 34. h4 Kg6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Kg4
Re3 37. Re2 Rd3 38. Rc4 Rd4+ 39. Rxd4 cxd4 40. b4 f5+ 41. Kg3
f4+ 42. Kg4 d3 43. Rd2 Rxe5 44. Rxd3 Re1 45. Rd8 Rg1 46. Rg8+
Kf6 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.21"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Re8
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Qb3 Nfe7 14. Nbd2 b6 15. Nf1 Bg4 16. Nh4
Be6 17. Bd2 Ng6 18. Nf5 Bf4 19. N1e3 Nce7 20. Qc2 Nxf5
21. Nxf5 Qd7 22. Ng3 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 f6 24. Re1 Re8 25. f3 Bf7
26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Kf2 Qd7 28. Nf5 Ne7 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Qe3
Qxe3+ 31. Kxe3 Kf8 32. a3 h6 33. g3 Ke7 34. h4 g5 35. f4 gxh4
36. gxh4 Be6 37. Be2 Kd6 38. Bf3 Bd7 39. Be2 Be6 40. Bf3 Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.22"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5
7. f3 Nfd7 8. Nxc4 e5 9. Be3 Na6 10. g3 f6 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Bh3 Kc7 15. Rc1 b6 16. Bf5
Bf7 17. Kf2 g6 18. Be4 Kb7 19. Rhd1 Nc5 20. Bc2 Rc8 21. Ne4
Nxe4+ 22. Bxe4 Be6 23. a5 bxa5 24. Bc5 Bf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5
26. Rd3 Rc7 27. Ra3 Bh6 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Rxa5 a6 30. Ra3 e4
31. Rb3+ Ka8 32. Rb6 Rd5 33. b4 Bd2 34. Ra2 Rb7 35. Rxc6 Rbd7
36. Raxa6+ Kb7 37. Rab6+ Ka8 38. Rb5 e3+ 39. Kg2 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Na5 10.Ba2 Be6 11.d4 Bxa2 12.Rxa2 Nc6 13.d5
Nb8 14.Be3 Qc8 15.Qe2 Nbd7 16.Rd1 Qb7 17.Raa1 Rfc8 18.h3 Rab8
19.Nh2 h5 20.Nf3 Nb6 21.Bg5 g6 22.Na2 c6 23.dxc6 Rxc6 24.Bxf6
Bxf6 25.Nb4 Rc4 26.Nd5 Be7 27.Nxb6 Qxb6 28.c3 a5 29.Rd5 Rc5
30.Rad1 b4 31.Rxc5 Qxc5 32.Rd5 Qa7 33.axb4 axb4 34.c4 Rc8
35.b3 Rc5 36.Rxc5 Qxc5 37.g3 Bd8 38.Qd2 Bb6 39.Kg2 Kg7 40.Ne1
Qc7 41.Nc2 Bc5 42.Ne3 Bxe3 43.Qxe3 Qc6 44.g4 hxg4 45.hxg4 Qc8
46.Kg3 Qc5 47.Qxc5 dxc5 48.g5 Kf8 49.f4 Ke7 50.f5 Kd6 51.f6
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd7 11. Bd3 h6
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qb2 Qe7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Rfb1 c4 16. Bc2 Ne4
17. a4 Re8 18. a5 Nd6 19. Qb4 Be6 20. Re1 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5
22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. h4 h5 24. g3 Nd6 25. Reb1 Rc8 26. Kg2 f6
27. Ng1 g5 28. Nf3 Ne4 29. Ra3 Rf8 30. Rb5 Rd7 31. Rb2 Rg7
32. Rb5 Rd7 33. Rb2 Rg7 34. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. a5 h6 14. Bc4 Re8 15. Nb3 Be6 16. Bd3 Red8
17. Nfd2 Nd7 18. Nc4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3
b3 22. Bf1 Nd4 23. cxb3 Nxb3 24. Ra3 Rd2 25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Bxe2
Nd4 27. Bf1 Kf8 28. Rc3 Rb8 29. Rxc7 Rxb2 30. h4 Ra2 31. Bxa6
Rxa5 32. Bc8 Ra8 33. Bxe6 Nxe6 34. Rc2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2 O-O 5.e4 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Re8 7.d3
c6 8.Nf3 d5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Qc2 Qc7 12.O-O Qxc3
13.Qxc3 Nxc3 14.Bb2 Na4 15.Bxe5 Nc6 16.Rfe1 Nb6 17.Bc7 Rxe1+
18.Rxe1 Be6 19.Ne5 Rc8 20.Bxb6 Nxe5 21.Bxa7 Nxd3 22.Rd1 Nb2
23.Ra1 b5 24.a3 h6 25.Bd4 Nc4 26.h4 Bd7 27.Kh2 Bc6 28.Bc3 Bxg2
29.Kxg2 Ne3+ 30.fxe3 Rxc3 31.Kf3 h5 32.Rb1 Rxa3 33.Rxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d4 cxd4
7.exd4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Nd7 10.Bd3 b6 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Qf3
Rb8 13.O-O Bd6 14.Qh3 h6 15.Rfe1 O-O 16.Nf3 Bf4 17.Bxf4 Qxf4
18.Ne5 Bb7 19.Rad1 Qg5 20.c4 Rbd8 21.Qg3 Qxg3 22.hxg3 Rfe8
23.f3 Nd7 24.Kf2 Kf8 25.Bc2 Nxe5 26.Rxe5 Re7 27.Bb3 Red7
28.Ke3 g6 29.g4 Bc6 30.d5 exd5 31.cxd5 Bb7 32.f4 f6 33.Re6
Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Rxd5 35.Bxd5 Rxd5 36.Rxf6+ Kg7 37.Rc6 Ra5 38.Rc2
Kf6 39.Rc6+ Kg7 40.Rc2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Ra6 12. e3
Rb6 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Qc2 Ne8
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Na2 Nef6 19. Qc3 Ra8 20. Rd2 e5 21. dxe5
Qxe5 22. Rad1 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Nf8 24. Be4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rb4
26. Nc5 g6 27. Rc2 b6 28. Nd3 Rd8 29. Rxc6 Ne6 30. Kg2 Nc5
31. Nxb4 Rxd1 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Nc6 Nxa4 34. b3 Nb2 35. Ne5 Nd3
36. Nxd3 Rxd3 37. b4 axb4 38. Rc6 b5 39. Rc5 Kf6 40. Rxb5 Rb3
41. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4
Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. b4 cxb4 10. Nd5 g6 11. d4 Bg7
12. Be3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. h4 Rc8 16. Bb3 Qb5+
17. Kg1 h6 18. Kh2 g5 19. Rhd1 Kf8 20. Kg1 Rd8 21. hxg5 hxg5
22. Bxg5 Nxg5 23. Qxg5 Bh6 24. Qh4 Bg7 25. Qf4 Bh6 26. Ng5
Bxg5 27. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. Re1 N5f6 11. Nc3 c5
12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Re2 Qb8 15. Rd2 a6 16. Qe2 Ra7
17. Re1 Ne5 18. Kh1 Qa8 19. f4 Ng6 20. Nc2 Rd8 21. Red1 Rxd2
22. Rxd2 h5 23. Qd1 Ng4 24. Qe1 Bc6 25. h3 Nf6 26. b4 Bf8
27. Qe3 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. a3 h4 30. Nd4 Bb7 31. f5 exf5
32. Nxf5 Nde5 33. Nd5 Nc4 34. Qd4 Nxb2 35. Qxb2 hxg3 36. Nh6+
gxh6 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Nh5+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ Kh8 40. Nh5+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3
7. dxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. gxf3 Kc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 Rd8
12. h4 g6 13. Bh3 Bxh3 14. Rxh3 Kd7 15. Rd1+ Ke6 16. Rxd8 Bxd8
17. Ke2 Rb8 18. Nb1 b5 19. Nd2 Ba5 20. Bxf6 Bxd2 21. Kxd2 Kxf6
22. Kc3 bxc4 23. Rh1 cxb3 24. axb3 h5 25. Ra1 g5 26. hxg5+
Kxg5 27. Rxa7 Kg6 28. Ra1 h4 29. Kc4 Rb4+ 30. Kxc5 Rxb3
31. Kxc6 Rb2 32. Rh1 Rxf2 33. Rxh4 Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bd6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 Bf8 10. Re1 d5 11. a4 Bb7 12. h3
h6 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. b4 Qd7 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Bb3 Rad8 17. axb5
axb5 18. Bxh6 Nxc3 19. Nxc3 gxh6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nh2 Nd4
22. Ng4 Kg7 23. Nxe5 Qf5 24. Ng3 Qg5 25. Nxf7 Qg6 26. Nxd8
Bxd8 27. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. Ne5 e6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Nxg4 Nxg4 8. O-O Nf6 9. d3 Bc5 10. Qc2 Bb6 11. e4 O-O
12. Nc3 Na6 13. a3 Nc5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Be3 Rc8
17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Rc8 21. Rxd5
Qe7 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Rd4 g6 24. Re4 Qd6 25. Rfe1 Rc2 26. R4e2
Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qxd3 28. Bf1 Qd4 29. h4 Kg7 30. b4 b6 31. Re7 a5
32. bxa5 bxa5 33. Re3 Qc5 34. Rf3 f5 35. Bg2 Kf6 36. Kh2 h6
37. Kg1 g5 38. hxg5+ hxg5 39. Bh3 f4 40. gxf4 Qc1+ 41. Kh2
gxf4 42. Bg2 Qd2 43. Kg1 Ke5 44. Rh3 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qe1 46. Rf3
Qd2 47. Kg1 Kd4 48. Kh2 a4 49. Kg1 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Ke5 51. Rh3
Kf5 52. Bf3 Qc1 53. Bg2 Kf6 54. Rd3 Qc5 55. Rf3 Kg5 56. Bh3
Qd4 57. Kg1 Qd1+ 58. Kg2 Qd5 59. Bc8 Kh4 60. Bh3 Kg5 61. Bc8
Qc6 62. Bh3 Kh5 63. Bf5 Kh4 64. Bh3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 Bd6 13. c3 f6 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Nc1 Qd7
17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Nd3 b6 19. h4 h6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Nxg5 fxg5
22. Ne5 Qd8 23. Qh5 Nef5 24. Ng4 Ng7 25. Qh3 Bxg4 26. Qxg4
Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 c6 28. f4 Nf7 29. c4 dxc4 30. fxg5 Qxg5
31. Qxg5 Nxg5 32. Bxc6 Rd8 33. Re5 Nf7 34. Re7 Rxd4 35. Rxa7
Nf5 36. Kf2 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Ne4 9. g3 Nd6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 Be7
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Kg2 g5 14. f3 Nb6 15. b3 Qd7 16. g4 Kf8
17. Be1 Ne8 18. Rh1 g6 19. Rc1 Kg7 20. a4 Qd8 21. Rc2 Rc8
22. Bd3 Nd7 23. Bg3 Nb8 24. Ne2 Bd6 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Bf2 Qd8
27. Bb5 Nc7 28. Bd3 Nc6 29. Bb1 Ne8 30. Qe1 Bb4 31. Qc1 a6
32. h3 Be7 33. Qb2 Qb6 34. e4 Nd6 35. Nc3 Nb4 36. Re1 Qc6
37. exd5 Nxd5 38. Nxd5 Qxd5 39. Re5 Qc6 40. d5 Qc7 41. Rxe6+
Kh7 42. Re1 Rc8 43. Bd4 Ne8 44. Be5 Bd6 45. Bh8 Bh2 46. Be5
Bxe5 47. Rxe5 Qd8 48. Qd2 Kg7 49. Re1 Qf6 50. Bd3 Nd6 51. Rc1
Rxc1 52. Qxc1 Qe5 53. Bc4 b5 54. axb5 axb5 55. Bf1 Qxd5
56. Qc3+ Kg8 57. Kg3 Qd1 58. Kf2 Qd5 59. Kg3 Qd1 60. Kf2 Qd5
61. Bd3 b4 62. Qd2 Qxb3 63. Bxg6 Nc4 64. Qd8+ Kg7 65. Be4 Qe3+
66. Kg2 Nd2 67. Ba8 Qe2+ 68. Kg1 Qe3+ 69. Kg2 b3 70. Be4 Nxe4
71. fxe4 b2 72. Qb8 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Nc3 Be6 13. Na4 Qb5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Bd4 c5 16. Nc3 Qa5
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Qxa2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bd5 Bxd5
21. Qxd5 Qxe2 22. Rfe1 Qb2 23. Rc4 Rfd8 24. Rg4+ Kf8 25. Qh5
Qd2 26. Rge4 Kg7 27. Re7 Rf8 28. R1e4 Rcd8 29. Qxc5 Qd1+
30. Kg2 Qxb3 31. Rd7 Qb6 32. Rg4+ Kh8 33. Rxd8 Qxc5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8
7. a3 h6 8. Bc4 Bc5 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 d6 11. Nh4 Be6
12. Nf5 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Kh7 14. Qf3 Nb8 15. Nxh6 Kxh6 16. Qh3+
Kg6 17. Rf3 Nh5 18. Rf5 Nf6 19. Qh4 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. d4 Ne4 8. c3 f5 9. Ne1 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nd3 Ng6 12. c4
Be6 13. cxd5 Nxd2 14. dxe6 Nxf1 15. Kxf1 c6 16. Qb3 Qb6
17. Qc4 Kh8 18. Be3 Qc7 19. f4 Rad8 20. Rc1 Bf6 21. Qb4 Rfe8
22. Bxa7 Ra8 23. Bb6 Qc8 24. Bd5 Nf8 25. Bb3 Nxe6 26. a4 Nf8
27. Nc5 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Rd1 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Bc2 g6
32. b4 Rae8 33. Bd8 Rf7 34. Bb6 Rfe7 35. Bd8 Rf7 36. Bb3 Rxd8
37. Rxd8+ Bxd8 38. Bxf7 Be7 39. b5 cxb5 40. axb5 Kg7 41. Bd5
b6 42. Kg2 g5 43. Kf3 gxf4 44. Kxf4 Kf6 45. Bc4 Bd6+ 46. Kf3
h6 47. Bd3 Ke5 48. h3 Kf6 49. Bc2 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. e3 g6 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. Ne5 Qb4+
12. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 13. Ke2 Be7 14. f4 b6 15. Kf2 Bb7 16. Rd1 Rd8
17. Be2 O-O 18. Bf3 c5 19. Ng3 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ba6 21. Ne4 Bd3
22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Rxd3 d4 25. exd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4
cxd4 27. Ke2 f6 28. Kd3 fxe5 29. fxe5 Rc8 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Ke4
Be3 32. Rd3 Kf7 33. Ra3 Rc7 34. Be2 Ke7 35. Ra4 Bc1 36. Rxd4
Bxb2 37. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be7 10. h3 Nh4 11. Rd1+
Ke8 12. Nd4 Ng6 13. f4 h5 14. Ne4 h4 15. Be3 a6 16. c4 Rh5
17. Rd3 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Rf1 Bd7 20. f5 Ne5 21. Rc3 Kf7
22. Bf4 Rd8 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Nf3 Bxf5 25. Nxh4 Bxh4 26. g4
Ke7 27. gxf5 Rd4 28. Nc5 Rd2 29. Kh1 Rxb2 30. Rd3 Bf6 31. Ne4
Rh4 32. Re3 Rxa2 33. Rb1 b6 34. Rbe1 Rc2 35. c5 b5 36. Ra3 Rf4
37. Rxa6 Bh4 38. f6+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3
13. Qxd3 Qc8 14. Rfc1 Qb7 15. Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Nd2
Bd8 18. Nb3 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Ra1 Qb7 21. b5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1
bxc5 23. Na5 Qa8 24. Nb3 Qb7 25. Na5 Qa8 26. Nb3 Qb8 27. dxc5
cxb5 28. Qd4 b4 29. Na4 Qb5 30. Qb2 Ne4 31. f3 Nexc5 32. Naxc5
Nxc5 33. Rc1 Rc7 34. Qe5 Qb6 35. f4 Na6 36. Ra1 Rc3 37. Nd4
Nc7 38. Rb1 f6 39. Qh5 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 c6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bc7
7. Bb2 O-O 8. Ng3 Re8 9. c5 d5 10. cxd6 Bxd6 11. Qc2 a5 12. b5
Bf8 13. Bd3 cxb5 14. Nxb5 Na6 15. O-O Bd7 16. f4 e4 17. Be2
Rc8 18. Qb1 Nc5 19. Bd4 a4 20. Bc4 Ng4 21. h3 Nh6 22. Nc3 Nf5
23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Qa2 Be6 25. Bxe6 Nxe6 26. Ne2 Nxd4 27. Nxd4
Bc5 28. Nb5 Qd3 29. Rab1 Red8 30. Rf2 Rd5 31. Nc3 Bxe3
32. Qxd5 Rxc3 33. Rxb7 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qg3+ 35. Ke2 Qxg2+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Nd7
12. a3 N5f6 13. b4 Be7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qa4 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Qa8
17. Rc7 Bd6 18. Rxd7 Bc6 19. b5 Bxd7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qg4+
Kh8 22. Qd4 Qd5 23. Qxf6+ Kg8 24. e4 Qc5 25. e5 Be7 26. Qh6
Qc1+ 27. Bf1 f6 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Kg2 Bg7 30. Qe3 Qc5 31. Qe4
Qd5 32. Qe3 Bxb5 33. Bxb5 Qxb5 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Ne4 Qf5
36. Qxf5 Rxf5 37. h4 Ra5 38. Nfg5 Rxa3 39. Nd6 Rd3 40. h5 h6
41. Nge4 a5 42. f4 a4 43. f5 a3 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Ra6 12. e3
Rb6 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Bb4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qa8 17. e4
Qa6 18. Qf3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb3 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rdb1 Rxb1
22. Rxb1 Qa8 23. c4 b6 24. Re1 Qe8 25. Qb3 Nd7 26. Nd3 Qe7
27. e5 f6 28. c5 bxc5 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. dxc5 e5
32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Nd3 Re6 34. c6 Rxc6 35. Nxe5+ Nxe5 36. Rxe5
Rc3 37. Rxa5 Ra3 38. Kf1 Ra2 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. Rf4 c5 41. Rc4
Kf6 42. h4 Ke6 43. h5 Kd5 44. Rg4 c4 45. Rxg7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4
47. Kg2 c2 48. g4 Kd3 49. g5 Rxa4 50. g6 hxg6 51. hxg6 Rg4+
52. Kh3 Rxg6 53. Rd7+ Ke2 54. Rc7 Kd2 55. Rd7+ Kc3 56. Rc7+
Kd3 57. Rd7+ Ke2 58. Rc7 Kd1 59. Rd7+ Kc1 60. Rc7 Rf6 61. Kg3
Rd6 62. f4 Kd2 63. Kg4 Rd3 64. Rxc2+ Kxc2 65. f5 Rd1 66. f6
Rf1 67. Kg5 Kd3 68. Kg6 Ke4 69. f7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. d3 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Qd6
12. Qe2 e5 13. h3 Be6 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bg2 Qxd3
17. Nd5 Qxe2 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 19. Rxe2 Bxc4 20. Rc2 Bd3 21. Rxc5
Kxe7 22. Rxe5+ Kf8 23. b3 a6 24. Rc1 Rbc8 25. Rec5 Rxc5
26. Bxc5+ Kg8 27. Rd1 Rd7 28. Bc6 Rd8 29. Be7 Rd4 30. Bxf6
gxf6 31. Bg2 Rd7 32. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4
Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. f5 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qa4 16. b3
Qa5 17. Bd2 Bb4 18. Bxb4 Qxb4 19. Qf2 b6 20. Ng5 Qe7 21. f6
gxf6 22. Qxf6 Qxf6 23. Rxf6 Be8 24. Nxf7 Bxf7 25. Rxf7 Rd2
26. Rc1 Rg8 27. Rg1 Rxc2 28. Rxh7 Rxa2 29. g4 Ra5 30. h4 Re5
31. g5 Rxe4 32. g6 Ree8 33. h5 a5 34. g7 Kb7 35. Rh6 Re5
36. Rh8 Rxg7 37. Rxg7 b5 38. Rg3 c5 39. h6 Rh5+ 40. Kg2 c4
41. bxc4 b4 42. Rh3 Rg5+ 43. Kf3 b3 44. Kf4 a4 45. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2015/16"]
[Site "Munich GER"]
[Date "2016.02.21"]
[EventDate "2015.09.18"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. d4 b6 8. b3 Bb7 9. Bb2 Na5 10. Ne5 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd3
Be7 13. b4 Nc6 14. a3 Rc8 15. Re1 a5 16. b5 Nb8 17. c4 Nbd7
18. Rc1 Nc5 19. Ne5 Ncd7 20. Nd3 Nc5 21. Ne5 Ncd7 22. Ndf3 Bc5
23. Qa4 Qc7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Ne5 Qe7 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. Nd3
Bd6 28. e4 Nc7 29. Qd4 Ne8 30. Qxb6 Rxc1 31. Nxc1 Bc5 32. Qxa5
Nf6 33. Nd3 Ra8 34. Qc3 Bb6 35. Nb4 h6 36. h3 Qd8 37. Qc2 Ra5
38. e5 Nd5 39. Nc6 Bxc6 40. Qxc6 Ne7 41. Qd6 Rxb5 42. Bd4 Nf5
43. Bxb6 Qxd6 44. exd6 Rxb6 45. d7 Rd6 46. a4 Rxd7 47. a5 Ra7
48. Ra1 Kf8 49. a6 Ke7 50. Bf1 Kd6 51. Kg2 Nd4 52. f4 Nb3
53. Rd1+ Kc7 54. f5 exf5 55. Rd5 Kc6 56. Rxf5 Nc5 57. Kf3 Kb6
58. Bc4 f6 59. Rd5 Rc7 60. Rd6+ Ka7 61. Bb5 Re7 62. h4 Ne4
63. Rd4 Nc5 64. Rd6 Ne4 65. Rd8 Nc5 66. Kg4 Kb6 67. Rb8+ Ka7
68. Rd8 Kb6 69. Rb8+ Ka7 70. Re8 Rc7 71. Re3 Kb6 72. Bf1 Nd7
73. Re8 Ne5+ 74. Kf5 Ka7 75. h5 Kb6 76. Ke6 Rc6+ 77. Ke7 Rc7+
78. Kf8 g6 79. Rxe5 fxe5 80. hxg6 Rc6 81. Kf7 Rc7+ 82. Kf6
Rc6+ 83. Kf5 e4 84. g7 Rc5+ 85. Kg6 Rg5+ 86. Kxh6 Rxg3 87. Kh7
1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Ne1
Bd8 18. Qd1 Bc7 19. Nd3 Bxf4 20. exf4 Ne4 21. Ne2 Ra2 22. Rc2
Rca8 23. f3 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Nef6 25. b5 Rc8 26. Qa4 Qc7 27. bxc6
Qxc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. Nc3 bxc5 31. dxc5 Ne8
32. Nb5 Rc8 33. Kf2 Nc7 34. Nxc7 Rxc7 35. Ke3 Kf8 36. Kd4 Nb8
37. Nb4 Rb7 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. Ra1 Kd7 40. Nd3 f6 41. Ra8 Kc6
42. h4 Kb5 43. Ra1 Nc6 44. Rb1+ Ka6 45. Re1 Re7 46. Ra1+ Kb7
47. Nb4 g5 48. fxg5 fxg5 49. h5 Rf7 50. Ra6 Nxb4 51. Rb6+ Kc8
52. Rxb4 Rf4 53. Rxf4 gxf4 54. Kd4 Kd7 55. Ke5 Kc6 56. Kxf4
Kxc5 57. g4 Kd6 58. Ke3 e5 59. g5 Ke7 60. g6 Kf6 61. Kd3 e4+
62. fxe4 dxe4+ 63. Kxe4 Kg7 64. Kf5 Kg8 65. Kf6 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 b5 7.Nxb5
Bb4+ 8.Nd2 Nd5 9.Bg3 N7b6 10.Qc2 O-O 11.Be2 Ba6 12.Nc3 c5
13.dxc5 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Bxc5 15.O-O Rc8 16.Rfd1 Qg5 17.Nf3 Qg6
18.Qd2 Bb5 19.Qe1 Ba4 20.Ne5 Qg5 21.Rd2 Rfd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8
23.Nxc4 Nxc4 24.Bxc4 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Rxc4 26.Rb1 Rc8 27.h3 a6
28.c4 Rxc4 29.Rb8 Rc8 30.Qb6 Rxb8 31.Qxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.13"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nd5 e4
7. Nh4 d6 8. Nxb4 Nxb4 9. a3 Nc6 10. d3 d5 11. O-O exd3
12. Qxd3 Ne5 13. Qd4 Nxc4 14. e4 Be6 15. b3 Na5 16. Qa4 Nc6
17. Rd1 Nxe4 18. Bb2 Qe7 19. b4 a6 20. Qc2 f6 21. Rac1 Rad8
22. Bf1 Rd7 23. f3 Nd6 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Bd3 g5 26. Ng2 Nc4
27. f4 Nxb2 28. Qxb2 Bh3 29. a4 h6 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Ne7
32. Qf2 Nf5 33. Qf3 Kg7 34. Kh1 Re7 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Qh5
Bxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Ne3+ 38. Kg1 f5 39. Qe2 Rf6 40. Qb2 gxf4
41. gxf4 Kh7 42. Kh1 Qg7 43. Qe2 d4 44. Qf3 c6 45. bxc6 bxc6
46. h3 Rg6 47. Rb1 Rg3 48. Qh5 Qd7 49. Kh2 Rg2+ 50. Kh1 Qd5
0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 c6
7. Nf3 Nxe4 8. O-O d6 9. Nxe5 Nc5 10. Ng4 f5 11. Ne3 f4 12. d4
fxe3 13. dxc5 exf2+ 14. Rxf2 Rxf2 15. Kxf2 Qf8+ 16. Qf3 Qxf3+
17. Bxf3 dxc5 18. Bf4 Nd7 19. Bd6 Nb6 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Bxc5 Re8
22. Rb1 Be6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Rxb6 Bc8 25. Rb4 Re5 26. Ra4 Kf7
27. Ra8 Bf5 28. Be2 Re7 29. c5 Kf6 30. a4 Re5 31. Rf8+ Kg6
32. Rb8 Rxc5 33. Rxb7 Rxc3 34. a5 Bd3 35. Bxd3+ Rxd3 36. a6 c5
37. a7 Ra3 38. Ke2 c4 39. Kd2 h5 40. Kc2 c3 41. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Ne5
12. b3 Bg4 13. Bxg4 Nfxg4 14. Bb2 a6 15. h3 Nf6 16. f4 Ned7
17. Nc4 Nb6 18. Rae1 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Nd7 20. e5 dxe5 21. f5 b5
22. Ne4 Nb6 23. Bc1 Nxc4 24. d6 gxf5 25. Rxf5 Nxd6 26. Bg5 Qa5
27. Bd2 Qd8 28. Bg5 Qa5 29. Bd2 Qd8 30. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.17"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5
Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Qa4 Nf6 12.Nh4 O-O
13.Nc3 g6 14.Bg5 Rb8 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Qf4 Na5 18.Nf5
Bxg2 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Kxg2 Qe5 21.e3 d5 22.Bg5 Ne4 23.Rxd5
Qxf4 24.gxf4 Nxc3 25.bxc3 Kg7 26.Rd7 h6 27.Be7 Nc4 28.Rad1 a5
29.R1d5 Rc6 30.Ra7 Re6 31.Rdd7 Kg8 32.h4 Kg7 33.Bd8 Kg8 34.Be7
Kg7 35.Rab7 Kg8 36.Rbc7 Na3 37.Bd8 Nc4 38.Be7 Na3 39.Rb7 Nc4
40.Kf3 a4 41.Rbc7 Nd2+ 42.Rxd2 R6xe7 43.Rc6 Re6 44.Rxe6 Rxe6
45.c4 Kg7 46.e4 Re8 47.e5 Rb8 48.Rd7 Kf8 49.f5 gxf5 50.Kf4 b5
51.cxb5 Rxb5 52.Kxf5 a3 53.f4 Rb4 54.Ra7 c4 55.Rxa3 Rb2 56.Ra6
Kg7 57.a4 c3 58.Ra7 c2 59.Rc7 Rb4 60.a5 Ra4 61.Rxc2 Rxa5
62.Rc4 Ra1 63.Rc7 Kf8 64.Rd7 Ra4 65.Rd3 Rc4 66.Re3 Ke7 67.Re4
Rc1 68.Rb4 Kf8 69.Rb6 Kg7 70.Rb7 Kf8 71.Rb8+ Kg7 72.Rb4 Ra1
73.Rd4 Ra2 74.Rd7 Kf8 75.Kf6 Ra6+ 76.Rd6 Ra8 77.h5 Kg8 78.f5
Rb8 79.Rd7 Rb6+ 80.Ke7 Rb5 81.Rd8+ Kh7 82.Kf6 Rb6+ 83.Rd6 Rb7
1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.03.19"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 a5 7.e4
a4 8.a3 c5 9.Re1 Nc6 10.h4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Rxe4 b5 13.Ng5
Ra6 14.Qh5 h6 15.Nf3 f5 16.Re1 Bd7 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Bd6
19.Re1 Qf6 20.Rb1 f4 21.Bxf4 Bxf4 22.gxf4 Qxf4 23.Qxc5 Rf5
24.Qe3 Qxh4 25.Qg3 Qh5 26.Qc7 Qf7 27.Qb7 Rd6 28.Qb8+ Qf8
29.Qxf8+ Kxf8 30.Re3 Bc6 31.Rbe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.20"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3
dxc4 8.Qxc4 Nd7 9.e3 g6 10.Ne4 Qe7 11.Ne5 Qb4+ 12.Qxb4 Bxb4+
13.Ke2 Be7 14.f3 Rg8 15.Rc1 f5 16.Nxd7 Kxd7 17.Nd2 b6 18.Kf2
Bb7 19.h4 Rac8 20.f4 Bf6 21.b4 Rg7 22.Be2 g5 23.hxg5 hxg5
24.fxg5 Bxg5 25.Bf3 Ba6 26.Nc4 Bxc4 27.Rxc4 f4 28.e4 Be7 29.a3
e5 30.dxe5 Ke6 31.Ke2 Kxe5 32.Rh5+ Bg5 33.Bg4 Rd8 34.Rxc6 Kxe4
35.Re6+ Kd4 36.Rh3 Kc4 37.Re5 Kd4 38.Re6 Kc4 39.Bf5 Re7
40.Rxe7 Bxe7 41.Rh7 Bd6 42.Rxa7 Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.21"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O d6 5.d3 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 Ba7
8.Na3 Ne7 9.Nc2 Ng6 10.Be3 O-O 11.Bxa7 Rxa7 12.Ne3 Ng4 13.Qd2
a5 14.d4 Ra8 15.dxe5 N4xe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Bb3 Nd7 18.Bc2 Re8
19.f3 b6 20.Rfd1 Nc5 21.b4 Nd7 22.Bb3 Nf6 23.Qd4 Qe7 24.Nd5
Nxd5 25.Bxd5 Ra7 26.b5 Bb7 27.c4 Qe5 28.Rac1 Qxd4+ 29.Rxd4 Kf8
30.Kf2 Ke7 31.f4 f6 32.Rc3 Kd7 33.Rh3 h6 34.Rg3 Re7 35.Rg6
Bxd5 36.cxd5 Ra8 37.Kf3 Rae8 38.Kg4 Rxe4 39.Rxg7+ Kc8 40.Rd2
Kb8 41.Rc2 Rc8 42.Ra2 Rd4 43.Kf5 Rxd5+ 44.Kxf6 Rf8+ 45.Rf7
Rxf7+ 46.Kxf7 Rf5+ 47.Kg6 Rxf4 48.g3 Rc4 49.Kxh6 d5 50.Kh5 d4
51.g4 d3 52.h4 Rd4 53.Rd2 Kc8 54.g5 Kd7 55.Kg6 Rxh4 56.Rxd3+
Ke8 57.Ra3 Rc4 58.Kg7 Kd7 59.g6 c6 60.Kf6 cxb5 61.g7 Rg4
62.axb5 Rg1 63.Rd3+ Ke8 64.Re3+ Kd7 65.Re5 Rxg7 66.Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.23"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d3
h6 8.Na4 a5 9.b3 Qe7 10.Bb2 Bc5 11.e3 Ba7 12.Nc3 Re8 13.Nh4
Qd8 14.Qd2 Ne7 15.Rad1 c6 16.Ne2 Nf5 17.Nxf5 Bxf5 18.d4 Qc8
19.Nc3 exd4 20.exd4 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Rxe4 23.Rfe1
Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Qf5 25.Re7 Rb8 26.Kg2 Bb6 27.Qe2 d5 28.c5 Bd8
29.Re8+ Kh7 30.Bc3 Rc8 31.Rf8 Bc7 32.Rxc8 Qxc8 33.Qe7 Kg8
34.h4 h5 35.Bd2 Qd8 36.Qe2 g6 37.Qe1 Kg7 38.a3 Qf6 39.b4 axb4
40.axb4 Qf5 41.Qd1 f6 42.Be1 Kf7 43.f3 g5 44.Bf2 Qg6 45.Kf1
Qf5 46.Kg2 g4 47.f4 Qe4+ 48.Kg1 Ke6 49.Qb3 Qe2 50.Qb1 f5
51.Qa1 Qa6 52.Qe1+ Kf7 53.Qb1 Kf6 54.Qe1 Qa8 55.Qe2 Qc8 56.b5
Qe6 57.Qxe6+ Kxe6 58.b6 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe2 Nb4
12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Rad1 Nbd5 14. Bc1 Bc6 15. Rd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3
Bd5 17. Rg3 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 g6 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. Bh6 Re8 21. f4
Bf8 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Ng4 h5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Ne5 Kh7 26. Qc2
Rg8 27. Rg5 Kh8 28. Rf3 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Qd6 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Rg3
Rh8 32. Qb2 Rac8 33. Qxb7 Rb8 34. Qe4 Rhc8 35. Rb5 Rxb5
36. axb5 Qa3 37. Qc2 Rb8 38. Qe2 Qc1+ 39. Kf2 Qxf4+ 40. Kg1
Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 Kg8 43. Qb2 a6 44. c4 axb5 45. c5
Qe4 46. Qd2 Qb1+ 47. Kf2 Ra8 48. Qe1 Qb2+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.25"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Na5 10.Ba2 Be6 11.b4 Bxa2 12.Rxa2 Nc6 13.Bg5
Nd7 14.Be3 Nf6 15.Qb1 d5 16.Bg5 d4 17.Bxf6 dxc3 18.Bxe5 Nxe5
19.Nxe5 Qd6 20.Ng4 a5 21.Ne3 c6 22.a4 axb4 23.axb5 cxb5 24.Nd5
Rfb8 25.Nxe7+ Qxe7 26.Qb3 h5 27.Rfa1 Rxa2 28.Qxa2 Qc5 29.Rb1
Rd8 30.h3 g6 31.Qb3 Rd4 32.Re1 Qa7 33.Kf1 Kg7 34.Ke2 h4 35.Rd1
Qa5 36.Rb1 Qa6 37.Kf1 Qd6 38.Ra1 Qc5 39.Rb1 Qa7 40.Ke2 g5
41.Rg1 Qd7 42.Ra1 Qe7 43.Ra6 Qc7 44.Ra8 Qf4 45.Ra1 g4 46.hxg4
Qxg4+ 47.Ke3 Rd6 48.Qxb4 Qg5+ 49.Ke2 Rf6 50.Qxc3 Qxg2 51.Qd4
h3 52.Qe3 Qg4+ 53.Kd2 Qg2 54.Ke2 Qg4+ 55.Kd2 h2 56.Rh1 Qg2
57.Qg3+ Qxg3 58.fxg3 Rf2+ 59.Kc3 Kf6 60.d4 Kg5 61.d5 Kf6 62.g4
Ke5 63.g5 b4+ 64.Kxb4 Rxc2 65.Kb5 Kd6 66.Kb4 Ke5 67.Kb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. Be3 Qd7 11. b4 f6
12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Bd2 a5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. bxc5 a4 16. Rb1 Rfb8
17. Qc2 Nde7 18. Rb2 Bb3 19. Qb1 Kh8 20. Rc1 Na7 21. Bb4 Nb5
22. Nd2 Bf7 23. e3 Bg6 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Be1 Nxa3 26. c6 Qe7
27. Qa2 bxc6 28. Rxc6 Bf7 29. Rc5 Nxe3 30. Qxa3 Rxb2 31. Qxb2
Nxg2 32. Kxg2 a3 33. Qb7 Qd8 34. Qxc7 Qxc7 35. Rxc7 Bd5
36. Rc5 a2 37. Bc3 Bg8 38. Ba1 Rb8 39. Ra5 Rb1 40. Bc3 Rd1
41. Kf3 Rxd3+ 42. Ke2 Rd8 43. f4 Bc4+ 44. Kf2 exf4 45. gxf4
Kg8 46. Nd2 Bf7 47. Ke3 h5 48. f5 Rc8 49. Ne4 Bd5 50. Rc5 Rd8
51. Nd2 Bf7 52. Ra5 Rc8 53. Ne4 Bd5 54. Nc5 Re8+ 55. Kd3 Rd8
56. Bd4 Re8 57. Kd2 Ra8 58. Rxa8+ Bxa8 59. Ke3 Kh7 60. Kf4 Kh6
61. Ne6 Kh7 62. Nf8+ Kg8 63. Ng6 Kf7 64. Ke3 Bc6 65. Bb2 Bd7
66. Ke4 Bc6+ 67. Kd4 Bd7 68. Nh4 Ba4 69. Ng2 Bc2 70. Ne3 Bb1
71. Kc3 Kg8 72. Nc2 Kh7 73. Nd4 Kh6 74. Bc1+ Kh7 75. Kb2 Kg8
76. Bd2 Kh7 77. Bb4 Kg8 78. Bc3 Kh7 79. Kc1 Kh6 80. h4 Kh7
81. Kd2 Kg8 82. Ke3 Kh7 83. Kf4 Bd3 84. Nc6 Kg8 85. Nb4 Bb1
86. Na6 Kf7 87. Nc5 Bc2 88. Ne4 Bd1 89. Ng3 Kg8 90. Ke3 Bc2
91. Bb2 Kh7 92. Kf4 Bd1 93. Ne4 Bc2 94. Nd6 Kg8 95. Ke3 Kf8
96. Kd4 Ke7 97. Kc5 Kd7 98. Bc3 Bd3 99. Kd5 Bc2 100. Ne4 Bxe4+
101. Kxe4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. h3 h6 11. Rd1 dxc4 12. Bxc4
e5 13. O-O Bd7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. f4 Bf5 17. Qb3
Re7 18. Qxb7 Bc2 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Qxa6 Rxb2 21. Nd1 Rb6 22. Qa5
Bb3 23. Nf2 Qb8 24. Bxb3 Rxb3 25. a4 Qb7 26. Qf5 Bb4 27. Bxb4
Qxb4 28. e4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxc7 Rxa4
32. Kh2 Rb2 33. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7
12. Kd2 f5 13. g3 Bxh4 14. gxh4 Ke7 15. Ne2 Nf6 16. Nf4 Nh5
17. Nh3 f4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4 19. exf4 Rhg8 20. Rg1 Bf5 21. Rg5 Kf6
22. Re1 h6 23. Rg3 Rg4 24. Rxg4 Bxg4 25. Bd3 Rg8 26. Rg1 Rg7
27. Rg3 Bd7 28. f3 Be6 29. b4 b5 30. Ke3 Bd7 31. f5 Bc8
32. Kf4 Bd7 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Bd3 Bxc5
7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. a3
dxc4 13. Nxc4 b5 14. Nce5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd5 16. Qf3 Qxf3
17. Nxf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 a6 19. Rc7 Bd6 20. Rc6 Be5 21. b3 Rfd8
22. Rd1 g5 23. Bg3 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Kg7 25. Kf1 Nd5 26. Ke2 b4
27. axb4 Nxb4 28. Rc4 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Kxd3 Rb8 31. b4
Rb5 32. f4 a5 33. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O b6
7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 c5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qe2
cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxd4 19. exd4 Nf6 20. Rd1 Qd7
21. Bxf6 exf6 22. d5 Qd6 23. Qa6 Re8 24. h3 Re7 25. Qd3 Kg7
26. a3 a5 27. Qc4 Rc7 28. Qd3 h5 29. h4 Re7 30. g3 Rc7 31. Kg2
Re7 32. Qc4 Rc7 33. Qd4 Rd7 34. Rd3 Rc7 35. Rc3 Rc5 36. Rxc5
bxc5 37. Qe4 f5 38. Qd3 Kf6 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. Qc3+ Kxd5 41. Qb3+
Ke5 42. Qxf7 Qc6+ 43. Ke3 Qe4+ 44. Kd2 Qd4+ 45. Ke1 Qe4+
46. Kd2 Qd4+ 47. Ke1 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb2
12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rc2 Bxd4 14. e3 Bg7 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. O-O O-O
17. Nb3 Be6 18. Qd3 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Nd4 Qb2
22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qg6 Kh8 25. h4 gxh4 26. Bxh4 d4
27. exd4 Qd5 28. Be7 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Bc5 Rd5 31. Rb8+
Kh7 32. Rb7 Kg6 33. Rxa7 Bxd4 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O c5
7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 b6 11. a4 Bb7
12. Re1 h6 13. Bh4 e6 14. a5 Nxa5 15. Nxa5 bxa5 16. Na4 g5
17. Bg3 Ne4 18. c3 Bc6 19. Bd3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rb8 21. Re2 Re8
22. f4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Qh4 24. Qd2 Bf8 25. Qe3 Bd6 26. g3 Qf6
27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. dxc5 a4 29. Bc2 Bb5 30. Rf2 Red8 31. Qd4 Qxd4
32. cxd4 a5 33. Bxa4 Bxa4 34. Rxa4 Rb5 35. Rc2 Rdb8 36. c6 Rc8
37. Rc5 Rb6 38. Raxa5 Rcxc6 39. b4 Rd6 40. b5 Rd8 41. Ra6 Rdb8
42. Rxb6 Rxb6 43. Kf2 Rb7 44. Ke3 Ra7 45. f5 Ra4 46. fxe6 fxe6
47. Rc7 Rb4 48. Rb7 h5 49. b6 Kf8 50. Kd3 Rb3+ 51. Kc2 Rb5
52. Kc3 Rb1 53. Kc2 Rb4 54. Kd3 Rb1 55. Ke3 Rb4 56. Kf4 Rxd4+
57. Ke5 Rb4 58. Kxe6 d4 59. Rf7+ Ke8 60. Re7+ Kd8 61. Rd7+ Kc8
62. b7+ Rxb7 63. Rxd4 Rg7 64. Rd3 Rg4 65. Kf5 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 g5
12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Bd3 Ne5 14. Qc2 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qb5 Qd7
17. Qxb7 Rab8 18. Qa6 Rb6 19. Qa5 c5 20. O-O Rb5 21. Qa6 Rb6
22. Qa5 Rb5 23. Qa6 Rb6 24. Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. e4 dxe4
7. Ng5 Be7 8. Bc4 Nh6 9. Ngxe4 Nf5 10. d5 O-O 11. O-O cxd5
12. Nxd5 Nc6 13. Qh5 Be6 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. Bd2 Nfd4 18. Rad1 Rf5 19. Qh3 Rd8 20. Be3 b5 21. Bxd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Qxf5 Rxc4 24. Qd3 Qc5 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4
Rc3 27. Qe4 Qd5 28. Qg6 Qxb3 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra1 Qa2 31. Rd1
Qd5 32. Qb1 Qb3 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Qe1 Qc4 35. Rd7+ Kf6 36. Rd1
b4 37. h3 b3 38. Qd2 Kg6 39. Re1 Rc2 40. Qd7 b2 41. Rxe6+ Kh7
42. Re1 Rc1 43. Qf5+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6
12. Nd4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rad1 g6 15. h4 Bg7 16. Rfe1 Qd7
17. b3 Rad8 18. Qe2 Qe7 19. Rd2 Bh6 20. Rdd1 Bg7 21. Rd2 Bh6
22. Rdd1 Bg7 23. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qa4 Re8 13. Rfd1 a6 14. a3 Bf6 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd4
17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Ne4 c6 19. b4 Be7 20. Qb3 Qb6 21. Rc4 Rad8
22. Rb1 Rd5 23. a4 Qd8 24. Qb2 f5 25. Nd2 Bf6 26. Nf3 g5
27. Rc5 g4 28. Ne1 Be7 29. Rxd5 Qxd5+ 30. Kg1 Bg5 31. Ng2 Re5
32. Nf4 Qd6 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 cxb5 35. Qa2+ Kg7 36. Nh5+
Kh6 37. Nf4 Bxf4 38. gxf4 Qe6 39. Qxe6+ Rxe6 40. Rxb5 Rxe2
41. Rb6+ Kh5 42. Rxb7 Rd2 43. Rxh7+ Kg6 44. Rd7 Rxd3 45. Kf1
Rh3 46. Rxd4 Rxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nils Grandelius"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bxc6
bxc6 7. Nxe5 Re8 8. Nef3 d5 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe2 h6
12. Re1 a5 13. Qf1 a4 14. e5 Nd7 15. d4 Bb6 16. c4 Nf8 17. c5
Ba5 18. Re3 Ne6 19. g4 Bg6 20. a3 f5 21. b4 axb3 22. Nxb3 fxg4
23. hxg4 Rf8 24. Nh2 Be4 25. Rg3 Qe7 26. Ra2 g5 27. Rb2 Qh7
28. Qd1 Qf7 29. Qe2 Qg6 30. Qd1 Qf7 31. Qe2 Qg6 32. Qd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bg7
7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Nxc6 Bxc6
12. Bxc6 Nxc3 13. Qd3 bxc6 14. Qxc3 Rc8 15. b4 Re8 16. Rac1 f6
17. Rc2 e5 18. Bg3 exd4 19. Qxd4 Re4 20. Qd2 d4 21. Rd1 f5
22. Qc1 Qb6 23. exd4 Rce8 24. h3 Qxb4 25. Kh2 Rxd4 26. Rxd4
Qxd4 27. Rxc6 Qa4 28. Rc7 Qxa2 29. Rb7 Qe6 30. Qc7 Qf6 31. Qd7
Rd8 32. Qa4 Qd4 33. Qa2+ Qd5 34. Qxa7 Bd4 35. Qa6 Rf8 36. Qb5
Qxb5 37. Rxb5 Kg7 38. Be5+ Bxe5+ 39. Rxe5 Rf7 40. Ra5 Rd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. b5 cxb5 16. Nxb5 Rfc8 17. Ne5
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rc6 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Bg3 Qc8 21. e4 Nf6 22. exd5
Nxd5 23. Qe4 Nf6 24. Qf3 Bb7 25. cxb6 Rxb6 26. Qe2 Qc6 27. f3
Nd5 28. Rbc1 Qd7 29. Nc7 Rc8 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Kh2 Bd6
32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Rb1 Qd8 35. Qe5 Rb6 36. Rxb6
Qxb6 37. Be4 f6 38. Qf4 Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Kf7 40. Qf4 h5 41. h4
Ke7 42. Qe4 Qc7+ 43. Kh3 Kf7 44. d5 Qd7 45. dxe6+ Qxe6+
46. Kg3 Qxe4 47. fxe4 g5 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3 Bb4 9. Ne5 Qb6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 Ne4
12. f3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 c5 16. cxd5 Qxb3
17. axb3 exd5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Rfd1 Be6 20. Kf2 a5 21. Be5
Rfc8 22. Rdc1 Bb4 23. Bd1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8
26. g4 f6 27. Bd4 Kf7 28. f4 f5 29. h3 g6 30. Bf3 Ke6
31. gxf5+ gxf5 32. Be2 Bd7 33. Bd1 Be8 34. h4 h5 35. Be2 Be7
36. Kg3 Bb4 37. Kf2 Be7 38. Kg3 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 Ne7 9. d4 O-O 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Qc2
Bd7 13. Be3 d5 14. Nbd2 exd4 15. cxd4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bc6
17. Bg5 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 c6 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 Bxb6 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. a5 Ba7 23. d5 Rab8 24. Rad1 Bc5 25. Bxg6 Rxe1+
26. Rxe1 hxg6 27. Rc1 Bb4 28. dxc6 Bxa5 29. Ra1 Bc7 30. cxb7
Rxb7 31. Rxa6 Rxb2 32. Ne1 Bb6 33. Nd3 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Rb3
35. Nc1 Rb2 36. Nd3 Rb3 37. Nc1 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.27"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. Qxc4 c5 6. Nc3
Ngf6 7. d3 Be7 8. Nf3 b6 9. Ng5 Rb8 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Rb7 13. Nf3 O-O 14. e4 Qa8 15. a4 Rd8 16. Nb5 Qc8
17. Rac1 Nf8 18. d4 Ng6 19. Bg5 a6 20. Nc3 b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. Qe2 c4 23. Rfd1 h6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. h4 Qb8 26. Ra1 Be7
27. h5 Nf8 28. Ne5 Rc8 29. Ra6 Rb6 30. Rxb6 Qxb6 31. Qf3 f6
32. Ng6 Nxg6 33. hxg6 b4 34. Ne2 Qd6 35. d5 e5 36. g4 Bf8
37. Qf5 Ra8 38. Rc1 Qa6 39. Ng3 Kh8 40. Qe6 Qa2 41. Nf5 c3
42. Rh1 Qa7 43. d6 Qb7 44. d7 Qxe4+ 45. f3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O
dxc4 8.bxc4 c5 9.d3 Nc6 10.Ne5 Na5 11.Qc1 Qc7 12.Nd2 Ne8 13.f4
Nd6 14.Bc3 Rb8 15.Qa3 b6 16.Bxa5 bxa5 17.Nb3 Nb7 18.Bxb7 Qxb7
19.Nxc5 Qc7 20.d4 Rd8 21.Rfd1 f6 22.Nf3 e5 23.fxe5 fxe5
24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Qxe5 27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Qf3+
Bf5 29.Rxb8 Qxb8 30.g4 Qb4 31.Nd3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O c5 8. Na4 cxd4 9. a3 Bd6 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Rc8
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. Re1 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxh4
17. Ne3 Bf6 18. Be4 g6 19. Qa4 a6 20. Rad1 b5 21. Qb3 Qb6
22. Ng4 Bg7 23. Qe3 Kh7 24. h4 f5 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Nge5 Rd6
27. Qf4 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Rfd8 29. Rc1 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Qxd4 31. Qxd4
Rxd4 32. Rxe6 Rd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Rxa6 Rxb2
36. Ra7+ Kg8 37. f3 b4 38. axb4 Rxb4 39. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Kg2 Bf6 15. Qc2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb7 17. Rfc1
axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ra8 20. Qb1 h6 21. Ne5 Bxe5
22. fxe5 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Nf8 25. Qb1 Qa6 26. Nd1
Qc4 27. Qa1 Qd3 28. Ne3 Ng6 29. h4 Ne7 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qe8
Nf5 32. Nxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxc6 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+
36. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Be7 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 f5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qc2 Qd7 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Re1 Nb4 13. Qa4 Kh8 14. Bf4 c5 15. Qxd7 Bxd7 16. dxc5 Nc2
17. Red1 Nxa1 18. Rxd7 Bxc5 19. Be5 Rg8 20. Rxc7 Bb6 21. Rf7
Rad8 22. Rxf5 Rgf8 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. e3 Re8 25. Bd6 Rd8
26. Nxe4 Nc2 27. Kf1 Rc8 28. Ke2 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Rc2+ 30. Nd2
Rxb2 31. Be5 Rxa2 32. Bd5 Ra3 33. e4 Re3+ 34. Kd1 Rd3 35. Bc4
Rd8 36. Bd5 h6 37. Nc4 Bg1 38. h3 Bc5 39. Ke2 Bb4 40. Bd4 a5
41. Bb6 Rc8 42. Nxa5 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 Rc3+ 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. Kg4 h5+
46. Kxh5 Rxg3 47. Kg6 Bc3 48. Be6 Rf3 49. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bg4 14. Be2 a5 15. a3 Kh8 16. Bg5 f6
17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bc1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. h3 Be6 21. Rxd8+
Qxd8 22. Nd2 Qg8 23. Qd3 axb4 24. axb4 Qa8 25. Nf1 Qa1 26. Be3
Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Bg8 28. Qc5 Qa7 29. Qb5 Qa8 30. Kh2 Qb8 31. Ne3
Be6 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. Qd5 Qc8 34. Be2 Ne7 35. Qf7 Qe8 36. Qc4
Qd8 37. Qd3 Qe8 38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. hxg4 h6 40. Qc4 c6 41. Qe6
Qf8 42. Qd7 b5 43. Qe6 Kh7 44. g3 g6 45. c4 bxc4 46. Nxc4 Kg7
47. Nd6 Kh7 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Kf1 Kh7 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Kd3 Ng8
52. Ne8+ Kh8 53. Kc4 h5 54. gxh5 Qh6 55. Qxc6 Qd2 56. hxg6
Qe2+ 57. Kc5 Qxf2+ 58. Kb5 Qxg3 59. Qd7 Qxg6 60. Ka5 Qg3
61. b5 Qc3+ 62. Ka6 Qa3+ 63. Kb7 Qg3 64. b6 Qg6 65. Ka7 f5
66. exf5 Qg3 67. f6 Qa3+ 68. Kb8 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7
7. Nh4 Bc8 8. Bd2 e6 9. c5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 b6 11. cxb6 Qxb6
12. Na4 Qxb3 13. axb3 a5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Bd3 Bd6 16. O-O Ke7
17. Rfd1 Ba6 18. Be1 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rc8 20. Rdc3 Ra6 21. Nd2 e5
22. R3c2 exd4 23. exd4 Nf8 24. f3 Ne6 25. Bf2 Kd7 26. g3 Rb8
27. Nc3 Rb4 28. Na2 Rxd4 29. Re1 Rd3 30. Nc1 Nd4 31. Nxd3 Nxc2
32. Re2 Ra8 33. Ne5+ Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Kd6 35. Re2 Nb4 36. g4 c5
37. Bg3+ Kd7 38. Nb1 Re8 39. Kf1 Kc6 40. Be5 Re6 41. h4 d4
42. Bg3 Nd3 43. Rc2 Nd5 44. Rd2 Ne3+ 45. Kg1 Nc1 46. Na3 Nxb3
47. Rd3 c4 48. Nxc4 Nxc4 49. Rxb3 Re3 50. Rxe3 Nxe3 51. b3 Nc2
52. Be5 f6 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd7 9. Nbd2 Qf5 10. Qe2 Be6 11. b4 Bd6
12. Nh4 Qg4 13. Qxg4 Bxg4 14. h3 Bd7 15. a4 Rfe8 16. Re1 a5
17. b5 Nd8 18. Bb3 b6 19. Nhf3 Nb7 20. Ng5 Re7 21. d4 exd4
22. Rxe7 Bxe7 23. cxd4 Rf8 24. Nde4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Nd6 26. Ba3
Re8 27. Nc3 Nf5 28. Bxe7 Nxe7 29. Rc1 Be6 30. d5 Bd7 31. Ne4
Rc8 32. Rd1 h6 33. d6 Nf5 34. dxc7 Rxc7 35. g4 Ne7 36. Nd6 Be6
37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Re1 Nc8 39. Nxc8 Rxc8 40. Rxe6 Rc4 41. Rxb6
Rxa4 42. Ra6 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 a4 44. f4 Rb1 45. Rxa4 Rxb5 46. Ra3
Kf7 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. h4 Rb1 49. Ra6+ Kf7 50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5
Rb3+ 52. Kg4 g6 53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Ra8+ Kf7 55. Ra7+ Kf8
56. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 a5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Ne4 Bd6 13. Re1 Na7 14. d4 Nxb5 15. axb5 exd4 16. Nxd6
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxd6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bxc7 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Nd5
21. Bxa5 dxc3 22. bxc3 Rfc8 23. Red1 Nf4 24. Kh2 h6 25. Bb4
Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nd5 27. Rd1 Nxb4 28. cxb4 g5 29. Rd4 Kg7 30. f4
Rc3 31. Kg2 Kg6 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. h4 gxh4 34. Rxh4 Rd3 35. Rc4
Rd5 36. Rc5 Rd4 37. Rc7 Rxb4 38. Rxb7 Rb3 39. Rb8 Kf5 40. Rb6
Kf4 41. Rb8 f5 42. b6 Rb2 43. Rb7 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. Na3 e5 5. Nc2 c5 6. bxc5 Bxc5
7. d3 Nc6 8. g3 Nge7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Nd2 f5 12. Rb1
b6 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Rc8 15. Qa4 Qd7 16. Nb5 a5 17. Qa3
Nb4 18. Nf3 Ng6 19. Ng5 Kh8 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Qb2 f4 22. Na3
Rf6 23. Nc2 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 h5 25. Kh1 h4 26. g4 f3 27. Bxf3
Rcf8 28. Bd5 Qxg4 29. Rg1 Qh5 30. f3 Nf4 31. Be4 Nh3 32. Rg2
Qh6 33. c5 Rc8 34. Qa4 Rf7 35. Qb3 Rf6 36. Qb5 Rfc6 37. Bxc6
Rxc6 38. Rf1 Rxc5 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qd7 Nf4 41. Rg4 Nxe2
42. Qe7 Rc1 43. Rxh4 Rxf1+ 44. Kg2 Nf4+ 45. Kxf1 Nh5 46. Qxe5
Qc1+ 47. Qe1 Qc5 48. Kg1 g6 49. Rg4 Nf6 50. Rg2 Nd5 51. Qh4+
Kg7 52. Qg5 Qc6 53. Qe5+ Kh7 54. Rg4 Nf6 55. Qe7+ Kh6 56. Qf8+
Kh7 57. Qf7+ Kh8 58. Rxg6 Qc1+ 59. Kg2 Qc2+ 60. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
c6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. O-O-O Nf6
12. Bd3 Be6 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Nb3 Nfd7
17. Ne2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd2 Rhc8 21. Nd4
Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qc3 Bd7 24. f3 f5 25. Rhe1 Rd5 26. e4
fxe4 27. fxe4 Re5 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. exf5 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Qd7
31. g4 a6 32. a3 Ka8 33. Ka2 h5 34. Re6 hxg4 35. hxg4 Qd1
36. Re4 Qd7 37. Qd4 Qc7 38. Qe3 Qd6 39. Qd4 Qc7 40. Re6 Rd8
41. Qe4 Rc8 42. Rxa6+ Kb8 43. Re6 c3 44. bxc3 Qxc3 45. Qe5+
Qxe5 46. Rxe5 Rc4 47. g5 Ka7 48. Kb3 Rc1 49. g6 Ka6 50. Re7
Rc5 51. Rxg7 Rxf5 52. Rf7 Rg5 53. g7 b5 54. Kc3 Rg4 55. Kd3
Ka5 56. Ke3 Rg1 57. Ke4 Ka4 58. Ra7+ Kb3 59. Kf5 Rxg7 60. Rxg7
Kxa3 61. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. Na3 e5 5. Nc2 Na6 6. Rb1 c5
7. b5 Nc7 8. d3 Bd6 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Ne7 11. Nd2 Rb8 12. Ne4
O-O 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. e3 Ne6 17. Qf3
Rd7 18. e4 Nc8 19. Qg2 Qe7 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 f5 22. e5 Qe8
23. Ne1 Ne7 24. Rb2 Qa8 25. Nf3 Ng6 26. Qg3 a6 27. bxa6 Qxa6
28. h4 Rff7 29. Bd2 Ngf8 30. Rfb1 Rb7 31. h5 Qa8 32. Qg2 Ra7
33. Ng5 Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Nxg5 35. fxg5 Rfe7 36. Rxb6 Rxa2
37. R1b2 Rxb2 38. Rxb2 Rxe5 39. Bf4 Re8 40. Rb7 Ne6 41. Kg3
Ra8 42. g6 hxg6 43. hxg6 Rf8 44. Be5 Re8 45. Kh4 Kf8 46. Rf7+
Kg8 47. Kh5 f4 48. Kg4 f3 49. Bd6 Rd8 50. Be7 Re8 51. Kxf3 Nf8
52. Rxf8+ Rxf8+ 53. Bxf8 Kxf8 54. Ke4 Ke7 55. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O O-O 14. Be2 Ne5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Na4 Be7
17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Bc3 Ned7 19. Ba5 Qc6 20. Bf3 Qb5 21. Bc3 Rd8
22. Qc2 Nd5 23. Rd1 N7f6 24. Bd4 Nb4 25. Qb3 Nc6 26. Qxb5 axb5
27. Nc3 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. exd4 b4 30. Nb5 b6 31. Kf1 Kf8
32. Bc6 Ne8 33. d5 exd5 34. Bxd5 Nd6 35. Na7 Bf6 36. b3 Bd4
37. Ke2 Bc5 38. g4 Nb5 39. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. h3 Nd7 12. a4
Bb7 13. Nb3 Nb6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Bd2 Na4
17. Qc1 Bb7 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Na5 Nxa5 20. Bxa5 Nc5 21. b4 Ne6
22. Bb3 Qd7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qxc7 Qxc7 25. Bxc7 Bxb4 26. Rb1
Bc3 27. Bb6 b4 28. Bxd4 Ba6 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Ne1 Rd8 31. Rd1
Kf7 32. f3 Rb8 33. Ra1 Rb6 34. Rc1 Rb3 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ke3 Kd6
37. Nc2 e5 38. d4 g5 39. g3 exd4+ 40. Kxd4 Bc8 41. h4 gxh4
42. gxh4 Rb5 43. Ne3 Rb4+ 44. Kxc3 Ra4 45. Kd2 Be6 46. Kd3 Ke5
47. Ng2 Ra3+ 48. Rc3 Rxc3+ 49. Kxc3 Bh3 50. Ne1 Kf4 51. Kd4
Be6 52. Kc5 h5 53. Kd6 Bc4 54. e5 Kg3 55. e6 Kxh4 56. e7 Bb5
57. f4 Kg4 58. f5 Kxf5 59. Nf3 Kf6 60. Nh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nc3
Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxd4
17. Qxd4 Nc6 18. Qc5 Qa5 19. Ne4 Rfd8 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 21. Nc5
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 h6 23. Rd7 b5 24. b3 Rc8 25. Nxa6 bxa4 26. bxa4
Rc4 27. Ra7 Rxa4 28. Nc5 Ra1 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Nd7 g5 31. Ne5
Nb3 32. Rxa1 Nxa1 33. Nxf7 Kg6 34. Nd6 Nb3 35. g4 Nd2 36. h3
Kf6 37. f3 Ke5 38. Nf7+ Kf6 39. Nd8 Ke7 40. Nc6+ Kd6 41. Nb4
Ke5 42. Kf2 Nc4 43. Nc6+ Kd6 44. Nd4 Ke5 45. e3 Kd5 46. Ke2
Ne5 47. Nb5 Kc6 48. Nc3 Kd6 49. Ne4+ Ke7 50. f4 gxf4 51. exf4
Nc6 52. Ke3 Kf7 53. h4 h5 54. g5 Ne7 55. Nd6+ Kf8 56. Ke4 Ng6
57. f5 exf5+ 58. Nxf5 Kf7 59. Kd5 Nf4+ 60. Ke5 Ng6+ 61. Ke4
Ke6 62. Nd4+ Kf7 63. Nf3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Be6 7. Nc3 Qd6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Nd7
12. Nxb6 axb6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. c4 f6
17. f4 Rfe8 18. Qf3 Re7 19. a4 Nf8 20. Nc3 Qe8 21. Rae1 c6
22. f5 Bf7 23. e5 fxe5 24. Ne4 Nh7 25. Qg3 Rd7 26. Bxe5 Qf8
27. Kh2 b5 28. Nxc5 Rd2 29. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 a6
7. a4 b6 8. Qd2 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. Rad1
c4 13. Be2 Nc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Nd4 b5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Ndxb5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxb5 19. b3 Qb6 20. Bxc4 e5 21. Qe3
Qc7 22. Ra1 h6 23. Nc3 Qe7 24. Nb5 Ba6 25. Ra4 Bxb5 26. Bxb5
f5 27. Bc6 Rxa4 28. bxa4 e4 29. f4 g5 30. Kh1 gxf4 31. Qxf4
Qe5 32. a5 Qxf4 33. Rxf4 Be5 34. Rf1 Bd4 35. g3 Kg7 36. Bd7
Kg6 37. a6 Kg5 38. Kg2 h5 39. h4+ Kg6 40. Rd1 Bc5 41. Rf1 Bd4
42. c4 Bc5 43. Ra1 Bd4 44. Ra2 Ra8 45. Bc6 Ra7 46. Bb7 Kf6
47. Kf1 Ke5 48. Ke2 Bc5 49. Ra1 Kd4 50. Rf1 Ke5 51. Rb1 Kd4
52. Rf1 Ke5 53. Rd1 Bd4 54. Rb1 Bc5 55. Rb5 Kd4 56. Rb1 Ke5
57. Rf1 Bd4 58. Kd2 Bc5 59. Kc3 Bd4+ 60. Kd2 Bc5 61. Ke2 Bd4
62. Bc8 Rf7 63. Be6 Rf8 64. Rb1 Ra8 65. Rf1 Rf8 66. Bd7 Rf7
67. Be8 Ra7 68. Bg6 Bc5 69. Rxf5+ Kd4 70. Rf4 Rxa6 71. Rxe4+
Kc3 72. Bxh5 Bd4 73. Kf3 Be5 74. Kg4 Ra1 75. Bg6 Rg1 76. h5
Rxg3+ 77. Kf5 Bd4 78. Ke6 Bc5 79. Kf7 Bd4 80. Ke6 Bc5 81. Rh4
Re3+ 82. Kf7 Bd4 83. h6 Rf3+ 84. Ke8 Rg3 85. Bf7 Bf6 86. Rh5
Re3+ 87. Kf8 Kxc4 88. h7 Bh8 89. Kg8 Be5 90. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h6 11. Rd1
Ne7 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bg3 Bc5 14. e6 Bxe6 15. Bxc7 Rc8 16. Ne4
Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Rxc7 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Rd2 f6 20. Re1+ Kf7
21. Ne4 Rf8 22. c4 Kg8 23. c5 Be6 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Nc3 Bf7
26. Ne6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Kf7 28. Re3 Ne5 29. b3 Rd7 30. Rxd7+
Nxd7 31. Ne4 Rb8 32. b4 Ne5 33. Ra3 a6 34. Rg3 g6 35. Rc3 Ke6
36. Ke3 Rd8 37. Nd6 b6 38. Ne4 b5 39. Nd6 h5 40. Ke4 Nf7
41. Nxf7 Kxf7 42. Ra3 Ra8 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Ke6 45. Kf4 Kd5
46. Rd3+ Kc4 47. Rd6 a5 48. a3 a4 49. Rxc6 Kb3 50. Rb6 Kxa3
51. Rxb5 Kb3 52. c6 a3 53. Ra5 Rxa5 54. bxa5 a2 55. c7 a1=Q
56. c8=Q Qd4+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 e6 9. Bb5 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Na4 Qd6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Qd1 Ne7 15. Bd2 Nf5 16. Bc3 Rd8
17. Re4 Rb5 18. Qe1 Rd5 19. Ba5 Rd7 20. Bb4 Qb8 21. Nc5 Rd8
22. Nb3 Ba6 23. Ne5 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxe5 25. Nxc6 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1
Bd6 27. Nxb8 Rh5+ 28. Kg1 Bh2+ 29. Kh1 Bxb8+ 30. Kg1 Bh2+
31. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6
12. Bd2 a5 13. Rfd1 Bb4 14. Qd3 Qe7 15. Be1 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Nb6
17. b3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Ba3 19. Ra1 Bb4 20. Rac1 Be8 21. Qb1 c5
22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Na2 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Bxe1
26. Nxe1 Nbd5 27. Nd3 b5 28. axb5 Bxb5 29. Qc2 Qb6 30. Nac1
Qd4 31. Bf3 g5 32. h3 Kg7 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. Nxc5 Nc3 35. Kf1 a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O dxe4 8. dxe4 Qe7 9. b4 Bd6 10. a3 Nd8 11. Re1 c6
12. Bf1 Bc7 13. g3 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. cxb4 Ne6 16. Bb2 Rd8
17. Qc2 h6 18. Rbd1 Ng5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Nc4 Bg4 21. Be2 Bh3
22. Bf1 Bg4 23. Be2 Bh3 24. Bf1 Bg4 25. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 e5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nf3 d6
7. Be2 O-O 8. a3 Nd7 9. Nc3 a5 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Nd5
Be6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. b4 Nd7 16. Bc3 Nf6 17. Bf3
Bxd5 18. cxd5 Ne7 19. e4 axb4 20. axb4 c6 21. Nc4 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Qc7 23. dxc6 Nxc6 24. b5 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Qb3 b6
27. g3 Nd7 28. Kg2 Nc5 29. Qb1 h5 30. h4 Be5 31. Bd1 Rb8
32. Bf3 Kg7 33. Ra3 Qd7 34. Bd1 Bf6 35. Nd2 d5 36. Bf3 dxe4
37. Nxe4 Be7 38. Nxc5 Bxc5 39. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5 Ba6 9. Nbd2 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxc4 Nd7
12. Rac1 c5 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Qa3 N5f6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Nfe5
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qb7+ 19. f3 Ne8 20. e4 Qc7 21. Qa4
h6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rc2 Kf8 24. b4 Rd4 25. Qb5 cxb4 26. Qxb4+
Qe7 27. Qb2 Rd1 28. Ne3 Rd7 29. h4 Rc7 30. f4 Rc5 31. Kf3 Nc7
32. Rd2 Ne8 33. Qb3 Rc7 34. Qd1 Rc3 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Qc5
37. Nc4 Ke7 38. Kg2 a5 39. Qb3 Qd4 40. Kf3 f6 41. Nxb6 fxe5
42. f5 exf5 43. exf5 e4+ 44. Kg2 Nf6 45. Qe6+ Kf8 46. Nc8 Qd3
47. Ne7 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Qxg3+ 49. Kf1 Qf3+ 50. Ke1 Qe3+ 51. Kf1
Qd3+ 52. Ke1 Qc3+ 53. Kf1 Qd3+ 54. Ke1 Qb1+ 55. Ke2 Qb5+
56. Kd1 Qf1+ 57. Kd2 Qf2+ 58. Kd1 Qd4+ 59. Ke2 Qd3+ 60. Ke1
Qc3+ 61. Kd1 Qd4+ 62. Ke2 Qb2+ 63. Kf1 Qb5+ 64. Kg2 Qe2+
65. Kg1 Qg4+ 66. Kf1 Qh3+ 67. Ke2 Qf3+ 68. Ke1 Qc3+ 69. Ke2
Qb2+ 70. Kf1 Qb5+ 71. Kg2 Qe2+ 72. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Nd7
12. O-O dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Rc5 Nd7 16. Rc3 exd4
17. exd4 Nf6 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. Bb3 Nd5 21. Rf3 f6
22. Nc4 Qf8 23. Qd3 Re8 24. Ne3 Kh8 25. h3 Be6 26. Bc2 Bg8
27. a3 Rad8 28. Rf1 Nxe3 29. fxe3 c5 30. Kh1 cxd4 31. exd4 Rd6
32. Rf4 Rc8 33. Bb1 Rc7 34. Re1 Re7 35. Rfe4 Rxe4 36. Qxe4 Re6
37. Qh4 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Bd5 39. Bg6 Qd8 40. Kg1 Kg8 41. h4 Kf8
42. Qc3 b6 43. Kf2 Qd7 44. Qb4+ Qe7 45. Qc3 Qd7 46. Qe3 Qe7
47. Qf4 Qd8 48. g3 Ke7 49. Qe3+ Kd6 50. Qf4+ Ke7 51. Qe3+ Kd6
52. Qd2 Kc7 53. Qf4+ Qd6 54. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nxd4
Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Rc1 d6
12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qd2 a6 14. Nc3 Qb8 15. Rfd1 Nd8 16. Ne4 e5
17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 f5 19. Nc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ne6 21. Nd5 Bd8
22. f3 Ra7 23. Nb4 Qc8 24. Qd5 Kh8 25. Nc6 Rb7 26. Nxd8 Nxd8
27. c5 bxc5 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Qxd8 Nf6 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc5
Rxc5 32. Rd8+ Ng8 33. Nxc5 Rxb2 34. Kf2 Rxa2 35. h4 h6 36. h5
Rc2 37. Nd3 e4 38. Ne5 exf3 39. Kxf3 Kh7 40. Ng6 a5 41. Ra8
Ra2 42. e3 a4 43. Kf4 Rf2+ 44. Ke5 Rf3 45. Ke6 Rxe3+ 46. Kf7
Rb3 47. Nf8+ Kh8 48. Ng6+ Kh7 49. Nf8+ Kh8 50. Nd7 Rb7
51. Rxg8+ Kh7 52. Rxg7+ Kh8 53. Kg6 a3 54. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 h6
7. c3 d6 8. a4 a6 9. Na3 Ba7 10. Nc2 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. a5 Re8
13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Bxa7 Rxa7 16. Ne3 Qd7 17. Qb3
Re8 18. Rad1 Qe6 19. Qb4 Ne7 20. Qa4 Raa8 21. Qc2 Ng6 22. Nf5
d5 23. g3 Rad8 24. Kg2 Qc6 25. Nd2 Rd7 26. c4 Red8 27. f3 Ne7
28. Ne3 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. dxe4 Qc5 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Qc3
Nc6 33. Nd5 Qxa5 34. Rd1 Qxc3 35. bxc3 Kf8 36. Kf2 Na5 37. Rb1
c6 38. Nb6 Rd3 39. c5 Rxc3 40. Rd1 Ke8 41. Rd7 Rxc5 42. Rc7
Rb5 43. Na8 Nc4 44. f4 Nd6 45. fxe5 Rxe5 46. Kf3 Re7 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 Qc7 4. g3 b6 5. d5 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 b5 9. Nfd2 d6 10. cxb5 a6 11. b6 Qxb6 12. Nc3
Nbd7 13. a4 a5 14. Nc4 Qb4 15. Na3 Ba6 16. Ncb5 Nb6 17. Nc7
Qxa4 18. Qxa4 Nxa4 19. Nb1 Nb6 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Rxa5 Bxe2
22. Rxa8+ Nxa8 23. Re1 Bd3 24. Nc3 Kf8 25. Bd2 Nb6 26. Ra1 Ke8
27. Ra7 Bc4 28. Rb7 Nfd7 29. Bf1 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Bxc3 31. bxc3
Nxd5 32. Ke2 c4 33. g4 e5 34. h4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Ra7 Nc5
37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Rh8 Ne6 39. Kf3 Ndf4 40. Ke4 d5+ 41. Kf5 Ng7+
42. Kg5 f6+ 43. Kh6 Nf5+ 44. Kh7 Nd3 45. Kg6 Nxh4+ 46. Kxh5
Nf3 47. Bh6 Nxf2 48. Be3 Ne4 49. Kg6 d4 50. cxd4 exd4 51. Bf4
Nd6 52. Kh5 Ne5 53. Ra8 Ke6 54. Kh4 Ng6+ 55. Kg4 Nxf4 56. Kxf4
c3 57. Ra5 d3 58. Ra1 Nc4 59. Ke4 d2 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Re5 Qd6 20. Bc4 Bd7 21. Rae1
b5 22. Bb3 a5 23. a4 Rad8 24. axb5 cxb5 25. Qxa5 Qxd4 26. Qc3
Qxc3 27. bxc3 Rc8 28. R5e3 Rfd8 29. Rf3 Be6 30. Bxe6 fxe6
31. h3 Rd6 32. Ra1 Rdc6 33. Ra7 R6c7 34. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qd3 Rad8 15. Qe3 Qa5 16. Qa3
Qh5 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Nc3 Bc4 19. Rf2 h6 20. Bf4 Nd5 21. Nxd5
Qxd5 22. Re1 Bxa2 23. Qxa7 c6 24. e4 Qe6 25. Kg2 Bc4 26. Qc5
Bb5 27. h4 Rd3 28. g4 Red8 29. h5 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1 31. g5
hxg5 32. Qxg5 Bc4 33. Kh2 f6 34. Qg6 Qf7 35. Rc2 Bb5 36. Rg2
Qxg6 37. hxg6 c5 38. Rc2 Be8 39. Rxc5 Bxg6 40. b4 Rb1 41. Bd2
Rb2 42. Rd5 Bf7 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kg3 Rb3 45. Kg4 Be6+ 46. Kf4
g5+ 47. Kg3 g4 48. Rd6 Rxf3+ 49. Kg2 Bc4 50. Rd4 Bf1+ 51. Kg1
g3 52. e5 fxe5 53. Rh4+ Kg6 54. Be1 Kg5 55. Rh7 Bd3 56. Rg7+
Kf4 57. Kg2 Bf1+ 58. Kg1 Bc4 59. Kg2 Bd5 60. Bd2+ Kf5 61. Rf7+
Kg4 62. Rxf3 Bxf3+ 63. Kg1 Be2 64. Kg2 Bf3+ 65. Kg1 Bc6
66. Be3 Kf3 67. Bc5 Bb5 68. Bd6 e4 69. Bc5 e3 70. Bd4 Bc6
71. Be5 Bb5 72. Bd4 Ke4 73. Bc3 Kf3 74. Be5 Bc4 75. Bd4 Bb5
76. Be5 g2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "18.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Ne2 c5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd6
12. Rc1 b5 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bb1 Bb7 15. Nf4 Bd5 16. Ne5 Nd7
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. f4 Nf6 19. h3 Rac8 20. Qe1 Nfe4 21. g4 b4
22. Rc2 c3 23. Rg2 Nd2 24. Rxd2 cxd2 25. Qxd2 Ne4 26. Qg2 Qe6
27. Kh2 Rc7 28. Nd3 fxg4 29. hxg4 g5 30. f5 Qd6+ 31. Ne5 Nf6
32. Kg1 Nd7 33. Nxd7 Qxd7 34. Bc2 Kg7 35. Bb3 Qe7 36. Qf3 Rd7
37. Bxd5 Rxd5 38. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 39. Rf2 Qg3+ 40. Qg2 Qe3 41. Qd5
Qg3+ 42. Qg2 Qe3 43. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Ba3 O-O 8. d4 b6 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 c5
12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Qe2 bxc5 14. Qe3 Bg4 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. Bf1
Rab8 17. Qxc5 Rdc8 18. Qxe7 Qxe7 19. Bxe7 Bxc3 20. Rab1 Rxb1
21. Rxb1 Re8 22. Bb4 Bxb4 23. Rxb4 Nc6 24. Rc4 Bd7 25. h4 h6
26. Nd2 Rb8 27. Nb3 Kf8 28. Rc5 Ke7 29. Bb5 Rb6 30. f3 a6
31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. h5 Bd7 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Kh2 Be6 35. Rc7+
Kd6 36. Rh7 h5 37. Kg3 Bxb3 38. axb3 Kc5 39. Kf4 Kb4 40. Kg5
Kxb3 41. f4 a5 42. f5 gxf5 43. exf5 a4 44. Ra7 Rb5 45. Kg6 a3
46. f6 Rb6 47. Ra5 a2 48. Kg5 h4 49. f7 Rb8 50. Kf6 Kb2
51. Kg7 a1=Q 52. Rxa1 Kxa1 53. f8=Q Rxf8 54. Kxf8 Kb2 55. Kg7
Kc3 56. Kf6 Kd4 57. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5
17. Bf4 Be6 18. Qb3 Bf6 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Qb6 21. Qxb6
axb6 22. Re3 Rfc8 23. Rb3 Rc6 24. Bb5 Rc7 25. Rb4 Kf8 26. Bd3
Rc6 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. Ke1 Bd7 29. Kd2 Rf6 30. f3 Kd8 31. a3 Re6
32. h4 h6 33. Rc1 Rc8 34. Rxc8+ Kxc8 35. Rb3 Kc7 36. Rc3+ Rc6
37. Rxc6+ bxc6 38. Kc3 c5 39. b3 g5 40. g3 Kd6 41. f4 f6
42. a4 c4 43. Bc2 cxb3 44. Kxb3 gxf4 45. gxf4 Bc8 46. Bd3 Bd7
47. Bc2 Bc8 48. Bd3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Bd2 b6
7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O Na5 10. Qc2 Nxc4 11. Nb5 Nxd2
12. Nxc7+ Kf8 13. Nxd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. Nf3 Qd8 16. Rac1
Ke7 17. Qa4 Rxc7 18. Qxb4+ d6 19. Qd2 h6 20. Kg1 Qd7 21. Rxc7
Qxc7 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Nh4 Rc8 24. Nxf5+ exf5 25. Qxd5 Qc5
26. Qd3 Qe5 27. Rd1 Rc6 28. Rd2 Qe4 29. Qxe4+ fxe4 30. f3 exf3
31. exf3 d5 32. Rxd5 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Rc2+ 34. Kh3 Rxb2 35. a4 a5
36. Re5+ Kd6 37. Rf5 Rb4 38. Rf7 Rxa4 39. Rxg7 Rc4 40. f4 Rc7
41. Rg8 Ra7 42. f5 a4 43. f6 a3 44. Rg7 Ra8 45. f7 a2 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Bd7 11. e3 Rc8
12. Qb4 Bc6 13. Be2 Bd5 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. O-O a5 16. Qa4 c6
17. Nd2 Qg5 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qb5 20. Qxb5 cxb5 21. Rfd1
b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Kf1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Ra2 25. Rb1 Nb6 26. Ne5
b3 27. Ke1 f6 28. Nd3 Nc4 29. Nc1 Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Nxb2 31. Nxb3
b6 32. Kd2 Kf7 33. Kc2 Nc4 34. Kd3 Nd6 35. e4 Ke7 36. e5 fxe5
37. dxe5 Nf5 38. g4 Nh4 39. Ke4 g5 40. f4 gxf4 41. Kxf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. e3 Rc8 11. Bd3 Be7
12. h3 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. a3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4
17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Qxe4 Bc6 20. Qc2 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Nb5 Qa5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 e5 25. Qf5 Qd5 26. e4
Qxd6 27. Bxe5 Qe7 28. Re1 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. f3 f6 31. Bc3
Kf7 32. Kf2 a6 33. Kg3 Kg6 34. h4 gxh4+ 35. Kxh4 Kf7 36. Kg3
Rd3 37. Kf2 Rd8 38. Kg3 Rd3 39. Kf4 Rd8 40. Rh1 Kg6 41. Ba5
Rd3 42. Bb4 Rd8 43. Bc3 Kf7 44. Rh5 g5+ 45. Ke3 Kg6 46. Rh1
Bb5 47. Kf2 Bc6 48. Re1 Rd7 49. Rh1 Rd8 50. Ba5 Rd7 51. Rh8 g4
52. fxg4 Re7 53. Bc3 Rxe4 54. Rf8 Re6 55. Kg3 Kg7 56. Rd8 Kg6
57. Rd2 Kg5 58. Rf2 Re3+ 59. Kh2 Re6 60. Kh3 Re3+ 61. g3 Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 a5
12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. f3 c5
17. e4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Nb3 Rfd8 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4
Rd8 22. Nb3 g5 23. Kf1 h5 24. h3 g4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Nxg4
Nxg4 27. fxg4 b6 28. Ke2 Bf6 29. Rb1 Kg7 30. Nd2 Rd4 31. b3
Be7 32. Rf1 Bb4 33. Nc4 Rxe4+ 34. Kd3 Re1 35. Rxe1 Bxe1
36. Nxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. Qe2 Bd6 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. h4 h6
12. Nh3 Qe7 13. g4 Bg6 14. h5 Bh7 15. Bd2 f6 16. Ne3 Qf7
17. f4 O-O-O 18. Nf5 Nc5 19. Be3 Ne6 20. Nxd6+ cxd6 21. f5 Nc5
22. a4 Qc7 23. O-O a5 24. Rfb1 Na6 25. c3 Bg8 26. b4 c5
27. bxa5 Qxa5 28. Qc2 d5 29. Nf2 Bf7 30. Rb5 Qc7 31. Rab1 d4
32. Bd2 Be8 33. R5b2 dxc3 34. Rxb7 Qxb7 35. Rxb7 Kxb7 36. Bxc3
Ka7 37. Bd2 Bf7 38. Nd1 Rd7 39. Nc3 Rc8 40. Qb1 Bc4 41. dxc4
Rxd2 42. Qb5 Rd6 43. Kf2 Rb8 44. Ke2 Ka8 45. Qa5 Rb2+ 46. Ke1
Kb7 47. Nd5 Ka7 48. Kd1 Rb4 49. Ke2 Rb2+ 50. Kd1 Rb4 51. Kc2
Rxc4+ 52. Nc3 Rb6 53. Kd3 Rd4+ 54. Kc2 Rc4 55. Kd3 Rcb4
56. Nd5 Rd4+ 57. Kc2 Rc4+ 58. Kd3 Rd4+ 59. Kc3 Rb7 60. Qd8 Nc7
61. Qd6 Na6 62. a5 c4 63. Qc6 Rb3+ 64. Kc2 Rxd5 65. Qxc4 Rdb5
66. g5 Rc5 67. Kxb3 Rxc4 68. Kxc4 hxg5 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3
Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3 a5 15. b5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5
Bf5 17. Qc3 Rfc8 18. Qa1 Qc2 19. Nd4 Qc1+ 20. Qxc1 Rxc1+
21. Kd2 Rac8 22. Nxf5 R8c2+ 23. Kd3 Rxf2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. g3
Ra1 26. Kd4 Rc1 27. Bg2 Rd2+ 28. Ke5 f6+ 29. Kd6 Rc3 30. Rf1
h6 31. Rxf6 hxg5 32. Rf8+ Kh7 33. Bh3 g4 34. Bxg4 Rxe3
35. Bf5+ g6 36. Bxg6+ Kg7 37. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O d6 8. d3 h6 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. b4 c6 11. e4 Be6 12. Bb2 Rc8
13. Ne2 Qd7 14. d4 Rfd8 15. Qc2 Bh3 16. Rad1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
exd4 18. Bxd4 c5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. b5 a6 21. a4 axb5 22. axb5
Ra8 23. Nf3 Bg7 24. Nf4 Ra3 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Nc8 27. Rd1
Re8 28. Nd5 Qg4 29. Re1 Kh8 30. h3 Qd7 31. Rd1 Qd8 32. Rd2 Nb6
33. Ra2 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Qd7 35. Ra7 Re7 36. h4 Bf6 37. h5 g5
38. Nh2 Kg7 39. f3 Bd4 40. Ng4 Qe6 41. Qxe6 fxe6 42. Ra8 Rd7
43. Rc8 Bc3 44. Kf1 Ba5 45. Ke2 Rd8 46. Rxd8 Bxd8 47. f4 Bf6
48. Kf3 Bd4 49. f5 d5 50. cxd5 exd5 51. exd5 c4 52. Ke4 Bc5
53. f6+ Kf7 54. Ne5+ Kxf6 55. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 Nb6 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Ne4 Re8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ng3 Bf7
17. d4 Nc4 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Qc1 Qe8 21. b3 Nxe3
22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxe3 24. fxe3 Rd8 25. Ne4 Rd3 26. c4
Rxe3 27. Nc5 a5 28. Rd1 Bg6 29. Kf2 Re5 30. Nb7 Be4 31. g4 h5
32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Ra8 c5 34. Ra7 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bxb7 36. Rxb7 a4
37. Rxc7 axb3 38. axb3 Kh6 39. Kf3 g6 40. Rb7 Kg5 41. b4 cxb4
42. Rxb4 f5 43. gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 Qc7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 d5 8. Bf4 Qb6 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Nbd2 Re8
12. Be3 Qa5 13. c4 d4 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 exf6 16. Qb5 f5
17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. b4 Nc6 19. a3 Be6 20. Rac1 Rad8 21. Nb3 d3
22. b5 Ne5 23. Nxe5 d2 24. Nxd2 Bxe5 25. Nb3 b6 26. Bc6 Re7
27. a4 f4 28. gxf4 Bxf4 29. e3 Be5 30. a5 Rd3 31. Nd4 Bxd4
32. exd4 Rxd4 33. axb6 axb6 34. h3 Kf8 35. c5 bxc5 36. b6 Rb4
37. b7 Rexb7 38. Bxb7 Rxb7 39. Rxc5 Bxh3 40. Rec1 Be6 41. Rc7
Rb4 42. f3 Kg7 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. R7c3 h5 45. Re1 g5 46. Rce3 Bf5
47. Ra1 h4 48. Ra6+ Be6 49. Re2 Rf4 50. Kg2 Kf5 51. Ra5+ Kg6
52. Ree5 Bf5 53. Ra6+ f6 54. Re8 Bd7 55. Rg8+ Kf7 56. Rd8 Bb5
57. Ra7+ Kg6 58. Rg8+ Kh6 59. Rh8+ Kg6 60. Rg8+ Kh6 61. Rh8+
Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Bf4 Nc6
7. d4 b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Na5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qc2 Rc8 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Ne5 Qb5 16. Rfe1 Rfd8
17. Bh3 Bb4 18. Re3 Bd6 19. d5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nc4 21. Rb3 Qa4
22. Rd4 Ba6 23. dxe6 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Rd8 25. exf7+ Kf8 26. Qc3
Ne5 27. Bc5+ bxc5 28. Qxc5+ Rd6 29. Qxe5 Rd1+ 30. Bf1 Bxf1
31. Qc5+ Kxf7 32. Rf3+ Ke6 33. Qf5+ Kd6 34. Qf8+ Kc6 35. Qe8+
Kb7 36. Qxa4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c5
7. Rc1 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. e3 b6 10. Nb5 a6 11. Nd6 Qe7
12. Ne4 g5 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bg3 d5 15. h4 g4 16. Qxg4+ Kh8
17. Qg5 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 hxg5 20. hxg5+ Kg7
21. cxd5 exd5 22. c4 Be6 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bd3 Rh8 25. Rxh8
Kxh8 26. e4 Nb4 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. exd5 Nxd3+ 29. Ke3 Nb4
30. Be5 f6 31. Bxf6 Nxd5+ 32. Ke4 Nxf6+ 33. gxf6 Rc8 34. Kf5
Rc5+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 a5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Re1 Bg4
12. Ne4 Na7 13. h3 Bh5 14. d4 Nxb5 15. axb5 exd4 16. Nxd6 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Qxd6 18. Rd1 Rfe8 19. Bf4 Qc5 20. Qxb7 dxc3 21. bxc3
Rac8 22. Qc6 Qxc6 23. bxc6 Re6 24. Bxc7 Rxc6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6
26. Rxa5 h6 27. Ra7 Rxc3 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Rxf7 Rcc6 30. Rff8
Rf6 31. Rh8+ Kg6 32. f3 Rfd6 33. Kh2 Rxd8 34. Rxd8 Kf6 35. Rd4
Rb2 36. h4 h5 37. Kg3 g6 38. Ra4 Kg7 39. Ra6 Kf7 40. Ra1 Kf6
41. Rf1 Kf5 42. Rf2 Rb3 43. Ra2 Rb4 44. Re2 Kf6 45. Kh3 Ra4
46. g3 Ra3 47. Kg2 Ra4 48. Kf2 Ra3 49. Rd2 Kf5 50. Ke2 Kf6
51. Rd3 Ra1 52. Ke3 Ra4 53. Rd4 Ra5 54. Rc4 Kf7 55. Ke4 Kf6
56. Rb4 Re5+ 57. Kf4 Rf5+ 58. Ke3 Re5+ 59. Re4 Ra5 60. Rc4
Re5+ 61. Kd3 Re1 62. Rf4+ Kg7 63. Re4 Rg1 64. g4 hxg4 65. fxg4
Rh1 66. g5 Kf7 67. Kd4 Ra1 68. Ke5 Ra5+ 69. Kf4 Rb5 70. Ra4
Rf5+ 71. Kg4 Rb5 72. Ra7+ Kg8 73. Ra4 Kf7 74. Re4 Ra5 75. Rf4+
Kg7 76. Rd4 Kf7 77. Kf4 Rf5+ 78. Ke4 Ra5 79. Rc4 Rb5 80. Kd4
Ra5 81. Ke4 Rb5 82. Rc7+ Kg8 83. Rd7 Rb4+ 84. Ke5 Rxh4 85. Kf6
Ra4 86. Rd8+ Kh7 87. Rd7+ Kg8 88. Kxg6 Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Qc2
Nb6 7. Na3 Be6 8. Ne5 h5 9. Naxc4 Nxc4 10. Nxc4 h4 11. Ne5
hxg3 12. hxg3 Rc8 13. d4 Bd5 14. e4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Qxd4
16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Bg6+ Kg8 18. Rd1 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qa5 20. Bf5 g5
21. Bxc8 Kg7 22. Be3 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Be7
7. h3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Ne4
12. Re1 Rb8 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 cxd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Ng4 h5
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. dxc5 Qd3 19. Qxd3 exd3 20. Ne5 d2 21. Red1
Rxb2 22. Nc4 Rc2 23. Nxd2 Rxc5 24. Ne4 Ra5 25. Nd6 Ba6 26. Rd2
Rd8 27. Rc1 Rd7 28. Rc6 Bb7 29. Rcc2 Rd5 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. Nb5
Rb7 32. a4 Bb3 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Nc3 Kg6 35. Rc5 f6 36. f4 h4
37. e4 Rd7 38. Rb5 Bc4 39. Rc5 Bb3 40. a5 Rd4 41. Rc7 a6
42. Rc6 Rc4 43. Rxc4 Bxc4 44. Kf2 e5 45. Kf3 exf4 46. Kxf4 Kf7
47. g3 g5+ 48. Kf3 hxg3 49. Kxg3 Ke6 50. Na4 Ke5 51. Nc5 Kd4
52. Nd7 Kxe4 53. Nxf6+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Nd7 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 Nf8 11. Nc4 Ng6
12. Ne2 a5 13. b3 a4 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 d5
17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qf3 Be6 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Qf2 axb3 21. axb3
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qe7 23. Bd2 f6 24. Re1 Qd7 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8
26. Qe3 Qxe3+ 27. Bxe3 b5 28. c4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Be6 30. Kf2 Kf7
31. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b6 11. Ne5 Ra7
12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 17. Nd3 Qd4 18. Qb3 Be7 19. e3 Qg4 20. Ne5 Qh5 21. f4 Bf6
22. Nc4 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Qc5 24. Qd4 Nd7 25. Rf2 Qxd4 26. Rxd4
Nc5 27. Rc2 Nxa4 28. Nd6 Rd7 29. Rc6 Nxb2 30. Rxb6 Rfd8
31. Rxa6 Na4 32. Nxf7 Rxd4 33. Nxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxa4 Rd2 35. Rd4
Ra2 36. h3 Kf7 37. Kf1 Rh2 38. h4 h5 39. e4 g6 40. Rd3 Kf8
41. Re3 Ra2 42. Re2 Ra3 43. Kf2 Kf7 44. Re3 Ra1 45. Rd3 Rb1
46. Rd7+ Kf8 47. Ke3 Rb4 48. Rc7 Ra4 49. Kd3 Rb4 50. Rc4 Rb3+
51. Kd4 Ke7 52. Rc7+ Kd6 53. Rc3 Rb4+ 54. Kd3 Ra4 55. Rb3 Ke7
56. Ke3 Kf6 57. Rd3 Rb4 58. Rd7 Ra4 59. e5+ Kf5 60. Rf7+ Kg4
61. Rf6 Kxg3 62. Rxg6+ Kxh4 63. Rxe6 Ra3+ 64. Ke4 Ra4+ 65. Kf5
Kg3 66. Rg6+ Kf3 67. Kg5 h4 68. Rh6 Rxf4 69. Rf6 Rxf6 70. exf6
h3 71. f7 h2 72. f8=Q+ Kg2 73. Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nh3 d5 6. O-O Bd6
7. Bf4 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 h6 10. Nc3 Qe8 11. Rac1 g5
12. Be5 Nbd7 13. f3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 dxc4 16. Nb1 gxf4
17. gxf4 Nb6 18. Nd2 Nd5 19. Nxc4 Kh8 20. Bf3 Bd7 21. Kh1 Rd8
22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 e5 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. Qc5 Be6 26. Qxa7
Rf7 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rfd7 29. Rcd1 Ne3 30. R1d3 Nc4
31. Nf4 Bf7 32. Bh5 Nxb2 33. Re3 Nc4 34. Rh3 Rxd6 35. Rxd6
Nxd6 36. Rd3 Bc4 37. Rd2 Kg7 38. a4 Kf6 39. Bf3 Bf7 40. Kg1
Ke7 41. Kf1 Ra8 42. Rd4 c5 43. Nd5+ Ke6 44. Nc7+ Kd7 45. Rxd6+
Kxc7 46. Rxh6 Bc4 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Rxb7 Rxa4 49. h4 Bd5
50. Rb6+ Ke5 51. Bxd5 Kxd5 52. h5 c4 53. Ke1 c3 54. Kd1 Ra1+
55. Kc2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Re1 d4 11. cxd4 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. a4 Bg4 14. Nf3 Bb4 15. Rf1 c5 16. h3 Bh5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Bg5 Qa2 20. Qc1 Bxf3 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. gxf3 Qe6 23. Qh6 c4 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. Rg1 Rg8 26. Rg4
Rg6 27. Qh5 Qe5 28. Qh4 Bd6 29. f4 Qe7 30. e5 fxe5 31. Qxe7
Bxe7 32. fxe5 Rxg4 33. hxg4 Bg5 34. Kg2 Bf4 35. Kf3 Bxe5
36. Ke4 Bg7 37. Kd5 c3 38. bxc3 dxc3 39. Kc5 f5 40. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qe3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. f3 Rfd8
17. Bb5 Rac8 18. Bc6 Ne8 19. Ba4 Nd6 20. Qa3 Nf5 21. Qxe7 Nxe7
22. Bd7 Rb8 23. Rc7 Ng6 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Bc8+ Ne7 26. Bxb7
Rxd4 27. f4 Rbd8 28. e5 R8d7 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Bf3 Rd2 31. Rf2
Rd4 32. g3 b5 33. Rc2 a5 34. Kf1 Nd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc7+
Kg6 37. Ke2 b4 38. Re7 Kf5 39. Rxg7 Ke4 40. Re7 a4 41. Rb7 Rd4
42. Rb6 h5 43. Rxe6 Rc4 44. Kd2 b3 45. axb3 axb3 46. Rb6 Rc2+
47. Kd1 Rxh2 48. Rxb3 h4 49. e6 hxg3 50. Rxg3 Kxf4 51. e7 Rh8
52. Rg7 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. e3 dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Nc3 Qc7
12. Ne1 a6 13. f4 Na7 14. Rb1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 b5 16. f5 b4
17. Nd1 Rad8 18. g4 Nc6 19. Nf2 h6 20. Rbd1 Ne5 21. fxe6 Ng6
22. Nh3 fxe6 23. Nhf4 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 Kf7 25. d4 Bd6 26. d5 Bxf4
27. dxe6+ Kxe6 28. exf4+ Kf7 29. g5 Rfe8 30. Qf3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1
Ng8 32. Rd5 Ne7 33. gxh6 Nxd5 34. Qxd5+ Kg6 35. Qg5+ Kh7
36. hxg7 Qc6 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Be5 Rxe5 39. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qd3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qd3 a6 8. Bg5 c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d5 Bb7 11. dxe6 Qxd3
12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. exd3 Rg8 14. a4 Nc6 15. axb5 Nd4 16. Nxd4
cxd4 17. Ne2 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bb4+ 19. Kd1 Rxa8 20. Nxd4 Bd5
21. Kc2 Bc5 22. Nxb5 Bxf2 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. d4 Bxd4 25. Bc4+ Kg6
26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Re8 28. b4 Re5 29. Nf4+ Kg5 30. g3 Kg4
31. Rd1 Be3 32. Nd5 Bg5 33. b5 Re2+ 34. Kb3 Rxh2 35. b6 Re2
36. b7 Re8 37. Nb6 Rb8 38. Rd7 h5 39. Nd5 Kxg3 40. Ne7 Bf4
41. Nc6 Rh8 42. Rg7+ Kf2 43. Rf7 h4 44. Rxf6 Kg3 45. Rg6+ Kf2
46. Rf6 Kg3 47. Rg6+ Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d4 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Bh3 19. Qf2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bf4 21. Qe2
Be3+ 22. Kh1 Re8 23. Nf1 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Kf8
26. Qf2 g6 27. Kg1 Qf5 28. Bc2 Qe6 29. Bb3 Qf5 30. a3 h5
31. Bc2 Qe6 32. Bb3 Qf5 33. c4 bxc4 34. Bxc4 a5 35. Bf1 Re6
36. h4 g5 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. Re1 h4 39. g4 Ne3 40. Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "16.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Be2 d5 11. O-O Nxd4
12. Qxd4 dxc4 13. Rfd1 Qxd4 14. Rxd4 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8
16. Rd1 Be7 17. Rd4 Kf8 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bg3 g4 20. Be2 b6
21. Kf1 Bb7 22. Rxc4 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nb5 a5 25. Nd6 Bd7
26. Bb5 Nh5 27. Bxd7 Nxg3+ 28. hxg3 Bxd6 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Bb5
Be5 31. b3 f5 32. a4 Bc3 33. Bd3 h5 34. e4 Kf6 35. exf5 exf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. h4 g6 10. h5 gxh5 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3
e6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. f3 Bg7 16. Qd2 O-O 17. Ne2
Rfd8 18. Bg5 c5 19. Bb5 Qc7 20. Rc1 b6 21. O-O Rac8 22. Qe1 h6
23. Bh4 Qb8 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. Bg3 Qa7 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27. dxc5
bxc5 28. Qf2 Nd7 29. Bb5 Bxb2 30. Rc2 Ba3 31. Qe3 Bb4 32. Qxh6
Ne5 33. Nf4 c4 34. Nxg6 Nxg6 35. Rxc4 Qg3 36. Qxh5 Bd2 37. Qg4
Be3+ 38. Kh1 Qe5 39. f4 Qb2 40. Qg3 Bd4 41. f5 Kg7 42. Rxd4
Rh8+ 43. Kg1 Qxd4+ 44. Qf2 Qxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Ne5 46. fxe6 fxe6
47. Ke3 Rh4 48. Kd4 Nf7 49. Bc6 Rg4 50. Rf2 Rg3 51. Kc5 Rc3+
52. Kb6 Ne5 53. Bb5 Nc4+ 54. Bxc4 Rxc4 55. Kxa5 Rxe4 56. Kb5
Re1 57. Ra2 e5 58. a5 e4 59. a6 e3 60. a7 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "18.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 Re8
7. Be2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. O-O Qd6
12. a3 Rad8 13. b4 a6 14. Bb2 Qh6 15. Qb3 Rd6 16. Rc5 Nb6
17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Rc4 Be6 19. Rc3 Bg4 20. Rc4 Be6 21. Rc3 Bg4
22. Rc4 Be6 23. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.05"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c5 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nxc5 11. O-O a6
12. Nd4 Nce4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Bb3
Rb8 17. e4 Rd8 18. Rfd1 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 e4 22. Qc3 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. h3 h5 25. Qe5 b5
26. g3 Qd7 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Nxg4 29. Qxe4 Nf6 30. Qa8+ Kh7
31. Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qxd5 e6
12. Qd4 h5 13. Bd2 Qb8 14. Ne4 Qxe5 15. a4 Bf5 16. Ng3 Bc2
17. axb5 h4 18. Ne2 Qxb5 19. Qc3 Bh7 20. Nd4 Qb7 21. h3 Be7
22. Be2 O-O 23. Bf3 Be4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Qc6 Nc5 26. Qxe4
Nxe4 27. Nc6 Bc5 28. Ra4 Nxd2 29. Kxd2 Rfc8 30. Na5 Be7
31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Kxc1 Rc8+ 33. Rc4 Rxc4+ 34. Nxc4 g5 35. Kd2
f5 36. Ne5 Bd6 37. Nf3 Be7 38. Ne5 Bd6 39. Nf3 Be7 40. Kd3 Kg7
41. Ne5 Bb4 42. Kc4 a5 43. Kb5 Kf6 44. Nc4 Be1 45. f3 g4
46. Nxa5 gxh3 47. gxh3 Ke5 48. Nc4+ Kd5 49. Nb6+ Kd6 50. Kc4
Kc6 51. Na4 Bf2 52. e4 fxe4 53. fxe4 Kd6 54. Nb2 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O h6 7.d4
Bb6 8.dxe5 Nxe4 9.Bd5 Nxf2 10.Rxf2 d6 11.exd6 Qxd6 12.Bb3
Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 Qf6 14.Qd2 g5 15.Kg1 Bg4 16.Qf2 Rfe8 17.Be3 Bxf3
18.Nd2 Rxe3 19.Qxe3 Bh5 20.Qh3 Be2 21.Re1 Re8 22.Bc4 Qd8
23.Qxh6 Bxc4 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.Qxg5+ Kf8 26.Qc5+ Kg8 27.Qg5+
Kf8 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.08"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4
12. exd4 Ba7 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxd5
Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 b5 19. Qc6 Bxd4 20. Qxf6 Bxf6
21. b3 Rd8 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Kf1 a5 24. Bf3 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Ke7
26. a4 bxa4 27. bxa4 Bc3 28. Bb3 Bb4 29. Ke2 Kf8 30. Bc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.09"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. d4 exd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c6 14. f4 f5 15. e4 Rf7 16. Bh3 Bb4
17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nc4 19. Qd3 c5 20. Qxc4 Qxd4+ 21. Qxd4
cxd4 22. Ne4 Re8 23. a3 Rxe4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Rbe1 Rxe1
26. Rxe1 Rxf5 27. Rd1 Rc5 28. Rxd4 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rc2+ 30. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.11"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7
7. a3 O-O 8. b4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Ng5 Nc7 11. Nge4 c4 12. d3
cxd3 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. Bg5 Qd4 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Bg5 Qd7
18. Nc5 dxe2 19. Nxe2 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 f4 21. gxf4 h6 22. b5
Nxb5 23. Rab1 Nxa3 24. Rb3 hxg5 25. Rxa3 exf4 26. Bd5+ Kh7
27. Ne4 Kh6 28. Nd6 Bf6 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Nxc8 Raxc8 31. Rd7
g4 32. Nxf4 Rcd8 33. Raxa7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 c5 35. Ne6 Rc8
36. Rc7 Rxc7 37. Nxc7 c4 38. Kf1 Kg5 39. Nd5 Be5 40. Ke2 Bxh2
41. Ke3 Be5 42. Nb4 Bd6 43. Nd5 Bc5+ 44. Ke2 Kf5 45. Nc3 Ke5
46. Nb5 Bb4 47. Ke3 g5 48. Nc7 Bc5+ 49. Ke2 c3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.12"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a6
7. a4 d6 8. O-O Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Bb3 Re8 12. d4
h6 13. Bc2 c6 14. Nf1 d5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Ng3 Bb8 20. Be3 Bxe5 21. Nxe4 Bc7
22. a5 Bf5 23. Nc5 Rab8 24. g4 Bc2 25. Rac1 Bg6 26. b4 Bd6
27. Na4 f6 28. Ba7 Ra8 29. Bc5 Be5 30. Nb6 Rab8 31. Nc4 Bf4
32. Be3 Bxe3 33. Rxe3 b5 34. axb6 Bf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O Nb4
12. Bb1 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Be4 Nf6 16. Nd2
Re8 17. Bf3 e5 18. Bg3 Ra7 19. Rac1 b6 20. a3 Bd7 21. Nc4 e4
22. Be2 a5 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Ra8 26. Kf1 Re6
27. Ke2 g5 28. Bc4 Ree8 29. h4 h6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Bd6 Kg7
32. Bb5 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Re5 34. Rxb6 Rh8 35. Rb7 Rf5 36. Rf1 Rh2
37. Bc4 Ne8 38. Rb5 Rxb5 39. Bxb5 Nd6 40. Bd7 Kf6 41. Rc1 Rh8
42. b3 Ke7 43. Rc7 Rh1 44. Ra7 Ra1 45. g4 Rxa3 46. Ba4+ Kf8
47. Rxa5 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 f6 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Bc6 Rb2 51. Ra7+ Ke6
52. Bd7+ Ke7 53. Bf5+ Ke8 54. Be6 Rb1+ 55. Kg2 Rb2 56. Bd5 Rb1
57. Bc6+ Kf8 58. Rd7 Nf7 59. Bxe4 Rb2 60. Rb7 Nd6 61. Rb8+ Kg7
62. Bd5 Rd2 63. e4 f5 64. gxf5 Nxf5 65. Rb7+ Kh6 66. Rb6+ Kh7
67. Rb7+ Kh6 68. exf5 Rxd5 69. f6 Rd4 70. Kg3 Kg6 71. f7 Kg7
72. b4 Kf8 73. b5 Rb4 74. b6 Kg7 75. f3 Kf8 76. Kf2 Rb3
77. Ke2 Kg7 78. Kd2 Kf8 79. Kc2 Rb5 80. Kc3 Kg7 81. Kc4 Rb1
82. Kc5 Rc1+ 83. Kd6 Rb1 84. Ke7 Re1+ 85. Kd8 Re6 86. Kc7 Re3
87. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.14"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4
Qd6 8.Qe2 O-O 9.Nbd2 a5 10.Ng5 Bf5 11.Nde4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4
13.dxe4 Nd8 14.Bd2 c6 15.a4 Ne6 16.Rd1 Qe7 17.g3 Rad8 18.O-O
Rd7 19.Bc1 Rfd8 20.Rxd7 Rxd7 21.Kg2 g6 22.Bh6 Qf6 23.Qg4 Rd8
24.Bxe6 Qxe6 25.Qxe6 fxe6 26.Kf3 Kf7 27.Ke2 Rd7 28.h4 Bf8
29.Be3 Be7 30.Rb1 c5 31.g4 h5 32.gxh5 gxh5 33.Rh1 Rd8 34.Rh3
Rg8 35.Rf3+ Ke8 36.Rg3 Kf7 37.Kd3 b6 38.Kc4 Bxh4 39.Rh3 Bg5
40.Bxg5 Rxg5 41.Kb5 Rg2 42.Rf3+ Ke7 43.Kxb6 Rg8 44.Rh3 c4
45.Rxh5 Rb8+ 46.Kc6 Rxb2 47.Rxe5 Rc2 48.Rxa5 Rxc3 49.Rc5 Rc2
50.Kb5 c3 51.Kb4 Rxf2 52.Rxc3 Kd6 53.Rc4 Rf8 54.a5 Rb8+ 55.Ka3
Ra8 56.Ka4 Ra7 57.Rd4+ Kc5 58.Rd8 Rb7 59.Rc8+ Kd4 60.a6 Re7
61.Kb5 Kxe4 62.Rc4+ Kd3 63.Ra4 e5 64.Ra3+ Kd4 65.a7 Rb7+
66.Kc6 Rxa7 67.Rxa7 e4 68.Ra4+ Kd3 69.Kd5 e3 70.Ra3+ Kd2
71.Kd4 e2 72.Ra2+ Kd1 73.Kd3 e1=N+ 74.Kc3 Nf3 75.Rf2 Ne1
76.Rd2+ Kc1 77.Rh2 Kd1 78.Rf2 Kc1 79.Rd2 Nf3 80.Rd5 Ne1 81.Rd8
Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6
7. O-O d6 8. d3 a6 9. h3 Rb8 10. a4 Nd7 11. f4 Nd4 12. Kh2 b6
13. Be3 Bb7 14. Bg1 f5 15. Rb1 e6 16. b4 Ba8 17. Qd2 Qc7
18. Qa2 Rbe8 19. a5 bxa5 20. Qxa5 Qxa5 21. bxa5 Nc6 22. Na4
Rb8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bxc5 Rfd8 25. Bd6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Nxa5
27. Bc7 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Nc6 29. Bxd8 Nxd8 30. fxe5 Nxe5 31. Rb8
Bf6 32. Nf4 Kf7 33. Nc5 g5 34. Nh5 Be7 35. Nxa6 Nxd3 36. Nc7
Ne5 37. Rc8 Kg6 38. g4 f4 39. Nb5 Nec6 40. Nc3 Kf7 41. Ne4 Ne5
42. c5 Ndc6 43. Nd6+ Bxd6 44. cxd6 h6 45. Rc7+ Ke8 46. Ng7+
Kd8 47. Nxe6+ Ke8 48. d7+ 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. O-O Nbd7 6. b3 g6
7. Bb2 Bg7 8. c4 O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7
12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Ba3
Qg5 17. N2f3 Qh5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Nb5 Be5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Nc3 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qg5 24. Qf1 Rc8 25. Na4
c4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. bxc4 Qa5 28. Qd1 Bc6 29. Nb2 Qxa2
30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+ Kg8 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33. Qd4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 h6
7. c3 a5 8. Re1 d6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nc2 Qe8
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Qg6 14. Qb3 Nd8 15. Nf5 Qf7 16. Ng3 b6
17. Rad1 Nc6 18. Qc4 Qd7 19. h3 Rf7 20. Qb5 Raf8 21. Re2 Ne7
22. Qxd7 Nxd7 23. d4 Ng6 24. Rc2 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Nh4 26. Re2
Nxf3+ 27. Kg2 Nh4+ 28. Kf1 Ng6 29. Re3 Rf4 30. Ne2 Rf7 31. Nc1
exd4 32. cxd4 e5 33. Ne2 exd4 34. Nxd4 Nc5 35. b3 Ne5 36. Kg2
Kf8 37. f3 Ke8 38. Ne2 Kd7 39. f4 Ng6 40. Kg3 Ne7 41. Nd4 Ng6
42. Rf1 Re7 43. Rfe1 Rf7 44. Rf1 Re7 45. e5 dxe5 46. fxe5 Nxe5
47. Nf5 Re6 48. Nxg7 Rg6+ 49. Kh2 Rxg7 50. Rxe5 Nxb3 51. Rd1+
Kc6 52. Re6+ Kc5 53. Rxh6 Kb4 54. Rh4+ Ka3 55. Rg4 Rh7 56. Rd3
b5 57. axb5 Rh5 58. Rc4 Rxb5 59. Rxc7 a4 60. Rc2 Kb4 61. h4 a3
62. Rg3 Nd4 63. Rd2 Rd5 64. Kh3 Rd6 65. Rgd3 Kc4 66. Rxa3 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 e6
7. O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e4 Ndb4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e5 Bb6
12. Bg5 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 h6 14. Bc1 Ne7 15. Nd2 Nbd5 16. Nc4 Bd7
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Be6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Rd6
Rxa2 22. Rxb6 Bh3 23. Re1 Ra1 24. Bd2 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Rc8
26. Bc3 Rd8 27. f3 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Rf1+ 29. Ke3 Bg2 30. Rxb7
Rxf3+ 31. Ke2 Rf2+ 32. Kxf2 Bxb7 33. Bb4 Bc8 34. Be7 Kh7
35. Ke3 Kg6 36. b4 Kf5 37. Bf8 g6 38. Kd4 h5 39. Bd6 Ke6
40. Kc5 Bb7 41. Kb6 Bg2 42. Kc7 Bf1 43. h4 Be2 44. Kc6 Bf3+
45. Kc5 Kd7 46. b5 Kc8 47. Bf8 Bg4 48. Kb6 Be6 49. Ka7 Bc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nd5 9. Rc1 Nxf4 10. exf4 Nb6 11. Bxc4 O-O
12. Be2 Nd5 13. g3 c5 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Qd2 Rd8
17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. c4 Nb4 19. Rb1 Be4 20. Rb2 Qa3 21. Rb3 Qxa2
22. Qxa2 Nxa2 23. dxc5 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Rd8 25. Kg2 h6 26. Re3
Bc6 27. Bc2 Nb4 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Rc8 30. Rd4 Rxc5
31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 f6 33. Nd4 e5 34. Ne6 Rxc4 35. Rxg7+ Kh8
36. Rxa7 Nd3 37. Rd7 e4 38. Rd4 Rc2 39. Rxe4 Nxf2 40. Rd4 Ng4+
41. Kf3 Nxh2+ 42. Ke4 Ng4 43. Kf5 h5 44. Kg6 Rc8 45. Nd8 Kg8
46. Kxh5 Ne3 47. Kg6 f5 48. Ne6 Re8 49. Ng7 Rf8 50. Nh5 Ng4
51. Rd5 Kh8 52. Kg5 Rg8+ 53. Kh4 Ne3 54. Rd3 Ng4 55. Rc3 Kh7
56. Rc5 Kg6 57. Rc6+ Kh7 58. Nf6+ Nxf6 59. Rxf6 Rg4+ 60. Kh3
Rg7 61. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. e3 Nh5 11. Bg5 f6
12. Bh4 g5 13. g4 gxh4 14. gxh5 Bb4 15. Bd3 Qe7 16. a3 Bxc3+
17. Qxc3 b6 18. Ba6 Rg8 19. Nd2 Qd6 20. Rc1 Rb8 21. Qc2 Rg7
22. h6 Rg6 23. Bd3 Rxh6 24. Rg1 Kf7 25. Qc7 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Rb7
27. Rc3 b5 28. b3 e5 29. Rc5 exd4 30. exd4 Rh5 31. f4 a6
32. Be4 Ke7 33. Bxd5 Rb8 34. Rg7+ Kd8 35. Bf3 Rxc5 36. dxc5 b4
37. a4 Be6 38. c6 Rc8 39. Ne4 Rxc6 40. Nxf6 Rc3 41. Bg4 Bxg4
42. Rxg4 Nxb3 43. Rg8+ Ke7 44. Nd5+ Kf7 45. Rb8 Rc1+ 46. Kf2
Rc2+ 47. Ke3 a5 48. f5 Nc5 49. Rc8 b3 50. Rc7+ Kf8 51. Nf6 b2
52. Nxh7+ Ke8 53. f6 Ne6 54. Rb7 Rc7 55. f7+ Rxf7 56. Rb8+ Kd7
57. Rxb2 Rxh7 58. Rb5 Rg7 59. Rd5+ Ke7 60. Rxa5 Rg2 61. Kf3
Rxh2 62. Kg4 Nf8 63. Rh5 Ng6 64. Kf5 Rg2 65. a5 Kd7 66. a6 Kc7
67. Rh7+ Kb8 68. a7+ Ka8 69. Kf6 Rg4 70. Kf5 Rg3 71. Ke4 Ra3
72. Rh6 Ra6 73. Rh7 Rxa7 74. Rh6 Ra6 75. Rh7 Rf6 76. Ke3 Kb8
77. Ke4 Kc8 78. Ke3 Kd8 79. Ke4 Ke8 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nd2 Nd5 9. Bg3 N7b6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Be2 Bd7
12. a4 a6 13. e4 axb5 14. exd5 Nxa4 15. Qc2 exd5 16. O-O Qf6
17. Be5 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Nb1 Nxb2 20. Bxc7 Ra2 21. Bf3
Nd3 22. Rcd1 Be6 23. h4 Rfa8 24. g3 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qb3 Qb6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxb3 10. Bxb3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Ke2 Bd6 13. Rhc1 a5 14. Bh4 a4 15. Bc4 Nb6 16. Bd3 Bxd3+
17. Kxd3 f6 18. Bg3 Be7 19. Ke2 Kf7 20. Ne1 Rhc8 21. Nd3 Nd7
22. Rc2 Ra5 23. Rac1 e5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Rc4
Ke6 27. Re4 Bd6 28. Rcc4 Rca8 29. f4 Kf5 30. g4+ Kf6 31. Kf3
exf4 32. exf4 Rd5 33. Rcd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Nd7
12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Be7 14. e4 Rxc1 15. Qxc1 N5f6 16. e5 Nd5
17. Nc4 Qb8 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. b4 Nf8 20. Nd4 Nc7 21. Qe2 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Qb7+ 23. Qf3 Nd5 24. Kg1 Ng6 25. Qe4 Qd7 26. h4 Bf8
27. h5 Nge7 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Nd6 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Nc6 31. Bb2
Nxe5 32. N6b5 Nc4 33. Bc1 a6 34. Na7 Qxa7 35. Nc6 Nd6 36. Qxd5
exd5 37. Nxa7 Nc4 38. Kf1 a5 39. Nc6 axb4 40. axb4 f6 41. Ke2
Kf7 42. f4 Ke6 43. Kd3 Kd7 44. b5 Bc5 45. Nd4 Bxd4 46. Kxd4
Nd6 47. Kxd5 Nxb5 48. g4 Nc7+ 49. Ke4 g6 50. Bb2 Ne8 51. h6
Kc6 52. f5 Nd6+ 53. Kf4 gxf5 54. gxf5 Ne8 55. Ke4 Kc5 56. Bd4+
Kc6 57. Bb2 b5 58. Ba3 Nd6+ 59. Kf4 Kd5 60. Bb4 Ne8 61. Be7
Kd4 62. Bf8 Kc4 63. Ke4 Nc7 64. Ba3 Nd5 65. Bb2 b4 66. Bd4
Nc3+ 67. Ke3 b3 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4
7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3
Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rhc8 15.Ne5 c5 16.Bxb4 cxb4 17.Rxc8
Rxc8 18.Bxd5 Kd6 19.Bf3 Kxe5 20.Kd2 Rc5 21.a3 bxa3 22.Ra1 Bb5
23.Rxa3 Rc7 24.h4 h6 25.Ra2 g5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Rc2 Rxc2+
28.Kxc2 Kd4 29.e3+ Kc5 30.Kc3 a5 31.Bd1 f6 32.f4 e5 33.Bf3 Be8
34.Bd1 Bb5 35.Bf3 Be8 36.Bd1 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.27"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 Nb6 16. Qc3
Nd5 17. Qb3 a5 18. a3 a4 19. Qc4 Nb6 20. Qc3 Nd5 21. Qc4 Nb6
22. Qc3 Nd5 23. Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.29"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Kb1 Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7
12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Qc1 Na5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 e6
17. h4 exd5 18. h5 Qf8 19. Qf4 Qe7 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Nge2 Be6
22. Nd4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd6 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Qg4 Nc6 26. Ne4
Rd8 27. Rc1 Rd5 28. Qf4 Rf5 29. Qe3 Nb4 30. Qb3 N4d5 31. a3
Ree5 32. Bd3 Kg7 33. Ka1 Nf4 34. g4 Rf8 35. Bb1 Ne6 36. Qc3
Nf4 37. Qxc7 Nfd5 38. Qxe7+ Rxe7 39. Rh2 Nf4 40. Rch1 Rh8
41. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O d6 6.a3 Nd7 7.Ba2
O-O 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.Ne2 Bg4 10.c3 d5 11.exd5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nxd5
13.f4 Qd7 14.fxe5 Nxe5 15.Ng3 Qh3 16.Qh5 Qxh5 17.Nxh5 Rad8
18.Rd1 c5 19.Kg2 Nf6 20.Re1 Ng6 21.Nf4 Nh4+ 22.Kh3 Nf5 23.d4
Rfe8 24.Ne6 fxe6 25.Bxe6+ Kf8 26.Bxf5 cxd4 27.cxd4 Rxd4 28.Kg2
Rd5 29.Bh3 a5 30.Be3 Bc5 31.Bf4 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 Bd6 33.Bc1 Re5
34.Rd1 Rd5 35.Rxd5 Nxd5 36.Bf5 b6 37.b3 g6 38.Be4 Nf4+ 39.Kf3
Ne6 40.Bd5 Ke7 41.h4 Bc5 42.a4 Kd6 43.Bc4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1
d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 cxd4 10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Nxd7 12.Nxd4
N7f6 13.Ncb5 O-O 14.e4 Nb4 15.a3 Nd3 16.Rd1 Nc5 17.f3 Rfc8
18.Be3 a6 19.Nc3 g6 20.Bh3 Rc7 21.Rab1 b5 22.Bf4 Rcc8 23.Kf1
Bf8 24.Rbc1 Rd8 25.Nce2 Ne8 26.Bg5 Rd7 27.Rd2 h6 28.Be3 Rdd8
29.Rcd1 e5 30.Nc2 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Nf6 32.Nc1 g5 33.Bxc5 Bxc5
34.Nb3 Bf8 35.Na5 Bc8 36.Bxc8 Rxc8 37.g4 h5 38.h3 hxg4 39.hxg4
Bc5 40.Nb7 Bb6 41.Ke2 Ne8 42.Nb4 Bd4 43.Na5 Ng7 44.Nbc6 Kf8
45.Nxd4 exd4 46.Nb3 Ne6 47.Nxd4 Nxd4+ 48.Rxd4 Ke7 49.Kd2 Ke6
50.a4 bxa4 51.Rxa4 Rc6 52.b3 f6 53.Ra5 Rb6 54.Kc3 Rc6+ 55.Kb4
Rb6+ 56.Kc4 Rc6+ 57.Rc5 Rd6 58.Ra5 Rc6+ 59.Kb4 Rd6 60.Rd5 Rb6+
61.Kc3 Rc6+ 62.Kb2 Rc8 63.Ra5 Rc6 64.b4 Rd6 65.Kc3 Rc6+ 66.Kb3
Rd6 67.Kc4 Rc6+ 68.Rc5 Rd6 69.Kc3 Rb6 70.Kb3 Rd6 71.Ka4 Rd3
72.Rc6+ Ke5 73.Rxa6 Rxf3 74.b5 Rf1 75.Rc6 Kxe4 76.b6 f5 77.Rc3
Ra1+ 78.Kb4 Ra6 79.Kb5 Rxb6+ 80.Kxb6 fxg4 81.Kc5 Kf4 82.Rc4+
Kf3 83.Rc3+ Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O Nb6 7.d3
Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Rc1 Qd7 11.a3 Bh3 12.Bxh3 Qxh3
13.b4 Bd6 14.Qb3 Ne7 15.d4 exd4 16.Bxd4 Nc6 17.Ne4 Nxd4
18.Nxd4 Qd7 19.Rfd1 Be5 20.Nc6 Qe8 21.Na5 Rb8 22.Nc5 Qc8
23.Qf3 c6 24.b5 Bb2 25.bxc6 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Qc7 27.cxb7 Na4
28.Ncb3 Qe7 29.Nd4 Qg5 30.Qf4 Qxa5 31.Qxb8 Rxb8 32.Rc8+ Qd8
33.Rxd8+ Rxd8 34.Nc6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.04"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd4 Ne6 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16. O-O
Qe5 17. Qd2 d4 18. Bc4 dxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 Rae8
21. Rad1 Re7 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rd8+ Re8
25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Kf3 e5 28. Kg4 Kf6 29. e4 g6
30. b4 b5 31. Kh4 Kg7 32. Kg5 h6+ 33. Kg4 Kf6 34. h3 Kf7
35. h4 Ke6 36. h5 g5 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Kg4 Ke6 39. Kf3 Kf7
40. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Nxd5 Be4 8. Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. gxf3 Qxd4 11. e3
Qf6 12. Nd5 Qd6 13. Qb3 Nge7 14. Nxe7 Nxe7 15. Rd1 Qf6
16. Qa4+ Nc6 17. Qe4+ Kf8 18. Bb5 Re8 19. Qc2 Qxf3 20. Qc5+
Kg8 21. Rg1 Qf6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rd2 g6 24. Rg4 Kg7 25. Rc4
Rd8 26. Rf4 Qe6 27. Rfd4 Rb8 28. Rd7 Qf6 29. b3 Rb7 30. Qe7 a5
31. R2d4 Rf8 32. Ke2 Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Kf6 34. Ree4 Ra8 35. Rf4+
Ke7 36. Rfe4+ Kf6 37. Rf4+ Ke7 38. Rde4+ Kf8 39. Re6 g5
40. Rf3 g4 41. Rf4 Rb4 42. Ref6 Rxf4 43. Rxf4 h5 44. Rf5 a4
45. Rxh5 Ke7 46. b4 a3 47. Kd3 Rd8+ 48. Kc2 Ke6 49. Rc5 Rh8
50. Rxc6+ Ke5 51. Rxc7 Rxh2 52. Rxf7 g3 53. Kb3 Rxf2 54. Rg7
g2 55. Kxa3 Ke4 56. Rg3 Re2 57. Ka4 Rxa2+ 58. Kb5 Kd3 59. Kc6
Rc2+ 60. Kb6 Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a5
7. O-O d6 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Ba4 Qb8 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 Ba7
12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 a4 14. c4 Bg4 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. h3 Bxf3
17. Nxf3 Rd8 18. Qc2 f6 19. Bc3 Nf8 20. c5 Bxc5 21. Bxe5 Ne6
22. Bg3 Qb5 23. Rac1 axb3 24. axb3 Rd3 25. b4 Bxb4 26. Qxc6
Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Bd6 28. Bxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. Rd1 Ra4
31. Rxd6 Rxe4 32. g3 Ng5 33. Nxg5 fxg5 34. Rd7 Re8 35. Kg2 Rf8
36. g4 h6 37. Kg3 Kh8 38. Ra7 Kg8 39. Rb7 Kh8 40. Rc7 Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. dxe5
Bb4 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Ba5 9. e3 O-O 10. Qa4 Bb6 11. Qf4 Qe7
12. h4 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qc4+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5
17. Ng5 Ne5 18. Qe4 Qd7 19. O-O Re8 20. Qc2 h6 21. Ne4 Rh5
22. Ng3 Rxh4 23. Rad1 Rf8 24. Bc1 Qg4 25. Rd5 Qg5 26. Qe2 c6
27. Rd4 Rh1+ 28. Kxh1 Bxd4 29. f3 Bb6 30. Ne4 Qh5+ 31. Kg1 Bc7
32. Kf2 Qh2 33. Ke1 Rd8 34. Bd2 Nd3+ 35. Kd1 Qe5 36. g4 Qb5
37. Qg2 Nb2+ 38. Kc2 Nc4 39. Bc1 Rd5 40. g5 Na5 41. Bd2 Qd3+
0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bosko Abramovic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. e4 c6 8. Nh4 Nb6 9. h3 Re8 10. Qf3 h6 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. g4
Be6 13. Bd2 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bd5 16. Qe2 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Nd5 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Rab1 Re6 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21. a3 Qd8
22. Ng3 Rf6 23. Qe2 Ree6 24. Nh5 Rg6 25. c4 Ne7 26. Bc3 Nf5
27. Qe4 Nh4+ 28. Kf1 Rd6 29. Rbd1 Rd7 30. b4 Re6 31. Re3 Be7
32. Ng3 Bf6 33. c5 b6 34. cxb6 axb6 35. Qc4 b5 36. Qe4 Rd5
37. Ree1 Ng6 38. Qf3 Nf4 39. Ne4 Nxd3 40. Re2 Nxb4 41. Red2
Rxd2 42. Bxd2 Nd5 43. Kg2 Bg5 44. Bb4 Be7 45. Nc3 Nf4+ 46. Kh2
Qc7 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mircea-Emilian Parligras"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1 Nxc3 9. Rxc3 b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 Ne4 12. Rc2
a5 13. Bd3 f6 14. O-O Ba6 15. Ne1 Bd6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3
Ra8 18. f3 Bxf4 19. fxe4 Bh6 20. Nf3 Qe8 21. Rc3 Qg6 22. e5
Qxd3 23. Rxd3 f5 24. g3 b5 25. Kf2 Ra6 26. Rc1 Rb8 27. Ne1 g6
28. Rdc3 Bf8 29. R3c2 b4 30. axb4 Rxb4 31. Nd3 Rbb6 32. h3 Kf7
33. g4 a4 34. Kf3 a3 35. bxa3 Rxa3 36. Rc3 Ra2 37. R3c2 Ra3
38. Rc3 Ra2 39. R3c2 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Qb5 c5 15. Qxc4 Nxc3 16. bxc3
Be6 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qh5 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Qg5 Qh3 21. Qh4
Qxh4 22. gxh4 Bc4 23. f3 Rxe2 24. Rxe2 Bxe2 25. Kf2 Bc4
26. Be3 Rd3 27. Bxc5 Rxc3 28. Bxa7 Ra3 29. Bc5 Rxa2+ 30. Rxa2
Bxa2 31. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4
Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Ne2 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4
12. Bxd4 Re8 13. f3 Qxd5 14. Bxg7 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Kxg7 16. Bd3
c5 17. Kc3 Bd7 18. a4 Red8 19. Rhd1 Kf6 20. Bc4 Ke7 21. b3 b6
22. Rd2 Be8 23. Rad1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. f4 f6
27. Kd3 Ke7 28. h4 Bd7 29. g3 Bc8 30. Kc3 Bb7 31. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.09"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Bb3 Qe7 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 g5
12. Bg3 O-O-O 13. Ba4 Nb8 14. Qc2 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Nh5 16. Bf2 f5
17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Qe2 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 e4 20. Qd4 c5 21. Qd1 exf3
22. Qxf3 Nf6 23. Bc2 Nbd7 24. O-O-O Ne5 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. Bg3
Qxa2 27. Rhf1 Nd5 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Bb1 Qb3 30. Bc2 Qa2
31. Qg4+ Kb8 32. Qe4 Nb6 33. Qxe5+ Ka8 34. Rxd8+ Rxd8 35. Qf6
Nc4 36. Qxd8+ Ka7 37. Qd3 Nxb2 38. Qf5 Qa1+ 39. Kd2 Nc4+
40. Ke2 Qxc3 41. Qxc5+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.10"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Nc3 Bb7 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qd3 c5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qe8
17. a3 a5 18. Rfe1 Bc5 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. e5 Bxg2 21. exf6 Qb7
22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Bh1 24. f3 Qxf3 25. Qd2 Qg2+ 26. Qxg2
Bxg2 27. fxg7 Rfe8 28. Re2 Bf3 29. Rf2 Be4 30. Re2 Bf3 31. Rf2
Be4 32. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.11"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4
Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Nd3 9. Qe2 Nxc1 10. Rxc1 e6 11. h4 a6
12. e5 Nc6 13. Rh3 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Be4 Qd7 16. Rg3 g6
17. Kg1 Be7 18. Qe3 O-O-O 19. Rg4 Kb8 20. Rf4 Rhf8 21. a4 b4
22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 a5 25. Rec4 Qxa4 26. d4
Rd5 27. dxc5 Qc6 28. Nd4 Qc7 29. Qf3 Rfd8 30. Nb5 Qxe5 31. c6
Rc8 32. Qxf7 Qf6 33. Rf4 Qxf7 34. Rxf7 Rxb5 35. Rxe7 Rc7
36. Rxe6 Ka7 37. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.12"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7
7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 Bc5 9. Nf1 d6 10. Ng3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4
12. O-O O-O 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. c3 Ba7 15. d4 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6
17. Be3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Rxb1 19. Qxb1 Ng4 20. h3 Nxe3 21. fxe3
Qg5 22. Kh2 a5 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qb7 Bb6 25. Qc8+ Kf7
26. Qd7+ Qe7 27. Qb5 g6 28. Nf1 Qg5 29. Nd2 Qxe3 30. Qd7+ Kf8
31. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.13"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c5 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Rc2 b5 15. Ne3 Rxc2 16. Nxc2 Qa5
17. Qa1 Qd2 18. Qd1 Qa5 19. Qa1 Qd2 20. Qd1 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 a5
7. c3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. Bb5 Bd6
12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne4 f5 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne7 16. Bg5 c6
17. Bc4+ Nxc4 18. dxc4 e4 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Rf7 21. Rad1
Qc7 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxe7 Qd2 24. Bc5 h6 25. Qe2 Rd8 26. Bd4
Qg5 27. Qg4 Re7 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. Qf5 Re8 30. Qxa5 Qf7 31. Kh2
Qf4+ 32. g3 Qf7 33. Kg2 Re1 34. g4 Rd1 35. Qe5 Qg6 36. b4 b6
37. Bxb6 c5 38. Bxc5 Qc6+ 39. f3 Rd3 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Qf4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bb4 11. Rd3
Ne4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Bb5 f6 15. Bd6 Rd8 16. Rfd1
Rxd6 17. Rxd6 Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Kf7 19. Bxc6 Ke7 20. Bxb7 Bxb7
21. Rd4 Rc8 22. Rb4 Bd5 23. Ra4 Rxc3 24. Rxa7+ Kf8 25. h3 Rc1+
26. Kh2 Rc2 27. Kg3 Rxa2 28. Rxa2 Bxa2 29. Nd2 e5 30. f4 exf4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.17"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6
7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Qa5 9. Rc1 Qxc5 10. Qxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Bb4
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Ke7 16. Ne4
Bd7 17. Nc5 Rhc8 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bxc6+ Rxc6
21. Rxc6 Kxc6 22. Ke2 Rd8 23. Rc1+ Kd7 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Rc1
Kd7 26. Rd1+ Ke7 27. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.18"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e6
7. e3 Nge7 8. d4 O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. Rc1 b6 12. Ne2
e5 13. Bc3 h6 14. d5 Nb4 15. Ra1 b5 16. a3 bxc4 17. axb4 cxb4
18. Bd2 Nxd5 19. Qc1 c3 20. bxc3 b3 21. Qb1 Nf6 22. Qb2 Qc7
23. c4 Qxc4 24. Nc3 Be6 25. Rec1 Nd7 26. e4 Nc5 27. Bf1 Qb4
28. Be3 Rfc8 29. Nd2 a5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Ra4 Qb7 32. Bc4 Qc6
33. Bd5 Bxd5 34. exd5 Qd7 35. Ra3 a4 36. Nxa4 Rxd5 37. Nxb3 e4
38. Qa2 Qf5 39. Re1 Rdb5 40. Rc1 d5 41. Nac5 d4 42. Ra7 d3
43. Rc7 h5 44. Qa4 h4 45. Qxe4 Qxe4 46. Nxe4 Rxb3 47. gxh4 Bh6
48. Rf1 R3b4 49. f3 Rb2 50. Nf6+ Kg7 51. Ng4 d2 52. Rd7 Re8
53. Nf2 Re1 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhael Mchedlishvili"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Rb1 f5 6. b4 Nf6
7. b5 Ne7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nge2 d6 10. O-O g5 11. f4 gxf4 12. exf4
Ng6 13. d3 Kh8 14. Bb2 a6 15. a4 axb5 16. axb5 Rb8 17. Nd5 Be6
18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Kh1 c6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. d4 Ng4 22. Nxg4 fxg4
23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. d5 cxd5 26. cxd5 Bf5 27. Rc1
Rd8 28. Qd2 Qa4 29. Nc3 Qd4 30. Qe1 Qb4 31. Qe2 e4 32. Ba1 Re8
33. Qe3 Ra8 34. d6 Rxa1 35. Rxa1 Bxc3 36. Rd1 Bd7 37. Bxe4 Kg7
38. Rb1 Qa5 39. Rb7 Qa1+ 40. Bb1 Nf8 41. h4 gxh3 42. Qe7+ Kg8
43. Kh2 Bg7 44. Rxd7 Nxd7 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Qxd7 Qf6 47. Bf5 h5
48. Qe8+ Bf8 49. d7 Qxf5 50. d8=Q Qf2+ 51. Kxh3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Stelios Halkias"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. b3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bb2 O-O 10. a3 Qe7 11. Nbd2 e5
12. Qf5 Rfe8 13. c4 Rad8 14. b4 Bd6 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nc4 b5
17. Nxd6 Rxd6 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Rc5 Na4 20. Rc2 f6 21. Ba1 Red8
22. Rcc1 Qd7 23. Qe4 Ne7 24. h4 h5 25. Rfe1 Nb6 26. Nh2 Nc4
27. Nf1 Nxa3 28. Ng3 Nc4 29. Nxh5 Nd2 30. Qc2 Nf5 31. Bc3 Nxh4
32. Bxd2 Qg4 33. Ng3 Rxd2 34. Qc6 a6 35. Qxa6 Rxf2 36. Kxf2
Rd2+ 37. Re2 Rxe2+ 38. Nxe2 Qxg2+ 39. Ke1 Nf3+ 40. Kd1 Qf1+
41. Kc2 Qxe2+ 42. Kb3 Nd2+ 43. Kc3 Ne4+ 44. Kb3 Qxe3+ 45. Kb2
Qd2+ 46. Kb1 Nc3+ 47. Rxc3 Qxc3 48. Qxb5 g5 49. Qe8+ Kg7
50. Qd7+ Kg6 51. b5 Qb4+ 52. Kc2 g4 53. Qc6 Qa4+ 54. Kd2 Kg5
55. Qc5 Qa2+ 56. Kc3 Qa1+ 57. Kb3 Qb1+ 58. Ka3 g3 59. Qe3+ Kg4
60. b6 Qa1+ 61. Kb4 Qb2+ 62. Kc5 Qf2 63. Qxf2 gxf2 64. b7 f1=Q
65. b8=Q e4 66. Qg8+ Kf3 67. Qg6 Qc1+ 68. Kd5 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+
Kxd8 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Bf5 9. Ba3 Nd7 10. O-O-O Nf6 11. Nf3 Ke8
12. h3 h5 13. Nd2 Bf8 14. Bb2 Bh6 15. e4 Be6 16. Kc2 h4 17. g4
Nh7 18. Nf3 g5 19. Nd5 f6 20. Nc7+ Kf7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Rd2
Bf8 23. Rhd1 Ke8 24. Ne1 Be7 25. Bf1 Nhf8 26. Ng2 Nc5 27. f3
a5 28. Ne3 Na6 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8
32. Bc3 Nd7 33. a3 Ke7 34. b4 axb4 35. axb4 c5 36. bxc5 Ndxc5
37. Bd3 Bc7 38. Be4 b6 39. Bc6 Bd6 40. Rb1 Nb8 41. Rxb6 Bc7
42. Rb5 Kd6 43. Be4 Nba6 44. Rb1 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 Bc5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 d6
12. Nbd2 Na5 13. Ba2 c5 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Be6 16. a5 Bxc4
17. dxc4 Qe7 18. Nd2 g6 19. Rd3 Kg7 20. f3 Nh5 21. g3 Rad8
22. Nf1 Kh8 23. Ne3 f5 24. Nd5 Qg7 25. Qe2 Nf6 26. Rad1 fxe4
27. fxe4 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qf6 29. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7
12. Nxd4 N7f6 13. Ncb5 O-O 14. e4 Nb4 15. a3 Nd3 16. Rd1 Nc5
17. e5 Nd5 18. b4 Na4 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nc7 Rad8 21. Nf5 exf5
22. Nxd5 Rde8 23. Bf4 Bd8 24. h4 Nb2 25. Rd4 b5 26. Kg2 a6
27. Re1 Re6 28. Rc1 Nc4 29. a4 h6 30. axb5 axb5 31. Nc3 g5
32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nxb5 gxf4 34. Rcxc4 Rxe5 35. Rc5 Bf6
36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. Rd5 f6 38. gxf4 Bxf4 39. Nd4 Kf7 40. Rd7+
Ke8 41. Ra7 Bd6 42. Nxf5 Bxb4 43. Ng7+ Kd8 44. Ne6+ Ke8
45. Nxf8 Kxf8 46. f3 Bd2 47. Kg3 f5 48. Kh4 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. h3 Nd7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 Bb4 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 Nf8
12. a3 Bd6 13. Nc4 Ng6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Qh5 Be6 16. Rad1 f6
17. Kh1 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Rad8 20. Bg3 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5
22. Rde1 Qf7 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxd5+ cxd5 25. Kg1 Kf7 26. Kf2
Nf8 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. c4 dxc4 29. dxc4 Rc8 30. Rc1 Ne6 31. b4
Rd8 32. Ke3 Nd4 33. Bc7 Nf5+ 34. Ke2 Nd4+ 35. Ke3 Nf5+ 36. Ke2
Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. O-O
Nc6 7. d3 e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qb3 Qd7 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O
12. Nc3 Bg6 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. e4 dxe4
17. dxe4 Qe7 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. Nxa3 Rc8 20. Rd7 Bc7 21. b3 Rab8
22. Rc1 Bd8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bf3 Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Bb6 26. Rxb7
Ra1 27. Nc4 Bd4 28. Rd7 e5 29. g4 Rxa2 30. h4 Bxf2 31. h5 Be3+
32. Kh1 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ra2+ 34. Kh1 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "12.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5
12. Qe2 Qe7 13. h3 Rd8 14. Nc4 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. Be3 Rxe4
17. Qf3 Bb7 18. Na5 Rxe3 19. Qxb7 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Qxa6
e4 22. Nc4 e3 23. Nxe3 Ne4 24. Qc4 g6 25. Ng4 Nd2 26. Qxf7+
1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 f6 9. Qc1 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Nc3 Bd6
12. d4 e4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nc4 Ne7 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. d5 Ng6
17. a4 a6 18. f4 Nd7 19. Qe3 b6 20. a5 bxa5 21. Rxa5 Rb8
22. Nb1 Nf6 23. Na3 Qd8 24. Nc4 Rb5 25. Qc3 Bb7 26. Rxb5 axb5
27. Ne3 Qb6 28. Bh3 Ne7 29. Kf1 b4 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Nfxd5
32. Nc4 Rc8 33. Kf2 Ba6 34. Bxf5 Nxf5 35. Rxd5 Rc5 36. Rxc5
dxc5 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. Kxe3 Kf7 39. Kxe4 Bxe2 40. Kd5 Bd1
41. Kc4 g6 42. Bc1 Ke6 43. Be3 Kf5 44. Bxc5 Kg4 45. Bxb4 Kh3
46. Be1 Kxh2 47. b4 Bf3 48. b5 Kg2 49. b6 h5 50. Kc5 Kf1
51. Bc3 Kg2 52. Be5 Kh3 53. Kd6 Kg4 54. Ke6 Be4 55. Bd6 Bf5+
56. Ke7 Be4 57. Kd8 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. O-O Re8 8. d4 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6
12. Rac1 a5 13. e4 a4 14. Rfe1 axb3 15. axb3 Ra2 16. exd5 cxd5
17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 Qb6 19. Re1 e5 20. cxd5 Qxd4 21. Bxd4
Rxd2 22. Be3 Rd3 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. Nf3 Na6 25. Rc1 Nb4 26. Rc5
b6 27. Ng5 h6 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Rb5 Nc2 30. Bxb6 Rb8 31. Bd7 e4
32. Bd8 Rxb5 33. Bxb5 Kg8 34. d6 exd6 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 a5
7. c3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Re1 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Ne4 f5 15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qd7
17. c4 Rae8 18. b3 Bc5 19. Ra2 Bb4 20. Rf1 Rd8 21. Bg5 f4
22. Bxd8 fxg3 23. Qxg3 Qxd8 24. Qxe5 Qxd3 25. Re2 Qxb3 26. Re4
Qd3 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Qxc6 Qd7 29. Re6 Qxc6 30. Rxc6 Rf7
31. Rd1 g6 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rb8 Nd7 34. Rb5 Nb6 35. g3 Rd7
36. h4 Kf7 37. h5 Nxa4 38. hxg6+ hxg6 39. Rg5 Nb2 40. Rcxg6
Re7 41. c5 Bc3 42. Ra6 Re6 43. c6 Na4 44. Rh5 Kg6 45. Rd5 Bb4
46. f4 Nc5 47. f5+ Kf6 48. Ra8 Rxc6 49. Rg8 Kf7 50. Rh8 Rd6
51. Rh7+ Kf6 52. Rh6+ Kg5 53. Rhxd6 cxd6 54. Rxd6 Ne4 55. Ra6
Nxg3 56. f6 Kg6 57. Kf2 Ne4+ 58. Ke3 Nxf6 59. Kd4 Kf5 60. Kc4
Ne4 61. Kb5 Nc3+ 62. Kc4 Nb1 63. Kb5 Nc3+ 64. Kc4 Ke5 65. Rb6
Na2 66. Kb3 Nc1+ 67. Ka4 Nd3 68. Rb5+ Kd4 69. Rh5 Nc5+ 70. Kb5
Ne4 71. Rh4 Kd3 72. Rh3+ Kc2 73. Rh4 Nc3+ 74. Kc4 Nb1 75. Rh2+
Kc1 76. Ra2 Na3+ 77. Kb3 Nb5 78. Rc2+ Kd1 79. Rc4 Bd2 80. Rc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. Nf5 exf5 14. Rc1 Qb2 15. Rxc8+ Rxc8
16. Qxd7+ Kf8 17. Qd6+ Kg7 18. Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "13.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e4 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nh3 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. f3 exf3 11. Rxf3 h6
12. Qf1 Nbd7 13. a4 b6 14. g4 Ne4 15. c4 Bb7 16. cxd5 Bxd5
17. Rf5 Ndf6 18. g5 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qxd4 21. Ba3
Ng4 22. Rf4 Qd5+ 23. Qf3 Ne3+ 24. Kf2 hxg5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5
26. Rd4 Nf4 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 Ne6 30. Rd7 g6
31. Kf3 a6 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Rdxa6 Rh8 34. Kg3 g4 35. Kxg4 Rxh2
36. e3 Kf6 37. Ra1 Rg2+ 38. Kf3 Rg5 39. Rd1 Rf5+ 40. Ke2 Kg7
41. Ra7 Ng5 42. Rd4 Rb5 43. Ra2 Kf6 44. Rc2 Kg7 45. Rd7 Ra5
46. Rc3 Ra2+ 47. Kd3 Ra1 48. Kc4 Ne4 49. Rcd3 Rc1+ 50. Kb4
Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "14.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. h3
Na5 13. Ba2 Qd6 14. Qe2 Be6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Nf1 Nh5 17. Ng5
Qg6 18. Qg4 Rad8 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Be3 Bf8 21. b3 Nf6 22. Qxg6
hxg6 23. N3d2 Re6 24. Rac1 Rc6 25. f3 Nh5 26. Kf2 Nf4 27. Red1
Be7 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Ke2 Bf6 30. Nc4 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nxc4
32. bxc4 Rxc4 33. Kd2 c5 34. Rb1 Bc3+ 35. Ke2 Rd4 36. Rd1 Rxd1
37. Kxd1 Kf8 38. Nh2 f5 39. exf5 gxf5 40. Nf1 Ke7 41. g3 fxg3
42. Nxg3 Ke6 43. f4 c4 44. h4 b3 45. cxb3 cxb3 46. h5 a5
47. Ne2 Bf6 48. Kd2 Kd5 49. Ng3 Kc4 50. Nxf5 Kb4 51. Ne3 Kxa4
52. Nd5 Bd4 53. Kd3 Ba1 54. f5 Ka3 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "15.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. Qxc4 c5 6. Nf3
Ngf6 7. O-O b6 8. Nd4 Ne5 9. Nc6 Nxc4 10. Nxd8 Nd5 11. Nc3
Kxd8 12. Nxd5 Bb7 13. Nc3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Be7 15. Rd1 Bf6 16. d4
Ke7 17. dxc5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 bxc5 19. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5
Ng4 13. Rf1 Nf6 14. h3 Qe7 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Ngf3
Rd8 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. Ngf3 Be6 20. Qe2 Rfd8 21. Bxe6 Qxe6
22. Nb3 Nd4 23. Nfxd4 Bxd4 24. Rb1 h6 25. Rd1 c5 26. Nd2 Qc6
27. Kf1 Ra7 28. Re1 Qb5 29. Qxb5 axb5 30. Nb3 c4 31. Nxd4 exd4
32. Bd2 c3 33. bxc3 bxc3 34. Bf4 g5 35. Be5 Nh5 36. Rxb5 Re7
37. Bb8 Re6 38. Ra1 d3 39. cxd3 Rxd3 40. Rc5 Nf6 41. f3 Nd7
42. Rc8+ Kg7 43. a6 Nxb8 44. Rxb8 c2 45. Ke2 Rc3 46. Kd2 Rxa6
47. Rc1 Rc5 48. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 49. Kxc2 Ra1 50. Kd3 h5 51. Ke3 Ra2
52. g4 Rh2 53. gxh5 Rxh3 54. Rb5 f6 55. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Nf3 a6 5. O-O Nc6 6. Na3 Bxa3
7. bxa3 e5 8. Rb1 Nge7 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Rxb7 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Qc3 O-O 14. Rb4 Nc8 15. Rxc4 Nd6 16. Rxd4
exd4 17. Qc5 Rb8 18. a4 d3 19. Re1 Re8 20. Kg2 a5 21. Qxa5 Nc4
22. Qc3 Ne5 23. Bd1 Qd7 24. h3 h6 25. f4 Ng6 26. Bb3 Rbd8
27. Bb2 Ne5 28. fxe5 Qe7 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Rf3 Qg5 31. Rxd3 Rxd3
32. Qxd3 Rd8 33. Qe3 Rxd2+ 34. Kf3 Qh5+ 35. Kf4 Qg5+ 36. Kf3
Qh5+ 37. Kf4 g5+ 38. Kf5 Qg6+ 39. Kg4 h5+ 40. Kf3 g4+ 41. Kf4
Qh6+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "3.39"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bogdan Belyakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O d6
7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Bb2 Ng6
12. a4 a5 13. bxa5 Bxa5 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. a5 Ba7 16. Bd3 Qg5
17. Qf3 Ne5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Bf5 21. Rfd1
Rfc8 22. Rac1 Bd7 23. Re1 Kf8 24. Ba3 Bb8 25. Bb4 Re8 26. Re4
Ra6 27. Nd4 c5 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Re1+ Kd8
31. Bc3 Bc7 32. Rb1 Bxa5 33. Bxa5+ Rxa5 34. Rb8+ Ke7 35. Rb7
Rc5 36. f3 h5 37. Kf2 g6 38. Ke3 Kd8 39. Ra7 Re5+ 40. Kd2 Rg5
41. Ne2 Rb5 42. Ke3 Rb2 43. Ra8+ Ke7 44. Ra7 d5 45. d4 Kd6
46. Ra8 Rb3+ 47. Kf2 Bf5 48. Ra7 Rb2 49. Ke3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Be6
51. Nf4 Rb2+ 52. Ke3 g5 53. Nxh5 Rxg2 54. Nf6 c5 55. Ne8+ Kc6
56. Rc7+ Kb5 57. Rxc5+ Kb6 58. g4 Ra2 59. Rc3 Ra7 60. Nf6 Re7
61. Kf2 Kb5 62. Nxd5 Bxd5 63. Rc5+ Kb4 64. Rxd5 Kc4 65. Rxg5
Kxd4 66. Rf5 Ra7 67. Kg3 Ke3 68. Re5+ Kd4 69. Re8 Kd5 70. Kf4
Ra3 71. Re7 f6 72. Re3 Ra5 73. Kf5 Kd4+ 74. Kf4 Kd5 75. Re1
Kd6 76. Kg3 Ra3 77. Re2 Rb3 78. Kf4 Rb5 79. Re3 Ra5 80. Re2
Rb5 81. Re3 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. h3 Qe7 10. Be3 c6 11. Qc1 Re8
12. Rd1 a5 13. Ng5 Nc5 14. b3 h6 15. Nf3 Kh7 16. g4 h5
17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Nge4 Qe7 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Ne4
Qh4 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Nxc8 Raxc8 24. gxh5 Qxh5 25. Qe3 Rd4
26. Rd3 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Qg5 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Qd7 Rc7 30. Qxe7
Rxe7 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. e3 e4 33. Kf1 Bc3 34. Ke2 f5 35. a3 Kg7
36. Rd6 Bb2 37. a4 Ba3 38. Rd8 Kf6 39. h4 Ke6 40. Bh3 Kf6
41. Rd4 Bc5 42. Rd8 Bb6 43. Rf8+ Rf7 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45. h5 Kf6
46. hxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "5.36"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 c5 6. O-O Bb7
7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Re1 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 bxc4
12. bxc4 Qc7 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. e5 Ne8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd5 Qd8
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxc6 dxc6 19. Qa4 c5 20. Ba3 Qc7 21. Rbd1
Ra7 22. Rd3 h6 23. Red1 Qxe5 24. Rd8 Nf6 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8
26. Qa5 Kg8 27. Bxc5 Rc7 28. Bd6 Qxa5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "6.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Diego Flores"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 d6
7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Rc1 Nc5
12. b4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Nxe4 14. Ba1 a5 15. b5 Ne5 16. Qd4 Nf6
17. Ne3 Ned7 18. Bf3 Qc7 19. g4 g5 20. h4 h6 21. hxg5 hxg5
22. Qd2 Nh7 23. Kg2 Ne5 24. Rh1 f6 25. Bd5 Qc8 26. Nf5 Rf7
27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Nxf7 Bxd5+ 29. Qxd5 Qxg4+ 30. Kf1 Nf3
31. Nxd6 exd6 32. Qxb7+ Kg6 33. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "7.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Benjamin Bok"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O c6 6. a4 Na6
7. Na3 Bxa3 8. Rxa3 O-O 9. Qc2 Qd5 10. Re3 Nb4 11. Qc3 Na2
12. Qa3 Nxc1 13. Rxc1 Rd8 14. d4 cxd3 15. Rxd3 Qa5 16. Ne5 Qc7
17. Rcd1 Rxd3 18. Rxd3 h6 19. Nc4 Bd7 20. Qe7 Re8 21. Qc5 b6
22. Qe5 Rc8 23. Nd6 Rd8 24. Nxf7 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Kf8 26. Bxc6
Ke7 27. Bxd7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "8.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ahmed Adly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Qc2 Nbd7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bb4
12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bc7 14. c5 f5 15. b5 Nf6 16. Qc2 Ne4 17. a4
Bd7 18. Rab1 Be8 19. e3 Qf6 20. Ne2 g5 21. Nd2 Bg6 22. bxc6
bxc6 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rb7 Rf7 25. a5 Bh5 26. Nc3 Bf3 27. Qa4
e5 28. dxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Na2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 h5
32. Nb4 Rc8 33. Nxd5 Qf5 34. f3 Kg7 35. Ne7 exf3+ 36. Rxf3 Qd3
37. Nxc8 h4 38. Qg4 Qe2+ 39. Kh3 Kh6 40. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "9.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 Qa5 6. Bd3 Ng4
7. Be2 Nc6 8. d5 Nd4 9. O-O Nxe2+ 10. Qxe2 d6 11. Bf4 O-O
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nf6 14. Rad1 Re8 15. Rfe1 Bf5 16. g4 Bc8
17. Qf3 h5 18. h3 a6 19. Bg3 hxg4 20. hxg4 Rf8 21. Kg2 Nh7
22. Rh1 Qb6 23. Qe2 f5 24. d6 exd6 25. Nxg6 Qc6+ 26. Nd5 Re8
27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Qxe7 Bd7 29. Rxh7 Kxh7 30. Qf7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "10.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Bc5
7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nc6 10. d3 Nd4 11. Qd1 Ne6
12. Kh2 h5 13. Ne2 h4 14. g4 g5 15. Bd2 a5 16. Bc3 Nd7 17. d4
exd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Re8 21. f4 gxf4
22. Rxf4 Re5 23. Raf1 f6 24. Qf2 Qe7 25. Qxh4 Qe6 26. Rf5 Rf8
27. g5 Rf7 28. gxf6 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 Rxf6 30. Rh5 Rg6 31. e5 c6
32. Be4 Nxe5 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. Bxg6+ Nxg6 35. Qf2+ Kg7 36. Rh5
Qxc4 37. Rf5 Qxa2 38. h4 Qe6 39. h5 Ne5 40. Qf4 Qe7 41. Rg5+
Kh8 42. Kh1 Qf7 43. Qxf7 Nxf7 44. Rxa5 d5 45. Kg2 Kg7 46. Kf3
Kh6 47. Kf4 Kxh5 48. Ra7 Nd6 49. b3 Kg6 50. Ke5 Ne4 51. Rxb7
Nc5 52. Rc7 Nxb3 53. Rxc6+ Kg5 54. Kxd5 Nd2 55. Rc2 Nf3
56. Ke4 Nh4 57. Rc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "11.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. d3 Re8 9. Qc1 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Bg2
Nbd7 13. Nc3 h5 14. Nd1 Qc7 15. Qc2 Qd6 16. e3 a4 17. d4 axb3
18. axb3 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 Ra8 20. Nc3 Qb4 21. Ne2 Ne8 22. Bc3 Qe7
23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Nd6 25. Bb4 Bf8 26. Bg2 Qf6 27. Rd1 Nf5
28. Bc3 Qg5 29. h4 Qe7 30. d5 exd5 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. Bxd5 Nf6
33. Bxf6 Qxf6 34. Bxb7 Re8 35. Be4 Nd6 36. Bd5 Nf5 37. Be4 Nd6
38. Bd3 Qf3 39. Nd4 Qg4 40. Be2 Qh3 41. Bf3 Rc8 42. Qd2 Nf5
43. Bg2 Qg4 44. Nxf5 Qxf5 45. Bd5 Rc2 46. Qf4 Qxf4 47. gxf4
Bc5 48. Rf1 Kg7 49. Kg2 Kf6 50. Bc4 Rb2 51. Kf3 Bb6 52. Kg3
Bc5 53. Kf3 Rd2 54. Kg3 Rb2 55. Kf3 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "12.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ngoc Truongson Nguyen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Be7
7. Bd3 Nh5 8. Be5 O-O 9. O-O Nxe5 10. Nxe5 g6 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. c4 Qf6 13. Ndf3 Bd6 14. Ng4 Qxb2 15. h3 dxc4 16. Bxg6 hxg6
17. Qxd6 Qb6 18. Qe5 f6 19. Qc3 Qc5 20. a4 e5 21. Rfb1 b6
22. Nd2 Be6 23. Ne4 Qc6 24. f3 Rad8 25. Qb4 f5 26. Nxe5 Qc7
27. Nxg6 fxe4 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. f4 Nf6 30. Rd1 Nd5 31. Qe1 Qg7
32. Kh2 c3 33. Rac1 Rc8 34. Rd4 Nxf4 35. Qf1 Nd3 36. Rxe4 Nxc1
37. Rxe6 Nb3 38. Qf5 c2 39. Rg6 c1=Q 40. Qd5+ Kf8 41. Qd6+ Qe7
42. Qf4+ Qf7 43. Qd6+ Qe7 44. Qf4+ Ke8 45. Rg8+ Kd7 46. Qf5+
Qe6 47. Rg7+ Kd6 48. Qf4+ Qe5 49. Rg6+ Kd5 50. e4+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "13.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4 g4 12. Nd2
Nxg3 13. fxg3 h5 14. Qc2 Na6 15. O-O-O Qf6 16. Rhf1 Qh6
17. Kb1 Bd7 18. a3 a4 19. Nb5 Nc5 20. Nxc7 Rac8 21. Nb5 Qe3
22. Rfe1 Qxg3 23. Nxd6 Qxg2 24. Qc3 Qf2 25. Nf1 Qf6 26. Nxc8
Nxe4 27. Qe3 Rxc8 28. Ng3 Nxg3 29. Qxg3 e4 30. Rd2 Bf5 31. Ka1
Qb6 32. Rc2 e3 33. Rec1 Bxc2 34. Rxc2 Qb3 35. Kb1 b5 36. d6
bxc4 37. d7 Rd8 38. Qc7 Qb8 39. Qxb8 Rxb8 40. Rxc4 Rd8 41. Rc8
Bf6 42. Kc2 Bxh4 43. Kd3 Bg5 44. Ke4 Kg7 45. Rxd8 Bxd8
46. Kxe3 f5 47. Bb5 Kf6 48. Bxa4 Bb6+ 49. Ke2 f4 50. Bc6 h4
51. a4 h3 52. b4 h2 53. Bh1 Ke7 54. a5 Bc7 55. Kd3 Kxd7
56. Ke4 f3 57. Ke3 Ke6 58. Kf2 Kf5 59. a6 Kf4 60. a7 Bb6+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "14.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bc1 f5 12. Nc3
Qe8 13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Nxg5 Nf6 15. f3 Qh5 16. Nh3 e5 17. Nf2
exd4 18. Rxd4 Bc5 19. Be3 Qe5 20. Qd2 exf3 21. exf3 Re8 22. b4
Bb6 23. c5 Qxe3 24. cxb6 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 axb6 26. a4 c5 27. Nd3
c4 28. Nf4 Be6 29. Ne2 Bd7 30. a5 bxa5 31. Rxa5 b6 32. Rxa8
Rxa8 33. Nc3 Be6 34. g4 Ra3 35. Nb5 Rb3 36. Nd4 Rb1+ 37. Kf2
Bf7 38. g5 Nd7 39. b5 Nc5 40. f4 Ne4+ 41. Bxe4 dxe4 42. f5 c3
43. Rc2 Rb2 44. Ke3 Rxc2 45. Nxc2 Bb3 46. Nd4 Bc4 47. Kxe4
Bxb5 48. h4 Bf1 49. h5 b5 50. g6 hxg6 51. hxg6 Kg7 52. Ke5 Bc4
53. Nc2 Bb3 54. Nd4 Bc4 55. Nc2 Bd3 56. Nb4 Bb1 57. Kd4 c2
58. Nd3 c1=Q 59. Nxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "15.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Malakhov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. O-O g6 6. Na3 Bg7
7. Nxc4 O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Nb6 10. Qc1 Nxc4 11. bxc4 Bg4
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qc7 14. Rb1 Rab8 15. Bc3 Nd7 16. d4 c5
17. d5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 b6 19. h4 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Rbd8 21. h5 Nd7
22. Rb3 Ne5 23. Kg2 Qd6 24. Rh1 g5 25. h6 f5 26. Rh5 Qf6
27. Kg1 Nf7 28. Qc1 Kh8 29. Re3 Rd6 30. Qa3 a5 31. Qd3 Nxh6
32. Re6 Rxe6 33. dxe6 Ng8 34. Bd5 h6 35. f4 gxf4 36. Kf2 Qg6
37. Rh3 Nf6 38. gxf4 Ng4+ 39. Ke1 Qf6 40. Qc3 Qxc3+ 41. Rxc3
Kg7 42. Rb3 Rb8 43. Rg3 h5 44. Rh3 Kh6 45. Kd2 b5 46. cxb5
Rxb5 47. Kc3 Nf6 48. Bf3 Rb6 49. Kc4 Rxe6 50. Kxc5 Re3 51. a4
Rb3 52. Rh1 Rb4 53. Bc6 Ne4+ 54. Kd5 Nc3+ 55. Ke5 Nxe2
56. Kxf5 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "16.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rustam Khusnutdinov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B86"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. e4 e6 6. Bc4 Be7
7. g4 h6 8. Be3 a6 9. Bb3 b5 10. f3 b4 11. Nce2 a5 12. Qd2 a4
13. Bc4 Qc7 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. c4 bxc3 16. Nxc3 Na6 17. Bxa4 Nc5
18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. b4 Na4 20. Nce2 Nb6 21. Qd3 d5 22. e5 Nh7
23. O-O Nc4 24. f4 Ra3 25. Nb3 Bxb4 26. Bd4 O-O 27. f5 Ng5
28. Ng3 Nd2 29. h4 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Qxe4
exf5 33. gxf5 Rxa2 34. Qg4 Kh7 35. Rd1 Qc6 36. e6 f6 37. Qg6+
Kg8 38. Bxf6 Rxf6 39. Rd8+ Bf8 40. e7 Rxg6+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "17.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hrant Melkumyan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. exf6 hxg5 9. fxg7 Rg8 10. Qc2 Rxg7 11. O-O-O c6
12. Ne4 Be7 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Be2 Na6 15. Kb1 Qa5 16. Qc3 Qxc3
17. bxc3 O-O-O 18. a4 Nc7 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rd5 21. Rxd5
Nxd5 22. Kb2 f6 23. Ng4 Kc7 24. Bf3 Bc8 25. h4 gxh4 26. Rxh4
bxa4 27. Rh6 Rf7 28. Ka3 Nxc3 29. Nxf6 Nd5 30. Ne8+ Kd7
31. Nd6 Rg7 32. Nxc4 Ba6 33. Ne5+ Kc7 34. Rxe6 Bb5 35. Bxd5
cxd5 36. g4 Rh7 37. g5 Rh3+ 38. f3 d4 39. g6 Rg3 40. Re7+ Kd8
41. Rb7 a6 42. g7 d3 43. Rb8+ Kc7 44. g8=Q Rxg8 45. Rxg8 d2
46. Rg7+ Kd8 47. Rg1 Be2 48. Kxa4 d1=Q+ 49. Rxd1+ Bxd1+
50. Ka5 Ke7 51. Kxa6 Ke6 52. f4 Kf5 53. c6 Bb3 54. c7 Be6
55. Nd3 Bc8+ 56. Ka7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "18.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O Bf5 8. Bg5 Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 c5
12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qd2 a6 14. Bh3 Bxf3 15. exf3 b5 16. Rfe1 bxc4
17. bxc4 Rb8 18. Rc2 Rb4 19. Qd3 Bf6 20. Bd2 Ra4 21. Rb1 Qc7
22. Kg2 Rb8 23. Rxb8+ Qxb8 24. Bd7 Rb4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26. h4
Qb7 27. Bh3 Qb1 28. f4 Bd4 29. f5 Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Bg4
Nb7 32. h5 Nd8 33. Qd1 Qb4 34. Qe2 Bf6 35. Qe3 a5 36. h6+ Kh7
37. Bd7 a4 38. Bb5 a3 39. Re2 Qb1 40. Qxa3 Kxh6 41. Qe3+ Kg7
42. a4 Nb7 43. Re1 Qb4 44. Rh1 Kg8 45. Qh6 Bg7 46. Qh4 Bf6
47. Qh6 Na5 48. Be8 Bg7 49. Qh7+ Kf8 50. Bxf7 Kxf7 51. Rh4 Qb2
52. Rf4+ Ke8 53. Qxg6+ Kd8 54. Rf7 Bf6 55. Qg8+ Kc7 56. Qa8
Nb7 57. a5 Qd4 58. a6 Qe4+ 59. Kh2 Nd8 60. a7 Nb7 61. Qb8+ Kb6
62. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "19.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Ngf3 Be7
7. h3 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. e4 e5
12. O-O O-O 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qc2 Rd8 15. Bc4 Qd6 16. Rad1 Be6
17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nfg5 Qxa2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6
21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Ra1 Qd5 23. c4 Qxc4 24. Rac1 Qa2 25. Ne4 Ke7
26. Qh4 Qe6 27. Nc5 Qd5 28. Kh2 Rg8 29. Ne4 Rg6 30. Rfd1 Nd4
31. Rc7+ Kd8 32. Rdc1 Nc6 33. Rxb7 Ne7 34. Rcc7 Ng8 35. Rd7+
Qxd7 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37. Nc5+ Ke8 38. Qe4 Rc8 39. b4 Kf8
40. Qb7 Ne7 41. Qxa7 f5 42. Nd7+ Kg7 43. Nxe5 Re6 44. Qd4 Kg8
45. Nd7 Nc6 46. Nf6+ Kf8 47. Qc5+ Ne7 48. Qd4 Nc6 49. Qh4 Ke7
50. Ne4+ Ke8 51. Qh8+ Kd7 52. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "20.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergei Zhigalko"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Na6 6. Nf3 Bc5
7. Qe5+ Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Re8 10. Qf4 Nc5 11. Nc3 a5
12. Be3 Ne6 13. Qf5 d6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. h3 h6 16. Nh4 Bf8
17. Nf5 h5 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Bd4 Bg7 21. b3 Qe7
22. e4 c5 23. Be3 Nd7 24. f4 Nb8 25. Re1 Nc6 26. Rad1 Nd4
27. Qf2 Qd7 28. Kh2 Nxb3 29. Nb5 Nd4 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Bxd4
Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Qc7 33. f5 Bd7 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. e5 Rxe5
36. Rxe5 dxe5 37. Bd5+ Kg7 38. Qf7+ Kh6 39. Be4 Qb6 40. Rxd7
Qb2+ 41. Bg2 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "21.17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 a6 8. Re1 Ba7 9. Bb3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. d4
Nhf4 13. Ng3 Nh4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Nh5 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5
17. Nxf4 Kh8 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Bd5 Rae8 21. Rad1
Bc8 22. g3 Qh6 23. h4 g5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Qg2 Bg4 26. Rd3 f5
27. e5 dxe5 28. Ne6 Rxe6 29. Bxe6 e4 30. Rd5 Ba7 31. c4 Qe7
32. Bd7 Qb4 33. Rf1 Qxc4 34. Rd6 Qc7 35. Rd5 Rg8 36. Be6 Bf3
37. Rd7 Rxg3 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 41. Rxg3
Kxe6 42. Rh3 h5 43. Rc1 Bd4 44. b3 Bg4 45. Rh2 f4 46. Kf1 Kd5
47. Rc7 b5 48. Rh7 Bc3 49. R2xh5+ Bxh5 50. Rxh5+ Kd4 51. Ke2
f3+ 52. Kd1 Kd3 53. Rd5+ Bd4 54. Rd6 a5 55. a4 b4 56. Rd5 Kc3
57. Ke1 e3 58. fxe3 Bxe3 59. Rxa5 Kxb3 60. Ra8 Ka2 61. Rb8 b3
62. Kd1 f2 63. Ke2 b2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Bf5
22. Be5 Bc5 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Nxb5
Be6 27. Nd4 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 Nf4+ 29. gxf4 Bxb3 30. Kg3 f6 31. h4
h5 32. Bc5 Rd8 33. Bd4 Ra8 34. f3 Ra2 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Re7 Kg8
37. Re2 Kh7 38. Re7 Kg8 39. Rb7 Rxb2 40. Rb6 Kh7 41. Rxc6 Rd2
42. Rc5 Kg6 43. f5+ Kh7 44. Rc7 Kg8 45. Rc8+ Kh7 46. Rd8 Rc2
47. Rd7 Kg8 48. Rd8+ Kh7 49. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4 a5 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Be3 f5 12. Nc3
Bd6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Ng4
17. Bd4 c5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bc3 Ra6 20. h3 Nh6 21. Qd2 Nf7
22. f3 exf3 23. exf3 b6 24. f4 Ra7 25. b3 Rd7 26. Qe2 Bb7
27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Kf2 Rd8 31. Rxd8+
Nxd8 32. Qd3 Nf7 33. g4 Nh6 34. g5 Nf7 35. h4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.16"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qh5 f5 10. Ndf3 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. Bxe5 Bd6 13. f4 Bxe5 14. fxe5 Bd7 15. O-O Qb6 16. Rf2 Bb5
17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. Raf1 Qd3 19. Rf3 Rf7 20. g4 Raf8 21. gxf5 g6
22. Qg5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 exf5 24. Qf4 Qc4 25. a3 Qe2 26. Rf2 Qd1+
27. Kg2 cxd4 28. cxd4 Rc8 29. Qf3 Qb3 30. h4 Rc1 31. h5 Re1
32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Re2 Rc1 34. Qg3 Kg7 35. Qg5 Qd1 36. Qe7+ Kh6
37. Qh4+ Kg7 38. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.17"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Nge2 exd5 8. cxd5 a6 9. a4 O-O 10. Ng3 Nbd7 11. Be2 Ne8
12. O-O Rb8 13. f4 Nc7 14. e5 dxe5 15. f5 b5 16. d6 Ne8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Nce4 c4 19. Bg5 Nef6 20. Kh1 Bb7 21. Bf3
Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Qb6 23. Qe1 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bf6 25. Bh6 Bg7
26. Bg5 Bf6 27. Bh6 Bg7 28. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Rotterdam NED"]
[Date "2017.01.19"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Qc1 Bxf4 12.Qxf4 Qd6
13.Qc1 Bd5 14.Nc3 Nc6 15.e3 Nb4 16.Qb1 Qe7 17.a5 c5 18.Nxd5
Nfxd5 19.e4 Nc7 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.e5 Qe7 22.h4 h6 23.Qe4 Nb5
24.Rfc1 Rad8 25.Rc4 Nc6 26.Qf4 Rd7 27.Ne1 Nbd4 28.Qe3 Rfd8
29.h5 Nf5 30.Qc5 Qg5 31.Bxc6 bxc6 32.Qxc6 Qxh5 33.Qf3 Qg5
34.b4 Rd2 35.Qf4 Qxf4 36.Rxf4 Rb2 37.Rc1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Be2 h6
7. Qb3 Ra7 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Ne5 e6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Rfc1 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Na4 Nc6 15. Qb6 Rfa8 16. Nc5
Qc8 17. a3 Bd6 18. g3 Bc7 19. Qb3 Qe8 20. Bf1 Rb8 21. Qc3 Bd8
22. Nxa6 bxa6 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxb2 25. Be1 Be7 26. Rxa6
Rab7 27. Rc6 Rb1 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bxa3 30. Ra1 Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Be6 9. c3 Bb6 10. Bb3 f6 11. d4 Bf7
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. Be3 Bc6 16. Nd2
Qf6 17. Qe2 Qg6 18. f3 Rad8 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Ne4 Rf4 21. Rad1
Rdf8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Kh2 h6 24. Rd2 Kh7 25. Qd3 Kh8 26. Rde2
Qe6 27. b3 R4f7 28. Qe3 Re7 29. Qf2 Qd5 30. Re3 Qa5 31. Qb2
Rfe8 32. c4 Bd7 33. Nc3 c6 34. Ne4 Re6 35. Rd1 Bc8 36. b4 Qa8
37. Nd6 R8e7 38. Red3 Rd7 39. Qc2 Ree7 40. Qf2 Qb8 41. Qxb6 e4
42. fxe4 Rxe4 43. Qf2 Kg8 44. Qg3 Ree7 45. c5 Qc7 46. Nf5
Qxg3+ 47. Rxg3 Rf7 48. Nxh6+ Kh7 49. Nxf7 Rxd1 50. Re3 Bf5
51. Nd6 Bb1 52. a4 Bc2 53. a5 Rb1 54. Rc3 Bb3 55. Nxb7 Bd5
56. a6 Rxb4 57. Ra3 Rb2 58. h4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.22"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Na3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Be3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Nd6
12. c5 Nc4 13. Rxc4 dxc4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Qxc4 b6 16. Bf4 Re8
17. Bd6 Bb7 18. Ne5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 a5 21. Rb1 Ra7
22. Qc3 f6 23. Bd6 Ba8 24. Be4 f5 25. Bc2 Rb7 26. Rd1 Rd7
27. e4 Qf6 28. Qc4 Kh8 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Qd3 f4 31. gxf4 e5
32. Qh3 Rxd6 33. cxd6 Qg6+ 34. Qg3 Qxd6 35. Rd1 Qc5 36. Rd7
Rg8 37. Bb3 exf4 38. Qg6 f3 39. h4 Qc3 40. Bxg8 Qe1+ 41. Kh2
Qxf2+ 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.24"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12.Kf1
gxf6 13.h4 Qb4 14.Rh3 a6 15.Be2 Ne5 16.Rb1 Qd6 17.Qd2 Bd7
18.Rxb7 Bb5 19.Rc3 Rd8 20.Nf3 Qxd2 21.Bxb5+ axb5 22.Nxd2 O-O
23.Nf3 Nxf3 24.Rxf3 Rb8 25.Rg3+ Kh8 26.Rxb8 Rxb8 27.Rb3 Ra8
28.Rxb5 Rxa2 29.Rb4 Kg7 30.g3 Ra5 31.Kg2 f5 32.exf5 Rxf5 33.g4
Ra5 34.Kg3 h6 35.Rc4 Rb5 36.Rd4 Ra5 37.Rc4 Rb5 38.Rd4 Ra5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Haarlem NED"]
[Date "2017.01.25"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Be1 Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11. Nxe4 dxe4
12. Nd2 Bxd4 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Nxe4 Bc5 15. Ng5 f5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7
17. Bc3 Bf8 18. e4 h6 19. exf5 hxg5 20. f6 c5 21. f4 g4 22. f5
gxf6 23. fxe6 Qh7 24. Qg2 Na6 25. Rd7 Qh5 26. Rxf6 Rad8
27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Qf1+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.27"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[Round "11.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Bd2 Qa5 16. Qe1 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Nb8 19. Rfc1 Nc6 20. Bb5 Reb8 21. Nb3
a6 22. Bf1 Rf8 23. f3 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rc3 g5 26. Rd1 Rf4
27. Be2 Bg6 28. g3 Rf7 29. Nc5 Re7 30. Rd2 a5 31. Bb5 Na7
32. Re2 Rc8 33. Rce3 b6 34. Nxe6 Nxb5 35. axb5 Rc1+ 36. Kf2
Rh1 37. Kg2 Rb1 38. Re5 Bd3 39. Rd2 Bf1+ 40. Kf2 h6 41. f4 Bh3
42. Nd8 Kf8 43. Rxe7 Kxe7 44. Nc6+ Kf6 45. fxg5+ hxg5 46. Ne5
Bf1 47. Nd7+ Ke6 48. Nxb6 Bxb5 49. Rc2 a4 50. Kf3 Be8 51. Re2+
Kf7 52. Nc8 Kf8 53. Rf2 Bh5+ 54. Ke3+ Kg7 55. Nd6 a3 56. bxa3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nge2 a6
7. Ng3 Nbd7 8. Be2 c6 9. O-O b5 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Rf2 Qc7
12. Rc1 b4 13. Na4 c5 14. d5 e6 15. b3 Re8 16. Qd2 exd5
17. cxd5 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. h3 Bd7 21. Bc4 Bb5
22. Kh1 Qd8 23. Bg5 Rb7 24. Qf4 Qe7 25. Qh4 Qe5 26. Rd2 Bxc4
27. f4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Re1 Bc3 30. f5 Bxd2 31. Bxd2
Bxd5 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Qf6 Bxg2+ 34. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6
7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. a3 g5 11. Bd2 g6
12. Qf3 a6 13. Bd3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bf1 c5 16. Bg2 Ra7
17. O-O Qb8 18. Rfd1 Be7 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nb6 21. e4 Nfd7
22. e5 Nc4 23. Bc1 O-O 24. Ne4 Qd8 25. h4 gxh4 26. Bh6 Re8
27. Qh3 f5 28. gxf5 exf5 29. Nc5 Bg5 30. Bd5+ Kh7 31. Bxg5
Qxg5+ 32. Qg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Ndb6 34. Bc6 Rd8 35. Ne6 Rc8
36. Bxb5 Re7 37. Bxa6 Rxe6 38. Bxc8 Nxc8 39. Rdc1 N8b6
40. Ra7+ Kh6 41. Rc7 Na3 42. R7c5 Kh5 43. Rc6 Rxc6 44. Rxc6
Nd5 45. Rc5 Nf4+ 46. Kh1 g5 47. b5 Nxb5 48. Rxb5 g4 49. d5 h3
50. e6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.18"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7
7. Bg3 d6 8. a4 O-O 9. O-O Kh8 10. c3 Nh7 11. Nbd2 f5 12. exf5
Bxf5 13. a5 a6 14. Re1 Ng5 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Ne4
Bh4 18. Be6 Bh7 19. Bg4 Na7 20. Qd1 Nb5 21. Qe2 c5 22. Bf3 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bb3 Bb6 12. Ng3
Be6 13. Bc2 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Be3 Qd7 16. a3 Rad8 17. Bxb6
cxb6 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rad1 g6 20. Rd2 Kg7 21. Qd1 Re6 22. Re3
a5 23. Qe1 b4 24. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.20"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3 Bc5 9. c3 Bb6 10. d4 Re8 11. Bg5 d6 12. Qd3
Na5 13. Bd5 c6 14. Ba2 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. b4
Nb7 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 cxb4 20. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.21"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qb3 a5 4. a3 Bxc3 5. Qxc3 Nf6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 d6 8. e3 e5 9. d4 Nc6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Ne2
Bh5 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Be2 h5 15. h4 Re8 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. O-O Ne4
18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. g3 Qf6 20. f3 Bf5 21. b4 Qg6 22. Kh2 axb4
23. axb4 Nd4 24. exd4 exd4 25. Qd2 d3 26. Rfe1 dxe2 27. Rxe2
Rxe2+ 28. Qxe2 Be6 29. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Rac8
22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 Rxe1 24. Nxe1 Nc7 25. Rb6 Bf5 26. Bc2
Be6 27. Be4 Nd5 28. Ra6 b4 29. c4 Nf6 30. Bf3 Bxc4 31. Rxc6
Rxc6 32. Bxc6 Kf8 33. Nc2 Nd5 34. Kf3 g6 35. Ne3 Nxe3 36. Bxe3
g5 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. Kd4 Be2 39. Bb7 f6 40. f4 gxf4 41. Bxf4
Bxf4 42. gxf4 Kd6 43. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5
O-O 12. Nf3 Bf6 13. O-O b5 14. Bf4 Bxc3 15. Qd3 b4 16. Ng5 g6
17. Ne4 Qf5 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Nxc3 bxc3 20. Rbc1 Ne5 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Rxc3 Rac8 23. Rc4 Rfe8 24. h4 Qd6 25. Rd1 Re5 26. Qg3
Rce8 27. Kh2 R8e7 28. Rc3 f6 29. Re3 Kg7 30. Kg1 Rd7 31. Rxe5
Qxe5 32. Qd3 Qd6 33. g3 Rc7 34. Qc4 Rd7 35. a4 Rb7 36. a5 Rb4
37. Qc3 a6 38. Kg2 Rb5 39. Rd2 c4 40. Qxc4 Rxa5 41. g4 Rb5
42. g5 Rb4 43. Qc6 Qxc6 44. dxc6 fxg5 45. hxg5 Kf7 46. c7 Rc4
47. Rd7+ Ke6 48. Rxh7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7
7. d3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Ba2 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 c6 12. Ba2
Bf6 13. O-O Re8 14. b4 Nb7 15. c4 Be6 16. Bb2 c5 17. Bc3 Qd7
18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. a4 Qd7 21. axb5 Rxa1 22. Qxa1
Qxb5 23. Qb1 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.26"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b6
12. g4 Bb7 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bd6 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd6 16. O-O Rfc8
17. Be2 g6 18. Nxe6 Bxa3 19. bxa3 Rxc3 20. Nd8 Be4 21. Rd4 Rc5
22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Rxe4 Rxg5+ 24. Kh1 Rc8 25. h4 Rgc5 26. Bxh5
Rxh5 27. Rd1 Rc7 28. Kg2 Rhc5 29. Kg3 Rb7 30. Rd8 b5 31. Rf4+
Kg7 32. Rfd4 Rcc7 33. R8d5 Rf7 34. h5 a5 35. a4 Rf5 36. Rxf5
gxf5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Rd7+ Kh6 39. Kh4 Rb2 40. Rd6+ Kg7
41. f4 h6 42. Rd5 Kf6 43. Rxa5 Rg2 44. Kh3 Rg1 45. Kh2 Rg4
46. Rb5 Rh4+ 47. Kg2 Rg4+ 48. Kf3 Rh4 49. e4 fxe4+ 50. Kxe4
Rh1 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Kg3 Rg1+ 53. Kf2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.27"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 a5 12. Nc3
Na6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Ne4
Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Rd7 20. Rd2 Qd8 21. Rad1 Be7 22. h4
Rb8 23. e3 Nd5 24. Qc2 Qc7 25. Kg2 g6 26. h5 Bf8 27. e4 Nb4
28. Qb3 c5 29. dxc5 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Qxc5 31. Rd7 b5 32. axb5
Qxb5 33. Qd1 Nc6 34. Be2 Qb6 35. Bc4 Rb7 36. b3 Qa7 37. Rd6
Bxd6 38. Qxd6 Qb6 39. Qf4 Kf8 40. Bxe6 Nb4 41. Qf6 Nd3 42. Bd4
Qd6 43. Be3 Ne1+ 44. Kf1 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Georg Meier"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nf6 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 c6
7. d3 Be7 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qd7 11. Be3 O-O
12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Nd2 a5 14. a4 Ne8 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Nd6
17. e3 h6 18. d4 Nb4 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. R5c3 Rfd8 21. Be2 Rb8
22. h4 Rdc8 23. Kg2 Qd8 24. Qa3 Rc6 25. Nf3 Ne4 26. Rxc6 Nxc6
27. Qb3 Nb4 28. Ne5 Rc8 29. Qd1 Rc7 30. Bh5 Nd6 31. Rc3 Rxc3
32. bxc3 Nc6 33. Nd3 Qc7 34. Bf3 Nb8 35. Qc2 Nd7 36. Nb2 Nb6
37. Qb3 g6 38. Be2 Qc6 39. f3 h5 40. Kf2 Kg7 41. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 Bc5 10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Rb8 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Nbd2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qf6 17. Nc4
d6 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qc2 h5 21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1
h4 23. gxh4 gxh4 24. Rb7 h3 25. Rxc7 hxg2 26. Qe2 Ne7 27. Ne1
Rb8 28. Qg4+ Ng6 29. Nf3 Rb2 30. d4 exd4 31. e5 dxe5 32. Nc4
Rb1+ 33. Kxg2 e4 34. Qxe4 Nf4+ 35. Kg3 Ne2+ 36. Kg4 Qf5+
37. Qxf5 exf5+ 38. Kxf5 dxc3 39. Rxc5 c2 40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. Rc7+
Kg8 42. Kf6 Rg1 43. Nxg1 c1=Q 44. Nxe2 Qh6+ 45. Ke7 Qh7+
46. Kd6 Qd3+ 47. Kc5 Qxe2 48. Kb6 Qxf2+ 49. Kxa6 Kf8 50. a5
Ke8 51. Nb6 Qf5 52. Rd7 Qc5 53. Rh7 Qe5 54. Rd7 Qc5 55. Rd5
Qc6 56. Rh5 Qc3 57. Kb7 Qg7+ 58. Ka6 Kd8 59. Rd5+ Kc7 60. Rd7+
Kb8 61. Rd8+ Kc7 62. Rc8+ Kd6 63. Nc4+ Kd7 64. Rc5 Qg1 65. Kb6
Qb1+ 66. Ka7 Qb4 67. Nb6+ Kd6 68. Rh5 Kc6 69. Rh6+ Kb5
70. Rh5+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3
7. dxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. gxf3 Kc7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 Rd8
12. h4 g6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. fxe4 h5 15. Be5+ Bd6 16. Bf6 Re8
17. f3 a5 18. a4 Be7 19. Bc3 Be6 20. O-O-O b6 21. Be2 Red8
22. Rdg1 b5 23. Kc2 b4 24. Be5+ Kb7 25. Bf4 Rd7 26. e5 Bf8
27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Bg7 29. Bd3 Rd8 30. Bg5 Rd7 31. f4 Bg4
32. Be2 Bf5+ 33. Kc1 Kc7 34. Bf3 Bf8 35. e4 Bh3 36. f5 gxf5
37. Bxh5 fxe4 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Bxf7 Bg7 40. e6+ Bxe6
41. Bxe6+ Kxe6 42. Kd2 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2017.04.19"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 g6
7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. h3 dxc4
12. bxc4 c5 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. exd4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Bb3 a5
17. a4 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Ba3 Re8 21. Bc5
Bb7 22. Rfb1 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Rd1 Qe5
26. Qd5 Qf6 27. Rac1 e6 28. Qc5 Red8 29. Qc7 h5 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8
31. Qe5 Qd7 32. Rc4 Qd3 33. Rd4 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qb8 35. Rd6 Qe8
36. Qb5 Qe7 37. Rd7 Qf6 38. Qb6 Rc8 39. Qd4 Qxd4 40. Rxd4 Rc2
41. Kg3 Kg7 42. h4 Kf6 43. Rf4+ Ke7 44. Rd4 Rc3+ 45. f3 Rc2
46. Kh3 Rb2 0-1

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.Qc2 c5 7.Na3
Nd5 8.Nxc4 b5 9.Ne3 Bb7 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.e4 Bb7 12.d4 cxd4
13.Nxd4 Rc8 14.Qe2 a6 15.Rd1 Bc5 16.Nb3 Be7 17.Rd3 Qc7 18.Bf4
Ne5 19.Rc3 Qb8 20.Qh5 Bd6 21.Rxc8+ Bxc8 22.Rd1 Bc7 23.Na5 Bd7
24.Bxe5 Bxe5 25.Rxd7 Kxd7 26.Qxf7+ Kd6 27.Bh3 Re8 28.Nb7+ Kc6
29.b4 Rf8 30.Qe7 Bd6 31.Na5+ Kb6 32.Qxe6 Re8 33.Qd7 Bxb4
34.Nc6 Qd6 35.Qxe8 Qxc6 36.Qb8+ Qb7 37.Qxb7+ Kxb7 38.f4 Kc6
39.Kf2 a5 40.Kf3 a4 41.Bf5 h6 42.Bg6 Kd7 43.e5 Bc5 44.Bd3 Kc6
45.Bc2 Kd5 46.Be4+ Kc4 47.Bc6 Bg1 48.h4 Kc5 49.Be8 Bd4 50.h5
Bc3 51.Ke4 Be1 52.g4 Bd2 53.Kf5 a3 54.g5 b4 55.Ba4 Kd5 56.gxh6
gxh6 57.Bb3+ Kc5 58.Ke4 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 c5 7.Bxc4
a6 8.d5 Nb6 9.Be2 exd5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Qxe4 Qd5
13.Qf4 Be7 14.O-O O-O 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.Ng5 Qf5 17.Bf3 Qxf4
18.Bxf4 Nc4 19.b3 Bxg5 20.Bxg5 Nxe5 21.Be4 Re8 22.f3 h6 23.Bh4
c4 24.bxc4 Nxc4 25.Rac1 Be6 26.Bxb7 Ra7 27.Be4 a5 28.Rd4 Ne5
29.Bg3 f6 30.a3 Rd7 31.Bxe5 fxe5 32.Rxd7 Bxd7 33.Rc7 Bb5
34.Rc5 Rb8 35.Rxe5 a4 36.h4 Kf7 37.Rc5 Be8 38.Bc2 Rb2 39.Rc4
Ra2 40.Bxa4 Ra1+ 41.Kh2 Bxa4 42.Rxa4 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.a4 a5 7.Bg5
h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Bg3 d6 10.h3 Nd7 11.Nc3 Nb6 12.Bb3 Kh8 13.d4
Nxd4 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Qxd4 Bf6 16.e5 dxe5 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Rfe1
Be6 19.Bxe6 fxe6 20.Ne4 Kg8 21.Nc5 Rd5 22.Nxe6 Rc8 23.b3 c5
24.c4 Rd6 25.Nxg7 Kxg7 26.Bxe5 Rd3 27.Bxf6+ Kxf6 28.Re4 Rc7
29.Rae1 Rxb3 30.Rf4+ Kg7 31.Re6 Nxa4 32.Rg4+ Kf8 33.Rxh6 Rf7
34.Rh8+ Ke7 35.h4 Nc3 36.h5 a4 37.h6 a3 38.h7 a2 39.Re8+ Kxe8
40.h8=Q+ Kd7 41.Kh2 a1=Q 42.Rg8 Qa5 43.Qh3+ Kc7 44.Qg3+ Kd7
45.Qd3+ Ke7 46.Qe3+ Kd6 47.Rg6+ Kc7 48.Qe5+ Kc8 49.Rg8+ Qd8
50.Qxc5+ Rc7 51.Rxd8+ Kxd8 52.Qf8+ Kd7 53.g4 Rb2 54.Qf3 Ke8
55.Qxc3 Rxf2+ 56.Kg3 Rff7 57.g5 Rg7 58.Kg4 Kf8 59.Qf6+ Kg8
60.g6 Rxg6+ 61.Qxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2016/17"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2017.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Adam Horvath"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O
7. a4 b6 8. h3 Bb7 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Re1 c5 12. exd6
Nxd6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Be5 a5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8
17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Qe5 Rac8 19. Nd4 Rfd8 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3
e6 22. Rd4 Ne8 23. Qxc7 Nxc7 24. Red1 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Kf8
26. Ne5 Ke7 27. Nc6+ Ke8 28. Nb5 Nxb5 29. axb5 Nb7 30. c4 Nd8
31. Ne5 Rc7 32. f4 f6 33. Ng4 Ke7 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rxd8 Rxc4
36. Rf8+ Ke7 37. Rb8 Rxf4 38. Rxb6 Rb4 39. Rb7+ Kd6 40. Rxh7
Rxb2 41. Ra7 Rxb5 42. Ra6+ Kc5 43. h4 Kb4 44. Rxe6 a4 45. Rxg6
a3 46. Ra6 Ra5 47. Rb6+ Ka4 48. Rb1 a2 49. Ra1 Kb3 50. Kf2 Kb2
51. Rh1 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2016/17"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2017.04.30"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[Round "14.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Borki Predojevic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Re8 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Rb1 a5
13. a3 f5 14. b4 b6 15. Qc2 Rf8 16. Bb2 f4 17. Nb5 g5 18. Be2
Ng6 19. Nd2 Kh8 20. Rec1 a4 21. Bg4 Nf6 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. f3
h5 24. Kf2 g4 25. Rh1 g3+ 26. Ke2 Nh4 27. Rhg1 Qd7 28. Na7
Rce8 29. Nc6 Nxg2 30. Rxg2 Qxh3 31. Rgg1 Ng4 32. Kd3 h4
33. Kc3 g2 34. Qxa4 Nf2 35. Kc2 Qg3 36. Qb3 Nh3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1 Nxc3 9. Rxc3 b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Bd3
Ne4 13. Rc1 f6 14. Qc2 f5 15. Ne5 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd7
Re8 18. f3 Nf6 19. Ne5 Nh5 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Bf2 Bxe5 22. dxe5
Qg5 23. Qe2 Raa8 24. g4 fxg4 25. fxg4 Rf8 26. gxh5 Qxe5
27. O-O Qe4 28. Bg3 e5 29. Rce1 h6 30. Qg2 Rxf1+ 31. Rxf1
Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Qd4 33. Qf3 Kh8 34. Qf5 Re8 35. Qg6 Rg8 36. Kg2
Qxb2+ 37. Rf2 Qc3 38. Qe6 e4 39. Be5 Qxa3 40. Qxh6# 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. h3 Na5 13. Ba2 Nd7 14. Bg5 Kf8 15. Nbd2 f6 16. Be3 Nb6
17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. Bd5 Ra7 19. Nb3 Rc7 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. Rec1
Bd7 22. Nd2 Rdc8 23. b3 Rxc2 24. Nc4 Rc3 25. Rxc3 bxc3 26. Nb6
Rd8 27. Rc1 Bb4 28. Nxd7+ Rxd7 29. Kf1 f5 30. f3 fxe4 31. fxe4
Rd6 32. Ke2 Rf6 33. Bc4 Ke7 34. Bd3 Rg6 35. g4 Rh6 36. Rh1 g5
37. Bc2 Kd6 38. Rd1+ Kc6 39. Rd3 Rd6 40. Rxd6+ Bxd6 41. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bb4 11. O-O
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. f3 Ba4 15. Bb3 Bxb3 16. axb3
Nd5 17. c4 Nxf4 18. exf4 f6 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Rfe1 Nf8 21. Kf2
a5 22. Nb2 b5 23. cxb5 Rcb8 24. Na4 Rxb5 25. Rd3 Ng6 26. g3 e5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6
7. c4 Bb7 8. b3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qe7
12. a3 a5 13. Qb1 Nbd7 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 h6 16. Ne4 Rac8
17. Rd1 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rfd8 20. h4 Nd5 21. Rd3 a4
22. e4 Nf6 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. b4 Bxf2 26. Qe2 Bxg3
27. Kxg3 Qc7+ 28. Nd6 Qc2 29. Qxc2 Nh5+ 30. Kf3 Rxc2 31. Bd4
g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Rg1 f6 34. e5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 c6
7. Nc3 Nb8 8. h3 O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc1 Re8
12. Bh2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bf5 15. g4 e5 16. Nxf7 Kxf7
17. gxf5 exd4 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Bg4 Nf6 20. Bg3 Qh6 21. fxg6+
Qxg6 22. exd4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Qxg4 24. c3 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Re4
26. Re1 Rae8 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qd1 h5 29. Qf3+ Bf6 30. Qh1 Qf5
31. Kf1 h4 32. Be5 Bxe5 33. dxe5 h3 34. Rd1 Rf4 35. Qh2 Rg4
36. e6+ Qxe6 37. Rd3 Re4 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. Rg3+ Rg4 40. Rxh3 d4
41. Qh7+ Kg5 42. Qg7+ Kf5 43. Rh5+ Kf4 44. Qxd4+ Qe4 45. Qf6+
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
7. d3 d6 8. Kh1 Bd7 9. Ng1 Nd4 10. f4 exf4 11. gxf4 Bc6
12. Nce2 Nxe2 13. Nxe2 Re8 14. c4 b5 15. b3 Rb8 16. Nc3 bxc4
17. bxc4 Nd7 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rc1 Rb2 20. Rc2 Qb6 21. a4 a6
22. Bc1 Rb3 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Bd4 25. Re2 Rb1 26. Bf3 g6
27. Qc2 Rb8 28. Kg2 Qb3 29. Rd1 Ra1 30. Qxb3 Rxb3 31. Rc2 Rbb1
32. Kf1 Nb6 33. a5 Na4 34. e5 Nc3 35. Re1 dxe5 36. d6 Kf8
37. fxe5 Rxa5 38. Rxc3 Bxc3 39. Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. a4 h6 19. Bd4 Rfe8 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Bf5
22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Be5 Bc5 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Nxb5
Re8 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Nc7 Re7 29. Nxd5 Bc6 30. c4 Bd4 31. f4
f6 32. Kf1 Bxd5 33. Bxd4 Bxc4+ 34. Kf2 Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Kf7
36. Kd2 Ke6 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. b4 h5 39. Bc5 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qe3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. f3 Rfd8
17. Bb5 Rac8 18. a4 h6 19. h3 Ne8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Nd6
22. d5 e5 23. Qa3 Qg5 24. a5 b5 25. Qc5 Rc7 26. a6 f5 27. Rce1
fxe4 28. fxe4 Qd2 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rb8 31. Ke3 Rb6
32. Ra1 b4 33. Rfb1 Rf7 34. Ra4 b3 35. Rb2 h5 36. Kd3 Rf4
37. Bd7 Kh7 38. Ke3 h4 39. Bg4 Rf7 40. Be2 Rc7 41. Bd3 Rc8
42. Kd2 Kg6 43. Ra3 Rcb8 44. Kc3 Rc8+ 45. Kd2 Rcb8 46. Kc3
Rc8+ 47. Kd2 Rcb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 a5
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Bg3 d6 10. h3 Nd7 11. Re1 Kh8 12. c3
Nb6 13. Bb3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. d4 e4 16. Nfd2 d5 17. f3 Bh4
18. Bxh4 Qxh4 19. Qe2 Bxh3 20. fxe4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qg5+ 22. Kh1
Qh4+ 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh4+ 25. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.06"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O a6 7.b3
Nbd7 8.Bb2 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.a4 b4 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Rc1 O-O
13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Ne5 Rc8 15.Bf3 Nd5 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Nc4 Qe7
18.Qe2 Ba7 19.g3 Bb8 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.Bg2 Bc7 22.Qg4 f6 23.h4
a5 24.Rd2 Ba6 25.Rdc2 Rb8 26.h5 Rd7 27.Qh4 Rf8 28.Bh3 Bb7
29.Bd4 Qf7 30.Rd2 h6 31.Qg4 Re8 32.Qg6 Red8 33.Bg2 Ba6 34.Be4
Qxg6 35.hxg6 Ne7 36.Bc5 f5 37.Bxe7 Rxe7 38.Bf3 Rxd2 39.Nxd2
Kf8 40.Rc5 Rd7 41.Nc4 Bxc4 42.Rxc4 Ke7 43.Rc6 Bd8 44.Be2 Rd6
45.Rxd6 Kxd6 46.Bc4 e5 47.f4 Bb6 48.Kf2 exf4 49.gxf4 h5 50.Kf3
h4 51.Bf1 Ke6 52.e4 fxe4+ 53.Kxe4 Kf6 54.f5 Bd8 55.Bh3 Bb6
56.Bf1 Bd8 57.Bh3 Bb6 58.Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.07"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 O-O 7.e3
Bf5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Bd3 c6 12.Bxf5 Qxf5
13.Qb3 Qc8 14.O-O Nd7 15.Rfe1 Qc7 16.Rac1 Qb6 17.Qc2 Rfe8
18.a3 a5 19.b3 Qc7 20.Nd2 Qd6 21.Qb2 Re6 22.f3 f5 23.Re2 Rae8
24.Rce1 Nf6 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Nh5 27.Qc3 Nf4 28.Rf2 h5 29.Nf1
h4 30.Rc1 Nh5 31.b5 f4 32.e4 dxe4 33.fxe4 Rxe4 34.bxc6 bxc6
35.Qxc6 Qxd4 36.Qc5 Nf6 37.Qxd4 Rxd4 38.g3 hxg3 39.hxg3 Nh5
40.Rc3 Re1 41.Kg2 Kh7 42.gxf4 Nxf4+ 43.Kh2 Re6 44.Kh1 g5
45.Rc7+ Kg6 46.Rfc2 Kh5 47.Rh7+ Kg4 48.Rc1 Rd3 49.Ra1 Nh3
50.Ra4+ Kf5 51.Rf7+ Kg6 52.Rfa7 Nf2+ 53.Kg2 Ne4 54.R7a6 Nd6
55.Ra3 Re2+ 56.Kg1 Rd1 57.Ra1 Rxa1 58.Rxa1 Ne4 59.Ra3 Rb2
60.Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 9. h3 Bd6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4
12. Bxc4 h6 13. O-O e5 14. Rae1 Qe7 15. Nh4 Qd8 16. Qb3 Rf8
17. Qd1 b5 18. Ba2 Kh8 19. Bc1 g5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 gxh4
22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. e4 Rg8 24. Bxf7 Rg7 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4
Bxh3 27. Kh2 Bd7 28. Be6 Ng4+ 29. Rxg4 Bxe6 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8
31. Rxh4 Kh7 32. Re2 Rd4 33. Rf2 Rf7 34. Rxf7+ Bxf7 35. Rf4
Kg7 36. Rf5 Rc4 37. Kg3 c5 38. Kf3 b4 39. axb4 cxb4 40. Nd5 b3
41. Ne3 Rd4 42. Ra5 Bg6 43. Nf5+ Bxf5 44. exf5 Rd2 45. Rxa6
Rxb2 46. Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rb6 Rb1 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. g3 b2 50. Kg2
Kf8 51. Kh2 Kg8 52. Kg2 Kf8 53. Kh2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bc2 Rd8 11. a3 Bxa3
12. Rxa3 Qxa3 13. c5 b6 14. b4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8
17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Qc7
Bd7 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Nxd8 Rc8 24. Qxb6 Nd5 25. Qa7 Rxd8 26. e4
Qd3 27. exd5 Qxd2 28. Qc7 Qg5 29. dxc6 Bc8 30. h3 Qd5 31. Rd1
e5 32. Rd3 exd4 33. Qe7 Bf5 34. Rg3 Bg6 35. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.11"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. h4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Qxf3
22. Nxf3 Bg6 23. Be5 Bc5 24. Nd4 Nb6 25. Nxc6 bxa4 26. Ba2 Re8
27. Ra1 Be4 28. Bd4 Bxc6 29. Bxc5 Nd7 30. Bd4 Ne5 31. Bxe5
Rxe5 32. Bc4 Bb5 33. Bf1 Kf8 34. f3 Re8 35. Bxb5 axb5 36. c4
bxc4 37. Rxa4 Rb8 38. Rxc4 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.12"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. d5 Nc5 15. Rfe1 Qf6 16. Qe3
Rac8 17. e5 Qg6 18. d6 f6 19. Nh4 Qg4 20. g3 fxe5 21. Qxe5
Rcd8 22. f4 Rf6 23. Rc3 Rh6 24. Be2 Qh3 25. Qg5 Qxh4 26. gxh4
Rg6 27. Rd1 Bd5 28. f5 Rxg5+ 29. hxg5 Kf8 30. fxe6 Bxe6
31. Bc4 Bf5 32. Re3 g6 33. Re7 Rd7 34. Rde1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.14"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 a5 7.Bg5
h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Bg3 d6 10.h3 Kh8 11.c3 Nh7 12.Qb3 f5 13.exf5
Bf6 14.Be6 Ne7 15.Nh4 Qe8 16.Bxc8 Rxc8 17.Ng6+ Nxg6 18.fxg6
Qxg6 19.Qxb7 Ng5 20.h4 Ne6 21.Qe4 Qh5 22.Nd2 Nf4 23.Bxf4 exf4
24.Qf3 Qxh4 25.Rfe1 Rb8 26.Nc4 g5 27.Re6 Bg7 28.Rg6 Rbe8 29.d4
Kh7 30.Qd3 Kg8 31.d5 f3 32.gxf3 Rf4 33.Kg2 Ref8 34.Nd2 g4
35.Kg1 R8f5 36.Ne4 Rxf3 37.Qd4 Re5 38.Ng3 Rxg3+ 39.fxg3 Qxg3+
40.Kf1 Kh7 41.Rxg7+ Kxg7 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.15"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4 a5 9. Qc2 c6 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Ne1 Nd6 12. Na3
b6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qb3 Ba6 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Bf4 Bxb5 17. axb5
Nf5 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20. e3 Rc7 21. Bf1 Qc8 22. Qd1
Rd8 23. Bd3 h6 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Qa4 Rc8 27. Rc6
Ne8 28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Bb1 Kg8 30. Bh7+ Kh8 31. Bb1 Kg8 32. Bh7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.16"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3
c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bf6 12.Bxf6
Qxf6 13.Qd4 Qe7 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.Be2 Bf5 16.Qb4 a5 17.Qc3 Ne4
18.Qd4 Nc5 19.Qc3 Ne4 20.Qe5 Qxe5 21.Nxe5 Rac8 22.Nf3 Nc5
23.Nd4 Bd7 24.f3 Ba4 25.Rd2 Nb3 26.Nxb3 Bxb3 27.Kf2 Rd6 28.f4
g6 29.e4 Rf6 30.exd5 Rxf4+ 31.Bf3 Rd8 32.Kg3 Rf6 33.Rc1 Rfd6
34.Rd4 a4 35.h4 Kg7 36.Rc3 h6 37.Rc7 Bxd5 38.Rxa4 Bxf3 39.gxf3
b5 40.Rf4 R8d7 41.Rxd7 Rxd7 42.Rb4 Rd5 43.Kf4 f5 44.Ke3 Kf6
45.Rd4 Rxd4 46.Kxd4 g5 47.hxg5+ hxg5 48.b3 Ke6 49.a4 bxa4
50.bxa4 Kd6 51.a5 g4 52.fxg4 fxg4 53.a6 Kc7 54.a7 Kb7 55.a8=Q+
Kxa8 56.Kd3 g3 57.Ke2 g2 58.Kf2 g1=Q+ 59.Kxg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Ba6
12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. c4 cxd4 15. exd4 Ng4 16. Ng3 Qf4
17. h3 Nf6 18. Ne2 Qh4 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 Ne7 21. Re1 Nexd5
22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Nf3 Qh6 24. Ne5 Rf8 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rad8
27. Qf3 Qd2 28. Re2 Qf4 29. Rxf6 gxf6 30. Bxd5 Qxf3 31. Bxf3
Rfe8 32. Rc2 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Bxf6 b5 35. Kf1 a5 36. Ke2
b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Bd5 Rc5 39. Bb3 Rc6 40. Bd4 Kf8 41. Kd3
Ke7 42. Ke4 Rc1 43. Kd5 Kd7 44. h4 Re1 45. g3 f5 46. Be3 Ke7
47. Kc4 Kf6 48. Kxb4 Ke5 49. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 a5 6. e4 Bg4
7. Bxc4 e6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Bh5 11. f4 O-O
12. h3 Re8 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Bb3 Nfd7
17. f5 e5 18. Kh1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Ne5
22. g4 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Nxg4 24. Rh3 Nd7 25. Nf3 Ne3 26. Bxf7+
Kf8 27. Qf2 Nxf1 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxf1 h6 30. Nd4 Qe5
31. Ne6+ Kg8 32. Qg2 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 O-O
7. Bg2 d6 8. b3 g5 9. Bb2 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nb8 11. Qc2 gxh4
12. Bxe4 Re8 13. Bxh7+ Kf8 14. Qc4 Na6 15. gxh4 Re5 16. Qf4
Qe7 17. Rg1 Rxe2+ 18. Kd1 Rxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Qxh4 20. Rg8+ Ke7
21. Qe3+ Be6 22. dxe6 Qh5+ 23. Kc1 Rxg8 24. exf7+ Kxf7
25. Qf4+ Ke8 26. Bxg8 Nc5 27. Bc4 d5 28. Bb5+ c6 29. Qxb4 Qg5+
30. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bd4 5. Rb1 c6 6. e3 Bb6
7. Nxb6 axb6 8. Nf3 e4 9. Nd4 Nf6 10. d3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5
12. a3 O-O 13. dxe4 Qxe4 14. Bb2 Nbd7 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Qd4 Re8
17. Bd3 Nf8 18. Qc3 Bg4 19. Ne5 Bh5 20. O-O Rad8 21. Qb3 N8d7
22. Nc4 b5 23. Na5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nxb7 Ng4 26. g3 Nxh2
27. Nxd8 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Nd2 29. Bxh7+ Kf8 30. f4 Qf6 31. Qb2
Nxf1 32. Qxf6 Nxe3+ 33. Kg1 gxf6 34. Nxc6 Nc4 35. Nd4 Nxa3
36. Rb3 Nc4 37. Bd3 Bd1 38. Rc3 Ba4 39. Bxc4 bxc4 40. Rxc4 Re4
41. Kf2 f5 42. Rc8+ Ke7 43. Nxf5+ Ke6 44. Ng7+ Kf6 45. Nh5+
Kg6 46. g4 Rxb4 47. Rg8+ Kh6 48. Kg3 f5 49. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
7. Ne1 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 d5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. fxe4 Nxe4
12. Qb3 Qh5 13. Nd3 Bd7 14. Nf4 Qc5+ 15. e3 Na5 16. Qb4 Qxb4
17. cxb4 Nc6 18. a3 Nd8 19. d3 Nd6 20. e4 Bc6 21. a4 a6
22. Bb2 Ne6 23. Rfc1 Rad8 24. Ra3 Nc8 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. b5
axb5 27. axb5 Bxb5 28. Rxc7 Rc6 29. Rxc6 bxc6 30. Ra8 Re8
31. e5 Nd6 32. Ra7 Nc8 33. Rb7 Ne7 34. Ba3 Nf5 35. Be4 g6
36. Kf2 h5 37. h3 Rd8 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Bxd3 40. gxf5 Bxe4
41. e6 f6 42. Be7 c5 43. Rd7 Ra8 44. Bxf6 gxf5 45. Rg7+ Kh8
46. Ke3 Rf8 47. Be5 c4 48. Kf4 Ra8 49. e7 c3 50. Bxc3 Rc8
51. e8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 a6
7. h3 Ba7 8. Re1 d6 9. Bb3 Kh8 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 Nd7
12. d4 Qf6 13. Na3 Nb6 14. Nc2 Na5 15. Nb4 Nxb3 16. axb3 exd4
17. cxd4 Bd7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Rec3 c6 20. Qd2 Rfe8 21. Re3 c5
22. Nc2 Qg6 23. Qe1 h6 24. Rd1 Nd5 25. Nh4 Qh7 26. exd5 Qxc2
27. Rc1 Qxb2 28. dxc5 dxc5 29. Nf5 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 b5 31. Qd1 a5
32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Rb1 Qf6 34. Qc1 Qd6 35. Qb2 a4 36. bxa4 Rxa4
37. Rc1 f5 38. Rd1 Ra8 39. Nf1 f4 40. Nh2 b4 41. Nf3 c4
42. Qd4 c3 43. Ne5 Qf6 44. Re1 Re8 45. g3 fxg3 46. f4 Rxe5
47. fxe5 Qf3 48. e6 Bb5 49. e7 c2 50. d6 b3 51. e8=Q+ Bxe8
52. Rxe8+ Kh7 53. Re1 b2 54. Qd2 Qf2+ 55. Qxf2 gxf2+ 56. Kxf2
c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 f5 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Bf6 11. Rad1 Nc6
12. Qe3 Ne7 13. Bc3 Qe8 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Ng6 16. Qd3 Rd8
17. e4 fxe4 18. Qxe4 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Qc2 Qd7 21. Rd3 Rfe8
22. Qd1 Re4 23. f3 Re7 24. Bb4 Ree8 25. Bc3 c5 26. f4 c4
27. Re3 Ne7 28. g4 Nc6 29. g5 Rxe3 30. Nxe3 Re8 31. Nxc4 Bxd4+
32. Bxd4 dxc4 33. Bc3 Qf5 34. Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Kf7 36. Qd1
Qe4 37. Qd7+ Ne7 38. Qxa7 Qe3+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+
41. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. c4 dxc4 6. a4 Nd7
7. Na3 Bxa3 8. Rxa3 Ngf6 9. Nh4 O-O 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Qc2 Re8
12. Re3 Qa5 13. Qxc4 Nb6 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Rxe8+ Rxe8 16. e3
Nxa4 17. b3 Nb6 18. Bb2 Qb5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Ra1 Ne4 21. d3 Nf6
22. Rxa7 Nc8 23. Ra4 Nd5 24. Qc4 Nc7 25. Qc3 Ne6 26. Ra5 Qb6
27. Rxf5 Nd6 28. Rg5 Kf8 29. Rh5 Nb5 30. Qb4+ Kg8 31. Qe4 h6
32. Qg4 Qa5 33. Rxh6 Qe1+ 34. Bf1 Nc3 35. Bxc3 Qxc3 36. Rh4
Qxb3 37. Qh5 Kf8 38. Qe5 Ke7 39. Re4 Ra8 40. Qxg7 Qd1 41. Qg5+
Kd7 42. Qf6 Ra1 43. Qxf7+ Kd8 44. Qf6+ Kc7 45. Qe5+ Kb6
46. Qxa1 Qxa1 47. Rxe6 Kc7 48. d4 b5 49. Re7+ Kd6 50. Rb7 Qa8
51. Rg7 b4 52. Bc4 Qa3 53. Rb7 Qc1+ 54. Bf1 Qb1 55. h4 c5
56. dxc5+ Kxc5 57. h5 Kc6 58. Rb8 b3 59. h6 b2 60. h7 Qxh7
61. Rxb2 Qg7 62. Rd2 Qa1 63. Kg2 Kc5 64. Rd4 Qa8+ 65. Kg1 Qa1
66. g4 Qb1 67. g5 Qf5 68. Bg2 Qg6 69. Kh2 Qh5+ 70. Kg1 Qg6
71. Rd5+ Kc6 72. Kh2 Kc7 73. Kg3 Qc2 74. e4 Qc3+ 75. Bf3 Qg7
76. Bg2 Qc3+ 77. Kg4 Qb2 78. Rf5 Kd6 79. g6 Ke7 80. Bh3 Qe2+
81. f3 Qb2 82. Kg5 Qc1+ 83. f4 Qa1 84. e5 Qa8 85. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. b3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Bg7
7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc3 Rc8 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Qe1 Qb8 13. Nc3 Rfd8 14. Rac1 e6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 Ne7 18. Ba3 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Be7 Re8 21. Bd6 Qa8
22. Nb5 Ba6 23. Nc7 Rxc7 24. Bxc7 Qc6 25. Bd6 Bb7 26. f3 e5
27. Qd2 e4 28. Qd5 Qc8 29. Qxf5 exf3 30. exf3 Re2 31. Qd3 Qe8
32. Bf4 Qe7 33. Rf1 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 Rxa2 35. Rce1 Qh5 36. Re2
Rxe2 37. Qxe2 Bc6 38. Kg2 b5 39. cxb5 Bxb5 40. Qe8+ Kh7
41. Rc1 Qd5 42. Qe4+ Qxe4 43. fxe4 Bc6 44. Rc4 Kg6 45. g4 h5
46. g5 a6 47. Kf3 f6 48. gxf6 Bxf6 49. Rc2 Kf7 50. Ke3 Bd8
51. Kd4 Ke6 52. Rg2 Bf6+ 53. Kd3 d5 54. e5 Bb5+ 55. Kc3 Bh4
56. Rg7 Bf2 57. Rg5 h4 58. Kd2 Bc5 59. Rg6+ Kf5 60. Rf6+ Ke4
61. e6 d4 62. Bh6 Be7 63. Rf7 Bb4+ 64. Kd1 Ke5 65. e7 Ke6
66. Rf4 Bxe7 67. Rxd4 Bf6 68. Rd2 Be5 69. Rf2 Bc6 70. Bf4 Bd4
71. Rd2 Bc5 72. Rc2 Kd5 73. Ke2 Bd7 74. Rd2+ Kc6 75. Kf3 Be6
76. Rd3 Kb5 77. Ke4 h3 78. Ke5 Bg4 79. Rg3 Bd7 80. Be3 Ba3
81. Bd2 Bc5 82. Rg5 Kc6 83. Rg6+ Kb5 84. Rh6 Bb6 85. Kd6 Bg4
86. Rh4 Bc5+ 87. Kc7 Be6 88. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Re1 d4 11. a4 Be6 12. Nf1
b4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Nd2 c5 16. Nf3 Qd6 17. Be3
Rfd8 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Bb3 Ng4 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qc2 h6
22. Red1 Rc7 23. Qc4 Qb6 24. Bd2 Bd6 25. h3 Nf6 26. Be3 Nd7
27. Nh4 Rcc8 28. b3 Bf8 29. Nf5 h5 30. Bg5 Re8 31. Ne3 Qc6
32. Qc2 Qe6 33. Nc4 Nb8 34. Be3 Nc6 35. Qe2 g6 36. Rc2 Rcd8
37. Rdc1 Qd7 38. Nb2 Nd4 39. Bxd4 Qxd4 40. Rd1 Re6 41. Nc4 Bh6
42. Na5 Rd7 43. g3 Kg7 44. Kg2 Qd6 45. Nc4 Qe7 46. h4 Qd8
47. Ne3 Rc7 48. Nd5 Rcc6 49. Rc4 Kg8 50. Qc2 Bf8 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. g3 d6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 Ne5
7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. g4 g6 9. gxf5 gxf5 10. Rg1 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7
12. e3 Rg8 13. Rg3 Rg6 14. Be2 Qd6 15. Bh5 Kf7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qb3 b6 18. O-O-O Bd7 19. Rdg1 Rag8 20. Qd1 Be8 21. Bxg6+
hxg6 22. Rh3 Ke7 23. Rh7+ Kd8 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Kc8
26. Qc2 Bd8 27. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2
O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qf4 Ne5 9. f3 Ng6 10. Qg3 Bd6 11. Qf2 Be5
12. h4 d5 13. h5 Nf8 14. h6 g6 15. Be3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 c6
17. Ne2 Qa5 18. Qh4 N6d7 19. Kb1 dxe4 20. fxe4 Ne6 21. Nd4
Qxc3 22. Nxe6 Qb4+ 23. Ka1 Qc3+ 24. Kb1 Qb4+ 25. Ka1 Qc3+
26. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. g3 Nd7
7. Bg2 Nb6 8. Ne2 Bd6 9. a4 a5 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 Bg4 12. Re1
Re8 13. c3 Qc7 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Nc1 f5 17. Nd3 g6
18. Kg2 Nf6 19. Qc2 f4 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 fxg3 22. hxg3 Bg4
23. f4 f6 24. Nf2 Be6 25. f5 gxf5 26. Bxf5 Bd5+ 27. Be4 Rxe4
28. Nxe4 f5 29. Kh1 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nh4 Bc8 14. h3 Ng6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nf4
17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Qxc6 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Nd3 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxb5 Ne5
26. Be2 h6 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Qa4 Rc7 29. Bf1 Bg5 30. Bxg5 hxg5
31. Qe4 Qe8 32. a4 Re7 33. Bb5 Qc8 34. Qb4 Rc7 35. Qd2 f6
36. Qd8+ Qxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kf7 38. Kh2 Ke7 39. Re8+ Kd6 40. Kg3
Kd5 41. f3 Kc5 42. h4 gxh4+ 43. Kxh4 Nc4 44. Bxc4 Kxc4 45. Kh5
Kb3 46. a5 Rc5 47. Kg6 Rxa5 48. Re7 Ra2 49. g4 a5 50. Kxg7 Rf2
51. Kxf6 Rxf3 52. g5 a4 53. g6 a3 54. g7 Rg3 55. Kf7 a2
56. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bd2 Be7 6. e4 O-O
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Ne8 9. a4 g6 10. Bh6 Ng7 11. Nd2 Kh8 12. h4
Nf6 13. h5 Nfxh5 14. Bxh5 Nxh5 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. g3 Nf6
17. Qe2 Kg7 18. Nc4 b6 19. a5 Ba6 20. axb6 axb6 21. O-O h5
22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Nxd6 Ra8 24. Nc4 Qb8 25. Rd1 b5 26. d6 bxc4
27. dxe7 Qc7 28. Qxc4 Qxe7 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Qf6 31. Qc3
h4 32. Qxe5 hxg3 33. fxg3 Ra2 34. Qxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rxc5 Rxb2
36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Ke3 f5 38. Kd4 fxe4 39. Kxe4 Rb4+ 40. c4 Rb3
41. g4 Rg3 42. Rc6+ Kf7 43. Kf4 Ra3 44. Kg5 Ra5+ 45. c5 Ra4
46. Rf6+ Ke7 47. Rxg6 Rc4 48. Rc6 Kd7 49. Rd6+ Ke7 50. Rd5 Ke6
51. Rf5 Ke7 52. Kh4 Ke6 53. Kh5 Rd4 54. Rf1 Rd5+ 55. g5 Rxc5
56. Kh6 Rc2 57. g6 Rh2+ 58. Kg7 Rg2 59. Kh7 Rh2+ 60. Kg8 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rd1 Rd8 10. Qc2 Bf8 11. a3 g6 12. Be2
Bg7 13. O-O a5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Rc1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bd7 17. Nxc7
Rac8 18. Nb5 e5 19. Qb3 a4 20. Qa2 Na5 21. Be2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1
Nb3 23. Rd1 Be6 24. Qb1 Bf5 25. e4 exd4 26. exf5 Qxe2 27. Nc3
Qe7 28. Na2 gxf5 29. Nb4 Qe4 30. Nd3 Rc8 31. Re1 Qd5 32. Nh4
Qd7 33. Qd1 Bf6 34. Qh5 Bxh4 35. Qxh4 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. h3
Bh5 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Bf4 Bb4 15. Nbd2 Qd7 16. a3 Be7 17. g4
Nxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4+ 19. Bg3 f5 20. Bb3+ Kh8 21. Be6 Bd6
22. Kg2 Ne7 23. Rh1 Rf6 24. Ng5 Qxg5 25. Rxh5 Qg6 26. exf5
Nxf5 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. Rxf5 Qxf5 29. Qf3 Qc8 30. Bxd6 cxd6
31. Rc1 Qe8 32. Ne4 d5 33. Ng3 Qe6 34. Qf5 Qg8 35. Rc7 Re8
36. Nh5 Re6 37. Nxg7 Rg6+ 38. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Bd6
12. a5 Bxf4 13. gxf4 Nd5 14. e3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6
17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rg1 g6 19. Rg5 Rad8 20. Rag1 Nf6 21. b4 Nd5
22. Qc5 Qf6 23. Be4 Kh8 24. R1g3 Rfe8 25. Re5 Ne7 26. Reg5 h6
27. Rh3 Kg7 28. Rg1 Nf5 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. fxe5 Nxd4 31. exd4
Rxd4 32. Re3 Red8 33. Rb1 Rc4 34. Rd3 Rxd3 35. Bxd3 Rd4
36. Rb3 Rd5 37. Kg2 Rxe5 38. Kf3 f5 39. Bc2 Kf6 40. Rd3 Rb5
41. Rd4 c5 42. bxc5 Rxc5 43. Ba4 Rxa5 44. Be8 g5 45. Rd7 Ra3+
46. Kg2 Rb3 47. Rh7 b5 48. Bd7 Rd3 49. Bc8 Rd6 50. Ra7 b4
51. Rxa6 Rxa6 52. Bxa6 b3 53. Kf3 g4+ 54. Ke3 b2 55. Bd3 Kg5
56. f4+ gxf3 57. Kxf3 e5 58. Ke3 e4 59. Bc2 Kg4 60. Kf2 Kf4
61. Ke2 Ke5 62. Kd2 Kd4 63. Bb1 f4 64. Ke2 Ke5 65. Bc2 Kd4
66. Bb1 e3 67. Bh7 Kc3 68. Bb1 Kb3 69. Kf3 Kc4 70. Ke2 Kc3
71. Bh7 Kd4 72. Bb1 Ke5 73. Kf3 Kf6 74. h4 Ke5 75. Bc2 Kd4
76. Bb1 Kc4 77. Ke2 Kc3 78. Bh7 Kb4 79. Bb1 Kb3 80. Kf3 Kc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. h3 e5 8. c3 Nd7 9. Nb3 a5 10. Be3 a4 11. Nbd2 a3 12. b3
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Re1 Ne6 17. N2f3
Ne5 18. Nh2 Nc6 19. Qd2 Ncxd4 20. cxd4 c5 21. Nf3 Qa5 22. Rcd1
Qxd2 23. Rxd2 cxd4 24. Nxd4 Nc5 25. f3 Rac8 26. Kf2 Na6
27. Bb1 Nb4 28. Red1 Red8 29. Bg5 Re8 30. Nc2 Bc3 31. Nxb4
Bxb4 32. Rc2 Rxc2+ 33. Bxc2 Rc8 34. Bb1 Be6 35. Bf4 Rc6
36. Ke2 Kf8 37. Bd2 Bxd2 38. Kxd2 Ke7 39. Re1 g5 40. Re3 Kf6
41. Bd3 Ke5 42. Bf1 Kf4 43. b4 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Bb7
12. d4 Bf6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Be3 c5 15. Nd2 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rxe1+
17. Qxe1 Nf4 18. Ne4 Bxd4 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Rxd4 Re8 21. f3 Kh8
22. Qd2 Qe5 23. Bxf7 Rf8 24. Rd8 Ne2+ 25. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O
Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. c3 a5 9. Nf1 c6 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Bg5 Re8
12. Qd2 b5 13. Bh6 Nf8 14. h3 Ne6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rad1 Nf4
17. Bb1 c5 18. Ne2 N6h5 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. Nh2 Qe7 21. Kh1 Qg5
22. Rg1 Qh5 23. h4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Ne6 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Qd5 Rb8
27. g4 Qxh4 28. Qxe5+ Kg8 29. Qxb8 Qxf2 30. Qxb5 Re7 31. Qe5
Re8 32. Rgf1 Qa7 33. g5 Ba6 34. Ng4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6
7. O-O e5 8. Re1 c6 9. d5 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. b3 Bh6 12. Qc2
Ng4 13. Nf1 Bxc1 14. Raxc1 Nh6 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. dxc6 bxc6
17. Red1 Ne6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nd4 20. c5 Be6 21. Nd2 a4
22. bxa4 Rxa4 23. Nf3 Nxe2+ 24. Nxe2 Rxe4 25. Ng3 Ra4 26. Nxe5
Rxa2 27. Nxc6 Ng4 28. h3 Nxf2 29. Rf1 Nd3 30. Rxd3 Bc4 31. Rc3
Bxf1 32. Nxf1 Rc8 33. Nb4 Ra4 34. Nd3 Rc6 35. Nd2 f6 36. Nc4
h5 37. Nd6 Rd4 38. Rb3 Kh6 39. Kf2 Ra4 40. Ke3 Kg5 41. Rb6 Rc7
42. Ne4+ Kh4 43. Nf4 Ra3+ 44. Kf2 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Na4 Be7
12. Be3 Re8 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Qb6 16. Na4 Qa6
17. Nc3 Bg4 18. Nd4 Rad8 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qa4 Qb6
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxc6 Qxb2 24. Qc2 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 e3 26. fxe3
Rxe3 27. Kf2 Ra3 28. Rec1 Be6 29. Rb2 g5 30. Rc7 Bxa2 31. Be4
Be6 32. Bd3 Rd6 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Ra8 a5 35. Rca7 Rd5 36. Ra6
Re5 37. R8a7 h5 38. Rc6 Ra4 39. Rb6 h4 40. Rb8 h3 41. Raa8 Ra1
42. Rb1 Rxb1 43. Bxb1 Bb3 44. g4 a4 45. Bf5 Rc5 46. Bd7 Rc4
47. Kg3 Rd4 48. Bc6 Kf6 49. Kxh3 Ke5 50. Kg3 Kd6 51. Be8 Kc5
52. h4 gxh4+ 53. Kxh4 Kb4 54. Rb8+ Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kb2 56. Rb8
Kc3 57. Rc8+ Kd2 58. Ra8 Kxe2 59. Kg5 Kd2 60. Ra7 Be6 61. Rxa4
Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d6 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rd1 Qe7
12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. b3 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 Bd7
17. e3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Be8 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Rxd5 Bc6 21. Rxd8+
Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Qd3 Qe6 25. Rd2 h5 26. h4
Kh7 27. Kg2 Kg6 28. Bd4 Qd5+ 29. f3 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qxd4
31. exd4 Kf6 32. f4 Rc3 33. Kf2 Ke6 34. Re2+ Kd6 35. Re3 Rc1
36. a4 g6 37. Ke2 Kd5 38. Re7 Rc3 39. Rxb7 a5 40. Kf2 Kxd4
41. b4 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kg2 Rc2+ 44. Kh3 axb4 45. Rxb4+
Kd5 46. Rb7 Ke6 47. a5 Ra2 48. Rb6+ Kd5 49. Rb7 Rxa5 50. Rxf7
Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. a4 c5 8. axb5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bxc4 O-O
12. O-O Rd8 13. Qb3 Bc5 14. Nf3 Nd7 15. Na4 Bf8 16. Qe3 Bb7
17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. f3 Be7 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Rd1
Bg5 22. Qf2 Qc7 23. Nc5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. b4 Bc8 26. g3
Qe5 27. Qd2 Bb6 28. Kg2 Bxc5 29. bxc5 Qxc5 30. Qd8+ Kh7
31. Qd3 g5 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 Kg7 34. Qc3+ e5 35. f4 Be6
36. Qg3+ Kf6 37. fxe5+ Qxe5 38. Qf3+ Kg6 39. Bxe6 fxe6
40. Qg3+ Kf6 41. Qf2+ Kg6 42. Qg3+ Kf6 43. Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. b4 Bf8 5. Bb2 c6 6. Ne3 Bxb4
7. Bxe5 Nf6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Re8 10. Nf3 d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7
12. O-O Ne5 13. Qb3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bxd2 15. Rad1 Bxe3 16. fxe3
Ne4 17. Rd4 Nc5 18. Qa3 Qe7 19. e4 Be6 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Rxd6
Nb6 22. Qc3 Qg5 23. Ba1 Bxc4 24. Bh5 Rxe4 25. Rd8+ Re8 26. h4
Qh6 27. R1d6 Be6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Bxe8 Nd5
31. Qf3 Nf6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Qg4+ Kf8 34. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Ne5 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Bf5 9. d4 Qc8 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. b3 cxd4
12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qf4 Bd6 14. Nxd5 Qe6 15. Bb2 Nc6 16. Nxc6
Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Qd7 18. Nxd8 Rxd8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Kf8
21. Nd5 Qd6 22. e4 Bd7 23. Rfd1 Bg4 24. Rd3 Be6 25. a4 Qe5
26. Re3 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. h4 Be6 29. Kh2 h6 30. Nf4 Qb2
31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Kg1 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Nge2 exd5 8. cxd5 Nbd7 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 Nh7 11. Be3 h4
12. Nf1 O-O 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh6 Bd4 15. Ne3 a6 16. Nc2 Be5
17. Bf4 b5 18. O-O Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Qh6 g5 21. g3 hxg3
22. hxg3 Qf6 23. Qh2 Ng6 24. Ne3 Bd7 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Rh1 Rh8
27. Qg1 Qe5 28. Qf2 Nf6 29. Raf1 Nh5 30. Rfg1 Nhf4+ 31. gxf4
Bh3+ 32. Rxh3 Nxf4+ 33. Kf1 Nxh3 34. Qg3 Nxg1 35. Qxe5+ dxe5
36. Kxg1 c4 37. Nf5+ Kf6 38. d6 Ke6 39. a4 Kd7 40. axb5 axb5
41. Nxb5 Ra2 42. Bxc4 Rxb2 43. Nc7 Rhh2 44. Bb5+ Kd8 45. Ne3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 d6 9. h3 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. a5 Rb8 12. Nbd2
Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nc4 Qe8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Qg6
17. Ncd2 Nh5 18. Qf1 Rb5 19. Kh2 Qh6 20. Kg1 Qg6 21. Kh2 Qh6
22. Kg1 Kh8 23. d4 Nf4 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 Qh5 26. Qc4 exd4
27. cxd4 Nxa5 28. Qf1 h6 29. e5 d5 30. Rc1 c6 31. Ne1 hxg5
32. Nd3 g4 33. Nxf4 Rxf4 34. Rd3 g3 35. Rxg3 Rh4 36. f4 Rh1+
37. Kf2 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Nc4 39. Nb3 Qh4 40. Kf3 a5 41. Ra1 Qh5+
42. Kf2 Nxb2 43. Rh3 Qxh3 44. gxh3 a4 45. Nc5 b3 46. f5 exf5
47. e6 Nc4 48. e7 Nd6 49. Nxa4 Kg7 50. Nc3 Rb8 51. Ra6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Na3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. Qc2 f5 11. Rad1 g5 12. Bc1
Nd6 13. Ne5 Qe8 14. Qb3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Nc2 b6 17. Nd4
Bd7 18. Qc2 a5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Nf3 b5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Qd3 b4
23. Nd4 f4 24. Bc1 Nc5 25. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.09"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qb8 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bh4 Be6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Re1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. h3 Nc6
18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. d5 Nb4 22. dxe6
Nxc2 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Rf1 Qa2 25. Nb1 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4
27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Qxb5 Rc2 29. Na3 Rxb2 30. Qc4+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.10"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Kb1 Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7
12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Qc1 Na5 15. h4 e6 16. Bf4 Rd7
17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 exd5 19. h5 Qf8 20. Qxf8+ Kxf8 21. hxg6
hxg6 22. exd5 c6 23. d6 Nd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 b5 26. Nh3
Nb7 27. Bd3 Rxd6 28. Nf4 Rxd5 29. Nxd5 Nc5 30. Bc2 Bb7
31. Rh8+ Kg7 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33. Nc7 Bb7 34. b4 Nd7 35. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 f5 11. a3 Kh8
12. b4 a6 13. Re1 Qe8 14. Qd2 Bd6 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. d4 exd4
17. Nxd4 Rd8 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qa2 Qh6 20. f4 a5 21. b5 Bc5+
22. e3 Ne5 23. Rcd1 Ng4 24. h3 Nxe3 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Kh2 g5
27. fxg5 Qxg5 28. Qe6 f4 29. Ne4 Qg7 30. g4 Nc2 31. Rf1 Nd4
32. Qf6 Qxf6 33. Nxf6 Bxa3 34. Bxb7 Bd6 35. h4 a4 36. g5 a3
37. Kh3 Be5 38. Kg4 Nc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3
Qe7 7. Be2 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5 11. Qh4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Be6 13. Be2 Nd5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Qe4 Bd7 16. Qc4 Be6
17. Qe4 Bd7 18. Qc4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. Rc1 a4
12. Nd2 f5 13. Bxb6 cxb6 14. Nxa4 Bg5 15. Nc3 e4 16. Rb1 Ne5
17. Nb3 Ng4 18. Qc2 Be3 19. dxe4 Qg5 20. fxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1
Qh6 22. h3 Ne3 23. Qd2 f4 24. gxf4 Nxf1 25. Rxf1 Bxb3 26. e5
Rae8 27. Ne4 Kh8 28. Kh2 Bg8 29. e3 Re6 30. Nd6 Qh4 31. Qd4
Rg6 32. Rf3 Qe1 33. f5 Rg5 34. h4 Rh5 35. Rg3 Be6 36. fxe6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "9.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "A R Saleh Salem"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Rc1 h6 11. Ne1 f5 12. Nd3
fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Ndf2 Nd4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Be3 Rae8 20. Qd2 Rf7 21. Rce1 Qf8
22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Ng3 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Re7 26. Rxe7
Qxe7 27. Ne2 c6 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. b3 Kf7 30. g3 Qe3+ 31. Qxe3
dxe3 32. Nf4 h5 33. Kf1 Bh6 34. Nd3 Ke6 35. Nb4 Kd7 36. Ke2 a5
37. Nc2 Ke6 38. Nd4+ Kd7 39. f4 Bg7 40. Kxe3 d5 41. cxd5 cxd5
42. h3 Bf6 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 g5 45. f5 Kd6 46. Ne6 Be7
47. Kd4 Bf6+ 48. Kd3 Be7 49. Nd4 Bf6 50. a3 Kc5 51. Ne6+ Kb5
52. Nf8 Be7 53. Nh7 Bxa3 54. Nxg5 Kb4 55. Ne6 Kxb3 56. f6 a4
57. g5 Bf8 58. g6 a3 59. Nd4+ Kb2 60. Nc2 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.02"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. h4 Bg7 8. h5 Nc6 9. Ba3 Qa5 10. Rh4 Bd7 11. Qb3 O-O
12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Qxb7 Rfd8 14. Qa6 Bxc3 15. Qxa5 Bxa5
16. Bxc5 Be6 17. Bb5 Ne5 18. Nd4 Rd5 19. Bxe7 Kg7 20. f4 Nd7
21. f5 Bxf5 22. Bc6 Re5 23. Nxf5+ gxf5 24. Bg5 Kg6 25. Bf4 Rd8
26. Bxd7 Rc5 27. Rh6+ Kg7 28. Rd6 Bc7 29. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "220"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. Be2 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bf4 Nf6
12. Rc1 O-O 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bd3 Nce7 16. Qb3 b6
17. Be4 Rb8 18. Rfe1 Bb7 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Bxb7 Nxa2 21. Qxa2
Rxb7 22. Qxa6 Rc7 23. b3 Nf5 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qb5 h6 26. d5
exd5 27. Qxd5 Nxg3 28. hxg3 Rd8 29. Qb5 g6 30. Ne5 Qc5
31. Qxc5 Bxc5 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke2 Bb4 34. Rc1 Re8 35. f4 f6
36. Rc7+ Kh8 37. Rc6 fxe5 38. Rxb6 exf4+ 39. Kf3 Re3+ 40. Kxf4
Bd2 41. Rxg6 Kh7 42. Kf5 Rxb3 43. Rd6 Bg5 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. Kg4
Bf6 46. Kf5 Bg7 47. g4 Rb2 48. g3 Rb5+ 49. Ke4 Bf6 50. Rd3
Rb4+ 51. Kf3 Bg5 52. Rd5 Rb3+ 53. Kg2 Kf7 54. Rd6 Ke7 55. Rc6
Rd3 56. Ra6 Rd6 57. Ra3 Ke6 58. Kf3 Ke5 59. Ra5+ Rd5 60. Ra3
Kd4 61. Ra4+ Kd3 62. Ra3+ Kd2 63. Ra1 Rc5 64. Kf2 Rc2 65. Rb1
Bf6 66. Kg2 Ke3+ 67. Kh3 Kf2 68. Rb5 Re2 69. Rb6 Bg5 70. Rb5
Bd2 71. Kh2 Kf1+ 72. Kh1 Re4 73. Rf5+ Ke2 74. Kg2 Rxg4
75. Rf2+ Kd3 76. Rf6 Rd4 77. Rf1 Ke4 78. Rf8 Bg5 79. Rf1 Be3
80. Rf8 Rd2+ 81. Kh3 Bg1 82. Kg4 Ke5 83. Rf5+ Ke6 84. Rf1 Bd4
85. Rh1 Bg7 86. Kf3 Kf5 87. Rh5+ Kg6 88. Rb5 Rd3+ 89. Kf4 Bf8
90. Rb6+ Bd6+ 91. Ke4 Rd1 92. Kf3 Kf5 93. Rb5+ Be5 94. Rb6 h5
95. Rh6 Kg5 96. Re6 Bd6 97. Re8 Rc1 98. Re6 Rd1 99. Re8 Rg1
100. Kf2 Rc1 101. Kf3 Kf5 102. Re3 Bc5 103. Rd3 Ke5 104. Rd2
Rc3+ 105. Kg2 Ke6 106. Kh3 Bd6 107. Kh4 Bxg3+ 108. Kxh5 Kf5
109. Rd5+ Be5 110. Kh4 Rc4+ 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.04"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 a6
7. O-O Ba7 8. Re1 d6 9. h3 b5 10. Ba2 b4 11. d4 bxc3 12. bxc3
Re8 13. Be3 h6 14. Nbd2 Na5 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Qc2 Bxa2 17. Qxa2
Bb6 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. Qd3 Qe7 20. Rb2 Nc6 21. Qc4 Na5 22. Qd3
Nc6 23. Qc4 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.05"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 g6
7. h4 Bg7 8. h5 Bf5 9. Ng5 e6 10. h6 Bf6 11. Nge4 Be7 12. d3
Bxe4 13. Bxe4 O-O 14. Bd2 Qd7 15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. Bg2 b6 17. Qa4
Rab8 18. O-O Nd4 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Rfe1 Rbd8 21. g4 Nb4 22. a3
Nd5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rc3 Nb5 25. Rc2 Nd4 26. Rc3 Nb5 27. Rc2
Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.06"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 a6 7.c3
Ba7 8.Re1 d6 9.h3 b5 10.Bb3 b4 11.a5 Rb8 12.Nbd2 Be6 13.Bc2 h6
14.Nf1 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Bd2 b3 17.Bb1 Qd6 18.Qe2 Rbe8 19.Ra3
f5 20.Nxe5 Bd7 21.d4 Nxd4 22.cxd4 Bxd4 23.Rxb3 Rxe5 24.Qc4
Rxe1 25.Bxe1 Re8 26.Bb4 Qe5 27.Rd3 Bb5 28.Qxd4 Bxd3 29.Qxd3
Nxb4 30.Qc4+ Nd5 31.Ba2 Kh7 32.Qxd5 Qxd5 33.Bxd5 Re5 34.Bc4
Rxa5 35.f4 Ra1 36.Kf2 a5 37.Nd2 Kg6 38.Bd3 Kf6 39.Nc4 a4 40.g4
fxg4 41.hxg4 Ke6 42.Be4 Rc1 43.Ne3 Ra1 44.Nc4 Rc1 45.Ne3 Ra1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.08"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bd7
12. Qxc4 Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. Nd2 Na5 15. Qb4 b6 16. Ba6 Rb8
17. Ne4 Qf5 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. f3 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Qg5 21. Rf3 c5
22. Qb2 e5 23. Rdf1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rb7 25. d5 Rc7 26. h4 Qxh4
27. Qxe5 Qe7 28. Qg3 Qc5 29. Rf6 h5 30. Rh6 Qc3 31. Rxh5 g6
32. e5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.09"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O e4 7.Ng5
Bxc3 8.bxc3 Re8 9.f3 e3 10.d3 d5 11.Qa4 h6 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Ne4
f5 14.Nc5 f4 15.Ne4 Rb8 16.Qa3 Re6 17.c4 Nde7 18.Bb2 Nf5 19.d4
Ncxd4 20.Bxd4 Nxd4 21.Qxa7 Nc6 22.Qa3 Qf8 23.Qxf8+ Kxf8
24.Rfd1 g5 25.Nc3 Re7 26.Nd5 Rf7 27.h4 Ra8 28.a4 Na5 29.gxf4
gxf4 30.Kh2 Nxc4 31.Rac1 Nd2 32.Nxc7 Rxa4 33.Bh3 Nxf3+ 34.exf3
Ra2+ 35.Bg2 Rg7 36.Rg1 Rg3 37.Kh1 Bh3 38.Bf1 e2 39.Bxe2 Rxe2
40.Nd5 Rxf3 41.Rg6 Re6 42.Rcg1 Rxg6 43.Rxg6 Bd7 44.Kg2 Rg3+
45.Rxg3 fxg3 46.Kxg3 Kf7 47.Kf4 Ke6 48.Nb4 Be8 49.Nd3 Kd5
50.Nf2 Bd7 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Ne4 Bc6 53.Ng3 Bd5 54.Kd3 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.10"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. h4 Bg7 8. h5 Nc6 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Qb3 b6 11. Ng5 e6 12. f4
h6 13. Qa4 Rc8 14. Ne4 g5 15. Bb5 Qd5 16. Nf2 Qd6 17. Ne4 Qd5
18. Nf2 Qd6 19. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.11"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.a5 d6 10.d3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nbd2 Rb8 13.c3
Qe8 14.Nc4 Qg6 15.h3 Nd7 16.Be3 d5 17.Ncd2 bxc3 18.bxc3 Nc5
19.Bxc5 Bxc5 20.Qa4 Rb2 21.Rf1 Na7 22.Nxe5 Qh6 23.Ndf3 Nb5
24.Rae1 Nxc3 25.Qc6 Bb4 26.Kh1 dxe4 27.dxe4 Ne2 28.Rb1 Rxb1
29.Rxb1 Bd6 30.Qxa6 Nf4 31.Qb5 c5 32.a6 Bxe5 33.Nxe5 Qg5
34.Ng4 h5 35.Ne3 Nxg2 36.Nxg2 Rxf2 37.Rg1 Kh7 38.Qd3 Qe5
39.Qe3 Ra2 40.Qf4 Qc3 41.Ne3 Qf6 42.Qxf6 gxf6 43.Rc1 Rxa6
44.Kg2 Ra2+ 45.Rc2 Ra5 46.Kf3 Kg6 47.h4 Rb5 48.Ra2 Rb1 49.Rc2
Rb5 50.Rc3 f5 51.exf5+ exf5 52.Rd3 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.14"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. e4 Bf8 16. f4 d4
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 f6 19. Rde1 fxe5 20. fxe5 Nd7 21. e6 Nf6
22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qf5 Qd8 24. Re4 Re7 25. Rg4+ Kh8 26. Be4 Rc8
27. Rh4 Kg8 28. Rxh7 Bxd5 29. Qg6+ Rg7 30. Qh5 Bxe4 31. Rh8#
1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.14"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. h4 Bg7 8. h5 Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. Kf1 Qd6 11. d4 O-O
12. Ba3 Bf5 13. Kg1 Rfd8 14. Qa4 Qf6 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Rf1
Rac8 17. Bb2 Na5 18. Ba1 c4 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Nf3 Bd3 21. Qd1
Qf5 22. Bxd3 Qxd3 23. Qc1 Nc6 24. Rd1 Qf5 25. Re1 Qa5 26. e4
e6 27. g3 Qxa2 28. e5 Ne7 29. Ng5 Nd5 30. Ne4 b5 31. Qg5 b4
32. cxb4 Qa3 33. Rc1 Qf3 34. Rh4 Rf8 35. Qd2 Qd3 36. Bc3 Qf3
37. Qg5 Rc7 38. Be1 Rb8 39. Nc5 c3 40. Na6 Rcc8 41. Nxb8 Rxb8
42. Qg4 Qxg4 43. Rxg4 Rc8 44. Re4 Bf8 45. b5 Ba3 46. Rc2 Rc4
47. Ree2 Bb4 48. Ra2 Nc7 49. Rxa7 Nxb5 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Bxc3
Bxc3 52. Kg2 Rxd4 53. f4 Rd3 54. Rf2 Bd4 55. Rf3 Rd2+ 56. Kh3
Nc3 57. Ra1 Ne4 58. Raf1 Nf2+ 59. Kh4 Bc5 60. g4 Ne4 61. g5
Rh2+ 62. Rh3 Rg2 63. Rb3 Nf2 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.14"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 a5
7. c3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Ne4 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Be3 Kh8 16. Qb3 Nd7
17. Bc4 f5 18. Bg5 Nc5 19. Bxd8 Nxb3 20. Bxc7 Nxa1 21. Bxd6
Rad8 22. Bc7 Rc8 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 f4 25. Bb5 fxg3
26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. d4 gxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Nb3 29. g4 Kg8 30. Kg3 Nd2
31. b4 Ne4+ 32. Kh4 Nxc3 33. bxa5 Nd5 34. Rc1 Be4 35. Rc5 Ne7
36. Kg3 Rc8 37. Rb5 Rc3+ 38. Kh2 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Nd5 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.15"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bg5 Bxc5 6. e3
Bb4 7. Nge2 d5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Be6 10. Bb5 d4 11. Bxf6
Qxf6 12. Ne4 Qg6 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Qd3 Qxd3 15. Bxd3 f5
16. O-O-O dxe3 17. fxe3 a6 18. Ne2 e4 19. Nf4 exd3 20. Nxe6
dxc2 21. Kxc2 Rf7 22. Rhe1 Re8 23. Nf4 Rfe7 24. Nd5 Re5
25. Rd3 Kf7 26. g3 g5 27. Red1 Rd8 28. b4 Ree8 29. Rc3 Re6
30. Rc5 Re5 31. Rd3 Rd7 32. Nc3 Rxd3 33. Kxd3 Rxc5 34. bxc5
Ke6 35. e4 Ne5+ 36. Ke2 Nd7 37. exf5+ Kxf5 38. Kd3 Nxc5+
39. Kd4 Nd7 40. Ne4 Kg4 41. h3+ Kxh3 42. Nxg5+ Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.15"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. g4 g6 9. h3 Ne8 10. Nf3 Ndf6 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. a3
Kh8 13. b4 b6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Rb1 Ng7 16. Kf1 Ng8 17. Ke2 f5
18. Rbg1 Rb8 19. Bd2 Qc8 20. Nh2 Bh4 21. Rg2 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Qa6
23. Nf3 Ba4 24. Qc1 Be7 25. h4 Rb3 26. Bc3 Bd7 27. h5 gxh5
28. gxh5 Nf5 29. Rhg1 Nf6 30. Qg5 Ng4 31. Qc1 Qc8 32. Ned2
Nd4+ 33. Nxd4 exd4 34. Nxb3 dxc3 35. f3 Qe8 36. Be4 Bf6
37. Rxg4 Bxg4 38. Rxg4 Qxh5 39. Kd3 Be5 40. Qg1 Qh6 41. Kc2
Rb8 42. Rg5 Bf6 43. Rg2 Qf8 44. Rh2 Rb7 45. Qg6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.15"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Ng5 Qd8 10. Nxh7 Re8 11. Ng5
Qxg5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. d4 Qh5 14. dxc5 e4 15. h4 Qg4 16. Bf4
Qh3 17. Qd4 Bg4 18. Qe3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rd5 20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. f3
d4 22. Qf2 exf3 23. exf3 d3 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Re2+
26. Rf2 Bh3+ 27. Kg1 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Bf1 29. Bxc7 Be2 30. Bf4 Kf8
31. g4 Rb1 32. c6 Rxb2 33. c7 Rc2 34. Kg3 Ke7 35. h5 f6
36. Rh2 Kf7 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kd7 39. h6 gxh6 40. Rxh6 Bf1
41. Rh8 d2 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43. Rxd2 Rc3+ 44. Kd4 Rc6 45. Kd5 Rc3
46. Rh2 Ba6 47. Rh7+ Ke8 48. Bd6 Bb7+ 49. Kd4 Rc6 50. Bc5 a6
51. Re7+ Kf8 52. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Nxa2 Nb7 13. c4 bxc4 14. dxc4 a5 15. Bb2 Qb8 16. Nc3 axb4
17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nd8 19. Qa4 Ne6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5
Nf4 22. g3 Qc8 23. Qd1 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 f5 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Bc1
g5 27. Qe2 g4 28. Nd2 Ng5 29. f3 gxf3+ 30. Nxf3 Qe4 31. Qxe4
Nxe4 32. Bh6 Rf6 33. Bd2 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Nxd2 35. Ra3 Kf7
36. Ra8 Nc4 37. Kf3 Nb6 38. Ra5 Kg6 39. Ke4 Nd7 40. Kd3 Kf5
41. Ra7 e4+ 42. Ke2 Bd8 43. Ra8 Bf6 44. Ra7 Nb6 45. Rxc7 Nxd5
46. Rb7 Nc3+ 47. Kd2 d5 48. b5 d4 49. b6 e3+ 50. Kd3 e2
51. Kd2 d3 52. Rf7 Ne4+ 53. Ke1 Ng5 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. e3 c5 6. exd4 cxd4
7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ba3 Re8
12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. a3 a5 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 e5
17. Re1 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qd2 e4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. dxe4 Bxf3
22. Bxf3 a4 23. Rb1 Ne5 24. Bg2 axb3 25. Rxb3 Nxc4 26. Qb4 Ne5
27. Qxb7 d3 28. Rb1 h5 29. Qd5 Qxd5 30. exd5 Rxa3 31. d6 d2
32. Kf1 Rd3 33. Ke2 Rxd6 34. Be4 Nd7 35. Bf5 d1=B+ 36. Rxd1
Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5
Ng4 13. Rf1 Nf6 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Bc4 Bg4 16. Nb3 Nd4 17. Nbxd4
Bxd4 18. Bxa6 Qc5 19. Qc4 Nxe4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Qxc5 Nxc5
22. Bc4 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Bd2 b3 25. Bb4 Rf5 26. g4 Rg5
27. Bxc5 Rxc5 28. cxb3 Raxa5 29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Rd1 e5 31. f4
Kf7 32. fxe5 Rd5 33. Kf2 Ke6 34. Ke2 Rxe5+ 35. Kd2 c5 36. Ra1
Re3 37. Ra7 Rxb3 38. Kc2 Rh3 39. Rxg7 Kd5 40. b3 Rxh2+ 41. Kd3
Rb2 42. Rd7+ Kc6 43. Rxh7 Rxb3+ 44. Ke4 Re3+ 45. Kf4 Re8
46. g5 d3 47. g6 d2 48. Rh1 Re1 49. g7 d1=Q 50. g8=Q Qd4+
51. Kf5 Qf2+ 52. Kg6 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. e3 Re8 9. Bd3 c5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 c4
12. Bc2 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 b5 15. a4 Ba6 16. axb5 Bxb5
17. O-O Nb6 18. Qa5 a6 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. Bg3 Rc8
22. Bd6 c3 23. bxc3 Nxc3 24. Kh1 f5 25. h3 Rc6 26. Bc5 Nd5
27. Nc4 Bxc4 28. Rxc4 f4 29. exf4 Nxf4 30. Rca4 Nd3 31. Kg1
Nxc5 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxa6 Rce5 34. Re1 e3 35. f3 h6 36. h4
Kh7 37. Ra3 R8e7 38. g3 g5 39. h5 R5e6 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Re2 Re5
42. Kh3 R5e6 43. Kg4 Kf6 44. Rb3 Re8 45. Rb7 R8e7 46. Rb5 Re5
47. Rb3 R5e6 48. Ra3 Re8 49. Ra7 R8e7 50. Rxe7 Rxe7 51. f4
gxf4 52. Kxf4 Re5 53. g4 Re8 54. Rxe3 Rxe3 55. Kxe3 Ke5
56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Ke4 Kf6 58. Kf4 Ke6 59. g5 hxg5+ 60. Kxg5 Kf7
61. h6 Kg8 62. Kg6 Kh8 63. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "294"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bc5
7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nxd4 e5 9. Nf3 e4 10. Nd4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Re8
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e3 h5 14. h4 Be6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Rc1 Qe7
17. Qe2 cxb3 18. axb3 Bxb3 19. Ra5 Bb4 20. Rg5 c5 21. Bxe4
Qxe4 22. Bxf6 Bd5 23. f3 Qxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Rxe3 25. Bxg7 Kh7
26. Nc3 Bxf3 27. Bf6 Bg4 28. Nd5 Rxg3+ 29. Kh2 Rh3+ 30. Kg2
Re8 31. Nf4 Rf3 32. Rg7+ Kh6 33. Rxf7 Rxf4 34. Bg5+ Kg6
35. Rxf4 Re2+ 36. Rf2 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 a5 38. Be3 a4 39. Bxc5
Bxc5+ 40. Rxc5 Be6 41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Ra5 Bb3 43. Ke3 Kg6
44. Kf4 Bd1 45. Ra6+ Kf7 46. Ke5 Bb3 47. Rf6+ Ke7 48. Ra6 Kf7
49. Kf5 Bc2+ 50. Ke5 Bb3 51. Ra5 Bc2 52. Ra7+ Kg6 53. Kf4 Kf6
54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. Ke5 Kd7 56. Kd4 Ke7 57. Kc3 Bb3 58. Rh6 Bd1
59. Kd2 Bb3 60. Kc3 Bf7 61. Ra6 Bb3 62. Ra5 Bd1 63. Kd2 Bg4
64. Rxa4 Kf6 65. Ke3 Ke5 66. Ra5+ Ke6 67. Kf4 Bd1 68. Ra6+ Kd5
69. Kf5 Bg4+ 70. Kg5 Be2 71. Ra8 Bg4 72. Re8 Kd6 73. Kf6 Kd5
74. Re3 Kd4 75. Re5 Bf3 76. Kf5 Bg4+ 77. Kf4 Kd3 78. Rd5+ Kc4
79. Ke5 Bf3 80. Rd8 Bg4 81. Kf4 Kc5 82. Kg5 Kc6 83. Kf6 Kc7
84. Rd4 Kc6 85. Ke5 Be2 86. Rd6+ Kc7 87. Kd5 Bf3+ 88. Kc5 Bg4
89. Rd4 Be2 90. Re4 Bg4 91. Re7+ Kd8 92. Kd6 Bd1 93. Re3 Bg4
94. Re5 Bd1 95. Rc5 Bg4 96. Ra5 Ke8 97. Ra7 Kf8 98. Ke5 Ke8
99. Kf6 Kd8 100. Rh7 Ke8 101. Ke5 Kf8 102. Kd6 Ke8 103. Re7+
Kf8 104. Re3 Kf7 105. Ke5 Ke7 106. Rd3 Be2 107. Rd2 Bg4
108. Kf4 Ke6 109. Kg5 Ke5 110. Rd8 Ke6 111. Re8+ Kd7 112. Re5
Kd6 113. Kf6 Bd1 114. Re6+ Kd5 115. Re8 Bg4 116. Rd8+ Kc6
117. Kg5 Kc7 118. Rd5 Kc6 119. Rd4 Kc5 120. Rd2 Kc6 121. Kg6
Kc5 122. Rd8 Kc6 123. Rf8 Kd7 124. Kf6 Bf3 125. Ke5 Bg4
126. Rf6 Be2 127. Rd6+ Ke7 128. Rd4 Bg4 129. Rd5 Bf3 130. Ra5
Bg4 131. Ra7+ Ke8 132. Kd6 Bf3 133. Re7+ Kf8 134. Ke6 Bd1
135. Kf6 Bg4 136. Re5 Bf3 137. Re3 Bg4 138. Kg6 Bd1 139. Kf6
Kg8 140. Re8+ Kh7 141. Kg5 Kg7 142. Re7+ Kf8 143. Kf6 Bg4
144. Re5 Kg8 145. Re8+ Kh7 146. Rd8 Bf3 147. Rd7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. h3 O-O
7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. Rb1 h6 11. Re1 Nh7 12. Qc2
Kh8 13. Bd2 b6 14. b4 cxb4 15. Nb5 Nc5 16. Bxb4 f5 17. Rbd1 f4
18. a4 a5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Be2 h5 21. Rb1 Bf6 22. Rb3 Rg8
23. Nh2 Rg7 24. Reb1 Rb8 25. Nc3 Rb4 26. Na2 Ra7 27. Nc3 Bd7
28. Nb5 Ra6 29. R3b2 Qf8 30. Qd1 Ng5 31. Bd3 Bd8 32. f3 Qf6
33. Be2 Bxh3 34. gxh3 Nxh3+ 35. Kg2 Qg5+ 36. Ng4 hxg4 37. fxg4
Qh4 38. Qd3 f3+ 39. Qxf3 Nf4+ 40. Kg1 Kg7 41. Bf1 Bg5 42. Nc7
Ra7 43. Ne6+ Nxe6 44. dxe6 Bf4 45. Qh3 Qxh3 46. Bxh3 Re7
47. g5 Bxg5 48. Kf2 Bd2 49. Ke2 Bc3 50. Rxb4 cxb4 51. Kd3 Bd4
52. Kc2 Re8 53. Rf1 Rf8 54. Rxf8 Kxf8 55. Kb3 Bb6 56. Kc2 Bd8
57. Kb3 Ke7 58. Bg4 Kf6 59. Bh3 Kg5 60. c5 dxc5 61. Kc4 Kf4
62. Bg2 g5 63. Kxc5 b3 64. Bf1 Ke3 65. Bc4 b2 66. Ba2 g4
67. Kd6 g3 68. Kd7 Bf6 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 11. b5 Nd4
12. Nxe5 Bf6 13. f4 Nb3 14. Be3 Nxa1 15. Qxa1 Nd5 16. Bf2 Bxe5
17. fxe5 Qd7 18. Rb1 a4 19. Ne4 b6 20. Nd2 Ra5 21. Qb2 Ne7
22. Qb4 Nd5 23. Qb2 Ne7 24. Qb4 Nd5 25. Qb2 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. d4
exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. d5 Nd7 17. b3 Bf6
18. Rb1 Bc3 19. Re3 b4 20. Nf1 c4 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Qb6
23. Nd4 Rfe8 24. Ng3 Rac8 25. h4 c3 26. Qd1 f6 27. a3 bxa3
28. Ra1 Qb4 29. Nde2 Ne5 30. f3 Rb8 31. Qd4 Nxb3 32. Qxb4 Rxb4
33. Rxa3 Nc4 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Bxb3 Nxe3 36. Nxc3 Rb8 37. Ba4
Be8 38. Bxe8 Rxe8 39. Kf2 Nc4 40. Nf5 g6 41. Nd4 Rb8 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5 Na6 4. Qd4 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. e3
e6 7. Nd2 b6 8. Nb3 Qc6 9. Nf3 Nc5 10. Ne5 Qb7 11. Nc4 d5
12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Nce4 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. f3 e5 16. Qa4+ Bd7
17. Qb4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Bc6 21. O-O-O
Nd7 22. Ba3 Nb6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rd6 Bd7 25. fxe4 O-O 26. Rxd7
Nxd7 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Bd3 Ke7 29. Kc2 a5 30. b3 Nc5 31. Rd1
Rb8 32. Bc4 Nxe4 33. Re1 f5 34. Bd3 Rf8 35. Bxe4 fxe4 36. Rxe4
Rf2+ 37. Kd3 Rxa2 38. Rxe5+ Kd6 39. Re2 Ra1 40. Kc4 g5
41. Rd2+ Ke6 42. Kb5 Rb1 43. b4 axb4 44. cxb4 h5 45. Kc5 g4
46. g3 Kf5 47. Re2 Kg5 48. b5 h4 49. gxh4+ Kxh4 50. b6 Kh3
51. Kc6 Rc1+ 52. Kd7 Rd1+ 53. Kc7 Rc1+ 54. Kb8 Rh1 55. b7 Ra1
56. Rb2 Rf1 57. Ka7 Rf7 58. Ka8 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Bb7 10. Bg5 Qd5 11. Rc1 Nbd7
12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. Ne5 c5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. f3
Rab8 17. e4 Ba2 18. Rc2 Bb1 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Bb5 Nh5 22. g4 Nf4 23. Kf2 f6 24. Nc6 Rd2+ 25. Ke3 Rxb2
26. Kxf4 Rxb5 27. Rd1 h6 28. h5 Rb3 29. e5 Bd3 30. a4 c4
31. Nxa7 Ra3 32. Nb5 Rxa4 33. Ke3 fxe5 34. Nd6 Ra3 35. Kf2 Kf8
36. Nb5 Rb3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. e3 d5
7. Nc3 Bg4 8. f3 exf3 9. Bxf3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 dxc4 11. b3 cxb3
12. O-O Nbd7 13. axb3 Bb4 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nf5 Ne5 16. Qf4 Ng6
17. Qc4 Rad8 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Bxf6 Qxc4 20. bxc4 gxf6 21. d4
Rfe8 22. c5 Rd5 23. Rab1 Bd2 24. Rb3 Rxf5 25. Rxf5 Bxe3+
26. Kf1 Bxd4 27. Rxb7 Re3 28. Rxa7 Kg7 29. Rd7 Re4 30. Rd8 Be3
31. Nc3 Rc4 32. Nd1 Bxc5 33. Rf3 Bb6 34. Rc3 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5
Be6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Bc4 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Nb3 Rfd8
17. Nxd4 Bxc4 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Qf3 Ne8 20. b3 Bb5 21. Qg3 Rd7
22. Be3 g6 23. Bc5 Nf6 24. Bxb4 Nh5 25. Qh4 Nf4 26. Ne3 Rd4
27. Qe7 Qxe7 28. Bxe7 Rxe4 29. f3 Rd4 30. Rad1 Ne2+ 31. Kf2
Nc3 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. Ng4 f5 34. Nh6+ Kg7 35. Bg5 Re8 36. Rxe8
Bxe8 37. g4 Bd7 38. h4 Nd5 39. Ke2 c5 40. Kd2 Be6 41. Kd3 Nb4+
42. Kd2 Nc6 43. Bf4 Nxa5 44. g5 Nb7 45. Be5+ Kf8 46. f4 Ke7
47. c3 dxc3+ 48. Kxc3 Nd6 49. Bf6+ Kd7 50. Be5 Ne4+ 51. Kc2
Kc6 52. Kb2 Kb5 53. Ka3 Nd2 54. Bc3 Nf3 55. Kb2 Nxh4 56. Kc2
Nf3 57. Bb2 Nd4+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. Nb5 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. c3 Rc8 12. Na7
Ra8 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Na7 Ra8 15. Nb5 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. Rxe5 Qd6 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Nd2 c5 15. Ne4 Qc6 16. c4 Nb6
17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qf3 c4 19. dxc4 Qg6 20. Bd2 bxc4 21. Bc2 Nd5
22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Qf5 g6 25. Qxg5 Qxb2 26. Rxe8
Rxe8 27. Rb1 Qxc2 28. Rxb7 Qe4 29. Rd7 c3 30. Qxd5 Qxd5
31. Rxd5 cxd2 32. Rxd2 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Kg7 34. Kg3 h5 35. Kf4 Kf6
36. h4 Ke6 37. Kg5 Re5+ 38. Kh6 Kf5 39. g3 Ra5 40. Kg7 Ra7
41. Rd4 f6+ 42. Kh6 Ke5 43. Rf4 Rxa2 44. Kxg6 Ra6 45. Rf5+ Ke4
46. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Ne5 Bf5 8. g4 Nxe5 9. gxf5 Nc6 10. Qd3 g6 11. O-O-O Bg7
12. h4 Nb4 13. Qe2 gxf5 14. Rg1 Rg8 15. Bh3 Qd7 16. Be5 Kf8
17. Qf3 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Ng4 19. a3 Nc6 20. Nxd5 Rd8 21. Nb6 Qe6
22. Bc7 Rxd4 23. c3 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rg6 25. Nd7+ Kg7 26. Nc5
Qc4 27. Nd3 Kf8 28. h5 Rg8 29. Re1 Bg5 30. Qf3 e6 31. Rd1 Be7
32. Bf4 Qe4 33. Bg2 Qxf3 34. Bxf3 Nf6 35. Bh6+ Ke8 36. Nb4 Ne4
37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. Rd4 Bg5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. d4 exd4 11. e5 d3 12. Bxd3
Ng4 13. Qe2 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. h3 Bd6 16. Re1 Re8 17. Qd1
Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bd7 19. Nb3 Qf8 20. Be3 Re8 21. Qd1 Ne5
22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Bd4 Re8 24. Qf3 Kh8 25. Bf5 Qe7 26. Be3 Rf8
27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Re1 Ne4 29. Qg4 Qf7 30. Rf1 h5 31. Qe2 Qg6
32. Rd1 c6 33. Nd4 Bb8 34. Re1 Kg8 35. Nf3 Qd6 36. Kf1 Qf6
37. Bd4 Qf5 38. Kg1 Bd6 39. Be3 Qg6 40. Nd4 Bb8 41. Nf3 Bd6
42. Nd4 Bb8 43. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4
7. cxd4 O-O 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Ng5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. Nh3 Nc6
12. Nf4 e6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Ne5
17. Bxb7 Bg4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Be3 g5 20. Ng2 Rd7 21. Ba6
Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Bxc3 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Ne1 Ba5 25. Nxf3 Bxf3+
26. Kg1 Rd8 27. Rxc7 Bxc7 28. Rc1 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. d3 h6 8. Bd2 a5 9. Rc1 Re8 10. a3 Bc5 11. Na4 Ba7 12. c5 e4
13. dxe4 Nxe4 14. Be3 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5
17. Qxd8 Nxd8 18. Rxc5 Rxe2 19. Rxc7 Ne6 20. Rc4 Bd7 21. Nd4
Rxb2 22. Rfc1 Rd8 23. Nf5 Bb5 24. R4c3 Bd3 25. Ne7+ Kf8
26. Nd5 Bb5 27. Rc8 Bc6 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Ne3 Rb3 30. Nc4
Bxg2 31. Kxg2 b5 32. Nxa5 Rxa3 33. Nc6 Nxc6 34. Rxc6 Ke7
35. Rb6 Rb3 36. g4 b4 37. h4 Rb2 38. Kg3 b3 39. g5 hxg5
40. hxg5 Rb1 41. Kf4 Kd7 42. Rb7+ Kc6 43. Rb8 Kc5 44. Kf5 Kc4
45. Rc8+ Kd3 46. Rb8 Rb2 47. f4 Rb1 48. Rb7 b2 49. Rxf7 Rc1
50. Rb7 b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Rxb1 52. Kg6 Ke4 53. Kxg7 Kf5 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7
7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Nh2 Rb8
13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rb1 Nc4 15. Bd4 c5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qd3 Ne5
18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 c5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qc7
12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qb7 16. f4 a6
17. Ba1 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. d3 Qg6 20. Rb1 Rab8 21. g4 f6
22. h4 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. h5 Qe8 25. g5 c4 26. h6 fxg5
27. Bxg7 Qg6 28. dxc4 Nxc4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxb5 gxf4
31. exf4 Rd2 32. f5 Qxf5 33. Rxf5 Rxe2 34. Rf4 Nd6 35. a4 Nf5
36. Rg4 Kf7 37. Bh8 Ra2 38. Kf1 Bc5 39. Ke1 Bf2+ 40. Kd1 Be3
41. Ke1 Bd2+ 42. Kd1 Bxh6 43. Ke1 Bd2+ 44. Kd1 h5 45. Rc4 Bg5
46. Rc7+ Kg6 47. Ne1 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. c4 O-O
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Nc6
12. Nc3 Qe7 13. O-O Rad8 14. Qe2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rad1
Bg4 17. f3 Qxg3 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. fxg4 Kg8 20. Ne4 Nxe4
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 h6 24. Qe7 Rc8 25. Rf4 b6
26. b3 Rg8 27. a4 a6 28. Kf1 Qh2 29. Kf2 Qh1 30. g5 Qa1
31. gxh6 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 gxh6 33. Qf6+ Qxf6 34. Rxf6 b5 35. Rxh6+
Kg7 36. Rxa6 bxa4 37. Rxa4 Rb8 38. Ra5 Rc8 39. g4 Kf6 40. Kf4
Ke6 41. g5 Kd5 42. b4 Rf8+ 43. Kg4 Ke4 44. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
7. Ne1 Bxc3 8. bxc3 d5 9. d4 exd3 10. Nxd3 dxc4 11. Nc5 Qe7
12. Ba3 Qe5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. e4 Qh5 15. f4 Bh3 16. e5 Ng4
17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Rae1 Rad8 19. e6 f5 20. Re2 Rd5 21. Nxb7 Rd3
22. Bc5 Nxh2 23. Rxh2 Rxg3+ 24. Rg2 Rxe6 25. Rxg3 Qxg3+
26. Qg2 Qxc3 27. Qd5 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c5 6. Nb5 Na6
7. c3 O-O 8. h5 Bd7 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. a4 Rac8
12. Be5 c4 13. b3 Bxb5 14. axb5 Qxb5 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Nd2 Nd5
17. Qg4 Bxe5 18. Qe6+ Kg7 19. Qxe5+ Rf6 20. g4 Kg8 21. g5 Rf5
22. Qe6+ Kg7 23. Qxc8 Qb2 24. Rb1 Qxc3 25. Qxc4 Qa5 26. Qb5
Qc3 27. Qb2 Qa5 28. Bd3 Rxg5 29. Qxb7 Nac7 30. Be4 Nf6 31. Rc1
Ncd5 32. Bxd5 Nxd5 33. Rc5 Qa1+ 34. Qb1 Qa6 35. Ne4 Rf5
36. Ng3 Rg5 37. Ne2 Rf5 38. e4 Nf4 39. Nxf4 Rxf4 40. Re5 h5
41. Qc1 Rf7 42. Rg1 Qa2 43. Rg2 Kh7 44. Reg5 Qe6 45. Rxg6
Qxe4+ 46. Kf1 Rxf2+ 47. Kxf2 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Bb6 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Re8 11. b4 Bg4
12. Nd2 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Re1 c6 15. a4 a6 16. Nb3 Qf6
17. Qd2 Re7 18. h3 Be6 19. Nc5 Rae8 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. b5 axb5
22. axb5 c5 23. h4 g6 24. Bf3 h5 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Ra4 Qd7
27. Qb2 Kh7 28. Rea1 Qc8 29. Qb3 Kg7 30. R1a2 Rd8 31. Qb2 Kh7
32. Qc1 Kg7 33. Qg5 Qe6 34. Bxh5 Rd5 35. Bg4 Qd6 36. Qc1 Bc7
37. Ra8 Rde5 38. Bf3 b6 39. Rc8 Re8 40. Rxe8 Rxe8 41. Ra7 Bb8
42. Ra8 Rd8 43. h5 Bc7 44. Ra7 Bb8 45. Ra6 Qf6 46. Qh1 Rh8
47. Qh3 gxh5 48. Ra8 h4 49. Be4 hxg3 50. Qg4+ Kh6 51. f4 Bd6
52. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 O-O 6. h5 c5
7. hxg6 fxg6 8. dxc5 b6 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Nf3 Bg4
12. Be2 Rad8 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Ne4 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. O-O
e5 17. Bh2 Rd7 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Qd2 Rdf7 20. Rbd1 d4 21. exd4
exd4 22. f3 Na4 23. b3 Nc3 24. Rde1 Nd5 25. Ne4 Ne3 26. Rf2 h5
27. Qd3 h4 28. Nd6 Rf6 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. bxc4 h3 31. Re4 hxg2
32. Be5 Rf5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Qxd4+ Kg8 35. Kxg2 Rg5+ 36. Kf1
Rh5 37. Re7 Rf7 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. Qxa7+ Kg8 40. Qd4 Qb7
41. Qe4 Qb1+ 42. Ke2 Qg1 43. Qg4 Re5+ 44. Kd3 Qd1+ 45. Rd2
Qf1+ 46. Kd4 Re7 47. Qxg6+ Kf8 48. Qf6+ Ke8 49. Kc5 Qg1+
50. Rd4 Qe3 51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. Qf5+ Ke8 53. Qf4 Qa3+ 54. Kd5
Qa8+ 55. Kc5 Qa5+ 56. Kc6 Qa6+ 57. Kc5 Qa7+ 58. Kb4 Qb6+
59. Kc3 Qa5+ 60. Kd3 Qe1 61. Qb8+ Kf7 62. Rf4+ Kg7 63. Qf8+
Kh7 64. Rf7+ Rxf7 65. Qxf7+ Kh8 66. Qf6+ Kh7 67. Qf5+ Kh8
68. Qh5+ Kg7 69. Qg4+ Kh8 70. Qd4+ Kg8 71. c5 Qf1+ 72. Ke4
Qe2+ 73. Kd5 Qxf3+ 74. Kd6 Qf8+ 75. Kc7 Qe7+ 76. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Bb6 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Re8 11. b4 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. a4 a5 14. bxa5 Bxa5 15. Bxa5 Rxa5 16. Nd2 Qd7
17. Nc4 Ra7 18. a5 Nd4 19. g4 Bg6 20. Rb1 h5 21. e3 Nc6
22. Be4 hxg4 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg4 Qxd3 25. Rfd1 Qf5 26. Rb5
Re7 27. Rdb1 Ra6 28. Rxb7 Qxg4+ 29. hxg4 Nxa5 30. Rb8+ Kf7
31. Nd2 Nc6 32. Rc8 Ra4 33. f3 Rb4 34. Rc1 Rb8 35. Rxb8 Nxb8
36. Ne4 Ke6 37. Kf2 Kd7 38. Kg3 Nc6 39. Rc5 Nd8 40. Rd5+ Ke8
41. Nc5 Nf7 42. Rd2 Nd6 43. Ra2 Kf7 44. Ra8 g5 45. Ra4 Kg6
46. Kf2 Re8 47. Ra7 Re7 48. Ke2 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 O-O 6. h5 c5
7. hxg6 fxg6 8. dxc5 b6 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Nf3 Qa5
12. Nd2 Ng4 13. Nxd5 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 e5 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Ne7+
Nxe7 17. Bxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 f6 9. c4 Nb6 10. Rh3 fxe5 11. Nc3 d6
12. Bg5 Qe6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Qe4 Qg6 15. Qxc6+ Bd7 16. Qxc7
Bxg5+ 17. hxg5 Bxh3 18. c5 O-O 19. cxb6 Qxg5+ 20. Rd2 Rac8
21. Qxd6 Rfd8 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. b7 Rxd6 24. bxc8=R+ Bxc8
25. Ne4 Qxd2+ 26. Nxd2 h5 27. Kd1 h4 28. Ke2 g5 29. f3 Kg7
30. b3 Rd4 31. Ke3 Bb7 32. Bf1 g4 33. fxg4 Rxg4 34. Kf2 Bd5
35. a3 Rg3 36. Nf3 Bxf3 37. gxf3 Rg6 38. b4 Rc6 39. a4 Rc2+
40. Ke3 Rc1 41. Kf2 Ra1 42. a5 Ra4 43. Kg2 Rxb4 44. Kh3 Kf6
0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 Nfd7 11. a4 c6
12. a5 a6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Rc8 15. Bd4 e6 16. Ne3 Qe7
17. Ra3 Rfd8 18. c4 Qf8 19. Bc3 Nc5 20. Qb1 Nc6 21. b4 Bxc3
22. Rxc3 Qg7 23. Rfc1 Nd4 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. Rd3 Nf8 26. Rcd1 e5
27. Rc3 Nfe6 28. Nd5 Kh8 29. Rg3 Rf8 30. Qc1 Nc7 31. Ne7 Rce8
32. Nf5 Qf6 33. Nxd4 exd4 34. Rf3 Qe5 35. Qh6 Ne6 36. Rh3 Qg7
37. Qd2 Qe5 38. Qh6 Qg7 39. Qd2 Qf6 40. Qh6 Qg7 41. Qd2 Qf6
42. Qh6 Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Nxa2 Nb7 13. c4 bxc4 14. dxc4 a5 15. Qc2 axb4 16. axb4 Qd7
17. Bg5 Nd8 18. Nc3 Ne6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Be7 21. b5 Rfb8
22. Qd2 Nc5 23. Qe3 Bf8 24. Nb4 f5 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Na6 Nxa6
27. bxa6 Be7 28. c5 Rb5 29. cxd6 Bxd6 30. Nd2 Bc5 31. Qe2 Rb4
32. Ra5 e4 33. Nb3 Rxb3 34. Qc4+ Qf7 35. Qxc5 Rb2 36. h3 h6
37. a7 Rb6 38. Rfa1 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Nc4
12. Nc3 d6 13. Rb1 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 f5 16. Bg5 h6
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. exf5 Nd2 19. Qg4 Nxf1 20. Kxf1 gxf5 21. Bxf5
Qe5 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. g3 Qe3 24. Bf5 Qd2 25. Ne2 Qxd5 26. Be4
Qxa2 27. Nf4 Qc4+ 28. Bd3 Rxf4 29. Qg6 Rxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rf8+
31. Kg2 Qd5+ 32. Be4 Qg8 33. Rc1 c5 34. Qxd6 c4 35. Qxa6 Qf7
36. Kh1 Qd7 37. Bg2 Qd2 38. Rg1 Qxb2 39. Re1 Qc3 40. Re6 Qxg3
41. Rxh6+ Bxh6 42. Qxh6+ Kg8 43. Bd5+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 Nfd7 11. a4 c6
12. a5 cxd5 13. exd5 a6 14. Ne4 Rc8 15. c3 Nc4 16. Qb3 Nxa5
17. Qa2 b6 18. b4 Nb7 19. Qxa6 Qc7 20. Bb5 Ne5 21. Be3 Nc4
22. Bd4 Nd8 23. Rfd1 h6 24. Ra2 f5 25. Ng3 Nf7 26. Ne2 Nfe5
27. Nf4 Ra8 28. Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Rxa8+ Kh7 30. Ne6 Qb7 31. Re8
Bf6 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Bxf6 exf6 34. Ra1 g5 35. h3 f4 36. Nf8+
Kg7 37. Raa8 Ne5 38. c4 b5 39. Rec8 Nf7 40. Ne6+ Kg6 41. Rg8+
Kf5 42. Nd4+ Ke4 43. Nxb5 Kd3 44. Rgf8 Qe7 45. Rae8 Qd7
46. Rc8 Ne5 47. Rc7 Qf5 48. Nxd6 Qg6 49. Ra7 Kc3 50. Ra3+ Kb2
51. Rfa8 g4 52. hxg4 Qb1+ 53. Kh2 Nxg4+ 54. Kh3 Nxf2+ 55. Kh4
Qh1+ 56. Rh3 Qxg2 57. Raa3 Qg4# 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Re1 d4 11. Nb3 a5 12. a4
bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nd7 14. Rc4 Bb7 15. cxd4 Nb6 16. Rxc6 Bxc6
17. Nxe5 Bb7 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Rf1 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Bb1 a4
22. Nd2 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Ba6 24. Ba2 Qb5 25. Bc4 Qb7 26. d5 Bxc4
27. dxc4 Qb3 28. Rc1 a3 29. bxa3 Rxa3 30. h3 Ra2 31. Qc3 Qxc3
32. Rxc3 Re8 33. Bf4 Re7 34. c5 f6 35. f3 g5 36. Bg3 f5 37. c6
Ra8 38. exf5 Rf7 39. Rc5 Rc8 40. d6 cxd6 41. Bxd6 Rf6 42. Rd5
Rxc6 43. Be7 Rf7 44. Bxg5 h5 45. Kh2 Kh7 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4
Kg7 48. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nfd7
7. O-O e5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Kh8 11. Rad1 f5
12. exf5 Rxf5 13. dxe5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd4 Rf8 16. f4
Nc6 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. Bc4 Qd7
21. Rfe1 Rf7 22. Rxe6 Qxe6 23. Nf6+ Rxf6 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6
25. Qb3 Re8 26. Qxb7 Ne7 27. Qxc7 Nf5 28. Rd2 d5 29. Qxa7 d4
30. Qd7 R8e7 31. Qd5 Kg7 32. Kf2 Re1 33. Qc5 R7e4 34. a4 Rh1
35. Qc7+ Kh6 36. Re2 Ne3 37. Kf3 Re8 38. Qd7 Rf1+ 39. Rf2
Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Nd1+ 41. Kf1 Re4 42. Qh3+ Kg7 43. Qf3 Ne3+
44. Ke2 Re7 45. Kd3 Nf5 46. Kd2 Ne3 47. b3 Rc7 48. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 Nde7
12. Nc3 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. Re1 Nxd4 16. Be4 Rc8
17. Nxd4 Bxd1 18. Nc6 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxc6 20. Bxc6+ Kf8
21. Raxd1 Qf6 22. Bd7 Rd8 23. Be5 Qb6 24. Bxh8 f6 25. h4 c5
26. Rd5 Kg8 27. Be6+ Kxh8 28. Bd7 Qb7 29. Bc6 Qxc6 30. Rxd8+
Kg7 31. h5 Kf7 32. Rh8 f5 33. Rh7+ Kf8 34. Ree7 Qd5 35. Rd7
1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. e5 Ne8 6. h4 d6
7. h5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. h6 Bh8
12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. f4
Nc4 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Nd5 Ned6 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. O-O Rxa2
21. Rf2 a5 22. Bd5 Ra3 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Rd7 Ne3 25. Rf3 Ra1+
26. Kf2 Ng4+ 27. Kg3 Nxh6 28. Rxc7 Re8 29. f5 gxf5 30. Nxf5
Rg8+ 31. Kf2 Ng4+ 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kd2 a4 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Rd3
Ne5 36. Nxf7+ Nxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Nxa2 Nb7 13. c4 bxc4 14. dxc4 a5 15. Be3 axb4 16. axb4
Nxe4 17. Qd5 Rxa2 18. Rxa2 Nc3 19. Qxb7 Nxa2 20. Bd2 Qb8
21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22. b5 Ra8 23. Rb1 Ra4 24. Rb2 e4 25. Nd4 Bf6
26. b6 cxb6 27. Rxb6 h6 28. Rxd6 Rxc4 29. Nf5 Kh7 30. g3 Nb4
31. Rd7 Nc6 32. Bf4 Kg6 33. Ne3 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 Ne5 35. Bxe5 Bxe5
36. Re7 Rc5 37. Ng4 Bc3 38. h4 f5 39. Ne3 Bd4 40. Re6+ Kf7
41. Rd6 Bxe3 42. fxe3 Re5 43. Kh3 Re6 44. Rd5 Kf6 45. g4 Re5
46. Rd6+ Ke7 47. Ra6 fxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Re6 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. h5
Re5 51. Ra6+ Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kg8 53. Ra8+ Kh7 54. Ra4 Rg5+
55. Kh4 Re5 56. Kg4 Kg8 57. Ra8+ Kf7 58. Ra7+ Kf6 59. Ra6+ Re6
60. Ra5 g5 61. hxg6 Kxg6 62. Kf4 h5 63. Rg5+ Kh6 64. Rg8 Rf6+
65. Kxe4 h4 66. Kd5 Rf5+ 67. Kd6 Rf6+ 68. Kd5 Rf5+ 69. Kd6
Rf6+ 70. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.19"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Nxa2 Nb7 13. c4 bxc4 14. dxc4 a5 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Bg5 Nd8
17. Nc3 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Qd2 f5 21. Nxe5 Qe8
22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Ng4 Qg6 24. Nge3 Rf7 25. f4 Qh5 26. b5 Nc5
27. Rae1 Bf6 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Nd5 f5 30. Re3 Ne4 31. Qd4 Qh4
32. Rh3 Qg4 33. Rff3 Rg7 34. Rhg3 Nxg3 35. Rxg3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Na5 10. Be2 Nd7 11. Bd2 c5
12. Qe1 a6 13. Nd1 b6 14. Rb1 Nb7 15. Ne3 b5 16. Kh1 c4 17. b3
cxb3 18. cxb3 Nbc5 19. f3 Ne5 20. Nc2 Rc8 21. Ba5 Qd7 22. Nb4
g5 23. Qd2 h6 24. Rbc1 f5 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Nc6 Nxc6 27. dxc6
Ne6 28. c7 Nf4 29. g3 Nxe2 30. Qxe2 Rf7 31. Qe4 Qd7 32. Qb7
Be5 33. Rfd1 Bxg3 34. hxg3 Qh3+ 35. Kg1 Qxg3+ 36. Kh1 Qh3+
37. Kg1 Rxf3 38. Rd2 Rcf8 39. Rg2 R3f5 40. c8=Q Qe3+ 41. Kh1
Rf4 42. Qd5+ Kh7 43. Qc2+ Kg7 44. Bc3+ e5 45. Rcg1 Rh4+
46. Rh2 Rf2 47. Qe2 Qxe2 48. Rxh4 Rf1 49. Bxe5+ Kf8 50. Bxd6+
Ke8 51. Qc6+ Kf7 52. Qd7+ Kg6 53. Rg4 Rxg1+ 54. Rxg1 Qf3+
55. Rg2 Qd1+ 56. Kh2 Qh5+ 57. Qh3 Qd1 58. Qe6+ Kh5 59. Qe2+
1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 h6 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Ng3 b5 10. Bb3 Na5 11. c3 Nxb3
12. axb3 Bb6 13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 c5
17. Re1 Nh7 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Ng5 20. d5 Bd7 21. b4 Nxf3+
22. Qxf3 a5 23. Nh5 a4 24. Rac1 Ra7 25. Rc3 Qg5 26. Rec1 f5
27. Rc7 fxe4 28. Qg3 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Re7 30. Qxg5 hxg5 31. Ng3
Kf8 32. Rb7 Be8 33. Rb8 Rc7 34. Nxe4 Ke7 35. Nxg5 Rc1+ 36. Kh2
Rc2 37. Rb7+ Bd7 38. Ne4 Rxb2 39. Nc5 dxc5 40. bxc5 Kd8 41. c6
Bc8 42. Rxg7 Rd2 43. c7+ Ke8 44. Rg8+ Kd7 45. Rg7+ Kd6 46. h4
Rxd5 47. h5 e4 48. g4 Bxg4 49. Rxg4 Rxh5+ 50. Kg3 Kxc7
51. Rxe4 Kb6 52. Kg4 Rc5 53. f4 Ka5 54. f5 a3 55. f6 a2
56. Re8 Kb4 57. Ra8 Rc2 58. f7 Rf2 59. Rxa2 Rxf7 60. Ra1 Kc4
61. Rc1+ Kd3 62. Rb1 Rb7 63. Kf3 b4 64. Rd1+ Kc2 65. Rd6 b3
66. Rc6+ Kd3 67. Rd6+ Kc4 68. Rc6+ Kb5 69. Rc1 b2 70. Rb1 Kc4
71. Ke3 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 c6 6. e5 Nd5
7. Nxd5 cxd5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O f6 10. Bg3 Qb6 11. c4 dxc4
12. Bxc4+ Kh8 13. Bb3 Na5 14. Re1 Nxb3 15. axb3 d6 16. e6 d5
17. Qe2 a5 18. Rac1 Ra6 19. Rc7 Re8 20. h4 Qb4 21. h5 Bxe6
22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Nh4 Bf7 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Qxe7 Qxe7 26. Rxe7
Kg8 27. Rxb7 Rc6 28. Rb5 Rc2 29. Rxa5 Rxb2 30. Rb5 Bf8 31. Rb8
Kg7 32. Nf3 g5 33. Kh2 Bg6 34. Rb7+ Kg8 35. Ng1 Be4 36. f3 Bd3
37. Nh3 Bf1 38. Nf2 f5 39. Kg1 Rb1 40. Rc7 f4 41. Ng4 Bd3+
42. Kf2 Rf1# 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O a6
7. Rb1 Rb8 8. b4 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. a4 Na7 11. d3 Ne8 12. Qc2
bxa4 13. Be3 Nb5 14. Nxb5 Rxb5 15. Nd4 Rb8 16. Qxa4 Bb7
17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. Nb3 c6 20. Na5 Rb5 21. Nc4 Nf5
22. Bd2 Nd4 23. Qd1 Qb8 24. e3 Ne6 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. Be1 Nc7
27. Na3 Rb7 28. Nc4 Nd5 29. Qg4 f5 30. Qd1 e6 31. Na5 Rb5
32. Qa4 Bf8 33. Nc4 Nxb4 34. Bxb4 Bxb4 35. d4 Be7 36. Qc2 Bf6
37. Ra1 c5 38. Nd2 Rc6 39. Qd3 cxd4 40. Rxc6 dxc6 41. exd4 Rd5
42. Nf3 c5 43. Qe2 Qc8 44. Ra6 cxd4 45. Rxe6 d3 46. Re8+ Kf7
47. Rxc8 dxe2 48. Rc7+ Be7 49. Kg2 Rd1 50. Ng5+ Ke8 51. Nf3
e1=Q 52. Nxe1 Rxe1 53. h4 Kf7 54. Rc8 Re6 55. Ra8 h5 56. Ra7
Kf6 57. Kf3 Rc6 58. Ra8 Bc5 59. Ra4 Bb6 60. Ra6 Rd6 61. Ke2
Bc5 62. Ra5 Rc6 63. Kf3 Bd4 64. Ra4 Rc3+ 65. Kg2 Rd3 66. Ra6+
Kf7 67. Ra7+ Bxa7 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. Ne2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. c4 h6 11. Bf4 g5 12. cxd5
Bxd5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bxa2 16. b3 Bxb3
17. Qb4 Bd5 18. Qxb7 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc4
Rf7 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qc6 Rb8 24. Rfd1 Qd6 25. Qxd5 Bxh2+
26. Kf1 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Bc7 28. Nd4 f4 29. Nf5 Kh7 30. e4 Rb6
31. Ke2 Re6 32. f3 g4 33. fxg4 Rxe4+ 34. Kf3 Re6 35. g5 Bb6
36. Rh1 Rg6 37. Nxh6 Rc7 38. Ng4+ Kg7 39. Nf6 Rc3+ 40. Kg4
Rg3+ 41. Kxf4 Bc7+ 42. Ke4 R6xg5 43. Nh5+ Kg6 44. Nxg3 Rg4+
45. Ke3 Rxg3+ 46. Kf2 Rc3 47. Rhd1 Bb6+ 48. Kf1 Kf6 49. R5d3
Rc4 50. R1d2 a5 51. g3 a4 52. Re2 Bc5 53. Rf3+ Kg7 54. Kg2 a3
55. Rf4 Rxf4 56. gxf4 Bd4 57. Re6 a2 58. Ra6 a1=Q 59. Rxa1
Bxa1 60. Kf3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3
d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. b3 Bf6 11. Bb2 Bd4
12. Na4 Bxb2 13. Nxb2 a5 14. a4 Nc5 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Rae1 Qf6
17. Nc4 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qd4 19. Nxa5 Qb6 20. b4 c5 21. Rb1 cxb4
22. Nc4 Qc6 23. a5 Be6 24. Rxb4 d5 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Rc1 Qg6
27. Ne3 Rxa5 28. Rg4 Qb6 29. Nf5 g6 30. Qc3 f6 31. Ne3 Be6
32. Rb4 Qd6 33. Rd4 Qe5 34. Nc4 Bxc4 35. Qxc4+ Qe6 36. Qxc7
Re7 37. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.23"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Qg4 Ne7 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Bd3 Nec6
7. O-O Nd7 8. Re1 Nc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Nbd2 Bd7
12. Rab1 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Qb5 14. Rbd1 h6 15. Bg3 Qxb2 16. h4
Qxa3 17. h5 a4 18. Rb1 Qxd3 19. Rxb7 Qf5 20. Qh4 Be7 21. Qh2
a3 22. Bh4 a2 23. Ra1 Bb4 24. Qg3 O-O 25. Rxd7 Qxh5 26. Rc7
Ra6 27. Bf6 g6 28. Qf4 Bc3 29. Nb3 Bxa1 30. Nxa1 g5 31. Qd2
Qg6 32. Kh2 Qh5+ 33. Kg1 Qg6 34. Kh2 Qh5+ 35. Kg3 Qg6 36. Nxd4
Nxd4 37. Qxd4 Ra3+ 38. f3 g4 39. Kf2 gxf3 40. gxf3 Qf5 41. Qd1
Kh7 42. Be7 Rg8 43. Bxa3 Qf4 44. Qc1 Qh2+ 45. Ke3 Qxe5+
46. Kd3 Qf5+ 47. Kc3 Rg2 48. Kb4 Qxf3 49. Nb3 a1=R 50. Nxa1 d4
0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniel J Cawdery"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qd2 h6 10. Rc1 Be6 11. Nf3 Bh3
12. Rg1 Bg4 13. Nh4 Nd5 14. Na4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 O-O 16. b3 Qd6
17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Qc5 Qe6 19. Ng2 g5 20. Qxc6 Qe5 21. Qc3 Qd6
22. Qc4 Be6 23. Qc5 Qa6 24. Qb4 Rb8 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Nc5 Bd5
27. Qc2 f5 28. Kf2 Kh8 29. Rgf1 f4 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. e4 f3
32. exf3 Qxh2 33. Ke1 Bd4 34. Qd2 Bg8 35. Nd7 Rbd8 36. Nxf8
Rxf8 37. Rc6 Kh7 38. Kd1 Bf7 39. Nf4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniel J Cawdery"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3
Bb6 7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 d5 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. e5 Rg6 13. Qh4 Ng4 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. O-O Nxe5 16. Ne2
Bxe3 17. fxe3 Nc4 18. Nf4 Rf6 19. Rf2 Nxe3 20. Re2 Rxf4
21. Rxe3+ Kf8 22. Nd2 c5 23. g3 Rf6 24. c4 dxc4 25. Nxc4 Be6
26. Rc1 h5 27. Re2 Rd4 28. Ne5 c4 29. Rec2 h4 30. Rf1 Rh6
31. Nf3 Rg4 32. Rg2 Bd5 33. Rd2 c6 34. Ne5 Rg7 35. Re2 f6
36. Rf4 hxg3 37. h4 Re7 38. Re3 Re6 39. Nd7+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.c3
Ne7 8.Nbd2 Bb6 9.Bb3 c6 10.Nf1 Ng6 11.Ng3 h6 12.h3 d5 13.exd5
Nxd5 14.d4 exd4 15.Nxd4 Be6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rxe6 Rxf2 18.Kh1
Nh4 19.Qg4 Qf8 20.Qxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.07"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Rd1 Bb7 9. Qxc4 c5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Bg5 cxd4
12. Rxd4 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rd2 Rc8 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Qb4 Bxf3
17. exf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. f4 Nf6 20. Rd3 Qc4 21. Bf1 Qc5
22. Bg2 Qc4 23. Bf1 Qc7 24. Bg2 Rfd8 25. Rad1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3
Rd8 27. Rd4 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. Kf1 Kf8
31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Kd4 Nc5 34. Bf1 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Ne5 Qxd4 9. Bxa8 Qxe5 10. Bf3 Nd5 11. Qxc4 Ba6
12. Qa4 c5 13. Re1 b5 14. Qe4 Nc6 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Rd1 Qxe4
17. Bxe4 Nd4 18. Bxd5 b4 19. Bb3 bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxe2+ 21. Kg2
Bb7+ 22. f3 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Nxc3 24. Bd2 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 Bd5
26. Rb1 g5 27. Kf2 Bxa2 28. Ra1 Bd5 29. Bc3 f6 30. Rxa7 Kf7
31. Ke3 e5 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 h5 34. f4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 Ke6
36. Ra6+ Bd6+ 37. Rxd6+ Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6
7. c3 a6 8. Bb3 Ba7 9. h3 Kh8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nf1 f5 12. exf5
Bxf5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Bg6 15. d4 Nf4 16. dxe5 Nd3 17. Rf1
Nxb2 18. Qd5 Nd3 19. exd6 Nf4 20. Qg5 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 cxd6
22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Nd5 Na5 24. Rfe1 Nxb3 25. axb3 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Rb8 11. f4 Be7
12. b3 d6 13. Qf3 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rae1 Nc5 16. e5 Qd8
17. exd6 cxd6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. f5 Qe5 20. f6 Qd4+ 21. Rf2 g6
22. Ne2 Qa1+ 23. Rf1 Qe5 24. h3 Be6 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26. Nxf4 Re8
27. Kh2 Kf8 28. a3 g5 29. Nxe6+ Rxe6 30. Rf3 d5 31. b4 Nd7
32. Bf5 Ne5 33. Rc3 Rxf6 34. g4 Ke7 35. Rc5 Nc4 36. Bd3 Nxa3
37. Ra5 Nb1 38. Rxa7+ Kd6 39. Kg2 Nc3 40. Bf5 Nb5 41. Ra6 Ke5
42. Bd3 Nc3 43. Bf5 Ne4 44. Ra7 Nd6 45. Bd3 Kd4 46. Rc7 Nc4
47. Re7 Kc3 48. Rb7 Ne3+ 49. Kg3 Nxc2 50. Bxc2 Kxc2 51. b5
cxb5 52. Rxb5 d4 53. Rc5+ Kd2 54. h4 gxh4+ 55. Kxh4 d3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd3 g6
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Bg7 9. e4 a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 O-O 13. O-O Ne8 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Qg3 h6 16. Rae1 Nd7
17. Bc1 g5 18. Nd1 Ne5 19. Ne3 Ng6 20. Nf5 Qe5 21. Qxe5 Nxe5
22. Be2 Ng6 23. g3 Kh7 24. Kg2 Bf6 25. h4 gxh4 26. Bxh6 Ng7
27. Bxg7 Bxg7 28. b3 hxg3 29. Kxg3 Bc3 30. Rd1 Rfe8 31. Bd3 b5
32. axb5 axb5 33. f4 c4 34. bxc4 bxc4 35. Bxc4 Rxe4 36. Nxd6
Re3+ 37. Rf3 Be1+ 38. Kg4 Rxf3 39. Kxf3 Ra3+ 40. Bd3 Kg7
41. Nc4 Rb3 42. d6 Bh4 43. Kg4 Bd8 44. Bxg6 Kxg6 45. Ne5+ Kg7
46. Nc6 Bf6 47. d7 Rb6 48. d8=Q Bxd8 49. Nxd8 Kf8 50. Rc1 Rb8
51. Nc6 Rc8 52. Rc4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.09"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3
O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Be2 Re8 9. e4 Ne7 10. Nh4 Ng6 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. O-O c6 13. f4 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. h3 Qb6+ 16. Kh2 Be6
17. a4 a6 18. Qb2 Nd7 19. Rb1 Rab8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rf3 f6
22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bd5 24. Rg3 Re7 25. Bh5 e4 26. d4 Bc4
27. Bf4 Ra8 28. Ra1 Rd8 29. Ra3 Nf8 30. Qa1 Bf7 31. Ra6 Qc7
32. Be2 Bc4 33. Bxc4+ Qxc4 34. Rxd6 Nd7 35. Qa7 Kf7 36. Qb7
Ke8 37. Re6 Rxe6 38. fxe6 Qxe6 39. Rxg7 e3 40. Qf3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 Qc7 10. Qe2 a6 11. a4 cxd4
12. cxd4 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Bd3 Bxa4 15. d5 Nd7 16. e5 exd5
17. e6 Nf8 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Nd4 Bf6 20. Bxh7 Qe5 21. Rxb7+
Bd7 22. Qg4 Qxd4 23. Rxd7+ Nxd7 24. Qxd7+ Be7 25. Re1 Qe5
26. Bd2 Rd8 27. Qg4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. d5 Nc5 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 exd5 16. exd5
Qf6 17. Qe3 Rad8 18. h4 h6 19. h5 Rd6 20. Rd4 Qf5 21. Nh4 Qd7
22. Qg3 Rf6 23. Rg4 Kh8 24. Rxg7 Bxd5 25. Ng6+ Rxg6 26. Rxg6
fxg6 27. Qe5+ Qg7 28. Qxd5 Qf6 29. f3 Rd8 30. Qf7 Qxf7
31. Bxf7 gxh5 32. Bxh5 a5 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Bxe8 Kg7 35. Kf2
Kf6 36. Ke3 Ke5 37. f4+ Kf5 38. Kf3 Nd3 39. g4+ Ke6 40. a3
Ne1+ 41. Ke4 Nc2 42. a4 Nb4 43. Bb5 Kf6 44. Be2 Ke6 45. Bc4+
Kf6 46. Bf1 Na2 47. Kd4 Nb4 48. Bd3 Ke6 49. Kc4 Nd5 50. g5
Nxf4 51. gxh6 Kf6 52. h7 Kg7 53. Bf5 Kh8 54. Be4 Kg7 55. Bf3
Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. a4 bxc4 8. bxc4 e6 9. c5 a5 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5
Nfd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Rb1 Be7 15. Qf3 Bf6 16. Bd2 g5 17. Bd3
Qc8 18. Kf1 Na6 19. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 20. Kg2 Qc8 21. Rb3 Nf8
22. Rhb1 Ng6 23. Kf1 O-O 24. Ne2 Qa6 25. Rb6 Qd3 26. Ke1 Nh4
27. Qg3 e5 28. Bc3 Bd8 29. Rd1 Qc4 30. Rxc6 Qxa4 31. Rd6 e4
32. Ra1 Qc4 33. Rd7 Ra6 34. Qb8 Bf6 35. Qb7 Nf3+ 36. Kf1 Nh2+
37. Ke1 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Nh2+ 39. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 Bd6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Be3 Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7
12. Rc1 Ke7 13. Nc3 Rhc8 14. d4 Kf8 15. Bd2 Be7 16. e3 Nb6
17. Ne2 Ne4 18. Be1 f5 19. Nf4 Kf7 20. Nd3 Nd7 21. Be2 Bd6
22. b4 dxc4 23. Nc5 Ndxc5 24. bxc5 Bc7 25. Bxc4 Ke7 26. Kg2
Rd8 27. Ra4 Rd7 28. f3 Nf6 29. Bf2 e5 30. Rb4 Rb8 31. g4 exd4
32. exd4 Nd5 33. Re1+ Kf6 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Re2 Rd7 36. b3 h5
37. gxh5 a5 38. Rc4 Rh8 39. b4 Rxh5 40. bxa5 Bxa5 41. Ra2 Bc7
42. Rb4 Rg5+ 43. Kf1 Bg3 44. Ra7 Bxf2 45. Kxf2 f4 46. Raxb7
Rxb7 47. Rxb7 Rd5 48. Rb4 Kg5 49. Ke2 Kh4 50. Kd3 Kg3 51. Rb6
Kxf3 52. Rxc6 g5 53. Rg6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 c5 8. e4 Bg6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nfd7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc4 a6 14. h4 h6 15. Rd1 Rg8 16. Kf2 Rc8
17. Ba2 Bb4 18. h5 Bh7 19. Rd2 Ke7 20. Rhd1 f6 21. f4 Rgd8
22. f5 Nc5 23. Kf3 exf5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. g4 Bh7 26. Bxc5+
Bxc5 27. Nd5+ Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Bc2 29. Re1+ Kf8 30. Rd7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nf3 O-O
7. h3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 a6 9. a4 b6 10. O-O e5 11. a5 bxa5 12. Qa4
Rb8 13. Qxa5 Qe7 14. Rb1 Nh5 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Nf4 17. Bc2 f5
18. Bxf4 exf4 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f3 Qg7 22. f6
Qxf6 23. Ne4 Qh4 24. Qe1 g5 25. Kh2 Bf5 26. b3 Qh6 27. Bd3 g4
28. fxg4 Bxg4 29. Nf2 f3+ 30. Kg1 fxg2 31. Nxg4 gxf1=Q+
32. Bxf1 Qg6 33. Kh1 Rbe8 34. Rd1 h5 35. Bd3 Qg7 36. Nxe5 Rxe5
37. Qh4 Rg5 38. Qe4 Rg3 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. Be4 Rf6 41. Qc8+ Qf8
42. Qd7 Rf1+ 43. Kh2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. a4 Na6 8. O-O Nc7 9. h3 Nxb5 10. axb5 O-O 11. e5 dxe5
12. Nxe5 Bf5 13. Re1 Ne8 14. Bf4 Nd6 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Nc4 Nxc4
17. Qxc4 b6 18. Be5 Bh6 19. Re2 Qc8 20. Rae1 Bf8 21. Ne4 a6
22. Bc3 axb5 23. Qxb5 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Rd8 25. Qxb6 Rxd5 26. Re5
Rxe5 27. Rxe5 e6 28. Qb5 Qd8 29. Re1 Qd5 30. Qe2 Rd8 31. Qe4
Qg5 32. Qe3 Qf5 33. Qe4 Be7 34. Qxf5 gxf5 35. g4 fxg4 36. hxg4
Rd5 37. Kg2 h5 38. gxh5 Rxh5 39. Rh1 Rg5+ 40. Kf1 f6 41. Rg1
Rg7 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Ke2 Kg6 44. f3 Kf5 45. b3 e5 46. Bd2
Ke6 47. Kd3 f5 48. Be1 Kd5 49. Bd2 e4+ 50. fxe4+ fxe4+ 51. Ke2
c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.12"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Bg5 Bc6 10. Rd1 a5 11. Na3 Na6 12. Nxc4
Nb4 13. Qc1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nfe5 Bd5 16. Qc3 b6 17. e4
Bb7 18. Ng4 Be7 19. Qb3 Qe8 20. d5 Bc5 21. d6 Qd8 22. e5 Bxg2
23. Kxg2 h5 24. Nge3 cxd6 25. Nxd6 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 Nc2 27. Qf3
Nxa1 28. Qxh5 f6 29. Rxa1 fxe5 30. Qxe5 Qf6 31. Qe3 Rad8
32. Rd1 Qe7 33. Qxb6 Rb8 34. Qc6 Qf6 35. Rd2 Rxb2 36. Ne8
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.13"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "193"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7
12. e5 Nc6 13. h4 Qd5 14. h5 Rfd8 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. h6 Bf8
17. e6 f6 18. O-O Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Be3
Rdd8 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. Bd7 g5 24. f4 Bxh6 25. fxg5 Bg7 26. Bd4
fxg5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rf7+ Kg6 29. Rxe7 Rf8 30. Re1 Bxa2
31. Bb5 a6 32. Bd3+ Kf6 33. Rxh7 b5 34. Rh6+ Ke7 35. Rh7+ Kf6
36. e7 Rg8 37. Rh6+ Kf7 38. Rh7+ Kf6 39. Be4 Rae8 40. Rh6+ Kf7
41. Bc6 Bc4 42. Bxe8+ Rxe8 43. Rxa6 Rxe7 44. Rxe7+ Kxe7
45. Kf2 Kf7 46. Rb6 Be6 47. Rxb5 Kf6 48. Kf3 Bf5 49. Rc5 Bd3
50. Ke3 Bf5 51. Kd4 Bb1 52. Rc1 Bg6 53. Rc6+ Kg7 54. Ke5 Bb1
55. Ra6 Bc2 56. Rd6 Kf7 57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rf2 Bb1 59. Rb2 Bd3
60. Rd2 Bb1 61. Ke6 Be4 62. Re2 Bd3 63. Rd2 Be4 64. Ke5 Bb1
65. Rd4 Kf7 66. Ra4 Bc2 67. Ra5 Bb1 68. Rc5 Kg6 69. Rc1 Bd3
70. Rd1 Bc2 71. Rd2 Bb1 72. Ke6 Be4 73. g3 Bb1 74. Rb2 Bd3
75. Ke7 Be4 76. Rb6+ Kg7 77. Rb5 Kg6 78. Rb4 Bc2 79. Kf8 Kf6
80. Kg8 Bd3 81. Rd4 Bc2 82. Rd2 Bb1 83. Rf2+ Kg6 84. Rb2 Bd3
85. Rb6+ Kf5 86. Rb4 Kf6 87. Rd4 Bc2 88. Rd2 Bb1 89. Rf2+ Kg6
90. g4 Be4 91. Rd2 Kf6 92. Rb2 Bd3 93. Rb6+ Ke5 94. Kg7 Kf4
95. Rb4+ Be4 96. Rxe4+ Kxe4 97. Kg6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.15"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Qxc4 b5 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Nc3 Rc8 9. O-O a6 10. d4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. Nh4
Ndf6 13. Rd1 g6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. e4 Bg7 16. exd5 Nf6 17. Qe2+
Kf8 18. a4 b4 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Rac1 Nd7 21. Nf3 h6 22. Nd2 Kg8
23. Ne4 Qf8 24. d6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.16"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. d3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. Nf3 b5
12. Qc3 Nd5 13. Qd2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3
Rac8 17. a3 Bf6 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Qc2 Ne7 20. Be4 Nc6 21. Rd1
Be7 22. f4 f5 23. Bf3 Bf6 24. Rb1 Ne7 25. Be2 e5 26. fxe5 Bxe5
27. Bd2 Qd5 28. Be1 Kh8 29. Bf1 Qe6 30. Bf2 Nd5 31. Qb3 Qh6
32. Re1 a6 33. d4 cxd4 34. exd4 Bb8 35. Bg2 Nf6 36. Re6 f4
37. Rbe1 fxg3 38. hxg3 Rf8 39. d5 Qh5 40. Bf3 Qh3 41. Bg2 Qh5
42. Bf3 Qh3 43. Bd1 Rcd8 44. Qf3 h5 45. Qg2 Qxg2+ 46. Kxg2
Rxd5 47. Bc2 a5 48. R1e2 Bd6 49. Be3 Bc5 50. Bc1 g5 51. Ra6
Ng4 52. Rae6 Rf2+ 53. Rxf2 Bxf2 54. Be4 Rc5 55. Bd2 Bd4 56. b4
axb4 57. axb4 Re5 58. Rxe5 Nxe5 59. Bxg5 Kg7 60. Bd2 Nc4
61. Be1 Nd6 62. Bd3 Bf6 63. Kf3 Bg5 64. Ke2 Kf6 65. Bc3+ Ke6
66. Kf3 Nc4 67. Be2 Kf5 68. Bd4 Ne5+ 69. Kg2 Nc6 70. Bc3 Be7
71. Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.19"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Bg5 b6 16. Bxe7
Rfe8 17. d6 Nc6 18. Bb5 Nxe7 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe6 21. Bxe8
Rxe8 22. dxe7 Qxe7 23. Rfd1 Bf8 24. Rbc1 Qxe4 25. Qc3 Qb4
26. Qa1 Bc5 27. Qxa7 Qb2 28. Kh1 Bxf2 29. Qb7 Qe2 30. Rf1 Rf8
31. Qc6 Bc5 32. Rce1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.20"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. h3 Bd7 15. Nxd4 c6 16. Bb3 Bf6
17. c3 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Qf6 19. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. Bc6 Bf6 15. a4 Bd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7
17. Qd2 Qc6 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Qc5 20. g4 b4 21. Re2 c6
22. Rae1 g6 23. Kg2 Re6 24. h4 Rce8 25. Ng5 R6e7 26. f4 a5
27. Nf3 h5 28. g5 Bg7 29. Rf1 Qa7 30. Qe1 c5 31. Qg3 Qd7
32. Qh3 Qc6 33. f5 Ra7 34. Nd2 Rc7 35. Qf3 Ra7 36. Rfe1 Qc7
37. Nc4 Be5 38. Rf1 Qd8 39. Ref2 Bg7 40. Qf4 Rd7 41. Kg1 Kh7
42. Qg3 Kg8 43. Rf3 d5 44. exd5 Rxd5 45. f6 Bf8 46. Re1 Rxe1+
47. Qxe1 Bd6 48. Qe4 Bc7 49. Rf2 Qd7 50. Re2 Kh7 51. Qg2 Qf5
52. Re4 Rd7 53. Qf1 Qd5 54. Qf3 Qb7 55. Kg2 Qc8 56. Qe2 Qb7
57. Kg1 Qd5 58. Ne5 Bxe5 59. Rxe5 Qd6 60. Kg2 Rd8 61. Qe4 Rd7
62. Re7 Qc7 63. Kh3 Qc8 64. Qe6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 a6 9. a4 h5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Qd2 exd5
12. cxd5 Nh7 13. Bh6 h4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bc4 hxg3 16. hxg3
Rh8 17. e5 Qe7 18. O-O-O Nd7 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. d6
g5 22. Rhe1 b5 23. Bd5 Rb8 24. f4 Qd4 25. Qe2 Qb4 26. Qh5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6
12. Qc4 b5 13. Qxc6 Bd7 14. Qd6 Re8 15. Bg5 b4 16. Qxb4 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Qxg5 18. O-O Rab8 19. Qd6 Bh3 20. Nf4 Bg4 21. Bxg4
Be5 22. Qd7 Qxf4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Rad1 h5 25. Be2 Re7 26. Qd5
Rxb2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Bd4 29. Qc2 Kg7 30. Kg2 Rb7 31. Qc4
Rb2 32. f4 Bb6 33. Rd1 Qe6 34. Kh1 Qxc4 35. Bxc4 h4 36. e5 Kf8
37. a4 Rc2 38. Bb5 g5 39. fxg5 hxg3 40. hxg3 Rc5 41. g6 fxg6
42. e6 Ke7 43. Bd7 Rc2 44. Rf1 Rf2 45. Rc1 g5 46. Rc4 Rd2
47. Rc8 Bd4 48. Rg8 Bf6 49. Kg1 Re2 50. Kf1 Re4 51. Ra8 Bd4
52. Re8+ Kd6 53. Rg8 g4 54. a5 Ke7 55. a6 Bb6 56. Rb8 Bc5
57. Rb7 Rb4 58. Ke2 Rxb7 59. axb7 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Nxa2 Nc6 13. c4 Nd4 14. Be3 Ne6 15. Nc3 c6 16. h3 h6
17. Qb3 Nh7 18. cxb5 axb5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Bf6 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. Qc2 Ng5 24. Qd3 Ne6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne2
c5 27. Qxb5 Reb8 28. Qd3 cxb4 29. Qe3 Ra4 30. Rab1 Rxa3
31. Rxb4 Rxe3 32. Rxb8+ Kh7 33. fxe3 Qg5 34. Nf4 Nxf4 35. exf4
Qxf4 36. Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 O-O
7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 Nc7 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bh2 Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. c3 Re8 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Rfd1 Be6
17. Rac1 Qc8 18. c4 Ra8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qa3 f6 21. Nd3 e5
22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Nc5 b6 24. e4 Bf7 25. Nd7 c5 26. Qc3 Re7
27. Bxe5 Bxa2 28. Bxg7 Rxd7 29. Bh6 Be6 30. Qe5 Bb3 31. Rd3
Be6 32. Rcd1 Rf7 33. Bg5 Rf8 34. Bh6 Rf7 35. Bd2 Nb5 36. Be3
Qe8 37. R3d2 Nc7 38. Bg5 Bb3 39. Rd8 Bxd1 40. Rxa8 Qxa8
41. Bxd1 Qe8 42. Qc3 Qxe4 43. Bb3 Nd5 44. Qc1 Qd4 45. Kh1 b5
46. Be3 Nxe3 47. Bxf7+ Kxf7 48. fxe3 Qe5 49. Qf1+ Kg7 50. Qxb5
Qxe3 51. Qd7+ Kh6 52. Qxa7 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Qe5+ 54. Kh1 c4
55. Qf2 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Qb1 d5 16. Bg5 dxe4
17. dxe4 Qd6 18. Qb3 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne2
Rfe8 22. Ng3 c5 23. bxc5 Qxc5 24. a4 h5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxa8
Rxa8 27. Rb1 Rc8 28. Qxb5 Qxb5 29. Rxb5 h4 30. Nf1 Rxc2
31. Rd5 Re2 32. h3 Rxe4 33. g4 Re8 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8
36. Kf3 g6 37. Ke4 Kg7 38. Nd2 Bb6 39. f4 Bc7 40. Nf3 d3
41. Kxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "6.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 O-O
7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 Nc7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bh2 c5 12. a4 a5
13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bg4 e6 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. b3 Rfc8
18. Ne2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 b5 20. axb5 Nxb5 21. c3 Nxd4 22. exd4 a4
23. b4 Bb5 24. Rfc1 a3 25. Be2 Qc6 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Bd6 Rc6
28. Bc5 Rca6 29. Ra2 Qc4 30. Qe2 Qxe2 31. Rxe2 a2 32. Ra1 Ra3
33. Rc2 Bf8 34. Kf1 e5 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. dxe5 Ke7 37. Ke2 Ke6
38. f4 d4 39. cxd4 Kd5 40. Rd2 Kc4 41. d5 Kxb4 42. d6 Kb3
43. Kf3 Kc3 44. Rf2 h5 45. Kg3 Kd4+ 46. Kh4 Kd5 47. Kg5 Ke6
48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 R3a5 50. Re2 f6+ 51. Kxg6 Rg8+ 52. Kh6
Rxg4 53. f5+ Kxf5 54. e6 Ra8 55. Rf1+ Rf4 56. Rxf4+ Kxf4
57. Rxa2 Rxa2 58. e7 Rd2 59. e8=Q Rxd6 60. Qe7 Rd4 61. Qxf6+
Ke3 62. Kg5 Rd5+ 63. Kg4 Rd4+ 64. Kg3 Rd3 65. Qe5+ Kd2+
66. Kf2 Kc2 67. Qc5+ Rc3 68. Qf5+ Kb2 69. Ke2 Rc2+ 70. Kd3
Rc3+ 71. Kd2 Rb3 72. Qe5+ Kb1 73. Qd4 Rh3 74. Qb6+ Ka1
75. Qf6+ Ka2 76. Qe6+ Rb3 77. Kc2 Ka1 78. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.23"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e5 Ne4 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.Be2
d4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Bc4 Bd5 10.Qb3 Bxc4 11.Qxc4 Nc6 12.O-O Qd7
13.d3 Qe6 14.Qxe6+ fxe6 15.Ng5 Kd7 16.f4 Be7 17.Ne4 Raf8
18.Bd2 g5 19.g3 Rhg8 20.Kh1 gxf4 21.gxf4 Rg6 22.Rac1 Rfg8
23.a3 a5 24.Rf3 b6 25.Rh3 R8g7 26.Ng3 Nd8 27.b4 axb4 28.axb4
b5 29.Kg2 Nc6 30.Rb1 Rf7 31.Rh5 Rg8 32.Rh6 Bf8 33.Rh3 Be7
34.Rh6 Bf8 35.Rh3 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.24"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2
a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.e3 Nb4 13.Rfd1
Nd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.e4 Rfd8 16.Rd2 Nb6 17.Qe2 Be8 18.b3 c5
19.Qe3 Rac8 20.Rc1 c4 21.d5 Qc5 22.Qxc5 Rxc5 23.dxe6 Rxd2
24.Nxd2 fxe6 25.Bf1 cxb3 26.Nxb3 Rc7 27.Nxa5 Nxa4 28.Na2 Rxc1
29.Nxc1 Nc5 30.Ncb3 b6 31.Nxc5 bxa5 32.Bc4 a4 33.Kf1 a3 34.Nb3
Ba4 35.Nc1 Bc2 36.Ke2 Bxe4 37.Bxe6+ Kf8 38.Kd2 Ke7 39.Bb3 Nd5
40.Ne2 Kd6 41.f3 Bb1 42.Kc1 Bg6 43.Nd4 Nc7 44.Ne2 Kc5 45.Nf4
Bf5 46.g4 Bd7 47.g5 Nb5 48.Bg8 Bf5 49.Nh5 g6 50.Ng3 Bd3
51.Bxh7 Nd4 52.Ne4+ Kb4 53.Bg8 Nxf3 54.Nf6 Kc5 55.h3 Kd4
56.Ba2 Nxg5 57.h4 Ne4 58.Nd7 Nc5 59.Nf6 Ke5 60.Nd5 Bf5 61.Ne3
Nd3+ 62.Kc2 Nb4+ 63.Kb3 Nxa2 64.Kxa2 Ke4 65.Nc2 Kf4 66.Nd4 Kg4
67.Kxa3 Kxh4 68.Kb2 Kg3 69.Kc3 Kf2 70.Kd2 Bg4 71.Nc2 g5 72.Ne3
Be2 73.Nd5 Bg4 74.Nf6 Bf5 75.Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 c5
7.Ne5 Qc8 8.Qd3 Nc6 9.Nxd7 Nxd7 10.Qb3 Be7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.O-O
Rd8 13.d3 Nb6 14.Be3 Nd4 15.Bxd4 Rxd4 16.Rfc1 Rd7 17.a4 Qd8
18.a5 Nd5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.d4 cxd4 21.Rc2 g6 22.Bh3 Rc7 23.Rac1
Rxc2 24.Rxc2 b6 25.Bg2 Rc8 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Bxd5 Qf5 28.Qc4
bxa5 29.b3 d3 30.exd3 Bd8 31.Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.26"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 h6 7.Bxf6
Qxf6 8.Bxc4 c5 9.O-O O-O 10.e5 Qd8 11.Ne4 cxd4 12.Qe2 Bd7
13.Rfd1 Nc6 14.Ng3 Bc5 15.a3 Ne7 16.Ne4 Bb6 17.Nxd4 Ng6 18.Qh5
Qh4 19.Qxh4 Nxh4 20.a4 Ng6 21.a5 Bxd4 22.Rxd4 Bc6 23.b4 Nxe5
24.b5 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Nd7 26.Rd4 Nc5 27.Rad1 Rfc8 28.h4 Kf8 29.h5
Ke7 30.Rg4 Rg8 31.Be2 b6 32.Bf3 Rac8 33.axb6 axb6 34.Ra1 Rc7
35.Bc6 f5 36.Rg3 Kf7 37.Rd1 Ra7 38.Rg6 Ra3 39.g4 fxg4 40.Rxg4
Rh3 41.Be4 Nxe4 42.Rxe4 Rxh5 43.Rd7+ Kf6 44.Rd6 Re5 45.Rxe5
Kxe5 46.Rxb6 g5 47.Rb7 h5 48.b6 h4 49.Rf7 Rd8 50.b7 Rd1+
51.Kg2 Rb1 52.f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.27"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. Bd3 e5 11. O-O Be7
12. Rae1 exd4 13. Bb1 O-O 14. Ng3 Bd8 15. Qd3 g6 16. h4 Nf6
17. h5 g5 18. Ne5 Ba5 19. Ng6 Qd2 20. Ne7+ Kg7 21. Qb3 Qf4
22. Rd1 Bb6 23. Ngf5+ Bxf5 24. Nxf5+ Kh8 25. g3 Qg4 26. Nxh6
Qxh5 27. Kg2 d3 28. Qc3 Kg7 29. Nf5+ Kg6 30. Rh1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.27"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6
7. e3 Bf5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qc2 a5 14. g4 Nbd7 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 dxe4
17. Nxe4 Qd8 18. h4 Nb6 19. Be5 Nd5 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Nef6
22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Bh2 f5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Qd1 Rg8+ 26. Kh1
Rg4 27. Ng3 Rxh4 28. Nxf5 Rh7 29. Nxe7 Nxe7 30. Re5 Nf5
31. Rfe1 Qh4 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Rg1+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ioannis Papaioannou"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 Qh5 8. Ne3 Bc5 9. Qc2 Qe5 10. Bg2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Bf5
12. b4 O-O 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. O-O Qe6 15. b5 Bg6 16. Qb3 Nd5
17. Rac1 N7f6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rc5 Rfd8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qc4
Rac8 22. Rc1 h5 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Qxc6 Qg4 25. Qb5 h4 26. gxh4
Qxh4 27. Bd4 Kh7 28. Rf1 Qg4 29. Rf2 Qe6 30. Qb1 Nf6 31. Qb3
Qe7 32. Rf1 Ng4 33. h3 Nh6 34. Rf4 Qg5 35. Bc3 Qg3 36. Qb7 Bf5
37. Qe7 Rb8 38. Rf1 f6 39. Bxf6 Qg6 40. Bc3 Rb5 41. Qh4 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.30"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Saric"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. h4 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rd8
22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Ra1 b4 26. Ra5
Be6 27. Nf1 bxc3 28. bxc3 Rb8 29. Ne3 Bc7 30. Ra7 Bb6 31. Ra4
Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rb3 33. Nxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.31"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. c4 Rd8
12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Nb5 b6 16. Rac1 a5
17. a4 Be8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Bf3 Rc8 20. c5 bxc5 21. Nxc5 Ne5
22. Bxe5 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Nd6 Bxa4 25. Nb7 Bb4 26. Bc7
Bb5 27. Bxa5 Bxa5 28. Nxa5 e5 29. e3 Kf8 30. Bc6 Bd3 31. Ba4
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.01"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Re1 d5 11. Bd3 c6
12. c3 Bd6 13. Nd2 g6 14. Nf3 Ng7 15. Bh6 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Qh4 18. Qe3 Rfe8 19. Qg5 Qxg5 20. Bxg5 Ne6 21. Bd2
Bf4 22. Rxe6 Bxd2 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Kf1 Bf4 25. Re1 Rxe1+
26. Kxe1 Bd6 27. Ke2 Kg7 28. g3 Kf6 29. h4 h5 30. Kf3 Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.03"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e6
7. e3 Nge7 8. d4 O-O 9. Re1 Nf5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nfe7
12. Nh4 Ne5 13. Qc2 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Be6 15. Rd1 Qd7 16. Rb1 b5
17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. f4 Nxc4 19. b3 Nb6 20. Bb2 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Re8
22. e4 Qc6 23. f5 Bc8 24. Qd3 c4 25. Qxd6 Qxe4 26. Rf2 gxf5
27. Ng2 Qe5 28. Qh6 Qe6 29. Qg5+ Qg6 30. Qh4 Kg7 31. Nf4 Qg4
32. Nh5+ Kh6 33. Qxg4 fxg4 34. Nf6 Re5 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. Rf4
Re2 37. Nxg4+ Kg7 38. Nf6 Re5 39. Rd8 Bf5 40. Nh5+ Kh6 41. Rg8
Bg6 42. Nf6 Re1+ 43. Kf2 Ra1 44. h4 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O Bd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qd3 Bc6 11. Ne5 cxd4
12. exd4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. c4 Ne7 16. Rd1
Nd7 17. Nf3 Rc8 18. Bg5 Re8 19. a4 h6 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. a5 b6
22. axb6 axb6 23. h3 Nf6 24. Ne5 Nd7 25. Nf3 Nf6 26. Ne5 Nd7
27. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.05"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "8.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5
12. dxc5 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Nfe4 15. O-O Qe7 16. Rad1
Rfd8 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8
21. Nd4 a5 22. Qb2 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Bd7 24. Qc2 Qb6 25. Bd5 Kf8
26. Qc4 Ne6 27. Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Kh2 Kf7 30. Qc2
Kg7 31. Qc3+ Kf7 32. f4 gxf4 33. exf4 Qb5 34. g4 Qe2 35. Qxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.16"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bb3 h6 12. Ng3
Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra7 Bd7 17. h3 b4
18. Be3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Qc8 20. Qc2 c6 21. Qa2 Be6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6
23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Rc7 exd4 25. Nxd4 Re7 26. Rxc6 Nxe4 27. Nxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.17"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. b4 Qa6 18. bxc5 Rad8 19. Nb4 Qa4 20. Qb1 a5 21. Nd5
Nc2+ 22. Ke2 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Qxc4+ 24. Kf3 Rxd5 25. g4 f5
26. gxf5 Rf8 27. Qxb7 Rxf5+ 28. Kg3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd4 30. exd4
Rf7 31. Qb1 Rf4 32. f3 Qe6 33. Ng5 Qh6 34. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.18"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2
12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Nd8 18. a4 Rb8 19. c4 bxc4 20. dxc4 f5 21. b5 Ra8
22. Bc3 Nb7 23. Qc2 Bf6 24. Nd2 axb5 25. cxb5 Qf7 26. Qxf5
Qxd5 27. Qc2 Nc5 28. Ne4 Bh4 29. g3 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Bd8 31. Bb4
Rf3 32. Ra3 Rf7 33. Qc4 Qxc4 34. Rxc4 d5 35. Rc2 d4 36. Rc5
Be7 37. Rc4 Bxb4 38. Rxb4 Rd7 39. Kg2 d3 40. Ra1 d2 41. Rd1
Rd4 42. Rxd4 exd4 43. Rxd2 Rxa4 44. Rc2 Ra5 45. Rxc7 Rxb5
46. Rc8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bd2
O-O 7. g3 c5 8. h4 Nc6 9. h5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. hxg6 hxg6
12. Qa4 Na5 13. d4 b6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Qc2 Qd5 16. Nh4 Qd7
17. e4 e5 18. d5 Bc8 19. f4 Qe7 20. f5 g5 21. Qd1 gxh4
22. Rxh4 Rd8 23. Qh5 Kf8 24. Rg4 Bf6 25. Bh6+ Ke8 26. Rg8+ Kd7
27. d6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.20"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4
12. Qxc7 Nc6 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Be2 Rac8 15. O-O h5 16. h4 g4
17. Ne5 Nb4 18. Bf4 f6 19. Nd3 Nc3 20. bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.22"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Nge2 exd5 8. cxd5 a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5
12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O f5 14. exf5 Ne5 15. Bc2 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5
17. Ne4 c4 18. Qc2 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rff8 20. Ng5 Nd3 21. Ne6 Rae8
22. Nxg7 Nf2+ 23. Kg1 Nd3+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.23"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nbd2 Na6
12. Nxc4 Nb4 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qa3 Rfd8 16. Rac1
Nd5 17. Qa1 N5f6 18. b3 Qb4 19. Ncd2 Rac8 20. e3 Ne4 21. Nc4
Nd6 22. Ne1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Qe7 25. Nd3 c5 26. Qa3
Kf8 27. Qb3 b6 28. Qb5 cxd4 29. exd4 Qd6 30. Nf4 Qc6+ 31. Qxc6
Rxc6 32. d5 Rd6 33. dxe6 Nc5 34. e7+ Kxe7 35. Nd5+ Kf8 36. Ra1
Rc8 37. Rdb1 Nd7 38. Ne3 Ne5 39. Rc1 Rd2 40. Rcb1 Nd3 41. Rf1
g6 42. Ra3 Rc6 43. Rb3 Nc5 44. Ra3 Ne4 45. Raa1 Rf6 46. Ng4
Rfd6 47. Ne3 Rf6 48. Ng4 Rf5 49. Rfd1 Rc5 50. Rxd2 Nxd2
51. Nf6 Ke7 52. Nd5+ Kd6 53. Rd1 Nxc4 54. Nxb6+ Kc6 55. Nd7
Rd5 56. Rc1 Rd4 57. Ne5+ Kc5 58. Nxf7 Kb4 59. Ng5 Nd2 60. Ne6
Rc4 61. Ra1 Kb3 62. f4 Kb2 63. Re1 Rxa4 64. Re5 Kc3 65. f5 Nc4
66. Rc5 gxf5 67. Kh3 Ra2 68. Rxf5 a4 69. Nc7 Rd2 70. Rf8 Rd7
71. Nb5+ Kb4 72. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.24"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5
12. Nf3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Na6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4
Rfc8 17. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.25"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 Bg4
17. Qg2 cxd5 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. Be3 Bf5 20. d4 Rfe8 21. Nd2 f6
22. Bf4 Bf8 23. Nf1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rc8 25. f3 Kf7 26. Bd2 h5
27. Ne3 Be6 28. f4 Bd6 29. f5 Bd7 30. Rf1 Re8 31. Rf2 Bc6
32. Ng2 b4 33. cxb4 Bb5 34. Rf3 Re2 35. Bc3 Ke8 36. Rf2 Kd7
37. Nh4 Kc6 38. a3 Re8 39. Kg2 Be2 40. Nf3 Bd3 41. Ne1 Be2
42. Nf3 Bd3 43. Ne1 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.01"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. Bc6 Bf6 15. a4 Bd7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7
17. Qd2 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 h6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 c5 21. h3 c4
22. Qb4 Qb7 23. Rea1 cxd3 24. cxd3 d5 25. Ra7 Qc6 26. R7a6 Qb7
27. Ra7 Qc6 28. R7a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.03"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. Bc6 Bf6 15. a4 Rb8 16. h3 Be6
17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd2 Rb6 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 b4 21. b3 Rb5
22. Ra4 Qb8 23. Re1 Qb6 24. Re4 Qc5 25. g4 g6 26. Kg2 Bg7
27. Re7 Bf6 28. Re4 Bg7 29. Re7 Bf6 30. Re2 Bg7 31. Re7
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O
Nbd7 8.Na3 c6 9.Rc1 Ne4 10.Be3 f5 11.Rc2 a5 12.Qc1 Bf6 13.Rd1
g5 14.Nb1 Rf7 15.Nc3 Rg7 16.Ne1 Nd6 17.b3 dxc4 18.Na4 cxb3
19.axb3 Nb5 20.Nd3 Qe8 21.Ne5 f4 22.gxf4 gxf4 23.Bxf4 Nxd4
24.Rxd4 Nxe5 25.Rd1 Qg6 26.Bg3 h5 27.Nb6 Rb8 28.Rcd2 Nf7
29.Qc5 e5 30.Qc4 Kh8 31.h4 Bf5 32.Nd7 Rbg8 33.Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.05"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 Qd7
12. a4 Rae8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Nf6 16. Nf1
Bd6 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Be3 Qf5 19. Qe2 Qg6 20. f3 Bd5 21. c4
Be6 22. c5 Bxb3 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Qd2 h6 25. Bf2 Rc8 26. Ne3
Nd5 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Kh2 Qg5 29. Be3 Qf5 30. Rc1 Rxc1
31. Qxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.06"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. Rd1 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7
12. Nh3 e4 13. fxe4 Ne5 14. Nf2 f5 15. Bc5 Rf7 16. Be2 f4
17. Bf3 Nbc4 18. Qe2 b6 19. Bd4 Ne3 20. Bxe3 fxe3 21. Qxe3 Qf8
22. Be2 Bh6 23. Qd4 Bg7 24. Qe3 Bh6 25. Qd4 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.08"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5
Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Ng4 15. Rf1 Bxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Nd4
17. Qc4 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Qg4 20. h3 Qg3 21. Qd3 Rxf3
22. Nxf3 Rf8 23. Nxd4 Qe1+ 24. Kh2 Rf1 25. Qxf1 Qxf1 26. Nf3
c5 27. b3 Qd1 28. Bb2 Qxc2 29. Bxe5 Qxb3 30. Rf1 h6 31. Rf2 c4
32. Rd2 c3 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rc8 Qb1 35. Rc7+ Ke8 36. Rc8+ Kf7
37. Rc7+ Ke8 38. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.09"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. b4 Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6 19. O-O Nxc5 20. Qb1 Rc8 21. f4
exf4 22. exf4 Nge4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Rde1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rb8
26. Qb5 Nd7 27. h3 Nf6 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Kh2 Qd6 30. Qf5 b6
31. c5 bxc5 32. Rc1 Kh8 33. Rxc5 Rg8 34. Rd5 Qb6 35. Rd7 Qc6
36. Rd2 Re8 37. Qh5 Qe4 38. Qh4 Qf5 39. Rb2 Re4 40. Qg3 Qg6
41. Qf2 Qf5 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rb3 Qxf4+ 44. Rg3+ Kf8 45. Qxa7
Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. c3 d5
12. Bf4 c6 13. Nd2 Nh4 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Nf3 Qd7
17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 f6 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Qd3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1
Re8 22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qe2 Kf7
26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.11"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Bg2 Bc5 6. e3 d5
7. Qg4 Bf8 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 e5 10. Qb5+ Bd7 11. Qxb6 axb6
12. Nb3 Nc6 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Nc3 Ne7 15. a4 O-O 16. Nb5 Bxb5
17. axb5 Rac8 18. Bc3 h5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nd2 h4 21. Nf3 hxg3
22. hxg3 e4 23. Ng5 Ng6 24. Ra7 Rb8 25. Bd4 Bc5 26. Bxc5 bxc5
27. c4 Ne7 28. cxd5 Nc8 29. Ra4 Nb6 30. Ra3 Nc4 31. Rc3 Nd6
32. Rxc5 Ra8 33. Bh3 Re8 34. Rc7 Kf8 35. b6 Re5 36. Ne6+ fxe6
37. dxe6 Nfe8 38. Rd7 Raa5 39. b4 Rad5 40. Ra1 Rb5 41. Ra8
Rxb6 42. Bg4 Rd5 43. Kg2 Rxb4 44. Ra1 Rbb5 45. Be2 Rb2 46. Bg4
Rdd2 47. Kh3 Rxf2 48. Kh4 Rh2+ 49. Bh3 g5+ 50. Kh5 Rxh3+
51. Kg6 Rf2 52. e7+ Kg8 53. Rxd6 Rh7 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "184"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 c5
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qb1 Qb6 15. Be5 Rfd8 16. Bd4
Qc7 17. h3 b5 18. a3 Qb7 19. Nd2 b4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Bc2 a5
22. Ne2 Nfd7 23. Bc3 Qb6 24. Nd4 Nf6 25. Rc1 a4 26. Rfd1 Ra8
27. Bf5 Rdb8 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Qb1 Rcb8 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Bg6
Nb3 32. Nxb3 Qxb3 33. Be5 Rc8 34. Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. Rc1 Rc4
36. Rxc4 Qxc4 37. Bd3 Qb3 38. Bc2 Qc4 39. Qd1 a3 40. bxa3 Bxa3
41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. g3 f5 43. Kg2 Bf8 44. Bd3 Qc3 45. Bxf5 exf5
46. Qxd5+ Kh8 47. Qxf5 Bg7 48. Qd5 Qb2 49. h4 Kh7 50. g4 Kh8
51. Qa8+ Kh7 52. Qe4+ Kh8 53. g5 hxg5 54. hxg5 Qb5 55. Qg4
Qd5+ 56. Kg3 Kg8 57. Qc8+ Kf7 58. f4 Qe4 59. Kf2 Bf8 60. Qc3
Be7 61. Qh8 Qc2+ 62. Kg3 Qg6 63. Qd4 Qf5 64. e4 Qe6 65. Kh4
Qh6+ 66. Kg4 Qh1 67. Qc4+ Kf8 68. Qc2 Kg7 69. e5 Qg1+ 70. Kf5
Qb6 71. Qc4 Qg6+ 72. Kg4 Qb1 73. Qd5 Qg1+ 74. Kf5 Qb6 75. Qc4
Qg6+ 76. Kg4 Qb1 77. Qc3 Qe4 78. Qh3 Qb1 79. Qh6+ Kf7 80. Qh5+
Kg7 81. Qh3 Qg1+ 82. Qg3 Qd4 83. Qf3 Qg1+ 84. Kh3 Bxg5
85. fxg5 Qxg5 86. Qd5 Qf5+ 87. Kg3 Kf8 88. Qd6+ Kf7 89. Qd5+
Ke7 90. Qd6+ Kf7 91. e6+ Qxe6 92. Qxe6+ Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "2.28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. d3 d6 6. Bxc6+
bxc6 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O Kh8 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Bg5 Qe8
12. Nb3 Bb6 13. a4 a5 14. Qf3 Ng8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Ne7
17. Rfe1 Ng6 18. Nd4 Qb8 19. b3 Qb4 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Qg3 Qc5
22. Re3 Ne7 23. e5 d5 24. e6 fxe6 25. Qxc7 Bc8 26. Ncb5 Rd8
27. Rc3 Qb4 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. Rxc6 Qh4 30. Qg3 Qf6 31. Nd4 Bd7
32. Ra6 Rc8 33. Rd2 h6 34. Qe3 Rf7 35. Nf3 Rc3 36. Qe2 Rf8
37. Ne5 Be8 38. Ra8 Rc7 39. Rd3 Rg8 40. Rf3 Qg5 41. Kh2 Qc1
42. Qa6 Qg5 43. Qd6 Qe7 44. Qxe7 Rxe7 45. Rxa5 Rc7 46. c3 Kh7
47. Ra6 Re7 48. Re3 Rf8 49. f3 Rf4 50. Nd3 Rf6 51. Ne5 Rf4
52. Kg3 g5 53. Nd3 Rf6 54. Nc5 Bf7 55. b4 Kg6 56. a5 Kf5
57. Rb6 e5 58. Kf2 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "3.47"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Howell"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Bc5
7. Nb3 Bb6 8. e4 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Qf6
12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 Bf5 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Bxb6
axb6 17. Nd4 Bg6 18. Nb5 O-O 19. O-O-O Rfe8 20. Nc3 Bh5
21. Rd4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxf3 23. Rf4 Ne5 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Rb4 Nd7
26. Kb1 Kf8 27. Na4 Re2 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rxb6 Rc7 30. a4 Rxf2
31. a5 g5 32. d6 Rd7 33. Rc1 Rd2 34. Rc7 R2xd6 35. Rcxb7 Rxb7
36. Rxd6 Rb5 37. a6 Ke7 38. Rd3 Rb8 39. Ka2 Ra8 40. Ra3 Kd6
41. Kb3 Kc6 42. Kb4 Kb6 43. Rf3 Rxa6 44. Rf6+ Kb7 45. Rxf7+
Kc8 46. Rxh7 Rb6+ 47. Kc3 Rc6+ 48. Kd3 Rb6 49. Kc2 Rc6+
50. Kb1 g4 51. Re7 Rh6 52. Re2 Kc7 53. Kc2 Rh3 54. Rg2 Kd6
55. Kd1 Ke5 56. Ke1 Rb3 57. Re2+ Kd4 58. Kf2 Rf3+ 59. Kg2 Rb3
60. Kg1 Kd5 61. Rg2 Ke5 62. Kf1 Kd5 63. Ke1 Rh3 64. Kd2 Rb3
65. Kc2 Rh3 66. b3 Kc5 67. Kb2 Kb5 68. Ka3 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "4.44"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 d5 5. Qd2 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7
7. O-O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 Nb6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qd5 11. b3 Bg4
12. f3 Be6 13. Qd2 Qd6 14. c4 Qc7 15. N1e2 a5 16. Qf4 O-O-O
17. Qg5 a4 18. Nf4 h6 19. Nxe6 hxg5 20. Nxc7 Kxc7 21. Be2 Nbd7
22. h3 Nf8 23. Ne4 Ne6 24. Nxf6 exf6 25. d5 Nf4 26. Bf1 axb3
27. axb3 cxd5 28. g3 Nh5 29. Rg1 Rhe8 30. cxd5 Re3 31. Bc4
Rxf3 32. Rge1 Kd6 33. g4 Nf4 34. Re4 Rxh3 35. Rde1 b5 36. Bxb5
Rxb3 37. Bc6 Nd3+ 38. Kc2 Nxe1+ 39. Kxb3 Nd3 40. Kc3 Ne5
41. Bb5 Rc8+ 42. Kd4 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "5.30"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Laznicka"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qb3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Na5 13. Qb4 b6 14. Nd2 e5 15. Bg3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bf8
17. Qb2 exd4 18. cxd4 Bd6 19. Rac1 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qd6 21. Ba6
Bc8 22. Bd3 Be6 23. e4 Rac8 24. Ba6 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rb8 26. Qc3
Qd8 27. f3 b5 28. Rb1 dxe4 29. Nxe4 b4 30. Rxb4 Rxb4 31. Qxb4
Nc6 32. Qc5 Qxd4+ 33. Qxd4 Nxd4 34. Nc3 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. g4
Kd6 37. Bd3 Kc5 38. Ke3 Nc6 39. a3 Ne5 40. Ne4+ Kb6 41. Kd4
Nxd3 42. Kxd3 Kb5 43. Kc3 h6 44. Nf6 Ka4 45. Kb2 Bc4 46. Ng8
h5 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. g3 Be2 49. f4 Bf3 50. Ne7 Kb5 51. Nf5 Bd5
52. Ne3 Be6 53. Kc3 Ka4 54. Nc2 Bf5 55. Nd4 Bd7 56. Kb2 Bc8
57. Nc6 Bd7 58. Nd4 Bc8 59. f5 f6 60. Ne6 Kb5 61. Ng7 Kc4
62. Nxh5 Bxf5 63. Nxf6 Kd4 64. Kb3 Ke5 65. Ne8 Bd7 66. Nc7 Ke4
67. Kb4 Kf3 68. Nb5 a6 69. Nc7 Kxg3 70. Nxa6 Kf4 71. Nb8 Be8
72. Kc5 Ba4 73. Kd4 Kf5 74. Na6 Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "6.29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhael Mchedlishvili"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d5 Nd4
7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qb6 9. Bf4 Kf8 10. b4 a6 11. c5 dxc5
12. Nc7 Rb8 13. bxc5 Qxc5 14. Rc1 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
Bh6 17. Bxh6+ Nxh6 18. Be2 e5 19. Rb1 Ke7 20. Rb6 Rd8 21. Rhb1
Rd6 22. a4 f5 23. Rxd6 Kxd6 24. Nxa6 Ra8 25. Rb6+ Ke7 26. d6+
Kd8 27. Nc5 fxe4 28. Bb5 Nf5 29. Nxb7+ Bxb7 30. Rxb7 e3+
31. fxe3 dxe3+ 32. Ke2 Nd4+ 33. Kxe3 Nxb5 34. axb5 Ra2
35. Rxh7 Rb2 36. Ke4 Rxb5 37. Rg7 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "7.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5
7. O-O Nf6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Re1 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. Bf1 Nh5
12. g3 Bg4 13. Bg2 Be6 14. b4 h6 15. a4 Qd7 16. Bb2 Bh3
17. Rad1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qg4 19. Kh1 Rd6 20. b5 Na5 21. Ba3 Rd7
22. Bb4 b6 23. Ng1 Nb7 24. Nc4 Rad8 25. Ne3 Qe6 26. Nd5 Bf8
27. Rd2 Nc5 28. Red1 Bd6 29. f3 Nf6 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Nxf6+
Qxf6 32. Rd5 Ra8 33. Qe2 Rdd8 34. Nh3 Rdb8 35. Nf2 h5 36. Nd3
a6 37. Nxc5 Bxc5 38. Rxc5 axb5 39. Rxb5 Rxb5 40. axb5 Ra2
41. Qe3 h4 42. Kg1 Kg7 43. c4 Qe6 44. Rd2 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 h3+
46. Kf2 Qxc4 47. g4 Qc1 48. Kg3 Rb1 49. Re2 Qc4 50. Kxh3 Rxb5
51. Kg3 Rb3 52. Qf2 c5 53. Kg2 Rc3 54. Rd2 Qe6 55. Qh4 Qf6
56. Qxf6+ Kxf6 57. Rd6+ Ke7 58. Rc6 Kd7 59. Rf6 Ke7 60. Rc6 g5
61. Kg3 c4 62. Kg2 Rc1 63. Kg3 c3 64. Kg2 Kd7 65. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "8.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bg2
Nd7 17. Rfd1 c5 18. e3 Bf6 19. Rab1 Rb8 20. Ne4 Bxb2 21. Rd2
Be5 22. Rbd1 Nf6 23. Nxc5 a5 24. Rd8+ Kh7 25. Rxb8 Bxb8
26. Nb7 Bc7 27. Rc1 Ne8 28. Kf1 Kg8 29. Rd1 Ra6 30. Rc1 Kf8
31. Nc5 Ra7 32. Nb3 e5 33. Nc5 Bd6 34. Nb7 Bc7 35. Rc5 Ke7
36. Ke2 Ra6 37. Bc6 Ra7 38. Bd5 Bb6 39. Rc2 Nd6 40. Nxd6 Kxd6
41. e4 Bc5 42. f4 f6 43. Kf3 Rc7 44. Kg4 Bd4 45. Rxc7 Kxc7
46. Kf5 Bg1 47. h3 Bf2 48. fxe5 fxe5 49. g4 Bh4 50. Kxe5 Kd7
51. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "9.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Nf5 Bf6 14. Qe2 d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
17. d3 Nd6 18. c3 Bg5 19. Qg4 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 Qf6 21. d4 g6
22. Bd3 Rfe8 23. Qg3 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Re3 Re6 26. Rce1
Rce8 27. Rf1 Qd8 28. Rfe1 Qa5 29. a3 Qd5 30. Qf4 Kg7 31. h4 b5
32. Rg3 h6 33. Rge3 a5 34. Rg3 a4 35. Rge3 R8e7 36. Rg3 Rf6
37. Qg4 Qb3 38. Qe2 Rfe6 39. c4 e3 40. Rxe3 Rxe3 41. fxe3 bxc4
42. Qd2 Re4 43. g3 Qb8 44. Kg2 Qd6 45. Qf2 c5 46. Qf3 f5
47. dxc5 Qxc5 48. Qd1 Qc6 49. Kf2 Qb6 50. Qd7+ Kf8 51. Re2 f4
52. gxf4 Rxf4+ 53. Kg3 Rf1 54. Qc8+ Kg7 55. Qxc4 Qb7 56. e4
Qb6 57. Qc3+ Kh7 58. Qe3 Qc7+ 59. e5 Rf5 60. Kg2 Qc6+ 61. Qe4
Qc1 62. Qe3 Qf1+ 63. Kg3 g5 64. h5 g4 65. Qe4 Qh3# 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "10.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Ngf3 Bb7 6. c3 Be7
7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. O-O Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Re1 Nc6
12. e4 Nf4 13. Bf1 d5 14. e5 f6 15. g3 Ng6 16. h4 fxe5
17. dxe5 Qf7 18. Bg2 Qf5 19. Qe2 Ngxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. f4
Nd3 22. g4 Qxf4 23. Qxd3 Qf2+ 24. Kh2 Ba6 25. Qe3 Qxh4+
26. Kg1 Kh8 27. Nf3 Qg3 28. Nh2 Qh4 29. Qxe6 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxb2
31. Qxd5 Rac8 32. Qe5 Qc2 33. Be4 Bd3 34. Bxd3 Qxd3 35. Rad1
Qg6 36. Qe6 Qxe6 37. Rxe6 Rf2 38. Red6 Rcf8 39. Rd8 Kg8 40. a3
b5 41. R8d7 a6 42. R1d2 Rxd2 43. Rxd2 Rf4 44. Kg2 Ra4 45. Rd3
a5 46. Kg3 h6 47. Nf3 Kh7 48. Rc3 b4 49. axb4 Rxb4 50. Rc5 a4
51. Ra5 Rc4 52. Ra6 Kg8 53. Ra8+ Kh7 54. Ra7 Rb4 55. Ra6 Kg8
56. Ne5 Kh7 57. Nd7 a3 58. Nf8+ Kg8 59. Ne6 Re4 60. Kf3 Re1
61. Nd4 Rf1+ 62. Ke4 Rg1 63. Kf5 Rf1+ 64. Ke5 Rg1 65. Kf4 Rf1+
66. Nf3 Ra1 67. Kf5 Kh7 68. Ra7 a2 69. Kf4 Kg8 70. Ke3 Kh7
71. Ke2 Kg6 72. Ra6+ Kh7 73. Kf2 Kg8 74. Ne1 Kh7 75. Ng2 Kg8
76. Nf4 Kh7 77. Ra7 Kg8 78. Kg2 h5 79. Nxh5 Kh7 80. Ra6 g6
81. Nf4 Re1 82. Rxa2 Kh6 83. Ra5 Rb1 84. g5+ Kg7 85. Ra7+ Kg8
86. Ra6 Rb5 87. Rxg6+ Kf7 88. Rf6+ Ke7 89. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "11.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4
7. Qc2 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5
O-O 13. axb5 Nbd7 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxd5 16. Qxc4 Qc8
17. Bg3 Re8 18. Rfe1 N5b6 19. Qc3 a6 20. Nh4 Nf6 21. bxa6 Bxa6
22. Bf3 Bb7 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Rd1 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qe6 26. h3
Ra2 27. Kh2 Rxb2 28. Qc3 Qb3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3 30. Rd8 f6
31. Rxe8+ Kf7 32. Rb8 c4 33. Nf5 c3 34. Rb7+ Kg6 35. Ne3 Rb2
36. Rc7 Na4 37. Nd5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "12.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+
7. Kd1 f5 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Bh6 Nc6 10. Qe3+ Kf7 11. c5 d5
12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Bb5 Ng4 14. Qf4+ Bf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc4+
Be6 17. Qxb4 Nxh6 18. Qf4+ Kg7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Nd4 Bg4+ 21. f3
Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 Qb6 23. fxg4 Re8+ 24. Kd1 Qxb2 25. Nc2 Qb5
26. Nd2 Qe2+ 27. Kc1 Qxg2 28. Rb1 Qg1+ 29. Kb2 Qxg4 30. Qxd6
Re2 31. Re1 Nf7 32. Qd3 Rxe1 33. Nxe1 Qb4+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+
35. Qb3 Qf4 36. Nef3 Kh6 37. Qc4 Qf5+ 38. Kc1 Qf6 39. Kc2 Ne5
40. Nxe5 Qxe5 41. Nf3 Qf5+ 42. Qd3 Qc5+ 43. Kd1 Kh5 44. Qd4
Qd5 45. Qxd5+ cxd5 46. h3 g5 47. a4 g4 48. hxg4+ Kxg4 49. Ne5+
Kf4 50. Nc6 h5 51. Ke2 h4 52. Nxa7 h3 53. Kf2 Ke5 54. Nb5 Ke6
55. Kg3 Kd7 56. Nd4 Kc7 57. Kxh3 Kb6 58. Nb3 d4 59. Kg3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "13.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6
7. e3 Nb4 8. Bxc4 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe2 h6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Rd1
O-O 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Bg3 Rad8 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 c5 17. dxc5
Bxc5 18. h4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rf1 Bd4 21. Nf3 Bxc3
22. bxc3 Nc6 23. hxg5 Nxe4 24. gxh6 Nxg3 25. fxg3 Qc5+ 26. Rf2
Bf5 27. Nh4 Ne5 28. Nxf5 exf5 29. Qh5 Qe3 30. Qxf5 Rd1+
31. Bf1 Rd6 32. Qf4 Qc5 33. Be2 Kh7 34. g4 Rxh6 35. Qd4 Rc6
36. Rf5 f6 37. g5 Kg6 38. Rxf6+ Kxg5 39. Rxc6 Qxd4+ 40. cxd4
Nxc6 41. d5 Nd4 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Bc4 Nf5 44. g4 Nd6 45. Bd3 Ke5
46. g5 Kxd5 47. Kg3 Ke6 48. Kf4 b6 49. Ba6 Ke7 50. Be2 Nb7
51. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "14.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. c3 c5
12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Nd2 Nc7 15. Nf3 Ne6 16. Bd5 Rb8
17. Qe4 d6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Ng5 Rf5 21. g4 Rxg5
22. Bxg5 Bb7 23. Qxd4 Qc6 24. Kf1 Bc5 25. Qf4 Rf8 26. Rd8 Rxd8
27. Bxd8 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxa1 29. Qe5 Bd5 30. Ba5 Qxa2 31. Bc3
Bf8 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[Round "15.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Giga Quparadze"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. b3 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5
12. Ne1 Qe7 13. f3 Nef6 14. Bb2 c5 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Nd3 e5
17. d5 b5 18. f4 bxc4 19. bxc4 exf4 20. Nxf4 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1
Rde8 22. Bd3 Ng4 23. h3 Nh6 24. Rf3 Qe7 25. Ne6 Ne5 26. Re3 f4
27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Bxe5 Rf6 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Qg6
Rxe6 32. dxe6 Qh4 33. Kg1 f3 34. g3 f2+ 35. Kxf2 Qe7 36. Rd7
Qf8+ 37. Kg1 Bc6 38. e7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O a6
7. Re1 Nc6 8. d5 Na7 9. a4 e6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Bf1 exd5
12. exd5 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd7 15. Re2 Nc8 16. Rae1
Ncb6 17. Bc1 Rxe2 18. Rxe2 Qf8 19. a5 Nc4 20. Re1 Re8 21. Rxe8
Qxe8 22. Ne4 Nxb2 23. Nc3 Nc4 24. Ne4 Nxa5 25. Bd2 b6 26. Bxa6
Qe5 27. Bb5 Nf6 28. Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. c4 Kg7 30. g3 Nb7 31. Bf4
Qe7 32. Be3 Nc5 33. Bxc5 bxc5 34. Kg2 Bd4 35. Ba4 f5 36. Bc6
Qe1 37. Bb7 Kf6 38. Bc8 h5 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Qe5 41. gxf5
gxf5 42. Qh5 Qe4+ 43. Qf3 Qc2 44. Be6 Kg6 45. Qg3+ Kf6 46. Qf3
Ke5 47. Qg3+ Kf6 48. Qf3 Qe4 49. Qxe4 fxe4 50. Bd7 Ke5 51. Bb5
Kf4 52. Ba6 Bf6 53. Bb5 Bh4 54. Ba6 Ke5 55. Kf1 Kd4 56. Ke2
Bg5 57. Bb5 Kc3 58. Ba6 Bc1 59. Bb5 Kd4 60. Ba6 Bb2 61. Bb5
Ke5 62. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "2.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxf3 6. exf3
Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. f4 Qf6 9. d5 Nd4 10. Bg2 Rd8 11. Nc3 c5
12. O-O-O Nh6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rhe1 Nhf5 15. Qc3 O-O 16. h4 Nd6
17. h5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qf6 19. Kb1 Rb8 20. a4 a6 21. Qd3 h6
22. Qc3 d6 23. Bd3 exd5 24. cxd5 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bc2 b4
27. Qd3 Nxc2 28. Qxc2 b3 29. Qd3 Rb4 30. Re4 Rfb8 31. Rde1
Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Qf5 33. Kc1 Qxh5 34. Kd2 Qh1 35. Re1 Qg2 36. Re2
g6 37. f5 Rb4 38. Qe3 Qxd5+ 39. Ke1 Qxf5 40. Kf1 Kg7 41. Kg1
Qd5 42. Qe7 Rd4 43. Kh2 Rd1 44. Re1 Rxe1 45. Qxe1 Qe5 46. Qd2
c4 47. f4 Qe4 48. Qc3+ Kg8 49. Qf6 d5 50. g4 Qe6 51. Qd8+ Kg7
52. f5 gxf5 53. gxf5 Qxf5 54. Qc7 Qc2+ 55. Kh3 Qf5+ 56. Kh2
Qg5 57. Qc5 Qd2+ 58. Kh3 Qxb2 59. Qg1+ Kh7 60. Qe3 Qf6 61. Kh2
b2 62. Qe1 Qf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "3.50"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+
7. Kd1 f5 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Bh6 Nc6 10. Qe3+ Kf7 11. c5 d5
12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Bc4+ d5 14. Bb5 Bg4 15. h3 Re8 16. Qb3 Bxf3+
17. Qxf3 Qb6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Na3 Rac8 20. Rc1 Qa4+ 21. Nc2
Ba5 22. a3 Rc6 23. b3 Qe4 24. b4 Bb6 25. Re1 Qxf3+ 26. gxf3
Bxf2 27. Rxe8 Nxe8 28. Ke2 Bb6 29. Kd3 Nd6 30. a4 Nc4 31. a5
Ne5+ 32. Ke2 Bd8 33. Nd4 Rxc1 34. Bxc1 a6 35. Bd2 Nc6 36. Nc2
Ke6 37. Kd3 Be7 38. Be1 Bd6 39. Bd2 Kd7 40. Be1 Ne7 41. Nd4
Be5 42. Nb3 Bd6 43. Nd4 Nc6 44. Nc2 Be7 45. Bd2 Bf6 46. Ne3
Ne5+ 47. Ke2 Kc6 48. Nc2 Nc4 49. Be1 Kb5 50. Kd3 Nb2+ 51. Ke3
Kc4 52. Na3+ Kb3 53. Nb1 Nc4+ 54. Kd3 Be7 55. Kd4 Bxb4 56. Bh4
Bxa5 57. Kxd5 Nd2 58. Kd4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "4.29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 O-O 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rc1 h6
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Ne5 Nc7 14. Nd3 Ne6 15. Be5 Qd7 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Na4 Qe7 18. Naxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Bxb2 20. Rc2 Rab8
21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Bxd5 Rb6 23. e4 Be5 24. Qf3 Rb2 25. Rxb2
Bxb2 26. Re2 Be5 27. h4 Rc8 28. Qf5 Rc7 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7
30. Qxe5 Rd7 31. Kg2 Rd3 32. Qf5 Qxf5 33. exf5 Ra3 34. g4 Kf7
35. h5 Kf6 36. f3 Kg5 37. Kg3 Kf6 38. Rc2 Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kf6
40. Rc2 a5 41. Re2 Kf7 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. Re6+ Kf7 44. Re2 Kf6
45. Kg3 Kf7 46. Rf2 Kf6 47. Kh4 Ke5 48. f4+ Kf6 49. Re2 Ra4
50. Kg3 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 Kf7 52. g5 hxg5 53. fxg5 Rh3 54. Re5 Rxh5
55. g6+ Kf6 56. Rxa5 Rh3 57. Ke2 Rg3 58. Kd2 Rf3 59. a4 Ra3
60. Kc2 Rf3 61. Rb5 Rf2+ 62. Kb3 Rf4 63. a5 Rf1 64. Kb4 Ra1
65. Rc5 Rb1+ 66. Kc4 Ra1 67. Kb5 Kg5 68. Kb6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "5.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 c5 10. Rc1 Bf6 11. d4 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Nd7 13. b4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 a5 15. b5 Be7 16. Qd3 Nc5
17. Bxc5 Qxd3 18. exd3 Bxc5 19. d4 Bd6 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rfc8 23. Kf3 Kf8 24. Ke4 Ke7 25. a4 f5+
26. exf6+ gxf6 27. g4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rd8 29. Rc7+ Rd7 30. Rxd7+
Kxd7 31. f4 Kd6 32. g5 Ke7 33. h4 Kf7 34. f5 Ke7 35. Kf4 Kf7
36. gxf6 Kxf6 37. fxe6 Kxe6 38. Kg5 Kf7 39. Kf5 Ke7 40. Ke5
Kd7 41. Kd5 h5 42. Ke5 Ke7 43. Kf5 Kd6 44. Kg5 Kc5 45. Kxh5
Kd5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "6.30"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qc8
7. dxc5 e5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bxc5
12. Rc1 Bb4 13. Nf3 e4 14. Nd4 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxd4 16. exd4
Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Qd7 18. Re1 f5 19. Qg3 Qe6 20. Rc5 Kf8 21. Qe5
Rg8 22. g3 Rd8 23. Qxf5 Rxd4+ 24. Kc2 Qxf5 25. Rxf5 Rg6
26. Rc5 b6 27. Rc7 a5 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Rd6+ 30. Ke2 Rd4
31. a3 Kg7 32. Rc6 b5 33. Rc5 b4 34. Rxa5 bxa3 35. Rxa3 Kg6
36. Rc3 f5 37. Ke3 Rd1 38. f3 exf3 39. b3 Rh1 40. h4 Rf1
41. Kf4 f2 42. Rc2 Rb1 43. Rxf2 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "7.28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Giga Quparadze"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O
7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 e5 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Qd2 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8
12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Be6 15. a5 Bf8 16. Na4 Nd7
17. b4 b5 18. axb6 axb6 19. c4 Ra7 20. c5 bxc5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5
22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. bxc5 Rd8 24. Qc3 Rd4 25. f3 h5 26. Be2 Kh7
27. Rxa7 Qxa7 28. Ra1 Qe7 29. Rd1 Qd8 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Qd2
Qf6 32. f4 Qd8 33. Bd3 Kg8 34. f5 Bc8 35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Qh6
Qe8 37. e5 Qxe5 38. Bc4+ Be6 39. Qxg6+ Kf8 40. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "8.41"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Erald Dervishi"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Qc7
12. Ne3 Rfe8 13. h3 Bf8 14. a4 a6 15. Bh2 g6 16. Nd2 e5
17. Bf1 Bg7 18. Qb3 Bc6 19. Rad1 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qc2 Qb7
22. dxe5 dxe5 23. b4 Nb6 24. Nb3 Qe7 25. Na5 Bd7 26. Bd3 e4
27. Bf1 Rac8 28. Nb7 Na4 29. Nc5 Nxc5 30. Bd6 Qe6 31. bxc5 Bc6
32. Qb1 Nd7 33. Bxb5 Bxc3 34. Bc4 Qf6 35. Ng4 Qg7 36. Re3 h5
37. Nh6+ Qxh6 38. Rxc3 e3 39. Rxe3 Rxe3 40. fxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Kh2
Be4 42. Qb3 Nxc5 43. Qxe3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "9.31"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrei Volokitin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 Bb6 8. Bb3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 c6 10. Re1 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Bc2
h6 13. Nf1 d5 14. exd5 e4 15. Ne5 cxd5 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Bf4
Rf8 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Bh2 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Bb3 Rad8 22. a4
Nh5 23. Qd2 Nf4 24. Bc2 Bxh3 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Bb3 Be6
27. Rxe4 Rd6 28. Rxf4 Bxb3 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. a5 Bf7 31. Qf4
g5 32. Qe5 Qe7 33. Qc5 a6 34. Qc8+ Rd8 35. Qf5 Kg8 36. Rf1 Bc4
37. Rd1 Rf8 38. Qc2 Qe6 39. Qd2 Bd5 40. Re1 Qg4 41. Qd1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "10.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. e3 Qe7 10. Be2 g6 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. f4 O-O 13. Ne4 Nb6 14. Qb3 Nd5 15. O-O Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4
17. Rfc1 Rd8 18. Kf2 Rb8 19. a3 Nd5 20. Nc5 Bf8 21. b4 Kg7
22. Rab1 f6 23. Nf3 Ra8 24. g3 b6 25. Nb3 Bb7 26. h4 Rac8
27. h5 g5 28. e4 Nc7 29. e5 Be7 30. exf6+ Bxf6 31. fxg5 hxg5
32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Rd5 34. Bf3 Rf8 35. Kg2 Rxe5 36. Re1
Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Rd8 38. Rc1 Rd3 39. Bxc6 Bxc6+ 40. Rxc6 Nd5
41. Nc1 Re3 42. Kf2 g4 43. Ne2 Kh6 44. Nd4 Kxh5 45. Rxe6 Rxe6
46. Nxe6 Kg6 47. Nd4 Kf6 48. Nc6 a6 49. Nb8 a5 50. bxa5 bxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "11.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "207"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. O-O O-O
12. Re1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 g6 15. Nf3 f6 16. g3 Bh6
17. Qe2 Bg7 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. f4 Re8 21. h4 Re7
22. Rad1 Bc6 23. Kh2 a6 24. Rd2 Be8 25. Qg4 Rf8 26. Rde2 Kh8
27. Re3 Bf6 28. Qe2 Bg7 29. Nf3 Bd7 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Qd2 Qd8
32. Bf1 Qd6 33. Bh3 Rf6 34. Nc4 Qc7 35. Ne5 Qb6 36. Qe2 Bb5
37. Qd2 Be8 38. a3 h5 39. Nf3 Bf7 40. Ng5 Bg8 41. R1e2 Bh6
42. Re5 Bg7 43. Rxd5 exd5 44. Rxe7 Rd6 45. Re8 Bf6 46. Nf7+
Kg7 47. Nxd6 Qxd6 48. Re2 Bf7 49. Qe3 d4 50. cxd4 Bc4 51. Rd2
b5 52. d5 a5 53. Qa7+ Kh6 54. Qe3 b4 55. axb4 axb4 56. Qe6 Qd8
57. Bg2 Kg7 58. Be4 b3 59. Qc6 Qa5 60. Rg2 Bf1 61. Rf2 Qe1
62. Qc7+ Kh6 63. Qb6 Kg7 64. Bg2 Bd3 65. d6 Bf5 66. Qa7+ Kh6
67. Rf3 Qd2 68. Qe3 Qxd6 69. Qxb3 Bd4 70. Rf1 Bd3 71. Rd1 Be2
72. Re1 Bg4 73. Qd5 Qb6 74. Qg5+ Kg7 75. Re7+ Kf8 76. Rh7 Bg7
77. Rxg7 Kxg7 78. Qe5+ Kh7 79. Qc3 Qf2 80. b4 Bf5 81. Qc6 Bd3
82. b5 Qb2 83. b6 Bf1 84. b7 Bxg2 85. Qxg2 Qb6 86. Qf3 Qb2+
87. Kh3 Qb1 88. Kh2 Qb2+ 89. Qg2 Qb6 90. Qd5 Qf2+ 91. Kh3 Qf1+
92. Qg2 Qb1 93. g4 hxg4+ 94. Kxg4 Qd1+ 95. Kg3 Qe1+ 96. Kh3
Qe3+ 97. Qg3 Qb6 98. Qf3 Qb5 99. h5 gxh5 100. f5 Kg7 101. Qg3+
Kf6 102. b8=Q Qxf5+ 103. Kh2 Qc2+ 104. Qg2 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "12.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Demchenko"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Qd2 c6 5. e4 b5 6. f3 Nbd7
7. Nge2 Nb6 8. Ng3 h5 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O h4 11. Nh1 h3 12. g4
a5 13. Ng3 Ba6 14. Nd1 Qc7 15. Nf2 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qe2
Ra7 18. c3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nfd7 20. Rab1 Rb7 21. Rfd1 c5 22. Rb3
a4 23. Rb5 O-O 24. Nxh3 Rc8 25. Nf2 cxd4 26. cxd4 Qc4 27. Qxc4
Rxc4 28. Ne2 Rc2 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Rc7 31. Bc3 Nc4 32. Nd1
a3 33. Kf2 e6 34. Ne3 Ndb6 35. Nxc4 Nxc4 36. Rb8+ Kh7 37. h4
Bf6 38. g5 Bg7 39. Rb3 d5 40. Nf4 dxe4 41. fxe4 e5 42. Nd5 Rd7
43. dxe5 Nxe5 44. Ke2 Ra7 45. Rb8 Ra4 46. Rb4 Ra7 47. Bd4 Rd7
48. Rb6 Nc4 49. Rb4 Bxd4 50. Rxc4 Bb2 51. Rc7 Rxc7 52. Nxc7
Be5 53. Nb5 Bg3 54. Kf3 Bxh4 55. Kg4 Be1 56. Nxa3 Kg7 57. e5
Bc3 58. Nc4 Kf8 59. a4 Ke7 60. a5 Ke6 61. a6 Bd4 62. Nd6 Kxe5
63. Nxf7+ Kd5 64. Nh8 Kc6 65. Nxg6 Kb6 66. Kf5 Kxa6 67. Ne5
Bc5 68. g6 Bf8 69. Kf6 Kb5 70. Kf7 Bh6 71. Ng4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "13.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sanan Sjugirov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. dxc5 e6
7. c4 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bc4 Qh5 11. Qb3 O-O-O
12. Bb5 Ne5 13. Rc1 Kb8 14. Be2 Bb6 15. h3 Rhg8 16. Rf1 Bxf3
17. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Ba5 19. Rc2 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "14.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O cxd4
7. exd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 a6 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. a3 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Be4 Bc5 16. Qf3 Bxe3+
17. Qxe3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nb6 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Qg3 Qb6+ 21. Kh1
Ne3 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qh4 h6 24. Qf2 gxf6 25. Rd3 Rg8 26. Rxe3
f5 27. Qh4 Rg6 28. Rg3 Rag8 29. Rxg6 Rxg6 30. Qf2 Qc6 31. Kg1
Kh7 32. Rd1 Qe4 33. g3 h5 34. h4 b4 35. axb4 Qxb4 36. Kh2 Qb3
37. Rd7 Kg7 38. Rc7 a5 39. Rc3 Qb4 40. Qe2 a4 41. Qc2 Qd4
42. Qe2 Qb4 43. Qc2 Qd4 44. Qe2 Qd5 45. Qd3 Qb7 46. Qc2 Qb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "15.17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3 Re8 10. Rd1 Be6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1
Bf8 13. Ng3 d4 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Nf5 Ne8 16. a4 Rb8 17. axb5
axb5 18. h3 Bc5 19. Nh2 b4 20. c4 Bf8 21. Bd2 Ne7 22. Ra7 Nd6
23. g4 Ng6 24. Rda1 Nb7 25. Nf3 Nc5 26. g5 Nb3 27. gxh6 Nxa1
28. Ng5 gxh6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Qh5 Qf6 31. Nxh6+ Bxh6 32. Bxh6
Nc2 33. Rxc7 Ne1 34. Kf1 Nxd3 35. f3 Rf8 36. Bxf8 Nxf8
37. Qg4+ Qg6 38. Ke2 Nxb2 39. c5 Na4 40. Rc8 Qxg4 41. fxg4 b3
42. c6 Nc3+ 43. Kd3 Nb5 44. Rb8 Nd6 45. c7 Kf7 46. c8=Q Nxc8
47. Rxc8 Ng6 48. Rb8 Nf4+ 49. Kc4 Nxh3 50. Rxb3 Ng5 51. Rb1
Nxe4 52. Kd3 Nf2+ 53. Ke2 Nxg4 54. Kf3 Nf6 55. Rb6 e4+ 56. Ke2
d3+ 57. Kd2 Nd5 58. Rb1 Kf6 59. Rf1+ Ke5 60. Ra1 Nb6 61. Rc1
Kd4 62. Rc6 Nc4+ 63. Kd1 e5 64. Rc8 e3 65. Kc1 e2 66. Rd8+ Ke3
0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "16.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viktor Laznicka"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 e6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Be7
12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Qc2 Bd6 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 e5
17. f4 exf4 18. e5 f3 19. exf6 fxe2 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. fxg7+
Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Bh6 f5 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 25. Qc8 Qe7
26. Qxf5 Qh4+ 27. Kxe2 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "17.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartosz Socko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Bd6
12. Qc1 Qe7 13. Nc3 Rad8 14. Bd2 Nd5 15. Qc2 f5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. Bg5 Nf6 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nc4 f4
22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. f3 Rxd4 24. Qxc7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qxb2 26. Qc4
Qe5 27. Rd4 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qd3 Qe3 30. Qxe3 fxe3 31. Re4
Kf7 32. Rxe3 Ke7 33. f4 b4 34. Kf3 Kd6 35. Ke4 Rb8 36. Rb3 Kc5
37. Ke5 Kc4 38. Rb1 Rb6 39. e4 b3 40. g4 b2 41. h4 Kc3 42. g5
hxg5 43. hxg5 Kc2 44. Rh1 b1=Q 45. Rxb1 Rxb1 46. Kxe6 Kd3
47. f5 Kxe4 48. f6 Rb6+ 49. Ke7 Rb7+ 50. Ke6 g6 51. f7 Rxf7
52. Kxf7 Kf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bf4 Nxc3
12. Rxc3 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rc1 Nf6 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Qc2 Rfe8
17. Nd2 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Rad8 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Nb3 Bd4 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Qxc5 Qxb2 25. Qxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "19.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "252"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. O-O Bd6 8. h3 Bh5 9. d4 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 O-O 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Rad1 Nf6 16. Nd2 Qa5
17. a3 Qb6 18. Qe3 Rad8 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 a5 21. Ne5 Nd7
22. Ng4 Nf6 23. Ne5 Nd7 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Rd2 h6 26. Red1 Qa6
27. a4 Qb6 28. g3 Be7 29. Kg2 Nf6 30. Rd3 Qc7 31. Bc3 b6
32. Qe1 Qb7 33. Kg1 c5 34. Qe3 cxd4 35. Bxd4 Nd7 36. Ne5 Nc5
37. Bxc5 Rxd3 38. Qxd3 Bxc5 39. Qd7 Rb8 40. Qxb7 Rxb7 41. Rd8+
Kh7 42. Kf1 f6 43. Nd3 Kg6 44. Rc8 Bd4 45. Ke2 Kf7 46. Rc6 e5
47. g4 Ke7 48. Rc8 Kd7 49. Rg8 Ke6 50. Kf3 Rd7 51. Rc8 Bc3
52. Ke3 Ke7 53. Rc6 g6 54. f3 Bd4+ 55. Ke2 h5 56. gxh5 gxh5
57. Rc8 Ke6 58. Rg8 Kf5 59. Rh8 Kg5 60. Rg8+ Kh4 61. Ne1 Kxh3
62. f4 e4 63. f5 Bc3 64. Ng2 Rd2+ 65. Kf1 Be5 66. Ne3 Bg3
67. Nd5 Rf2+ 68. Ke1 Rxf5+ 69. Ke2 h4 70. Rg6 Rf3 71. Nxf6
Rxb3 72. Nxe4 Kg2 73. c5 bxc5 74. Nxc5 Ra3 75. Nd3 Rxa4
76. Ne1+ Kh3 77. Nf3 Re4+ 78. Kf1 Re3 79. Rf6 a4 80. Ng1+ Kg4
81. Ra6 a3 82. Ra4+ Kf5 83. Kg2 Ke5 84. Nf3+ Kd5 85. Nd4 Re4
86. Rxa3 Rxd4 87. Kh3 Ke4 88. Rf3 Rd1 89. Rf7 Ke5 90. Rf3 Rd2
91. Rf5+ Ke6 92. Rf3 Rh2+ 93. Kg4 Rh1 94. Re3+ Kf6 95. Rf3+
Kg6 96. Rb3 Bf2 97. Rb2 Bd4 98. Rc2 Bf6 99. Rg2 Rf1 100. Kh3+
Kh5 101. Rc2 Rf3+ 102. Kg2 Ra3 103. Rc1 h3+ 104. Kh1 Be5
105. Rf1 Kg4 106. Rg1+ Bg3 107. Rd1 Ra2 108. Rd4+ Bf4 109. Rd1
Be3 110. Re1 Kf3 111. Rf1+ Bf2 112. Rb1 Ra3 113. Kh2 Be3
114. Kxh3 Ra8 115. Rb4 Ra1 116. Rb2 Ra5 117. Rb4 Ra2 118. Rg4
Ra1 119. Rg3+ Ke4 120. Kg4 Bf4 121. Rg2 Re1 122. Kh3 Kf5
123. Rf2 Rg1 124. Re2 Rg3+ 125. Kh4 Rf3 126. Rg2 Rf1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "20.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxd5
exd5 18. Qxe7 R6a7 19. Rab1 bxc5 20. Rxb5 cxd4 21. Rxd5 Nf6
22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Rxd4 Rc3 24. Rfd1 Kf8 25. R1d3 Rxd3 26. Rxd3
Rc8 27. Ne5 Ne4 28. Rd5 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rc2 30. Nd7+ Ke7 31. Re5+
Kxd7 32. Rxe4 f6 33. f5 Kd8 34. Rh4 h6 35. Rg4 Rc7 36. Rd4+
Ke7 37. Rd5 a4 38. Rd4 Rc5 39. g4 h5 40. h3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Ra5
42. Kf3 Kf7 43. Ke4 g6 44. fxg6+ Kxg6 45. f4 f5+ 46. gxf5+ Kf6
47. Rd6+ Kf7 48. Rd5 Ra8 49. Rd6 Ra5 50. Kf3 Rb5 51. Rd3 Rb3
52. Ke4 Rb5 53. Rd7+ Kf6 54. Rd6+ Kf7 55. Rd4 Ra5 56. Kf3 Kf6
57. Kg4 Ra6 58. Re4 Ra8 59. Re6+ Kf7 60. Kg5 Rg8+ 61. Rg6 Ra8
62. Rf6+ Ke7 63. Rb6 Rg8+ 64. Rg6 Rb8 65. Rg7+ Kf8 66. Ra7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[Round "21.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Bf4 Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Rfe8
12. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.23"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anita Gara"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O a6
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bf4 Nc6 9. h3 e6 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5
Nd7 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Qe3 Qc5 15. Qe4 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Rd2
Nc6 18. Re1 Ndxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf1 Nc6 21. Bxc7 b5
22. Ne4 f5 23. Nd6 e5 24. c4 e4 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Ne5
27. Nxc8 Rfxc8 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. a4 h5 30. g3 Rc5 31. Kg2 Rac8
32. b3 Kh6 33. Ree2 h4 34. Bc4 hxg3 35. fxg3 R8c7 36. Rd8 Bc3
37. Rc2 Ba5 38. Rd6 Re7 39. Re2 Bc7 40. Rd1 g5 41. Rd5 Rxd5
42. Bxd5 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "2.57"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sharma del Hemant"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7
7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Qf3 Ne8 11. Qh3 f5
12. Ndf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd6 14. g4 c5 15. Kh1 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5
17. gxf5 Nxf5 18. Rg1 Qe7 19. Rxg7+ Qxg7 20. Rg1 cxd4
21. Rxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Bxf5 dxe3 24. Qd4 Rxf5
25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Nxf5 exf5 28. fxe3 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "3.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sarah Hoolt"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 Ne4
7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. b3 Nd7 11. c4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Re8 15. Nf4 cxd4 16. exd4
Qd6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Rad1 Qf7
21. Qb5 a6 22. Qb6 a5 23. Nd3 Ra6 24. Qd4 b5 25. Qc5 Qb7
26. Ne5 Qb6 27. Qc1 Ra7 28. Qg5 Rae7 29. Rd3 Qc7 30. Qe3 Bb7
31. Rc1 Qb8 32. Nd7 Qa8 33. Qg5 Kh8 34. Nf6 Rc8 35. Rcd1 Rf7
36. Nd7 Rg8 37. Rh3 h6 38. Ne5 Rf6 39. Rxh6+ Rxh6 40. Nf7+ Kh7
41. Nxh6 Bf3 42. Nf7 Rf8 43. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Bb7
12. d4 Bf6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bd2 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Qd7 16. Na3 Re8
17. Qf1 Ne7 18. Re1 c5 19. Be3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Rc8
22. Nc2 Bd5 23. Qd3 g6 24. h3 Bxb3 25. axb3 Rd8 26. Rd1 Nd5
27. Ne3 Qe6 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Qe3 Qd7 30. Qe4 Kg7 31. h4 h5
32. g3 Qd6 33. Rd3 Qd8 34. Kg2 Qd6 35. Rd1 Qd8 36. Kh2 Qd6
37. Kg1 a5 38. Kg2 Qd7 39. Rd2 Qd6 40. Rd3 Qd7 41. Qe1 a4
42. bxa4 bxa4 43. Qe4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Huzman"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 Nc6 6. Nge2 O-O
7. O-O Ne8 8. d3 Nc7 9. Be3 Ne6 10. Qd2 Ned4 11. Bh6 d6
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. f4 Rb8 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. f5 b5 16. cxb5 Nxb5
17. g4 Nd4 18. Rf2 f6 19. h4 h6 20. Re1 g5 21. hxg5 hxg5
22. e5 dxe5 23. Rxe5 Qc7 24. Re3 Bb7 25. Qe1 Rbe8 26. Bxb7
Qxb7 27. Qf1 Rh8 28. Qg2 Qc7 29. Qg3 Qc6 30. Qg2 Qc7 31. Qg3
Qc6 32. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "6.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shardul Gagare"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6
7. Qc2 Nfd7 8. Be2 e5 9. b3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. f4 Nbc6
12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. Ra2 Nd4 15. Qd3 Ne6 16. Be3 b6
17. O-O Bb7 18. Qb1 Nc5 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Be7 21. Rd2 Qe8
22. Rd5 f5 23. b4 Ne6 24. Rfd1 Qg6 25. Qb3 Rae8 26. Kh1 Kh8
27. Qd3 h6 28. Bf1 Bg5 29. Qd2 Re7 30. Qf2 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Bxd5
32. cxd5 Ng5 33. Nxg5 Qxg5 34. Qxg5 hxg5 35. d6 Rxe5 36. d7
Rd8 37. Kg1 c6 38. Ba6 Rd5 39. Rc1 R8xd7 40. Rxc6 Kh7 41. h3
g6 42. a4 Rd4 43. Bc4 g4 44. hxg4 Rxg4 45. a5 Rd2 46. Bf1 Rd1
47. Rc7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.29"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 f5 4. g3 Nc6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 Ne5
7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. g4 Bc5 9. Qb3 Nf6 10. Qb5+ Nd7 11. h4 a6
12. Qb3 e3 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 fxg4 15. Ne4 Nf6 16. Bg2 O-O
17. c5 Kh8 18. O-O-O Bf5 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. h5 Nxh5 21. Nxh5 Rf2
22. Bf1 Qf8 23. Ng3 Qxc5+ 24. Qc3 Qe7 25. e4 Qg5+ 26. Kb1 Qf4
27. Ka1 Rf8 28. Rg1 Rf7 29. e3 Qg5 30. Bc4 Rd7 31. Qb4 b5
32. Nf5 h5 33. Qe1 Rf3 34. Be2 Rh3 35. Bf1 Bxf5 36. Bxh3 Bxe4
37. Bg2 Bxg2 38. Rxg2 h4 39. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.30"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bxc6
bxc6 7. Nxe5 Re8 8. Nef3 d5 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. e5 Rxe5
12. g4 Nxg4 13. Nxe5 Qh4 14. hxg4 Qg3+ 15. Kh1 Qh3+ 16. Kg1
Qg3+ 17. Kh1 Qh3+ 18. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.31"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qb5 a6
12. Qa4 Nd4 13. O-O O-O 14. d3 Nb6 15. Qd1 Rd8 16. Bd2 Qd7
17. Rc1 Rac8 18. b3 h6 19. Kh1 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. e3 Nc6
22. Qh5 Qd6 23. f4 a5 24. a4 Rb8 25. e4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 b6
27. g4 Nd4 28. Bc3 f5 29. gxf5 Bf6 30. Rg1 Re8 31. Qxh6 Rbd8
32. Rce1 Re7 33. Re3 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 Nc6 6. d5 Nb8
7. Qd2 c6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. exd5 b6 11. Bh6 Bb7
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nd4 a6 14. a4 Nbd7 15. f4 b5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Bxb5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. c4 Bb7 20. Rae1 Kg8 21. Bxd7
Qxd7 22. f5 Qc7 23. Rf4 Qb6 24. Rh4 h5 25. Rxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5+
Kh7 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. Qg4+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.10"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. d4 b6 8. h4 Bb7 9. Bg5 Qf5 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Kf1 Nc6
12. Rb1 f6 13. Bd2 O-O-O 14. a4 e5 15. c5 Bxc5 16. Rb5 Qa6
17. Rh3 Bxd4 18. Be2 Rd6 19. Rb1 Qa5 20. Rb5 Qa6 21. Rb1 Qa5
22. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.11"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. g3 Nd7 11. Bh3 b6
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qc6 Rb8 14. O-O Rd8 15. Rfc1 Ba6 16. Bf1 Bc4
17. Qa4 a5 18. b3 b5 19. Qxa5 Bxb3 20. Rc7 Bc4 21. Qa7 Ra8
22. Qb7 Rab8 23. Qa7 Ra8 24. Qb7 Rab8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Qe7
7.h3 Rg8 8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.Nxe5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 Bxe5
13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5 16.Qc4 Be6 17.Qb5+ c6 18.Qa4
f5 19.Bg5 Rxg5 20.hxg5 f4 21.Qd1 Rd8 22.Qc1 fxg3 23.Na3 Rd3
24.Rd1 Bd5 25.f3 gxf3 26.exd5 Qe2 27.Re1 g2+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.14"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 Qb4 14. Rb1 Qd6 15. Rh3 a6 16. Be2
Nc5 17. Rc3 Nxe4 18. Rd3 O-O 19. Qc1 Qe5 20. Bf3 f5 21. Qh6
Qf6 22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Bxb7 Bxb7 24. Rxb7 Rac8 25. Rg3+ Kh8
26. Rgb3 Ne4 27. Rb2 Rfd8 28. Nb3 Rd1+ 29. Ke2 Nc3+ 30. Ke3
Kg7 31. g3 Kf6 32. Ra7 Rc6 33. Kf3 Nb5 34. Ra8 e5 35. Kg2 e4
36. a4 Na3 37. Rd2 Rxd2 38. Nxd2 e3 39. Nf3 Rc2 40. Rxa6+ Kg7
41. Nd4 Rxf2+ 42. Kg1 Nc2 43. Nxc2 Rxc2 44. Kf1 Rf2+ 45. Ke1
Rg2 46. Rb6 Rxg3 47. Rb4 Rg2 48. Rf4 Kg6 49. Rf3 Rg4 50. Rxe3
Rxa4 51. Kf2 Rxh4 52. Re8 Rg4 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Re5 Kf6 55. Re8
h5 56. Rh8 Kg6 57. Kf2 Rg5 58. Kf3 Kg7 59. Ra8 h4 60. Kf2 h3
61. Ra3 Rh5 62. Kg1 Kg6 63. Kh2 f4 64. Ra7 f3 65. Ra1 f2
66. Rf1 Rf5 67. Kxh3 Kg5 68. Kg3 Rf4 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.15"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 e6 6.Nc3 exd5 7.cxd5 Bg7
8.Nge2 Nbd7 9.Ng3 h5 10.Be2 Nh7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Qd2 h4 13.Nf1 g5
14.Be3 Ne5 15.g3 Bd7 16.gxh4 gxh4 17.Rg1 f5 18.f4 Ng4 19.e5
dxe5 20.d6 Qe6 21.Nb5 Rc8 22.Nc7+ Rxc7 23.dxc7 exf4 24.Rd1 Ng5
25.c8=Q+ Bxc8 26.Qd8+ Kf7 27.Qc7+ Kg8 28.Rd6 Qf7 29.Qd8+ Qf8
30.Bxf4 Ne6 31.Bc4 Qxd8 32.Rxd8+ Kh7 33.Rxh8+ Bxh8 34.Bd6 Ng5
35.Rg2 Ne4 36.Bb8 Bd4 37.h3 Ne5 38.Bd5 Nd3+ 39.Ke2 Nc1+ 40.Kd1
Nd3 41.Nd2 Nf6 42.Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.16"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.a4 b4 9.a5 d6 10.d3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nbd2 Rb8 13.Nb3
Qc8 14.h3 Nd8 15.Be3 c5 16.Nbd2 Nc6 17.c3 Rb5 18.d4 exd4
19.cxd4 Nxa5 20.dxc5 dxc5 21.Ra2 Qb7 22.b3 Kh8 23.Qc2 Nd7
24.Rea1 Bd8 25.Nc4 Nxc4 26.Qxc4 Bf6 27.Rd1 Qc6 28.Rad2 Nb6
29.Qc2 Qc7 30.e5 Be7 31.Nd4 Rc8 32.Nxe6 Qxe5 33.Nf4 Rf8 34.Re2
Qc3 35.Qb1 Qf6 36.Bc1 c4 37.bxc4 Nxc4 38.Re6 Qg5 39.Ng6+ Qxg6
40.Rxg6 hxg6 41.Qe4 Bf6 42.Qxc4 b3 43.Ba3 Rfb8 44.Rb1 b2 45.h4
Ra5 46.Qd3 Rd8 47.Qb3 Rc8 48.Qb7 Rd8 49.Qb3 Rc8 50.Qb4 Rb5
51.Qg4 Rc3 52.Bxb2 Rxb2 53.Rxb2 Rc1+ 54.Kh2 Bxb2 55.Qxg6 Ra1
56.g4 a5 57.Qh5+ Kg8 58.Qb5 Ba3 59.Qe5 Rd1 60.Qe6+ Kh7 61.Qe4+
Kh8 62.Qa8+ Kh7 63.Qxa5 Bd6+ 64.Kg2 Rd4 65.Qf5+ Kh8 66.Qh5+
Kg8 67.g5 Kf8 68.Qg6 Be7 69.Qf5+ Ke8 70.Kh3 Rd6 71.Qh7 Kf7
72.f4 Rd4 73.Qf5+ Ke8 74.Qe5 Rb4 75.Kg4 Kf8 76.Qf5+ Ke8 77.Qe6
Rd4 78.Qe5 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.18"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6
Qxf6 8.Bxc4 c5 9.O-O cxd4 10.e5 Qd8 11.Ne4 O-O 12.Qe2 Be7
13.Rad1 Qc7 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.Rc1 Qa5 16.g4 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
18.f4 Qa5 19.g5 Qd8 20.h4 Bd7 21.gxh6 g6 22.h5 Kh8 23.Kh2 Bc6
24.Rf3 Bd6 25.Qf2 Bc7 26.Kh3 Qe7 27.Ng5 e5 28.Rxc6 bxc6
29.Nxf7+ Rxf7 30.hxg6 Rf6 31.g7+ Kg8 32.Bc4+ Kh7 33.Qh4 e4
34.Rg3 Bxf4 35.g8=Q+ Rxg8 36.Bxg8+ Kh8 37.Rg7 Qf8 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.19"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. d4 Bc6 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Be3 Bd5 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qc1 Ng4
12. b4 a5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 axb4 15. Bxb4 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 Rc8
17. Qc4 Bxc5 18. Qxe6+ Kf8 19. Qxg4 Bb4+ 20. Nbd2 Bxd2+
21. Nxd2 Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bd5 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Ne4 Rd8 25. f3 Qe5
26. Qf4 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Kf7 28. Nc3 Bc4 29. a4 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1
Rd8+ 31. Kc2 Rc8 32. Kd2 Ba6 33. Ne4 Kf8 34. f5 Rd8+ 35. Ke3
Rd5 36. Rc1 Rxf5 37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Rc7+ Kf8 39. Rc8+ Ke7
40. Rc7+ Kf8 41. Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.20"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Qxc4 Bb7 9. Nc3 c5 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc6+ 15. f3 Qxc5 16. Qxc5
Bxc5 17. Bf4 Rfd8 18. e4 Ne8 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. Ke2 Ke7 21. Nb5
Rdc8 22. Rac1 a6 23. Nc3 b5 24. a4 Bd6 25. Be3 Rab8 26. axb5
axb5 27. Ba7 Rb7 28. Bd4 Rc4 29. e5 Bc5 30. Nd5+ exd5
31. Bxc5+ Ke6 32. b3 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Kxe5 34. Kd3 Ke6 35. Bb4
Kd7 36. Kd4 Nc7 37. Ba5 Ne6+ 38. Kxd5 Ra7 39. b4 Ra6 40. f4
Rd6+ 41. Ke4 Rd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nd5 Nxd5
7. Bxd5 d6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 O-O 10. O-O Nb8 11. b4 Nd7
12. Qd2 c6 13. Bb3 a5 14. a3 Nf6 15. h3 h6 16. Rab1 b5 17. Qc3
Bd7 18. Rf2 Qb6 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Nh4 c5 21. Ref1 cxb4 22. Qe1
d5 23. axb4 dxe4 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25. Ng6 Be6 26. Nxe5 exd3
27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Rxf6 d2 29. Qg3+ Kf8 30. Rf1 Ra7 31. Ng6+
Kg7 32. Nf4+ Kh8 33. Nh5 f6 34. Nxf6 Rf8 35. Qf4 Rh7 36. Qe5
Qc7 37. Ne8+ 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.23"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qb3 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Rac1 a6 16. Qe3 c5
17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ne4 c4 19. h4 h6 20. Rd4 Nf8 21. b3 Rxd4
22. Qxd4 Rd8 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 f6 25. Be3 e5 26. Qb2 Qc6
27. bxc4 bxc4 28. Qb4 Rc8 29. f3 h5 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Rd1 Nd7
32. Qb1 g6 33. g4 Rh8 34. g5 f5 35. Qc2 Rc8 36. Qc3 Ke6
37. Kg2 Qa4 38. Qd2 Qb5 39. a4 Qc6 40. Qc2 Rb8 41. Bd2 Rb3
42. Bc3 Qxa4 43. Ra1 Qc6 44. Ra5 Rb5 45. Qa4 Nb6 46. Qa1 Rxa5
47. Qxa5 Qb5 48. d7 Kxd7 49. Qa3 Nd5 50. Bxe5 Qc6 51. Qf8 Qe6
52. Qb8 c3 53. Qb7+ Ke8 54. Qb8+ Kf7 55. Qb7+ Ne7 56. Bxc3
Qxe2+ 57. Kh3 Qb5 58. Qc7 Qc6 59. Qe5 Qxf3+ 60. Kh2 Qf2+
61. Kh1 Qxh4+ 62. Kg1 Qxg5+ 63. Kh2 Qh4+ 64. Kg1 Qe4 65. Qg7+
Ke6 66. Bf6 Nd5 67. Bb2 f4 68. Kh2 Kf5 69. Qf8+ Kg5 70. Qd8+
Kg4 71. Qc8+ Kh4 72. Bg7 Qe2+ 73. Kh1 Qf3+ 74. Kh2 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.24"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. Bd2 Kh8 10. h3 Nd7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Nd5
Nxb3 13. axb3 Bb7 14. c4 f5 15. Ba5 Rc8 16. Rc1 bxc4 17. bxc4
fxe4 18. dxe4 Nc5 19. Bc3 Qe8 20. b4 Ne6 21. Bd2 c6 22. Nxe7
Qxe7 23. Be3 c5 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Nd2 Bc8
27. Nf1 Be6 28. Ne3 Rc6 29. Qa4 Rfc8 30. Rb1 h6 31. Rb8 Rxc4
32. Rxc8+ Rxc8 33. Qxa6 Qc7 34. Rd1 Rd8 35. Qd3 Qc5 36. Kh2
Qc7 37. Kg1 Qc5 38. Rd2 Qc7 39. Qa3 Qe7 40. Rd1 Kh7 41. Qb4
Qc7 42. Rd3 Kg8 43. Qd2 Qe7 44. Kh2 Qf8 45. Kg1 Qe7 46. Qd1
Kh7 47. Rd2 Qf8 48. Rd3 Qe7 49. Rd2 Qf8 50. Nf1 Rd7 51. Ng3
Qb8 52. Kh2 Qf8 53. Kg1 Qb8 54. Kh2 Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.26"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.d3 d6 9.Bd2 Bg4 10.c3 d5 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qe2 Rb8 13.Bg5
dxe4 14.dxe4 h6 15.Bc1 Bg6 16.Nbd2 Nh5 17.Nf1 Bc5 18.g3 Kh7
19.Kg2 Qe7 20.Bc2 Rfd8 21.b4 Bb6 22.a4 Nf6 23.Nh4 Qe6 24.Bd3
Bh5 25.g4 Bxg4 26.hxg4 Nxg4 27.Nf5 Nxf2 28.Bc2 g6 29.N1e3 gxf5
30.exf5 Qf6 31.Qxf2 e4 32.Rh1 Rd6 33.Bxe4 Rg8+ 34.Kf1 Ne5
35.Qf4 c6 36.axb5 Rg5 37.bxa6 Qd8 38.f6+ Ng6 39.Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.27"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 e6 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Be2 Na5
12. Qc2 Bg7 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Bb2 Bg7 15. Ba3 Bf8 16. Bb2 Bg7
17. Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2018.03.31"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Georg Meier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Nf5 Bf6 14. Qe1 d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
17. d3 Nd6 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qg4 b5 20. c3 d4 21. cxd4 b4 22. d5
cxd5 23. Bf4 g6 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Qf6 26. Qd4 Rc2 27. Rb1
Rfc8 28. Rxd5 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Nf5 30. Rc4 R8xc4 31. dxc4 Nd4
32. Rd1 Ne6 33. Rd5 a4 34. Ra5 Rxb2 35. Rxa4 Kg7 36. Ra5 Kf6
37. h4 Nd4 38. c5 Rc2 39. Ra6+ Ke5 40. Rb6 Rxa2 41. Rxb4 Ra1
42. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2018.04.01"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Be2 Na6 9. h4 h5 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. f3
Ng8 13. Nb5 b6 14. a3 Bd7 15. b4 f6 16. Be3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5
18. Bg5 e4 19. Rb1 exf3 20. gxf3 axb4 21. axb4 Bxb5 22. cxb5
Nb8 23. O-O Nd7 24. Rbc1 Ra7 25. Bd3 Qe5 26. Nxh5 Qxd5 27. Nf4
Qb3 28. Bc4 Qb2 29. Rc2 Qd4+ 30. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 31. Kg2 Be5
32. Ne6 Rc8 33. Nd8 d5 34. Nc6 Ra3 35. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2018.04.02"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 Be7 8. Re1 d6 9. d4 Bd7 10. d5 Nb8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a4
Be7 13. Na3 Rf8 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Nc4 Kh8 16. b4 g6 17. a5 a6
18. Ncd2 f5 19. h3 Bg5 20. c4 Bh6 21. Nb1 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Nf6
23. Re1 Qd7 24. Nc3 Rf7 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Raf8 27. Ra3 Rf4
28. Rae3 R4f6 29. Rc3 Rf4 30. Rce3 R4f6 31. Rc3 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2018.04.04"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b6 11. Ne5 Ra7
12. Nd3 Be7 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Bxb8 b5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Qb3 Qxb8 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Nf3 g6 21. Nd4
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Bf6 23. Nc6 Qa8 24. Ncb4 Nxb4 25. Qxb4 Kg7
26. Qe4 Qa7 27. Qc6 Rb6 28. Qc5 Be7 29. Qe3 Qb7 30. Ne5 Ra6
31. h3 Bf6 32. Kh2 h5 33. Nd3 Ra8 34. Qc5 Ra4 35. b3 Ra2
36. Rc2 Ra1 37. Rc1 Ra2 38. Rc2 Ra1 39. Rc1 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2018.04.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. h3
Qb8 13. c3 Qb5 14. c4 Qb7 15. Nbd2 Nd7 16. Nb3 Nd8 17. d4 exd4
18. Nbxd4 c5 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21. exd5 Rxf3 22. gxf3
Ne5 23. Rxe5 dxe5 24. dxe6 Rd8 25. Be3 g5 26. Kf1 Kg7 27. Ke2
Kf6 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Kxe6 30. Kc2 Kf5 31. Kd3 Bd6 32. b3
Be7 33. Bc1 Bd6 34. Be3 Be7 35. Bc1 Bd6 36. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2018.04.06"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 Bd3 12. Ng1
Qa5 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Ne2 Ba3 15. O-O O-O 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Bg5
Bb2 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. Rc1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Qa3
22. Qe3 b5 23. e6 f6 24. h4 Ne7 25. Rb1 a6 26. Qd2 Qd6 27. a4
bxa4 28. Qa2 a3 29. Rb4 h5 30. Qxa3 Nc6 31. Ra4 Qxa3 32. Rxa3
a5 33. e7 Nxe7 34. Rxa5 Rb8 35. Bxd5+ Nxd5 36. Rxd5 Rb3
37. Rxh5 Rxc3 38. Rc5 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 c3 40. Kf3 c2 41. Kf4 Rd1
42. Rxc2 Rxd4+ 43. Kf5 Kh7 44. f4 Ra4 45. Rc5 Kh6 46. Rd5 Ra6
47. g4 g6+ 48. Ke4 Ra4+ 49. Rd4 Ra5 50. Rd5 Ra4+ 51. Ke3 Ra3+
52. Rd3 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2018.04.07"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Na3
Nb6 7. Qc2 g6 8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qxc4 Bg7 10. d3 O-O 11. Bd2 Nd5
12. Qc1 a5 13. Bh6 Bg4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne5 Be6 16. d4 Nf6
17. Rd1 Qb6 18. e4 Rfd8 19. Qc3 Kg8 20. Rd3 Rd6 21. Rad1 Rad8
22. b3 Qb4 23. Qa1 a4 24. h3 axb3 25. axb3 Nd7 26. Nxd7 R6xd7
27. d5 cxd5 28. exd5 Bf5 29. Re3 Be6 30. Rde1 Bxd5 31. Bxd5
Rxd5 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Rd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kg2 b6
36. Kf3 Rd3+ 37. Re3 Rd2 38. Re4 Rd3+ 39. Re3 Rd2 40. Re4 Rd3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2018.04.08"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.d5 Re8 12.Bd3
Rxe1+ 13.Qxe1 Qe7 14.Qxe7 Nxe7 15.d6 cxd6 16.Na3 d5 17.Nb5 d6
18.Nxd6 Nc6 19.Bf4 Be6 20.Nxb7 Nb4 21.Nc5 Bxb2 22.Rb1 Nxd3
23.cxd3 Bd4 24.Be3 Bxc5 25.Bxc5 d4 26.Bxa7 Bxa2 27.Rb8+ Rxb8
28.Bxb8 Bb1 29.Ba7 Ba2 30.Bb8 Bb1 31.Ba7 Ba2 32.Bb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2018.04.09"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O Qxc3 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Rb1 Rd8
16. Rxb7 Ne5 17. f4 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Qxc6 20. Qb3
Qxe4 21. f5 O-O 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Rxa7 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7
25. Qc3 Qd4 26. Qf3 Rd5 27. h3 h5 28. a4 h4 29. Qf4 Qxf4
30. Rxf4 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 e5 32. Rxh4 f5 33. Rb4 Ra1 34. h4 Kg6
35. g4 fxg4 36. Rxg4+ Kf5 37. Rb4 e4 38. Kg2 Kf4 39. h5 Ra2+
40. Kh3 Ra3+ 41. Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2017/18"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.04.29"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "13.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Ne1 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Nc2 Be4 16. Ne3 Na5 17. Ba3
Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qd6 19. Ra2 Raf8 20. Ng4 Re6 21. Ne5 Nc6 22. f3
Bg6 23. f4 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Qd8 26. Qf4 Rb6 27. h4
Qf8 28. Qe3 Qe7 29. Qf4 Qf8 30. Qe3 Qe7 31. Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2017/18"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.04.30"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "14.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mikhailo Oleksienko"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Bf4 Qe7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 c6 12. Qc2
Rfe8 13. Rae1 g6 14. Bg5 Qf8 15. a3 Rac8 16. b4 b5 17. Nd2 Nh5
18. Nb3 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Qd1 Ng7 21. Bg3 f5 22. Bxd6 Qxd6
23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 Qe5 25. Ne2 Bd7 26. Nd4 Re7 27. a4 Rce8
28. Bc2 h5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qd3 g4 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. g3 Ra8
33. Ra1 Ree8 34. Qc3 Qe7 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Rh1 Qf6 37. Rh7 Rxa1
38. Qxa1 Kg8 39. Qh1 Qg5 40. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2017/18"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.05.01"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Christian Schroeder"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Nc3 Bb7 8. d4 c5 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. cxb6 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 cxb3
12. axb3 axb6 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rc8 16. Nb5
Nc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bd4 f5 20. Rd2 Kf7 21. Ra2
g5 22. Ba1 Rc1 23. Bd4 Rb1 24. Rb2 Rxb2 25. Bxb2 g4 26. h3 h5
27. hxg4 hxg4 28. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Ne1 Na5 14. Nc2 Nb3 15. Ra2 Qa5 16. Bb2 f6 17. Ne3 Be6
18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qc2 Bg5 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Bh5 Red8 22. Bb4
Qc7 23. Re1 Bf7 24. Bf3 Re8 25. a5 Qd7 26. Qd1 Bxe3 27. fxe3
Bg6 28. Rf2 h6 29. Bh5 Qe6 30. e4 Kh7 31. Bxg6+ Qxg6 32. exd5
Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Re8 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Qxe2 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Nc1
37. Qxc4 Qe4 38. h3 Nd3+ 39. Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kg1
Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. Nf3 h6 6. O-O Nf6
7. c4 Nbd7 8. d3 Bh7 9. Nbd2 Bd6 10. a3 a5 11. Bc3 O-O 12. b4
e5 13. cxd5 axb4 14. Bxb4 Bxb4 15. axb4 cxd5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8
17. Qb3 Rc8 18. Bh3 b6 19. Qb2 Re8 20. Nh4 e4 21. dxe4 dxe4
22. Nc4 Qb8 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Nd6 Ra8 25. Ng2 Nf8 26. Ne3 Rd8
27. Nb5 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Qd8 29. Nd4 Ng6 30. Ne3 Ne7 31. b5 Nfd5
32. Nc6 Qc7 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Qa2 Qd6 35. Qa8+ Qf8 36. Qb7 e3
37. f3 Bb1 38. Qd7 Nc3 39. Bf1 Ba2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. h3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6
12. b4 Ba7 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nf1 d5 15. Bd2 Rae8 16. Ng3 dxe4
17. dxe4 Ne7 18. Red1 Qc8 19. c4 Ng6 20. c5 c6 21. Nf5 Bb8
22. Be3 Ne7 23. Ng3 Nd7 24. Nd2 Nf8 25. Nc4 Rg6 26. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 d4
7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Na3 O-O 10. e3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1
Rc8 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nc4 Nb4 15. Nce5 Bc2 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. d3 Re8
18. a3 Bxe5 19. axb4 Bxb3 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxd4 Rc2 22. Qd1
Rc3 23. Qb1 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Bd5 25. Rxa7 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qd5+
27. Kg1 h5 28. Qxb7 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 hxg4 30. hxg4 Rxd3 31. g5
Rxd4 32. gxf6 gxf6 33. Ra1 Rd6 34. Raa7 Rf8 35. Kg2 Kg7
36. Kf3 Re6 37. Rb4 Rfe8 38. Rbb7 Rf8 39. Kf4 Rc6 40. f3 Rc5
41. e4 Rh5 42. Rc7 Rh6 43. Rc6 Rg6 44. Rcc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. h3 e5 10. a3 b6 11. b4 Nh5 12. Re1
Nf4 13. Bf1 Ne6 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. Bd2 f5 16. Ne3 Ne7 17. a4 Rae8
18. Rb1 Qc6 19. a5 f4 20. Nc2 g5 21. axb6 axb6 22. bxc5 bxc5
23. d4 cxd4 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Bb4 Qb6 26. Na3 Qc7 27. Bc4 Kh8
28. Bxe6 Bxe6 29. Nb5 Qd7 30. Nxd6 Rb8 31. Bc5 Rxb1 32. Qxb1
g4 33. hxg4 Bxg4 34. Nxd4 f3 35. e5 fxg2 36. e6 Qc7 37. Nf7+
Kg8 38. Ng5 Bf5 39. Nxf5 Rxf5 40. Bxe7 Qf4 41. Qc2 Bd4 42. Nh3
Qg4 43. Qd3 Rf3 44. Qxf3 Qxf3 45. Bg5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Ne2 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Nbd7 10. a3 Be7 11. Bg5 Nb6
12. Ba2 Bd7 13. Qd3 Bc6 14. Rad1 Na4 15. Rd2 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Qc7
17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. Qb3
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8 24. Qc4 b6 25. g3 g6 26. Rc1
Qf6 27. Qc3 Qf5 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Qd4 h5 30. h4 Qc5 31. Qxc5
Rxc5 32. b4 Rc3 33. Re3 Rxe3 34. fxe3 Kg7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. e4
Ke5 37. Ke3 b5 38. Kd3 f6 39. Ke3 g5 40. g4 hxg4 41. h5 Ke6
42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Kg3 Kg7 44. Kxg4 Kh6 45. Kf5 Kh7 46. Kxf6 g4
47. e5 g3 48. e6 g2 49. e7 g1=Q 50. e8=Q Qf2+ 51. Ke7 Qe3+
52. Kd8 Qxa3 53. Qf7+ Kh8 54. Qf6+ Kh7 55. Qg6+ Kh8 56. h6 Qc3
57. Qg7+ Qxg7 58. hxg7+ Kxg7 59. Kc7 a5 60. bxa5 b4 61. a6 b3
62. a7 b2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 d6
7. c3 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Nf1 Ba7 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bxe6
Rxe6 13. b4 d5 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. h3 Rae8 16. b5 Ne7 17. c4 d4
18. c5 Ng6 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Rec1 Nd7 21. c6 bxc6 22. bxc6 Nb8
23. Qa2 Nxc6 24. Rab1 a5 25. Qd5 Qa8 26. Nf5 Bb6 27. Qa2 Nge7
28. Ng3 Nc8 29. Rc2 Nd6 30. Nf5 Nxf5 31. exf5 Rf6 32. Nh4 Ne7
33. g4 e4 34. dxe4 Qxe4 35. Re1 Qa8 36. Qc4 Rc6 37. Qd3 Rxc2
38. Qxc2 Nd5 39. Rxe8+ Qxe8 40. Nf3 Qe2 41. Ne1 d3 42. Nxd3
Nf4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Qe2
Qe7 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. a3 Nd7 10. b4 Bb6 11. Nc4 a5
12. Rb1 axb4 13. axb4 Ra2 14. O-O O-O 15. Rb2 Rfa8 16. c3 Ra1
17. Rc2 f6 18. Rd1 Nf8 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Be3 Ne6 21. Rd2 b5
22. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Rd1 Ra3 24. Qb2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Ra4 26. Qb3
Kh8 27. d4 exd4 28. cxd4 Rxb4 29. Qd3 Ng5 30. Bxg5 fxg5 31. d5
cxd5 32. Qxd5 h6 33. Qf5 Rc4 34. Rd7 Qf6 35. Qd5 Rc8 36. Kg2
Rf8 37. Qd3 Qc6 38. Rd5 b4 39. Rb5 Qc3 40. Qxc3 bxc3 41. Rc5
b5 42. Rxc3 b4 43. Rb3 Rb8 44. Kf1 Kg8 45. Ke2 Kf7 46. Kd3 Ke6
47. Kc4 Ke5 48. Rxb4 Rxb4+ 49. Kxb4 Kd4 50. Kb3 h5 51. Kc2 g4
52. hxg4 h4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Nc3
Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Be2 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. O-O h6 11. Rfe1 Be6
12. Bf1 Qd7 13. Nd4 Rac8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rad1 Bd6 16. h3 Bf5
17. Qd4 c5 18. Qh4 d4 19. Nb5 Be7 20. Qg3 Ne4 21. Qf3 Nxd2
22. Rxd2 Bg5 23. Rde2 d3 24. cxd3 Bxd3 25. Re7 Bxe7 26. Bxd3
g6 27. Bc4 Kg7 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Qe2 Qf6 30. Nxa7 Ra8 31. Nb5
Rad8 32. Re1 Bd6 33. Qc2 Rfe8 34. Rf1 Bb8 35. b3 h5 36. Nc3
Qe5 37. g3 h4 38. Ne2 hxg3 39. fxg3 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 Rd2 41. Qc3+
Qxc3 42. Nxc3 f5 43. Rg1 Re3 44. Nd5 Rxg3 45. Rxg3 Bxg3 46. a4
f4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O Re8 8. exd5 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 cxd5
12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. exd5 e4 14. Nd2 e3 15. fxe3 Bxe3+ 16. Kh1
Bg4 17. Nf3 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 Re2 19. b4 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Rxa2
21. Kg1 Rd2 22. c4 Rb8 23. b5 axb5 24. cxb5 Rxb5 25. Rxc7 Rb1+
26. Rf1 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Kf8 28. Rc8+ Ke7 29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. Rc8+
Ke7 31. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.29"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4
12. Qd1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qxd4 16. Bxb7
Ra7 17. Bg2 Nd7 18. Ne4 c5 19. Rb1 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rb8 21. b3
Be7 22. e3 c4 23. bxc4 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Rc7 25. c5 Nxc5 26. Rc1
f5 27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. Rb1 Kf7 29. Rb6 a5 30. Bc6 Bd8 31. Ra6
Ke7 32. Kg2 g5 33. h3 Bc7 34. Bb5 Rc3 35. Ra8 Rc2 36. Ra6 h5
37. Rc6 Rxc6 38. Bxc6 h4 39. gxh4 gxh4 40. e4 Kd6 41. Bb7 Ke7
42. Bc6 Kd6 43. Bb7 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.30"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.d5 Re8 12.Rxe8+
Qxe8 13.Qd3 d6 14.Nd2 Bg5 15.Nf3 Bxc1 16.Rxc1 Bd7 17.Re1 Qd8
18.Qc4 g6 19.h3 Ng7 20.Re3 a5 21.a4 Ne8 22.Qd4 Ng7 23.g4 c6
24.c4 Ne8 25.Qf4 Kg7 26.Rb3 Rb8 27.Ng5 Nf6 28.Rf3 h6 29.Ne4
Nxe4 30.Qxf7+ Kh8 31.Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.01"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Bd3 b6
12. Rc1 e5 13. dxc5 Be6 14. c4 bxc5 15. Bxc5 Bh6 16. Rc3 Re8
17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Ba3 Rab8 19. h3 Red8 20. Bc1 Bf8 21. Bg5 Rd7
22. c5 h6 23. Be3 Nc6 24. Bc4 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Bxe6 dxc3
27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Nxc3 Qd4 29. c6 Qc4 30. Rc1 Qxc6 31. Nd5
Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Kg7 34. f4 Re1 35. e5 g5 36. g3 Rd1
37. Ne3 Rd3 38. Ng4 Be7 39. f5 Bd8 40. f6+ Kh7 41. e6 fxe6
42. Rf2 Bc7 43. f7 Bxg3+ 44. Kg2 Bd6 45. f8=Q Bxf8 46. Rxf8
Ra3 47. Rf2 Kg6 48. Re2 Kh5 49. Nf6+ Kg6 50. Ne4 e5 51. Rc2
Kf5 52. Ng3+ Ke6 53. Rf2 Kd5 54. Nf5 Ra6 55. Kf3 Ra3+ 56. Kg4
h5+ 57. Kxh5 Rxh3+ 58. Kxg5 e4 59. Kg4 Ra3 60. Re2 Ke5 61. Ng3
Ra4 62. Kh3 Kf4 63. Kg2 e3 64. Rb2 Ra3 65. Ne2+ Ke4 66. Kf1
Kd3 67. Ke1 Ra6 68. Kd1 Rh6 69. Rb3+ Ke4 70. Rb4+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.02"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Rb8
12. Qc2 Ba6 13. Rd1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Bb2 Bc4 16. Rd4 Qa6
17. e4 Nb6 18. a4 e5 19. Rd2 Qa5 20. Rd6 c5 21. Bh3 Nc8
22. Rd2 Nb6 23. Rd6 Nc8 24. Rd2 Nb6 25. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.03"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4
Nxe4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne5 Rb8 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5
Nxd5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Qd7 14. Bxd5 O-O 15. Qxd7 Bxd7
16. Be3 Bd6 17. b3 a5 18. Rfd1 a4 19. Rac1 axb3 20. axb3 Rfe8
21. h3 Be6 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 g6 25. Rxc7
Rxb3 26. Rcd7 Rb8 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.05"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Rfd8 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Qxe7 Nxe7 15. Rab1 b6 16. Ne5
Be8 17. e4 Nc8 18. f3 Nd6 19. Be2 Kf8 20. Kf2 Rac8 21. Nd3 Nb7
22. Nf4 c5 23. Ba6 Rc7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. dxc5 Rd2+ 26. Kg3
Rxa2 27. cxb6 Rxb6 28. Rxb6 axb6 29. c4 b5 30. cxb5 g5 31. Nd3
Bxb5 32. Rf2 Rxf2 33. Nxf2 f5 34. exf5 exf5 35. h4 f4+ 36. Kg4
Bf1 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Kxg5 Bxg2 39. Kxf4 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.07"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. b4 Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6 19. O-O Nxc5 20. Qb1 Nge6
21. Nf3 Nf8 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Qd6 24. Nc3 Qg6 25. Rd5 Qxb1
26. Rxb1 f6 27. Nb5 Ne4 28. Nd2 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Re7 30. Nxa7
Rxc4 31. Nb5 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Nd6 Rc3 34. Nxb7 Rxa3
35. h3 Ra8 36. Rd1 Nf8 37. Nc5 Rc8 38. Ne4 Rc7 39. Kf1 Ne6
40. Rd6 Kf7 41. Rb6 Nc5 42. Nxc5 Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 Bxf4 6. exf4
Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Qb6 9. Rb1 Qd6 10. g3 b6 11. O-O Bb7
12. Re1 O-O 13. a3 a5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Qe2 Nb8 16. Qf1 Nc6
17. Qh3 h6 18. f5 exf5 19. Qxf5 Rce8 20. Bb5 Bc8 21. Qc2 Bd7
22. Bf1 Re6 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Qb1 cxd4 26. cxd4
Ne4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxe4 Bd5 29. Qg4 Rd8 30. Re3 Be6 31. Qe4
Bd5 32. Qg4 Be6 33. Qe4 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 b6 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. d4 Be6
12. Qb1 a5 13. Rd1 Ra7 14. Bc3 a4 15. bxa4 Rxa4 16. Qb5 Rc4
17. Rac1 Bf6 18. Qxc6 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Qa8 21. Rxb6
Qa4 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. h4 Bd8 24. Rb3 h6 25. Kh2 Bf5 26. Rdb2 Bc7
27. Be5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Qe8 29. Nf3 Be4 30. Bh3 Ra8 31. Nd4 Qe5
32. e3 g5 33. h5 Ra6 34. Rb6 Rxb6 35. Rxb6 Qc7 36. Rxh6 Qa5
37. Bg2 Qxa2 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Rd6 g4 41. Nf5+ Kh7
42. Rf6 Qb3 43. Nh6 Qd5 44. Nxf7 Kg7 45. Rf4 Kh7 46. h6 Kg6
47. Rxg4+ Kxf7 48. h7 Qh5 49. Rh4 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2
Qe2 52. h8=Q Qxf2+ 53. Kh3 Qf5+ 54. Kg2 Qf3+ 55. Kg1 Qxe3+
56. Kf1 Qf3+ 57. Ke1 Qxg3+ 58. Kd2 Qd3+ 59. Kc1 Qc4+ 60. Kb2
Qb4+ 61. Kc2 Qc5+ 62. Kd1 Qg1+ 63. Ke2 Qg2+ 64. Ke3 Qf3+
65. Kd4 Qd3+ 66. Ke5 Qc3+ 67. Kf5 Qc5+ 68. Qe5 Qc8+ 69. Kg5
Qd8+ 70. Kh5 Qd1+ 71. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5
17. Bf4 Be6 18. Qb3 Bf6 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Qb6 21. Qxb6
axb6 22. Re3 Rfc8 23. Rb3 Rc6 24. Bb5 Rc7 25. Bd3 Rc6 26. Kf1
g6 27. a3 Rac8 28. Ke2 Kf8 29. Kd2 Ke7 30. Re1 Kd8 31. h4 h5
32. g3 Bd7 33. Re5 Rd6 34. Rc3 Rcc6 35. Be2 Be6 36. Bb5 Rc7
37. Ree3 Rxc3 38. Kxc3 Kc7 39. Bd3 Rc6+ 40. Kb4 Kd6 41. Re1
Bd7 42. Bb5 Rc8 43. Bxd7 Kxd7 44. Re2 Rc4+ 45. Kb5 Rxd4
46. Kxb6 Rd3 47. Kc5 f6 48. a4 g5 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Re5 b6+
51. Kxb6 Kd6 52. Rxg5 Rb3+ 53. Ka6 Rxb2 54. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 g5
7. Nc3 Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Bg4 11. Bc5 Re8
12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Be3 Bf8 16. Nd2
Bb4 17. Nb3 Be6 18. Nc5 Bc4 19. a3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rb8 21. h4
gxh4 22. Bxh6 Rb2 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Bxh4 Rxc2 25. Re3 f6 26. g4
Nf4 27. Bxf6 Kf7 28. g5 Rd2 29. Rb1 Ne2+ 30. Kg2 Nf4+ 31. Kg1
Ne2+ 32. Kg2 Nf4+ 33. Kf3 Nh5 34. Rb7 Nxf6 35. Rxc7+ Re7
36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. gxf6+ Kxf6 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. f4 Kd6 40. Nb7+
Kc7 41. Na5 Bg8 42. c4 Kb6 43. Nb3 exf4+ 44. Kxf4 Rf2+ 45. Rf3
Ra2 46. c5+ Kb5 47. Ke5 Bxb3 48. Rxb3+ Kxc5 49. Rc3+ Kb5
50. Ke6 c5 51. e5 c4 52. Kf5 Rf2+ 53. Ke4 Re2+ 54. Kd4 Rd2+
55. Ke3 Rd1 56. Ke2 Rd7 57. e6 Re7 58. Re3 Kc5 59. Kd2 Kd4
60. Re1 Kd5 61. Kc3 Rxe6 62. Rxe6 Kxe6 63. Kxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 d6
12. Nc3 f5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Nf6 15. Qd4 Ng4 16. Ree1 f4
17. f3 Ne3 18. Rac1 Bf5 19. Qxf4 Nxf1 20. Qd4 Nxh2 21. Kxh2
Qg5 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rf6 24. Re3 Raf8 25. Rce1 Rg6
26. R1e2 h5 27. Qe7 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Rf4 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Re4 Rxf3
31. Qxg6+ Kxg6 32. gxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kh2 Kh6 34. c4 g6 35. b3 a5
36. Re6 h4 37. Rg2 Qf5 38. Re8 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 g5 40. Rg8 Qe5
41. Kg4 b5 42. Rf8 bxc4 43. bxc4 Qe4+ 44. Kh3 g4+ 45. Kh2 Qe5+
46. Kg1 g3 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Qxc4 Bb7 9. Nc3 c5 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. Qd3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 15. Qf3 Rfc8 16. Bf4
Qxf3+ 17. Kxf3 Rc5 18. Be3 Rf5+ 19. Kg2 Bc5 20. Bd4 Bxd4
21. Rxd4 Rc5 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. Rd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Ke7 25. Ra8
a5 26. Ra7+ Nd7 27. h4 Kd8 28. f4 Rc7 29. Ra8+ Rc8 30. Rxc8+
Kxc8 31. Nb5 Kd8 32. Kf3 Nc5 33. g4 Kd7 34. g5 Kc6 35. Nc3 b5
36. Ke3 b4 37. Ne4 Kd5 38. Nxc5 Kxc5 39. Kd3 f6 40. gxf6 gxf6
41. b3 Kd5 42. e4+ Kc5 43. h5 h6 44. Ke3 e5 45. f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Re1 a6
7. c3 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Bb3 Ba7 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Be6
12. Bc2 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Qd7 16. h3 Re7
17. Qd2 Rae8 18. Rae1 g6 19. Nh4 Nh7 20. Nh5 Kh8 21. d4 gxh5
22. Rg3 Re6 23. dxe5 Qd8 24. Nf5 Nxe5 25. Rg7 Nf3+ 26. gxf3
Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O dxe4 8. dxe4 a5 9. a4 Qe7 10. h3 Ne8 11. Re1 Nd6
12. Bd3 Be6 13. Nf1 f6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qf7 16. Qe2 Rfd8
17. Red1 Ne7 18. h4 Nec8 19. Bc2 Nb6 20. Nd2 Nbc4 21. Ndxc4
Nxc4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nd6 24. c4 b6 25. Ra3 f5 26. Rc3 e4
27. c5 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Re8 29. Rc1 Re7 30. Bd1 f4 31. Qe1 f3
32. R1c3 Rf8 33. Qf1 Qg6 34. Kh2 Qg4 35. Rxc7 Qxh4+ 36. Kg1
Re5 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. h3 Rb8 9. f4 Nd7 10. Nd5 e6 11. Ne3 b5 12. f5 Bb7
13. c3 b4 14. Ng4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exf5 16. exf5 Nce5 17. Bxb7
Rxb7 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Bxh6 Re8 20. Nf4 gxf5 21. Qh5 Qf6
22. Rae1 Rbb8 23. Re3 Kh8 24. Bg5 Qg7 25. Nd5 f6 26. Bh6 Qg6
27. Nf4 Qf7 28. Qxf5 Rb2 29. d4 cxd4 30. cxd4 Ng6 31. Ne6 Rg8
32. Rf2 Rxf2 33. Qxf2 Rc8 34. Qf5 Ne7 35. Qg4 Qg6 36. Nf4 Qxg4
37. hxg4 Ng8 38. g5 fxg5 39. Bxg5 Kg7 40. Re6 Rc6 41. Re8 Kf7
42. Rd8 Ngf6 43. Kg2 Rc2+ 44. Kh3 Rxa2 45. Bxf6 Nxf6 46. Rxd6
Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. b3 cxd4 5. exd4 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. a3 Nh5 10. O-O Nf4 11. Bb5 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Re1 c5 15. Qc1 c4 16. Re3 Rc8
17. Qe1 Bh6 18. Bc3 cxb3 19. cxb3 a5 20. Nf1 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Ne6
22. Rd1 Qd6 23. a4 Bg7 24. Re3 Rb8 25. Bb2 Qb6 26. Nh2 Nxd4
27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxe7 Bc5 29. Re5 Qxb3 30. Rexd5 Rfe8 31. Qf1
Bb4 32. Ng4 Re6 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Kg7 35. Qa1+ Bc3
36. Rd3 Bxa1 37. Rxb3 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Re4 39. Ra3 Bd4 40. f3 Re1
41. Rd3 Bg1+ 42. Kg3 h5 43. Nh2 h4+ 44. Kxh4 Bxh2 45. Rd5 Re5
46. Rd3 Rh5+ 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2
Ngf6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Bxe4 e5 10. Qd3 h6 11. dxe5
Nxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bf4 Bf6 14. f3 c6 15. Rad1 Be6 16. b3
a5 17. a4 Nd7 18. Bc7 Re8 19. Nf4 Nc5 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bb6
Be7 22. Bf2 Bc5 23. Bf5 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Nc5 25. Rd4 g6 26. Bh3
Rad8 27. Rfd1 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Kf8 29. Bf1 Ne6 30. Rd2 Nc5
31. Bc4 g5 32. Rd6 Kg7 33. h4 Re7 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Bf1 g4
36. Be2 gxf3 37. Bxf3 Ne4+ 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nd5 Nxd5
7. Bxd5 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. b4 Ba7 10. a4 h6 11. Be3 Ne7 12. Bb3
Ng6 13. O-O Kh8 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. d4 Qf6 16. Qd3 Bg4 17. Bd1
Be6 18. g3 Bh3 19. Re1 Raa8 20. Nd2 Rae8 21. Bf3 Qg5 22. Qe3
Qd8 23. Bh5 Qc8 24. Qf3 Be6 25. Nf1 Ne7 26. Ne3 Ng8 27. Qd1
Nf6 28. Bf3 Bh3 29. Qd3 Nh7 30. Bh1 Ng5 31. a5 f5 32. exf5
Bxf5 33. Nxf5 Rxf5 34. Bg2 e4 35. Qe3 Nf3+ 36. Bxf3 Rxf3
37. Qd2 d5 38. Re3 Ref8 39. Rxf3 Rxf3 40. Re1 Rd3 41. Qc2 Qf5
42. Re3 Rxe3 43. fxe3 Kg8 44. c4 Qf3 45. Qc3 c6 46. cxd5 cxd5
47. Qb3 Kh7 48. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 49. Kg2 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 Qd1+ 51. Kg2
Qc2+ 52. Kh3 e3 53. Qe5 Qf2 54. Qe4+ Kh8 55. Qe8+ Kh7 56. Qe4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 Bxf4 6. exf4
Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Qb6 9. Rb1 Qd6 10. g3 b6 11. O-O Bb7
12. Re1 O-O 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Rac8 15. Qa4 Rc3 16. Rb3 Rxb3
17. Qxb3 Rc8 18. Ne5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4
Rc1+ 22. Kg2 Nf6 23. Qb2 Rd1 24. Qc2 Nxe4 25. Qxd1 f6 26. Nf3
h6 27. Qa4 Kh7 28. Qb3 Qc6 29. b5 Qd5 30. Qc2 f5 31. a4 Nd6
32. Qc6 Ne4 33. Qxd5 exd5 34. Ne5 Nc3 35. Nc6 Nxa4 36. Nxa7
Kg6 37. Kf3 Kf6 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Kd3 Nb2+ 40. Kc2 Nc4 41. Kc3
Nd6 42. f3 Nc4 43. Nc6 Na3 44. Kb4 Nc2+ 45. Kb3 Ne3 46. Kc3 g5
47. fxg5 hxg5 48. Kd3 Nc4 49. h4 f4 50. hxg5 fxg3 51. Ke2 Kf5
52. f4 Nd2 53. Ne7+ Kxf4 54. g6 g2 55. Kf2 Ne4+ 56. Kxg2 Nf6
57. Nc8 Kg5 58. g7 Kg6 59. Nxb6 Kxg7 60. Na4 Kf7 61. b6 Nd7
62. b7 Nb8 63. Kf3 Ke6 64. Kf4 Kd6 65. Nc5 Kc7 66. Ke5 Kc6
67. Ke6 Kc7 68. Kxd5 Nc6 69. Ke4 Kb6 70. d5 Nb8 71. Kd4 Kc7
72. Kc4 Kd6 73. Kd4 Kc7 74. Ke5 Kb6 75. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bc2 Ng4 11. Re2 Bxf2+
12. Rxf2 Ne3 13. Qe2 Nxc2 14. Rb1 Bxa2 15. b3 Bxb1 16. Nxb1
N2d4 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Nd2 c5 20. Qg4 Qc8
21. Qg3 d5 22. Nf3 dxe4 23. Bh6 g6 24. Ng5 f5 25. dxe4 c4
26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. Nxh7+ Kf7 28. Qg7+ Ke6 29. Qf6+ Kd7
30. Qxd4+ Kc7 31. Bf4+ Kc6 32. Qxc4+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O b6
7. d5 d6 8. Nc3 Na6 9. e4 Nc7 10. a4 Re8 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Nd2 Nf4 15. Bg3 e5 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 h5
18. Qf5 Nce6 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Nc4 Re6 21. Kf1 Bh6 22. dxe6
fxe6 23. Qxf4 gxf4 24. Rad1 Qh4 25. Rxd6 f3 26. gxf3 Rf8
27. Ke2 Qxh2 28. Rxe6 Qh3 29. Rg6+ Kh7 30. Rg3 Qh2 31. Reg1 h4
32. Rg4 Bf4 33. R1g2 Qh1 34. Nd5 Bg3 35. Nce3 Rg8 36. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O
Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc2 Bg4 9. d4 Re8 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 d5
12. Nf1 Bd6 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Ne3 Bh5 15. Bd2 c6 16. Nf5 Bc7
17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Ne5 Bxe5
22. dxe5 Ne8 23. Qd1 Nc7 24. b3 c5 25. h4 c4 26. h5 d4 27. Qf3
dxc3 28. Bxc3 Qd3 29. Re3 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Ncd5 31. e6 fxe6
32. Re4 Qd3 33. Qg4 Nxc3 34. Rd4 gxh5 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Rxd3
cxd3 37. Qg6 d2 38. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. d3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Nh4 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. a3 Kd7 14. Bd2 Nd4 15. Rad1 Nb3 16. Bf4 Bd4
17. Nb5 Rhc8 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Rfe1 Nc2 20. Rf1 Nd4 21. Rfe1
Rc2 22. Kf1 Nb3 23. e4 d4 24. Bf3 Rxb2 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Rxb1
Rxa3 27. Bd1 Nc5 28. Rxb6 Rxd3 29. Be2 Rb3 30. Rd6+ Ke8
31. Rxd4 Nfxe4 32. Be3 b6 33. Kg2 Rb2 34. Bf3 f5 35. h4 Ke7
36. Rc4 Nd2 37. Bxc5+ bxc5 38. Rxc5 Kf6 39. Bc6 Rb4 40. Rc2
Nc4 41. Bf3 g5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. Be2 Nb6 44. Rc7 Kf6 45. Rb7
Nd5 46. Rxb4 Nxb4 47. f4 e5 48. fxe5+ Kxe5 49. Kf3 g5 50. Bc4
Nd5 51. Bd3 Nf6 52. Bc2 Ne8 53. Bd3 Nd6 54. Bc2 Kd4 55. Bxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6
7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. Ba3 O-O 11. e5 dxe5
12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Nb3 Bd7 14. Na5 Ra7 15. Nxb7 Ke7 16. Rb1 Bb5
17. Re1 Nbd7 18. Qc1 Nd5 19. Qa3+ Kf6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxb5
1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Na5
7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Be7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Re8
12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bxa5 Qxa5 15. a4 Qb6 16. Nh4 d5
17. axb5 dxe4 18. bxc6 exd3 19. Qxd3 Bc5 20. Rf1 e4 21. Qc3 e3
22. Nhf5 exf2+ 23. Kh1 Be6 24. Nxh6+ Kf8 25. Nhf5 Bxb3
26. cxb3 Rac8 27. Nxg7 Bd4 28. Qd2 Be3 29. Qd6+ Kxg7 30. Nf5+
Kg6 31. Nh4+ Kg7 32. Nf5+ Kg6 33. Nh4+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 f6 8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. Nb3 h5 11. f3 Nb6
12. Kc2 Bd7 13. Nc5 Bc6 14. b3 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. a4 Ke7
17. Bb5 Nd7 18. Nd3 Nb8 19. Nb4 a5 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Nd3 Nd7
22. Rhd1 Rhh8 23. Rd2 Rhd8 24. Rad1 Nb6 25. Nc5 Rd6 26. h4 Ra7
27. Nd3 Ra8 28. Nc5 Ra7 29. g3 Nd7 30. Nd3 Rb7 31. Ra1 c5
32. Nb2 Nb6 33. Rad1 Rb8 34. Rd3 Rg8 35. Rh1 Rgd8 36. Rhd1 Rg8
37. Rh1 Rgd8 38. Rhd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bc2 d5 12. Qe2
dxe4 13. dxe4 Nh5 14. Nf1 Qf6 15. N3h2 Qh4 16. Qf3 Rad8
17. Ne3 Nf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 21. Be3 e4
22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. Nxg4 Bd6 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Nxe8
Kxe8 27. Rxe4+ Kf8 28. Rae1 Kg7 29. R4e3 Rd2 30. R1e2 Rd1+
31. Re1 Rd2 32. R1e2 Rd1+ 33. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Rb8 9. Nd5 Ne8 10. c3 h6 11. Bd2 b5 12. f4 e6
13. Ne3 Ne7 14. g4 d5 15. e5 a5 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 b4 18. f5
f6 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. Nf4 Qb6 21. Qb3 Rd8 22. Nxe6 Qxe6
23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Rae1 Nxg4 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Nxg4 Qxg4
27. Rxe7 Qxd4+ 28. Be3 Qh4 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Rf7 Qe1+ 31. Rf1
Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Qc1 34. Qc4 Qxb2 35. Bd3 Qf6
36. Qe4 Kh7 37. h4 h5 38. Kg2 Qd6 39. Bc2 Be5 40. Qd3 Qc6+
41. Qe4 Qf6 42. Qf3 Qe6 43. Qxh5+ Kg7 44. Qg5 Qc6+ 45. Kf1
Qc4+ 46. Kg1 Bd4+ 47. Kh1 Qxc2 48. Qe7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nd5 Nxd5
7. Bxd5 d6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 O-O 10. O-O Nb8 11. Qd2 Nd7
12. h3 c6 13. Bb3 Nc5 14. Rf2 a5 15. c3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Be6
17. c4 b5 18. Qc3 f6 19. d4 Qb6 20. Rc2 c5 21. Kh2 Rfc8 22. d5
Bd7 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. Nd2 Rcb8 25. Rcc1 Qd8 26. Ra3 a4
27. bxa4 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Bxa4 29. Ra1 Bb5 30. Ra7 h6 31. b3 Kh7
32. Qa1 Qf8 33. Qa5 Qd8 34. Qxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4
e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. g4 Nxd4
12. Rxd4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1 Re8 15. Rg3 Bb7 16. Rh3 g6
17. f4 Nc5 18. f5 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 exf5 20. Qf2 b4 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Qc6 23. Rd4 d5 24. exf5 Bc5 25. Qh4 h5 26. gxh6 Kh7
27. fxg6+ fxg6 28. Qf2 Rf8 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Qxf3 Qe6 31. Rd3
Rf8 32. Qg3 Rf1+ 33. Kd2 Bd6 34. Qg2 Rf5 35. Kc1 Bf8 36. Kb1
Rh5 37. Bd2 Qe5 38. Qf3 Qf5 39. Qe3 Qf7 40. Qe2 a5 41. Rf3 Rf5
42. Rxf5 gxf5 43. Qa6 f4 44. Qd3+ Kg8 45. h7+ Qxh7 46. Qxd5+
Kh8 47. Bxf4 Qh3 48. Be5+ Bg7 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. Qe2 a5 13. Bg5 Ba6 14. Qf3 h6 15. Rd1 hxg5 16. Rxd8 Raxd8
17. h3 Bc5 18. Bd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Qd1 e3 21. fxe3 Rfe8
22. Kh1 Rxe3 23. Nd2 Rxd5 24. Qc1 Rf5 25. Nb3 Bb6 26. Qd2 Bb7
27. Kh2 Rd5 28. Qc1 Re2 29. Qf1 Rde5 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Rb8 9. Nd5 Re8 10. a4 e6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. c3 d5 14. f4 dxe4 15. dxe4 e5 16. f5 Qg5
17. Qd3 b6 18. h4 Qe7 19. h5 Rd8 20. Qf3 Ba6 21. hxg6 hxg6
22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rd5 Bc4 25. f6 Qf8 26. Qe3 Bxd5
27. exd5 Na5 28. g4 Nc4 29. Qg5 e4 30. Ng3 e3 31. Nf5 e2
32. Kf2 Re8 33. Ne7+ Kh7 34. Kxe2 Qh6 35. Qxh6+ Kxh6 36. b3
Nd6 37. Kd3 Kg5 38. Nc6 a5 39. b4 cxb4 40. cxb4 axb4 41. Nxb4
Ra8 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 d6 9. h3 Na6 10. Bh2 Nc7 11. a4 Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bc6 14. b4 Qc8 15. b5 Bd5 16. a5 f5
17. Re1 Rb8 18. Bf1 Kh8 19. Ra3 e5 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. c4 Bb7
22. a6 Ba8 23. Rd3 Qe8 24. Nb1 Ne6 25. Rd7 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8
27. Nc3 Kg8 28. Qc2 Qe7 29. Rd1 f4 30. Nd5 Qf7 31. Bd3 f3
32. Bg3 fxg2 33. h4 Kh8 34. Be4 g5 35. Kxg2 gxh4 36. Bxh4 h6
37. Rh1 Rg8 38. Kf1 Rf8 39. Rh3 Qd7 40. Kg2 Nc7 41. Nc3 Qg4+
42. Bg3 Ne6 43. Rh4 Bxe4+ 44. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 45. Rxe4 Kh7 46. Bxe5
Ng5 47. Bxg7 Kxg7 48. Re7+ Rf7 49. Rb7 Ne6 50. Nd5 h5 51. f4
Nd8 52. Rxf7+ Kxf7 53. Nxb6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bg7
7. d3 h5 8. h3 Bd7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. c3 Nxe2+
12. Qxe2 O-O 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qd2 Qc8 15. Kh2 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6
17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Be3 Rac8 20. d4 b5 21. Rad1 Qc7
22. b3 a5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. Qe3 Rcd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Bg5 Rb8 28. Rd1 Re8 29. Bf4 Bg7 30. Rd6 Qa7 31. Bc6 Re7
32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Bd6 c4 34. bxc4 bxc4 35. Ra8 Qxe3 36. fxe3
Bd7 37. Bxe7 Bxc6 38. Rxa5 Be4 39. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Be6 7. Nc3 Qd6 8. Be3 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Ng3 f6
12. Qe2 a5 13. Nd2 Bxe3 14. fxe3 g6 15. Nf3 a4 16. Qf2 c5
17. a3 Ra6 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. c3 Bb3 20. Rc1 Rd6 21. d4 b6
22. h4 Bc4 23. Rfe1 h5 24. Qc2 b5 25. Nf1 Re6 26. N1d2 Nb6
27. b3 axb3 28. Nxb3 Bxb3 29. Qxb3 c6 30. dxe5 fxe5 31. Ng5 c4
32. Qb4 Qxb4 33. axb4 Rd6 34. Red1 Rd3 35. Ne6 Rf6 36. Nc5
Rxe3 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rcd1 Re2 39. Rb8 Rff2 40. Rxb6 Rxg2+
41. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. h3 a6
7. O-O d6 8. Ne2 Na5 9. Bb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 O-O 11. Ng3 Re8
12. Re1 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Bd2 e4 15. dxe4 Nxe4 16. Be3 Qxd1
17. Raxd1 Bd6 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Nd2 Re8 20. Nc4 Bf5 21. Nxd6
cxd6 22. Re2 Rac8 23. c3 Be6 24. b4 Bc4 25. Red2 Bb3 26. Ra1
Rc6 27. Ra5 Bc4 28. Rf5 f6 29. Rf4 d5 30. h4 Rce6 31. Kh2 Re4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. h4 dxc4 11. g4 Qe7
12. g5 h5 13. Qxc4 Nd7 14. e3 c5 15. Be2 b6 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. b4 Nd7 18. Rd1 a5 19. O-O axb4 20. Qxb4 Nc5 21. Qxb6 Ba6
22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Qb5 Rfa8 24. Rc1 Ra5 25. Qc6 e5 26. g6 Ne6
27. Nxe5 fxg6 28. Rfd1 Kh7 29. Nf3 Qf6 30. Rd6 R8a6 31. Qd7
Rxd6 32. Qxd6 Qxf3 33. Qxe6 Rf5 34. Qa2 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+
36. Ke1 Qh1+ 37. Kd2 Rxf2+ 38. Kd3 Qxh4 39. Qd5 Qa4 40. Rc3
Qd1+ 41. Kc4 Rd2 42. Qc6 h4 43. e4 Qf1+ 44. Kb3 h3 45. Qc4
Qxc4+ 46. Kxc4 h2 47. Rh3+ Kg8 48. Kc3 Ra2 49. Kb3 Rf2 50. a4
g5 51. a5 g4 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 Ba7 9. h3 Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. Ng5 Qe8
12. Ndf3 Rd8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Nh5 15. Kh2 Nf4 16. Bxf4
Rxf4 17. Rae1 Qf7 18. Ba4 b5 19. Bb3 h6 20. a4 Kh8 21. axb5
axb5 22. Bc2 Rf8 23. d4 exd4 24. exd5 exd5 25. Qd3 g6 26. Re2
dxc3 27. bxc3 Bc5 28. Rfe1 Bd6 29. Kg1 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Qf4
31. Kf1 Qxf3 32. Qxg6 Qh1+ 33. Qg1 Qxh3+ 34. Qg2 Qxc3 35. Re6
Qd2 36. Rd1 Qf4 37. Rd3 Bc5 38. Rxc6 Qxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Rxf2+
40. Ke1 Rxc2 41. Kd1 Rc4 42. Rxc7 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2
Ngf6 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4
c5 12. Be3 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bf6 14. Nd2 Bd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nb3
Nb6 17. Nxd4 Rb8 18. c4 Qc7 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Qa4 a6 21. Qa3 Qc5
22. Qc3 Nf6 23. Rb1 b5 24. Qb2 Bf5 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26. Rfc1 Rfc8
27. cxb5 Rxb5 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Rc1 Qe6 30. Qd2 g5 31. Bf1
Re5 32. Qb2 a5 33. Rc6 Qf5 34. Qd4 Kg7 35. Bd3 Rd5 36. Bxf5
Rxd4 37. Bc2 Rd2 38. Kf1 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21. Nxf3 Rac8
22. Kg1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bg6 24. axb5 axb5 25. h4 f6 26. Ra1 Bf7
27. Ra7 Bf8 28. Nd2 Rc7 29. Kf1 c5 30. Rxc7 Nxc7 31. Bxf7+
Kxf7 32. Be3 Ke6 33. Ke2 Kd5 34. h5 c4 35. g4 Ne6 36. f3 Bd6
37. Ne4 Be5 38. Kd2 Nf4 39. Ng3 Ne6 40. Nf5 Bd6 41. Kc2 b4
42. b3 cxb3+ 43. Kxb3 bxc3 44. Kxc3 Bf8 45. Kd3 Ng5 46. Ke2
Ne6 47. f4 Nd8 48. Kf3 Nc6 49. Bb6 Ne7 50. Ne3+ Kc6 51. Bd4
Nc8 52. g5 fxg5 53. fxg5 hxg5 54. Kg4 Kd7 55. Kxg5 Ke6 56. Kg6
Ne7+ 57. Kh7 g6 58. hxg6 Nxg6 59. Kxg6 Bd6 60. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 a5 8. a3 Nbd7 9. O-O a4 10. Ba2 O-O 11. Re1 Re8
12. d4 exd4 13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 cxd5 15. Rb1 Qb6 16. Nf1
Nf8 17. Qd1 Ne6 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. Ne2 Re8 20. Nfxd4 h6 21. c3
Nc5 22. Qc2 Qd6 23. f3 g6 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Qc1 b6 26. Bb1 Re5
27. Bc2 Ne8 28. Ng3 Qf6 29. f4 Re7 30. Rf1 Ne4 31. Bxe4 dxe4
32. Qe3 Qd6 33. f5 Nf6 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Nge2 Qxh2+ 36. Kxh2
Ng4+ 37. Kg1 Nxe3 38. Re1 Nc4 39. Nf4 Re5 40. b3 axb3 41. Nxb3
g5 42. Ne2 e3 43. Ned4 Nxa3 44. Ra1 Nb5 45. c4 Nxd4 46. Nxd4
Re4 47. Nc2 Be6 48. Ra7+ Kf6 49. Rb7 e2 50. Kf2 Bxc4 51. Rxb6+
Kf5 52. Rxh6 e1=Q+ 53. Nxe1 Re2+ 54. Kf3 g4+ 55. Kg3 Rxe1
56. Rh5+ Kg6 57. Rc5 Re4 58. Ra5 Be6 59. Ra3 Kg5 60. Ra5+ Bf5
61. Ra8 Re3+ 62. Kf2 Rb3 63. g3 Rb2+ 64. Kg1 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3
Qe7 7. Be2 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5 11. Qh4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Be6 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Qxe7+ Kxe7 16. Bd2
Ne5 17. Be2 a5 18. Bc3 f6 19. f4 Nf7 20. O-O-O b6 21. g4 Be6
22. a3 Rad8 23. g5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rg8 25. h4 h6 26. Rg1 hxg5
27. fxg5 fxg5 28. hxg5 Nd6 29. g6 Nf5 30. Kd2 Rh8 31. Be5 Rd8+
32. Ke1 Nxe3 33. Bxg7 Nc2+ 34. Kf2 Nd4 35. Bh5 Rd5 36. Bd1
Rf5+ 37. Ke3 Rd5 38. Bh8 b5 39. b4 axb4 40. axb4 Nf5+ 41. Kf4
Nd6 42. Bg4 Bxg4 43. Kxg4 Ne8 44. Re1+ Kd7 45. bxc5 Rxc5
46. Be5 Rc2 47. Kf3 Rc6 48. Rg1 Nf6 49. g7 Ng8 50. Ke4 Rc8
51. Rf1 Re8 52. Rf7+ Ke6 53. Rf8 Kd7 54. Kd5 Rc8 55. Bd6 Re8
56. Rf7+ Kd8 57. Ra7 Re1 58. Ra8+ Kd7 59. Rxg8 Rd1+ 60. Kc5
Rg1 61. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b4 Bg4 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qa4+
Bd7 7. Qb3 e6 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. a3 a5 10. b5 a4 11. Qd1 Na5
12. Nc3 Nb3 13. Rb1 Nc5 14. Be2 Bd6 15. O-O O-O 16. d4 Nce4
17. Nxa4 Qa5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bd3 Bxa3 21. Ra1
Qb4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd4 f5 24. Qh5 Qe7 25. g4 Qf6 26. Kh1
Kh8 27. gxf5 e5 28. Nc2 Bc5 29. Rad1 Ra2 30. f3 Rb2 31. Rg1
Bxb5 32. Bxb5 Rxc2 33. Rde1 Rc3 34. Rg3 Bxe3 35. Rh3 h6
36. Ra1 Bf4 37. Bf1 Rg8 38. Rd1 d4 39. Bd3 Qg5 40. Qxg5 Bxg5
41. Rg3 Bf4 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43. Be4 b5 44. Rb1 Rc5 45. Kg2 Kg7
46. h4 Kf6 47. Ra1 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Re8
12. Rd1 Be5 13. Qd2 Bf5 14. O-O Rc8 15. Bf3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Qxd8 Rcxd8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Bxe5 exf3 20. gxf3 Rd2
21. Kg2 Rxa2 22. Rc1 Rc2 23. Rxc2 Bxc2 24. b4 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4
O-O 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ne8 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O f6 11. Bf4 fxe5
12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Qe2 Nd6 14. Rae1 Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Bf5 16. Na4
Qh4 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Qe6+ Rf7 19. b3 Re8 20. Qxe8+ Nxe8
21. Rxe8+ Rf8 22. Re6 Rf6 23. Re3 h6 24. Nc5 Qg4 25. Nd3 Re6
26. h3 Qf5 27. Rfe1 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Qf6 29. Re5 Kh7 30. b4 Qd6
31. Re3 a5 32. g4 axb4 33. axb4 Qf6 34. Kg2 h5 35. Re5 hxg4
36. hxg4 Kg8 37. Re8+ Kf7 38. Re3 Qg5 39. Kg3 Kg8 40. Re8+ Kh7
41. Re3 Qh6 42. Kg2 Kg8 43. Re2 Qh4 44. f3 Qf6 45. Re5 Qh6
46. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Nd2 Nf6
7. Ngf3 Bg4 8. Nf1 e6 9. Ng3 Nh5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1 Nxg3
12. hxg3 Bh5 13. a4 Bg6 14. Bf1 O-O 15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. Bxg6 hxg6
17. Ng5 Qd7 18. Qg4 f6 19. Nh3 Kf7 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Re2 Ne7
22. Qf3 Kg8 23. Rae1 Nf5 24. g4 Nd6 25. g5 Ne4 26. Qd3 Qf7
27. f3 Nd6 28. Bxd6 Bxd6 29. f4 Re7 30. g3 Rae8 31. Qd2 a6
32. Kg2 Rf8 33. Qd3 Rfe8 34. Qd2 Rf8 35. Re3 Qe8 36. Qd1 Kf7
37. Nf2 fxg5 38. Nh3 gxf4 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Ng5+ Kg8 41. Rxe6
Qd7 42. Qh1 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 a5 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. Bb5 Bd6
12. Ne4 Ne7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Qxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3
Nc6 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Bg5 Qg6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Rad1
Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rfd8 23. f4 Kf8 24. Kg2 Ne7 25. Red3 Nf5 26. Rd5
b6 27. Be2 Rac8 28. Rb5 Rc6 29. Bg4 Rc4 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Kg3
Rxa4 32. Rxb6 Ra2 33. Rd5 g6 34. c4 Rc8 35. Rd4 Kg7 36. h3 Ra4
37. b3 Ra3 38. f3 a4 39. bxa4 Rxa4 40. Rbxd6 Raxc4 41. Rxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. a4 c6 15. Bb3 d5 16. axb5 axb5
17. exd5 c5 18. h3 Bh5 19. Re1 Bd6 20. Ra6 Qf6 21. Rc6 Rce8
22. g4 Bg6 23. Kg2 h5 24. g5 Qd8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. c3 dxc3
27. bxc3 Bf5 28. Bc2 Qd7 29. Ng1 g6 30. d4 Bxc2 31. Qxc2 Bf8
32. c4 bxc4 33. Qxc4 Rd8 34. dxc5 Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Na5
7. Bb3 c6 8. d4 Qc7 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 c5 12. dxc5
dxc5 13. Bd2 Nxb3 14. axb3 Rd8 15. Qe2 b6 16. Bc3 Bd6 17. Nd2
Bg4 18. Qe3 Nd7 19. Nc4 Nf8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 f6 22. Qe4
Be7 23. Rfe1 Qc8 24. Ne3 Rd7 25. f4 Qb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. fxe5
fxe5 28. Bxe5 Nd7 29. Bc3 Rf8 30. Nd5 Bd8 31. g4 Nf6 32. Bxf6
Bxf6 33. Nxf6+ Rxf6 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Rae1 h5 36. h3 Rd7
37. Kg2 hxg4 38. hxg4 g6 39. R1e7+ Rf7 40. f6 Kh6 41. Rxd7
Rxd7 42. Re5 g5 43. Kf3 Kg6 44. Rf5 Kf7 45. Rxg5 Kxf6 46. Rf5+
Kg6 47. Ke3 Rd1 48. c3 Rg1 49. Rf8 Rg2 50. Kd3 Rxb2 51. Kc4
Kg5 52. Rg8+ Kf4 53. g5 Kf5 54. Rg7 Ra2 55. Rg8 Ra3 56. Rg7 a6
57. b4 cxb4 58. cxb4 Re3 59. Ra7 b5+ 60. Kd5 Re5+ 61. Kc6 Re6+
62. Kb7 Kxg5 63. Rxa6 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. a4 c6 15. Bb3 d5 16. h3 Bh5
17. axb5 axb5 18. exd5 c5 19. c4 dxc3 20. bxc3 Bd6 21. c4 bxc4
22. dxc4 Qf6 23. Bc2 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Ra8 26. Rfe1
g6 27. Ba4 Rfd8 28. Bb5 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Be5 30. Ra7 Rd6 31. Rc7
Bd4 32. Kg2 Rf6 33. f4 h6 34. Rc6 Rxf4 35. f3 Be3 36. d6 Rd4
37. d7 Kg7 38. Rc8 Bg5 39. Rxc5 Rd2+ 40. Kf1 Bh4 41. Rc8 Rf2+
42. Kg1 Rxf3 43. c5 Rc3 44. c6 Rc1+ 45. Kg2 Rc2+ 46. Kf3 f5
47. c7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. Nf1 b4 10. Ng3 h6 11. d4 bxc3 12. bxc3
cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ng4 16. Qd1 Nf6
17. Be3 Be6 18. Bf3 d5 19. e5 Nh7 20. Nh5 Ng5 21. Nf4 Nxf3+
22. Qxf3 Qd7 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. h3 Rac8 25. Rad1 Rc3 26. Nh5 Rg8
27. Qf4 Rc4 28. Rd4 Qa4 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. exf6 g5 31. Rxc4
Qxc4 32. Qxc4 dxc4 33. Bxa7 Ra8 34. Bd4 Rxa2 35. Re3 Kg6
36. g4 Ra6 37. f3 Rd6 38. Bc3 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3
h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. O-O-O
Nd5 12. c4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. e4 e5 15. c5 bxc5 16. dxe5
Bxe5 17. Bb5+ c6 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bc4 Bc8 20. Rhf1 Be6
21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Kb1 O-O 23. Rf5 Rab8 24. Rxc5 Rb4 25. Qc2
Rfb8 26. b3 Rxe4 27. Rxc6 Qe8 28. Rc1 Rd4 29. Rc8 Rd8 30. Rxb8
Rxb8 31. Qc5 Qe4+ 32. Rc2 a6 33. Kb2 Rd8 34. g3 g6 35. Qc3 Qe6
36. Qc6 Qe5+ 37. Qc3 Rd4 38. a4 h5 39. Ka2 Qd5 40. Ka3 Rd3
41. Qc4 Qd6+ 42. Ka2 Kg7 43. Qc6 Qxc6 44. Rxc6 Rd2+ 45. Ka3
Rxh2 46. Rxa6 h4 47. gxh4 Rxh4 48. a5 g5 49. Rb6 g4 50. Rb4 f5
51. a6 Rh8 52. Rf4 Kf6 53. b4 Kg5 54. Rf1 g3 55. b5 Ra8
56. Kb4 f4 57. Ka5 g2 58. Rg1 f3 59. b6 Kf4 60. b7 Rh8 61. a7
Ke3 62. b8=Q Rh5+ 63. Ka4 Rh4+ 64. Ka3 f2 65. Qg3+ Ke2
66. Rxg2 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6
7. Rc1 Nh5 8. Bd2 Nf6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. a4 Nc6 10. O-O Ne5 11. Kh1 Nf6 12. Nc3
Bd7 13. f4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 O-O 15. Be3 b5 16. a5 Bc6 17. Rf3 Re8
18. Rh3 Bf8 19. Rf1 Bg7 20. Na2 Bb7 21. Nb4 Rc8 22. Bd4 Qe7
23. Bc3 h5 24. Qe1 e5 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Rhf3 Qe6 27. Na1 Rc7
28. Nac2 Rd7 29. Ne3 Ng4 30. Ned5 f5 31. h3 Nh6 32. Qf2 f4
33. d4 g5 34. dxe5 Bxe5 35. Bxe5 Qxe5 36. Nd3 Qd6 37. Nc5 Bxd5
38. Nxd7 Bxe4 39. Qb6 Qxd7 40. Qxh6 Bxf3 41. Rxf3 Qg7 42. Qxh5
Re6 43. Rd3 Qe7 44. Rd5 Re5 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Rd6 Qf8 47. Qh5+
Kg8 48. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Re1 d5 11. Bf4 Bd6
12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Nd2 c6 14. c3 Bf5 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Qb3 Qxb3
17. axb3 a6 18. b4 Rfe8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Nd2 Kf8 21. f3 Ke7
22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Rxe8+ Kxe8 24. Kf2 Bc2 25. Be2 Kd7 26. h4 Kc7
27. Nf1 Kb6 28. Ne3 Bg6 29. Ke1 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O e6
7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Ne5 Rc8 9. d3 Nd7 10. Nxc6 Rxc6 11. Nd2 Nf6
12. f4 Bd6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Qh5 Qe8
17. Qh4 Qb8 18. Qf4 f6 19. exf6 Qxf4 20. exf4 Nxf6 21. Rae1 d4
22. a4 Nd5 23. Bc1 b6 24. Bd2 a6 25. Re4 Nf6 26. Re5 Kf7
27. h3 Rd8 28. f5 Re8 29. g4 h6 30. Kg2 exf5 31. Rxe8 Nxe8
32. Rxf5+ Nf6 33. Kf3 g6 34. Re5 g5 35. Be1 Nd7 36. Rf5+ Ke6
37. Bg3 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Ke2 b4 40. Rf1 Ra6 41. Kd2 Ra8
42. Re1+ Kf6 43. Rf1+ Ke6 44. Re1+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. c3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Re1 c4 9. Na3 Rc8 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O
12. Nb1 Qb6 13. d4 e5 14. Bb2 d5 15. exd5 exd4 16. c4 Nc5
17. Bxd4 Qxb3 18. Bxc5 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rxc5 20. Rxa7 Rxc4
21. Rxb7 Nxd5 22. g3 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Nc3
e6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 f5 9. h3 h5 10. h4 Nf6 11. Nge2 Bd6
12. Qb3 a6 13. Rc1 b5 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1 Bd7 16. Qd1 Qa5 17. b3
Ne4 18. Kf1 Ke7 19. f3 Nf6 20. Kf2 Qb6 21. Nd2 f4 22. e4 Be5
23. exd5 Bxd4+ 24. Kf1 Nxd5 25. Nc4 Ne3+ 26. Nxe3 Bxe3 27. Rc4
Rac8 28. g3 Rxc4 29. Bxc4 Bc6 30. Nxf4 Bxf4 31. gxf4 Qe3
32. Rh3 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. Re1 h6 8. Bb3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 d5
12. exd5 Qxd5 13. b4 Bf8 14. a4 b5 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. axb5 axb5
17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Qc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Be3 Bd6 21. Nd2
Be6 22. Red1 Ra8 23. Bd3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Rb8 25. Ra3 f6 26. Kf1
Kf7 27. Ke2 h5 28. h4 Ke8 29. f3 Bf7 30. Kd1 Nd8 31. Nb3 Bxb3+
32. Rxb3 Ne6 33. Kc2 Rb7 34. Bf1 Ke7 35. g3 g6 36. Bh3 c6
37. Ra3 Nc7 38. Kb3 Ke8 39. Ra1 Ke7 40. Ba7 Ne6 41. Be3 Nc7
42. g4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Ne6 44. g5 fxg5 45. hxg5 Nf4 46. Bc8 Rc7
47. Ra8 c5 48. Ba6 cxb4 49. cxb4 Rc4 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Bd2 Rxe4
52. Bxb5 Ne6 53. Bc4 Nd4+ 54. Kb2 Nc6 55. Bd5 Rd4 56. Bxc6
Rxd2+ 57. Kc3 Rd4 58. b5 Bb4+ 59. Kb3 Bc5 60. Rd7 Rxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5
7. Qb3 O-O 8. O-O Qxb3 9. axb3 e4 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Bf4 Bb6
12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Be6 14. Nc4 Rfd8 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. b4
a6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bc7 Rd2 19. Bxb6 Rxb2 20. h3 Ra2 21. Rxa2
Bxa2 22. Rd1 Bc4 23. Rd7 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. O-O e6 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. d3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Bd2 Ke7
12. Rfc1 Rhc8 13. Nb5 Bg4 14. a3 Ne8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd6
17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. e3 b5 19. d4 b4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxb4
22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 b5 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Be2 b4 26. cxb4 Rxb4
27. Rxb4 Nxb4 28. Kf1 Kd6 29. Ke1 e5 30. dxe5+ Kxe5 31. h4 d4
32. exd4+ Kxd4 33. Kf1 Nc6 34. Bf3 Ne5 35. Be2 Kc3 36. Ba6 Kd2
37. Bb5 f6 38. Ba6 h6 39. Bb5 g6 40. Be8 g5 41. hxg5 hxg5
42. f4 gxf4 43. gxf4 Nd3 44. f5 Ke3 45. Bd7 Nc5 46. Bc8 Ne4
47. Kg2 Kf4 48. Be6 Ng3 49. Kf2 Nxf5 50. Bxf5 Kxf5 51. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4
7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qxb7 Rb8
12. Qa6 O-O 13. Bb5 Rb6 14. Qa4 Ne7 15. Ne5 Ng6 16. Nxg4 Nxg4
17. h3 Nf6 18. Nb3 e5 19. O-O e4 20. Rfe1 Nh5 21. Bf1 Nh4
22. Qa5 Qg6 23. Qxd5 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Ng3+ 25. fxg3 Qxg3 26. Qe5
Nxe5 27. dxe5 Qxe5 28. Rad1 f5 29. Rd7 Rd6 30. Rxa7 Qg3
31. Rb1 f4 32. Nc5 Qe3 33. b4 f3 34. Re7 fxg2+ 35. Bxg2 Rh6
0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Ne5 Qxd4 9. Bxa8 Qxe5 10. Bf3 Nd5 11. Qxc4 Ba6
12. Qa4 Bf6 13. Re1 Qd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. Rd1 Nc6 16. e3 Bf6
17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Ne5 19. Nc3 Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Ne1+ 21. Kg1
Nf3+ 22. Kg2 Ne1+ 23. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bg4
7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O
12. Rae1 Rab8 13. Ne5 b5 14. Bxb5 a6 15. Bxc6 Rxb3 16. axb3
Bf5 17. b4 Ng4 18. Ba4 h5 19. h3 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 f6 21. Re3 e5
22. Nb3 Bc2 23. Ra1 h4 24. Nc5 Bxa4 25. Rxa4 exd4 26. cxd4 Qb6
27. b3 Ra8 28. Re7 Qd6 29. Rd7 Qc6 30. Rb7 Qd6 31. Rd7 Qc6
32. Rb7 Qe8 33. Ra1 Rb8 34. Rd7 Rd8 35. Rb7 Rb8 36. Rd7 Rd8
37. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 Qf6
17. Qg4 Bb6 18. Qf4 Qd8 19. c3 Nc7 20. d4 Ne6 21. Qf3 Ng5
22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Re5 Qd8 24. Rae1 Kg8 25. g3 Rc7 26. h4 f6
27. Re6 f5 28. Bd3 Rcf7 29. h5 Qg5 30. Kg2 Bc7 31. c4 g6
32. hxg6 hxg6 33. cxd5 cxd5 34. Bb5 f4 35. g4 Rh7 36. Bd3 Qh4
37. Rxg6+ Kh8 38. g5 Qh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7
12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. g3 Be7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nb6
17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Bh3 Rc7 19. Rhe1 h4 20. Qg2 a5 21. f4 a4
22. Nc1 O-O 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. gxh4 a3 25. Rg1 Ne8 26. Nd3 Bf6
27. Nf2 e4 28. Nxe4 Bxb2 29. d6 Rc4 30. d7 Rb4 31. Rd3 Bf6+
32. Kc1 Rxe4 33. Rgd1 Rxh4 34. Bg4 Nc7 35. d8=Q Bxd8 36. Rxd8
Qe3+ 37. Kb1 Qc3 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Rd8+ Ne8 40. Rxe8+ Kxe8
41. Qe4+ Kf8 42. Qa8+ Ke7 43. Qe4+ Kd6 44. Qf4+ Qe5 45. Qb4+
Kc6 46. Qxa3 Rxg4 47. Qa6+ Kd7 48. Qb7+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6
7. Bg2 d4 8. O-O Be7 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc4 Bf5 11. Rc1 Rc8
12. Nfe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Be4 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. f3 Qd5 16. fxe4
Qxe5 17. d3 Ne8 18. Kg2 Qd6 19. Rc2 Bf6 20. Qd2 Be5 21. Rfc1
b6 22. a3 f5 23. exf5 Nf6 24. e4 dxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxb2 26. Rxb2
Re7 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Rd8 29. Kg1 Rd4 30. b4 cxb4 31. axb4
Rxf4 32. Ra1 Nd5 33. Rba2 Rxb4 34. Rxa7 Kf7 35. Bg2 Nc3
36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Ra3 Nb5 38. Ra2 Kf6 39. Be4 Nc3 40. Rc2 Rb3
41. Kf2 b5 42. Ke3 b4 43. Kd4 Nb5+ 44. Ke3 Rc3 45. Rb2 b3
46. Bd5 Nd6 47. Bxb3 Nxf5+ 48. Ke4 Rc7 49. Bc4 Re7+ 50. Kf4
g5+ 51. Kg4 Ne3+ 52. Kh5 Nxc4 53. dxc4 Re4 54. Rf2+ Kg7
55. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3
Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7
12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g3 Be7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5
17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 O-O 19. Rhg1 f5 20. h3 Qc7 21. c3 Qc4
22. Qc2 Qa4 23. g4 fxg4 24. fxg4 Rf3 25. Bc1 h4 26. g5 Nf8
27. Qe2 Rxh3 28. Rg4 Rc4 29. Nc5 Rh2 30. Qd3 dxc5 31. d6 Bxd6
32. Qd5+ Kh7 33. g6+ Nxg6 34. Rg5 Qc2+ 35. Ka1 Kh6 36. Rg2+
Qxc1+ 37. Rxc1 Rxg2 38. Qxg2 Rf4 39. Rg1 Rf6 40. Qg5+ Kh7
41. a4 Kg8 42. Qh5 Kf7 43. a5 c4 44. Ka2 Bc7 45. Qg4 Bxa5
46. Qd7+ Ne7 47. Rg5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5 Ne4 9. O-O Qa5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. d3 Nc5
12. d4 Ne6 13. Be3 Rd8 14. h4 h5 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Nc3 Nc7
17. a3 Nb5 18. Ne2 Bg4 19. b4 Qb6 20. Qd2 a5 21. a4 Nc7 22. b5
Nb4 23. Rec1 Ne6 24. Ra3 Rdc8 25. Rac3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Qd8
27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Bxf4 Rc8 29. Ng5 Bf5 30. Qc1 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 e6
32. Bh3 Bc2 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Nxe6 Qd7 35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. e6
Qxe6 37. Qc7+ Kf8 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Qb8+ Kd7 40. Qc7+ Ke8
41. Qb8+ Kd7 42. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6
7. O-O Ne7 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. e5 Ne8 11. a4 Nf5
12. Nb3 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 a5 15. h3 c6 16. Bg5 h6
17. Bd8 Bxd8 18. Rxd8 Nc7 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Nbd4 Bd7 21. Rd1
Ke8 22. g4 Ne7 23. Kh2 Rd8 24. Kg3 Bc8 25. Rd2 Ncd5 26. Bb3
Nb4 27. Bc4 g6 28. Nb3 Rxd2 29. Nfxd2 b6 30. Ne4 Be6 31. Nbd2
Bxc4 32. Nxc4 Ned5 33. f4 Nd3 34. f5 gxf5 35. gxf5 Kf8 36. Kf3
b5 37. axb5 cxb5 38. Nxa5 Nxe5+ 39. Kg3 Nd3 40. b3 Nc1 41. Kf3
Kg7 42. Nd6 b4 43. Ne4 h5 44. h4 Nd3 45. Nc6 Nc1 46. Nd4 Nd3
47. Nc6 Nc1 48. Nd4 Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. g3 O-O
7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Nd4 9. Ne1 c6 10. b4 Re8 11. e3 Ne6 12. Bb2
h5 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. c5 Nf8 16. cxd6 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3
18. Qxf3 Qxd6 19. Rfd1 a6 20. Qe2 Ne6 21. h4 Rcd8 22. Bh3 Qb8
23. Qf3 Nd5 24. Ne4 f5 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. bxc5 Nf6 27. Qe2 Ng4
28. Bc3 Qc7 29. Rb1 Qf7 30. Rb2 Rd5 31. Rdb1 Re7 32. e4 Rd8
33. Bd2 f4 34. Rb3 Red7 35. Bxg4 hxg4 36. Qxg4 Rxd3 37. Rxb7
Qf6 38. Be1 fxg3 39. fxg3 Rf3 40. Kg2 Rf8 41. Rb8 Rxa3
42. Rxf8+ Bxf8 43. Rb2 a5 44. Rf2 Qg7 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Rf7 Qh6
47. Qxe5+ Bg7 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Kh3 g5 50. Qd7 Qxh4+ 51. Kg2
Ra2+ 52. Bf2 Qxe4+ 53. Kh2 Qg6 54. Qh3+ Qh6 55. Qxh6+ Kxh6
56. Kg1 a4 57. Rc7 a3 58. Rxc6+ Kh5 59. Ra6 Bb2 60. c6 Ra1+
61. Kg2 Rc1 62. Be3 Rc2+ 63. Kf3 Rc4 64. Ke2 Kg4 65. Kd3 Rc3+
66. Kd2 Kxg3 67. Bd4 Rc4 68. Ba7 Bf6 69. Rxa3+ Kg4 70. Ra6 Bd8
71. Kd3 Rc1 72. Be3 Rd1+ 73. Kc2 Rd5 74. Kc3 Kf5 75. Kc4 Rd1
76. Ra8 g4 77. Bd4 Bc7 78. Rc8 Bg3 79. Rf8+ Ke6 80. Re8+ Kf5
81. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. h3 g6
7. Nf3 Bf5 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bf1 a6 11. Bf4 Ne4
12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. a4 Na5
17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Qb3 Ra7 19. Bd6 Qd8 20. Bc5 Ra8 21. Qxb7 Rb8
22. Qxa6 Rxb2 23. Bb5 Bd7 24. Rab1 Ra2 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qb5
Qc8 27. Bxe7 h5 28. a5 Kh7 29. Qxd5 Rc2 30. Bb4 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1
Qc7 32. a6 Qf4 33. Rf1 Rc1 34. g3 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4
Bxh4 12. Be3 h5 13. Rad1+ Ke8 14. Ne2 Be7 15. Rd2 h4 16. Rfd1
Rh5 17. Bf4 a6 18. Bh2 Rh6 19. a3 Be6 20. Nd4 c5 21. Nxe6 Rxe6
22. a4 c4 23. Rd4 b5 24. Kf1 f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Rd7 bxa4
27. Rxc7 Bxb2 28. Rxc4 a3 29. Ra4 Rc8 30. Rd6 Rc6 31. Rxe6+
Rxe6 32. Bf4 Kd7 33. Be3 Rc6 34. c4 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 a2 36. Ra4
a1=Q+ 37. Rxa1 Bxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Re1 a5 10. Na3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nc2
Ba7 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Qd7 15. Qb3 b6 16. Qb5 Rf7 17. Nd2
Raf8 18. Re2 Qe8 19. g3 Qa8 20. Kg2 Kh7 21. Rh1 Ng8 22. h4 Nf6
23. h5 Ne7 24. Kg1 Kh8 25. Rh4 Nh7 26. d4 exd4 27. cxd4 Nc6
28. Qc4 e5 29. dxe5 Nxe5 30. Qd5 Qa6 31. Qb5 Qxb5 32. axb5 Ng5
33. Kg2 Ngf3 34. Nxf3 Nxf3 35. Rg4 Nd4 36. Rd2 Nxb5 37. f4 Re8
38. Kf3 Na7 39. Rc2 Nb5 40. Rd2 Kh7 41. Rg6 Rf6 42. Rxf6 gxf6
43. Nf5 a4 44. Rd5 a3 45. bxa3 Nxa3 46. Rd4 b5 47. Ne3 Kg7
48. Nf5+ Kh7 49. Ne3 Rf8 50. g4 Kg7 51. Nf5+ Kh7 52. Ne3 Kg7
53. Nf5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. Qa4 Na6 10. Rd1 Qe8 11. Qc2 Nc7
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 e5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Nf3 b5 16. Qe4 Qe6
17. Ng5 Qg4 18. Qc6 Ne6 19. Qxa8 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Kxh7 21. Rd8
Rxd8 22. Bxd8 Bf5 23. Qxa7 Qxe2 24. Qxf7 Bg6 25. Qd7 Bc5
26. Qh3+ Kg8 27. Qe6+ Bf7 28. Qf5 Bg6 29. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. g4 Nfd7
12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nb3 N8d7 14. Na5 Rb8 15. Bd4 Ba8 16. h4 Qc7
17. g5 b4 18. Nb1 e5 19. Bxb6 Rxb6 20. Nc4 Rc6 21. Ne3 Rc5
22. Bxa6 d5 23. exd5 Bd6 24. Qe2 O-O 25. Nd2 Ra5 26. Bc4 Nc5
27. Ne4 b3 28. Bxb3 Nxb3+ 29. axb3 Ra1+ 30. Kd2 Ra2 31. Nc4
Bc5 32. Qd3 Bxd5 33. Qxd5 Rd8 34. Qxd8+ Qxd8+ 35. Ke2 Bd4
36. c3 Qb8 37. cxd4 Qxb3 38. Ned2 Qa4 39. dxe5 Qa6 40. Kf2 h6
41. Rhg1 Qa7+ 42. Kg3 hxg5 43. hxg5 Qc7 44. Ra1 Qa7 45. Rac1
Ra6 46. Ne4 Qe7 47. Rgd1 Ra8 48. Rd6 Rc8 49. b3 Rb8 50. Rc3
Qa7 51. Rd1 Qe7 52. Rcd3 Rc8 53. Rd6 Rb8 54. R1d5 Qa7 55. Rd8+
Rxd8 56. Rxd8+ Kh7 57. Rd1 Qa2 58. Ncd2 Qc2 59. Rh1+ Kg6
60. Nc4 Qxb3 61. Ncd6 Qa3 62. Rb1 Qa5 63. Kf4 Qa2 64. Rh1 Qa5
65. Nf5 f6 66. gxf6 gxf6 67. exf6 Qc7+ 68. Nfd6 Qa5 69. Rg1+
Kh6 70. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Re1 d5
12. Ne2 c6 13. c3 g6 14. Nf4 Ng7 15. g3 Bf5 16. Ng2 Qb6
17. Ne3 Rfe8 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. Bd3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Ng7 21. Qd1
Re8 22. Rb1 Ne6 23. Bd2 Bg5 24. h4 Bxd2 25. Qxd2 Qa5 26. b4
Qd8 27. a4 h5 28. Kg2 a6 29. Re1 Ng7 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. a5 Qf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd1
h6 13. c4 bxc3 14. Nxc3 Bb7 15. h4 d5 16. Rg1 dxe4 17. g5 hxg5
18. hxg5 Nd5 19. g6 Nxe3 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxe3 Qh4+ 22. Kd1
Ne5 23. Kc2 Nxf3 24. Nxf3 exf3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8
27. Qf4+ Kg8 28. Bc4 Qe7 29. Rg6 Rh4 30. Qe3 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bg5 15. Kb1 Bxe3 16. Qxe3
Rc8 17. h4 Nf6 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Nd2 b5 20. Rhe1 O-O 21. Nf1 Qc4
22. Ne3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 g6 24. Ra3 Ra8 25. Ra5 Rfc8 26. c3 Nd7
27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Nb6 29. Ra5 f5 30. g3 Nc4 31. Nxc4 Rxc4
32. Kc2 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. h4
O-O-O 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Qd5 h6 14. Ne4 Be5 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Qb5
f5 17. Nd2 f4 18. Bd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 Bxd4
21. Rhe1 Bf5 22. Ne4 Bb6 23. Bd3 Rhf8 24. f3 d5 25. Nc3 Bxd3
26. Rxd3 c6 27. Kc1 Bf2 28. Rh1 Rde8 29. Kd1 Re5 30. Ne2 Rh5
31. Rf1 Bb6 32. Rh1 Bd8 33. Rd4 g5 34. b3 Bf6 35. Rd3 Be5
36. Ke1 gxh4 37. Kf1 Rg8 38. Rd2 Kc7 39. Rh3 Bd6 40. Nc1 Bc5
41. Nd3 Be3 42. Re2 d4 43. a4 b5 44. a5 c5 45. Nb2 Kc6 46. Re1
a6 47. Rh1 Kd5 48. Nd3 Rf8 49. Rh3 Kd6 50. Nb2 Rc8 51. Nd3 c4
52. Nb4 cxb3 53. cxb3 Rc3 54. Rd1 Rxb3 55. Nd3 b4 56. Ke2 Rxa5
57. Rxh4 h5 58. Nxf4 Ra2+ 59. Kf1 Rbb2 60. Nd3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "12.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Nc3 Bd6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Na4 b6 10. d4 Ne4 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Bb5 Ne7 13. O-O Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Be2 Rc8 16. Nd2 Bxe2
17. Qxe2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bd6 19. Qd4 Nf5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qxd5
Rd8 22. Qe4 Bb8 23. Nc3 Re8 24. Qg4 Be5 25. Rc1 Qe6 26. Rd1 g6
27. Qe4 h5 28. Rd3 Qc8 29. Qa4 a6 30. Qd7 b5 31. Qxc8 Rxc8
32. Nd5 Bxb2 33. g4 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 hxg4 35. hxg4 Nh4+ 36. Kg3 g5
37. f4 Rg1+ 38. Kh3 Nf3 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Nf5 Bf6 41. Rd7 Kg6
42. Rd6 Rc1 43. Ne7+ Kg7 44. Nf5+ Kg6 45. Rxa6 Nd2 46. Ng3 Rc3
47. f5+ Kg7 48. Nh5+ Kf8 49. Nxf6 Rxe3+ 50. Kg2 Ne4 51. Ra8+
Kg7 52. Nh5+ Kh7 53. Re8 Re2+ 54. Kf3 Rf2+ 55. Ke3 Rxa2
56. Kxe4 Re2+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. g4 Be7 12. Qd2
b5 13. g5 b4 14. Ne2 Nh5 15. Ng3 Nf4 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. Nh5 O-O
18. h4 Ne5 19. Qxf4 Qc7 20. O-O-O Rfc8 21. Rh2 a5 22. Kb1 a4
23. Nd4 Bxa2+ 24. Kxa2 b3+ 25. Kb1 a3 26. cxb3 Qa5 27. Qd2 Qb6
28. Nf4 Nxf3 29. Nxf3 Qxb3 30. Nd4 Qb7 31. Nd5 Bd8 32. b4 a2+
33. Ka1 Bb6 34. Nf5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. c3 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. cxd4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6
Qxd6 7. e3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Bf5 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nf4 Rfe8
12. Qd2 Nb6 13. b3 a5 14. a4 Qh6 15. Nce2 Nbc8 16. b4 axb4
17. Qxb4 Qd6 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qa6 g5 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Nd3 Nb6
22. Ne5 f6 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. a5 Nd6 25. axb6 Rxb6 26. Qd3 Qc4
27. Qxc4 dxc4 28. Nc3 Rb3 29. Rfc1 f5 30. Ra5 h6 31. h4 f4
32. Nd5 Kf7 33. Ra7+ Kf8 34. Ra6 Rd8 35. exf4 Ne4 36. Nc7 Kf7
37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Ne6 Rc8 39. fxg5 c3 40. g6+ Ke7 41. g7 Kf7
42. d5 Nf6 43. Ra7+ Kg8 44. d6 Rb6 45. Rc7 Rxc7 46. dxc7 Rc6
47. Nd4 Rxc7 48. Nb5 Rc5 49. Nxc3 Kxg7 50. Ne2 Re5 51. Nf4 Ra5
52. g3 Ne4 53. Re1 Nd2 54. Kg2 Nc4 55. Re4 Nd6 56. Re7+ Kf8
57. Re6 Nf7 58. Nd3 Rb5 59. Re3 Kg7 60. Nf4 Ra5 61. Rb3 Nd6
62. Ne6+ Kf7 63. Nd4 Ra4 64. Rd3 Kf6 65. f4 Ne4 66. Ne2 Ra2
67. Re3 Nd6 68. Kf3 Nf5 69. Rd3 Ne7 70. Nc3 Ra5 71. Ne4+ Kf7
72. g4 Ng6 73. Kg3 Ra4 74. Re3 Kf8 75. f5 Ne5 76. Kf4 Nf7
77. Rd3 Ra1 78. g5 Rf1+ 79. Rf3 Rh1 80. Rg3 Rf1+ 81. Rf3 Rh1
82. g6 Rh4+ 83. Ke3 Ne5 84. Rf4 Nc4+ 85. Kf3 Rh6 86. Kg4 Ne5+
87. Kg5 Rh1 88. Kf6 Nd7+ 89. Ke6 Nb6 90. f6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Ng8 12. f4 h6
13. f5 Bc4 14. g6 fxg6 15. Ng3 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Ngf6 17. fxg6 Qc7
18. Qd3 Rc8 19. O-O-O Qc4 20. Kb1 Qxd3 21. cxd3 Be7 22. Nf5
Bf8 23. Rc1 Ra8 24. Rc6 d5 25. Re6+ Kd8 26. Na5 d4 27. Bxh6
gxh6 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. g7 Bxg7 30. Rxc5 Bf8 31. Nb7+ Kd7
32. Rxf6 Bxc5 33. Nxc5+ Kd8 34. Rf7 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 Rb8 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 Bd6
12. Rb1 g5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 d6 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. b3 Qe7
17. Nd1 Qe5 18. Ne3 Be6 19. f4 Qd4 20. Rbd1 Ng4 21. c3 Qb6
22. Kh1 f6 23. Bc2 Re7 24. Re2 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Bf5 26. Rf1 Rh8
27. e5 Be6 28. exf6+ Kxf6 29. fxg5+ Kg7 30. g6 Rhe8 31. Qf2
Kg8 32. Qf4 Qc5 33. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "17.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Kb1 Nf6
12. Bd3 Re8 13. Ng5 h6 14. f3 c5 15. g4 c4 16. Bf1 b5 17. Nh3
b4 18. g5 Nh5 19. Nf4 Ng3 20. Rg1 hxg5 21. hxg5 Nxf1 22. Rdxf1
Bf5 23. Qh2 Bxg5 24. Bd4 b3 25. Nh5 bxc2+ 26. Ka1 Bg6 27. Nxg7
Be3 28. Rh1 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "243"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. O-O e6 6. Qb3 Qb6
7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Qxb3 9. axb3 exd5 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Bc3 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Bd6 13. b4 O-O 14. Nd2 a6 15. Nb3 Rab8 16. Rfe1 Rfd8
17. Rad1 Ne8 18. e4 Nc7 19. e5 Bf8 20. d4 Nb6 21. Kg2 Na4
22. Ra1 Nxc3 23. bxc3 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Be2 Re8 26. Bd3
Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Rd1 Re7 29. f4 Ne8 30. Kf3 Nd6 31. g4
Nb5 32. Bxb5 cxb5 33. h4 Rc7 34. Rd3 b6 35. g5 Ra7 36. Na1 a5
37. Nc2 Kf7 38. Kg4 Rc7 39. Kf5 Bd6 40. Na3 Rc6 41. Nxb5 Bf8
42. Rd1 fxg5 43. hxg5 h6 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. Ra1 hxg5 46. fxg5
Be7 47. Rxa5 Rg6 48. Ra7 Rxg5+ 49. Kf4 Rh5 50. Nc7 Kf6
51. Ra6+ Kf7 52. Ra7 Kf6 53. Ra6+ Kf7 54. Rc6 Bd8 55. Na6 Be7
56. Nc7 Bd8 57. Nb5 Be7 58. Kg4 Rg5+ 59. Kf4 Rh5 60. Nc7 Bd8
61. Na6 Be7 62. Nb4 Ke8 63. Nd3 Kd7 64. Ra6 Bd6+ 65. Ne5+ Ke6
66. Kg4 Rh7 67. Nd3 Rg7+ 68. Kf3 Rc7 69. Nf4+ Kd7 70. Nxd5 Rb7
71. Ke4 Rb1 72. Kd3 Rc1 73. Kc4 Rb1 74. Nf6+ Ke7 75. Ne4 Bf4
76. Ra7+ Ke6 77. Nc5+ Kf6 78. Rb7 Ra1 79. Nd3 Bd6 80. Rb6 Ke7
81. Nc5 Bg3 82. Rg6 Bf4 83. Nd3 Bd6 84. Nb4 Kd7 85. Nd5 Ra5
86. Rg7+ Kc8 87. Nb6+ Kb8 88. Nd5 Bh2 89. Nb4 Rh5 90. Nc6+ Kc8
91. Ne7+ Kb8 92. Nd5 Bd6 93. Rd7 Bh2 94. Kc5 Kc8 95. Rf7 Rh6
96. Nb6+ Kd8 97. Rd7+ Ke8 98. Rb7 Bd6+ 99. Kb5 Rh5+ 100. Kc6
Ba3 101. Nc4 Bc1 102. Nd6+ Kf8 103. Rf7+ Kg8 104. Rf3 Ra5
105. c4 Ra6+ 106. Kd5 Bb2 107. c5 Ra8 108. Rf4 Rd8 109. Kc6
Ra8 110. d5 Be5 111. Rf5 Bd4 112. Kb5 Ra1 113. Ne4 Re1
114. Rf4 Be3 115. Rg4+ Kf7 116. Nd6+ Kf8 117. Re4 Rb1+
118. Kc6 Bg1 119. Nc4 Rb8 120. Nd6 Rb1 121. Nb7 Rc1 122. d6
1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.18"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bg5
Be6 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Rd2 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Ke8
16. b3 h4 17. Bc1 a5 18. Ne2 Bd5 19. Ne1 Be6 20. Nf4 Bc8
21. Nf3 Rh6 22. Nh2 Rh8 23. Ng4 Nh6 24. Ne3 Nf5 25. Nc4 g5
26. Ne2 b6 27. Nd2 Ng7 28. Ne4 Ne6 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. exf6 Rg8
31. f3 Rg6 32. Bb2 Bd7 33. Nc1 c5 34. Be5 Kd8 35. Nd3 Kc8
36. Bb2 Be8 37. Re1 Rg8 38. Re4 Kd8 39. Kf2 Nf8 40. Ne5 Nh7
41. f4 Rh8 42. Nf3 gxf4 43. Rxf4 Nf8 44. Rxh4 Rxh4 45. Nxh4
Bc6 46. Ke3 Kd7 47. g4 Ng6 48. Nxg6 fxg6 49. Be5 b5 50. Bxc7
a4 51. Bb6 axb3 52. cxb3 g5 53. Bxc5 Ke6 54. Bd4 Bg2 55. h4
gxh4 56. Kf4 Kf7 57. g5 h3 58. Kg3 Kg6 59. Be3 Kf7 60. Bd2 Kg6
61. a4 bxa4 62. bxa4 Kf7 63. a5 Bf1 64. Bf4 Kg6 65. Kg4 Kf7
66. Kf5 Bd3+ 67. Ke5 Be2 68. Kd6 Bd3 69. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.19"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 a6 9. a4 c5 10. axb5 c4 11. Qd1 axb5
12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. O-O Be7 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 b4 16. Bb2 Nbd7
17. Nbd2 O-O 18. Ra1 Qb8 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rc8 21. e4 h5
22. Nd3 h4 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 Qb5 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Nxd3
hxg3 27. hxg3 Nb6 28. Kf3 Nfd7 29. Nb3 Nc4 30. Bc1 e5 31. dxe5
Ncxe5+ 32. Nxe5 Nxe5+ 33. Ke2 Kf8 34. f4 Ng4 35. Kf3 Nh2+
36. Kg2 Ng4 37. Kf3 Nh2+ 38. Kg2 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.20"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. Re1 h6 8. b4 Ba7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6
12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Ng3 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. Qc2 c6 16. h3 Qc7
17. Be3 d5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Rad1
Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Qc7 23. Nf5 Rae8 24. Qd3 Qf4 25. g3 Qc7 26. a5
Rxe3 27. Nxe3 Qc6 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Rxd1
31. Qxd1 Qxc3 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qd5 Qxb4 34. Qf5+ Kg8 35. Qc8+
Kh7 36. Qf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.21"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 Qb7
13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8 17. Qb1
Rxa1 18. Qxa1 bxc5 19. bxc5 h6 20. Qb1 Qa8 21. Qa2 Qb7 22. Qb1
Qa8 23. Qa2 Qb7 24. Qb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.22"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 d4 15. b5 Na5 16. exd4 Qf6
17. Be3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Nb3 21. Rab1
Nxd4 22. Kg2 Ne6 23. Bf5 Bxe3 24. Bxe6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bb6
26. Bb3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. f4 Kf8 29. f5 a6 30. b6 Bxb6
31. Bd5 Bc5 32. Bxb7 Bxa3 33. Bxa6 Bb2 34. Bf1 Ba3 35. Ba6 Bb2
36. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.24"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Qd8 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 e4
12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. h3 Bc8 16. a3 Rde8
17. e5 h6 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Ne7 20. Rxc7 Nd5 21. Rc5 Nxe3
22. Rfc1 Rd8 23. R1c3 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 Bf5 25. Rc7 Be4 26. Kf2
Rfe8 27. R3c4 Bxf3 28. Kxf3 Rxe5 29. Rxb7 Rd2 30. e3 g5
31. Rd4 Rc2 32. Rdd7 Rf5+ 33. Ke4 Rf6 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rxa7
Re6+ 36. Kf3 Rf6+ 37. Ke4 Re6+ 38. Kd3 Rg2 39. g4 Rg3 40. Rbb7
Rexe3+ 41. Kc2 Ref3 42. a4 Rxh3 43. a5 Rh4 44. a6 Rxg4 45. Ra8
Ra4 46. a7 g4 47. Rc8 g3 48. a8=Q Rxa8 49. Rxa8 h5 50. Rbb8
Kf6 51. Rg8 h4 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53. Rh6 Rf2+ 54. Kd3 Rh2 55. Ke4
g2 56. Ke5 h3 57. Rc6 f6+ 58. Kd5 Kf7 59. Rg3 Rh1 60. Rc7+ Kf8
61. Rc8+ Kf7 62. Rc7+ Kf8 63. Ke6 Re1+ 64. Kxf6 Rf1+ 65. Ke6
Re1+ 66. Kf6 Rf1+ 67. Ke6 Re1+ 68. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.25"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bxf4
12. gxf4 a5 13. e3 Nbd7 14. Kh1 Ra6 15. Rg1 Rb6 16. Qe2 Ne4
17. Qc2 f5 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qc3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nf6 21. Qxa5
Rxb2 22. Rg2 Nd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qc3 Rb6 25. a5 Rb5 26. Rg5
Rf6 27. Qc2 g6 28. h4 Qe7 29. h5 Qe4+ 30. Qxe4 dxe4 31. Rgg1
c5 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Rab1 Rxa5 34. Rxb7 Rfa6 35. Rbb1 Kg7
36. Kg2 Ra7 37. Rh1 h6 38. Kg3 R5a6 39. Kh4 gxh5 40. Kxh5 Rg6
41. Rhg1 Rxg1 42. Rxg1+ Kh7 43. Rg6 Ra1 44. Rxh6+ Kg7 45. Rb6
Rg1 46. Kh4 Kf7 47. Kh3 Rg8 48. Kh2 Ke7 49. Rh6 Kf7 50. Rh3
Kf6 51. Rg3 Rh8+ 52. Kg2 Ra8 53. Rh3 Rg8+ 54. Kf1 Ra8 55. Rh6+
Ke7 56. Rc6 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Ne2
Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd4 a6 14. Bf4 c5 15. Ne2 Bf5 16. c4 Rd8
17. Nc3 Rd7 18. Be3 b6 19. Nd5 Kd8 20. g3 Be7 21. a3 Bc2
22. Rd2 Bb3 23. Rc1 a5 24. Rc3 a4 25. e6 fxe6 26. Nxe7 Kxe7
27. Bg5+ Ke8 28. Rcd3 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rf8 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rxf8+
Kxf8 32. Bd8 Bxc4 33. Bxc7 b5 34. Bd6+ Kf7 35. Bxc5 e5 36. f3
Bd5 37. Kf2 g6 38. Bb4 Bc6 39. Bc5 Bd5 40. Bb4 Bc6 41. Bc5 Bb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.27"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 Nbd7 4. Bg2 e5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 e4
7. Nh4 d5 8. O-O Bb4 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. f3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O
12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nf5 Nb6 14. Nd6 Nc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. fxe4
Nxe4 17. Qc2 Qd5 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Rf1+ Bf5 20. g4 g6 21. Qc1
Kg7 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qf4 h6 25. Qc7+ Kh8
26. Bd6 Rg8+ 27. Kf2 Rg6 28. Be5+ Kg8 29. Ke3 Rd8 30. Qe7 b5
31. h4 a5 32. h5 Rg5 33. Rf6 Rxe5 34. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.25"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "2.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rinat Jumabayev"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. a4 b6 11. Na3 Bb7 12. Nc4
Qc7 13. a5 b5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Ngf6 17. Be3
Nxe4 18. Bxa6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 O-O 20. Qb5 Rfd8 21. Qa4 Nec5
22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Rfd1 Rb4 26. Qxd7
Qxd7 27. Bxd6 Ra4 28. Be5 Rxa5 29. Rac1 Qe7 30. b4 Ra8
31. bxc5 f6 32. Bd6 Qa7 33. c6 Rc8 34. c7 Kg7 35. Bf4 Qa4
36. Be3 Qa5 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. h3 g5 39. Rb1 Qa8 40. Ba7 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.26"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "3.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mustafa Yilmaz"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d4 5. O-O c5 6. d3 Nc6 7. e3 Bd6 8. a3 a5 9.
Nbd2 O-O 10. e4 e5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nh2 Qc8 13. f4 Bxh3 14. f5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Re8
16. g4 h6 17. Ndf3 Kf8 18. g5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Nb8 20. Rh1 Nbd7 21. Ng4 Ke7 22. Qe1
Rg8 23. Qg3 Qc7 24. Rag1 Rh8 25. Rh4 Qb6 26. Rb1 Qb3 27. Nd2 Qb6 28. Kf3 Rag8
29. Qh3 Qd8 30. Rh1 Rxh4 31. Qxh4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.27"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hristos Banikas"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. h3 e6 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Ne5
9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. e4 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxf4 Qe7+ 15.
Be2 Nf6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Qd2 Qd8 19. Bd3 a6 20. a3 b5 21. b4 Bc8
22. Bb1 Qc7 23. f4 a5 24. Kh2 axb4 25. axb4 Bd7 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27. f5 Rxe1 28.
Qxe1 b4 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 gxf5 31. Bb1 Qc3 32. Qh4 Kh8 33. Kh1 Qb2 34. Bd3
Rg8 35. Rf2 Qa1+ 36. Rf1 Qg7 37. Rf2 Qa1+ 38. Rf1 Qg7 39. Rf2 b3 40. Qb4 f4 41.
Qxb3 f3 42. Qb2 Qxb2 43. Rxb2 fxg2+ 44. Rxg2 Bxh3 45. Rb2 Rg5 46. Be4 Bf5 47.
Bf3 Kg7 48. Rb6 Rg6 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Kh2 Rg5 51. Rb8 Ke5 52. Bg2 Rg6 53. Re8+
Kd4 54. Rf8 Be4 55. Bh3 Kxd5 56. Rf7 Rg5 57. Bc8 Ke5 58. Re7+ Kd4 59. Kh3 Bf5+
60. Bxf5 Rxf5 61. Kg4 Rf1 62. Rxh7 d5 63. Kg3 Kd3 64. Rh3 Rf8 0-1


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.28"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 Be7 7.Re1
b5 8.Rxe4 d5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 bxa4 11.Qe1 f6 12.Re3 c5
13.Qd1 O-O 14.Nc3 Rb8 15.b3 cxd4 16.Qxd4 Bd6 17.Qxd5+ Kh8
18.Rd3 Qe8 19.Bb2 Be5 20.Nxa4 Rb5 21.Qf3 Bb7 22.Qe3 Be4 23.Rd2
Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Qg6+ 25.Kf1 Bxh2 26.Re1 Rg5 27.Ke2 Re8 28.Kd1 Rg1
29.Be5 Bxe5 30.Re2 h5 31.Qd3 Qg2 32.Nb6 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Qxf2
34.Nd5 Rd8 35.c4 Qxa2 36.Qf3 g6 37.Re3 Kg7 38.Qh3 Qf2 39.Rd3
Qg1+ 40.Kc2 Qh2+ 41.Qxh2 Bxh2 42.Rh3 Be5 43.Kd3 a5 44.Ke4 Kf7
45.Kf3 Rh8 46.Kg2 g5 47.Ne3 Ke6 48.Kf1 f5 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.30"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "6.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kiril Georgiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nc3 f5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 b6 8. b3 Ba6 9.
Qd3 b5 10. Nd2 bxc4 11. bxc4 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. Ncxe4 dxe4 14. O-O c5 15. Qa4
Qc8 16. Ba3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Nb3 Bxa3 20. Qxa3 Bxc4 21. Rdc1
Qa6 22. Qxa6 Bxa6 23. Rc6 Bd3 24. Rxe6 Bc4 25. Rc6 Ne5 26. Rc5 Rd5 27. Rc7 Bxb3
28. axb3 Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 exf3 30. b4 Rad8 31. h3 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.01"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8.
f4 Neg4 9. e5 Bb4 10. f5 Re8 11. Nd5 Nxe5 12. Nxb4 Nc6 13. a3 a6 14. Bd3 a5 15.
Nxc6 dxc6 16. c3 c5 17. dxc5 Bd7 18. Bg5 Bc6 19. Qc2 Qd5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rfe1
Rad8 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Re1 Qxc5+ 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 c5 26. Re3 Kf8 27. Ke2
Rd6 28. Ke1 Ba4 29. Kf2 Be8 30. Ke1 Ba4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.02"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 d6 6. b4 f5 7. b5 Nce7 8. d3 Nf6
9. e3 O-O 10. Nge2 g5 11. f4 exf4 12. exf4 g4 13. O-O h5 14. Re1 h4 15. Be3 a6
16. a4 axb5 17. axb5 c6 18. Na4 Rf7 19. Bf2 Nh5 20. Nb6 Ra3 21. bxc6 bxc6 22.
Nd4 hxg3 23. hxg3 Ra2 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Bd4+ 27. Kg2 Nxf4+
28. Kf1 Bb7 29. Bxb7 Nh5 30. Kg2 Nf4+ 31. Kf1 Nh5 32. Kg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.03"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. a4 Ba7
9. h3 Kh8 10. d4 h6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd2 Kg8 15.
Nf3 Re8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Be6 18. Nxe5 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxe4 21.
f3 Nc5 22. b4 Ne6 23. Rd1 Kf8 24. Kf2 Ke7 25. Ke3 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. f4 Ke6
28. Nd2 Nc6 29. Nc4 Nd8 30. Ke4 f5+ 31. Kd3 Nc6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.04"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Kb1 Re8 12. Bd3 Bc5 13. Rde1 Bxe3 14. Rxe3
Rxe3 15. Qxe3 Nf6 16. Re1 Qd6 17. Qe8+ Qf8 18. Qxf8+ Kxf8 19. Kc1 Bd7 20. c4
dxc4 21. Bxc4 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Kd2 Ke7 24. Ne5 Nd7 25. Nf3 Nf6 26. Ne5 Nd7
27. Nf3 Nf6 28. Ne5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.05"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 f5
17. Qf3 Qf6 18. Rb1 Nd6 19. Bf4 Nf7 20. Bxc7 Rxc7 21. Qe3 a6
22. Qe6 Nd6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. Re5 g6 25. Rbe1 Kg7 26. d4 Rff7
27. f3 Kf8 28. Kf2 Rfe7 29. Bd3 Nf7 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.20"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mateusz Kolosowski"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6
7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Nce2 Nf6 10. c4 g6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Ba3
Rd8 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfe8 16. Rac1 Bc8
17. Nc2 Bf8 18. Bb2 Bg7 19. Ne3 b6 20. Bd4 Qb8 21. Bc3 b5
22. e5 b4 23. Bxb4 dxe5 24. Qxd8 Qxb4 25. Qd2 Qb8 26. c5 e4
27. Qd6 Qa7 28. c6 Nd5 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Qxd5 e3 31. fxe3 Bh6
32. Kh1 Bxe3 33. Rc2 Bf5 34. Re2 Be6 35. Qf3 Bb6 36. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.21"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dennis Wagner"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf5 9. Ne2 e6 10. g4 Ne7 11. Ng3 f6
12. exf6 Bxf6 13. c3 Bh4 14. Bd2 Qd6 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Bd3
O-O-O 17. Ne2 Rhf8 18. Qe3 Bf6 19. Rhe1 Bh4 20. Rf1 Bf6
21. Ng1 c5 22. Nf3 Nc6 23. Kb1 Kb8 24. h4 cxd4 25. cxd4 Nb6
26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Bb5 Rc8 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Qxe5+
Ka8 31. Qe1 Qf6 32. Bb4 Rf7 33. Qf2 Nc4 34. b3 Rb8 35. Bc5 Rb5
36. Kc2 Rxc5 37. dxc5 Na3+ 38. Kd1 Nb5 39. Qe3 e5 40. f5 Qxh4
41. Kc2 gxf5 42. gxf5 Qf6 43. Kb1 e4 44. a4 Nd4 45. Rg1 Rf8
46. Qc3 e3 47. Rcf1 Qe5 48. Ka2 Qe4 49. Rg7 Rb8 50. Rfg1 Nxb3
51. Ka3 d4 52. Qc4 Na5 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.22"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Samuel Sevian"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Bd2 Nc6
7. Nb5 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. f4 Ne7 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Nf3 h6
12. O-O Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Qb6 14. Qb4 Nc6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. b4 Ra4
17. Bb5 Ra7 18. Bd3 O-O 19. b5 Ne7 20. Nxd4 Rfa8 21. Kf2 Rxa3
22. Rxa3 Rxa3 23. h4 h5 24. Rb1 Kf8 25. Ke2 Ke8 26. Kd2 Ra4
27. Kc3 Ng8 28. Rb4 Ra8 29. Kb2 Ne7 30. Be2 g6 31. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.23"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Bd5
12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rd1 Na5 14. Rb1 Bb3 15. Rd3 Bc4 16. Rd1 Bb3
17. Rd3 Bc4 18. Rd1 Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.24"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Bg5 c5 12. Re1
Nc6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 g6 15. c3 Bg7 16. a4 Ne7 17. Nxe7+
Qxe7 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. b4 Rfd8 20. Qe2 cxb4 21. cxb4 d5
22. Qa2 Rab8 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Qxa6 Qxa6 25. Rxa6 Rxb4
26. exd5 Rb5 27. d6 Rd5 28. Kf1 Rxd3 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5
R3xd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.25"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6
7. Ne2 Ne7 8. c3 Ba5 9. Ng3 c6 10. Ba4 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Bc2
h6 13. h3 Bc7 14. Re1 d5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Bxe4 Bxe5 20. Be3 Be6 21. Bf3 Bc7
22. a3 Bb6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Rad1 Kf8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1
Re8 27. h4 b5 28. Be2 Bd5 29. Rd2 Bc4 30. Kf1 Re5 31. Bxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.26"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "7.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 f5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 O-O
7. O-O Kh8 8. b4 Qe8 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bd2 c6 12. e3
g5 13. Ne2 e4 14. Ne1 Ne5 15. Bc3 g4 16. dxe4 fxe4 17. Nf4
Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3 19. Qc2 Kg8 20. Rd1 a5 21. b5 a4 22. Bxf6
Bxf6 23. Rxd6 Be5 24. Rxh6 Bf5 25. g4 Bh7 26. Rxh7 Kxh7
27. Qxe4+ Kg7 28. Qxf3 Bxf4 29. exf4 Rd8 30. Ng2 Rd4 31. Qc3
Qd7 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Qa5 Kg8 34. h3 Rxc4 35. Re1 Qd5 36. Qc7
Re4 37. Rc1 Rf7 38. Qb6 Rc4 39. Re1 Re4 40. Ne3 Qd6 41. f5 Rb4
42. Qa6 Re7 43. Rd1 Qc7 44. Qd3 Rbe4 45. f6 R7e5 46. Nf5 Re1+
47. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 48. Kg2 Kf7 49. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.27"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 Kh8 16. Nh4 c5
17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. Bxe4 cxd4 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 Nf4 21. Bb4
Qg5 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. e6 Bc7 24. Kh1 Qe5 25. Bxb7 Nxe6 26. g3
Nc5 27. Qd5 Rd8 28. Qxe5 Bxe5 29. Rae1 Bf6 30. Bc6 d3 31. Re8+
Rxe8 32. Bxe8 Bxb2 33. Rd1 Bc3 34. Bf7 g5 35. Bc4 d2 36. Rb1
g6 37. Rb8+ Kg7 38. Rd8 Kf6 39. Be2 Ke5 40. Bf3 Ne6 41. Rd7
Bd4 42. Kg2 h5 43. Kf1 Kf6 44. Bd1 Ke5 45. Ke2 g4 46. hxg4
hxg4 47. Bb3 Nc5 48. Rd5+ Ke4 49. Rg5 Bxf2 50. Bc2+ Kd4
51. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.28"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "9.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bogdan-Daniel Deac"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. Qa3 c6
12. Be2 Qb6 13. Nd2 a5 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Nf1 g5
17. Ng3 Be6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bg3 Qb4 20. f3 Bd5 21. f4 Qxa3
22. bxa3 a4 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Rf1 Be6 25. Rab1 b5 26. Rbc1
Rac8 27. h4 gxh4 28. Bxh4 Nb6 29. Rc5 Nd5 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. Rfc1
Bd7 32. Rh1 Be6 33. Bg3 Rh8 34. Rhc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.11"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2
Qb8 13. Nb3 Nd8 14. d4 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qc4 Nd7 17. Be3
Bf6 18. Ra2 Re8 19. Nbd2 Nf7 20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Rd1 Nde5 22. Nxe5
Nxe5 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Rxa4 Rac8 25. h3 g5 26. c3 d5 27. exd5
exd5 28. cxb4 Nd3 29. Bxc5 Nxb2 30. Raa1 Nxd1 31. Rxd1 Bc3
32. Nf3 d4 33. Nxg5 Rb8 34. Nf3 Bxb4 35. Bb6 Re4 36. Nxd4 Re1+
37. Rxe1 Bxe1 38. Ne6 Re8 39. Nc5 Rc8 40. Nxa6 Bxa5 41. Bxa5
Ra8 42. Bd2 Rxa6 43. g4 Kf7 44. Kg2 Kg6 45. Be3 h5 46. f4 hxg4
47. hxg4 Rf6 48. Kf3 Rf7 49. Bc5 Rf6 50. Bb4 Rf7 51. Ke4 Rb7
52. Bc5 Rb3 53. Be3 Rb4+ 54. Ke5 Kf7 55. Kf5 Rb5+ 56. Ke4 Kf6
57. Bd2 Rc5 58. Be1 Rc4+ 59. Kf3 Rc5 60. Bh4+ Kg6 61. Be7 Ra5
62. Kg3 Kf7 63. Bd6 Kg6 64. Kh4 Ra1 65. Bc5 Rd1 66. f5+ Kf6
67. Be3 Rh1+ 68. Kg3 Rb1 69. Bc5 Rb5 70. Bd4+ Kg5 71. Be3+ Kf6
72. Bd4+ Kg5 73. Be3+ Kf6 74. Bd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.12"]
[EventDate "2018.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bc4 Nd3+
7.Ke2 Nf4+ 8.Kf1 Ne6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Bxe6 Bxe6 11.Nxd4 Nc6
12.Nxe6 Qxd1+ 13.Nxd1 fxe6 14.Bd2 e5 15.f3 e6 16.Be3 Bb4
17.Nf2 Ba5 18.Ke2 Bb6 19.Rhd1 Bxe3 20.Kxe3 Ke7 21.Rac1 Rhd8
22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Nd3 Kd6 24.Nc5 Rb8 25.h4 Nb4 26.a3 b6 27.Nxe6
Na2 28.Ra1 Kxe6 29.Rxa2 Rc8 30.Kd2 Rd8+ 31.Ke2 Rc8 32.b3 Rc1
33.Rd2 Ra1 34.a4 Rb1 35.Rd3 Rb2+ 36.Kf1 a6 37.Kg1 b5 38.Rd8
bxa4 39.bxa4 Ra2 40.Rh8 h6 41.Re8+ Kf6 42.Rb8 Rxa4 43.Rb6+ Kf7
44.h5 a5 45.Ra6 Ra2 46.Kh2 a4 47.Kh3 a3 48.g3 Ra1 49.Kg4 a2
50.Kf5 Rf1 51.Rxa2 Rxf3+ 52.Kxe5 Rxg3 53.Ra7+ Kg8 54.Kd6 g6
55.Ra8+ Kf7 56.Ra7+ Kg8 57.Ra8+ Kf7 58.Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Nc6 11. Rb1 Qc7
12. e4 Bg4 13. d5 Ne5 14. c4 b6 15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxe5
17. f4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 e6 19. e5 exd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. Qc4 Rad8
22. d6 Rfe8 23. Bb2 Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Qe6 25. Qa4 Qd7 26. Qa6 f6
27. Re2 Re6 28. a4 Qf7 29. Rd2 fxe5 30. fxe5 Qg7 31. d7 Rxe5
32. Qxa7 Qf6 33. Kg1 Qc6 34. Rb1 Re7 35. Qxb6 Qxb6 36. Rxb6
Rexd7 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. a5 c4 39. a6 c3 40. Rc6 Ra7 41. h3 c2
42. Rxc2 Rxa6 43. Kh2 Ra7 44. Rc1 Kg7 45. Rc2 Kg8 46. Rc1 Kg7
47. Rc2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4
Bxh4 12. Re1 b6 13. g4 Be7 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Kc8 16. Ne2
Re8 17. Nf4 Bf8 18. Bc1 g6 19. Re2 Bg7 20. Rde1 Kb7 21. e6
fxe6 22. Nxe6 Bf6 23. c3 c5 24. Bf4 Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Rf8 26. R1e4
Rf7 27. g5 Bd8 28. h4 b5 29. c4 bxc4 30. Be3 Rb8 31. Bxc5 Kc8
32. Bd4 Rb5 33. Rc6 Kd7 34. Rxc4 c6 35. a4 Rb3 36. Bxa7 Rxb2
37. Bd4 Rd2 38. Be3 Rd5 39. Rb4 Bc7 40. Kg2 Rf8 41. Rb7 c5
42. a5 Kc6 43. a6 Ra8 44. Re6+ Bd6 45. Rxh7 Rxa6 46. Rxg6 c4
47. Rg8 Rf5 48. g6 Be5 49. g7 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Ne5 6. Be2
Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3 e5 8. d4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. Nd2 Qc7
12. Re1 Bd7 13. a4 a6 14. b4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfc8 16. h3 b5
17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Nb3 Qc2 19. d5 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 Rc4 21. Na5
Rxb4 22. Rdc1 Ra4 23. Nc6 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Kf8 25. g3 Bd3 26. Bg5
h6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Ra3 Bb5 29. Bg4 Bd8 30. h4 Bb6 31. Rf3
Be2 32. Rb3 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Bxg4 34. Ra3 Bd7 35. Na5 Ke7
36. Rc3 Rc8 37. Rb3 Bb5 38. Rb2 Rc3 39. Nb3 g6 40. g4 Rh3
41. Nd2 Rxh4 42. Kg3 Rh1 43. Rc2 Kd7 44. Nf3 Rb1 45. Nd2 Rb4
46. Kf3 a5 47. Ke3 a4 48. Ra2 Ke7 49. Ra1 Bd7 50. Kf3 h5
51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Ra3 f5 53. exf5 Bxf5 54. Nf1 Be4+ 55. Ke2
Bxd5 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. Bb3 Ne7 6. c3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 c5 11. Ng3 Qc7
12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qd2 Rac8 14. Bh6 Na5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rad1
Nxb3 17. axb3 Nf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Ng8 20. Ng5 Rcd8
21. Qf4 Rd5 22. c4 Rd7 23. h4 Rfd8 24. Rd6 Rxd6 25. exd6 Rxd6
26. Nxf7 Rd7 27. Ne5 Rd4 28. Qg5 Qe7 29. Nf3 Qxg5 30. Nxg5 Bc8
31. Nxe6+ Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Re4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Re2
Rd3 36. Re3 Rd2 37. Re2 Rd4 38. Ne4 h6 39. Kg3 Ne7 40. Kf3 Nf5
41. g3 Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Rxb3 43. g4 Nxh4 44. Nd6+ Kf6 45. Ne8+ Kf7
46. Nd6+ Kf8 47. Ke5 Ke7 48. f4 Nf3+ 49. Kd5+ Kd7 50. Nf7 Nd4
51. Rh2 Rd3 52. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Ne5 6. Be2
Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3 e5 8. d4 Be7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Nd2
Be6 12. Be2 Bc7 13. f3 Ke7 14. a4 h5 15. h4 Rhd8 16. Nc4 Ne8
17. Be3 b6 18. Bf2 f6 19. O-O g6 20. Rfc1 Nd6 21. Ne3 f5
22. Nd5+ Bxd5 23. exd5 c4 24. Be3 Kd7 25. Rab1 Rf8 26. b3 f4
27. Bf2 e4 28. fxe4 Rae8 29. bxc4 Nxe4 30. c5 Nxc3 31. Rxc3
Rxe2 32. d6 Bd8 33. c6+ Kc8 34. a5 Rxf2 35. Kxf2 Rf5 36. c7
Bxh4+ 37. Kf3 Rd5 38. axb6 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bb5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bxb5+ Qxb5 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 Qc4 11. a5 Qe4+
12. Qe2 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Bc7 14. c4 Ne7 15. Bg5 Nbc6 16. Bxe7
Kxe7 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nc3 Rhd8 19. Rhd1 d4 20. Nb5 Bxe5
21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxd4 Rac8 23. a6 bxa6 24. Rxa6 Ke8 25. Ra5
f6 26. f4 Ng6 27. g3 Rd7 28. Nf5 Rc2+ 29. Ke1 Rdc7 30. Rd2
Rc1+ 31. Ke2 Ne7 32. Nd6+ Kf8 33. Nb5 Rc8 34. Rxa7 Nc6 35. Rb7
Re8+ 36. Kf3 Nd8 37. Rc7 Rf1+ 38. Kg2 Rb1 39. Nd6 Re7 40. Rxe7
Kxe7 41. Nf5+ Ke8 42. Nxg7+ Ke7 43. Nf5+ Ke8 44. Re2+ Kf8
45. Nd6 Nc6 46. b5 Nd4 47. Re8+ Kg7 48. Re7+ Kg6 49. g4 Rb2+
50. Kf1 h5 51. h3 Nf3 52. Nf5 hxg4 53. hxg4 Nh2+ 54. Ke1 Nxg4
55. Nd6 Nh2 56. Re2 Rb1+ 57. Kd2 Nf3+ 58. Kc3 Kh5 59. Rb2 Rxb2
60. Kxb2 Kg4 61. b6 Nd4 62. Kc3 Nc6 63. f5 Kf4 64. Kc4 Ke5
65. Kc5 Nd8 66. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.15"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5
7. Bc4 Qd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. b5 e4 12. Ba3
Bc5 13. dxe4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qe2 Re8
17. f3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Nb3 Qa3 21. Rb1 Nc5
22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Rd1 f5 24. Rd4 Qxc3+ 25. Qd2 Qa1+ 26. Qd1
Qc3+ 27. Qd2 Qa1+ 28. Qd1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.16"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. Kb1 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5
12. h4 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd6 14. c4 Rd8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5
cxd5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nb3 Bf5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Nb3 Bf5 21. Nd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Rd8 11. Nd2 d4
12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Na4 Bb4+ 14. axb4 Qxb4+ 15. Nd2 Qa5 16. Qb3 e5
17. Bg5 Nb4 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ra1 dxe3 21. fxe3 b5
22. O-O bxa4 23. Qc3 f5 24. Nf3 f6 25. Nh4 Nc6 26. Qa3 e4
27. Bd1 Ne5 28. Bxa4 Qxa4 29. Qxa4 Bxa4 30. Rxa4 f4 31. Rxf4
Rd1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rb8 34. b4 Nxc4 35. Nf5 Rb5 36. g4
h5 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ne5 39. Rxa7 Rxb4 40. Kg2 Rb1 41. Re7
Rb2+ 42. Kh3 Rf2 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. Re8+ Kh7
46. Re7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5
7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4 Bb6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 Bf5 11. Ba3 e4
12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. O-O-O Rac8
16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Kb2 Bxf2 20. Rxe5
Bh4 21. Rd1 Bf6 22. Re3 Rc7 23. b5 Rfc8 24. Bb4 h5 25. Kb3 b6
26. Rdd3 g6 27. Re4 Bg7 28. Rde3 f5 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+
Kf7 31. Ra8 g5 32. c4 Be5 33. h3 g4 34. a5 f4 35. hxg4 hxg4
36. Rf8+ Ke6 37. Bd2 f3 38. gxf3 g3 39. axb6 axb6 40. Be3 Rd7
41. Re8+ Kf5 42. Bxb6 Rd3+ 43. Kb4 Rxf3 44. Rf8+ Ke4 45. Rxf3
Kxf3 46. Bg1 Kg2 47. Bc5 Kf3 48. b6 Ke4 49. b7 g2 50. Kb5 Bf4
51. Bg1 Bg3 52. Kc6 Be5 53. Kd7 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 Nh5
7. Qxb6 axb6 8. Bc7 cxd4 9. exd4 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5
12. g3 O-O 13. Be2 g6 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. Ngf3 f6 16. b4 Be7
17. e6 Bxe6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. N2b3 f5 20. f4 Bf6 21. Kd2 Rfe8
22. Rhe1 Re4 23. h4 Kf7 24. Re3 Ra3 25. Nc2 Ra8 26. Nbd4 Kg6
27. Rd3 Rae8 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Nxe1 Ra8 30. Ndc2 Rxa2 31. Rxd5
Bc6 32. Rd6 Kf7 33. Rd3 Ke6 34. Kc1 Be4 35. Re3 Kd6 36. Kb1
Ra8 37. Kb2 Kc6 38. Na3 Rd8 39. Kc1 b5 40. Nf3 h6 41. Nc2 Ra8
42. Nfd4+ Kb6 43. Kb2 Rd8 44. Nb3 Be7 45. Ncd4 Bd6 46. Nc5
Bxc5 47. bxc5+ Ka7 48. Nxb5+ Kb8 49. Nd6 Rg8 50. Nxe4 fxe4
51. c4 Kc7 52. Kc3 Kc6 53. Kd4 Rd8+ 54. Kxe4 Kxc5 55. Rb3 Rd7
56. Rc3 Rd2 57. Kf5 Kb4 58. Rc1 Rg2 59. Kg6 Rxg3+ 60. Kxh5 Rf3
61. Kxh6 Rxf4 62. Kg5 Rf2 63. h5 Rg2+ 64. Kf6 Rf2+ 65. Kg6
Rg2+ 66. Kf6 Rf2+ 67. Kg7 Rg2+ 68. Kh7 Kc5 69. h6 b6 70. Kh8
Rg6 71. h7 Rg2 72. Rb1 Rg4 73. Rb5+ Kc6 74. Rf5 Rxc4 75. Kg7
Rh4 76. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O d6
7. Bc4 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Nd4 10. g4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Bg6
12. Be6 c6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Bb3 Bf7 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Qg3 b5
17. f4 Bxb3 18. axb3 g6 19. b4 Qe6 20. Qf3 exf4 21. Bxf4 Nd7
22. e5 d5 23. Rd4 Bg7 24. Bg3 Bxe5 25. Rd3 Bxg3 26. Qxg3 O-O
27. Re1 Qf6 28. Rd2 Rae8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Rf2 Qe5 31. Qxe5
Rxe5 32. Ne2 c5 33. bxc5 Nxc5 34. Nd4 Kg7 35. Kg2 Ne6
36. Nxe6+ Rxe6 37. Rd2 Rd6 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. c3 Ke5 40. Re2+ Kf6
41. Re8 d4 42. cxd4 Rxd4 43. Ra8 Rd6 44. Ke4 Kg5 45. Rh8 Rd7
46. Ra8 Rd6 47. Rh8 h6 48. b4 Rc6 49. Kd5 Rc4 50. Ra8 Rxb4
51. Rxa6 Rb3 52. h4+ Kxg4 53. Rxg6+ Kh5 54. Rb6 b4 55. Ke4 Rh3
56. Rb5+ Kg6 57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. Rb7+ Kf8 59. Kf5 Rxh4 60. Kf6
Ke8 61. Ke6 Re4+ 62. Kf5 Rc4 63. Rb6 h5 64. Ke6 Kd8 65. Kd6
Kc8 66. Kd5 Kc7 67. Rh6 Rh4 68. Kc5 Kd7 69. Kd5 b3 70. Rh7+
Kc8 71. Kc6 Rc4+ 72. Kd5 Rb4 73. Kc6 Rc4+ 74. Kd5 b2 75. Kxc4
b1=Q 76. Rxh5 Qc2+ 77. Kd4 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. f3 e6 5. e4 c4 6. a4 exd5
7. exd5 Bb4+ 8. c3 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. d6 Qxe2+ 11. Nxe2 b4
12. Nd2 Ba6 13. cxb4 Bxb4 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Rc1 Re8+ 16. Kd1
Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Bg3 Ne3+ 19. Ke2 Nc6 20. Ne4 Nxf1
21. Kxf1 Na5 22. Kf2 Nb3 23. Rc2 Bb7 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. Rd1 Nc5
26. Kg1 Bc6 27. Rb2 Nxa4 28. Rc2 Nc5 29. Ra2 Re2 30. Kf1 Re6
31. Rb1 h5 32. Ra5 Nb7 33. Rxh5 Nxd6 34. Ra5 Nb7 35. Ra3 d5
36. Bf2 a5 37. Rb6 a4 38. Bd4 Na5 39. f4 Bd7 40. Rxe6 fxe6
41. Nf3 Rb8 42. Ne5 Be8 43. Ra2 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Nb3 45. Be3 Kh7
46. h3 Bb5 47. Kf2 d4 48. Bxd4 Nxd4 49. cxd4 c3 50. Nf3 Rb2+
0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. a4 d5 6. h3 dxe4
7. Nxe4 Bf5 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Be2 Nd5 11. Bd2 Qc7
12. Qc1 h6 13. c4 Nf6 14. O-O Nbd7 15. a5 g5 16. Bd3 g4
17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Nh4 Nh5 20. Nxh5 Bxh5 21. Nf5
Bf6 22. Re1 Kd8 23. Qe3 Nf8 24. Nxe7 Qd7 25. Nf5 Ng6 26. Bh2
Bg4 27. Nd6 Bg5 28. Qe4 Nh4 29. Nxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxg4 Rf8
31. Bg3 Nf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. a6 b5 35. Re6 bxc4
36. Rd6+ Ke8 37. Re1+ Kf8 38. Rxc6 Rb5 39. Rxc4 Rxb2 40. d5
Ra2 41. Rc6 Rd8 42. d6 Ra4 43. Rb1 Rd7 44. Rb7 Rxa6 45. Rc8+
1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Robert Hovhannisyan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bf4
Qb6 9. Rb1 Nbd7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. Rfe1 Nxd3
15. cxd3 d4 16. Bh6 Bf5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rbc1 Rad8 19. Rc4 a5 20. b4 a4 21. a3
Rd5 22. Rec1 Red8 23. Rc7 R8d7 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Rc5 h6 26. g4 Be6 27. Qf4 Qd8
28. Kh2 b6 29. Rc1 Bd5 30. h4 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 e6 32. Kg3 Rd5 33. Qe4 Qb8 34. f4 b5
35. Kf3 Qd8 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Qh8 38. Kg3 Qb8 39. Qh1 Qh8 40. Qxh8+ Kxh8 41.
Rc8+ Kg7 42. Kf3 Kh7 43. Ke4 Kg7 44. Rb8 Kh7 45. Ra8 Kg7 46. Rc8 Rd7 47. Rc5 Rb7
48. Kxd4 Kf8 49. Rc6 Rd7+ 50. Ke4 Ke7 51. Rb6 Rc7 52. Kd4 Rd7+ 53. Kc3 Rd5 54.
Rb7+ Kf8 55. d4 Ke8 56. Kd3 Kf8 57. Rc7 Ke8 58. Ke3 Kf8 59. Ke4 Ke8 60. Kd3 Kf8
61. Rc5 Ke7 62. Rxd5 exd5 63. Ke3 Kd7 64. Kf3 Ke7 65. Kg4 Ke6 66. f5+ Ke7 67.
Kf4 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "2.64"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yan Dzhumagaliev"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e6 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Qb3 Nc4 13. Rfd1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3
Bf6 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. e4 Ra4 19. Nf3 g5 20. e5 Be7 21.
Bb3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rb4 23. Rc1 Bg4 24. Ne1 Rd4 25. Nc2 Rd2 26. Ne3 Be6 27. Bxe6
fxe6 28. Nc4 Re2 29. Kf1 Re4 30. Nxb6 Rxe5 31. a4 g4 32. Rc7 Bb4 33. Rc4 Re1+
34. Kg2 Bd6 35. Rxg4+ Kf7 36. Rc4 Re2 37. b3 Rb2 38. Rc3 Bb4 39. Rf3+ Ke7 40.
Nc4 Rc2 41. g4 Bc5 42. g5 Bd4 43. h4 e5 44. Ne3 Rd2 45. Nf5+ Ke6 46. Nxd4+ exd4
47. h5 Rc2 48. g6 hxg6 49. hxg6 Rc7 50. Rg3 Rg7 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "3.36"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Adam Tukhaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h4 d5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Bc4
Bf5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a3 a4 11. axb4 axb3 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. cxb3 O-O 14. Nge2 Rd8
15. Ng3 Be6 16. O-O Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 b6 19. f3 Qb8 20. Qxe7 Re8 21.
Bf4 Rxe7 22. Bxb8 Bxb2 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. Ne2 Bf6 25. Nf4 Be6 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Nd5
Bd4+ 28. Kh2 Be6 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nc6 Be3 31. Kg3 Bxb3 32. Bf4 Bg1 33. Be5 Ba4
34. Bd4 Bxd4 35. Nxd4 Ke7 36. Kf4 Kd6 37. Ne2 h6 38. Nc3 Bc2 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. f4+
Ke6 41. g4 h5 42. g5 Kf5 43. Nd5 Kg4 44. Nxb6 Kxh4 45. b5 Bb3 46. Nc8 Bd5 47. b6
Kg3 48. Nd6 h4 49. b7 Bxb7 50. Nxb7 h3 51. Nc5 h2 52. Ne4+ Kg2 53. Nf2 h1=Q 54.
Nxh1 Kxh1 55. f5 Kg2 56. Kf4 Kh3 57. Kf3 Kh4 58. Kf4 Kh5 59. fxg6 fxg6 60. Kf3
Kxg5 61. Kg3 Kf5 62. Kf3 g5 63. Kg3 g4 64. Kg2 Kf4 65. Kf2 g3+ 66. Kg2 Kg4 67.
Kg1 Kf3 68. Kf1 g2+ 69. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "4.43"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Aryan Tari"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Qc2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Be3 a6 12. Nbd2 Nf4 13. Bf1 Bf5 14. Qc1 Nd3 15.
Bxd3 Bxd3 16. Nb3 Be4 17. Bf4 Qd8 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Nc5 e5 21. Bg5
Qc7 22. Qe3 Bf5 23. Rad1 Ra8 24. Bh6 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 b6 26. Nb3 Bc2 27. Rd2 Bxb3
28. axb3 e4 29. f3 exf3 30. Qg5 Re6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Qe3 Re8 33. Qxf3 b5 34.
Re2 Qf7 35. Qg3 Qd7 36. Qe5 Qe7 37. b4 h5 38. Re1 Qd7 39. Rf1 Qe7 40. Rf6 Kh7
41. g4 hxg4 42. hxg4 Qd7 43. Qh2+ Kg7 44. g5 Rh8 45. Qe5 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "5.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bassem Amin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a5 7. e4 a4 8. a3 c5
9. Re1 Nc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. Nf1 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Qe2
Nd4 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Bxf4 18. gxf4 Bxd7 19. Re5 Nc6 20. Rae1 Nxe5 21. fxe5
Rf7 22. Ng3 Raf8 23. Re2 Qd8 24. Qe3 b6 25. c4 Bc6 26. Bh3 Rf3 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28.
Qd2 dxc4 29. Bxc4 b5 30. e6 bxc4 31. e7 Qd5 32. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 33. Ne4 cxd3 34.
Re3 h6 35. Qc3 c4 36. Rg3 Qf7 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "6.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Bf1
Be7 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 Re8 11. c3 Rxe2
12. Qxe2 Nf5 13. Bf4 c6 14. Qc2 d5 15. Bd3 g6 16. Nd2 Ng7
17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Qd7 20. h3 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "7.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Savchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. exd5
cxd5 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nge2 Bg4 9. O-O g5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5
Nc6 12. Qd3 Qb6 13. Kh1 O-O-O 14. c3 Bc7 15. Bf3 h5 16. Bxg4+
hxg4 17. Qf5+ Kb8 18. Qxg4 Qb5 19. a4 Qd3 20. Qf3 Qh7 21. h3
Rdg8 22. Nxf4 g4 23. Qd3 f5 24. Bd2 gxh3 25. g3 Rd8 26. Ne6
Ne5 27. Qxf5 Qd7 28. Nxc7 Qc6+ 29. d5 Rxd5 30. Nxd5 Qxd5+
31. Rf3 Re8 32. Rd1 a6 33. c4 Qxf3+ 34. Qxf3 Nxf3 35. Bf4+ Kc8
36. Rf1 Re1 37. Rxe1 Nxe1 38. Kh2 Nd3 39. b3 Nc5 40. b4 Nxa4
41. g4 Nb2 42. g5 Kd7 43. c5 Nd3 44. Bd2 Nf2 45. Be1 Nd3
46. Bc3 Nf2 47. Bd4 Nd3 48. Kxh3 Nxb4 49. g6 Ke6 50. Kg4 Nc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "8.16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 d6
7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nce2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. b3 Rc8 12. Re1
Be7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nd4 Ba8 15. Qd3 Qa5 16. Bb2 O-O 17. e5
dxe5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Nc6 Qc7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bxe5 Rfd8
22. Qe2 Qb7 23. Rad1 Rac8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+
26. Qxd1 Nd5 27. Qg4 g6 28. Qd4 Qe7 29. Qc4 Qb7 30. Qc5 f6
31. Bd4 Kf7 32. Qd6 g5 33. Bc5 e5 34. Qf8+ Ke6 35. Qg8+ Kf5
36. f3 h5 37. Kf2 Nc3 38. Qc4 a5 39. h3 Qd5 40. Qxd5 Nxd5
41. Ke2 h4 42. gxh4 gxh4 43. Bf2 Kg5 44. Kf1 Kf4 45. Ke2 Nc3+
46. Ke1 Kxf3 47. Bb6 f5 48. Bxa5 Nd5 49. Bd8 Kg3 50. a5 f4
51. Bb6 e4 52. Bc5 f3 53. Bf2+ Kg2 54. a6 e3 55. Bxe3 Nxe3
56. a7 f2+ 57. Kd2 f1=Q 58. a8=Q+ Qf3 59. Qb8 Nd5 60. Qg8+
Kxh3 61. Kc1 Kh2 62. Kb1 Qe4 63. Qb8+ Nf4 64. Qg8 h3 65. Qg4
Qe3 66. Qf5 Kg2 67. Qg4+ Qg3 68. Qd1 h2 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "9.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Aleksandr Rakhmanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. d4 exd4
7. exd4 d5 8. Nf4 Re8 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Qf3 c5 11. O-O-O Nc6
12. Ncxd5 cxd4 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. Bd2 Nce5 15. Qg3 Nf6 16. Bb4
Re8 17. Nd5 Ne4 18. Qf4 Ng6 19. Qc7 Qh4 20. Rxd4 Bf5 21. Bd3
Qxf2 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rd2 Qh4 24. b3 Rae8 25. Rhd1 Kh8
26. Qxf7 Bg4 27. Bc3 Qh6 28. Rf1 Re2 29. h3 Bc8 30. Nf4 R2e7
31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. Qf4 Kh7 33. Qxh6+ gxh6 34. a4 h5 35. Kb2
Bf5 36. Bd4 a6 37. Kc3 Rd7 38. Rf4 Re4 39. Rxe4 Bxe4 40. b4 g5
41. Re2 Bf5 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Kg6 44. Re5 Rd6 45. Re7 Rd7
46. Re8 g4 47. h4 Rd6 48. g3 Kf7 49. Re5 Bg6 50. Rc5 Re6
51. Be5 Re7 52. Bf4 Ke6 53. Kb4 Kd7 54. Ka5 Rh7 55. Kb6 Ke6
56. Bc7 Kd7 57. Kxb7 Be4+ 58. Kb6 Rh6+ 59. Ka5 Rh8 60. Bf4 Bf3
61. Rc7+ Ke6 62. c5 Kd5 63. c6 Kc5 64. Be3+ Kc4 65. Rf7 Re8
66. Ba7 Re5 67. Rf4+ Kd5 68. c7 Re8 69. Rd4+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "10.46"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Artur Gabrielian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 c6 6. Nc3 Nc7
7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Nd2 Bf5 13. Bh2 a5 14. c4 Be6 15. Qb3 Qc8 16. Rac1 Rd8
17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Qa3 Nd6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bg4 Be6 21. Bf3 Qd7
22. Qa4 h5 23. Rc5 Qe8 24. a3 Bf5 25. Rdc1 Nb5 26. Nc4 Be6
27. Ne5 Ra6 28. Be2 Rd5 29. Nd3 Ra8 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. Nf4 Nd6
32. Nxd5 cxd5 33. Qb3 Rc8 34. Rc5 Ne4 35. Rc2 a4 36. Qb5 Qd8
37. Qxa4 Rxc2 38. Qxc2 Qa5 39. Qc1 Bh6 40. Bd3 h4 41. Kf1 Kg7
42. Ke2 e6 43. Qc2 Nf6 44. Qc5 Qa4 45. Be5 Qb3 46. Qc2 Qa2
47. f4 g5 48. Kf3 b6 49. g4 hxg3 50. Kxg3 b5 51. Kf3 b4
52. fxg5 Bxg5 53. Qg2 Kh6 54. h4 Ne4 55. hxg5+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "11.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. Nge2 g6 8. h4 a6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Kf8 11. f3 Kg7 12. Be3
h5 13. Qd2 Ne8 14. g3 Ndf6 15. a3 Bd7 16. b4 b6 17. Rb1 Rg8
18. Rb2 Kh8 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Kd1 Nh7 21. Kc2 f5 22. Rhb1 Nef6
23. Kb3 Rf8 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Ka2 Ne8 26. Rb7 Bf6 27. Bc2 Bc8
28. R7b3 Bd7 29. Rb7 Bc8 30. R7b2 Bd7 31. Na4 e4 32. Nf4 Bxb2
33. Ng6+ Kg8 34. Nxf8 Nxf8 35. Rxb2 Nf6 36. Bg5 N8h7 37. Qc3
exf3 38. Qxf3 Nxg5 39. hxg5 Ng4 40. Qf4 Ne5 41. Nxc5 Qe7
42. Nxd7 Qxd7 43. Bxf5 Qg7 44. Be6+ Kh8 45. Rh2 Qg6 46. Bf5
Qe8 47. g6 Kg7 48. Rxh5 Nxg6 49. Qh6+ Kf6 50. Bxg6 Qxg6
51. Qf4+ Ke7 52. Qg5+ Qxg5 53. Rxg5 Kf6 54. Rg4 Rb8 55. Re4
Kf5 56. Re6 Rb6 57. c5 Rb5 58. c6 Rxd5 59. Rh6 Kg5 60. c7 Rc5
61. Rxd6 Rxc7 62. Rxa6 Rc2+ 63. Kb3 Rg2 64. Re6 Rxg3+ 65. Kb4
Kf5 66. Re8 Kf6 67. a4 Rg4+ 68. Kb5 Rg5+ 69. Kb6 Kf7 70. Re4
Rg6+ 71. Kb5 Rg5+ 72. Kb4 Rg8 73. a5 Rb8+ 74. Kc5 Ra8 75. Kb5
Rb8+ 76. Kc6 Ra8 77. Ra4 Ra6+ 78. Kb7 Re6 79. a6 Re7+ 80. Kc6
Re6+ 81. Kd5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "12.46"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Robby Kevlishvili"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Be6 6. e3 g6
7. Nhf3 Bg7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qa3 Nbd7 10. b3 a5 11. Bb2 Qb4
12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Bg4 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bc4 N7b6 16. Rfc1
Rfe8 17. Bf1 Nd7 18. Nc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxa3 20. Nxa3 e5
21. Nc2 exd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Nf8 24. a3 Ne6 25. Nxe6
Rxe6 26. Rd1 Re7 27. Rac1 Kf8 28. f4 Nb6 29. Bh3 Ke8 30. Rc5
a4 31. b4 Rd8 32. Rdc1 Rd5 33. b5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 Rc7 35. Bg2
Kd7 36. bxc6+ bxc6 37. Kf1 Kd6 38. Ra5 f5 39. h4 Rc8 40. h5
Ra8 41. Rxa8 Nxa8 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Ke2 Nc7 44. Kd3 Nb5
45. Bf3 Nxa3 46. Bd1 Nb5 47. Bxa4 Nc7 48. Bb3 Ke7 49. Kd4 Kf6
50. Kc5 g5 51. Kxc6 gxf4 52. exf4 Ne8 53. Kd5 Ng7 54. Kd4 Nh5
55. Ke3 Ke7 56. Bd1 Nf6 57. Bb3 Kd6 58. Kf3 Nh5 59. Bf7 Nf6
60. Bc4 Nh5 61. Ke3 Nf6 62. Ba6 Nd5+ 63. Kf3 Ke7 64. Bc4 Nf6
65. Bd3 Ke6 66. Bc2 Ne8 67. Ba4 Nd6 68. Ke3 Kf6 69. Bc6 Ke6
70. Kd4 Nc8 71. Kc5 Ne7 72. Be8 Ng8 73. Bb5 Ne7 74. Kd4 Ng6
75. Ke3 Nf8 76. Kf3 Kf6 77. Kg3 Ne6 78. Bc4 Nd4 79. Bd5 Ke7
80. Kg2 Kd6 81. Bc4 Kc5 82. Ba2 Kd6 83. Kf1 Nc6 84. Ke2 Ne7
85. Ke3 Ng6 86. Bf7 Nf8 87. Bh5 Ke6 88. Kf3 Kf6 89. Be8 Ke7
90. Bc6 Ke6 91. Ke3 Ng6 92. Be8 Nf8 93. Bb5 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "13.47"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Aleksandar Indjic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nc6 6. Bf4 Be7
7. e3 Nh5 8. h4 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. cxb6 cxb6 11. Bd3 Bb7
12. g3 Bf6 13. Ne2 Qd6 14. Kf1 Nb4 15. Bb1 a5 16. a3 Nc6
17. Bd3 h5 18. Kg2 g6 19. Nc3 Kf8 20. Nb5 Qd8 21. Rc1 Kg7
22. Rc3 Na7 23. Nxa7 Rxa7 24. Qc2 Bc8 25. Bb5 Bd7 26. Bxd7
Qxd7 27. Rc1 b5 28. Rc6 Rb8 29. b3 Qe7 30. Rc5 Qf8 31. Ne5 Be7
32. Nc6 Bxc5 33. dxc5 Raa8 34. Nxb8 Qxb8 35. c6 Qc7 36. Qc3+
Kg8 37. Qc5 Rb8 38. b4 a4 39. Kf3 e5 40. Qxd5 Rd8 41. Qxe5 Qc8
42. Kg2 Re8 43. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "14.61"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ivan Popov"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
e6 7. Qd2 h6 8. h4 Qc7 9. Rh3 a6 10. Qe3 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd2
bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne7 14. Nc4 Nd5 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rg3 Qd8 17. Rg4
h5 18. Rg5 g6 19. Bd3 Rg8 20. Bg3 Bc6 21. Kf1 Be7 22. f4 Nb6
23. Nd6+ Bxd6 24. exd6 f5 25. Qe3 Kf7 26. Qxc5 Nd5 27. c4 Nf6
28. Bf2 Ne4 29. Qe5 Qf6 30. Bxe4 Qxe5 31. fxe5 Bxe4 32. Rg3
Bxc2 33. Bb6 Rab8 34. c5 Be4 35. Rg5 Bc6 36. Ke2 Rh8 37. Ke3
Rhg8 38. Kf4 Rh8 39. Rg3 Rhg8 40. Ra2 Kg7 41. a5 Kh6 42. Rb2
Rb7 43. Rg5 Rf8 44. Rb4 Rg8 45. Kg3 Rf8 46. Kf2 Rg8 47. Rf4
Rbb8 48. Ke3 Rgf8 49. Rf3 Bxf3 50. gxf3 Rfc8 51. Kf4 Rc6
52. Rg1 Rbc8 53. Rc1 Rb8 54. Rg1 Rbc8 55. Rc1 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "15.60"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Victor Markovich Mikhalevski"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Na3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Qe7 13. Nxc4 Bd7 14. Qb3 Rab8 15. a3 Nc6 16. Qc3 Rfd8
17. Rac1 Be8 18. e3 h6 19. h4 Na7 20. Na5 c5 21. Nc4 Bc6
22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Nb6 Qc7 24. Qxc5 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Rfd1
g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. Ke2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rh8 31. Rd4
f5 32. Nc4 Ng4 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. f3 Rh2+ 35. Ke1 b5 36. fxg4
bxc4 37. gxf5 Kxf5 38. Rd4 Rxb2 39. Rxc4 Rb3 40. Ra4 Rxe3+
41. Kf2 Rb3 42. Rxa6 e5 43. Ra4 e4 44. Ra5+ Kg4 45. Re5 Rf3+
46. Ke2 Rxa3 47. Kf2 Rf3+ 48. Ke2 Rf5 49. Rxe4+ Kxg3 50. Re3+
Kg2 51. Re4 Rf4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2858"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. d3 e6 7. Be3 Qxb3 8.
axb3 a6 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Bc3 Be7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Ne5 d4 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14.
Ba5 Ra7 15. Nb1 b6 16. Bd2 Ne5 17. Na3 Rc7 18. Bf4 Bf6 19. Nb5 axb5 20.
Ra8+ Ke7 21. Rxh8 Ra7 22. O-O Ra2 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rb1 b4 25. h3 g5 26.
Rg8 Bg6 27. Bc6 Kd6 28. Bb5 f5 29. Rc8 Ke7 30. Rc6 f4 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. f3
Bf5 33. Kh2 Bf6 34. Rxb6 Bh4 35. Ra6 Rxa6 36. Bxa6 Kd6 37. Bb7 e5 38. Be4
Bxe4 39. fxe4 Bg3+ 40. Kg2 h5 41. Ra1 Kc6 42. Ra6+ Kb7 43. Rh6 h4 44. Kf3
Be1 45. Re6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rinat Jumabayev"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2858"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4  e6  2. d4  d5  3. Nc3  Nf6  4. e5 
Nfd7  5. f4  c5  6. Nf3  Nc6  7. Be3  a6  8. Ne2
 Qb6  9. Qc1  Be7  10. c3  O-O  11. g3 
Qc7  12. h4  b5  13. Qc2  f5  14. Ng5  Nb6  15.
dxc5  Nc4  16. Bf2  h6  17. b3  Na3  18. Qb2 
b4  19. Nf3  a5  20. Rc1  Qa7  21. cxb4  axb4 
22. Ned4  Bd7  23. Nxc6  Bxc6
 24. Nd4  Qd7  25. Qd2  Rab8  26. Ba6  h5  27.
O-O  g6  28. Kh2  Kf7  29. Be3  Ra8  30. Bd3 
Rfb8  31. Qe2  Kg7  32. Rg1
 Rh8  33. Bd2  Rab8  34. Qe1  Nb5  35. Bxb5 
Bxb5  36. Bxb4  Bd3  37. c6
 Bxb4  38. cxd7  Bxe1  39. Rgxe1  1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aryan Tari"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2858"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. d4  exd4  4. Nxd4 
Nf6  5. Nc3  Bb4  6. Nxc6  bxc6  7. Bd3  O-O  8.
O-O  Re8  9. Bg5  h6  10. Bh4  g5  11. Bg3 
Bxc3  12. bxc3  Nxe4  13. Qh5
 d6  14. Rae1  Bf5  15. Qxh6  Re6  16. Qh5 
Qf6  17. Bxe4  Bxe4  18. h4
 gxh4  19. Qg4+  Qg7  20. Qxh4  Rae8  21. Re2  Bd5  22. Rxe6  Bxe6 
23. Re1  Qxc3  24. Qg5+  Qg7
 25. Qa5  Rc8  26. Qxa7  Qc3  27. Qe3  Qxe3  28.
Rxe3  Bxa2  29. Re7  Be6  30. Bf4  Kg7  31. Bg5 
Kg6  32. Bh4  c5  33. c3  Kf5  34. f3  Ke5  35.
Kf2  Kd5  36. Ke3  Kc4  37. g4  Kxc3  38. Bf6+ 
Kc4  39. g5  Bd5  40. f4  Ra8  41. f5  Ra3+  42.
Kf4  Rf3+  43. Kg4  Rf1  44. Rxc7  Be4  45. Rxf7  Bxf5+  46. Kg3  Be4 
47. Rc7  Kd5  48. Be7  Ke6  49. Bf6 Kd5  50. Be7  Rf7  51. Bxd6  Rf3+  52. Kg4  Kxd6  53. Ra7  Rf1  54.
Kh5  Rg1  55. Kh6  c4  56. Ra5  c3  0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2858"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Kb1 b4
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne2 h5 14. f5 e5 15. Rg1 Qb6 16. g4 hxg4
17. Rxg4 Na5 18. Nc1 Bf8 19. Nb3 Nb7 20. Bc4 Rc8 21. Bd5 Bh6
22. Qg2 Bc6 23. Rh4 Bxd5 24. exd5 Ke7 25. Qh3 Qf2 26. Nbd2
Bxd2 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Qxh8 Qxf3 29. Rg1 Be3 30. Re1 Qxd5
31. Qc8 Bf2 32. Rf1 Bb6 33. b3 Nc5 34. Re1 Ne4 35. Qxa6 Nc3+
36. Kb2 Bd4 37. Qc8 Nb5+ 38. Kc1 Bc3 39. Rd1 Nd4 40. Qc7+ Ke8
41. Qc8+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2858"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7
7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6
12. Qd1 Qa5 13. Bd2 e5 14. h4 e4 15. Be2 e3 16. Bxe3 Qxc3+
17. Bd2 Qxd4 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qc3+ 20. Bd2 Qf6 21. Bg5 Qc3+
22. Bd2 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sumiya Bilguun"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2858"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 a5
7. h3 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Bh2 Nf4 12. c3
Qf6 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. Bd5 Ne7 15. d4 Ba7 16. Bb3 Kh8 17. Kh1
Rg8 18. Rg1 Nc6 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Bb3 Ng6 21. Qd3 Bd7 22. Nbd2
Rad8 23. Rad1 Bc8 24. Nf1 Rg7 25. N1h2 Rdg8 26. Qe2 Nh4
27. Qf1 Nxg2 28. Rxg2 Rxg2 29. Qxg2 Rxg2 30. Kxg2 exd4
31. cxd4 Qg6+ 32. Kh1 Bxh3 33. Rg1 Qxe4 34. Bxf7 Be6 35. Bg6
Qc6 36. Re1 Bd5 37. Kg2 Bxd4 38. Be8 Qc2 39. Re7 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ahmed Adly"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2858"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Qa4 Qd5 8. Nc3 Qc6 9. Qc2 Qa6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Ne4 Be7 13. Rfc1 Rd8 14. e3 Nd7 15. a4 c5 16. Bf1 cxd4
17. Bxc4 Qa5 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Be2 Bd7 20. Qc7 Qxc7 21. Rxc7
Rab8 22. Bb5 a6 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Rc1 Kf8 26. f4
g6 27. Kf2 Ke8 28. Ke2 Nb6 29. b3 Rc8 30. Rxc8+ Nxc8 31. g4
Nb6 32. f5 exf5 33. gxf5 Nd5 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Ne6 Kd7 36. Nd4
Nf6 37. Nd2 Ng4 38. h3 Ne5 39. Ne4 Nf7 40. Nf3 Ke6 41. Kd3
Ne5+ 42. Nxe5 Kxe5 43. Nf2 h5 44. Ke2 g5 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. Kg3
Bd6+ 47. Kf3 Be7 48. Kg3 Bc5 49. Kf3 Bd6 50. Ke2 g4 51. hxg4+
hxg4 52. Nd1 Be5 53. Nf2 g3 54. Nd3 Bd6 55. Kf3 b6 56. e4+ Ke6
57. Kg2 Bc7 58. Kf3 Bd6 59. Ke2 Bc7 60. Ke3 Bd6 61. Kf3 Bc7
62. Nc1 Ke5 63. Ne2 g2 64. Kxg2 Kxe4 65. Nc3+ Kd4 66. Na2 Bd6
67. Kf3 Kd3 68. Nc1+ Kc2 69. Ne2 Kxb3 70. a5 bxa5 71. Ke4 a4
72. Nc1+ Kc2 73. Ne2 a3 74. Kd5 a2 75. Kxd6 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Zubov"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2858"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d5 Nb8 6. h3 Bg7
7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. a4 e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 fxe6
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxd1 14. Nxd1 Nd5 15. Nd3 Nc6 16. c3 Na5
17. Nc5 Rfe8 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Re1 b6 20. Ng4 Nxg2 21. Kxg2 bxc5
22. Bf4 Nc4 23. Rad1 e5 24. Bg5 Nxb2 25. Rd7 Re6 26. Bh6 Bf8
27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2858"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. g3 Ngf6
7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 h6 10. g4 Bh7 11. d3 Qb6 12. d4
Ne4 13. Nbd2 Bb4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. c4 Be7 16. c5 Qc7 17. b4 a5
18. a3 b6 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7 21. Qc2 f5 22. Bc3 Qa6
23. Nf3 Qc4 24. Qd2 axb4 25. axb4 Qb5 26. Qc2 fxg4 27. hxg4
Nf6 28. Ne5 Ne4 29. Ng6 Rxa1 30. Nxe7+ Kf7 31. Rxa1 Kxe7
32. Be1 Kf6 33. cxb6 Qxb6 34. Qa4 g5 35. Rc1 Qb5 36. Qxb5 cxb5
37. Rc6 Ra8 38. f5 Re8 39. Rb6 h5 40. Kf3 h4 41. Kg2 Kf7
42. fxe6+ Rxe6 43. Rxb5 Nf6 44. Bf2 Nxg4 45. Rxd5 Kg6 46. b5
Nxe3+ 47. Bxe3 Rxe3 48. Rc5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2858"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Kb1 b4
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. f5 e5 15. Ng3 Qa5 16. Bc4 Qc5
17. Bd5 Rc8 18. Nh5 g6 19. Ng7+ Kf8 20. Qh6 Kg8 21. Nh5 gxh5
22. f6 Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Nd8 24. Rd2 h6 25. Nh4 Rh7 26. Rf1 Be6
27. Ng6 Bxd5 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc8 Nb7 30. Nxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd5
Qxf6 32. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2858"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Nf5 Bf6 14. Qe2 d5 15. Ne7+ Bxe7 16. Qxe7 Qxe7
17. Rxe7 Nd6 18. Re1 Nf5 19. c3 Bd7 20. d4 Rfe8 21. Bf4 f6
22. f3 g5 23. Bd2 h5 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. b3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Re8
27. Rc1 h4 28. Bd3 Ng7 29. a4 a6 30. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Ne2 a6
9. a3 b5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ng3 d5 13. Re1 d4 14. c3 Kh8 15. Qe2 Nd7
16. Bd2 Na5 17. cxd4 Nb3 18. dxe5 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Nxe5 21. Qe3 Nxd3
22. Rad1 c4 23. Rxd3 Qxd3 24. Qxd3 cxd3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. f4 b4 27. axb4 Bxb4 28.
Kg2 d2 29. Kf3 Rd3+ 30. Ke2 Rb3 31. Rb1 Kg8 32. Nf1 d1=Q+ 33. Kxd1 Rf3 34. Ke2
Rxf4 35. Ng3 Bc5 36. f3 Rh4 37. Rh1 Kf7 38. Nf1 Kf6 39. Nd2 Ke5 40. Nb3 Bb6 41.
Nc1 Kf6 42. Nd3 a5 43. f4 g5 44. Kf3 gxf4 45. Nxf4 Bc7 46. Nd3 Rh5 47. Rf1 Ke7
48. Kg4 Rb5 49. Rc1 h5+ 50. Kf3 Bd6 51. Rc3 Rg5 52. Kf2 h4 53. Rb3 Rg3 54. Nc1
Bc5+ 55. Ke2 Bd4 56. Rb7+ Kf6 57. Nb3 Bxb2 58. Nxa5 Rxh3 59. Nc4 Bd4 60. Rd7 e5
61. Nd2 Re3+ 62. Kf1 h3 63. Rh7 Kg5 64. Nc4 Rf3+ 65. Ke2 Rf2+ 66. Ke1 Rh2 67.
Nd6 Kf4 68. Rf7+ Ke3 69. Nf5+ Kxe4 70. Ng3+ Kd5 71. Ne2 Rh1+ 72. Kd2 Ra1 73. Rh7
Ra2+ 74. Kd1 Ra3 75. Rh5 Ke6 76. Kd2 Kf6 77. Rh8 Kg5 78. Rg8+ Kf5 79. Ng3+ Ke6
80. Ne2 h2 81. Rh8 Be3+ 82. Kc2 Ra2+ 83. Kd3 Bf4 84. Nxf4+ exf4 85. Ke4 Rf2 86.
Rh3 Kf6 87. Rh8 Kg5 88. Rh7 Kg4 89. Rg7+ Kh3 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "13.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Ndb5 Qb8 7. f4 a6 8. Nd4
Nge7 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Nb3 Ng6 12. Qd2 d6 13. h4 h5 14. Be2 Be7 15. g3
Qc7 16. O-O-O Rd8 17. Kb1 Bf6 18. Na2 Nge7 19. Qe1 g6 20. Qf2 Rc8 21. Rd2 Bg7
22. Rhd1 d5 23. e5 Nf5 24. Bb6 Qb8 25. Bc5 Nce7 26. Nb4 Kf8 27. g4 hxg4 28. Bxg4
Kg8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Bh3 Rh6 31. Nd3 Kh7 32. Bxe7 Nxe7 33. f5 exf5 34. Bxf5+ Nxf5
35. Qxf5+ Kh8 36. Rh2 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "14.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. d3 e6 5. Nbd2 h6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. c4 Bh7 10. a3 a5 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Bc3 c5 13. Rad1 d4 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. e3 e5
16. Rfe1 Re8 17. exd4 exd4 18. h3 Qc7 19. Bc1 Nf6 20. Nh2 Qd7 21. Ndf1 Nb8 22.
g4 Nc6 23. f4 Bd6 24. f5 Qc7 25. Qf2 a4 26. bxa4 Rxa4 27. h4 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Ne5
29. Qe2 Nfd7 30. Be4 Nf6 31. Bg2 Nfd7 32. Be4 Nf6 33. Bg2 Nfd7 34. Bh3 b5 35.
cxb5 c4 36. g5 Nxd3 37. Qc2 Bxh2+ 38. Kh1 Ra8 39. Rd1 Bf4 40. Rxd3 cxd3 41. Qxc7
Bxc7 42. g6 Bd6 43. gxh7+ Kxh7 44. Bg2 Rc8 45. Bd2 Bxa3 46. f6 Bc1 47. Bh3 Bxd2
48. Bxd7 Rc1 49. Kg2 g6 50. b6 Bf4 51. Bb5 d2 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. d4
Bg4 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. O-O Qd7 13. a3 Bd8 14. Na4 Qf5
15. Re1 Bb6 16. b4 Rfe8 17. Nc5 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Re8 19. Qb1 Qf4 20. Qd3 h6 21. g3
Qc7 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Kg2 Nd8 24. Rc2 Ne6 25. Re2 Nxc5 26. dxc5 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "16.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sanan Sjugirov"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. Bc2 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. O-O
Qc7 9. Re1 e5 10. a4 b6 11. Na3 a6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
dxe5 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Ne3 Qc6 18. Qf3 Nh5 19. Red1 Nf4 20. Bg3 g5 21. Nd5 c4 22.
Bxf4 exf4 23. g3 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qd6 25. gxf4 gxf4 26. Kh1 Kf8 27. Rg1 Rad8 28.
Rad1 Re5 29. Rd4 Rg5 30. Rxc4 Qxd5 31. Re4 Be5 32. Rd1 Qa8 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34.
Bd3 Qd5 35. h4 Rf5 36. Kg2 Rf6 37. Rc4 Qxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Rd6 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Bxa6
Rd2 41. b4 Ra2 42. Ke4 Bf6 43. Rc7 Rxa4 44. Bc4 Bxh4 45. Kf5 Ra3 46. Rxf7+ Kh8
47. Kg6 Ra8 48. Rh7# 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nbd2 Bf8 8. h3
d6 9. Re1 Bd7 10. c3 Ne7 11. Bc2 Ng6 12. d4 c5 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 Rc8 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Be3 Qb6 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. c4 Nf4 21. Qc2 Ree8
22. Ne2 Ne6 23. Nc3 Nd4 24. Qd3 Be7 25. Nd5 Bd8 26. Red1 a6 27. Rac1 Nh7 28. b4
Bg5 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. c5 Nf6 31. Nb6 Rcd8 32. Nbc4 Re6 33. Rc2 Qb5 34. Nf3 Qxb4
35. Ncxe5 Qa4 36. c6 bxc6 37. Rc4 Qxa2 38. Nxc6 Rde8 39. e5 Nd5 40. Nfxd4 Rg6
41. e6 Rf6 42. exf7+ Rxf7 43. Rc2 Qa4 44. Nf3 Nf4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "18.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Be3 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. h3 Rae8 14. Rc1 Kh8 15.
Na4 Bf7 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. b4 Bh5 18. b5 Ne7 19. Rxc7 Nf5 20. Bc1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3
Nxd4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxb7 Nxb5 24. Be3 Nc3 25. Qg4 Nd5 26. Rd1 Nxe3 27. fxe3
Re5 28. Rd6 Qf2+ 29. Kh2 Rg8 30. Rd8 Qf6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "19.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc3 f5 13. Na4 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qh4+
15. Kg1 Qxa4 16. Re7 Qh4 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Rxc7 Nxd5 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Be6 21.
Rxb7 Rac8 22. b3 Rf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. c4 Be4 26. Be3 a6 27. Rd1
Ke6 28. h4 d5 29. c5 f4 30. Bd4 g5 31. hxg5 Rg8 32. Rf1 Rxg5 33. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 34.
Kf1 Rxa2 35. Rf6+ Ke7 36. Rb6 Bd3+ 37. Ke1 h5 38. Rh6 Re2+ 39. Kd1 Re6 40. Rh8
Kd7 41. Kd2 Bg6 42. Kc3 Kc7 43. Rh6 Kb7 44. Kb4 Kc6 45. Ka5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "20.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. dxc5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qc7 8. Be3
Qxe5 9. Qd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 Qxd4 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. cxd4 Ne7 13. Nf3 Ng6 14. h4 h5
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rb8 17. Kd2 f6 18. Bd4 O-O 19. f3 Ba6 20. Rhe1 Kf7 21. Re3
f5 22. Rb3 Bc4 23. Rb4 Rxb4 24. axb4 a6 25. Be3 Kg6 26. Bg5 Kf7 27. Kc3 Kg6 28.
Bf4 Bb5 29. Kd4 Rf7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "21.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 d4 8. exd4
cxd4 9. Bb5 Qe7+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bd7 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Kf1 a6 14. Bxc6
Bxc6 15. Nxd4 Be4 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bd6 18. Bxf6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Irine Kharisma Sukandar"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. a3 Re8 10. b4 a5 11. b5 Nd4
12. Bb2 Bf8 13. e3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 a4 15. Rc1 f5 16. Kh1 Kh8
17. e4 Ra5 18. Qe2 Bc5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Be4 Bxe4+ 21. Nxe4
Bd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qh5 Re7 24. Ng5 g6 25. Qh4 Kg8 26. Rce1
Ra8 27. Re4 Qd5 28. Kg1 Rd7 29. Rfe1 Rf8 30. Re7 h5 31. Nh7
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mariya Muzychuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3
Nc6 7. d3 Be7 8. O-O Bd8 9. a3 Nge7 10. Rb1 a5 11. Bd2 O-O
12. b3 h6 13. Nd5 f5 14. b4 fxe4 15. dxe4 axb4 16. axb4 Nd4
17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. f4 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Bf6 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxf8+
Rxf8 22. Qe2 Qa4 23. Qd3 Qa2 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. g3 Kh7 26. Kf2
Rf8+ 27. Ke2 Qa8 28. Rf1 Rc8 29. Kf2 Qa2 30. Kg1 Rc2 31. Rf2
Qa1+ 32. Rf1 Qa4 33. Rf2 Qa1+ 34. Rf1 Qa2 35. Rf2 Rb2 36. Kg2
b5 37. Qe2 Bf6 38. Qg4 Rc2 39. Qf4 Be5 40. Qf5+ Kh8 41. Qf8+
Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.24"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "3.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3
O-O 13. Nd2 b4 14. cxb4 cxb4 15. Nb3 Nc6 16. Be3 Ne8 17. d4
Bg5 18. Rfd1 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 a5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nd4 Qb6
22. Bb3 Nf6 23. Nf5 Qxe3 24. Nxe3 Ra6 25. f3 Nfd7 26. Bc4 Nxc4
27. Nxc4 Nc5 28. Rd5 Nb7 29. Rb5 Ra7 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. b3 f6
32. Kh2 Kf8 33. Rdd5 Rc7 34. Kg3 Ke7 35. Nxa5 Nxa5 36. Rxa5
Rxa5 37. Rxa5 Rc3 38. Ra7+ Kf8 39. Kf4 Rxb3 40. Kf5 Kg8 41. h4
Rc3 42. h5 b3 43. h6 Rc5+ 44. Ke6 Re5+ 45. Kxd6 gxh6 46. Rb7
Rg5 47. Rxb3 Rxg2 48. Ra3 Kf7 49. a5 Rd2+ 50. Kc5 Ke6 51. a6
Rc2+ 52. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.25"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sarasadat Khademalsharieh"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 Qd7 15. Rb1 Be7 16. Qb5
Rd8 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rhc1 Qg4+ 19. Kf1 Rd7 20. Qa4 f6 21. e6
Qxe6 22. Qxa7 b5 23. Qa5 b4 24. Bd2 Qe4 25. Qb5 Rfd8 26. Bxb4
Bxb4 27. Qxb4 Ra8 28. a4 Rda7 29. Ra1 Qf4 30. g3 Qf3 31. Kg1
h5 32. Rc3 Qg4 33. h4 Rxa4 34. Rxa4 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Rxa4 36. Qb5
Rxd4 37. Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.26"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fernando Peralta"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bd3 Nc6
12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. c4 Na5 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nb3 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxb3 Qd4 21. Ra2
Rxc4 22. Qg3 Rf5 23. h3 Rc3 24. Qg4 Qd5 25. Rae2 Qc6 26. Bb2
Rc4 27. Qg3 Qc5 28. Rd2 Bd5 29. Red1 g5 30. Bd4 Qc7 31. f3 h5
32. Kh2 Qg7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Qxh4 Qxe5+ 35. Bxe5 Rxh4+ 36. Kg3
Rc4 37. Bb2 Kf7 38. Rh1 Ke7 39. Rh4 Rc8 40. Kf2 Kd6 41. Ke3 a5
42. a4 Rc6 43. Re2 Kc7 44. Re1 Rg5 45. g4 hxg4 46. fxg4 Rc4
47. Rc1 Rxc1 48. Bxc1 Re5+ 49. Kf2 Re4 50. Rh7+ Kc6 51. g5
Rxa4 52. g6 Ra2+ 53. Ke1 Rg2 54. g7 e5 55. Rh6+ Kb5 56. Rd6
Bc4 57. Bh6 a4 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.27"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 e5
7. Nf3 h6 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne1 Be7
12. Nd3 O-O 13. f4 Qc7 14. Kh1 Qc4 15. Qe1 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5
17. Bd2 exf4 18. Rxf4 g5 19. Rf3 Ng4 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Bf6
22. Rd1 Be5 23. Rdd3 Rac8 24. h3 Qb6 25. b4 a5 26. Qd1 axb4
27. axb4 Rf6 28. Ne2 Rcf8 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Qf2 31. f4
gxf4 32. Qg1+ Qxg1+ 33. Nxg1 Rc8 34. Nf3 Rxc2 35. b5 Rb2
36. Nxe5 dxe5 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Rd7+ Kf6 39. Rxb7 Rb4 40. b6
Rxe4 41. Rb8 Rb4 42. b7 Kg7 43. Re8 Rxb7 44. Rxe6 Rb1+ 45. Kg2
Re1 46. Kf3 h5 47. h4 Re3+ 48. Kf2 e4 49. Kf1 f3 50. Re5 Kf6
51. Rxh5 Ra3 52. Rh8 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2 Bg4 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Rfd1 e6 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Be1 a5 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. b3 Nc8
17. Nf4 Nd6 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. a4 h5 21. cxd5 exd5
22. b4 axb4 23. Bxb4 Rea8 24. a5 Bf8 25. Rb1 Qe8 26. Bxd6 Bxd6
27. Rb3 Qd8 28. a6 Rxa6 29. Rxb7 Qc8 30. Rb3 Ra1 31. Rbb1 R8a2
32. Qc3 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 Ra3 34. Qc2 Qa8 35. g3 Ra1 36. Rxa1
Qxa1+ 37. Kg2 Qa6 38. e4 Qc4 39. Qxc4 dxc4 40. Ne1 c5 41. Be2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.30"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Saric"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6
7. a3 O-O 8. O-O Kh8 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. f4 h6
12. Nf3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 b5 15. Ba2 b4 16. Qf2 exf4
17. Qxf4 Nd7 18. Bd5 Nb6 19. Be3 bxa3 20. Bxb6 axb2 21. Rab1
cxb6 22. Rxb2 Rac8 23. Rxb6 Nd4 24. Kh2 Rxc2 25. Qxd6 Qxd6+
26. Rxd6 f6 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Rb6 Rc3 29. Rd1 Nb3 30. Rb1 Nc5
31. d4 Nxb7 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Rxb7 Re3 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Re8
Rd3 36. d5 f5 37. exf5 Rxd5 38. g4 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 Rd3+ 40. Kg2
Rd2+ 41. Kf3 Rd1 42. Re7 Kg8 43. Kg3 Rd3+ 44. Kh4 Rd5 45. Kh5
Kh7 46. Kh4 Kg8 47. Kg3 Rd3+ 48. Kg2 Rd2+ 49. Kf3 Rd1 50. h4
h5 51. gxh5 Rf1+ 52. Kg4 Rg1+ 53. Kf4 Rf1+ 54. Ke5 Re1+
55. Kd6 Rd1+ 56. Ke6 Re1+ 57. Kd7 Rd1+ 58. Ke8 Rd5 59. h6 Rxf5
60. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Catalan Bay GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.31"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Howell"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 g6
7. Qc2 f6 8. Ne2 e5 9. O-O Nge7 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. c4 e4
12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nbc3 Bg7 14. Nd5 Qd6 15. Bf4 Be5 16. Rad1
Bxf4 17. Ndxf4 Qe5 18. b4 Nxb4 19. Qb3 Nbc6 20. c5 Qxc5
21. Nc3 Qb4 22. Qc2 O-O 23. Ncd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Qa3 25. Rfe1
Bf5 26. Re3 Qa5 27. Qc4 Rf7 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Rd5 Be6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2018/19"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2019.03.01"]
[EventDate "2018.11.24"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Georg Meier"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8. Bf4 a6 9. Be2 Bd6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Bf3 Nd7
12. O-O Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qa4+ b5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qa5
Ra7 17. Bc6+ Ke7 18. Qb6 Rc7 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. f4 Qe3+ 21. Kh1
Rdd7 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7+ Bxd7 24. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2018/19"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2019.03.02"]
[EventDate "2018.11.24"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Bd5
12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rd1 Nb4 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. a5 Nc6
17. Ne5 Na7 18. Nd3 Nb5 19. Ra4 c6 20. Qc2 Re8 21. Bc1 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2018/19"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2019.03.03"]
[EventDate "2018.11.24"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O
12. Bg2 Rae8 13. O-O Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. cxd5
Bxf1 17. Kxf1 cxd5 18. Nc3 c6 19. Rd1 Rfe8 20. Bf3 Kf8 21. Ne2
Ke7 22. Rd4 Kd6 23. Ra4 Ra8 24. Nf4 Kc7 25. Nd3 Ree8 26. Ra6
Kb7 27. Nc5+ Kc7 28. b4 Reb8 29. a3 Re8 30. Bd1 Reb8 31. Be2
f5 32. Ke1 Rf8 33. f4 Rfe8 34. Kd2 d6 35. Nb3 Reb8 36. Nd4 Rb6
37. Ra5 a6 38. Bd3 Kb7 39. Ne2 Kc7 40. Nc3 Rbb8 41. Bf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2018/19"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2019.04.06"]
[EventDate "2019.??.??"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d6
7. Re1 a6 8. h3 Ba7 9. Bb3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 Bxb3
12. Qxb3 Rb8 13. Ng3 Qd7 14. Nh4 Kh8 15. Nhf5 Qe6 16. Be3 Qxb3
17. axb3 g6 18. Bxa7 Nxa7 19. Ne3 Kg7 20. f3 Rbd8 21. Nc4 Nc6
22. Na5 Nxa5 23. Rxa5 c6 24. Kf2 d5 25. b4 Re6 26. Re2 Kf8
27. Ra1 Ke7 28. Nf1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2019.04.20"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nd2 b5
12. axb6 Nxb6 13. O-O a5 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. c4 Be6 16. Qb3 Rc8
17. Rfc1 Bd8 18. Qd1 Nbd7 19. f3 Bb6 20. Nf1 Ne8 21. Rc3 Bc5
22. Kh1 Rc6 23. Bd2 Bb4 24. Rcc1 Bxd2 25. Nxd2 Nc7 26. Ra3 Nc5
27. Rca1 Rca6 28. Nb1 Bd7 29. N1c3 N7e6 30. Nd5 a4 31. b4 axb3
32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxa6 Nxa6 34. Qxb3 Nac5 35. Qd1 Nd8 36. Ne3
Ndb7 37. h3 g6 38. Bf1 Be6 39. Nc2 Qd8 40. Qe1 h5 41. Ne3 h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2019.04.21"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Georg Meier"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Qe2 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. c4
Nb4 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rd1 a6 14. Bf4 Qc7 15. h4 Rfd8 16. h5 h6
17. b3 Nf8 18. Ne4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Ned2
Qa5 22. Ne4 Nd7 23. g3 Kf8 24. Kg2 Ke8 25. g4 Qc7 26. Kg3 Qa5
27. Kg2 Qc7 28. Kg3 Qa5 29. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2019.04.22"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Rc8 16. Qe3
Qd8 17. O-O Rc4 18. Rfb1 Be7 19. f5 Bg5 20. Qf2 exf5 21. e6
fxe6 22. Bxg7 Rg8 23. Be5 d4 24. Qe2 Be3+ 25. Kf1 Qh4 26. Rxd7
Kxd7 27. Rb7+ Ke8 28. Rb8+ Kf7 29. Rb7+ Ke8 30. Rb8+ Kf7
31. Rb7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2019.04.23"]
[EventDate "2019.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5
h6 13. h3 Qd6 14. Qe2 Be6 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Be3 Rab8 17. Bxc5
Qxc5 18. Ncd2 Rfe8 19. Qxa6 Ra8 20. Qe2 Nxa5 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Ra4 Ra7 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. Rxe3 c5 25. Nxe5 Nc6 26. Rxa7
Nxa7 27. Rd3 Nb5 28. f3 Ra8 29. Nb3 Rc8 30. Nc4 Kf8 31. Kf2
Ke7 32. Rd1 g5 33. Ra1 Nd7 34. Ke3 Nd6 35. Nxd6 Kxd6 36. Ra6+
Ke7 37. Na5 Ne5 38. g3 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2019.04.24"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2
d5 13. Nb3 d4 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. Rc1 Rb5 16. h3 Qd6 17. Bg5 Nd7
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nfd2 Nc5 20. Nc4 Nb7 21. Ra1 Nd6 22. Ncd2
Nb7 23. Nc4 Nd6 24. Ncd2 Nb7 25. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2019.04.26"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vincent Keymer"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O e6
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 dxe5
12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Rxe5 O-O 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Re2 c5 16. Na4
Rd1+ 17. Kg2 Rad8 18. b3 Nd5 19. c3 Rc8 20. Re4 Nf6 21. Re2
Nd5 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 c4 24. Nb2 Bf6 25. Nxc4 Bxc3 26. Rd1
Bxd2 27. Rxd2 g5 28. Kf3 Kg7 29. Ne3 Rc3 30. Rc2 f5 31. Rxc3
Nxc3 32. a4 g4+ 33. Kg2 Kf6 34. Nc2 Ne4 35. b4 Nc3 36. b5 axb5
37. a5 Nd5 38. a6 Nc7 39. a7 Ke5 40. Kf1 Kd5 41. Nb4+ Kc4
42. Nc6 Kd3 43. Ke1 Na8 44. Nd8 e5 45. Nc6 Ke4 46. Kd2 Kd5
47. Nb4+ Kc4 48. Nc6 Kd5 49. Nb4+ Ke4 50. Nc6 f4 51. Kc3 Kd5
52. Nb4+ Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2019.04.27"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bd2 O-O 11.Qe2 e5 12.Nb3 Qc7
13.O-O Bg4 14.f3 Rc8 15.Bd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Bh5 17.c4 Nd7 18.Rfc1
b6 19.a4 a5 20.Qf2 Qd6 21.Be3 Bg6 22.Qd2 f6 23.Qb2 Rc7 24.Nd2
Nc5 25.Qa3 Rd8 26.Rc3 f5 27.Re1 e4 28.fxe4 fxe4 29.Bxc5 Rxc5
30.Nxe4 Qe5 31.Rce3 Rcc8 32.h3 Qc7 33.Nd2 Re8 34.Re7 Rxe7
35.Rxe7 Qd8 36.Qe3 Rc7 37.Re6 Rc5 38.Qb3 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2019.04.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Qe2
Qe7 7. h3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc4 Re8 11. Re1 c5
12. Nh2 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Qf2 Ng6 15. Rf1 Be6 16. Nxd6 cxd6
17. Bxf4 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bd2 b6 20. Ng4 Qe2 21. Ne3 Qxf2+
22. Kxf2 Be6 23. Bc3 Ne7 24. Rfe1 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. b3 f6
27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Re1 Kf7 29. Rxe8 Kxe8 30. Bd2 Kd7 31. Bc3
Ke8 32. Bd2 Kd7 33. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic"]
[Site "Baden-Baden GER"]
[Date "2019.04.29"]
[EventDate "2019.04.20"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8
17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4
26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 a5 30. Rc1 Rg5+
31. Kf2 Kf8 32. Bd3 Ne7 33. Rc4 Rh5 34. h4 Ke8 35. b4 axb4
36. Rxb4 Kd7 37. a4 g6 38. Kg3 Ra5 39. Rd4+ Ke6 40. Kg4 Nd5
41. Kg3 Ne7 42. Kg4 Nd5 43. Kg3 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 Bb7
12. Nc3 c5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd6 16. c4 bxc3
17. bxc3 a5 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Be7 Bxe7 21. Rxe7 Qd6
22. Qe2 Bxd5 23. Rd1 Rab8 24. Ne1 Qc6 25. Qe5 Bf7 26. Rdxd7
Rfe8 27. Qf4 Qf6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qd2 Qe6 30. Rd8 h6
31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. a3 Qa4 33. Qc1 Bg6 34. Nf3 Qb3 35. Ne5 Bc2
36. Ng4 a4 37. h3 Bf5 38. Ne5 Kh7 39. Kh2 Qa2 40. Kg1 Kg8
41. Qf4 Qxa3 42. Qxf5 Qxc3 43. Nc6 Kh8 44. Qf7 Qb3 45. Qe8+
Kh7 46. Qe4+ Kh8 47. Na5 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd6+ 49. f4 a3 50. Qa4
c4 51. Qxc4 Qd2 52. Nb3 Qe3 53. Nc1 h5 54. h4 Qe7 55. Qc8+ Kh7
56. Qf5+ g6 57. Qh3 Qf7 58. f5 Qc7+ 59. Qg3 Qxc1 60. Qxg6+ Kh8
61. Qxh5+ Kg7 62. Qg6+ Kf8 63. Qf6+ Ke8 64. Qe6+ Kf8 65. Qd6+
Kf7 66. Qe6+ Kf8 67. Qf6+ Kg8 68. Qe5 Kf7 69. f6 Qc4 70. Qe7+
Kg6 71. Qg7+ Kf5 72. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. e3 Nc6
7. Nge2 Qd3 8. f4 Bb4 9. fxe5 Nxe5 10. Nf4 Qa6 11. Qc2 O-O
12. d4 Ng4 13. Nd3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Na4 15. Qb3 c5 16. dxc5 Bf5
17. Nb4 Qa5 18. O-O Nxc5 19. Qc4 Ne5 20. Qd4 Bd3 21. Rd1 Be2
22. Qxe5 Rae8 23. Qf5 Qxb4 24. Bd2 Qb6 25. Rdc1 Nd3 26. Rc2
Rxe3 27. Qa5 Qxa5 28. Bxa5 b6 29. Bd2 Re7 30. a4 h6 31. a5
bxa5 32. Bxa5 Rb8 33. Bc3 Bh5 34. Bf1 Bg6 35. Rd2 Nc5 36. Rdd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2875"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nc6
7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Re8 9. d5 Nb8 10. c4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. a3 Bd7
13. Rb1 Nc5 14. Bc2 a4 15. Be3 Nb3 16. Bxb3 axb3 17. c5 c6
18. Qxb3 cxd5 19. exd5 dxc5 20. Bxc5 Bf5 21. Rbd1 Nd7 22. Be3
e4 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Qc2 Nd3 25. Rf1 Rc8 26. Qd2 h5 27. f3 Ne5
28. Nxf5 Nc4 29. Qf2 gxf5 30. fxe4 Nxb2 31. Qxb2 Bxc3 32. Qf2
Rxe4 33. Qxf5 Rxe3 34. Qxf7+ Kh8 35. Qxh5+ Kg8 36. Qf7+ Kh8
37. Rf5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 Kh8 10. Bb3 Nh5 11. d4 f5 12. Ng5
Nf6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nf7+ Rxf7 15. Bxf7 Qd7 16. Bb3 exd4
17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Be3 Bxb2 19. Ra2 Be5 20. f4 Bxb1 21. Qxb1
Bc3 22. Rd1 Re8 23. Qd3 Ba5 24. Re2 Qe7 25. Bc4 d5 26. Bb3 d4
27. Qf5 dxe3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4
7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O
12. Rfe1 Rab8 13. Ne5 Bh5 14. a4 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Re3 Nd7
17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Nf3 f6 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. h4 Qf7 21. g3 Na5
22. Qc2 Nc4 23. R3e2 b5 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. b3 Nd6 26. c4 Rbb8
27. cxd5 exd5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qc5 Qe4
31. Qxd6 Qxf3 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qxa7 Qxb3 34. Qc5 Qf3 35. Qc2
Qg4 36. Qd3 Kh6 37. Kg2 Kh7 38. f3 Qe6 39. g4 f5 40. g5 Qc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Kh8 10. b4 Ng8 11. Ng5 Qf6 12. Qf3
Qxf3 13. Nxf3 f5 14. Be3 fxe4 15. dxe4 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nf6
17. a5 h6 18. Nbd2 g5 19. Ne1 Bd7 20. Nc2 Nd8 21. Ree1 Ne6
22. Bxe6 Bxe6 23. Ne3 Nh5 24. c4 Nf4 25. Ra3 c6 26. f3 Rad8
27. Kh2 h5 28. Rc3 Kg7 29. Ndf1 Kg6 30. Ng3 h4 31. Ne2 Rf7
32. Kg1 Rfd7 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Rd1 Ke7 35. Rd2 Rf8 36. Rc1 Rfd8
37. Rcd1 Kf6 38. Nc3 Ke7 39. Na4 Rf8 40. Nb6 Rdd8 41. Ke1 Ng6
42. Rc1 Nf4 43. Rc3 Rf6 44. Kd1 Rff8 45. Kc2 Kf6 46. Kb2 Ke7
47. Rc1 Rf6 48. Rcd1 Rff8 49. Kc3 Ng6 50. Kb3 Nf4 51. Ka4 Ng6
52. b5 Nf4 53. bxa6 bxa6 54. Kb4 c5+ 55. Kc3 Rf6 56. Rb1 Ke8
57. Nbd5 Bxd5 58. cxd5 Kd7 59. Rb7+ Ke8 60. Ra7 Rf7 61. Rxa6
Rb7 62. Rb6 Rxb6 63. axb6 Ra8 64. Ra2 Rxa2 65. b7 Ne2+ 66. Kb3
Nc1+ 67. Kc3 Ra3+ 68. Kc2 Rb3 69. Nc4 Kd7 70. Kxc1 Rxb7 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6
7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Nh3 Bb7 10. Qh4 Nge7 11. Qh5+ Ng6
12. Nf4 Qf7 13. Nxg6 Qxg6 14. Qxg6+ hxg6 15. h4 Na5 16. Bg5
Bc6 17. g4 Ba4 18. Kd2 Nc4+ 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Rag1 Bc6 21. Rh3
Kf7 22. f3 b5 23. Rhg3 Raf8 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Ke3 Rh7 26. R3g2
Rb8 27. Rb1 Rb6 28. Kf4 Ra6 29. Ra1 Ra4 30. Kg3 a5 31. Bd2 Bd5
32. Rgg1 Rh8 33. Be3 Ra8 34. Bd2 Rc8 35. Be3 Ra8 36. Bd2 c6
37. Kf4 Rh8 38. Kg3 Ra8 39. Kf4 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Bd5 c6 13. Ba2 c5 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qg4 Qe8
17. b3 Nc6 18. Bb2 a5 19. g3 Kh8 20. Rae1 Qd7 21. Nc4 Rae8
22. h4 Qc7 23. h5 Nd4 24. Ne3 Qd8 25. Kg2 Bg5 26. Bxd4 cxd4
27. Nc4 Bh6 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4 Re7 30. Rf2 Ref7 31. Ref1 Rf6
32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 Rxf2+ 34. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Qe8
36. Nxa5 Qf8+ 37. Qf3 Qd8 38. Nc6 Qh4+ 39. Kf1 Kg8 40. a5 Bd2
41. a6 h6 42. a7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1
12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Nd2 g6 15. Nf3 Ng7 16. Qd2 Ne6
17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Re1 c6 19. g3 Qf8 20. Be3 Bd7 21. Ne5 Qd6
22. Bh6 Re8 23. h4 f6 24. Nd3 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Ng7 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8
27. Bh3 Bf7 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. Nxf4 Ne8 30. Kf1 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 Bg4
17. Qg2 cxd5 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. Nd2 b4 20. cxb4 Bxb4 21. a3 Bd6
22. Nf3 Rfb8 23. b4 a5 24. Bd2 axb4 25. Bxb4 Bxb4 26. axb4
Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Kf8 28. Nd4 Ke8 29. b5 Bd7 30. Re1+ Kf8 31. f4
Rb7 32. Rb1 Ke7 33. Kf2 Kd6 34. Ke3 Kc5 35. Rc1+ Kd6 36. Ra1
g6 37. Ra6+ Kc5 38. Rf6 Bxb5 39. Nxb5 Re7+ 40. Kd2 Kxb5 41. g4
Kc5 42. Kc3 d4+ 43. Kd2 Kd5 44. h4 Ra7 45. h5 gxh5 46. Rf5+
Ke6 47. Re5+ Kf6 48. Rxh5 Ra2+ 49. Ke1 Rg2 50. g5+ Kf5
51. Rxh7 Kxf4 52. Rxf7+ Ke3 53. Re7+ Kxd3 54. Re5 Kc3 55. Rc5+
Kb4 56. Rc8 Rxg5 57. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. a3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Be3
Bxa2 13. Rxa2 d5 14. Bg5 dxe4 15. dxe4 a5 16. Qb1 axb4 17. Rd1
bxc3 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. g3 Ra5 20. Kg2 Rda8 21. Qb3 b4
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. a4 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Ra1 c5 26. h4 Rd8
27. Rd1 Rda8 28. e5 fxe5 29. Re1 Bf6 30. Qd5 Rxa4 31. Re4 h5
32. Qxc5 b3 33. cxb3 Ra2 34. g4 Bxh4 35. gxh5 Rxf2+ 36. Kh3
Bf6 37. Rg4+ Kh8 38. Qd5 Rf8 39. Qd6 Rg8 40. Rxg8+ Kxg8
41. Qc6 c2 42. Kg3 Bg5 43. Qc8+ Kg7 44. h6+ Bxh6 45. Qg4+ Kh7
46. Qe4+ Kg8 47. Qg4+ Kh8 48. Qh5 c1=Q 49. Kxf2 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.04"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Qd2 Qd7
7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nd5 e5 10. f4 Nge7 11. e4 Nxd5 12. cxd5
Nd4 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qe7 15. h4 f5 16. h5 O-O-O
17. O-O-O exf4 18. gxf4 Bxb2+ 19. Qxb2 Rhf8 20. Rde1 Qf7
21. Rh4 Qe7 22. Rhh1 Qf7 23. Ref1 Kb8 24. Rhg1 fxe4 25. Bxe4
Bxd5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Bxg6 Qf6 28. f5 Rd7 29. Qxf6 Rxf6
30. Bh5 Kc7 31. Rg6 Rdf7 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Bg6 Kd7 34. Kd2 Rf8
35. d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.04"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Bc5
7. Bd2 O-O 8. Rc1 Re8 9. Nb5 Bd6 10. h4 Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Nc3 a5 13. Nf3 a4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rg1 f5 16. Nd1 c5 17. Ne3
Be6 18. Bc3 Nd7 19. Nd2 Qe7 20. Ndc4 Qf7 21. f4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4
e4 23. Rd1 Ra6 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. e3 Rae6 26. Qe2 exd3 27. Qxd3
Re4 28. Qxd7 Qxc4 29. Rge1 a3 30. Rd2 R4e6 31. Qd5 Qxd5
32. Rxd5 axb2 33. Bxb2 Ra6 34. a3 c4 35. Rxf5 Rb8 36. Re2 Rb3
37. Rc2 c3 38. Bc1 Rb1 39. Kf3 Rc6 40. Rd5 Ra1 41. Rd3 Bxa3
42. Bxa3 Rxa3 43. e4 Kf7 44. e5 h5 45. f5 Rc5 46. Ke4 Raa5
47. e6+ Kf6 48. Rd7 Rxf5 49. Rf7+ Kxe6 50. Rxc7 Rfe5+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Qc7 6.O-O e5 7.Be3
Nf6 8.Qe1 Bg4 9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.a3 Be7 11.Qb1 Nf4 12.b4 Ne2+
13.Kh1 Nd4 14.Ng1 g5 15.bxc5 Bxc5 16.Bxg5 Rg8 17.Bh4 Be7
18.Bg3 O-O-O 19.Nc4 f6 20.a4 Ne6 21.f3 Bh5 22.Bf2 Bc5 23.Bxc5
Nxc5 24.Ne2 Bf7 25.Ne3 Qa5 26.Qe1 Qxe1 27.Rfxe1 a5 28.Kg1 h5
29.h4 Kc7 30.Kf2 Be6 31.Rg1 Rh8 32.Rh1 Rd7 33.Rhd1 Bf7 34.d4
exd4 35.Rxd4 Rxd4 36.Nxd4 Rd8 37.Ne2 Rd2 38.Ke1 Rd8 39.Nf5 Ra8
40.Nc3 Be6 41.Ne3 Kd6 42.Rd1+ Ke7 43.Rd4 Ra6 44.Kd2 Rb6
45.Nf5+ Bxf5 46.exf5 Rb2 47.Rc4 Kd6 48.Ne4+ Nxe4+ 49.Rxe4 Ra2
50.g4 hxg4 51.fxg4 Kd5 52.Kd3 Ra3+ 53.c3 b5 54.h5 b4 55.Rd4+
Ke5 56.Rc4 Rxa4 57.h6 Ra1 58.cxb4 axb4 59.Rxc6 Ra3+ 60.Kc4
Rc3+ 61.Kb5 Rh3 62.Kxb4 Rxh6 63.Kc5 Rh1 64.Re6+ Kf4 65.Rxf6
Kxg4 66.Kd6 Kg5 67.Ke7 Ra1 68.Rf8 Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2875"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5
7. O-O Qc7 8. Be3 b6 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 cxb4
12. axb4 f5 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ng5 Bd7 15. Qe2 h6 16. Nf3 f4
17. Bd2 g5 18. Bc3 Ng6 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxd4 g4 21. hxg4 Bxg4
22. c3 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Bxg7 Qxg7 25. Nd6 Kh8 26. Nf5 Rxf5
27. exf5 Nh4 28. f6 Qxf6 29. Ra6 Qg7 30. Rxh6+ Qxh6 31. Qe5+
Qg7 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nxh4 a5 34. Ra1 a4 35. Ra3 Kf6 36. Kf1
Ke5 37. Ke1 Kd5 38. f3 Bh5 39. Kd2 Be8 40. Kc1 Kc4 41. Nf5 Ra6
42. Ng7 Bg6 43. Kd2 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.06"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Qe7
7.d4 Ne4 8.Qd3 exd4 9.Nxd4 O-O 10.Be2 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b6 12.O-O
Bb7 13.Rd1 d6 14.f3 Ng5 15.b4 Rae8 16.a4 f5 17.c5 dxc5 18.bxc5
Ne6 19.Bc4 Rd8 20.Bxe6+ Qxe6 21.Qxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Kf7 23.Rd1
bxc5 24.Re1 c4 25.Bd2 g5 26.Bc3 g4 27.fxg4 Qe4 28.Ra2 Qd3
29.Ba1 c3 30.Rf2 Be4 31.Rc1 c2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.08"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 e6 6. h4 h6
7. h5 g5 8. f4 Qc7 9. e4 Nge7 10. Nge2 gxf4 11. gxf4 d6
12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Nd4 14. Rc1 Rg8 15. b4 cxb4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4
17. Nxd4 bxc3 18. Rxc3 e5 19. Nb3 O-O-O 20. c5 Kb8 21. cxd6
Qxd6 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. d4 Qg5 24. Bf3 f5 25. Qxg5 Rxg5 26. e5
Bc6 27. Kf2 Bxf3 28. Rxf3 Rdg8 29. Rh2 b6 30. Nc1 Rc8 31. Ne2
Rc2 32. a3 Nd5 33. Ke1 Kc7 34. Rhf2 Rxh5 35. Ng3 Rxf2 36. Kxf2
Rh2+ 37. Kg1 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.08"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Rb1 e6
7. a3 d5 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. dxc4 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bd7 11. Nb5 Ke7
12. Nd6 h6 13. Bf4 g5 14. Be3 b6 15. h4 g4 16. b4 cxb4
17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Bxa8 Nc2+ 19. Kd2 Nxe3 20. Kxe3 Rxa8 21. f3
Bc6 22. Nb5 Nd7 23. Kf2 Ne5 24. Rc1 gxf3 25. Nxf3 Bxf3
26. exf3 Nd3+ 27. Ke3 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 a6 29. Nc3 Rc8 30. Ne4 f5
31. Nd2 Be5 32. Rb1 b5 33. cxb5 axb5 34. g4 Rc3+ 35. Ke2 Bf4
36. Nb3 fxg4 37. fxg4 e5 38. Na5 e4 39. Rb4 Rc2+ 40. Kd1 Rc1+
41. Ke2 Rc2+ 42. Kd1 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.09"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6
7. c4 Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. b3 a5 10. Ne5 a4 11. bxa4 Qe8
12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Rfc1 Nd8 15. a5 Rxa5 16. a4 Ra7
17. e3 Ne6 18. h4 Qa8 19. Ndf3 Re8 20. Bf1 c5 21. Bb5 Re7
22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Qd1 h6 24. a5 Nd8 25. a6 Bxa6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6
27. Nc4 dxc4 28. Qxd6 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Qxf3 30. Qxe7 Ne4
31. Qxd8+ Kh7 32. Rf1 Nxg3 33. fxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.09"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "194"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3
O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Be2 e4 9. dxe4 Re8 10. Nd2 Ng4 11. h3 Qh4
12. g3 Qh6 13. Ba3 b6 14. f4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. O-O-O Na5
17. g4 Nd7 18. g5 Qe6 19. f5 Qe5 20. Rhg1 Nc5 21. Rg4 Bc6
22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Qd3 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 b5 25. Ka1 Rab8 26. Qc2
Nxc4 27. Nxc4 bxc4 28. Qc1 Qxc1+ 29. Rxc1 g6 30. f6 Re5
31. Rb1 Rxb1+ 32. Kxb1 h5 33. Rg2 Bxe4+ 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Rb2
Kf8 36. Rb8+ Re8 37. Rb7 Rxe3 38. Rxa7 Ke8 39. Ra8+ Kd7
40. Rf8 Rxh3 41. Rxf7+ Ke6 42. Re7+ Kd5 43. a4 h4 44. a5 Kc6
45. Rg7 Rxc3 46. Rxg6 Rf3 47. Rh6 h3 48. Rxh3 Rxh3 49. f7 Rf3
50. g6 Kb5 51. g7 Rxf7 52. g8=Q Rf1+ 53. Kc2 Rf2+ 54. Kc3 Rf3+
55. Kd4 Rd3+ 56. Ke4 d5+ 57. Ke5 Kxa5 58. Qb8 Ka4 59. Qxc7 Kb3
60. Qb6+ Kc2 61. Qf2+ Kb3 62. Qb6+ Kc2 63. Qf2+ Kd1 64. Qf5
Kd2 65. Qf4+ Kd1 66. Qg4+ Kd2 67. Qg2+ Kd1 68. Qg1+ Kd2
69. Qf2+ Kd1 70. Qg1+ Kd2 71. Qh2+ Kd1 72. Qh5+ Kd2 73. Qh6+
Kd1 74. Qa6 Kd2 75. Qa2+ Kd1 76. Qb1+ Kd2 77. Qb2+ Kd1
78. Qa1+ Kd2 79. Qb2+ Kd1 80. Qb1+ Kd2 81. Qb2+ Kd1 82. Kd6 c3
83. Qb3+ Kd2 84. Qb4 Kd1 85. Qg4+ Kd2 86. Qg2+ Kd1 87. Qf1+
Kd2 88. Qf2+ Kd1 89. Qf5 Kd2 90. Qf4+ Kd1 91. Qg4+ Kd2 92. Qb4
Kd1 93. Qb1+ Kd2 94. Qb4 Kd1 95. Qb5 Kd2 96. Qa5 Kd1 97. Qb5
Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.10"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e3 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Be2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 a5 11. O-O a4
12. Rc1 Be6 13. Nd2 Na5 14. f4 Nb3 15. Nxb3 Bxb3 16. Qe1 Re8
17. Qg3 exf4 18. Qxf4 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Qe7 20. Bd1 Bxd1 21. Rxc7
Qxe3+ 22. Qxe3 Rxe3 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxb7 Rexd3 25. Rxd3 Rxd3
26. Rb4 Rd2 27. h4 Kg7 28. Kh2 h5 29. Kg3 f6 30. Kf3 g5
31. hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.10"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bc5
7. O-O d6 8. d3 Bg4 9. Kh1 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd4 11. Qd1 c6 12. f4
h6 13. Na4 Bb4 14. a3 Ba5 15. Be3 b5 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. Nc3 Bb6
18. Rc1 a6 19. Bh3 Re8 20. g4 Ne6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. g5 hxg5
23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. fxg5 Nh7 25. Qg4 Qe3 26. h4 Rf8 27. g6 Rxf1+
28. Rxf1 Nf8 29. h5 Qxd3 30. Kg2 Qd2+ 31. Rf2 Qe3 32. Nd1 Qc1
33. Qf3 Qg5+ 34. Kf1 Qe7 35. Ke2 b4 36. a4 Nd7 37. Qf7+ Qxf7
38. Rxf7 Nc5 39. Nf2 Rf8 40. Rc7 b3 41. Ng4 Nxe4 42. h6 Ng3+
43. Ke1 Nf5 44. hxg7 Nxg7 45. Nh6+ Kh8 46. Ra7 Nf5 47. Rh7#
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.12"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. dxc6 Qd4+
12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Bf4 Qxc6 15. Qd2 Bg6 16. Rac1
Rfd8 17. Rfe1 a5 18. Be5 Nd5 19. a3 Qa4 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qd3
Rd7 22. h3 Rad8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. cxb3 Rb8 25. Rc5 Rxb3
26. Rxa5 f6 27. Bg3 Ne3 28. Bf4 Nc2 29. Rc1 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Nxa3
31. Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.12"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. f3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nec5 15. g4 Qh4+ 16. Bg3
Qh6 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. O-O Nxe5 19. Nd4 Qh6 20. Bxh7+ Qxh7
21. Qxh7+ Kxh7 22. Bxe5 Re8 23. Bg3 Bd7 24. Rfe1 Na4 25. Rac1
Rac8 26. Rxe8 Bxe8 27. Be1 Bd7 28. h4 b6 29. Bd2 Nb2 30. Re1
Re8 31. Rxe8 Bxe8 32. Kf2 Bd7 33. h5 f6 34. Kg3 Nc4 35. Bc1
Kg8 36. f4 Nd6 37. Kh4 Nb5 38. Ne2 Be6 39. f5 Bf7 40. a3 Kf8
41. a4 Nc7 42. Nd4 Be8 43. Bf4 Na6 44. Ne6+ Kf7 45. g5 fxg5+
46. Kxg5 Nc5 47. Nxc5 bxc5 48. a5 d4 49. cxd4 cxd4 50. Be5 d3
51. Bc3 a6 52. Kf4 Bd7 53. Kg5 Bc6 54. Kf4 Bd7 55. Bd2 Kf6
56. Bc3+ Kf7 57. Ke4 Bc8 58. Ke5 Bd7 59. Kf4 Bc8 60. Kg5 Bb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.13"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e4 Bxc3 5. dxc3 d6 6. Qc2 O-O
7. Nf3 Be6 8. Ng5 Bd7 9. f3 a5 10. Nh3 a4 11. Nf2 Nc6 12. Be2
Na5 13. b4 axb3 14. axb3 Nc6 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Nd1 Ne7 17. O-O
c6 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. Qd2 h6 20. Be3 Nf6 21. Nf2 d5 22. Rfd1 Qc7
23. Bc5 b6 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. c4
Bc6 28. Qe3 Ra2 29. Ra1 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Nd7 31. Bd3 f5 32. Bc2
e4 33. fxe4 Ne5 34. Bd1 fxe4 35. Be2 Nf3+ 36. Bxf3 Rxf3
37. Qxb6 Qf6 38. Rd1 e3 39. Ng4 Qe6 40. Qb8+ Kh7 41. Ne5 Qh3
0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Na5 16. O-O
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Rae1 Nc4 19. Bc1 Rae8 20. Be2 Re6 21. Bd3
g6 22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Nd6 24. Re1 Re8 25. Qd1 Rxe1+
26. Qxe1 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. Bd2 b6 29. Qe2 Kf7 30. Be1 Qf4
31. Kf1 Ne4 32. Qg4 Qxg4 33. hxg4 Be7 34. Ke2 Nc5 35. Bc2 Bf6
36. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O a6
7. a4 d6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. h3 Kh8 10. b4 Ng8 11. Bb3 f5 12. b5
axb5 13. axb5 Bxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Rxa1 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Qe7
17. Ba2 Be6 18. Nb3 Bxb3 19. Bxb3 f4 20. Kh2 Nf6 21. Bb2 Raa8
22. d4 exd4 23. Re2 d3 24. Qxd3 Nd7 25. c4 Rab8 26. Qc3 Qf6
27. Qc1 Qe6 28. Ba4 Nc5 29. Bxc6 Rb6 30. Bd5 Qg6 31. Bd4 c6
32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Qe1 cxd5 34. cxd5 h6 35. e5 Rb3 36. e6 Rd3
37. Ne5 Qg3+ 38. Kg1 Rxd5 39. Qxg3 fxg3 40. Ng6+ Kh7 41. Nxf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.26"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ne7 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3
Ng6 12. b3 Be7 13. Ne4 h5 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bb2 c5 16. Rad1 Bf5
17. c4 Nf4 18. Bc1 Ne6 19. Neg5 Rh6 20. Ne4 Rh8 21. Neg5 Rh6
22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 23. Bg5 Re8 24. Rd5 b6 25. Kh2 a5 26. Kg3 a4
27. Kf4 Bc2 28. Bxe7+ Kxe7 29. Re3 axb3 30. axb3 f6 31. h4 Ra8
32. b4 Ra4 33. Rc3 c6 34. Rd2 Bg6 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. Rb2 Kf8
37. Rb8+ Re8 38. Rb6 Re6 39. Kg3 Bf7 40. exf6 gxf6 41. Nd2 Re2
42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rd8 Ra2 44. Rcd3 Be6 45. Re3 Rexd2 46. Rxd2
Rxd2 47. Rxe6 Rd4 48. Rxc6 Rxc4 49. Kf3 Rxh4 50. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.27"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Ne1 Bd5 16. Qc2
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Rac1 Bb4 20. Qc7 Qe8
21. Qxb7 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 Qxa4 23. Nd3 Nd5 24. Qc6 Qa5 25. Rdd1
Rfb8 26. Qc4 Ra7 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 g5 29. Rdc1 Kg7
30. R1c4 Rab7 31. h4 Rb3 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Ra5 Nb4 34. Ne5 Rb7
35. Nf3 f6 36. Nd4 Rxb2 37. Nxe6+ Kg6 38. Nd4 Rd2 39. Rac5 a5
40. Rxa5 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 Nc6 42. Raa4 Nxd4 43. Rxd4 Rb2 44. Kf3
Kf7 45. e4 Ke6 46. Ke3 f5 47. Rd5 Rb3+ 48. Rd3 Rb2 49. f3 Rg2
50. exf5+ Kxf5 51. g4+ Kg6 52. Rd6+ Kg7 53. Ke4 Rf2 54. Kf5
Rxf3+ 55. Kxg5 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.28"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. Nf1 Na5 10. Bb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bg4
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qe8 14. b4 Qe6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 c6
17. Qf5 Qxf5 18. Nxf5 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Ne3 Kf8 21. f3 d5
22. Kf2 Rd7 23. Ng4 Nxg4+ 24. hxg4 Red8 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Ke2
Rb5 27. Rd2 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Red1 Ke7 30. g5 e4 31. f4
exd3+ 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Ra2 34. Rd2 f6 35. gxf6+ Kxf6
36. g4 h6 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. Ke4 Ra4+ 39. Kf3 Ra2 40. Ke4 Ra4+
41. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.29"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nbd2 cxd4 5. exd4 Bf5 6. Ne5
Nbd7 7. Ndf3 e6 8. c3 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qb3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ne4
12. Be2 f6 13. Bf4 g5 14. Be3 b5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bd6
17. Ra2 a5 18. O-O Qb8 19. Kh1 h5 20. c4 h4 21. h3 Bb4
22. Raa1 Ra7 23. Rac1 Rg7 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qb5 Qd6 26. Qa6
Qe7 27. Bd3 Kh8 28. Ng1 Bh7 29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. Rc8 Rxc8
31. Qxc8+ Rg8 32. Qa6 Be7 33. Re1 Bd8 34. Qd6 Be7 35. Qa6 Bd8
36. Qd6 Be7 37. Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.30"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5
dxc4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qd5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. g3 Bd7 11. Qc2
Na5 12. e4 Qd6 13. Bg2 Nb3 14. Rd1 Qxa3 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Qe2
Bb5 17. Rb1 c6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Nd2 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Rxd4 21. Ra1
Qb2 22. Rab1 c3 23. Qf3 Rxd2 24. Rxb2 cxb2 25. Bf1 Rhd8
26. Rb1 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Rc2 28. Kg2 Rdd2 29. Qxf6 a4 30. Kh3
Rxf2 31. Qh8+ Kc7 32. Qd4 f6 33. Qxa4 Rxh2+ 34. Kg4 h5+
35. Kf4 Rhf2+ 36. Ke3 Rfe2+ 37. Kf3 Rf2+ 38. Ke3 Rfe2+ 39. Kf3
Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.01"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4
Bxh4 12. f4 Bd7 13. Bd2 Kc8 14. Be1 Be7 15. f5 Bc5+ 16. Bf2
Bb4 17. g4 Re8 18. Bg3 Bc5+ 19. Kh2 Bd4 20. Rae1 b6 21. Nd1
Kb7 22. c3 Bc5 23. Nf2 Be7 24. e6 fxe6 25. fxe6 Bc8 26. Nd3
Bf6 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. Re2 Rd1 30. Bh4 c5 31. Bxf6
Kc6 32. e7 Bd7 33. g5 Be8 34. Ne6 Bh5 35. Rf2 Bg6 36. h4 Kd7
37. Nf4 Bb1 38. a3 Rg8 39. Ng2 Re8 40. Ne3 Rd3 41. Re2 Ke6
42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Kf4 h6 44. Re1 hxg5+ 45. hxg5 Ba2 46. Ng4 Rh3
47. Ne5+ Ke6 48. Kg4 Rh7 49. Nf3+ Kf7 50. Kf5 Kg8 51. g6 Rh5+
52. Kg4 Rh6 53. Nh4 Bf7 54. gxf7+ Kxf7 55. Bg5 1-0

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4 c6 9. dxe5 cxb5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O
12. Nf3 d6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Be3 b4 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Qd4 Bxf3
17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. gxf3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rfc8 20. Reb1 Rxc3
21. Rxb6 Rxf3 22. Rxb7 f5 23. exf5 Ra4 24. Rb5 Kg7 25. Rd5
Rfa3 26. Rxd6 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Rxa2 28. Rd3 h5 29. Rb3 Ra5
30. Rc3 Rxf5 31. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.04"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 c6 8. e3 O-O 9. Qb3 b6 10. Be2 Ba6 11. a4 e6 12. O-O
Nd7 13. Rfc1 Qe7 14. Bf1 Bxc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 e5
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. a5 Rac8 20. Qa6 Bc7 21. Kf1
bxa5 22. Qxa7 Ra8 23. Qd4 Qe6 24. Qc5 Qe4 25. Qd4 Qe6 26. Qc5
Qe4 27. Qd4 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "0:17:33-0:05:33"]
[Date "2019.07.05"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 c5 7.e5
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.exf6 Qxg5 11.fxg7 Qxg7 12.Qd2
O-O 13.Bxc4 Rd8 14.Qe3 Bd7 15.O-O-O Nc6 16.Bb3 Be8 17.Nxc6
Bxc6 18.h4 Qf6 19.Rh3 b5 20.Rg3+ Kh8 21.Rg4 a5 22.Rf4 Qg7
23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.g4 b4 25.g5 bxc3 26.Bc2 Bd5 27.Rf6 Qf8
28.Qxc3 Rc8 29.Qd3 Qg7 30.f4 Kg8 31.Kd2 h6 32.a3 hxg5 33.fxg5
Rc4 34.Qg3 Be4 35.Bb3 Rd4+ 36.Ke1 Bf5 37.h5 Rd3 38.Qb8+ Qf8
39.Qxf8+ Kxf8 40.Bc2 Rh3 41.Bxf5 exf5 42.h6 Kg8 43.a4 Rh4
44.Rxf5 Rxa4 45.Kf2 Rg4 46.Kf3 Rg1 47.Kf2 Rg4 48.Kf3 Rg1
49.Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.06"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 Ndb4 11. Qc1 b6
12. a3 Nd5 13. b4 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Ba6 15. d3 Rc8 16. bxc5 Bxc3
17. Qxc3 Na5 18. Rac1 Rxc5 19. Qb2 Rb5 20. Qa2 Bb7 21. Rc3 Bd5
22. Qc2 Rb3 23. Rxb3 Bxb3 24. Qc3 Bd5 25. Rc1 Nb3 26. Rc2 Bxf3
27. Qxb3 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qa8+ 29. e4 Qd8 30. Rc6 h5 31. h4 Qd7
32. Qc4 Rd8 33. Rc7 Qxd3 34. Qxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxa7 b5 36. Ra5 g6
37. Rxb5 Rxa3 38. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site “Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.07"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5
Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Nxc3
13.bxc3 f6 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Be2 Na5 16.O-O Rae8 17.Ne5 Bxe2
18.Qxe2 Qe6 19.Rae1 Nc4 20.Nxc4 dxc4 21.Qd1 Qd5 22.Bc1 Ba5
23.Qc2 Re6 24.Rxe6 Qxe6 25.Qb2 b6 26.Be3 Qd5 27.a4 c6 28.Qa3
Rf6 29.Bd2 Rg6 30.f3 c5 31.Be3 Qe6 32.Qc1 Qxh3 33.Qc2 Qe6
34.Kf2 Qd6 35.Qe4 h6 36.dxc5 bxc5 37.Qxc4+ Kh7 38.f4 Qf6
39.Qe4 Bxc3 40.Bxc5 Qc6 41.Qxc6 Rxc6 42.Bxa7 Ra6 43.Be3 Rxa4
44.g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.12"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Bd3 Nc6
12. Qe2 Nh5 13. Be5 f6 14. Bg3 f5 15. Nd2 g6 16. Nb3 Nxg3
17. hxg3 Nb4 18. Bb1 Qb6 19. g4 O-O-O 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. a3
Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 Qxb3 23. Bb5 h5 24. Rc1 Kb8 25. Bxd7 Rxd7
26. Qc2 Qb6 27. Na4 Qd8 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.13"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 c5
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qc6 14. f3 a5 15. Nc3 e5 16. Qa4 Qe6
17. Rad1 e4 18. Bd4 exf3 19. exf3 Bb7 20. Qb5 Bc6 21. Qe5 Rab8
22. Rd2 Rbd8 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Rff2 Nd5 25. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6
7. c3 a6 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. a4 Qe7 10. Qe2 Be6 11. b4 Bxc4
12. Nxc4 Qe6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. O-O O-O 15. b5 Nd8 16. Rfb1
axb5 17. axb5 Ne6 18. g3 Bc5 19. Ne3 c6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Nf5
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 h5 23. Ra6 g6 24. Ne3 Qe7 25. Nc2 Qb7 26. d4
exd4 27. cxd4 Bb6 28. Ra1 Ra8 29. Rb1 Qa6 30. Qxa6 Rxa6
31. Nb4 Ra4 32. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bg4 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5
12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Nc5 14. Bc4 e4 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. b3 Nd3
17. a4 Nxc1 18. Raxc1 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Rc2 Rfe8 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Bf8 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 b6 26. g3
Kg7 27. Kg2 Bb4 28. Qd1 Bc5 29. Bc4 a5 30. h4 h5 31. Qc2 Bb4
32. Bb5 Bc5 33. Bc6 f5 34. Bb5 Kf6 35. Be2 Qd5 36. Kg1 Qd6
37. Qc1 Qd5 38. Bc4 Qd6 39. Kf1 Bb4 40. Be2 Qc5 41. Qd1 Qd6
42. Qc2 Qc5 43. Bc4 Qe5 44. Qd1 Qd6 45. Qa1+ Qe5 46. Qxe5+
Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O a6 8. h3 e6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Rc1 b6 12. Nd2
Bb7 13. Bf3 e5 14. Re1 e4 15. Be2 Nf8 16. Bb2 Ne6 17. a4 h5
18. b4 Rc8 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 c5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Na4 Nfd7
23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Nb3 dxc4 26. Nxc5 Rxc5
27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Bxc4 Qf6 29. Qd7 Re7 30. Qd8 Re5 31. Rd1
Qxd8 32. Rxd8 Rc5 33. Rd7 Rxc4 34. Rxb7 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc2
36. Kg3 h4+ 37. Kxh4 Rxf2 38. Kg3 Rf6 39. h4 Kh7 40. Kh2 Kg7
41. Kh3 Kg8 42. Kh2 Kg7 43. Kg3 Kh7 44. Kh3 Kg7 45. Kh2 Kg8
46. Kg1 Kg7 47. Kh1 Kg8 48. Kh2 Kf8 49. Kh3 Kg7 50. g3 Rf3
51. Rxb6 Rxe3 52. Rc6 Rb3 53. b6 f5 54. h5 gxh5 55. Kh4 e3
56. Kg5 Kf7 57. Kxf5 Rb5+ 58. Kf4 e2 59. Rc1 Rxb6 60. Re1 Re6
61. Kf3 Kf6 62. Rxe2 Rxe2 63. Kxe2 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Nc3 Rd8
12. Qa4 a5 13. Qxc4 Ba6 14. Qc6 Qb4 15. Bg5 Bb7 16. Qb5 Rxd4
17. a3 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Rd7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Rc1
Ba6 22. Nxc7 Bxe2 23. Nd5 h5 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Bxf6 Rd1+
26. Rxd1 Bxd1 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Ba4 29. f3 Kh7 30. Kf2 Kg6
31. Bd8 Kf5 32. Ke3 e5 33. h3 Bc6 34. g4+ Kg6 35. h4 f5
36. gxh5+ Kxh5 37. Bf6 f4+ 38. Kf2 e4 39. fxe4 Bxe4 40. b5 Kg4
41. b6 Bb7 42. Bg5 f3 43. Bd8 Bc6 44. Be7 Bb7 45. Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Qb3 Bf5
12. Rfc1 Qd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc3
Be6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qf5 19. Qb5 Rfc8 20. Rd1 Rc7 21. Rd5
h5 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Qxa5 Kh7 24. h3 Qe6 25. Qb4 Rc4 26. Qxb7
Rxa4 27. Rd7 Re8 28. R7d4 Ra2 29. Rxe4 Rea8 30. Qd7 Ra1
31. Rd4 Qxe5 32. Rd2 Qc5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Qd4+ Qxd4 35. exd4
R1a4 36. b3 Rb4 37. Rb1 Rd8 38. Kf1 Rd5 39. Ke2 h4 40. Kd1
Rdxd4 41. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 42. Kc2 Rf4 43. f3 Rb4 44. Kc3 Rb8 45. b4
Kf6 46. b5 Ke5 47. Kb4 Kf4 48. Rb2 e5 49. Kc5 f5 50. b6 e4
51. fxe4 Kxe4 52. b7 g5 53. Kc6 Kf4 54. Rb3 g4 55. Kc7 Rh8
56. b8=Q Rxb8 57. Kxb8 1-0

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Bd3 f5 11. Ne2 dxc4
12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. O-O b5 14. Qxe4 Bb7 15. Qg4 Qd5 16. f3 a5
17. Nf4 Rxf4 18. Qxf4 cxd4 19. cxd4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa8+
Bxa8 22. Rc1 Bb7 23. Kf2 c3 24. Bxc3 bxc3 25. Rxc3 h6 26. h4
Ba6 27. Ra3 Qb5 28. Kg3 Ne7 29. Kh2 Qb6 30. h5 Bb7 31. Rd3 Bd5
32. Rc3 Nf5 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Qg4 Ne7 35. Re8 Qc7 36. Rf8 Qc1
37. Re8 Qc7 38. Qg3 Bb3 39. Rf8 Qc1 40. Rf7 Nf5 41. Qg6+ Kg8
42. Rb7 Qf4+ 43. g3 Qd2+ 44. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bg4 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5
12. d5 cxd5 13. exd5 Re8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Be3 e4 16. Be2 Nb6
17. Qb3 Nfxd5 18. Rad1 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qc7 20. Bb5 Red8 21. c4
Nd7 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Bf4 Qc6 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Rd1 Qg4
26. Be3 Rc8 27. h3 Qe6 28. Qxb7 Qxc4 29. Qxa7 Qe2 30. Rb1 Qd3
31. Re1 Qd5 32. Qa4 Ra8 33. Qb3 Qxb3 34. axb3 Rb8 35. Rb1 f5
36. Kf1 Kf7 37. b4 Rb5 38. Bc5 f4 39. Re1 e3 40. fxe3 Bc3
41. Rb1 fxe3 42. Ke2 Bd2 43. Kd3 Ke6 44. Bxe3 Rxb4 45. Rxb4
Bxb4 46. Bxh6 Kf7 47. g4 Ke6 48. Ke4 Kf7 49. Kd5 Be7 50. Bf4
Bf6 51. Be5 Be7 52. Ke4 Bf8 53. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.10"]
[EventDate "2019.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Re1 a6 8. a4 Ba7 9. h3 Kh8 10. d4 Ng8 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd2 g6 15. Nf3 f6 16. b3 Bd7
17. Ba3 Bc6 18. g4 g5 19. Kg2 Kg7 20. a5 Nh6 21. Kg3 Nf7
22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Be7 Nf7 26. Nd2
Nh8 27. Bd8 Bb8 28. Bd5 Ng6 29. Nc4 Bxd5 30. exd5 Nf4 31. Ne3
Ne2+ 32. Kf3 Nxc3 33. Be7 Ba7 34. d6 cxd6 35. Nf5+ Kf7
36. Bxd6 e4+ 37. Kg2 Ke6 38. Ba3 Nd5 39. Nd6 e3 40. fxe3 Nxe3+
41. Kf3 Nc2 42. Nc4 Nd4+ 43. Ke4 Nxb3 44. Bb4 Nc5+ 45. Kf3 Nd3
0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.10"]
[EventDate "2019.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 O-O
12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Nf8 15. Nce5 Ng6 16. Bxg6
fxg6 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Be5 Ba6 19. Qe1 Bb7 20. Bxd6 Rxd6
21. Nde5 Rad8 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. h3 g5 24. Qc3 h6 25. Qc7 Qxc7
26. Rxc7 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Rf1 29. Nd4 Rxf2 30. Nxe6
Rxa2 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rg6 Ng8 33. Kg3 Rc2 34. Nd4 Rc7 35. Kf3
Rf7+ 36. Ke2 Kh7 37. Rd6 Nf6 38. Kd3 h5 39. Nf3 Kg7 40. Nxg5
Re7 41. Kd4 Kg6 42. Nf3 Kg7 43. Ne5 Rc7 44. Rc6 Re7 45. g4
hxg4 46. hxg4 Nh7 47. g5 Nf8 48. Kd5 b5 49. b4 Kg8 50. e4 Re8
51. g6 Rd8+ 52. Rd6 Re8 53. Nd7 Ra8 54. Nxf8 Kxf8 55. Ra6 Kg7
56. Kc5 1-0

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.10"]
[EventDate "2019.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Rfd8 13. Be2 Be8 14. Qa3 Qe7 15. Qb2 b6 16. c4 Na5
17. e4 f6 18. e5 Rac8 19. Rad1 c5 20. d5 Bh5 21. exf6 Qxf6
22. Ne5 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 exd5 24. cxd5 c4 25. Ng4 Qg6 26. Rd4 b5
27. Ne3 Nb7 28. h4 h5 29. g4 Nd6 30. Qf3 Rf8 31. Qg2 Rce8
32. gxh5 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Re5 34. a4 a6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ra1
Rxh5 37. Ra6 Nf5 38. Nxf5 Rhxf5 39. Ra2 c3 40. d6 Rc5 41. Rc2
Rd8 42. f4 Kf7 43. Kf3 Ke6 44. Re2+ Kd7 45. Rd1 Kc6 0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.11"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Be2 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Bg4 7. Nd4 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 e6 9. Qg4 Nd7 10. Nf3 h5 11. Qf4 Be7
12. h4 Nf8 13. Qg3 Ng6 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. O-O-O
O-O-O 17. Rhe1 Qf8 18. Rd3 Ne7 19. Qf4 Nf5 20. Nd4 g6 21. Qg5
Qh6 22. Qxh6 Rxh6 23. g3 Rhh8 24. Nf3 Kd7 25. c4 Ke7 26. Ra3
Ra8 27. c5 b6 28. Rc3 d4 29. Ra3 Rhb8 30. Ra4 bxc5 31. Rc4 Rb5
32. b3 Rd8 33. Ra4 a5 34. Nd2 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.11"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2882"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6
7. c3 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Bxg3 10. hxg3 h6 11. Rh4 c5
12. Ne5 Rc8 13. f4 a6 14. a4 cxd4 15. exd4 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7
17. Nf3 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Rf4 Qe7 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Nh4 Rxf4
22. Ng6+ Kxh7 23. Nxe7+ Re4+ 24. Qxe4+ dxe4 25. Nxc8 Bxc8
26. b4 Kg6 27. c4 Kf7 28. b5 e5 29. dxe5 a5 30. Rd1 Nxe5
31. Rd4 Be6 32. Rxe4 Nxc4 33. Ke2 Nd6 34. Rf4+ Ke7 35. Kd3 Nb7
0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.11"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 Kc8
12. Bb2 b6 13. Rad1 c5 14. Nd5 a5 15. Rd3 Ne7 16. Ne3 Be6
17. Nd2 a4 18. f4 axb3 19. axb3 Ra2 20. Rb1 Nf5 21. Ne4 Nxe3
22. Rxe3 c4 23. bxc4 Ra4 24. c5 Bxc5 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Ra3
Rxa3 27. Bxa3 Rd8 28. Bxc5 Rd2 29. Bf8 Bd5 30. g4 Rg2+ 31. Kf1
Rxc2 32. Bxg7 Bg2+ 33. Ke1 Bxh3 34. Rb3 Bxg4 35. Bxh6 Kd7
36. Rg3 Bf5 37. Rg8 c5 38. Bg5 c4 39. Rd8+ Kc6 40. Rd6+ Kb5
41. Rf6 Bg4 42. f5 Re2+ 43. Kf1 Rxe5 44. Rxf7 Bxf5 45. Bf6
Bd3+ 46. Kf2 Re2+ 47. Kf3 Re1 48. Rf8 Kc6 49. Kf2 Re2+ 50. Kf3
Re1 51. Kf2 Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Kb5 53. Bg7 Re1+ 54. Kd4 Re4+ 55. Kd5
Rg4 56. Rb8+ Ka4 57. Bc3 Rg5+ 58. Kd4 Rg4+ 59. Kd5 Ka3 60. Kc5
Rg5+ 61. Kd4 Rg4+ 62. Kc5 Rh4 63. Kd5 Rh5+ 64. Kd4 Rh4+
65. Kc5 Be2 66. Bb4+ Ka2 67. Bc3 Rh5+ 68. Kd4 Rh4+ 69. Kc5
Rh5+ 70. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St. Louis MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.12"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2818"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. c3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. d4
bxc3 13. bxc3 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Nbd2 Rb8 17. Ba3
Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Rb5 19. Qe2 h6 20. h3 Rf7 21. Rc1 Ndb8 22. Qd3
Nxa5 23. Rac3 Nd7 24. Qg6 Nf8 25. Qc2 c6 26. Ra1 Qb6 27. Rca3
Ra7 28. Nh2 c5 29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. Rc3 Rac7 31. Rxc5 Rxc5
32. Qd1 Nc6 33. Nhf3 Ng6 34. Rb1 Rb5 35. Rc1 Rb4 36. Nf1 Nf4
37. Qd2 Nd4 38. Nxd4 Qxd4 39. Qxd4 Ne2+ 40. Kh2 Nxd4 41. Ra1
Rb6 42. f4 Nb3 43. Ra3 a5 44. Kg3 Rb4 45. Ne3 a4 46. f5 d4
47. Nd1 exf5 48. Kf4 g6 49. e6 Kf8 50. Ke5 Ke7 51. Kd5 d3 0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St. Louis MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.12"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Bb3 Bb4 6. Nf3
Nxb3 7. axb3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc3+
11. bxc3 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Re1 f6 14. d4 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 c6 17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Qe3 a5 19. Ra4 b5 20. Ra3 e4
21. Rea1 h6 22. c4 bxc4 23. b4 a4 24. Qc3 Qd5 25. Rxa4 Rxa4
26. Rxa4 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Qd6+ 28. Kg1 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Qd6+ 30. g3
Qf6 31. Qxc4+ Kh8 32. Qe2 e3 33. Ra3 Qxf2+ 34. Qxf2 exf2
35. Kg2 Rf8 36. Kf1 h5 37. Ra5 g6 38. Ra6 c5 39. b5 Kg7
40. Rc6 Rf5 41. b6 h4 42. g4 Rd5 43. b7 Rd1+ 44. Kxf2 Rb1
45. Rc7+ Kf6 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Rc6+ Kf7 49. Kg5 Rxb7
50. Rxc5 Re7 51. Kxh4 Kf6 52. Rc6+ Kg7 53. Kg5 Re5+ 54. Kf4
Re1 55. h4 Rd1 56. c4 Re1 57. Rd6 Rc1 58. Kg5 Rxc4 59. Rxg6+
Kh7 60. Rf6 Kg7 61. Rf5 Rc6 62. h5 Ra6 63. Rb5 Ra7 64. h6+ Kh7
65. Kh5 Ra1 66. Rb7+ Kg8 67. g5 Ra5 68. Re7 Rb5 69. Kg4 Rb1
70. g6 Rg1+ 71. Kf5 Rf1+ 72. Ke6 Re1+ 73. Kd7 Rd1+ 74. Kc6
Rc1+ 75. Kd6 Rd1+ 76. Kc7 Rc1+ 77. Kd8 Rd1+ 78. Rd7 Rg1
79. Rd6 Rh1 80. g7 Rg1 81. Rf6 Rd1+ 82. Kc7 Rc1+ 83. Kd6 Rd1+
84. Ke5 Re1+ 85. Kf4 Rf1+ 86. Kg5 Rg1+ 87. Kh4 Kh7 88. Rf8
Rh1+ 89. Kg3 1-0

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St. Louis MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.12"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. Nbd2 a5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ndf3 Ne4 11. Be2 a4
12. Nd3 Nb6 13. Bd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qd6 15. Rfc1 Nc4 16. Qb4 Bf5
17. Qxd6 Nxd6 18. Nb4 e6 19. h3 Rfc8 20. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bg5
Be6 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Rd2 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Bxd8 15. Rd1 Be7 16. b3
h4 17. Kf1 Rh5 18. Bc1 b6 19. Ne2 Bc8 20. Nf4 Rh6 21. Nh2 Bg5
22. Ng4 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Rh5 24. e6 Bxe6 25. Bxc7 f6 26. Rd8+ Ke7
27. Ra8 Nd4 28. Bd8+ Kd6 29. Rxa7 Ra5 30. Be7+ Kd5 31. Ne3+
Ke4 32. Rxa5 bxa5 33. Bc5 Nf5 34. Nd1 g5 35. Nc3+ Ke5 36. Bb6
Nd4 37. Bc7+ Kf5 38. Bxa5 Nxc2 39. Nd1 Bc8 40. f3 Ba6+ 41. Kf2
Ke6 42. Bc3 Na3 43. Ne3 Bd3 44. Bb4 Nc2 45. Bc5 Nxe3 46. Kxe3
Bf1 47. Kf2 Bd3 48. a3 Ba6 49. a4 f5 50. b4 f4 51. Bb6 Kf5
52. Bd8 Bc4 53. a5 Bb5 54. Ke1 Kg6 55. Kd2 Bf1 56. Ke1 Bxg2
57. a6 Bxf3 58. a7 c5 59. bxc5 Bc6 60. Kf2 Kh5 61. Bc7 Kg6
62. Bd8 g4 63. hxg4 h3 64. Kg1 f3 65. Bh4 f2+ 66. Bxf2 Kg5
67. Kh2 Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Ba6 11. Qd2 Rb8
12. Qa5 Qc8 13. a4 Rd8 14. Rd1 c3 15. Bg5 Bxe2 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. Re1 Bc4 18. Qh5 Bd5 19. Bf1 Rd6 20. Qh6 f5 21. Rac1 Qf8
22. Qe3 Qg7 23. Rxc3 Bxa2 24. d5 Bxd5 25. Rc5 Qg4 26. Ra5 Qf3
27. Qxf3 Bxf3 28. Rxa7 Rbd8 29. Re3 Be4 30. f3 Bd3 31. Rxc7
Bxf1 32. Kxf1 Rd1+ 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Kxe1 Ra8 35. Rxc6 Rxa4
36. Rc2 f4 37. Kf2 Kg7 38. Kg2 h5 39. Rc5 Kg6 40. Rc3 f6
41. gxf4 Rxf4 42. Rc8 Ra4 43. Rg8+ Kh7 44. Re8 e5 45. Rc8 Kg7
46. Kg3 h4+ 47. Kh3 Rf4 48. Kg2 Kf7 49. Ra8 Ke6 50. Ra6+ Kd5
51. Ra5+ Kd4 52. Ra4+ Ke3 53. Ra3+ Kd2 54. Ra2+ Kc3 55. Ra3+
Kb4 56. Ra6 Kb5 57. Ra8 Kc5 58. Ra5+ Kd6 59. Ra6+ Ke7 60. Ra7+
Ke6 61. Ra6+ Kf5 62. Ra8 Rb4 63. Ra3 Rb2+ 64. Kh3 Kf4 65. Ra4+
Kxf3 66. Rxh4 f5 67. Rh5 Kf4 68. Rh4+ Kg5 69. Rh8 Rb3+ 70. Kg2
e4 71. Rg8+ Kf4 72. h4 Rb2+ 73. Kh3 Rb1 74. Kg2 e3 75. Re8
Rb2+ 76. Kh3 Kf3 77. h5 Rb1 78. Kh4 Kf4 79. Kh3 Rh1+ 80. Kg2
Rxh5 81. Ra8 Rg5+ 82. Kf1 Kf3 0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3
7. Qxf3 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Qd1 O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Bg5 b5 12. Ba2
Rb8 13. Qd2 a5 14. Rae1 b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Nd5 e6 17. Ne3 h6
18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Nh5 20. Bh2 Bxb2 21. Qd1 Nf4 22. g3 Ng6
23. f4 Kh7 24. f5 Nge5 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Bxe6 Nd4 27. Rxf8
Qxf8 28. Rf1 Qe7 29. Bf5+ Kg7 30. h4 Ra8 31. Nd5 Qf7 32. Bg4
Ra1 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Kg2 Rxd1 35. Bxd1 b3 36. cxb3 Nxd3
37. Bg1 Nc1 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. b4 Nd3 40. bxc5 dxc5 41. Be3 c4
42. Nb6 Ne5 43. Na4 Ba1 44. Bxg5 c3 45. Bh5+ Kg7 46. Nxc3 Bxc3
47. Bf4 Ne6 48. Bxe5+ Bxe5 49. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2818"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3
Qe7 7. a3 d5 8. b4 d4 9. Qc2 Bg4 10. b5 Nd8 11. Bb2 c5
12. O-O-O O-O 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bd3 a6 15. exd4 exd4 16. Ne5 Bc8
17. f4 h6 18. Rhf1 b6 19. h3 Bb7 20. g4 Re8 21. h4 Ne6 22. g5
Nxf4 23. bxa6 Rxa6 24. gxf6 Rxe5 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. fxg7+ Kxg7
27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. Rg8+ Ke7 29. Rf1 Ra8 30. Rg7 Kf8 31. Rg8+ Ke7
32. Rg4 Ne6 33. Bf5 Rf8 34. Bxe6 Rxe6 35. Qh7 Ke8 36. Rg8 Qe7
37. a4 Be4 38. Qg7 Rxg8 39. Qxg8+ Qf8 40. Qg4 Bd3 41. Rg1 Qe7
42. Qg3 Rg6 43. Qb8+ Kd7 44. Qb7+ Kd8 45. Qb8+ Kd7 46. Qb7+
Kd8 47. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 g6 5. b4 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Nbd2 a5 8. b5 a4 9. Rc1 Bf5 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 cxb5
12. Bxb5 Qb6 13. Qe2 Ra5 14. Rc5 Nbd7 15. Nc4 Qd8 16. Rxf5
gxf5 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Nxa5 Qxa5+ 19. Qd2 Qb5 20. Qe2 Qb4+
21. Qd2 Qc4 22. Qc3 Qxa2 23. O-O Nb6 24. Ra1 Qc4 25. Qa5 Qb3
26. Qxf5 e6 27. Qb1 Nc4 28. Bc1 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Ra8 30. Rxb7 a3
31. Rb1 a2 32. Ra1 e5 33. Kf1 exd4 34. exd4 Nb6 35. Ke2 Nd5
36. Bd2 Ra3 37. Kd1 Ra4 38. Kc2 Bxd4 39. Nxd4 Rxd4 40. Rxa2
Rc4+ 41. Kd3 Rg4 42. Ra5 Nf4+ 43. Bxf4 Rxf4 44. f3 Rb4
45. Rg5+ Kf8 46. Ke3 h6 47. Rg4 Rb2 48. Kf4 Rb5 49. Kg3 Ra5
50. Kh4 Rb5 51. Re4 Kg7 52. g3 Rb2 53. Kh3 Rf2 54. Rg4+ Kh7
55. Rf4 Kg6 56. g4 Ra2 57. Kg3 Ra1 58. h4 Rg1+ 59. Kf2 Ra1
60. h5+ Kg7 61. Rf5 Ra2+ 62. Kg3 Ra3 63. Re5 Rb3 64. Kf4 Ra3
65. Re3 Ra4+ 66. Kf5 Ra5+ 67. Re5 Ra3 68. f4 Rf3 69. Re2 Rf1
70. Rg2 Rf3 71. g5 hxg5 72. Kxg5 Rf1 73. h6+ Kh7 74. f5 Ra1
75. Kf6 Ra6+ 76. Kxf7 Ra7+ 77. Kf6 Ra6+ 78. Kg5 Rxh6 79. Re2
Ra6 80. Re7+ Kg8 81. f6 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nb3 a5 9. Qe1 a4 10. Na5 Qb8 11. b4 Bg4
12. Nh4 O-O 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Re8
17. a3 Nh5 18. Bd2 d5 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Rf1 dxe4
22. Bc3 Qd6 23. Bxf6 h6 24. Qh5 Kh7 25. Nf5 Qf8 26. dxe4 Rad8
27. Rf4 Rd2 28. Rg4 Rd1+ 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Ke1 Rxc2 31. Bg7 1-0

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Ng4 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Bc5 Re8 11. Qxd8
Rxd8 12. Rc1 Be6 13. b3 Bh6 14. f4 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Ne4
Ke7 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Bf3 h5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Kf2 a5 21. Rcd1 Rxd1
22. Rxd1 b6 23. Nd3 Bxh3 24. Ne5 Ng4+ 25. Bxg4 Bxg4 26. Nxc6+
Ke8 27. Rd3 Bd7 28. Ne5 Be6 29. Nc6 Bd7 30. Ne5 Be6 31. Nc6 a4
32. Nd4 Bd7 33. b4 c5 34. bxc5 bxc5 35. Nc2 Bf5 36. Re3+ Kd7
37. Na3 Rb8 38. Nb5 Be6 39. Rd3+ Ke7 40. Rc3 Kd7 41. Rd3+ Ke7
42. Rc3 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2882"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. e4 c5 6. d3 Nbc6
7. Be3 d6 8. h4 h6 9. f4 h5 10. Nf3 Nd4 11. O-O Nec6 12. Rb1
b6 13. Ne2 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 e5 15. Bf2 exf4 16. gxf4 Bg4 17. Nc3
Bd4 18. e5 Rc8 19. exd6 Qxh4 20. Qe1+ Kd7 21. Bxc6+ Rxc6
22. Bxd4 Qxe1 23. Rbxe1 cxd4 24. Nb5 a6 25. Re7+ Kd8 26. Nc7
Rxd6 27. Rxf7 Bf5 28. Re1 Rd7 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 30. Nd5 Bxd3
31. Rd1 Bf5 32. Rxd4 Kd6 33. b4 Kc6 34. Ne7+ Kc7 35. Nxf5 gxf5
36. Rd5 Re8 37. Rxf5 Re4 38. c5 Rxb4 39. cxb6+ Kxb6 40. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.13"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. Nbd2 bxc3
12. bxc3 Na5 13. Bc2 Rb8 14. Nf1 Be6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5
17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Kg7 19. Qf3 Rh8 20. Ne3 Rb2 21. Re2 Kg6
22. Nf5 Kxg5 23. Qg3+ Kh5 24. Bd1 Bxf5 25. Rxb2+ Kh6 26. exf5
Nh7 27. Rb4 Ng5 28. Rg4 f6 29. h4 Rh7 30. Rb1 Kg7 1-0

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nxe4 11. Bxe4
dxe4 12. Qh5 Qd6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Re3 Re6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Rg3
Rg6 17. Qe5 Be6 18. Rxg6 fxg6 19. Qxe4 Re8 20. Qxc6 Bg4
21. Qc4+ Qe6 22. Qxc7 Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rd5 Bf5 25. f3
Bxc2 26. Ra5 Re7 27. Bd4 Bd3 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. Bxa7 g5 30. Kf2
Ke6 31. Ke3 Bf1 32. g3 h5 33. Kd4 Be2 34. Kc5 Bxf3 35. a4 Kd7
36. a5 Kc7 37. b4 h4 38. b5 Be2 39. Bb6+ Kc8 40. a6 Kd7
41. Ba5 h3 42. g4 Kc8 43. Be1 Kb8 44. Kb6 Bxg4 45. Bg3+ Ka8
46. Ka5 Bc8 47. b6 g4 48. Be5 g5 49. Bd6 g3 50. Bxg3 g4
51. Bf4 g3 52. b7+ 1-0

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Qe7 9. Qe2 Ng8 10. Bf4 Qe6 11. Ne4 Ne7
12. Ng5 Qf5 13. g3 d5 14. Bh3 Qxh3 15. Nxh3 Bxh3 16. e6 Bxe6
17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 O-O-O 19. O-O-O dxc4 20. Qc5 Nd5
21. Qxc6 Nb6 22. Rhe1 Rd3 23. Rxd3 cxd3 24. Rxe6 fxe6
25. Qxe6+ Kb8 26. Qe7 Kc8 27. Qe6+ Kb8 28. Qf6 Re8 29. Kd2 Re5
30. Kxd3 Rf5 31. Qh8+ Kb7 32. f4 Rf7 33. Ke2 a5 34. b3 a4
35. bxa4 Re7+ 36. Kf3 Nxa4 37. Qd8 Re6 38. Qd7 Rc6 39. Qxh7
Kb6 40. h4 Nc3 41. Qf7 Nb5 42. h5 Nd4+ 43. Ke4 Nb5 44. Kf3
gxh5 45. Qxh5 Rc3+ 46. Kg4 c5 47. f5 Rc2 48. Qh6+ Ka5 49. Qe3
Rc4+ 50. Kh3 Rc3 51. Qf4 Nd4 52. f6 Rf3 53. Qc7+ Kb4 54. f7
Kc4 55. Qe7 Nf5 1-0

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nd5 9. Rc1 N7b6 10. Bg3 c5 11. Be2 O-O
12. O-O Bb7 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. a3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Be7 16. Qxd5
Bxd5 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. e4 c3 19. Nb1 c2 20. exd5 cxb1=Q
21. Rxb1 Nxd5 22. Rfd1 Bf6 23. Bf3 Rfd8 24. b4 g6 25. Bxd5
exd5 26. a4 Rc4 27. f3 Bc3 28. Be1 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 Rb8 30. Re7
a5 31. b5 Rxa4 32. b6 Rb4 33. Ra1 R8xb6 34. Rxa5 Rb1+ 35. Kf2
R1b2+ 36. Kg3 Rd2 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Raa7 Rf6 39. Red7 Rf5
40. h4 h5 41. Ra5 g5 42. Ra4 0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2818"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. O-O g6 6. Qc2 Bg7
7. Qxc4 O-O 8. Qc2 Bf5 9. d3 Qc8 10. Nc3 Bh3 11. d4 Na6
12. Rd1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. e4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. a4 Nc7
17. Be3 a6 18. h4 h6 19. c4 Ne6 20. Rac1 bxa4 21. d5 cxd5
22. cxd5 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Nd8 24. Ra2 Nb7 25. Rxa4 a5 26. Rb1 Nd6
27. e5 Nf5 28. Bd2 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Bxg5 f6 31. Bf4 fxe5
32. Bxe5 Ra6 33. Rb5 Rfa8 34. g4 Nd6 35. Bxd6 exd6 36. Nd2 Bc3
37. Nc4 Bb4 38. f4 Bc3 39. Kf3 Re8 40. Ne3 Bd2 41. Nf5 Re1
42. Rc4 Ra8 43. Rb7 Rc1 44. Rxc1 Bxc1 45. Nxd6 a4 46. Rb1 Ba3
47. Nc4 Bc5 48. g5 a3 49. Nxa3 Rxa3+ 50. Kg4 Ra4 51. Kf5 Bd6
52. Kg6 Rxf4 53. Rb6 Bf8 54. Rb8 Ra4 55. Rd8 Ra6+ 56. d6 Rxd6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5
Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8. Nxd5 Qxe4+ 9. Ne3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nxe2 11. Qxe2
Bxe3 12. Qxe3 O-O-O 13. Qxe4 Nxe4 14. d3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nc5
16. Be3 Ne6 17. h4 h5 18. Kd2 Rd5 19. Rag1 Rhd8 20. a4 c5
21. b3 b6 22. Ke2 Kb7 23. Kd2 Kc6 24. Rg3 Rf5 25. Ke2 g6
26. Kd2 Rd7 27. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b6 11. Ne5 Ra7
12. Nd3 Be7 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Bxb8 b5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Qb3 Qxb8 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Nf3 g6 21. Rxc8+
Qxc8 22. Rc1 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Nxc7 24. Qc3 Qb7 25. Nfe5 Ne8
26. Nc6 Bf8 27. Nde5 Qc7 28. Qa5 Qxa5 29. Nxa5 Bg7 30. Nac6
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. cxd4
e6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Bd3 f5 9. Nge2 Nf6 10. Qb3 a6 11. O-O-O Bd7
12. Kb1 Bc6 13. h3 h5 14. h4 Ng4 15. Rdf1 Bd6 16. g3 Qa5
17. Nf4 O-O-O 18. Be2 Kb8 19. Nd3 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. a3 Rc6
22. Bxg4 fxg4 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qc7 25. Na2 Qxe5 26. Nb4
Rb6 27. Nd3 Rxb3 28. Nxe5 Be8 29. Ka2 Rb6 30. b4 f6 31. Nd3 e5
32. Nc5 Rd6 33. Rhd1 Bg6 34. a4 Rhd8 35. a5 d4 36. exd4 Rxd4
37. Rxd4 Rxd4 38. Kb3 Bf7+ 39. Kc3 Kc7 40. Na4 Kd6 41. Nb6 Be8
42. Nc4+ Kd5 43. Nd2 Bg6 44. Rd1 Kc6 45. Rc1 Kb5 46. Nb3 Rc4+
47. Kb2 Rxc1 48. Nxc1 Kxb4 49. Nb3 Bf7 50. Nd2 Bd5 51. Nf1
Kxa5 52. Ne3 Be6 0-1

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2882"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. f3 Nc6
7. e4 Na5 8. Bd3 d6 9. Nh3 Ba6 10. Qe2 e5 11. Be3 Qd7 12. a4
Qc6 13. d5 Qd7 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nf2 Nd7 16. Rab1 O-O 17. g4
Rac8 18. Nh1 c6 19. Ng3 g6 20. c5 Bxd3 21. cxd6 Bxe2 22. dxe7
Bxf1 23. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 24. Kxf1 cxd5 25. exd5 Rxc3 26. Bd2
Rxf3+ 27. Ke2 Rb3 28. Rc1 Rb2 29. Rc7 Nf6 30. Kd3 Nxd5
31. Bh6+ Ke8 32. Rxa7 Rb3+ 33. Kc2 Ne3+ 34. Bxe3 Rxe3 35. g5
Nc6 36. Rb7 Nb4+ 37. Kd2 Rd3+ 38. Ke2 Rd4 39. Rxb6 Nd5 40. Ra6
Nc3+ 41. Ke3 Nxa4 42. Ra5 Rb4 43. Ne4 Nb6 44. Rxe5+ Kf8
45. Rc5 Rc4 46. Rb5 Nd7 47. h4 Ra4 48. Kf4 Rc4 49. Ra5 Rb4
50. Ra8+ Ke7 51. Ra7 Ke6 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c4 cxd4 6. O-O e6
7. b3 Bc5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bxd4 Na6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Ne1 Bxg2
12. Nxg2 Rfd8 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Nb5 d5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxa7
dxc4 17. Nxc8 Rxd1 18. Rcxd1 c3 19. Nd6 h5 20. Ne4 Qe5
21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Ne3 b5 23. b4 Ne4 24. Rd3 h4 25. gxh4 Qf6
26. f3 Nd2 27. Rc1 Nxf3+ 28. Kh1 Nd4 29. Rf1 Qxh4 30. Ng2 Qe4
31. Rxc3 Qxe2 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rcc1 f6 34. Rce1 Qxa2 35. Re3
e5 36. Rh3+ Kg8 37. Ne3 Qa8+ 38. Kg1 Ne2+ 39. Kf2 Nf4 40. Rf3
Qa2+ 41. Kg1 Qd2 42. Rd1 Qxb4 43. Nf5 Qe4 44. Nh4 Ne2+ 45. Kf2
Nd4 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.17"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 a5 6. b5 c5
7. bxc6 Nxc6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. c3 Qc7 11. a4 e5
12. Ba3 Rfc8 13. Rc1 e4 14. Nh4 Be6 15. g3 g5 16. Ng2 Qd7
17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Bf5 19. Qb3 Bd3 20. Rf2 Qe6 21. Qd1 b6
22. Nf1 Be4 23. Nd2 Bd3 24. Nf1 Be4 25. Nd2 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.18"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6
Rxe6 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nf1 d5 15. Be3 d4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4
Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxc7 Qxd3 20. Qxb7 Qd8 21. Red1 Qb8
22. Qxb8+ Rxb8 23. f3 Rxb4 24. Ne3 g6 25. a5 Rb5 26. Rdb1 Rc5
27. Rb6 Kf8 28. Ra2 h5 29. h4 Nd7 30. Rb7 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Nc5
32. Rb8+ Re8 33. Rb6 Re6 34. Nd5 Rxb6 35. axb6 Rb1 36. Ra5 Nd7
37. Rxa6 Rb2 38. Kg1 Kg7 39. Kh2 Kf8 40. Kg3 Kg7 41. Kh3 Kf8
42. g4 hxg4+ 43. fxg4 Nc5 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. g5 Nxe4 46. Rd8 Kh7
47. Rb8 Rb5 48. b7 Rb2 49. Ne7 Nd6 50. Ng8 Ne4 51. Ne7 Nd6
52. Nd5 Ne4 53. Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.19"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O h6 6.c3 d6 7.Re1
O-O 8.h3 a6 9.a4 a5 10.d4 Bb6 11.Be3 exd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.exd5
Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Qxd5 15.Nc3 Qd8 16.d5 Bxe3 17.dxc6 Qxd1 18.Raxd1
Bc5 19.Ne5 bxc6 20.Nxc6 Bb7 21.Ne7+ Kh7 22.Rd7 Bd6 23.Rd1 Rab8
24.Nb5 Bxe7 25.Rxe7 Bc6 26.Nc3 Rb4 27.Rxc7 Bxa4 28.Nxa4 Rxa4
29.Rb7 Rf4 30.g3 Rf6 31.Rb5 Ra8 32.Ra1 Rc8 33.Raxa5 Rc2 34.Rf5
Rxb2 35.Rxf6 gxf6 36.Ra4 Rb3 37.Kg2 Kg7 38.Rg4+ Kh7 39.Rf4 Kg7
40.Rg4+ Kh7 41.Rf4 Kg7 42.Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.20"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2818"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. d4 Bb6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nxe5 Nxe4 10. Qf3 Nf6 11. d6 cxd6
12. Nc4 d5 13. Nd6 Rf8 14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 f6
17. Be3 d5 18. Qf3 Ng6 19. Na3 Bc7 20. Rad1 Ne5 21. Qe2 a6
22. Ba4 Bg4 23. f3 Be6 24. Bb3 Re8 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qf3 Bb6
27. Nc2 Na5 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Bxe3+ 30. Nxe3 Qb6 31. Rd3
Nc4 32. Qd5+ Kf8 33. Qxc4 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 35. Kh1 Rd8
36. h3 b5 37. Qc6 Qe2 38. Rf3 Qxb2 39. Qxa6 h5 40. Kh2 h4
41. Qa7 Kg8 42. Qe7 Qd2 43. Re3 Qd6 44. Qe4 Qd5 45. Qb4 Rc8
46. a4 Qc5 47. Re8+ Kh7 48. Rxc8 Qxc8 49. axb5 Qf5 50. b6 Qd3
51. c4 Qg3+ 52. Kh1 Qd3 53. c5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.21"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O
Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc2 Bg4 9. d4 Re8 10. Bf4 d5 11. Nbd2 Bd6
12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Qb1 h6 14. Bh4 c6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 Qc7
17. Qc2 Re6 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. Bg3 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rxe1+
21. Nxe1 Bxg3 22. hxg3 g6 23. Qa4 b6 24. Qa3 Kg7 25. Nc2 Be6
26. Ne3 Ne8 27. Nf3 Nd6 28. Qa4 a5 29. Qc2 c5 30. Qd1 c4
31. Bc2 b5 32. a3 Nc8 33. Qd2 Qb8 34. Ne1 Ne7 35. Bd1 Nf6
36. Bf3 h5 37. N1c2 Qh8 38. Nd1 Bf5 39. Ne1 Qh6 40. Qxh6+ Kxh6
41. Ne3 Bd7 42. Kf1 Kg7 43. Bd1 Ng4 44. Nxg4 Bxg4 45. Bxg4
hxg4 46. Nc2 f5 47. Ke2 Ng8 48. Ne3 Nf6 49. f3 Kf7 50. fxg4
fxg4 51. Ke1 Ke6 52. Ke2 Kf7 53. Ke1 Ke6 54. Ke2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.23"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4
12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qc2 Ne6 16. Bxd5
Rac8 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. O-O Nc7 19. e4 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rc5
21. Rad1 g6 22. b4 Rc3 23. a4 Rc4 24. d6 Rd7 25. g3 Kg7 26. b5
Re4 27. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qc3+ Qf6
31. Qc7 Qa1+ 32. Kg2 Qxa4 33. Qxb7 Qc4 34. Qxa7 Qd5+ 35. Kg1
Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qd5+ 37. Kg1 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.24"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf1 Nc6 10. Nb3 b5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4
g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Bf2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5
Qxd5 18. c3 b4 19. Nc5 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Bf5
22. Bxa6 Bxc3 23. Bb7 Nb4 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. a4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1
f6 27. a5 Bc8 28. h3 Kf7 29. Rb1 Na6 30. Ne4 Rb8 31. Rc1 Bd7
32. Bd4 h5 33. Bb6 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. Nc5 Nxc5 36. Bxc5 h4
37. Bb4 Ba6 38. Bc5 Bc8 39. Bb4 Ba6 40. Bc5 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.25"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. Re1 Ba7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Ba4 b5
12. Bc2 h6 13. Nf1 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Ng3 Nh7 16. a4 Nf8
17. b4 Ng6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qd7 20. Nd2 Nce7 21. Nb3 Qc6
22. Qd2 Nh4 23. e4 Qg6 24. Kh2 Bc6 25. Nc5 f5 26. exf5 Nexf5
27. Nge4 Bd5 28. Re2 Rad8 29. Rf1 Nd6 30. Qe1 Nhf5 31. a5 Rf8
32. Ref2 Rf7 33. Rf3 h5 34. Nxa6 h4 35. Nac5 Rdf8 36. Kg1 Qh6
37. Qc1 Ne3 38. Rxf7 Rxf7 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. Qe1 Nxc2 41. Qf2+
Ke8 42. Qxc2 Bxe4 43. Nxe4 Nxe4 44. dxe4 Qe3+ 45. Kf1 Qf4+
46. Qf2 Qc1+ 47. Qe1 Qf4+ 48. Kg1 Kd8 49. Qf2 Qc1+ 50. Kh2
Qxc3 51. a6 Ke8 52. Qxh4 Qa3 53. Qh5+ Kf8 54. Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.26"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2882"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Be3 a5 13. Qc2 c5 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bb7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Qe3 Qb6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Nb3 Nc5
22. Qxe5+ Kg8 23. Qe3 Qc6 24. Nd5 Nxb3 25. axb3 Qc5 26. Rac1
Qxe3 27. Nxe3 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rb8 29. Rc5 Bc8 30. Nd5 Be6
31. Nxe7+ Kf8 32. Nc6 Rxb3 33. Nd4 Rxb2 34. Nxe6+ fxe6
35. Rxa5 h5 36. Ra6 Kf7 37. Ra5 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rb2 39. Kg1 Rb1+
40. Kh2 Rb2 41. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.27"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O Nf4 11. Nc3 Nxd3
12. cxd3 O-O 13. b3 c5 14. Ba3 Nc6 15. Ne4 Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4
17. Re1 Bb8 18. Ng3 Qxd3 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Be6 21. Re3
Qd4 22. Ne2 Qd6 23. d4 a5 24. h4 Rfd8 25. Qd2 a4 26. Rd1 axb3
27. axb3 Ra5 28. Rg3 Rf5 29. Ra1 Bd5 30. Qe3 h6 31. Rg4 Rf6
32. Ng3 Qe6 33. Qxe6 Bxe6 34. Re4 Bxb3 35. d5 Rb6 36. Rb1 Bxd5
37. Rexb4 Rxb4 38. Rxb4 Be6 39. f3 Ra8 40. Kh1 Rd8 41. Kg1 Ra8
42. Kh1 Rd8 43. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.28"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "11.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Qxc4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Bf4
Bxc4 17. Bxe5 Rfe8 18. Bxc7 Rxe2 19. a4 Rc8 20. Bf4 Rc2
21. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 a5 23. Rb1 f6 24. Rb8 Rxb8 25. Bxb8
Bb3 26. Bc7 Bxa4 27. Bxa5 Kf7 28. f3 Ke6 29. Kf2 Kd5 30. Bb6
g6 31. Bd4 f5 32. Bh8 Bb5 33. Bd4 Ba4 34. Bg7 Bb5 35. Bd4 Ba4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.10"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Essam El Gindy"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Qd2 Nf6
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Rb8 9. f4 e5 10. Nf3 Nd4 11. O-O b6 12. Rae1
Re8 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. e3 Nf5 15. Nge4 exf4 16. Rxf4 Nh5 17. Rff1
Nh6 18. Nf2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nf6 20. e4 Nhg4 21. Nd5 Ne5 22. Bxe5
dxe5 23. g4 h6 24. h4 Nh7 25. Rh1 Rb7 26. Nd1 Nf8 27. N1e3 Ne6
28. Rh2 Rd7 29. Kh1 Nf4 30. Rf1 Rd6 31. Rf3 Qd7 32. Qd1 a6
33. Qf1 b5 34. g5 h5 35. Nxf4 exf4 36. Nd5 Be5 37. Rxf4 bxc4
38. bxc4 Rb8 39. Rff2 Bxh2 40. Rxh2 Rdb6 41. Nxb6 Rxb6 42. Rd2
Qg4 43. Qe1 a5 44. Kh2 Qf4+ 45. Kg2 a4 46. Qf2 Qe5 47. Qf3 a3
48. Rf2 Qe6 49. Qg3 Kg7 50. Kf3 Kg8 51. Kg2 Rb1 52. Qf4 Qd7
53. Kh2 Rb7 54. Qe5 Qg4 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Qe5+ Kh7 57. Qg3 Qd1
58. Qe5 Qg4 59. Qg3 Qd7 60. Qe5 Qg4 61. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.11"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Essam El Gindy"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 b6
7. e4 d6 8. Bd3 Na5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Ba6 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. a4
Qc6 13. d5 Qb7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Nh3 Nb7 17. Nf4
h5 18. g4 hxg4 19. fxg4 Nc5 20. Nh5 Ke7 21. O-O Rh6 22. Qe3
Qh8 23. Rf2 Rg8 24. Rg2 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Rhg6 26. Qf3 Bxc4
27. Rd1 Rxg4 28. Rxg4 Qxh5 29. h3 Rxg4+ 30. hxg4 Qg5 31. Kf2
Bb3 32. Rh1 exd5 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. Re1+ Be6 35. Re4 a5 36. Qe3
Kd7 37. Kg3 Qg6 38. Kf2 f5 39. gxf5 Qxf5+ 40. Ke1 Qd5 41. Rf4
Qb3 42. Qd3 Qb2 43. Rh4 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 Qg5 45. Qd4 Qe5 46. Qd2
Bd5 47. Qd3 Qf6+ 48. Kg3 Qg5+ 49. Rg4 Qe5+ 50. Rf4 Qe1+
51. Kh2 Qh1+ 52. Kg3 Qg2+ 53. Kh4 Be6 54. Qb5+ Kc8 55. Qd3 Qg7
56. Qf3 Kd7 57. Rd4 f6 58. Qh5 Qg2 59. Qh7+ Kc8 60. Qh8+ Kb7
61. Qxf6 Qh3+ 62. Kg5 Qg3+ 63. Kh6 Qxc3 64. Qf4 Bd7 65. Kg6
Bc6 66. Kf6 Bxa4 67. Ke7 Bc6 68. Kd8 Qh3 69. Qg4 Qh8+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.13"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 a6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 b5 11. Bb3 d6 12. Nbd2
Bb6 13. Re1 Ne7 14. a4 Rb8 15. d4 Ng6 16. a5 Ba7 17. h3 Bd7
18. Qc2 Nh5 19. Nf1 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. N3h2 b4 22. Ng4 bxc3
23. bxc3 Bxg4 24. hxg4 Nf6 25. Bc4 Nxg4 26. Bxa6 h5 27. Be2
Nf6 28. Bh2 h4 29. Bd1 g4 30. Ne3 g3 31. fxg3 d5 32. gxh4 d4
33. cxd4 Bxd4 34. Ra3 Rb2 35. Qc1 Nxe4 36. Qc6 Nd6 37. Kh1
Qxh4 38. Rf1 Rf2 39. Qxd6 Bxe3 40. Qa6 Re6 41. Qc8+ Kg7
42. Rg1 Bf4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.14"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nc3
Nge7 7. Nb5 Bg4 8. c3 Qd7 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. h3 Bf5 11. Nh4 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 h6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. g3 Kb8 15. O-O-O Ka8 16. Bd2 b5
17. Kb1 Rb8 18. Rc1 b4 19. cxb4 Nxb4 20. Bxb4 Rxb4 21. Rc3
Rhb8 22. b3 g5 23. Nf3 Nc6 24. Rhc1 R4b6 25. Ne1 Nb4 26. Qf3
Ra6 27. Nd3 Nxa2 28. Qxd5+ Qb7 29. Qxb7+ Kxb7 30. Rc7+ Ka8
31. R1c4 Rxb3+ 32. Kc2 Raa3 33. Rd7 Rc3+ 34. Rxc3 Nxc3
35. Rd8+ Kb7 36. Rxd6 Ne4 37. Nc5+ Nxc5 38. dxc5 Ra6 39. Rd7+
Kc6 40. Rxf7 Kxc5 41. f4 gxf4 42. Rxf4 Ra2+ 43. Kb3 Rg2
44. Rg4 Rd2 45. Kc3 Rd6 46. Rc4+ Kd5 47. Rd4+ Ke5 48. Rxd6
Kxd6 49. g4 Ke5 50. h4 a5 51. g5 hxg5 52. hxg5 Kf5 53. Kc4
Kxg5 54. Kb5 Kf5 55. Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.16"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. g3 Qc7 6. Bg2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. b5 Ne7 9. e3 Ng6 10. a4 Be7 11. a5 Rb8 12. d3
O-O 13. Nbd2 Bf5 14. Qb3 h6 15. Rfe1 b6 16. Ra3 Rfd8 17. Qa2
Rd7 18. Nf1 Rbd8 19. N3d2 Bf8 20. exd4 cxd4 21. axb6 axb6
22. Rb3 Re7 23. Ra3 Red7 24. Rb3 Re7 25. Ra3 Red7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.17"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bb3 Kh8
12. Ne4 Be7 13. Ng3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 f5 15. a4 a5 16. d4 f4
17. Nh5 g6 18. dxe5 gxh5 19. Qxh5 Qd3 20. Bf7 Rxf7 21. Qxf7
Rf8 22. Qh5 Bc5 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rf5 25. Re4 Nxe5
26. Bxf4 Bd6 27. Kg2 Nd5 28. Bg3 Ng6 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. h4 Kf7
31. Rd2 Nf6 32. Red4 Nf4+ 33. Kh2 Ne6 34. Rc4 Bxg3+ 35. fxg3
Rxf3 36. Kg2 Re3 37. g4 Ke7 38. Rf2 Ne4 39. Rf5 Nd6 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.20"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Nxf3+
12. Nxf3 Bb7 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6
cxd6 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Ne6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rc8
21. Re2 a5 22. g3 h6 23. b3 Rc6 24. Rd1 Qc7 25. Rdd2 Rc8
26. h4 Rc5 27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Rd5
Rc3 31. Rxa5 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.21"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Nh4 e6 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Na4 c5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Qc7
17. f4 Qxc5+ 18. Be3 d4 19. Rac1 Qd5 20. Rfd1 Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qb3
22. Rxd4 Rfb8 23. Rd3 Qb7 24. Bc5 Bf8 25. b4 a5 26. Bxf8 Rxf8
27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Qb6+ 29. Qf2 Qb1+ 30. Qf1 Qb6+ 31. Qf2
Qb1+ 32. Qf1 Qb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Re1
Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 f6 11. exf6 exf6
12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nb3 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Nf5 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Nc5
Qc7 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Qd1 Bc8 19. h3 Bf8 20. Qa4 Qb6 21. b3 Nd6
22. Ba5 Qb5 23. Qxb5 Nxb5 24. a4 Nd6 25. Bd2 g5 26. Nd3 Bd7
27. Nc5 Bc8 28. Nd3 Bf5 29. Nfe1 Rc8 30. g4 Bg6 31. f3 Rb8
32. Nc5 Be7 33. Rc3 Kf7 34. Ned3 Bxd3 35. Nxd3 Ke8 36. Be1 Nf7
37. Bg3 Rb7 38. Kf1 Kd7 39. Bf2 Nd8 40. f4 gxf4 41. Nxf4 Nf7
42. Nh5 Ng5 43. Ke2 Rb4 44. Rd3 Rb8 45. Ng7 Ne6 46. Nxe6 Kxe6
47. Re3+ Kd7 48. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Na3 Bxa3 8. bxa3 b5 9. a4 a6 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Ne5 Nd5 12. e4
Ne7 13. Qh5 Ng6 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Nc6 Nf6 16. Nxd8 Nxh5 17. e5
Rb8 18. Nc6 Ra8 19. Na5 Rb8 20. Bf3 Bd7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bb4
Nhf4 23. gxf4 Nxf4 24. Rd2 Nd5 25. Rb1 Rb6 26. Rdb2 Ra8
27. Be1 Ra7 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. f3 Bf5 30. Ra1 Bd7 31. Rab1 Bf5
32. Ra1 Bd7 33. Rab1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3
O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Be2 Ne8 9. O-O f5 10. Ne1 Nf6 11. c5 d5 12. d4
e4 13. c4 Be6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. f4 Na5 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Qc3 b6
18. Ba3 Qxa2 19. cxb6 Nd5 20. Qb2 Qxb2 21. Rxb2 Rfe8 22. bxc7
Rxb2 23. Bxb2 Nxe3 24. d5 Bxd5 25. Rf2 Nec4 26. Be5 Rc8 27. g4
Nxe5 28. fxe5 fxg4 29. Bxg4 Rxc7 30. Rd2 Bb7 31. Nc2 Nc6
32. e6 g6 33. Ne3 Ne5 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Bh3 Ke7 36. Ra2 a6
37. Ra4 Nd3+ 38. Kg3 Rc3 39. Ra5 Kd6 40. Ra1 Nc5 41. Kf2 Nxe6
42. Rb1 Nc5 43. Rb6+ Kc7 44. Rf6 a5 45. Rf7+ Kb6 46. Rxh7 a4
47. Rg7 Nd3+ 48. Kg3 a3 49. Rxg6+ Ka7 50. Rg5 Nc5 51. Rxc5
Rxc5 52. Be6 Bd5 53. Bxd5 Rxd5 54. Nxd5 a2 55. Kf4 a1=Q
56. Kxe4 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6
7. d5 Nb4 8. Bf1 c6 9. a3 Na6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Bd4
Rac8 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxa7 Nc5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxc5 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Qxc5 18. Qxb7 Ng4 19. Re2 Rb8 20. Qf3 f5 21. Qd5+
Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxb2 23. h3 Nf6 24. Nxe7+ Kf7 25. Nc6 e4
26. Ne5+ Ke7 27. Nc4 Rb5 28. Ree1 Rc5 29. Rab1 Rc7 30. f3 Rfc8
31. Nb6 Rd8 32. fxe4 Nxe4 33. Bd3 Rd4 34. Bxe4 fxe4 35. Re2
Kd6 36. a4 Rc5 37. a5 Kc6 38. a6 Ra5 39. c3 Rd3 40. Rxe4 Rxc3
41. Rc4+ Rxc4 42. Nxc4 Rxa6 43. Nd2 Be5 44. Kf1 Ra2 45. Rd1
Bd4 46. Ne4 Bb6 47. Rd2 Ra4 48. Rc2+ Kd7 49. Nc5+ Bxc5
50. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.23"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 c5 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6
12. O-O Bf5 13. Qa4 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Nd2 Rac8 16. Rfc1
Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bf3 Nc6 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Bb8 a6 22. Ne4 f6 23. f3 Kf7 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. Ba7 f5
26. Ng5+ Ke8 27. f4 Bh6 28. Nxh7 Be6 29. a3 a5 30. Ke2 Bg8
31. Ng5 Bxg5 32. fxg5 a4 33. Kd3 Bb3 34. Kc3 Kf7 35. Kb4 Bc2
36. Bb8 Bb3 37. h4 Kg7 38. e4 fxe4 39. Bf4 e3 40. Bxe3 Kf7
41. g4 Bd1 42. h5 e6 43. Bf4 Kg7 44. Be5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.24"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bb3 Qxd3
12. Nxe5 Qf5 13. Nef3 Rad8 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Ne4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3
Qxf3 17. gxf3 Bb6 18. Kf1 Nde7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxe7 Nxe7
21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Rxe7 Rd2 23. Re2 Rfd8 24. Rae1 Kf8 25. Rxd2
Rxd2 26. Re2 Rxe2 27. Kxe2 Ke7 28. f4 f5 29. Kf3 Kf6 30. Bd5
c6 31. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.25"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 g6
7. d3 Bg7 8. Bd2 O-O 9. h4 Nf6 10. Qc1 Bg4 11. Nh2 Bd7 12. Bh6
Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Nd4 14. Qd2 Qc7 15. e3 Bc6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. dxe4
Nc6 18. Qc3 Qe5 19. Rc1 Rfd8 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Ke2 Rac8
22. Rhd1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 c4 24. f4 Nd3 25. e5 Nh5 26. Nf1 Nxb2
27. Rb1 c3 28. Bxb7 Rc5 29. Rc1 Ng7 30. Be4 Ne6 31. Nh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.25"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6
Rxe6 13. Nf1 Qd7 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 d5 16. b5 Ne7 17. c4 d4
18. Nf5 Re8 19. N3h4 Ng6 20. g3 Nxh4 21. Nxh4 Qe7 22. Qc1 Nd7
23. Qa3 Nc5 24. f4 exf4 25. Nf5 Qf8 26. gxf4 Rf6 27. Rf1 Rxf5
28. exf5 Re3 29. Rae1 Qe7 30. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh2 Qe2+ 32. Kg1
Nxd3 33. bxa6 bxa6 34. Qb3 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Qd2+ 36. Kg1 Qe3+
37. Kh2 h5 38. Qd1 h4 39. Rf3 Nb2 40. Rxe3 Nxd1 41. Rd3 Nb2
42. Rxd4 c5 43. Rd5 Nxa4 44. Kg2 Kf8 45. Kf3 Ke7 46. Kg4 Nb6
47. Rxc5 Kd6 48. Ra5 Nxc4 49. Rxa6+ Ke7 50. Kxh4 Nd6 51. Rxd6
Kxd6 52. Kg5 Ke7 53. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.10"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aryan Tari"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+
Nxe8 12. d5 d6 13. Nd2 Bg5 14. c4 Bd7 15. h3 a5 16. Nf3 Bxc1
17. Rxc1 Nf6 18. Qd4 b6 19. Bd3 Qf8 20. b3 h6 21. a3 Re8
22. Ra1 Qe7 23. Kh2 Qd8 24. b4 Qa8 25. Nd2 Qa7 26. Nb3 axb4
27. axb4 Qb7 28. Nd2 b5 29. Qa7 Qc8 30. cxb5 Nxd5 31. Qd4 Be6
32. Be4 Nb6 33. Ra3 Re7 34. Bc6 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Nijat Abasov"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2
O-O 7. Rc1 c5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. g3 Be7 11. Bc3
Qxa2 12. e4 e5 13. Nxe5 Rd8 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O Nd7 16. Ra1
Qb3 17. Bc2 Qb6 18. Ba5 Qxb2 19. Nd3 Qf6 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Nf4
Ne5 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. exd5 Bg4 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Nxf3+
26. Kg2 Nd4 27. Rxa7 Qe5 28. Ra8+ Bf8 29. Rd8 g6 30. Bb1 Kg7
31. Rd7 Nb5 32. Rxb7 Nd6 33. Rb3 Be7 34. Qf3 Bf6 35. Bd3 h5
36. Rb1 h4 37. gxh4 Bxh4 38. Kh1 Bf6 39. Rg1 Bd8 40. Qg2 Bb6
41. Rb1 Bd4 42. Qf3 Bc3 43. h4 Be1 44. h5 gxh5 45. Be2 Bg3
46. Bd3 h4 47. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.29"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrey Esipenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. c6 Nb8 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. a3
Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc6 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qh6 f5 16. h4 Rf7 17. h5 g5
18. g4 Qf8 19. Qxg5+ Rg7 20. Qh4 Rxg4 21. Qh2 Qh6 22. Ne2 Bb7
23. Rc1 Rc8 24. b4 Kh8 25. f3 Rgg8 26. Kf2 Qf8 27. Bb5 Nb8
28. Nd4 c5 29. Nxe6 Qe7 30. Ng5 h6 31. e6 hxg5 32. fxg5 Qxg5
33. Qe5+ Qg7 34. Rhe1 Nc6 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7
37. Rg1+ Kh7 38. Rxg8 Kxg8 39. Rg1+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "4.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Samuel Sevian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 a6 11. Ng5 Qc7
12. e4 Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 c5 14. e5 cxd4 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. f4 Bg3
17. Rf3 Be1 18. Bd3 h6 19. Nh7 Nxh7 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Ne2 Qxc2
22. Bxc2 Bb7 23. Rf1 Rac8 24. Bd3 Bh4 25. Bd2 Bd5 26. b3 Be7
27. Rfd1 Ba3 28. Bc1 Bb4 29. Bb2 Bc3 30. Nxc3 dxc3 31. Ba3
Rfd8 32. Rac1 Bb7 33. Bb4 Rd4 34. Bxc3 Rxf4 35. Kg1 Rg4
36. Bf1 Kg8 37. Be1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Rd4 39. Rc7 Bd5 40. Be2 Be4
41. Bh5 f6 42. Bf7+ Kh8 43. Bxe6 Rd1 44. Kf2 Rb1 45. Bb4 Rb2+
46. Ke3 Bb1 47. g4 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yuriy Kryvoruchko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3
17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. a5 Kf8 21. Qxf5 Bxf5
22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. b4 f6 24. f3 Kf7 25. Kf2 h5 26. Nb3 Bc2
27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Bxc5 g5 29. h4 gxh4 30. gxh4 Rxe1 31. Rxe1
Re8 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 33. Ke3 Kd7 34. Kd4 Bd1 35. f4 Kc6 36. Be7
f5 37. Ke5 Bg4 38. Bc5 Kb7 39. Kxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Dreev"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Qe7+ 6. Kf1
Nc6 7. d4 Qd8 8. c4 dxc4 9. d5 Nb4 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Bd6
12. Nxc4 Bf5 13. Ne3 Bg6 14. a3 Nd3 15. f4 O-O 16. f5 c4
17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Bf3 Nd7 19. Kg2 N7e5 20. Nxc4 Rxf3 21. Nxe5
Rf2+ 22. Kg1 Qb6 23. Be3 Qxb2 24. Nxd3 Rg2+ 25. Kf1 Rf8+
26. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.17"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bd3 Be7 8. a3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O b6
12. Rd1 Bf6 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Bh7+
Kh8 17. Be4 Ra5 18. c4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Ba6
21. Be2 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qxb6 Raa8 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. h3
Qa5 26. Qf4 Qf5 27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Rd5 g6 29. a4 Rfc8 30. Ra2
Rc1+ 31. Kh2 h5 32. a5 Ra6 33. g3 Kg7 34. Kg2 Rb1 35. Kf3 Kf6
36. Rc5 Ke6 37. h4 Rb4 38. Rd2 Rb7 39. Kf4 Kf6 40. Rcd5 Ke6
41. Kg5 Rba7 42. Kh6 Rxa5 43. Rd6+ Ke7 44. Kg7 R5a6 45. R6d5
Ra5 46. Rxa5 Rxa5 47. Rb2 Ra7 48. Rb5 Ra2 49. Rb7+ Ke6
50. Rxf7 Rxf2 51. Rf6+ Ke5 52. Rxg6 Rf3 53. Kh6 Rxe3 54. Kxh5
f4 55. g4 f3 56. Kg5 Ra3 57. Rf6 Ra8 58. Rf5+ Ke4 59. h5 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.18"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Ne4 f6
12. d4 f5 13. Nc5 e4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 c6
17. g4 g6 18. gxf5 gxf5 19. f3 Bh6 20. Rc2 e3 21. e6 Bxe6
22. Nxb7 Nd5 23. Rxc6 Rac8 24. Rdc1 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Nf4 26. Bf1
Bf8 27. Nc5 Bd5 28. Rc7 Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Bxf3 30. exf3 e2 31. Bc3
Re3 32. Ba5 exf1=Q+ 33. Kxf1 Rxf3+ 34. Kg1 h5 35. h4 Rh3
36. Rxf5 Rxh4 37. Kf2 Ne6 38. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.19"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1
O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Bb5 Qb8 11.Nf1 Qa7 12.d4 exd4
13.Bxc6 dxc3 14.Ba4 Bxf2+ 15.Kh2 Bxe1 16.Qxe1 d5 17.Be3 c5
18.e5 Ne4 19.bxc3 f5 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Bc2 Qb8+ 22.Kh1 Bxh3
23.N3d2 Bf5 24.Nxe4 Bxe4 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Bxc5 Qe5 27.Bd4 Qh5+
28.Kg1 Rf4 29.Qd1 Qxd1 30.Rxd1 b5 31.a3 Rc8 32.Ne3 Rf7 33.Rb1
Rb7 34.Kf2 Kh7 35.Nc2 Rc6 36.Rh1 Rf7+ 37.Kg1 Rfc7 38.Rh3 g5
39.Re3 Re7 40.Re1 Kg6 41.Rb1 Rb7 42.Kf2 h5 43.Ke3 Rbc7 44.Kxe4
Rxc3 45.Bxc3 Rxc3 46.Ne3 Rxa3 47.Rxb5 h4 48.Rb8 Ra4+ 49.Ke5
Rb4 50.Rg8+ Kh5 51.Rd8 a4 52.Kf6 Rb6+ 53.Kf5 Rb5+ 54.Nd5 Kh6
55.Kg4 a3 56.Rd6+ Kg7 57.Nc7 Ra5 58.Ne6+ Kf6 59.Nxg5+ Ke5
60.Nf7+ Ke4 61.Rd1 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.20"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4
Qd6 8.b4 Bb6 9.a4 O-O 10.Nbd2 Bf5 11.Ba3 e4 12.dxe4 Nxe4
13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qxd6 cxd6 15.O-O-O Rac8 16.Bb3 Rfd8 17.Bxf7+
Kxf7 18.Ng5+ Kg6 19.Nxe4 d5 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.bxc5 Na5 22.Kc2 Nc4
23.Kb3 Nxa3 24.Kxa3 Rxc5 25.Rd3 b5 26.a5 Rb8 27.Rb1 Rbc8
28.Kb3 Rb8 29.Ka3 Rbc8 30.Kb3 Rb8 31.Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.21"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 d6
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be3 exd5 11. cxd5 Nfd7
12. Ne2 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Ng3 Re5 15. Kf2 Qh4 16. Qd2 Nf6
17. Rc1 Ba6 18. b3 Nxd5 19. Rc4 Qe7 20. Re4 Qe6 21. Bf4 Nxf4
22. Qxf4 Bxf1 23. Rxe5 dxe5 24. Qe4 Nc6 25. Rxf1 c4 26. Nf5
cxb3 27. Qxc6 Qxc6 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc6 bxa2 30. Nxb4 Rb8
31. Ra1 Rxb4 32. Rxa2 Rb7 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.25"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Saric"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d6
7. Re1 Ng4 8. Re2 Kh8 9. d4 Bb6 10. h3 Nf6 11. a4 a5 12. Be3
exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Nc3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 d5 16. Ned2 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Nd5 18. Nxb6 cxb6 19. Qd3 f6 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Qa3 Bc6
22. Rae1 Qd7 23. Re6 Qf7 24. b3 Rfd8 25. Qb2 Rd7 26. Nh2 Ne7
27. Ng4 h5 28. Nh2 Ng6 29. f3 Rad8 30. Nf1 Ne5 31. R6xe5 fxe5
32. dxe5 Rd3 33. e6 Qg6 34. e7 Re8 35. Re5 Bxf3 36. Bg5 Bc6
37. Ne3 Rd6 38. Nc4 Rd5 39. h4 Kg8 40. Ne3 Rxe5 41. Qxe5 Qb1+
42. Kh2 Qxb3 43. Nf5 Qf7 44. Kg1 Qg6 45. Qf4 Kh7 46. Kh2 Qe6
47. Ng3 Kg8 48. Qf2 g6 49. Ne2 Rxe7 50. Nf4 Rf7 51. Qxb6 Qd6
52. Kg3 Rf5 53. Qe3 Qe5 54. Qd2 Kf7 55. Kh3 Bd5 56. Kh2 Ke8
57. Kg1 Qd6 58. Qxa5 Bc6 59. Qe1+ Kd7 60. Qe3 Qc5 61. Qxc5
Rxc5 62. Nxg6 Bxa4 63. Nf4 Bd1 64. Nd3 Rd5 65. Nf2 Ke6 66. Ne4
Kf5 67. Ng3+ Ke5 68. Kf2 b5 69. Be7 Ke6 70. Bf8 Rd8 71. Ba3
Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.26"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 f6 6. Ne1
e5 7. Bc4 Nd7 8. f3 Nc5 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nd2 Bxc4 11. Nxc4
O-O-O+ 12. Ke2 Kb8 13. Nd3 Nxd3 14. Rad1 Ne7 15. cxd3 Ng6
16. g3 Bd6 17. Nxd6 Rxd6 18. h4 h5 19. f4 Rd7 20. f5 Ne7
21. g4 hxg4 22. Rdg1 Nc8 23. Rxg4 Nd6 24. Rhg1 Ne8 25. Rd1 b6
26. d4 exd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 c5 29. Bf2 Kc7 30. Kf3 Kc6
31. Rg6 c4 32. Rg4 a6 33. e5 b5 34. Ke4 Rh5 35. Bg3 b4 36. Ke3
fxe5 37. Rxc4+ Kd5 38. Re4 Rxf5 39. Rxb4 Nd6 40. Ra4 Nc4+
41. Ke2 Nxb2 42. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.27"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Qd2 Qa5
7. Nd5 Qd8 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. e3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 f5 11. Nh3 Nf6
12. Rb1 Qc7 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qe2 e5 15. f3 O-O 16. e4 fxe4
17. fxe4 Kg7 18. Bg5 Be6 19. Nf2 Rf7 20. Nd1 Raf8 21. Ne3 h6
22. Bxf6+ Rxf6 23. Rxf6 Rxf6 24. Bf3 h5 25. h4 Qf7 26. Bg2 Qd7
27. Bf3 b6 28. Qg2 Ne7 29. Bd1 Ng8 30. Rb2 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.28"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. b4 Bd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qb3 c6 16. e3 h5
17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Qb6 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rb1 c5 21. dxc5
Bxc5 22. h3 Qe6 23. Qc2 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Rd3
Kf8 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Rxd2 Ke7 29. Bxd5 f5 30. Kf1 b6 31. Ke2
Kf6 32. h4 g6 33. f3 Ke5 34. f4+ Kf6 35. Kf3 Rd7 36. Rd3 Rd8
37. e4 fxe4+ 38. Kxe4 Re8+ 39. Kf3 Rd8 40. g4 hxg4+ 41. Kxg4
Rd6 42. Bc4 Rxd3 43. Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.30"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luka Lenic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4
Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Ng5 h6 10. Qh5 O-O 11. Ne4 f5
12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qg6+ Kh8 15. Qxh6+ Kg8
16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.31"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Qc2 Nxe3
17. fxe3 Ng3 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Rf2 f5 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Rff1 g5
22. Nd2 Qd7 23. a4 Ba5 24. Nc3 Rae8 25. Ndxe4 fxe4 26. Qe2 Qe6
27. Qh5 Bd8 28. a5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Bxa5 30. Qxg5 Bxc3 31. bxc3
a5 32. Ra1 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.11.01"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5
12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Rfd1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qe7
17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd4 Qf6 20. Qc3 Rac8 21. Qe1
a5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Ne4 24. Bf3 Bd5 25. b5 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Nc5 27. Nc6 Rd7 28. Qe2 Be4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Nd4 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.11.02"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ioannis Papaioannou"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. Rd1 a6 11. a4 Be7 12. d3
O-O 13. e4 a5 14. h3 b4 15. Nb1 c5 16. Nbd2 Nb8 17. Nb3 Nc6
18. Be3 Nd7 19. Qe2 Ba6 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Nfd2 Bf6 22. Nc4 Bxc4
23. Rxc4 Nd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Kh2 Ne5 26. Rc2 Rcd8 27. f4 Nc6
28. Rdc1 e5 29. f5 Rd6 30. h4 Qd8 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Nd4
33. Qd1 b3 34. R1c3 Re8 35. Qd2 h6 36. R3c4 Nc2 37. Bf1 Rd4
38. Qf2 Rxd3 39. Bxd3 Qxd3 40. Rc3 Qxe4 41. Rxb3 Nd4 42. Re3
Qg4 43. Rec3 e4 44. Qxd4 Qe2+ 45. Kg1 e3 46. Rc2 Qf3 47. R5c3
Re4 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Rg2 Rxa4 50. Rc8 1-0

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nd5 e4
7. Nh4 d6 8. O-O g5 9. d4 h6 10. Be3 gxh4 11. Bxh6 Nxd5
12. cxd5 Ne7 13. Bxe4 Re8 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Kh1 Nf5 16. Bg5 f6
17. Bxh4 Qh7 18. Rg1 Bd7 19. Qf3 Rxe4 20. Qxe4 Re8 21. Qd3 Kf7
22. Rad1 Qh5 23. f3 Ne3 24. Rc1 Ba5 25. b4 Bb6 26. b5 Kg7
27. a4 Qxd5 28. g4 c6 29. g5 f5 30. Bf2 f4 31. bxc6 bxc6
32. Qa6 Bc8 33. Qd3 c5 34. a5 c4 35. Qa3 Bxd4 36. Rgd1 Nxd1
37. Rxd1 Bc5 38. Qa4 Qe6 39. Bxc5 dxc5 40. Re1 Bb7 41. Kg2 Bc6
42. Qc2 Qe3 43. Qf5 Qe5 44. Qg4 Qd4 45. Qf5 Qe5 46. Qg4 c3
47. h4 c2 48. Kh3 Qd4 49. Kg2 Bd7 0-1

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. a4 a5 10. Kh1 b6 11. b3 f6
12. Ng1 Nf8 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ng6 15. Bg3 Be6 16. Ne2 Qd7
17. Qd2 Bb4 18. Qc1 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nf4 Bc3 21. Rb1 Rac8
22. Nb2 Bd4 23. Nc4 Re7 24. Qd2 Rce8 25. Rbe1 h6 26. Nxg6 Bxg6
27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Re1 Bf7 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 c5 31. Qe3
Rxe5 32. Bxe5 c6 33. h3 Kh7 34. Kg1 Bg6 35. Bc3 Bh5 36. Qe4+
Kg8 37. g4 Bf7 38. Qe5 Bd5 39. Kf2 Qf7+ 40. Ke1 Bg2 41. h4 Kh7
42. Qf5+ Qxf5 43. gxf5 Kg8 44. Be5 b5 45. c4 bxa4 46. bxa4 Kf7
47. Bc3 Bh3 48. f6 g5 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Bxa5 Kxf6 51. Bd8+ Ke6
52. Bxg5 Kd7 53. Be3 Kc7 54. Bxc5 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O
7. h3 Bb6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. d4 Ng6 10. Nbd2 c6 11. Bf1 Re8 12. a4
d5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. exd5 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Rxe1 16. Qxe1 Qxd5
17. c4 Qe6 18. a5 Bc5 19. Bd2 a6 20. Bc3 Qxe1 21. Rxe1 Bd7
22. Bd3 Rd8 23. Bc2 Be6 24. b3 h6 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Re2 Ng8
27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Nf6 29. Nf3 Ne8 30. Nd4 Bd7 31. Nf5 h5
32. Ng3 g6 33. Ne4 Be7 34. Ke2 Bf5 35. Bd3 Nc7 36. Nf6 Bxd3+
37. Kxd3 Ne6 38. g3 Nc5+ 39. Kc2 Bxf6 40. Bxf6 Ne4 41. Bd4 Ng5
42. h4 Ne6 43. Bf6 Nc5 44. b4 Nd7 45. Bd4 Ke7 46. Kd3 Kd6
47. Be3 c5 48. b5 Ne5+ 49. Kc3 Ng4 50. Bf4+ Ke6 51. f3 Nh2
52. Be3 Kd6 53. Bf4+ Ke6 54. Be3 Kd6 55. Bf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. e5 Nd5 8. c4 Nc7 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. d4
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 f6 16. Rd3 fxe5
17. Bxe5 Qb7+ 18. f3 Na6 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Rd2 Bg5 21. Ne4 Bxd2
22. Qxd2 Nc6 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. Bc3 Ne7 25. Qg5 Ng6 26. Rd1 Qc6
27. Qg4 Qc5 28. f4 Qc6+ 29. Kg1 Qc5+ 30. Kf1 Qc6 31. h4 Qh1+
32. Kf2 Qh2+ 33. Ke3 Qg2 34. Qg5 Qc2 35. Rd3 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qc2+
37. Ke3 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. a4 O-O
7. O-O Ba7 8. Re1 d6 9. h3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6
12. b4 d5 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. exd5 Nfxd5 15. Nc4 Ng6 16. Ncxe5
Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Rxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxc3 19. Nxf7 Qd5 20. Be3 Bd4
21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Ng5 Re8 23. Qb3+ Nd5 24. Rf1 c6 25. b5 axb5
26. axb5 Qb4 27. Qxb4 Nxb4 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. d4 Rd8 30. Ne6
Rd6 31. Re1 Kf7 32. Ng5+ Kg6 33. Nf3 Kf6 34. Kf1 Na6 35. Rc1
Nc7 36. Ke2 Ne6 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Ke4 Nd8 39. Ne5 g5 40. Ra1 Rf6
41. f3 h6 42. Ra7+ Ke8 43. g3 Rd6 44. f4 gxf4 45. gxf4 Ne6
46. Nf3 Nf8 47. Ne5 Ne6 48. Nf3 Nf8 49. f5 Nd7 50. Ra5 Ke7
51. Ra7 Ke8 52. Ne5 Nf6+ 53. Ke3 Nd5+ 54. Kd3 Rf6 55. Ra8+ Ke7
56. Ng6+ Kf7 57. Ke4 Nb6 58. Ra7+ Ke8 59. Ne5 Nc8 60. Ra8 Kd8
61. Ng4 Rf8 62. Nxh6 Kc7 63. Kf4 Rd8 64. Ra4 Nb6 65. Ra7+ Kb8
66. Rg7 Rxd4+ 67. Kg5 c5 68. f6 c4 69. f7 Nd7 70. Rg8+ Kc7
71. f8=Q Nxf8 72. Rxf8 Rd3 73. h4 Rg3+ 74. Ng4 Kb6 75. h5 Kb5
76. h6 Rh3 77. Kg6 c3 78. h7 Kb4 79. h8=Q 1-0

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 f5 11. exf6 Rxf6
12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Be2 Ne7 16. Ne5 Bxe2
17. Qxe2 c6 18. g4 Ng6 19. f4 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Qe7
22. g5 hxg5 23. Qg4 Rf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Qf5+ Qf7 26. Qc8+
Qe8 27. Qxb7 Qe6 28. Kf2 Qf5+ 29. Ke2 Qc2+ 30. Bd2 Qe4+
31. Be3 Qc2+ 32. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.08"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Korobov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O Bd7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nb5 Bxb5 11. Bxb5 cxd4
12. Nxd4 a6 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. a3 Bd6 16. Bd2 Rfd8
17. f4 Bc5 18. Rfd1 Nd5 19. Kh1 Qb6 20. e4 Ne3 21. Bxe3 Bxe3
22. f5 exf5 23. exf5 Bf4 24. Qf3 Be5 25. Bc4 h6 26. Bd5 Rd7
27. Rab1 Re8 28. b4 Bf6 29. Re1 Red8 30. Rbd1 Qb5 31. Be4 b6
32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. g3 a5 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Kg2 Qb5 36. Kh3 Qc4
37. Re2 a4 38. Rc2 Qb3 39. Rc7 Qxf3 40. Bxf3 Bb2 41. Bh5 Rf8
42. Ra7 Bxa3 43. Rxa4 Bc5 44. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.08"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 Bb6 8. a4 Ng4 9. Rf1 Kh8 10. h3 Nh6 11. b4 a6 12. Bb3
f5 13. Nbd2 Qf6 14. Ra2 a5 15. b5 Nd8 16. Nc4 fxe4 17. dxe4
Bc5 18. Bg5 Qg6 19. Bxd8 Bxh3 20. Bg5 Bg4 21. Ncd2 Rxf3
22. Nxf3 Rf8 23. Nxe5 Qxg5 24. Nxg4 Nxg4 25. Be6 Ne5 26. Kh1
Qh4+ 27. Kg1 Rf6 28. Bh3 g5 29. Qd5 g4 30. Qxb7 gxh3 31. Qc8+
Kg7 32. Qxh3 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Rh6 0-1

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.08"]
[EventDate "2019.11.06"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7
12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Qa5 Rc8 15. c3 Bd8 16. h4 Nbxd5
17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. Bg5 O-O 19. g3 Ne7 20. Bg2 Rb8 21. f4 exf4
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. gxf4 Rfd8 24. Nd4 d5 25. Ne2 b5 26. b4 a5
27. Rh3 Kf8 28. Rhd3 Re8 29. Bf3 Nf5 30. Bxh5 Nxh4 31. Rxd5
axb4 32. cxb4 Ng2 33. Rd7 Re7 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Nd4 Kf8
36. Nf5 Nxf4 37. Bf3 Rd8 38. Rxd8+ Bxd8 39. Bc6 Bb6 40. Kb2
Ne2 41. Bxb5 Nd4 42. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 43. Kb3 Ke7 44. Kc4 Be3
45. Kd5 Kd8 46. Kc6 Kc8 47. a4 Bd2 48. a5 Kb8 49. Kc5 Be3+
50. Kc4 Bd2 51. Bd7 Kc7 52. Bf5 Be1 53. Kb5 Bd2 54. Ka4 Kd6
55. b5 Kc5 56. b6 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6
7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Qd3 d6 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Be3 b6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Nb5 Bxb5
17. cxb5 Rbc8 18. Bc6 Ng4 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qd7
Bc5 22. Kg2 Qb8 23. Qb7 Qxb7 24. Bxb7 Rcd8 25. a4 f5 26. e3
Kf7 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. Ke2 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. h3 Rfe8 13. Nd2 a6 14. Nce4 c5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. dxc5 Qxc5
17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. b3 Red8 19. Ba3 Nd3 20. Nb1 Ne5 21. Nc3 Rac8
22. Rac1 h6 23. f3 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Rd8 25. Bb4 Nd3 26. Bxd3
Rxd3 27. Kf2 Rd7 28. e4 Nh5 29. Nb2 f5 30. exf5 exf5 31. Rd1
Rxd1 32. Nxd1 Nf4 33. Nb2 Kf7 34. Bd2 Ne6 35. Nd3 g5 36. h4 f4
37. Ne5+ Kf6 38. Ng4+ Kg6 39. Ne5+ Kf6 40. Ng4+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6
7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O
12. Rac1 a5 13. h3 Qxb3 14. Nxb3 a4 15. Nd2 a3 16. b3 Bb4
17. Rfd1 h5 18. Nf1 Rfe8 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Nf8
22. Na4 Ne6 23. Be5 Nd7 24. Nxh5 b5 25. Nc3 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Nc5
27. Rdd1 Rxe5 28. Nf4 g5 29. Nh5 Na6 30. Ne2 Bf8 31. Nd4 c5
32. Nxb5 Nb4 33. Nc3 Ra6 34. Rd2 f5 35. Rcd1 d4 36. exd4 cxd4
37. Rxd4 Rc6 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. bxc4 Kf7 40. Ng3 Rc5 41. Nb5 Nc2
42. Rd5 Rxd5 43. cxd5 Kf6 44. d6 Ke6 45. d7 Kxd7 46. Nxf5 Bc5
47. Kf1 Ke6 48. g4 Kd5 49. Ke2 Kc4 50. Nbd6+ Kd5 51. Nb5 Kc4
52. Nbd6+ Kd5 53. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. Bd2 Bg4 9. f3 Be6 10. O-O dxe4 11. Bxe4 Qd4+
12. Kh1 O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. Ne2 Qxb2 15. Bc3 Qb5 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. f4 Qh5 18. Bxc6 Rad8 19. Bf3 Qg6 20. Qc1 Bc4 21. Rd1 Bxe2
22. Bxe2 Qe4 23. Bf3 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 Bxf4 25. g3 Be5 26. Rxd8
Rxd8 27. Rd1 Bd6 28. Rd5 Re8 29. a4 Re3 30. Rd3 Re1+ 31. Kg2
f5 32. Rd5 Rc1 33. Rxf5 Rxc2+ 34. Kh3 Kg7 35. Rg5+ Kh8 36. Rf5
Kg7 37. Rg5+ Kh8 38. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. h3
Ng6 12. Ne2 Be7 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Bc3 c5 15. Ng3 Nf4 16. Bd2 Ne6
17. Nf5 Bc6 18. Ne1 h5 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. h4 Rad8 21. Be3 b6
22. f3 Nd4 23. c3 Nf5 24. Bg5+ f6 25. exf6+ gxf6 26. Bf4 Nxh4
27. Bxc7 Rc8 28. Bg3 Ng6 29. Kf2 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. cxd5
exd5 7. b3 Bg4 8. Bb2 c6 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 a5 11. a3 Ne8
12. Qc2 Bf6 13. b4 Nd6 14. Nb3 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 axb4 16. axb4 Qb6
17. Qd4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Nb6 21. Rc1
Rc8 22. Kg2 g6 23. g4 Kg7 24. Kg3 Kf6 25. h4 h6 26. e3 Ke7
27. Nb3 Ra8 28. Na5 Nd7 29. Be2 Kd8 30. h5 gxh5 31. gxh5 Kc7
32. Kh2 Rg8 33. Nb3 Nf6 34. Nd4 Kb6 35. Kh3 Rg5 36. f4 Rg8
37. Bf3 Nfe8 38. e4 dxe4 39. dxe4 Ng7 40. Rg1 Nde8 41. Nf5 Kb5
42. Nxh6 Rf8 43. e5 Kxb4 44. Rb1+ Kc5 45. Rxb7 f6 46. Ng4 Nxh5
47. exf6 Nxf4+ 48. Kg3 Nh5+ 49. Kf2 Nhxf6 50. Nxf6 Nxf6
51. Ke2 Nd5 52. Bxd5 Kxd5 53. Rb3 Kc4 54. Rb1 Rd8 55. Rc1+ Kb5
56. Rb1+ Ka6 57. Ra1+ Kb7 58. Rb1+ Kc7 59. Rc1 Rd5 60. Rc3 Kb6
61. Rb3+ Ka5 62. Rc3 Kb5 63. Rb3+ Kc4 64. Rb1 c5 65. Rc1+ Kb3
66. Rb1+ Kc2 67. Rb5 Re5+ 68. Kf3 Kc3 69. Kf4 Kd4 70. Rb1 Re2
71. Rd1+ Kc3 72. Kf3 Re8 73. Rc1+ Kb4 74. Rb1+ Kc4 75. Rc1+
Kb5 76. Rb1+ Kc6 77. Rc1 Re7 78. Rc3 Kb5 79. Rc2 c4 80. Re2
Rd7 81. Rb2+ Ka4 82. Ke2 c3 83. Rb8 Ka3 84. Rb6 c2 85. Rc6 Kb2
86. Rb6+ Kc1 87. Rc6 Re7+ 88. Kd3 Kd1 0-1

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6
12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Kb1 Nbxd5 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rhe1
O-O 17. h4 Nb6 18. g4 Nc4 19. Qg2 Kh8 20. Nd2 b5 21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. Bxf6+ Bxf6 23. Ne4 Bg7 24. Nxd6 Qa5 25. Nxc8 c3 26. Nd6
Rc8 27. Re4 Rc6 28. Qe2 Qb6 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. b3 1-0

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a5
12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. e3 Bb4 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Qc2 Rfd8
17. Rac1 Nd7 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c6 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Ne4 Nf6
22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Qb3 Qd5+ 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Nc5 Ra7 26. Rc3
Nd7 27. Nd3 Nb6 28. b3 Kf8 29. Rb1 Ke7 30. g4 Nd7 31. h3 Kd6
32. Rbc1 Re8 33. R3c2 Raa8 34. Rb1 Re7 35. Rbc1 Ree8 36. Rb1
Re7 37. Rbc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Ne4 Nd5 10. Nbc3 Be7 11. Ng3 O-O
12. Bf5 Bxf5 13. Nxf5 Bg5 14. d3 Rb8 15. O-O Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Nf4
17. Re1 Qg5 18. Ng3 c5 19. Nce2 Nc6 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Ne4 Qf5
22. f3 Nd4 23. c3 Ne6 24. Qc2 Rfd8 25. a3 a5 26. Rad1 Rd7
27. Re2 Qd5 28. Qa4 Rdb7 29. Rdd2 Qd8 30. Qc4 Qb6 31. Nf2 Rd8
32. Ng4 Rbd7 33. Ne5 Rd5 34. Qa4 Qc7 35. Qc6 Qe7 36. Qa6 Qf6
37. Ng4 Qg5 38. Nf2 Qf5 39. Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 f5 11. exf6 Rxf6
12. Rc1 Ne7 13. O-O c6 14. Be2 h6 15. Ne5 Nd6 16. g4 Nf7
17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Be6 20. Qf2 Ng6 21. Na4
Qe7 22. a3 Rf8 23. Qg3 Bc7 24. Nc5 Bc8 25. Nd3 Qh4 26. Qxh4
Nxh4 27. Rf1 Re8 28. Nf4 Bb6 29. Bf2 Rf8 30. Be3 g5 31. Nh5
Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Kf7 33. h3 a5 34. Kf2 Ng6 35. Ng3 Nf4 36. Bf1
a4 37. Kf3 Kg6 38. h4 Be6 39. h5+ Kh7 40. Bxf4 gxf4 41. Ne2
Bd7 42. Kxf4 Bd8 43. Kf3 Kg7 44. Nf4 Bb6 45. Ne2 Be6 46. Bh3
Ba5 47. Nf4 Bg8 48. Ke3 b5 49. Nd3 Be6 50. Nf4 Bc8 51. g5 hxg5
52. Bxc8 gxf4+ 53. Kxf4 Bd2+ 54. Kf5 b4 55. e6 Bc3 56. h6+ Kf8
57. bxc3 1-0

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "11.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anton Korobov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6
7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Rad1 Nxf4
17. gxf4 f6 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Be4 fxe5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Rxe5
Rxf4 22. Rh5 Rh4 23. Rxh4 Bxh4 24. Bg6 Qe7 25. Kf1 Qf6 26. Qe4
0-1

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. h4 h6
7. h5 g5 8. f4 d6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nf3 g4 11. Nd2 f5 12. Qa4
Ne7 13. Nb3 O-O 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Qa5 Qb8 16. O-O-O Kh7 17. e4
e5 18. Rhf1 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf5 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Bf4 Qe8
22. Rde1 Bxf4+ 23. Rxf4 Qd8 24. Qc3 Rf7 25. d4 cxd4 26. Nxd4
Qh8 27. Nxf5 Qxc3+ 28. bxc3 Rxf5 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nxd7 Rxf4
31. gxf4 Kf7 32. c5 Rd8 33. Rg1 Rxd7 34. Rxg4 dxc5 35. Rg6 Rd3
36. Kb2 Rd2+ 37. Ka3 Rd3 38. Kb3 Rf3 39. Rxh6 c4+ 40. Kxc4
Rxf4+ 41. Kc5 Ra4 42. Rxc6 Rxa2 43. c4 a5 44. Ra6 Ke7 45. h6
Rh2 46. h7 Rh5+ 47. Kb6 Kd6 48. c5+ Kd5 49. c6 Kd6 50. Rxa5
Rxh7 51. Ra1 Rh2 52. Rd1+ Ke7 53. c7 Rb2+ 54. Kc6 Rc2+ 55. Kb7
Rb2+ 56. Kc8 Rb4 57. Re1+ Kf7 58. Kd7 Rd4+ 59. Kc6 Rc4+
60. Kd6 Rc2 61. Re5 Rd2+ 62. Rd5 1-0

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Rae8 16. O-O h6
17. Rae1 Qd6 18. Bc1 Re6 19. Nh4 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2
Qf6 22. Nf3 Na5 23. Ba3 Rb8 24. Ne5 Re8 25. Qh5 Re6 26. f4 Nc4
27. Nxc4 dxc4 28. Qd5 Kh8 29. Bc1 Re2 30. Qxc4 Rc2 31. Be3 Qc6
32. Qxc6 bxc6 33. a4 Rxc3 34. Kf2 Rc4 35. Ra1 Rxd4 36. a5
Rxf4+ 37. Ke2 Bxe3 38. Kxe3 Rf5 39. Rc1 Rxa5 40. Rxc6 Re5+
41. Kd4 Re2 42. g4 Rh2 43. Rxc7 Rxh3 44. g5 hxg5 45. Rxa7 Kh7
46. Ra6 Rf3 47. Ke4 Rf6 48. Ra1 Kg6 49. Ke3 g4 50. Rg1 Kg5
51. Ke2 Kh4 52. Rh1+ Kg3 53. Rh7 g6 54. Rh6 Kg2 55. Rh4 g3
56. Rg4 Kh3 57. Rg5 g2 0-1

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1
12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Nd2 c6 15. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "15.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6
7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. a4
b6 13. g4 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bb7 16. Be2 Bg7 17. Nd1 Ne7
18. c4 d5 19. cxd5 Qxg3+ 20. Nf2 exd5 21. Qb4 dxe4 22. Qxb6
Bd5 23. Nc5 e3 24. O-O-O Qxf2 25. Rxd5 Qxe2 26. Rd7 O-O
27. Rxe7 Rab8 28. Rb7 Rxb7 29. Nxb7 Rc8+ 30. Kb1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a5
12. Rfe1 Bd5 13. Qd3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15. Red1 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nb4
17. Qb1 Qb6 18. e3 Rfd8 19. Na2 Nd5 20. Qc2 Nb4 21. Nxb4 Bxb4
22. Bc3 g6 23. h4 h5 24. Kg2 Bf8 25. e4 Bg7 26. e5 Qc7 27. Be4
Nb6 28. Rd3 Nd5 29. Bd2 Qb6 30. Rd1 Rac8 31. Qb3 Qa7 32. Be1
Rd7 33. Bd2 Qa6 34. Bc3 b5 35. Bd2 Nb6 36. Rc1 Nxa4 37. Qa2
Nb6 38. Qxa5 Qxa5 39. Bxa5 Nd5 40. Rb3 Rb7 41. Bxd5 exd5
42. Rbc3 Ra8 43. b4 Bh6 44. f4 Bf8 45. Rxc6 Kg7 46. Kf3 Rd7
47. Rc7 Ra7 48. Rxd7 Rxd7 49. Rc6 Be7 50. f5 gxf5 51. Kf4 Bd8
52. Rd6 Rxd6 53. exd6 1-0

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[Round "18.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Qe2
Nd7 7. Nbd2 f6 8. Nc4 Nb6 9. Ne3 Be6 10. b3 a5 11. a4 Bb4+
12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Qd4 14. O-O O-O 15. Kh1 Nc8 16. Rae1
Ne7 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ng6 19. Rf2 b5 20. Nf3 Qc3 21. Qd2
Qxd2 22. Rxd2 bxa4 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. bxa4 Rfb8 25. Nb3 Be6
26. Nc5 Nf8 27. c4 Kf7 28. h3 Nd7 29. Nxe6 Kxe6 30. d4 Kf7
31. Nf5 g6 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Ng4 h5 34. Nf2 Rb4 35. e5 fxe5
36. dxe5 Nc5 37. Nd3 Nxd3 38. Rxd3 Rxc4 39. Rd7+ Kh6 40. e6
Re8 41. Rxc7 Rxa4 42. Rxc6 Rf4 43. e7 Rf7 44. Rc7 a4 45. Ra7
a3 46. Rxa3 Rexe7 47. Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. Ba4 c6 8. c3 Bb6 9. Na3 d6 10. Bb3 a5 11. Nc4 Ba7
12. Kh1 a4 13. Bc2 Ng4 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Qh4 16. h3 Nxe3
17. fxe3 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Qxh3+ 19. Kg1 Qg3+ 20. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2019.11.10"]
[EventDate "2019.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Rae8 16. O-O h6
17. Rae1 Qd6 18. Bc1 Ba5 19. Qd2 Re4 20. Bd1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3
Rxd4 22. Qc2 Rc4 23. Ba3 Bb4 24. Qd3 Rxf3 25. Qxf3 Bxa3
26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 O-O 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Bg6 16. Bd3
Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rae8 18. O-O Qf5 19. Qe2 Qh5 20. Rae1 Na5
21. Qc2 Nc4 22. Nd2 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. g4 Nxd2 25. Bxd2
Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rf3 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. Bxe3 Ba5 29. Bd2 Kf7
30. Kf1 c6 31. Ke2 Bc7 32. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 f5
17. Qf3 Nf6 18. g3 Ng4 19. d4 Qf6 20. h3 Nh6 21. Bxh6 Qxh6
22. c3 Qf6 23. Bd3 g6 24. Re2 Rce8 25. Rae1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. g4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O b5
12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Na5 Rc8 15. a3 g6 16. h4 Ng3
17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rgxf1 Na4 19. Nxa4 bxa4 20. h5 Qd7 21. Rh1
Rfe8 22. Qh2 Bf8 23. Bd2 Rc7 24. Bb4 Rb8 25. Rd3 Qb5 26. Rc3
Rbc8 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rd1 Rd7 29. Rd3 Be7 30. hxg6 fxg6
31. Qd2 Qb6 32. Qc1 Bd8 33. c4 Qf2 34. Nc6 Bxg5 35. Qxg5 Qf1+
36. Kc2 Bxc4 37. Qe3 Bxd3+ 38. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 39. Kxd3 h5 40. Ke3
Kf7 41. Bc3 Ke6 42. Nb4 g5 43. Kf2 Rf7 44. Kg2 g4 45. fxg4 Rg7
46. Nd5 Rxg4+ 47. Kf3 Rg1 48. Kf2 Rg7 49. Kf3 h4 50. Be1 h3
51. Bg3 Rb7 52. Nb4 a5 53. Nd3 Rb3 54. Ke2 Kf6 55. Bh2 Kg5
56. Bg3 Kg4 57. Bh2 Rxd3 58. Kxd3 Kf3 59. Kd2 Kxe4 60. Ke2 d5
61. Bg3 d4 62. Bh2 Kd5 63. Kd2 e4 64. Ke2 Kc4 65. Be5 Kb3
66. Kd2 d3 67. Kd1 e3 68. Kc1 Kc4 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d6
7. Re1 Bb6 8. h3 Kh8 9. a4 Ng8 10. b4 a6 11. a5 Ba7 12. d4 f5
13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Be3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Qg5 17. Re3
Nf6 18. Rg3 Qh4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. Bf1 Rae8 22. Re3
Bd7 23. Ne4 Qf4 24. Ra2 Ng6 25. Qd4 Bc6 26. Rae2 Re5 27. g3
Qf5 28. c4 d5 29. Nc5 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 dxc4 31. f4 h5 32. Qd4 h4
33. Ne6 Qf6 34. f5 hxg3 35. Qxf6 Rxf6 36. fxg6 Rxg6 37. Re3 b5
38. axb6 cxb6 39. Bxc4 a5 40. b5 Bd7 41. Nf8 Rd6 42. Nxd7 Rxd7
43. Re6 Rd4 44. Bf1 Rd2 45. Rxb6 a4 46. Ra6 Ra2 47. Bd3 g5
48. b6 Rb2 49. Be4 a3 50. b7 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5
17. Qxd5 Rad8 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Bxd3 20. Be3 Rfe8 21. Nd2
b4 22. Bb6 Rc8 23. Ba5 bxc3 24. Bxc3 f6 25. Rad1 Bf8 26. f3
Kf7 27. Ne4 Red8 28. g4 Bc4 29. a3 Bb3 30. Rc1 Rb8 31. h4 Be7
32. h5 Rb5 33. Bb4 Bxb4 34. Rc7+ Kf8 35. axb4 Re5 36. h6 gxh6
37. Rh1 f5 38. gxf5 Rxf5 39. Rxh6 Rf7 40. Rc3 Bd5 41. Nc5 Rb8
42. Rd6 Ba2 43. Rxa6 Bb1 44. b5 Bf5 45. b6 Rf6 46. Rb3 Rg6+
47. Kf2 Bc8 48. b7 Rxb7 49. Rxb7 Rxa6 50. Rxh7 Rc6 51. b4 Bf5
52. Rh4 Ke7 53. Ke3 Rb6 54. Rd4 Bh3 55. Nd3 Bf5 56. Nf4 Rb8
57. Kd2 Kf6 58. Kc3 Ra8 59. Nd5+ Kg7 60. Rf4 Be6 61. Ne7 Ra3+
62. Kd4 Bh3 63. Nc6 Rb3 64. Kc5 Bf1 65. Ne5 Rc3+ 66. Kd6 Rb3
67. Ke7 Bh3 68. Rd4 Re3 69. f4 Bf1 70. Rd1 Bh3 71. Rg1+ Kh7
72. Rg5 Bf1 73. Kf6 Re4 74. Rh5+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2
O-O 7. Ngf3 c6 8. O-O b6 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Rc8
12. e3 h6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qa4 Be2 15. Re1 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Qb8
17. Qc6 Ba6 18. Qc7 Rc8 19. Qxb8 Nxb8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 Kc8 11. Bb2
h6 12. h3 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne2 Ng6 15. Ne1 h5 16. Nd3 a5
17. a4 Be7 18. Rfe1 Nf8 19. Ndf4 Bg5 20. e6 Nxe6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6
22. Bxg7 Rg8 23. Be5 c5 24. Bf4 Bf6 25. Ng3 h4 26. Ne4 Be7
27. Nc3 c6 28. Kh2 Ra7 29. Ne4 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Kxd7 31. Rd1+ Kc8
32. c4 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Kxd8 34. g4 hxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Kd7 36. Bd2 f5
37. Nc3 Bf6 38. Kf3 Bf7 39. Ke2 Bh5+ 40. f3 Bg6 41. Kd3 Bh5
42. Ke2 Bg6 43. Kd3 Bh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Rb1 Nxc4
12. Bxb7 Bxb7 13. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 f5
12. Nxe5 Qf6 13. Nf3 g5 14. c4 Nf4 15. Bf1 g4 16. d4 gxf3
17. Qxf3 Ne6 18. c5 Bc7 19. b4 Qxd4 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Nb7
22. Bc4 Re8 23. Bb2 a5 24. b5 Nxc5 25. Ba3 Ne4 26. Nxe4 fxe4
27. b6 Bxb6 28. Rxe4 Kf7 29. Rae1 Ra7 30. Kh1 a4 31. f4 Ra5
32. g4 Bc5 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. f5 h5 35. Bxe6+ Bxe6 36. fxe6+
Ke7 37. Rxa4 h4 38. Rf4 Rc2 39. Rf7+ Kd6 40. Rd7+ Kc5 41. Rh7
Kd6 42. e7 Rd2 43. Rxh4 Rxe7 44. Rh6+ Kd7 45. Rxe7+ Kxe7
46. Rxc6 Rxa2 47. Rc3 Kf6 48. h4 Ke5 49. Rf3 Ra4 50. Rg3 Kf4
51. Rg2 Kf3 52. h5 Kf4 53. g5 Kf5 54. g6 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. Nc4 Nf8
12. Qh5 Ng6 13. g3 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Qe6 15. b4 Bd4 16. Rab1 Rhf8
17. Qf5 Qxf5 18. exf5 Ne7 19. g4 Nd5 20. Kg2 f6 21. a3 Bc3
22. Be3 Bd4 23. Kf3 Nc3 24. Rbe1 Rfe8 25. Bd2 Nd5 26. Re4 c5
27. bxc5 Bxc5 28. a4 b6 29. h4 a5 30. Rc1 Bb4 31. Ke2 Bxd2
32. Kxd2 Nf4 33. h5 h6 34. Rb1 Nd5 35. Ne3 Nb4 36. f3 Na6
37. Rc4 Rd6 38. Rb5 Red8 39. f4 exf4 40. Rxf4 Rd4 41. Ng2 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Bg6 16. Qd2
Rae8 17. O-O Qd6 18. Rfe1 a6 19. Nh2 Na5 20. Ng4 Nc4 21. Bxc4
dxc4 22. Ne5 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Qxd2 24. Bxd2 Bxf2+ 25. Kh2 Bxe1
26. Rxe1 Rf2 27. Be3 Rxa2 28. e6 Be4 29. Kg3 Rxg2+ 30. Kf4 Bd3
31. Ba7 Re2 32. Rxe2 Bxe2 33. Bb8 c5 34. Ba7 Kf8 35. Bxc5+ Ke8
36. Bb6 Ke7 37. Ke5 g5 38. Bc5+ Ke8 39. Kf5 Bf1 40. Kg4 a5
41. Bb6 a4 42. Bc5 b6 43. Bb4 Bg2 44. Bd6 h6 45. Bb4 Bf1
46. Ba3 Be2+ 47. Kf5 Bd3+ 48. Kg4 Bg6 49. h4 gxh4 50. Kxh4 Kd8
51. Bd6 Kc8 52. Kg4 Kb7 53. Kf4 Kc6 54. Ba3 Kd5 55. e7 h5
56. Bb4 Be8 57. Kf5 b5 58. Kf4 h4 59. Kg4 Ke4 60. Kxh4 Kd3
61. Kg5 Kc2 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nb4 6. Na3 c6
7. Nh4 Bg4 8. c3 Na6 9. Nc2 Be7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne5
Nd7 13. Nd3 g5 14. Qe1 f5 15. f3 O-O 16. e4 Nc7 17. Be3 fxe4
18. fxe4 Bg6 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. Nf2 Nd5 21. Bxe4 Qc7 22. Kg2 c5
23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. c4 Nxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Qc6+ 26. d5 exd5 27. Qxe7
Rae8 28. Qxg5 d4+ 29. Qd5+ Qxd5+ 30. cxd5 Re2 31. Na3 Ne5
32. Kg1 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Ne5 34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c6 10. Be3 Be7 11. c3 O-O
12. Bc2 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. h3 Bd6 15. Nd2 Be6 16. f4 Re8
17. Qf3 c5 18. Rae1 Bf7 19. Bf2 Qc7 20. g3 Bh5 21. Qg2 Be2
22. Ne4 Bxf1 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Rxf1 Rad8
26. Qh5 Bf8 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qf7 29. b3 c4 30. bxc4 bxc4
31. h4 f5 32. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nc6
12. Be3 b4 13. Nbd2 Bd5 14. Bg5 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Nxe6
fxe6 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Nf3 c5 19. Qc2 c4 20. Rad1 Qb5 21. Rd4
Rac8 22. Rh4 c3 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxh7+ Kf7 25. Rh5 Qxe2
26. Re1 Qxe1 27. Nxe1 cxb2 28. Nd3 Rh8 29. Qe4 Rxh5 30. Qb7+
Be7 31. Nxb2 Rc2 32. Nd3 Rxa2 33. g4 Rd5 34. Nxb4 Rb5 35. Qf3+
Kg8 36. Nxa2 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Ne7 10. Ng3 Ng6 11. Bb3 c6 12. d4
Bb6 13. h3 Re8 14. Be3 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bc7 16. Qd2 a4 17. Bc2
Ne5 18. Nh2 c5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qe2 Be6 21. Bd3 a3 22. b3 Ba5
23. Rac1 g6 24. Bc4 Kg7 25. Nf3 Bd7 26. Bb5 Qc7 27. Nf1 Bc6
28. N1d2 Qd7 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. b4 Bc7 31. b5 Qe6 32. Qc4 Qxc4
33. Nxc4 Ra4 34. Nfd2 Nd7 35. Kf1 Nb6 36. Ne3 Bd8 37. c4 Bg5
38. Ke2 Bxe3 39. fxe3 Rb4 40. Rc2 Rd8 41. Rec1 Rb2 42. g4 Na4
43. Nb1 Ra8 44. Kd3 Rb4 45. Ke2 Nb6 46. Nd2 Rb2 47. Kd3 Rd8+
48. Ke2 Kf6 49. Rxb2 axb2 50. Rb1 Na4 51. Rf1+ Ke6 52. Nb1 Nb6
53. Nd2 Ra8 54. Rb1 Rxa2 55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Kc2 Rxe3 57. Rxb2
Rxh3 58. Rb1 Nc8 59. Nb3 b6 60. Ra1 Rh4 61. Ra6 Kd7 62. Kd3
Rxg4 63. Ra1 Rg3+ 64. Kc2 h5 65. Rf1 Ke6 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6
7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Nd7 12. d4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc5 15. Be3 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rfd8
17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nd7 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Rac1
Nf6 22. Rc7 Rab8 23. Bf3 b6 24. b4 bxa5 25. bxa5 Rb5 26. Ra1
Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Ra7 g6 29. h3 Rb8 30. Rxa6 Kg7 31. Rc6
Rb2 32. a6 Rdd2 33. a7 Rxf2 34. Rc2 Rbxc2 35. a8=Q h5 36. Qe4
Rce2 37. Qd4+ Rf6 38. Rf1 Re5 39. Rxf6 Kxf6 40. Qxd6+ Re6
41. Qf8 Re5 42. Kf2 Rf5+ 43. Ke3 Re5+ 44. Kd4 Re2 45. g4 hxg4
46. hxg4 Rg2 47. Qh8+ Ke7 48. Qh3 Rd2+ 49. Ke5 Re2+ 50. Kf4
Re6 51. Kg5 Re5+ 52. Kh6 g5 53. Kg7 Re6 54. Qa3+ Ke8 55. Qa8+
Ke7 56. Qb7+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb7
12. O-O Nc5 13. Kh1 Bf5 14. Ng1 e4 15. dxe4 Ncxe4 16. Nxe4
Nxe4 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. h3 Rad8 20. Qf3 Bg6 21. Rad1
c5 22. Bc4 Nf6 23. Bd3 Ne4 24. Bc4 Nf6 25. Qe2 Rb8 26. b3 Ne4
27. Qf3 Rb6 28. Ne2 Be5 29. Nf4 Ng5 30. Qg4 Bxc2 31. Nd5 Qc6
32. Rd2 Be4 33. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4
Bb4 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qf3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ba5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O-O
Rb8 12. Qe3 Qe7 13. Kb2 b5 14. c5 b4 15. c4 b3 16. a3 f6
17. f3 Re8 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Bf5 Bc6 20. Qd3 fxe5 21. Bxh7+ Kh8
22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Qxc5 24. Re1 Re6 25. Be4 Rd6 26. Bd5
Bxd5 27. cxd5 Re8 28. Re4 Kg8 29. Rh4 Rf6 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Rg4
Rg8 32. Qh5+ g6 33. Qxe5 Re8 34. Qd4 Qxd4+ 35. Rgxd4 Rb6
36. R4d3 Reb8 37. Rc3 R8b7 38. h4 a5 39. Rd4 Kf6 40. Re3 Rb5
41. Rf4+ Kg7 42. Re7+ Kg8 43. Re8+ Kg7 44. Ref8 g5 45. R4f7+
Kg6 46. Rf6+ Kh7 47. R8f7+ Kg8 48. h5 Rb8 49. Rxd7 Re8 50. h6
Re2+ 51. Kc3 Re8 52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Rff7 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a5
12. Rfe1 Bd5 13. Qd3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. e4 Re8 16. Be3 Bb4
17. Red1 Nb6 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. b3 h6 21. Rc2 Qe7
22. h3 Nbd7 23. Na2 e5 24. Nxb4 Qxb4 25. Qc4 Qxc4 26. Rxc4 Nb6
27. Rcc1 exd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Bxd4 Nbd7 30. f3 Nh7 31. f4
Nhf8 32. Rd1 Ne6 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Rxd7 Nc5 35. Rc7 Kf8 36. e5
Re7 37. Rc8+ Re8 38. Rc7 Re7 39. Rc8+ Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "11.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Nc4 Bf8 10. Be3 a5 11. Qc2 a4
12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. Ncd2 h6 15. Ne5 Bb4 16. f3 Be6
17. Nd3 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bc4 21. Rfc1
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ra5 23. Rc4 Qd6 24. Qc3 Rh5 25. g3 Ra8 26. e5
Qe6 27. Re1 f5 28. Qc2 f4 29. g4 Rh4 30. Rxa4 Rxg4+ 31. fxg4
Qxg4+ 32. Kh1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Re8 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bb6 11. Qc2 Bf5
12. Nh4 Bg4 13. Rae1 Qd7 14. Kh1 Rad8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Bh3
17. Rg1 Bxg2+ 18. Rxg2 Bxe3 19. fxe3 e4 20. dxe4 Qe6 21. Nf3
Kh8 22. Rb1 b6 23. Nd4 Qc4 24. g4 h6 25. h4 Ne5 26. g5 fxg5
27. hxg5 h5 28. g6 c5 29. Rg5 Kg8 30. Nf5 Ng4 31. Rxh5 Nf6
32. Rh4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Nxe4 34. Qb3 Qxb3 35. axb3 Nxc3 36. Ne7+
Kf8 37. Nc6 Nxb1 38. Nxd8 Nd2 39. Kg2 Nxb3 40. Kf3 a5 41. Ne6+
Ke7 42. Nxg7 a4 43. Nf5+ Kf6 44. g7 Kf7 45. Nd6+ Kxg7 46. Nb5
Nd2+ 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. e4 Nc4 49. e5+ Ke6 50. Ke4 a3 51. Nc3
Nxe5 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "13.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 a6
7. e4 e6 8. Be2 Qc7 9. Be3 Bd6 10. g3 Nc6 11. Qd2 Be5 12. Nb3
O-O 13. Na4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 d5 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Nbc5
Ne7 18. f4 Bc7 19. O-O Rd8 20. e5 Ne4 21. Qd3 Nf5 22. Nxb7
Nxe3 23. Nxd8 Bxd8 24. Qxe3 Rxa4 25. Bxa4 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "14.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. Rc1 Re8 11. Nh4 Nd4
12. e3 Nf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4
Nxe4 17. dxe4 Rxb2 18. Rc2 Rxc2 19. Qxc2 Qd6 20. Rc1 Bb6
21. a4 a5 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. Be1 f6 24. Kg2 Qd3 25. Qxd3 Rxd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6
7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Bf4 Bxe5
17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rb8 20. Ra5 Bd7 21. Rxa7
Bc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Ra6 Rfd8 24. Rxc6 g6 25. c5 Rb5 26. a4
Ra5 27. Rb6 Rxc5 28. a5 Rxc3 29. a6 Ra8 30. a7 Rcc8 31. Rb7
Kg7 32. Rd1 h5 33. Rdd7 Rf8 34. h4 Kf6 35. Rdc7 e5 36. Kf1 Ke6
37. Re7+ Kf6 38. Rec7 Ke6 39. Re7+ Kf6 40. Kg2 Rac8 41. Red7
Ke6 42. Rd3 f6 43. Rb6+ Ke7 44. Ra3 Ra8 45. Raa6 Rfd8 46. Re6+
1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "16.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Qd2 e5
7. b3 Nge7 8. Bb2 Be6 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. e3 O-O 11. Ne2 Bh3
12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nec3 Rab8 14. O-O-O Nxd5 15. Nxd5 b5 16. f4
a5 17. Rhf1 a4 18. f5 axb3 19. axb3 bxc4 20. bxc4 Rb3 21. f6
Bh6 22. Kc2 Rfb8 23. Bc3 Qd7 24. Ra1 Nd4+ 25. Bxd4 cxd4
26. Ra2 Qb7 27. Qc1 Rc3+ 28. Nxc3 Qb3+ 29. Kd2 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "17.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. Nge2 g6 8. h4 a6 9. a4 b6 10. g3 Rb8 11. f3 Nh5 12. Bh6 Bf8
13. Be3 Be7 14. Kd2 Ng7 15. Bh6 O-O 16. Kc2 f5 17. h5 Nf6
18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qd2 Rf7 20. Rh2 b5 21. Rah1 b4 22. Bxg7 Nh5
23. Nd1 Bg5 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Qe8 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. fxg5
Bxd3+ 28. Qxd3 Rxg7 29. Ne3 Qxa4+ 30. Kb1 Re8 31. Ng4 Rxe2
32. Rxe2 b3 33. Nf6+ Kf7 34. Nxh5 Qa2+ 35. Kc1 Qa1+ 36. Qb1
1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Ng1 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nd4
7. Ng1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.02"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 b6 11. Bg2 Bb7
12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 Nd7 14. Qd3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Qd5+ 17. f3 Rac8 18. e4 Qb7 19. Qa3 h5 20. h4 Rfd8 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rc7 23. Rc3 Qc8 24. Qxa7 Rxc3 25. Qxf7+ Kh7
26. Qg6+ Kg8 27. Qf7+ Kh7 28. Qg6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E50"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 cxd4
7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6
12. Ne2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Qd3 Re4 18. Ng3 Re7 19. a3 Bd6 20. Rfe1 Rxe1+
21. Rxe1 Kg7 22. Kg2 Nd8 23. Ne2 Ne6 24. Nd2 Rh8 25. Rh1 Rh4
26. Nf3 Rh8 27. Nd2 Rh4 28. Nf3 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 Nd5 10. Bxc4 Nxf4 11. exf4 c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Nd5 Qd8
17. Ng5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Nxf7
Qf8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Qe6+ Kg7 24. Rxd6 Rc7 25. g3 Qf7 26. Rc6
Rxc6 27. Qxc6 Qf8 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. Qxb6 Ne6 30. Qc6 Nd4
31. Qc7+ Kh6 32. Qxc8 Qe7 33. Rd1 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Qe4 35. Kh3 Nd4
1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Be7
7. Be2 O-O 8. Bd2 Be6 9. a3 a5 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. b3 f5 12. Bc1
Bf6 13. Bb2 g5 14. Nd2 Bg7 15. h3 Qe7 16. g4 f4 17. Nde4 Nd5
18. O-O-O a4 19. b4 Ndxb4 20. axb4 a3 21. Ba1 Nxb4 22. Qb1 f3
23. Bf1 Ra6 24. Nxg5 a2 25. Qb2 Rb6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Qa3 Rd8
28. Rd2 c5 29. Ne4 Bf8 30. Qc3 Nd5 31. Qc2 Rb1+ 32. Qxb1
axb1=Q+ 33. Kxb1 Nb4 34. g5 Qb3+ 35. Bb2 Ra8 36. Nc3 e4 37. g6
Bg7 38. d4 cxd4 39. exd4 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. Nge2 g6 8. h4 a6 9. a4 b6 10. g3 Rb8 11. f3 Rb7 12. Bh6 Bf8
13. Be3 h5 14. Qd2 Bg7 15. Kd1 Kf8 16. Kc2 Ne8 17. Nd1 Nc7
18. Nec3 Nf6 19. Nf2 Bd7 20. b3 Kg8 21. Rhb1 Kh7 22. b4 Qb8
23. b5 a5 24. Rh1 Qf8 25. Nh3 Kg8 26. Ng5 Nfe8 27. f4 Nf6
28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 Nce8 30. Raf1 Ng4 31. Nce4 Nef6 32. Be2
Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Nxe3+ 34. Qxe3 f6 35. Qd3 Be8 36. Qd1 Rd7
37. Rh2 Qf7 38. Rg1 Kf8 39. g4 hxg4 40. Rxg4 Ke7 41. h5 Kd8
42. Rg6 Qe7 43. Bg4 Qf8 44. Qf3 Rh6 45. Rf2 Kc7 46. Kd3 Re7
47. Rf1 Rd7 48. Rf2 Re7 49. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qc2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nd5 Ba5 6. a3 d6
7. e3 Nxd5 8. cxd5 Ne7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 Bf5
12. d3 Ng6 13. h4 h6 14. h5 Ne7 15. e4 Bg4 16. a4 a5 17. b5
Rc8 18. d4 c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Qd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 d5 22. Rg1
dxc4 23. Qxh6 Ng6 24. Qd2 Nf4 25. d5 Nd3+ 26. Ke2 Qh4 27. Raf1
Qf4 28. Qxf4 Nxf4+ 29. Kd2 cxd5 30. Bxe5 Nxh5 31. exd5 Rc5
32. Kc3 Rxd5 33. Bh2 Rfd8 34. Rg4 Rd3+ 35. Kxc4 Nf6 36. Rh4
Rxf3 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 Bb6 8. Nbd2 Ng4 9. Re2 Kh8 10. h3 f5 11. exf5 Nxf2
12. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Bxf5 14. Nf1 d5 15. Bb3 e4 16. dxe4
Bxe4 17. Kg1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qh4 19. Kg2 Ne5 20. f4 Rf6 21. Bc2
Rh6 22. Bf5 Ng6 23. Bg4 Qe7 24. f5 Nh4+ 25. Kh2 Rb6 26. Ng3
Re8 27. Bh5 Rf8 28. Qg4 g6 29. Bg5 Rxb2+ 30. Kh1 gxh5 31. Qxh4
Qe5 32. Rf1 d4 33. Qxd4 Qxd4 34. cxd4 Rxa2 35. Nxh5 Kg8
36. Bh6 Ra5 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Nbxd2 O-O 11. O-O f6
12. Nb3 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 c6 15. f4 Bf5 16. Bd3 Ba5
17. Bxf5 Bb6+ 18. Kh1 Rxf5 19. g4 Rf8 20. f5 Qg5 21. Qf3 Rae8
22. Rae1 h5 23. gxh5 Bc7 24. Nc5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Nd7
Re8 27. Re1 Qd2 28. Qe2 Qf4 29. Nxe5 Qxf5 30. h6 gxh6 31. Qg2+
Kh7 32. Rg1 Qe4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.06"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4
Qb6 7. Nb3 Bg4 8. a4 a6 9. a5 Qa7 10. c3 e6 11. Be2 Nh5
12. Be3 Qb8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nf6 15. Be2 Bd6 16. Bd3 O-O
17. O-O Qc7 18. Re1 Kh8 19. Qf3 Rae8 20. Bg5 Ng8 21. Re2 Nge7
22. Qh5 Ng6 23. Bc2 Kg8 24. Bd2 Nb4 25. Bb1 Nc6 26. Bd3 Rb8
27. Be3 Rfe8 28. g3 Nf8 29. Bc2 b6 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. Bc1 Reb8
32. Nc5 e5 33. Nxa6 Qa7 34. dxe5 g6 35. Qg4 Nxe5 36. Qa4 Rc8
37. Be3 d4 38. Bxd4 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Nxd4 40. Qxd4 Ne6 41. Rxe6
fxe6 42. Be4 Rf8 43. Ra2 Rb7 44. Qxa7 Rxa7 45. b4 Rb8 46. c4
Rb6 47. b5 Kf7 48. Rc2 Rbxa6 49. bxa6 Rxa6 50. c5 Be5 51. c6
Ra7 52. h4 Kf6 53. Rd2 Bc3 54. Rd3 Bb4 55. Kh3 Be7 56. f3 e5
57. Rc3 Bd6 58. Rc1 h6 59. Rd1 Be7 60. Kg4 Kf7 61. Rb1 Bd6
62. h5 gxh5+ 63. Kxh5 Kg7 64. Rd1 Bb4 65. Rd5 Re7 66. Bf5 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.07"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. f4 Ned7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. h4 b5
12. cxb5 Bb7 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. Bf3 e5 15. Nh3 Nh5 16. Bxh5 gxh5
17. f5 Nf6 18. Nf2 a6 19. b6 cxb6 20. Bxb6 Qd7 21. Rd1 Rac8
22. Be3 h6 23. Rh3 d5 24. exd5 Ba8 25. Rf3 Rb8 26. Qc2 Rfc8
27. Qe2 Qf7 28. Qd2 Kh7 29. Nfe4 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Rd8 31. f6 Bf8
32. Qc2 Kh8 33. Nc3 Rb4 34. Qf2 Bxd5 35. Bc5 Rd4 36. Bxd4 Bxf3
37. gxf3 exd4 38. Rxd4 Rb8 39. Qh2 Rb6 40. Nd5 Qe6+ 41. Qe2
Qg8 42. Kf1 Re6 43. f7 Qxf7 44. Rf4 Qg6 45. Rxf8+ Kg7 46. Qd1
Kxf8 47. Nf4 Qe8 48. Nxe6+ Qxe6 49. Qd8+ Kf7 50. Qc7+ Ke8
51. Qb8+ Kd7 52. Qb7+ Kd8 53. Qb8+ Kd7 54. Qa7+ Ke8 55. b3
Qh3+ 56. Ke2 Qxh4 57. Qb8+ Ke7 58. Qc7+ Kf8 59. Qc5+ Kg7
60. Qe5+ Kg8 61. a4 Qh1 62. Qb8+ Kf7 63. Qf4+ Ke8 64. Qb8+ Kd7
65. Qa7+ Kd8 66. Qd4+ Ke8 67. Qe5+ Kd7 68. Qd4+ Ke8 69. b4
Qg2+ 70. Qf2 Qg5 71. f4 Qd5 72. Qe3+ Kf7 73. Qa7+ Ke8 74. Qc5
Qa2+ 75. Kf3 Qxa4 76. Qxh5+ Ke7 77. Qe5+ Kf7 78. Qd5+ Kg7
79. Qd4+ Kf7 80. Qd5+ Kg7 81. Qd4+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.08"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. g3 cxb4 5. a3 b3 6. d3 Nc6
7. Nbd2 a5 8. Qxb3 a4 9. Qc2 e5 10. Bg2 Nf6 11. O-O Be7
12. Rb1 O-O 13. Rb5 Nd7 14. Bb2 Nc5 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Bc1 Na5
17. R5b2 Bd7 18. Qd1 Bc6 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ncb3 21. Nc2 b5
22. cxb5 Rfb8 23. Nxb3 axb3 24. Nb4 Rxb5 25. e4 dxe3 26. Qf3
Rd8 27. Bxe3 Qd7 28. Rc1 f5 29. Rbb1 Qe6 30. Bd2 e4 31. Qe3
Bxb4 32. Bxb4 Rxd3 33. Qa7 Nc4 34. Rxc4 Qxc4 35. Qa8+ Kf7
36. Qf8+ Kg6 37. Rc1 Qxc1 38. Qe8+ Kh6 39. Qe6+ g6 40. Bf8+
Kh5 41. Qe7 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.08"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4
Qb6 7. Nb3 a6 8. Be2 Bg4 9. a4 e6 10. a5 Qd8 11. Ne5 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Rc8 13. c3 Be7 14. h4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. h5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 O-O 18. Ra4 Qd7 19. Rg4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. O-O e5
22. h6 Kh8 23. hxg7+ Bxg7 24. Rd1 Qf7 25. Rd3 e4 26. Rh3 Rc6
27. Rgh4 h6 28. Qe3 Rf6 29. Nd4 Rxf2 30. Rxh6+ Kg8 31. Qg3
Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4 33. Ne6 Qxg3+ 34. Rxg3 R8f7 35. Rhg6 e3
36. Rxe3 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.08"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 e6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nxg4 Nxg4 9. h3 Nf6 10. g3 g6 11. Bg2 Bg7
12. Ne2 O-O 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Re8 15. d3 Nh5 16. O-O Bxb2
17. Qxb2 Qf6 18. Qc2 a5 19. e4 dxe4 20. dxe4 Qe7 21. Rad1 Nc5
22. Nc3 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Ng7 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qd1
Qf6 27. Qd2 Nge6 28. f4 h5 29. h4 Kg7 30. Kf2 Nd7 31. Ne2 Ne5
32. Ke1 Ng4 33. Qc3 Qxc3+ 34. Nxc3 Ne3 35. Bh3 Nc2+ 36. Kd2
Ncd4 37. Ke3 f5 38. e5 Kf7 39. Bf1 Ke7 40. Bd3 b5 41. Nb1 Kd7
42. Nd2 Kc7 43. Bf1 Kb6 44. Kd3 Kc5 45. Kc3 Nc7 46. a3 Nd5+
47. Kd3 b4 48. a4 Nc7 49. Ke3 Nd5+ 50. Kd3 Nc7 51. Ke3 Nd5+
52. Kd3 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.08"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 g6
7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 b5 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 a5 12. c3 bxc3
13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Nxc3 O-O 15. O-O Na6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6
Rb8 18. Bb5 Nc5 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Kh1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Qa7 22. Qf2
Rdc8 23. Be3 Qc7 24. e5 Nh7 25. Nd5 Qa7 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7
27. exd6 Qe5 28. f4 Qf5 29. d7 Ne4 30. dxc8=Q+ Qxc8 31. Qf3
Nhf6 32. Bd4 Qf8 33. Rfe1 Qb4 34. b3 Rd8 35. Bxf6 Rxd1
36. Rxd1 Bxf6 37. Bc4 Nd6 38. Qd5 Be7 39. Bd3 Kg7 40. g3 Qc3
41. Qe5+ Qxe5 42. fxe5 Nb7 43. Bc4 Nc5 44. Rf1 f5 45. exf6+
Bxf6 46. Rd1 Be7 47. Rd5 g5 48. Kg2 Kf6 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Ke3
Kf6 51. h3 Kg6 52. g4 hxg4 53. hxg4 Kf6 54. Rf5+ Kg6 55. Kd4
1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.08"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Nh3 b6 6. Nf4 Ba6
7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ne7 10. Nh5 Kf8 11. a4 Nb8
12. g4 Nbc6 13. f4 Rg8 14. Qd3 Ke8 15. f5 exf5 16. gxf5 Kd8
17. Kh1 Kc8 18. f6 g6 19. Ng3 Nf5 20. Nxf5 gxf5 21. Qxf5 Nd8
22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Rf3 Ne6 24. Rh3 Rh8 25. Be3 Rag8 26. Rg1
Rxg1+ 27. Kxg1 h5 28. Kf2 c5 29. Ke2 a5 30. Rg3 Kc6 31. dxc5
bxc5 32. Kd3 h4 33. Rg4 h3 34. c4 Rb8 35. Bd2 Rb1 36. Rh4
dxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Ra1 38. Kd3 Ra3+ 39. c3 Kd5 40. Rxh3 c4+
41. Ke3 Rxa4 42. Rh7 Kxe5 43. Rxf7 Ra1 44. h4 a4 45. h5 a3
46. Ra7 Kxf6 47. h6 Rh1 48. Rxa3 Rxh6 49. Ke4 Rh5 50. Be3 Re5+
51. Kf3 Rf5+ 52. Ke2 Ke5 53. Ra5+ Ke4 54. Ra4 Kd5 55. Ra5+ Ke4
56. Ra4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.08"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. Bg2
Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 O-O-O 10. d3 Nd4 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. Ne4 Qd7 13. c3 Ne6 14. Qb3 Qxd3 15. Be3 Qa6 16. Bf1 Qc6
17. Bg2 Qa6 18. Bf1 Qc6 19. Qc4 Nf6 20. Qxc6 bxc6 21. Ba6+ Kb8
22. Ng5 Nxg5 23. Bxg5 Bc5 24. Ke2 Rd6 25. f3 Nd5 26. Rad1 f6
27. Bc1 g5 28. Rd3 Nf4+ 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Kd2 Be3+ 31. Kc2 c5
32. Rxd6 cxd6 33. Bc4 Kc7 34. Bd5 a5 35. Kd3 Kb6 36. Kc4 Bf2
37. Rh2 Be3 38. Be4 Bg1 39. Rd2 Kc7 40. Kb5 Rxh3 41. Kxa5 g6
42. Rd1 Be3 43. Rf1 Rh2 44. b4 Rxa2+ 45. Kb5 cxb4 46. cxb4 f5
47. gxf5 gxf5 48. Bxf5 d5 49. Rh1 Kd6 50. Rh5 Rb2 51. Rxg5 Bd2
52. Rg6+ Ke5 53. Bd3 Kd4 54. Bf5 Bxb4 55. Kc6 Ra2 56. Rg4 Bd2
57. Rg1 Ra6+ 58. Kb5 Ra3 59. Bg4 Rc3 60. Rh1 Ke3 61. Rh8 d4
62. Rd8 d3 63. Bf5 Be1 64. Re8+ Kf2 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eldar Gasanov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 Re8 8. Qc2
a6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 e5 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Nd4 c5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Qa2 Bxd4 19. exd4 Qxd4 20. Be3 Qh4 21. h3 Nc4
22. Nd1 Bd5 23. Qa1 Qe4 24. Bf3 Qe7 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. a4 Ndxe3 27. Nxe3 Nxe3 28.
Rxc8 Nxf1 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qxf1 h6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qb1 Qc6 33. h4 h5 34. g3
Qc4 35. Qf5 g6 36. Qe5 b4 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qd7 b3 39. Qb7 Kg7 40. Kg2 Qc3 41.
Qd5 b2 42. Qb5 Qc2 43. Qe5+ Kh7 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nc3 f5 13. Bf1 e4 14. Nd4 Bc5 15.
Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 Qb6 17. Re2 Bd4 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. d3 Bb7 20. dxe4 dxe4 21. Be3
Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rad8 23. Qe1 f4 24. Qa5 Qxa5 25. Rxa5 f3 26. Rf2 Rd1 27. Rxa7 Bc6
28. h4 Re1 29. Rc7 Ba8 30. Rd2 Rf8 31. Rdd7 f2+ 32. Kh2 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Ponkratov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12. Bxd1 Nd7 13. Rxe4 Nc5 14. Re2 Bg4
15. f3 Bf5 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Nd2 Bd3 18. Rf2 Bg6 19. f4 Nd3 20. Rf1 Nxb2 21. Bf3
Bd3 22. Rf2 Rac8 23. Nb3 Na4 24. Na5 c5 25. c4 Nb6 26. cxb5 Bxb5 27. Rc1 Nd5 28.
Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Nc4 Rcd8 30. Rfc2 f6 31. Nb6 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 fxe5 33. Rxd1 Rxd1 34.
fxe5 Bh4+ 35. g3 Bd8 36. Bxc5 Rf1+ 37. Ke3 Re1+ 38. Kd4 Rd1+ 39. Kc3 Kf7 40. a4
Bxb6 41. Bxb6 Bxa4 42. Rd2 Rc1+ 43. Kb4 Rb1+ 44. Ka5 Rb5+ 45. Kxa6 Rxe5 46. Bd4
Rd5 47. Bc3 Rxd2 48. Bxd2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Aleksandr Shimanov"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 Qc7 4. g3 dxe4 5. dxe4 e5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Nbd2
Bc5 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Nb3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bb6 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Nd2 Rfe8
15. Rd1 Bc5 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Kg2 a5 18. a4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bg5 Nd7 21. Bg4
Nf8 22. Qc4 Bb6 23. Ra3 h6 24. Bc1 Rad8 25. h4 Rxd1 26. Bxd1 Rd8 27. Rd3 Rxd3
28. Qxd3 Nd7 29. Bg4 Nf6 30. Bh3 Qe7 31. c3 Bc5 32. Kf1 Qc7 33. Ke1 Qb6 34. Qc2
Qd8 35. Qe2 Qc7 36. Qd3 Qb6 37. Qc2 Qd8 38. Qe2 Qc7 39. Qd3 Qb6 40. Qc2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "5.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hrant Melkumyan"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 Nd5 9. Rc1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "6.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Kb1 Bg7 14. Be2 a5 15.
a4 O-O 16. Bb5 Nb6 17. h4 Rfc8 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Rhg1 e4 20. Rge1 Rc7 21. fxe4
Ng4 22. Re2 Rcc8 23. Qe1 Ne5 24. Qf2 Qd8 25. g3 Nc4 26. c3 Qe7 27. Nc1 Rc7 28.
Nd3 Rac8 29. Ka2 Ne5 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Re3 Kg7 32. Rf3 Rc5 33. Rf1 f6 34. Rg1
Rxb5 35. axb5 Qd7 36. Qe2 Rc5 37. c4 Qc8 38. Rc1 Rxb5 39. cxb5 Qxc1 40. Ra3 b6
41. Ra4 Qg1 42. Rc4 Qxg3 43. Rc6 Qg1 44. Rc8 Qg4 45. Rc7+ Kh6 46. Qe3+ g5 47.
Rc2 Qxh4 48. Qxb6 Qxe4 49. Qc6 a4 50. b6 Qb4 51. b7 Qb3+ 52. Kb1 a3 53. Qc8 Bxb2
54. Qh8+ Kg6 55. Qg8+ Kh6 56. Qh8+ Kg6 57. Qg8+ Kh6 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "7.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Bocharov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 d4 8. Bb5
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Nd5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Na3 Re8 13. Nc4 Re6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6
15. exd4 Nf4 16. dxc5 Nxh3+ 17. gxh3 Rg6+ 18. Kh1 Qd5 19. Rg1 Bxh3 20. Qe2 Qh5
21. Rxg6 Bf1+ 22. Kg1 Bxe2 23. Rxg7+ Kf8 24. Ng5 Qg4+ 25. Kh2 Qh4+ 26. Kg2 Qg4+
27. Kh2 Qh4+ 28. Kg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "8.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexey Sarana"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bg1 h6 14. f4 Be7 15. a5
Nbd7 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Nfxg4 18. O-O-O O-O 19. Kb1 Re8 20. h3 Nf6 21. Be3
Nh7 22. Qg2 Bg5 23. Bb6 Qf6 24. Nd4 Be3 25. Nc6 Nd7 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Qd2 Rg3
28. Qxb4 Nc5 29. Qd4 Qf3 30. Bc4 Re8 31. Rhf1 Qe4 32. b4 Na4 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34.
Rd3 Nc3+ 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Bxa6 Nf6 37. Bd3 Re8 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. a6 Rxd3 40.
cxd3 f5 41. b5 f4 42. Nd4 Ra8 43. Kc2 Kg7 44. Kb3 Kf6 45. Nf3 Ke7 46. Kb4 Kd7
47. Ka5 Rc8 48. a7 Rc2 49. Kb6 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "10.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Zubov"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Nxe5 dxe5 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Be3
a6 9. a4 Ng4 10. Bc5 b6 11. Ba3 O-O 12. Qe2 Bh6 13. Na2 a5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. O-O
Ne8 16. Bb5 Nd6 17. Bc6 Rb8 18. Nb5 Bg7 19. c4 f5 20. f3 h5 21. b4 axb4 22. Bxb4
fxe4 23. fxe4 Bg4 24. Qd3 Rf4 25. a5 bxa5 26. Bxa5 Nxb5 27. cxb5 Qd6 28. Qc4
Rbf8 29. Rxf4 exf4 30. Bxc7 Qf6 31. e5 Qg5 32. d6+ Kh7 33. dxe7 Qxe7 34. Bd6 Qd8
35. Bxf8 Qxf8 36. h3 Bf5 37. Ra7 Qb8 38. Qf7 Qxe5 39. Qxg7+ Qxg7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7
41. b6 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Quang Liem Le"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Qd6 14. Qd3 Rfd8
15. e4 Qb4 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Rd2 Qb6 18. Rad1 Bb4 19. Ne5 Be8 20. Nc4 Qa7 21. Ne3
c6 22. h4 b5 23. Qb3 c5 24. axb5 axb5 25. d5 Qe7 26. d6 Qa7 27. e5 Nd7 28. f4
Qa5 29. Nc2 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 b4 31. Qe3 Nb6 32. Ra1 Qb5 33. Qe2 Nc4 34. Rdd1 Nxb2
35. Qxb5 Bxb5 36. Rdb1 Na4 37. Na3 Bd3 38. Rb3 Nc3 39. Rxc3 bxc3 40. Rc1 f6 41.
Rxc3 c4 42. Bh3 Kf7 43. Bf1 fxe5 44. fxe5 Rc5 45. Nxc4 Bxc4 46. Bxc4 Rxe5 47.
Rd3 Kf6 48. Bb3 Re4 49. Bc2 Ke5 50. d7 Rd4 51. Rxd4 Kxd4 52. Ba4 Kc5 53. Kf2 Kd6
54. Ke3 Rxd7 55. Bxd7 Kxd7 56. Ke4 Kd6 57. h5 Ke7 58. Ke5 Kf7 59. g4 Ke7 60. Ke4
Kf6 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Bb6 12. Na4 Bd7 13. b3 Re8 14. Bb2 h5
15. h4 Ne4 16. e3 Rc8 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qd1 Bf5 19. Qxh5 Qd7 20. Qd1 c5 21. Re1
Rcd8 22. Rc1 Bh3 23. Qf3 f6 24. Bxh3 Qxh3 25. Rcd1 b5 26. Qg2 Qe6 27. f3 Nd6 28.
g4 d4 29. Qd2 Qd5 30. exd4 c4 31. Ba3 Qxf3 32. Qg2 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Qc3 34. Rd1 b4
35. Bb2 Qe3+ 36. Qf2 Qh3 37. Qg2 Qe3+ 38. Qf2 Qe4 39. Qg2 c3 40. Bc1 c2 41. Rf1
Qxd4+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43. Kg1 Qc5+ 44. Kh2 Nf7 45. g5 Qe5+ 46. Kh1 Rd1 47. g6 Nd8
48. Qf3 Rxf1+ 49. Qxf1 Qe4+ 50. Qg2 Qxh4+ 51. Kg1 Qd4+ 52. Kh2 Qd1 53. Qe4 Kf8
54. Qxb4+ Ke8 55. Qb5+ Ke7 56. Qc5+ Ke6 57. Qc8+ Ke5 58. Bb2+ Ke4 59. Qb7+ Nxb7 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "13.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hao Wang"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. dxc5
Qxc5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Rd8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxg3 14. Bxh7+
Kxh7 15. hxg3+ Kg8 16. O-O-O Re8 17. Rxd7 Bxd7 18. Ne5 f6 19. Rh8+ Kxh8 20. Qh5+
Kg8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "14.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nd7 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. d3
O-O 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 Ne8 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. c4 c6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nd2 Nc7 15.
e3 Re8 16. Nf3 a5 17. a3 Ne6 18. Bc3 Bd6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qb6 21. Qd2 Nc7
22. Nd4 Nb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Rfd1 Nb6 25. Bf1 d4 26. Bxd4 Bxb4 27. Qc2 Na4 28.
Rab1 Qa5 29. Qc4 c5 30. Ba1 b5 31. Qb3 Rec8 32. d4 Bc3 33. Bxb5 cxd4 34. exd4
Nb6 35. Bf1 Rab8 36. Bxc3 Rxc3 37. Qb4 Qxb4 38. Rxb4 Rcc8 39. Rdb1 Nd7 40. Rxb8
Nxb8 41. Rb7 Nc6 42. d5 Nd4 43. Kg2 Kf8 44. Rb4 Nc2 45. Re4 Rc5 46. Bd3 f5 47.
Re6 Nb4 48. Bf1 Nxd5 49. Ra6 Rc3 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Ra7 Nf4+ 52. Kh2 Rf3 53. Kg1
g6 54. Ra4 Nxh3+ 55. Bxh3 Rxh3 56. Kg2 Rc3 57. f4 Kg7 58. Ra8 Re3 59. Kf2 Rd3
60. Rb8 Rd6 61. Kg3 Kf6 62. Re8 Kf7 63. Ra8 Rd3+ 64. Kf2 Rd6 65. Kg3 Ke6 66.
Re8+ Kd7 67. Re5 Rd3+ 68. Kf2 Rh3 69. Ra5 Ke6 70. Ra6+ Kf7 71. Ra7+ Kf6 72. Ra6+
Kg7 73. Ra8 Rb3 74. Kg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5
8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. h4 Bd7 12. g3 Bd6 13. Nf1 Rb8 14.
Ne3 b5 15. b4 Qc7 16. Rc1 h6 17. Nd2 a5 18. a3 a4 19. f4 Ne7 20. Nf3 f6 21.
Qe2 O-O 22. O-O e5 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxd5 Bd4+ 26. Kg2 Nxd5
27. cxd4 Qd6 28. Ne5 Nf6 29. Rf4 Bc8 30. Kh2 g5 31. Rc6 Qe7 32. Rf1 Bb7 33.
Qa2+ Kg7 34. Qe6 Rbe8 35. Qxe7+ Rxe7 36. Rb6 Rc7 37. Kg1 Ba8 38. Rxb5 Rc3
39. Ra5 Be4 40. Ra7+ Kg8 41. Rxf6 Rxf6 42. Bxe4 Rxg3+ 43. Kh2 gxh4 44. Bh7+
Kh8 45. Ng6+ Rfxg6 46. Bxg6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Mateusz Bartel"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. a3 Nf6 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3
Rc8 16. Rd2 Ne6 17. Rad1 Ncd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc7 21. Qe4
Rfe8 22. Be3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. f4 d6 25. Nb5 Qb8 26. b4 d5 27. Rxd5 Bf8 28.
Rd7 a6 29. Nd4 b5 30. Qd5 Be7 31. Nc6 Qa8 32. Nxe7+ 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "2.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ilia Iljiushenok"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. f4 d6 11. Qf2 Nf6 12. Be2 dxe5 13. O-O Qc5 14. Be3 Ne4 15.
Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. fxe5 O-O 18. Bf3 Rae8 19. Bxc6 Rxe5 20. Nc3 Kg7 21.
Rae1 Nd3 22. Rd1 Nb4 23. Bf3 Bc8 24. Rd2 Ra5 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. cxd5 Rc5 27. Rdd1
Ra5 28. Rd2 Rc5 29. Rdd1 Ra5 30. Rd2 Rc5 31. Rdd1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "3.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. Bb5 e6 8.
Ne5 Qb6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Ndxc4 Qa6 12. Qe2 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.
Nxd2 Qb5 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Rc1 Rfc8 17. Rxc6 Qa4 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. O-O Qxa2 20.
Nc5 Qd5 21. Qa6 Rf8 22. Nc6 Kh8 23. b4 Ne4 24. Rc1 Ng5 25. h4 Nh3+ 26. Kf1 Nf4
27. f3 Bh3 28. gxh3 Qxf3+ 29. Ke1 Qe3+ 30. Kd1 Qxh3 31. Kc2 Qxh4 32. Kb1 Qf2 33.
Rc2 Qg1+ 34. Ka2 h5 35. Qxa7 Qg3 36. b5 Nd5 37. b6 Qd6 38. Nd3 Qg3 39. Nde5 f6
40. b7 fxe5 41. b8=Q Rxb8 42. Qxb8+ Kh7 43. Qxe5 Qf3 44. Qxe6 Nc3+ 45. Rxc3 Qxc3
46. Qf5+ Kh6 47. d5 h4 48. Ne5 Qd2+ 49. Ka3 Qe3+ 50. Kb2 Qd2+ 51. Ka3 Qe3+ 52.
Kb4 Qd4+ 53. Ka3 Qe3+ 54. Ka2 Qd2+ 55. Kb1 Qd1+ 56. Kb2 Qd2+ 57. Ka3 Qe3+ 58.
Kb4 Qd4+ 59. Nc4 g5 60. d6 g4 61. d7 h3 62. Qf8+ 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "4.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Konstantin Sakaev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qd2 c5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Rac1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Qa8 19. Qe3 Rd8 20. Ne1 Bxg2 21.
Nxg2 h6 22. Nf4 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. a3 Qd2 25. Qxd2 Rxd2 26. Rc8+ Kh7 27. b4
Rxe2 28. Rc6 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "5.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Rustam Khusnutdinov"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8.
Bb5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. Rb3 Qa5 12. c4 O-O 13. Ndf3 Rfd8 14. cxd5 Nxe5
15. Bxd7 Nexd7 16. c6 bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7 Rxd1 19. Rb8+ Rd8 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "6.29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Tigran L Petrosian"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. a4 Be6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Rc8 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 O-O 13. O-O g6 14. c3 Bg7 15.
Qd3 Kh8 16. Rad1 Qg5 17. Nc2 f5 18. Nb6 fxe4 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. Nxe3 Bxc4 21.
Nexc4 Rcd8 22. Nxd6 e3 23. fxe3 Bh6 24. Nbc4 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Rd7 26. Ke2 Bf8 27.
b4 Kg8 28. Ne4 Rc7 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. Nf6+ Kf7 31. Nxd7 Bg7 32. Nc5 Nd8 33. Nd6+
Ke7 34. Ndxb7 Nxb7 35. Nxb7 e4 36. c4 Bc3 37. b5 axb5 38. cxb5 Bb4 39. a5 Kd7
40. a6 Kc7 41. g4 g5 42. Kd1 h6 43. Kc2 Kb6 44. Kb3 Bd2 45. Nd6 Ka7 46. Nxe4
Bxe3 47. Kc4 Kb6 48. Nf6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "7.46"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Kacper Piorun"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1 Nh5
9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Qf6 11. d5 Ne7 12. c4 Nf4 13. Bf1 g5 14. c5 Neg6 15. Rc1 g4
16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qxa7 f5 20. cxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxc7 Qf6
22. Rc6 Qd8 23. Nh2 h5 24. g3 Qg5 25. Ndf3 Bxf3 26. Nxf3 Qg4 27. Nh2 Nh3+ 28.
Bxh3 Qxh3 29. Rxg6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "8.31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Yuffa"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Ne2
b6 9. d5 Ba6 10. b3 b5 11. Qd3 exd5 12. Qxd5 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Qa5 14. Qd2 bxc4 15.
Bxc4 Nc6 16. O-O Bxc4 17. bxc4 Ne5 18. Ne4 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Rfb8 20. Rfb1 Kf8 21.
Kf1 Ke7 22. Ke2 Rb6 23. f4 Nc6 24. Kd3 Rab8 25. Kc3 d6 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Rb1 Ke6
28. Rb3 Ne7 29. Kd3 h5 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. Ne4 f6 32. Nc3 Kd7 33. e4 Kc6 34. Nd5
Ng6 35. g3 b5 36. cxb5+ Kxb5 37. Nc7+ Ka4 38. Ne8 Kxa3 39. Kc4 h4 40. Nxd6 hxg3
41. hxg3 Kb2 42. Nf5 Kc2 43. Nxg7 Kd2 44. Nh5 Ke3 45. Nxf6 Kf3 46. e5 Kxg3 47.
e6 Kxf4 48. Kxc5 Ke5 49. Nd7+ Kxe6 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "9.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Marin Bosiocic"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. h4 b6 10. h5 h6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. dxe5 Na6 14. Bc4 Qxd1+
15. Kxd1 Nc5 16. Bd5 Rd8 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. Ke2 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. Nc6 Bf8 21.
f4 Ne4 22. Kf3 Nc3 23. Rb3 Rc5 24. Nd4 Rd8 25. Be3 Rc4 26. Rc1 Rdc8 27. Nb5 Nxb5
28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxb5 Ra4 30. Rb2 Be7 31. Rc2 f5 32. g4 Ra3 33. gxf5 Bc5 34.
Re2 b5 35. Ke4 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Rxa2 37. e6 Kf8 38. f6 gxf6 39. Kf5 Ra4 40. Rd3 a5
41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Rd7+ Ke8 43. Rh7 Rc4 44. Rxh6 a4 45. Rh8+ Ke7 46. Rh7+ Ke8 47.
h6 a3 48. Ra7 b4 49. h7 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "10.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Donchenko"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. d3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne4 f6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
Rxc5 Qd7 16. b4 a6 17. a3 Rad8 18. Qc2 Re7 19. Rc1 Qe8 20. Nh4 Re6 21. g4 Bf7
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Nd5 24. e3 h5 25. Nf5 hxg4 26. hxg4 Ne7 27. Rxc7 Nxf5 28.
gxf5 Red6 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Qxc8 Rxd3 31. Qxe8+ Bxe8 32. Rc8 Kf7 33. Rc7+ Rd7 34.
Rxd7+ Bxd7 35. f4 exf4 36. exf4 Bxf5 37. Kf2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "11.26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Bf5 7. Nc3 c6 8. Ng5 e5
9. d5 h6 10. e4 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Nh3 cxd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. a3 Qb6+ 15. Nf2 a5
16. Qe2 Na6 17. Be3 Qb7 18. Rfc1 Nc5 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. a4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Bxa4 22.
Rxa4 Rfc8 23. Nd3 Ne8 24. f4 Qb5 25. Rac4 exf4 26. e5 fxg3 27. hxg3 a4 28. d6
Rab8 29. Bd5 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "12.17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1
dxe4 9. dxe4 Qe7 10. Nf1 Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 Qc5+ 12. Ne3 Nxe4+ 13. Kg1 Qxb5 14. Nd5
Rd8 15. Rxe4 Qxd5 16. Qe1 f6 17. b3 Bf5 18. Re3 Qd1 19. Bb2 Qxe1+ 20. Raxe1 Bg4
21. Bc1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd7 23. Kf2 Rad8 24. R3e2 Rd3 25. Rc2 Kf7 26. Ke2 R3d5 27.
Be3 a6 28. b4 Ne7 29. a4 Nf5 30. Bf2 h5 31. Rb1 c6 32. Rcb2 Nd6 33. Ra2 Nc4 34.
b5 axb5 35. axb5 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 cxb5 37. Ra7 Rd2+ 38. Ke1 Rd7 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "13.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Timur Gareyev"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 c6 6. Bb2 a5 7. b5 O-O 8. a4 Bf5
9. c4 Ne4 10. Qb3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Nd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Rc8 14. Be2 Nb6 15.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nb3 Rc2 17. Bc1 e5 18. Bd1 Rc3 19. O-O Nc4 20. Re1 b6 21. e4 exd4
22. exf5 d3 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bd2 Nxd2 25. Nxd2 gxf5 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Bb3+ Kf8 28.
Rxc1 Bh6 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Nc4 Re8 31. Kf1 d2 32. Nxd2 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "14.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. c4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. a4 Rfd8
15. Qe2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qb2 f6 18. Rfd1 Bb4 19. Qc2 Qf5 20. Bxa7 Rd3 21.
Bb6 h5 22. h3 h4 23. g4 Qg6 24. Bf1 Rc3 25. Qb2 Rd3 26. c5 f5 27. Bxd3 exd3 28.
Qd4 d2 29. Rc4 Bf3 30. Rxb4 Bxd1 31. Qxd2 fxg4 32. Qxd1 g3 33. Rxh4 Rf8 34. Rf4
Rxf4 35. exf4 gxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Qf5 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qd4 Qc2+ 39. Ke3 Qxb3+ 40. Qd3
Qxa4 41. Bc7 Qb4 42. Qd7+ Kg6 43. Qxe6+ Kh5 44. Qg4+ Kh6 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Qh5+
Kg8 47. Qd5+ Kh8 48. Be5 Qe1+ 49. Kd3 Qd1+ 50. Kc4 Qa4+ 51. Kc3 Qa3+ 52. Kc2
Qa4+ 53. Qb3 Qe4+ 54. Kb2 Qg2+ 55. Ka3 Qc6 56. Bd6 Qa6+ 57. Kb4 Qe2 58. Qc4 Qb2+
59. Ka5 Qb1 60. Be5 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "15.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "AR Saleh Salem"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 O-O 7. h3 Ne4 8. c3 c6
9. Na3 Nc7 10. Be2 f6 11. Bh2 Re8 12. O-O e5 13. c4 exd4 14. Nxd4 a6 15. Rc1 Ne6
16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nac2 N6g5 18. Nb4 Kh8 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. f3 a5 22.
Bb5 Rf8 23. Bc7 Qe7 24. Nxd5 Qf7 25. fxe4 Nxe4 26. Nb6 Bh6 27. Bf4 g5 28. Rc7
Qg6 29. Nxc8 gxf4 30. Ne7 Qg3 31. Ndf5 Qg5 32. exf4 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "16.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 Qc7 8. dxc5
Qxc5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 h6 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6
15. Bxd6 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxf2 17. Rd2 Qb6 18. Bxb8 Qa5 19. Bd6 Re8 20. Ba3 f5 21.
Bc2 e5 22. Re1 e4 23. Nd4 e3 24. Rde2 f4 25. g3 Bg4 26. gxf4 Bxe2 27. Rxe2 Qh5
28. f5 Qg4 29. Bd3 Rd8 30. Rxe3 Qf4 31. Kd2 Qxh2+ 32. Re2 Qf4+ 33. Kc2 Rc8 34.
Ne6 Qf3 35. Bd6 b5 36. Be5 b4 37. Bxg7 bxc3 38. Bxc3 h5 39. Ng5 Qd5 40. Ne4 Kf7
41. Rg2 Kf8 42. Rg5 Rd8 43. Rg3 h4 44. Rf3 Qxa2 45. Bb4+ Kf7 46. Ng5+ Kf6 47.
Ne4+ Kf7 48. Nc3 Rc8 49. Re3 Qa4+ 50. Kb1 Qxb4 51. Nd5 Qd4 52. Re7+ Kf8 53. Be4
Qxd5 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "17.13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Saveliy Golubov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. a4 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. Qe3 b6 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15.
Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bc8 17. Nf1 Na5 18. Ba2 Ba6 19. Rad1 Qc6 20. Bd5 Qxa4 21. b4
cxb4 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Rb1 Qd6 24. Ba2 e6 25. e5 Qd3 26. Qf4 Qa3 27. Ra1 Qe7 28.
Ne3 Bb7 29. Rac1 Nc6 30. Ng4 Nb4 31. Bc4 g5 32. Nf6+ Qxf6 33. exf6 gxf4 34. fxg7
Kxg7 35. Ne5 fxg3 36. Re3 gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf1 Rxg2 39. Rd1 Rg5 40. Rd7
Bg2+ 41. Kf2 Bd5 42. Be2 a5 43. Ng4 Nc6 44. Rc7 Nd4 45. Bd1 Nf5 46. Rh3 a4 47.
Ra7 b5 48. Ne5 Nd6 49. Nd3 Ra8 50. Rc7 a3 51. Nf4 a2 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "18.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8. Nxb4
Nxb4 9. a3 Nc6 10. d3 d5 11. O-O exd3 12. exd3 Bg4 13. Bf3 Bh3 14. Re1 Nd4 15.
Bh1 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. Be3 Nc6 18. b3 a5 19. Rc1 Re8 20. f4 Bg4 21. Qd2 Qd6 22.
Bg2 dxc4 23. dxc4 Qxa3 24. h3 Rad8 25. Qc3 Bc8 26. g4 Ne4 27. Qc2 Nb4 28. Qb1
Nd3 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Rcd1 Qd6 31. Nf3 b6 32. Ne5 Rxe5 33. fxe5 Qxe5 34. Rxd3
Qg3+ 35. Kf1 Qxh3+ 36. Ke2 Bxg4+ 37. Kd2 Re8 38. Rd4 Bf5 39. Bf2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "19.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. c3 c5 8. Ne5
Qc7 9. f4 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Bh4 Nd7 12. Qg4 f5 13. Qe2 Nab8 14. O-O Nc6 15.
g4 Bxe5 16. fxe5 f4 17. Nf3 Rae8 18. e4 b5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Qxb5 Rb8 21. Qd3
cxd4 22. cxd4 Rxb2 23. Ng5 g6 24. Ne6 Qb6 25. Rf2 Ncxe5 26. dxe5 Rxf2 27. Qxd5
Rd2+ 28. Nd4+ Kh8 29. Bf2 Nc5 30. e6 Rxf2 31. e7 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "20.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yangyi Yu"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qd3 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. Rd1 c5 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qe8
15. Nb5 Ba6 16. a4 Nc5 17. Qg4 Rd8 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. Nc7 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Qc8 21.
Nxa6 Qxa6 22. Be3 Bxb2 23. Ra2 Bf6 24. a5 Qc4 25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 Rc8 27. f4
Be7 28. axb6 axb6 29. e5 g6 30. Bf1 Ra8 31. Rb2 Nd7 32. Kg2 Bc5 33. Bxc5 Nxc5
34. Rxb6 Ra2+ 35. Kg1 Ra1 36. Kg2 Ra2+ 37. Kg1 Ra1 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "21.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 Nh5 8. Bd2
Nf6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nf6 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. a3 Bxc3
7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 b6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 cxd4
12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. O-O Rfd8 15. e4 Rac8 16. Rd1 d6
17. b3 Ne5 18. Nd4 a6 19. Re3 Qc7 20. h3 h6 21. Qb2 Qc5 22. a4
Kf8 23. Kh2 a5 24. Qe2 Nc6 25. Red3 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc7 27. Qd2
Rcd7 28. Rd3 Ke7 29. f4 Bc6 30. Rf1 g5 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Rd5
Bxd5 33. Qxg5+ Kf8 34. cxd5 Re7 35. e5 Rc8 36. Rf4 dxe5
37. Rc4 exd5 38. Qh6+ Ke8 39. Rxc5 Rxc5 40. Qxb6 Rec7 41. Bxd5
Rc2+ 42. Bg2 e4 43. Qb5+ R7c6 44. h4 Kf8 45. Qb8+ Ke7 46. Kh3
f5 47. Qe5+ Re6 48. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 Re8 11. Bd3 d5
12. h5 Nc5 13. Kb1 Bg4 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15. Qf4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qf6
17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rh4 Bxf2 19. Rf4 Be3 20. Rxf6 Re5 21. Rdf1
Rf8 22. R6f5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 h6 24. c4 Rd8 25. cxd5 Rxd5
26. Rxd5 cxd5 27. g4 Kf8 28. Bf5 Ke7 29. Bd3 a5 30. a4 b6
31. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. c4 d4 4. exd4 cxd4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6
7. Bc2 Bg4 8. Ba4 Nd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 e5 11. Re1 Be7 12. Nbd2
O-O 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. a3 a5 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxd4
exd4 18. Rxe7 Qd6 19. Re2 Nc5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. dxe4 Rfe8
22. f3 a4 23. c5 Qxc5 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. Rc1 c5 26. Rc4 f6
27. Qc1 Ra5 28. Rec2 f5 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 fxe4 31. fxe4
d3 32. Be3 Qe6 33. Rc7 Qxe4 34. Bd2 h6 35. Qc5 Bf7 36. Bc3 Qg6
37. Re7 Rxe7 38. Qxe7 Kh7 39. Qe5 Be8 40. Kf2 Bf7 41. g4 Bb3
42. Ke3 Bc2 43. Kd2 Bb3 44. Ke3 Bc2 45. Kd2 Bb3 46. Qe7 Bc2
47. b4 axb3 48. Bb2 h5 49. g5 h4 50. a4 Kg8 51. a5 Kh7 52. a6
Bd1 53. Kxd1 d2 54. Qxg7+ Qxg7 55. Bxg7 Kxg7 56. Kxd2 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bd5 14. Qg4 Qd7 15. Qxd7 Nxd7 16. Nc3
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bb4 18. Bd2 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Nf6
21. Nb3 b6 22. Rac1 Nd5 23. a3 Rd6 24. Re4 Rad8 25. Kf1 a5
26. a4 g5 27. Rc4 Kg7 28. Re1 Kg6 29. Nd2 Nb4 30. Nb3 Nd3
31. Re2 Nf4 32. Re1 Rf6 33. Nd2 Nd3 34. Rb1 Rf4 35. Rc6+ Kg7
36. Rxb6 Rdxd4 37. b3 Nxf2 38. Ke2 Rh4 39. Nf1 Nd3 40. Rb5
Nf4+ 41. Kf2 Rd3 42. Re5 Rc3 43. Rxa5 Rh3 44. Rb5 Rhxf3+
45. Kg1 Rc2 46. Rb6 Rff2 47. a5 Rg2+ 48. Kh1 Nh3 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 a6
12. Be2 Re8 13. Qd1 Qc7 14. h3 Ne4 15. Nd2 Nc3 16. Bxc3 Qxc3
17. Rc1 Qf6 18. Bg4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 Qb2 20. Nf3 Qxa2 21. Qd7 Bf8
22. Qxb7 Rab8 23. Qc6 Qxb3 24. Qxa6 Qb6 25. Qa2 Rbd8 26. Rfd1
Qe6 27. Rc2 Rd7 28. Qa4 Red8 29. Nd4 Qe4 30. Rdc1 g6 31. Qb5
Rd6 32. Rc8 Kg7 33. Qb2 Rxc8 34. Rxc8 Rf6 35. Rd8 Bc5 36. Nf3
Be7 37. Rd7 Qe6 38. Rb7 Bd6 39. Ng5 Qe5 40. Qxe5 Bxe5 41. Rd7
h6 42. Nf3 Bd6 43. Nd4 Kf8 44. Nb5 Bb4 45. Rxd5 Be1 46. f3 Re6
47. Rd3 Bg3 48. Kf1 Rb6 49. Rd5 Rc6 50. Ke2 Rc1 51. Rd1 Rc2+
52. Rd2 Rc1 53. Kd3 Be5 54. Ke4 Bf6 55. Nd4 Bxd4 56. exd4 Ke7
57. Ra2 h5 58. Kd5 Rd1 59. Re2+ Kd7 60. Ke5 Ke7 61. f4 Rf1
62. h4 f6+ 63. Kd5+ Kd7 64. g3 Ra1 65. Rb2 Ra5+ 66. Kc4 Kc6
67. d5+ Kc7 68. Re2 Ra4+ 69. Kb5 Ra3 70. Re6 Rxg3 71. Rxf6 Rg1
72. Ra6 Kd7 73. Kc5 Rc1+ 74. Kd4 Rd1+ 75. Ke5 Re1+ 76. Kf6 Rg1
77. Ra7+ Kd6 78. Rg7 Rg4 79. Rxg6 Rxf4+ 80. Kg5+ Ke5 81. d6
Rd4 82. Kxh5 Kf5 83. Kh6 Rxh4+ 84. Kg7 Ra4 85. Rh6 Kg5 86. Re6
Kf5 87. Kf7 Rh4 88. Re1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. b3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5
12. Be2 Qe7 13. Bb2 Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Rd2 Qe7
17. Rad1 Ng6 18. Qb1 Qe5 19. Qb2 a5 20. Nf3 Qe7 21. h3 b5
22. Bd3 Bb7 23. Ne2 c5 24. Ng3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qe6 26. Bf5 Qe7
27. Bd3 Qe6 28. Bf5 Qe7 29. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4
7. cxd4 O-O 8. d5 a6 9. Bd3 Nb4 10. Bd2 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 d6
12. O-O e6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Re1 Nd7 15. Nc3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5
17. Nd5 f5 18. f3 fxe4 19. fxe4 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qd6 21. Qb3 Rfd8
22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Rad1 h6 24. Be3 Rc8 25. Bb6 Kh7 26. a4 Rf8
27. a5 Rdf7 28. Rc1 Re8 29. Re4 Rf4 30. Qd3 Rf7 31. b4 Rd7
32. h3 h5 33. Rec4 Bh6 34. Rf1 Bf4 35. Re4 Rc8 36. g3 Bh6
37. Bc5 Qxd5 38. Qxd5 Rxd5 39. Rf7+ Kg8 40. Rxb7 Bf8 41. Bxf8
Rxf8 42. Re2 Rd3 43. Kh2 e4 44. Rb6 Kg7 45. Rxa6 Rff3 46. Re6
Rxg3 47. a6 Rxh3+ 48. Kg1 Ra3 49. b5 Rhb3 50. Rb6 h4 51. Rb7+
Kh6 52. a7 Rg3+ 53. Rg2 Rh3 54. Rg4 Kh5 55. Rxe4 Rag3+ 56. Kf1
Rh1+ 57. Ke2 Rh2+ 58. Kd1 Ra3 59. Rxh4+ Rxh4 60. Rh7+ Kg5
61. Rxh4 Rxa7 62. Rb4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxe4
7. fxe4 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. Nf3 Bg4
12. O-O Nbd7 13. d6 Bf8 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nb5 Rb8 16. Bf4 a6
17. Nc7 Re4 18. Bg3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rd4 20. Qe1 Bxd6 21. Nd5
Bxg3 22. Qxg3 Kh8 23. Rad1 Qf8 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. b4 Nxd5
26. Bxd5 Nf6 27. Qe5 Nxd5 28. cxd5 f6 29. Qxd4 Rd8 30. Re1 h6
31. Re6 Qf7 32. Qe4 Qc7 33. a4 Kg8 34. Re7 Qb6+ 35. Kh1 Qd6
36. a5 f5 37. Qe6+ Qxe6 38. dxe6 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Re1 40. Kg3 Re4
41. Rxb7 Rxe6 42. Kf4 g6 43. Kf3 Kf8 44. Rb6 Re4 45. Rxa6 Rxb4
46. Rxg6 Rb5 47. a6 h5 48. Kf4 Kf7 49. Rc6 h4 50. Kg5 Rb2
51. Kxf5 Rf2+ 52. Kg4 Rxg2+ 53. Kxh4 Rg1 54. Kh5 Rg3 55. h4
Kg7 56. Rc7+ Kf6 57. a7 Ra3 58. Kg4 Ra4+ 59. Kf3 Kg6 60. Ke3
Kh5 61. Kd3 Ra1 62. Kd4 Kxh4 63. Kc5 Kg5 64. Kb6 Kf6 65. Kb7
Rb1+ 66. Kc8 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7
7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3 d6 9. a3 O-O 10. Ne2 Qd7 11. Ng3 Nd8 12. Nf5
Ne6 13. Ng5 Bd8 14. f4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rxf4 h6 17. Nh3
Kh8 18. Qf3 d5 19. e5 Nh7 20. d4 Bg5 21. Qg4 g6 22. Nxh6 Qxg4
23. Nxg4 Bxf4 24. Nxf4 Bc8 25. Nf2 c6 26. c3 Kg7 27. Bc2 Ng5
28. Re1 Bd7 29. Re3 Rh8 30. Rg3 Ne6 31. N4d3 Rh4 32. Bd1 c5
33. Nxc5 Nxc5 34. dxc5 Re8 35. Re3 d4 36. cxd4 Rxd4 37. b4 a5
38. bxa5 Ra8 39. Bf3 Rxa5 40. c6 Be6 41. Ne4 b4 42. axb4 Rxe5
43. Rc3 Bc8 44. Ra3 Rxb4 45. Nd6 Be6 46. c7 Rb1+ 47. Kf2 Rc1
48. Ra7 Rec5 49. h3 Kh6 50. Nxf7+ Bxf7 51. c8=Q Rxc8 52. Rxf7
R8c4 53. Kg3 Rc7 54. Rxc7 Rxc7 55. h4 Kg7 56. Kh3 Kf6 57. g3
Rc3 58. Be4 Re3 59. Bc6 Kf5 60. Bd7+ Ke5 61. Kg4 Kf6 62. Bc6
Rc3 63. Bb7 Rc4+ 64. Kh3 Ke5 65. Bf3 Kd4 66. Kg2 Ke3 67. Bb7
Rb4 68. Bc6 Rb2+ 69. Kg1 Ke2 70. Be4 Rb4 71. Bxg6 Kf3 72. Kh2
Kf2 73. Kh3 Rb3 74. Kg4 Rxg3+ 75. Kf5 Rh3 76. h5 Rxh5+
77. Bxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Qxe5
O-O 7. d4 Nc6 8. Qf4 Na5 9. Bd5 Ne8 10. Bf3 Bb4 11. a3 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 d5 13. Ne2 c6 14. O-O Nc4 15. Ng3 Qf6 16. Be2 Qxf4
17. Bxf4 Ned6 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. a4 b6 20. f3 Rfe8 21. Kf2 f6
22. h4 Re6 23. Rfb1 g6 24. Ne2 Rae8 25. g4 R6e7 26. Ng3 Be6
27. Rh1 Bf7 28. g5 fxg5 29. Bxg5 Rd7 30. h5 Nb2 31. Be2 Be6
32. hxg6 hxg6 33. a5 b5 34. Rh6 Kg7 35. Rah1 Bg8 36. Bc1 Nbc4
37. Bd3 Re6 38. Rg1 Rf7 39. Bxg6 Rc7 40. Nh5+ Kf8 41. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Qc7 9. c4 cxd4 10. exd4 Bd7 11. Re1 Rfd8
12. c5 Bf4 13. g3 Bh6 14. a3 g6 15. b4 Bg7 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. b5
Ne7 18. a4 Be8 19. Rc2 Nf5 20. Qe2 Qb8 21. Bc3 h5 22. Ra1 h4
23. a5 hxg3 24. hxg3 Nh5 25. Nf1 Nf6 26. Rb1 Ne4 27. Bxe4 dxe4
28. Qxe4 a6 29. bxa6 Bc6 30. Qe2 Qa8 31. Ne3 bxa6 32. d5 Nxe3
33. Qxe3 Rxd5 34. Bxg7 Rh5 35. Nh2 Kxg7 36. f3 Rch8 37. Rb6
Qd8 38. Rd2 Qf6 39. Rbb2 Rh3 40. f4 R8h5 41. Ng4 Rh1+ 42. Kf2
g5 43. Qe5 Qxe5 44. Nxe5 Bd5 45. Ke3 R5h3 46. Kd4 Rxg3 47. c6
f6 48. Rb7+ Kh6 49. fxg5+ fxg5 50. Kc5 Re3 51. Ng4+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Bd3 Re8
12. Rde1 Nf6 13. Ng5 c5 14. c4 h6 15. cxd5 c4 16. Bxc4 hxg5
17. hxg5 Ne4 18. Qd1 Bxg5 19. Qh5 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 f5 21. d6+
Be6 22. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nbd2 cxd4 5. exd4 Bf5 6. c3 e6
7. Nh4 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qc7 10. Nb3 Nbd7 11. g3 Be7
12. Bf4 Qb6 13. O-O a5 14. Nc1 Qa6 15. Qxa6 Rxa6 16. a4 Ne4
17. Ng2 g5 18. Be3 h5 19. Nd3 h4 20. f3 Nd6 21. Bf2 Nc4
22. Rfd1 Rb6 23. Ra2 hxg3 24. hxg3 Bd6 25. Ne3 Bxg3 26. Nxc4
Bxf2+ 27. Nxf2 dxc4 28. Ng4 Ke7 29. Ne3 Rc6 30. Ra3 Nf6 31. b3
Nd5 32. Nxd5+ exd5 33. bxc4 Rxc4 34. Rb1 Rhc8 35. Rxb7+ Ke6
36. Ra2 f6 37. Re2+ Kf5 38. Rb5 Rxc3 39. Rxd5+ Kf4 40. Rxa5
Rxf3 41. Rc5 Rxc5 42. dxc5 Rc3 43. a5 Rxc5 44. Ra2 Rc7 45. a6
Ra7 46. Kg2 Ke5 47. Kf3 Kd5 48. Kg4 Kc5 49. Kf5 Kb5 50. Kxf6
Rxa6+ 51. Rxa6 Kxa6 52. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 Nc6
7. h3 O-O 8. Be3 e5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. a3 a5 11. a4 b6 12. Re1 d5
13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Bh4 Nf4 16. Bf1 Ba6 17. Qc2 h6
18. Rad1 Nh5 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Ne4 Bb7 21. Ng3 Nf4 22. Ne4 Nh5
23. Ng3 Nf4 24. Ne4 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5
7. h3 Bd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Re1 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 Nf8 14. Ne2 h6 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4
Qb6 17. b3 Bd7 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. Re1 Qc7 21. c4 dxc4
22. Bxc4 Re7 23. Nfg6 Nxg6 24. Nxg6 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Qe3
Nd6 27. Qe5 Qd7 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc8 Nxc8 30. Qb8 g6 31. Qf4
Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qb8 b5 34. Bd3 Ne7 35. Qf4 c5 36. Qe4 cxd4
37. Bxb5 Qd6 38. Qb7 Qb4 39. Qxa7 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. g3 h5
42. h4 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. Kg1 h4 45. gxh4 gxh4 46. Qd7 Kf6
47. Bd3 Qg5+ 48. Kf1 Qc1+ 49. Ke2 Qb2+ 50. Kf3 Qc3 51. Qd6+
Kf7 52. Qf4+ Ke6 53. Qe4+ Kd6 54. Kg4 Qc8+ 55. Kxh4 Qh8+
56. Kg3 Nd5 57. a3 Nc3 58. Qg6+ Kc7 59. Qh7+ Qxh7 60. Bxh7 Kd6
61. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nc6 Nc5 15. Qc4 Qd7 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Qg4 f5 20. Qb4 Rd5
21. Red1 Qd7 22. Rxd5 Qxd5+ 23. f3 Qxa2 24. Qb5 h6 25. b4 Qb3
26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qd7 Rb8 28. bxc5 Qe3 29. Qd1 Kh7 30. Rc2 Rc8
31. c6 Qb3 32. Qd2 a5 33. Rc5 Qb4 34. Qd6 Rc7 35. g4 a4
36. gxf5 exf5 37. Qe5 a3 38. Qxf5+ g6 39. Qe5 Qb6 40. Rc2 h5
41. h4 Qa7 42. Qd6 Kh6 43. Qe5 Kh7 44. Qd6 Kh6 45. Ra2 Re7
46. e4 Qc7 47. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nd3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. b3 c6 8. Bb2 Qxe2+ 9. Nxe2 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Re1
Nbd7 12. Ng3 Re8 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Rxe8 Nxe8 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Ng3
Nxd3+ 17. Bxd3 g6 18. Re1 Bd7 19. Ne4 d5 20. Nf6+ Nxf6
21. Bxf6 Bc5 22. f3 Kf8 23. c3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. h4 Bd6
26. g4 h5 27. gxh5 gxh5 28. Kd1 Bh3 29. Ke2 Kd7 30. Bd4 a6
31. b4 Be7 32. Bf2 Ke6 33. Bc2 Bf5 34. Bb3 Bd6 35. a4 b5
36. axb5 axb5 37. d3 Be5 38. Be1 Bf6 39. Ba2 Be5 40. Bb3 Bf6
41. Ba2 Be5 42. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. d4 h6 11. O-O O-O
12. Qd3 Rd8 13. Re1 Nd7 14. a4 e5 15. Ra2 exd4 16. cxd4 Bb4
17. Re3 Nc5 18. Qe2 Ne6 19. d5 Nf8 20. Bb2 Qf5 21. Re4 Re8
22. Nh4 Qh7 23. Ra1 Rxe4 24. Bxe4 g6 25. Bc2 a5 26. Rd1 Bc5
27. Rd3 Bc8 28. Qe5 Bd6 29. Qf6 Bh3 30. Re3 Nd7 31. Qf3 h5
32. Qd1 Qh6 33. Nf3 Bg4 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Re1 Bb4 36. Re3 Bc5
37. Re1 Bb4 38. Re3 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Nc3
Nbd7 13. Bd2 Ne4 14. Rfd1 Nb6 15. Qd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxa4
17. Rdc1 c5 18. c4 Bc6 19. e4 Re8 20. Ba5 Bc7 21. d5 exd5
22. exd5 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Bxa5 24. Rxa5 Qxa5 25. dxc6 bxc6
26. Qf5 Re6 27. Rxc5 Qa3 28. Ra5 Qc3 29. Rc5 Qa3 30. Ra5 Qc3
31. Rc5 Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 d6
7. O-O O-O 8. d3 h6 9. e3 a6 10. Bd2 Ba7 11. Bc3 Re8 12. Rc1
Bf5 13. Nh4 Bh7 14. Kh1 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rb8 16. Qd2 Ne7 17. Bg2
b5 18. b3 Qd7 19. Rce1 Nf5 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21. f4 bxc4 22. bxc4
Bh3 23. Bxh3 Qxh3 24. f5 Rb7 25. Qe2 Reb8 26. Qf3 Bc5 27. Rd1
Bb4 28. Ba1 Ba3 29. Bc3 h5 30. f6 g6 31. d4 exd4 32. exd4 Bb2
33. Qf4 Qc8 34. Ba5 Qg4 35. Qh6 Qe4+ 36. Kg1 Bxd4+ 37. Rxd4
Qxd4+ 38. Kh1 Qe4+ 39. Kg1 Qd4+ 40. Kh1 Qe4+ 41. Kg1 Qd4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. g3 Rfa8 16. Rab1 axb4
17. axb4 Bf6 18. Kg2 h6 19. h4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Ra3 21. Rb3 Rxb3
22. Qxb3 Qa5 23. Rc1 Rb8 24. Qa2 Qxa2 25. Nxa2 Rb2 26. Nc3 Kf8
27. Rb1 Rxb1 28. Nxb1 Ke7 29. Na3 Nb8 30. Nc2 Na6 31. Kf1 h5
32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. Ke2 Kd7 35. Kd3 Ke7 36. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Banter blitz"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2020.05.22"]
[EventDate "2020.05.22"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "NN"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Qd2 Re8 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nh2 e5 12. f4
exf4 13. Rxf4 Be5 14. Ng4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Qb6 16. Bg5 Rf8
17. Nf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxf6 c4+ 19. d4 c5 20. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Banter blitz"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[Date "2020.05.22"]
[EventDate "2020.05.22"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "NN"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Bd3 Nf6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. f4 e5 10. f5 Bb4 11. Qf3 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 Qa5 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 Ng4 16. Bd2 Qd4
17. h3 Nh2 18. Qe3 Qb2 19. Qc5 Bxf5 20. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "235"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Na4 Qb7 14. Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Rfb1 axb4 17. axb4
b5 18. Nc3 f5 19. Ne2 Bf6 20. Ne5 Ng5 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Nc1
Nf7 23. Qc3 Rfe8 24. Nd3 Qb7 25. Rb3 Ra4 26. Rxa4 bxa4 27. Ra3
Qb5 28. Qc2 Ra8 29. Bc7 Bd8 30. Ba5 Bf6 31. f4 g5 32. g3 h5
33. Qxa4 Qxa4 34. Rxa4 h4 35. gxh4 gxf4 36. Nxf4 e5 37. Ng6
exd4 38. exd4 Bxd4+ 39. Kf1 Bf6 40. Ra2 Kh7 41. h5 Ng5 42. Nf4
Ne4 43. Nd3 Bd4 44. Rg2 f4 45. Nxf4 Rf8 46. Bc7 Rf7 47. Ke2
Bc3 48. Ne6 Bxb4 49. Bd6 Bc3 50. Ng5+ Nxg5 51. Rxg5 Bb4
52. Rg4 Rb7 53. Kd3 Rb5 54. Kd4 Ba3 55. Rg6 Rb3 56. Ke5 Rxh3
57. Ke6 Rxh5 58. Rg3 Bb4 59. Kd7 d4 60. Kxc6 Rf5 61. Rd3 Bc3
62. Kd7 Bb4 63. Kc6 Bc3 64. Rg3 Bb4 65. Kb5 Be1 66. Rh3+ Kg6
67. Kc4 Ba5 68. Kxd4 Kf7 69. Rh7+ Kf6 70. Ke4 Rf1 71. Kd5 Rd1+
72. Kc6 Bb4 73. Rh4 Ba3 74. Rh3 Bb4 75. Rb3 Rd4 76. Kb5 Bxc5
77. Kxc5 Rd1 78. Re3 Rc1+ 79. Kd5 Rd1+ 80. Kc6 Kf5 81. Rf3+
Ke4 82. Rf4+ Ke3 83. Rh4 Kf3 84. Kc5 Ke3 85. Be5 Rd8 86. Bd6
Ra8 87. Kd5 Ra5+ 88. Bc5+ Kf3 89. Rc4 Rb5 90. Ke5 Rb8 91. Rc2
Re8+ 92. Kf5 Rc8 93. Rc3+ Ke2 94. Ke4 Re8+ 95. Kf4 Rd8 96. Rh3
Re8 97. Bd4 Kd2 98. Be5 Kc2 99. Ke4 Rd8 100. Rc3+ Kd2 101. Rb3
Rc8 102. Rh3 Kc2 103. Rh2+ Kb3 104. Rb2+ Ka3 105. Rb7 Re8
106. Kd5 Rc8 107. Bc7 Rh8 108. Bd6+ Ka2 109. Kc4 Rc8+ 110. Bc7
Rf8 111. Be5 Rc8+ 112. Kd3 Rc1 113. Rb2+ Ka1 114. Rf2+ Kb1
115. Bd4 Rd1+ 116. Kc3 Re1 117. Kb3 Kc1 118. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5
12. Ng5 h6 13. Rde1 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 f5 15. f4 Bd6 16. Nf3 Re8
17. g3 Re4 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Qd2 Qa5 21. Kb1 h5
22. f5 Bxf5 23. Bf4 Bf8 24. Rhf1 Bg4 25. Be5 Bf3 26. Qf4 Qd8
27. Bd4 c5 28. Be5 Qd7 29. Rxf3 exf3 30. Qxf3 Re8 31. Rf1 Qe6
32. Bf4 g6 33. a3 Qe4 34. Qd1 Bg7 35. Bc1 b6 36. g4 Qxg4
37. Qxd5+ Qe6 38. Qg2 Qe4 39. Qg3 Be5 40. Qg5 Qg4 41. Qd2 Bg7
42. Qd3 Qe4 43. Qd7 Re7 44. Qd6 Kh7 45. Bg5 Qc4 46. Rg1 Rf7
47. Qd1 Qb5 48. Qd5 Rf1+ 49. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 50. Ka2 Qf5 51. Qb7
Qe6+ 52. Kb1 Qe1+ 53. Ka2 Qe6+ 54. Kb1 Qe1+ 55. Ka2 Qe6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qb1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qd5 15. Qb2 b5 16. Be2 a4 17. O-O Bd7
18. f3 f5 19. Qd2 Be8 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Bd1 Bg6
23. Bc2 Be7 24. Bb1 Rf8 25. Ba2 Qd7 26. Qe1 Kh7 27. Qg3 Bd8
28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Qf7+ 30. Ke1 Qf5 31. Qf4 Qf7 32. Bb1
Kg8 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Kf2 Bf5 35. g4 Bh7 36. Kg3 g5 37. Bc2
Bg6 38. Bd1 Kg8 39. Be2 Be8 40. Bf1 Kf8 41. Bg2 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 Re8 11. Bd3 Nf6
12. h5 Bg4 13. Rde1 Qd7 14. h6 g6 15. Nd4 a6 16. f3 Be6
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Kb1 b5 19. g4 e5 20. c4 Qe6 21. Qe2 Rab8
22. g5 Nd7 23. Ka1 bxc4 24. Bxc4 d5 25. Bb3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 Bxc5
27. Qxa6 Bf2 28. Re2 Bg3 29. c4 d4 30. c5 Rxb3 31. axb3 Qxb3
32. Qxc6 Rb8 33. Kb1 Qf7 34. Qf6 Qxf6 35. gxf6 Kf7 36. c6 Kxf6
37. c7 Rc8 38. Rc1 Ke7 39. Rc4 Kd7 40. Rec2 g5 41. b4 g4
42. fxg4 Be1 43. Re2 Bg3 44. b5 Rxc7 45. Rxc7+ Kxc7 46. g5 d3
47. Re4 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Rfc1 f6
12. Na4 Re8 13. Bc5 Bd6 14. a3 Nb6 15. Qd1 Bd5 16. Be3 Bf8
17. b4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Nb3 Bxf3 21. exf3 c6
22. f4 Na4 23. Nd2 Nc3 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Ne4 Nxe4
27. dxe4 c5 28. bxc5 Bxc5 29. Bf1 g6 30. Bb5 Qe6 31. Bc4 Qd6
32. Kg2 Re7 33. Qf3 Rbe8 34. h4 a6 35. a4 Bb4 36. Re2 Qc6
37. Bd5 Qc3 38. Rd1 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Bc3 40. Rb1 Rd8 41. Bc4 d3
42. Re3 d2 43. Bd5 Ba5 44. Ke2 Rc7 45. Rd1 b5 46. axb5 axb5
47. g4 Bc3 48. Bb3 b4 49. g5 fxg5 50. hxg5 Rf8 51. Rf3 Re7
52. e5 Kg7 53. e6 h6 54. gxh6+ Kxh6 55. Rg1 Rf6 56. Rfg3
Rexe6+ 57. Bxe6 Rxe6+ 58. Re3 Rf6 59. Re4 Kg7 60. Rc4 Re6+ 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5
12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nh4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Rae8 16. Nxf5
Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Qxf5 18. Bd2 Nd5 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Re1 h6 21. f3
Re8 22. Qd1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Nd5 24. g3 b5 25. Qe2 Qd7 26. a4 a6
27. c4 Nc7 28. Kg2 Ne6 29. Bf2 Qe7 30. Qe4 bxa4 31. Bc2 Qg5
32. c5 Bc7 33. Bxa4 h5 34. h4 Qd2 35. Bb3 Nd8 36. Qe8+ Kh7
37. Bxf7 Nxf7 38. Qxf7 Ba5 39. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Be2 Qc8
13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Qb7 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Rxe2
Ra7 18. Rc2 b5 19. Nd2 Rfa8 20. g4 Bd8 21. Bg3 Bc7 22. f4 Ra3
23. Kg2 R8a7 24. Nb3 Qa8 25. Na5 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Bxa5 27. bxa5
Rxa5 28. Be1 Ne4 29. Rcb3 Ra2+ 30. R1b2 Ra1 31. Rb1 Ra2+
32. R1b2 Ra1 33. Rb1 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5
12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nh4 Rae8 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16. Be3 Nf6
17. Bd3 Qd7 18. Qf3 Qg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. g3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 c5
22. Be4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Re7 24. Rae1 g6 25. Bd5 Rd7 26. Bb3 Bb4
27. Rd1 Kg7 28. d5 Bc5 29. Rc3 b6 30. Ba4 Rd6 31. Kg2 Rc8
32. Bc6 Rc7 33. Rc2 Re7 34. Rdd2 Rd8 35. Re2 Kf8 36. a4 Rc8
37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38. a5 Kd6 39. axb6 Bxb6 40. f4 Rc7 41. Kf3 Re7
42. Re2 Rxe2 43. Kxe2 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. Nbd2 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nc4 Nxg3
12. fxg3 Qe7 13. c3 O-O-O 14. b4 Kb8 15. a3 h5 16. Ne3 Bc8
17. c4 f5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Re1 e3 21. Qc1 g4
22. Nh4 Rhe8 23. c5 Be5 24. Qxe3 Qd7 25. Qc1 Bd4+ 26. Kh1
Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Bxa1 28. Qxa1 Qxd3 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bb3 Re8 16. h3
Nf6 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Ne5 Re7 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. f3 h6 21. Qf2 Rec7
22. h4 Rc3 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 Qd6 25. Qd4 R3c5 26. Nc4 Qg3
27. Ne3 Re8 28. Re2 Qe5 29. Kf2 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Kf8 31. g4 g6
32. Red2 Nd7 33. Nc4 Ba8 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Ne4 Ra5 36. g5 hxg5
37. hxg5 Kg7 38. Rc2 Nc5 39. Nf6 Nd7 40. Rc7 Nxf6 41. gxf6+
Kxf6 42. d6 Ke5 43. Rd3 Bd5 44. d7 Bxb3 45. Rc8 Rxd7 46. Rxd7
Rxa2+ 47. Kg3 Be6 48. Re8 Kf6 49. Rb7 Ra3 50. Rd8 g5 51. Kf2
Ke5 52. Rc7 a5 53. Rc1 a4 54. Re1+ Kf6 55. Re4 b5 56. Rb4 Rb3
57. Rxb3 Bxb3 58. Ra8 Ke5 59. Ke3 f5 60. Re8+ Be6 61. Rb8 f4+
62. Kd3 Bc4+ 63. Kc3 a3 64. Re8+ Kf5 65. Rf8+ Kg6 66. Rh8 a2
67. Kb2 Kf5 68. Rf8+ Ke5 69. Rd8 Bd5 70. Rb8 Bxf3 71. Kxa2
Bd5+ 72. Kb2 Bc4 73. Kc3 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7
12. Nf3 Be4 13. c4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rd8 15. O-O cxd4 16. exd4 Nc6
17. d5 exd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Rc4
Rac8 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Rh4 Ng6 24. Rh5 Rc5 25. Rd1 Qf4 26. h3
Qc4 27. Qf5 Kg7 28. Rd4 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qc2 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7
31. Qxf6 Rf8 32. Ne5 Kg8 33. Rg4 Qc3 34. f4 Rxd5 35. Rxg6+
fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kg7 39. Qxd5 Rxf4
40. Qd6 Rf8 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42. Qg5+ Kh7 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qg5+
Kh7 45. Qh5+ Kg7 46. Qg6+ Kh8 47. Qh6+ Kg8 48. Qg6+ Kh8
49. Nf7+ Rxf7 50. Qxf7 Qxa3 51. h4 Qd6+ 52. Kh3 a5 53. h5 Qe5
54. g4 a4 55. Kh4 Qh2+ 56. Kg5 Qe5+ 57. Kh4 Qh2+ 58. Kg5 Qe5+
59. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 a6 11. a4 cxd4
12. exd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Qd3 Bc6 16. Bc2 g6
17. Ne5 Be7 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qh3 Nbd5 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Bb3 Nh5
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rad1 Rc7 25. Re3 Re8 26. Ng4
Kg7 27. Re5 f6 28. Rxh5 gxh5 29. Qxh5 Rf8 30. Nxd5 exd5
31. Ne3 Kh8 32. Nxd5 Rg7 33. Nf4 Qd6 34. Qf3 Re8 35. g3 Rge7
36. Kg2 Re4 37. d5 f5 38. Ne6 Re5 39. Qc3 Kg8 40. Rd3 Re7
41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qf8+ Kg6 43. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. Qd3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 c5
12. b3 a5 13. a4 Bf6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qb1 Re8
17. Ra2 Qd7 18. Nb5 Be5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rad2 Rd8 21. e4 Ba6
22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe7 24. Qd1 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Bxb5 26. axb5
g6 27. e5 Kg7 28. Bf1 Nd7 29. Qd4 Kg8 30. f4 g5 31. Bc4 gxf4
32. gxf4 Nc5 33. Kg2 Qh4 34. Qe3 Kf8 35. h3 Qh5 36. Qd2 Qg6+
37. Kh2 Qf5 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qg5+ Qxg5 40. fxg5 Nd7 41. e6
fxe6 42. Bxe6 Nc5 43. Bd5 h6 44. gxh6+ Kxh6 45. Kg3 a4
46. bxa4 Nxa4 47. Kg4 Nc3 48. Bc4 Kg7 49. Kg5 Kh8 50. h4 Kg7
51. h5 Kh8 52. h6 Nxb5 53. Bxb5 Kh7 54. Bd3+ Kh8 55. Kg6 b5
56. Bxb5 Kg8 57. h7+ Kh8 58. Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bd3 Qc7
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. e4 b6 14. Bc4 Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5
17. Be3 Bb7 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rac1 b5 20. Bb3 Qe7 21. Nd5 exd5
22. Bxc5 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd2 Qb6+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2
Rxc1 27. Rxc1 dxe4 28. Rc7 Ba8 29. Ra7 g6 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7
31. Rxa8+ Kg7 32. Rxa6 exf3 33. g4 Rd7 34. b4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5
36. Ra5 Kg6 37. Kxf3 Rd2 38. h4 Rh2 39. Kg3 Rd2 40. Rxb5 Rxa2
41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Rf5 Ra8 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Rf3 Rb8 45. Rb3 Rb5
46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke4 Ke6 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Kc4 Rf5 50. Rd3+ Kc6
51. Rd4 Kb6 52. Rd6+ Kc7 53. Rd5 Rf4+ 54. Rd4 Rf5 55. b5 Kb6
56. Rd6+ Kb7 57. Rh6 Rf4+ 58. Kc5 Rxh4 59. Rh7+ Kc8 60. Kb6
Rh3 61. Rc7+ Kb8 62. Rh7 Kc8 63. Rc7+ Kb8 64. Rf7 Kc8 65. Rf8+
Kd7 66. Kb7 h4 67. b6 Rb3 68. Ka7 Ra3+ 69. Kb8 h3 70. b7 h2
71. Rf7+ Ke6 72. Rh7 Ra2 73. Rh5 Rc2 74. Rh3 Ke7 75. Re3+ Kf6
76. Re1 Kg5 77. Rb1 Kg4 78. Ka7 Rc7 79. Rh1 Kg3 80. Ka8 Rxb7
81. Kxb7 Kg2 82. Rxh2+ Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "266"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Nh4
11. Rad1+ Ke8 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Nd4 a6 15. e6 Bxe6
16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. b3 Ke7 19. Bxc7 Rhc8 20. Bd6+
Kf7 21. Bc5 Rd8 22. Bb6 Rd5 23. c4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Ke8 25. Rd6
Ke7 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. b4 e5 28. Bc5+ Ke6 29. Rd6+ Kf5 30. Bb6
Re8 31. Kf1 h5 32. Ke2 Re6 33. Rd1 Re8 34. a4 Ke6 35. h3 Be7
36. Rb1 Rf8 37. b5 Rf4 38. bxa6 bxa6 39. Rc1 c5 40. Ba5 Re4+
41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke2 e4 43. Rc2 Bf6 44. Bb6 Kd6 45. Ba5 Kc6
46. Bd2 Rd3 47. a5 Rb3 48. Be3 Bc3 49. Bd2 Bb4 50. Ra2 g6
51. Kd1 Rd3 52. Ke2 Rd4 53. Rc2 Bxd2 54. Rxd2 Rxc4 55. Ke3 Ra4
56. Rd8 Rxa5 57. Kxe4 Ra4+ 58. Ke5 Ra2 59. Rd6+ Kb5 60. Rxg6
Re2+ 61. Kd5 Rxf2 62. g4 hxg4 63. hxg4 a5 64. g5 a4 65. Rg8
Rd2+ 66. Ke5 a3 67. g6 Rg2 68. Kf6 Kc4 69. Ra8 Kb3 70. Rb8+
Kc3 71. Ra8 Rf2+ 72. Ke7 Re2+ 73. Kf7 Rf2+ 74. Ke7 Re2+
75. Kf7 a2 76. g7 Rf2+ 77. Ke7 Rg2 78. Kf7 Kb2 79. Rb8+ Ka1
80. g8=Q Rxg8 81. Kxg8 c4 82. Rc8 c3 83. Kf7 Kb2 84. Rb8+ Kc2
85. Ra8 Kb3 86. Rb8+ Kc4 87. Rc8+ Kd3 88. Rd8+ Ke3 89. Re8+
Kf3 90. Re1 c2 91. Ke6 Kf2 92. Rh1 Ke3 93. Kd5 Kd2 94. Ra1
c1=Q 95. Rxa2+ Ke3 96. Ra6 Qd1+ 97. Ke6 Ke4 98. Ke7 Qb3
99. Rh6 Qb7+ 100. Ke8 Qg7 101. Ra6 Qe5+ 102. Kf7 Kf5 103. Rh6
Qc7+ 104. Ke8 Qg7 105. Ra6 Qb7 106. Rh6 Qc7 107. Rh3 Qc6+
108. Ke7 Qc7+ 109. Ke8 Kg6 110. Rd3 Qe5+ 111. Kd8 Qa5+
112. Ke7 Qc7+ 113. Ke8 Qe5+ 114. Kd8 Qe4 115. Rd6+ Kf7
116. Kc7 Qc4+ 117. Rc6 Qf4+ 118. Kb6 Ke7 119. Kb5 Kd7 120. Rc4
Qe3 121. Kb4 Kd6 122. Ka4 Kd5 123. Rc2 Qb6 124. Rc3 Kd4
125. Rc2 Kd3 126. Rc1 Qd4+ 127. Kb3 Qd5+ 128. Kb4 Qb7+
129. Ka3 Qb5 130. Rf1 Qa6+ 131. Kb3 Qb6+ 132. Ka3 Kc2 133. Rf3
Qa5# 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. Qd3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rd1 N7f6 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. b4 c6 15. Rab1 Qe7 16. a4 Rfc8
17. Rdc1 Rc7 18. e3 g6 19. Qb3 Rd8 20. Ne1 Bc8 21. Nd3 Bf5
22. Rc2 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Bxd3 26. Qxd3
Qxc5 27. h4 Qc4 28. Rd1 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 d4 30. exd4 Rxd4
31. Rxd4 Bxd4 32. Kf1 h5 33. Ke2 a5 34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Ke2 Kg8
36. Kf1 Kf8 37. Ke2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4
d5 7. exf5 exf5 8. Bd3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Re1 Nd7
12. c4 Qf7 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. a4 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qa3 Ne4
17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Rbd8 19. Qb4 Be7 20. Qa5 b6 21. Qxa7
Nxf2 22. Bc4 Bc5 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. b4 Nxd1+ 25. bxc5 Bxc4
26. cxb6 Nb2 27. Rb1 Nxa4 28. Nxc4 Rb7 29. Rb4 Nc5 30. h3 Ra8
31. Rb5 Ne4 32. Na5 Nd6 33. Nxb7 Nxb5 34. Nc5 Nd6 35. Ne5 Ra1+
36. Kf2 Rb1 37. Ned7 Kf7 38. g4 Ne4+ 39. Nxe4 fxe4 40. Ke3 Ke7
41. Nc5 Rxb6 42. h4 Kd6 43. Nxe4+ Ke5 44. Nd2 Rb4 45. Nf3+ Kd5
46. Nh2 Re4+ 47. Kf3 Ke5 48. h5 Ra4 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. Qd3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rd1 N7f6 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. b4 c6 15. Rab1 b5 16. a4 bxa4
17. Ra1 a5 18. Rxa4 axb4 19. Rxb4 Ba6 20. Qd2 Qe7 21. e3 Bc4
22. Rdb1 Ra2 23. Qc1 c5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Bf1 Rc8 26. Rb8 Ra8
27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Nd2 Rc8 29. Qc2 Qc6 30. Bh3 Ra8 31. Rc1 Ra3
32. Qb1 Qa8 33. Bg2 Bd3 34. Qb4 Ra1 35. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 36. Bf1 Bc3
37. Qb3 d4 38. exd4 Qc1 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qf4 Bxd2 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "223"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6
7. h4 e5 8. d5 h5 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bd1 a5 12. b3 Qb8
13. Nge2 b5 14. cxb5 Bxb5 15. Nxb5 Qxb5 16. O-O Rfb8 17. Rc1
Kh7 18. Nc3 Qd3 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. Rc2 Bh6 21. Bxh6 Kxh6
22. Na4 Ra7 23. Be2 Nb4 24. Rd2 Nd7 25. Rc1 Rbb7 26. Kf2 f5
27. Ke3 f4+ 28. Kf2 g5 29. Rc6 Rb8 30. hxg5+ Kxg5 31. Rc3 Rbb7
32. g3 fxg3+ 33. Kxg3 h4+ 34. Kf2 Ra8 35. Rc1 Nf6 36. Rg1+ Kh6
37. Rh1 Kg5 38. Rdd1 Nh5 39. f4+ exf4 40. Bxh5 Kxh5 41. Kf3
Rg8 42. Rxh4+ Kxh4 43. Rh1+ Kg5 44. Rg1+ Kf6 45. Rxg8 Nxa2
46. Kxf4 Nc1 47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Rh8 Rxb3 49. Rh7+ Kd8 50. Kf5
Ne2 51. e5 Nd4+ 52. Ke4 Rb4 53. Rh8+ Kd7 54. Rh7+ Kc8 55. Nc3
Nb5+ 56. Kd3 Rb3 57. Rh8+ Kb7 58. e6 Rxc3+ 59. Kd2 Rc5 60. e7
Rxd5+ 61. Kc2 Re5 62. e8=Q Rxe8 63. Rxe8 d5 64. Kb3 Nd6
65. Rd8 Kc6 66. Ra8 Nc4 67. Rh8 Kb5 68. Rh7 c6 69. Rb7+ Kc5
70. Ka4 d4 71. Kb3 Nb6 72. Ra7 Kb5 73. Kc2 c5 74. Kd3 a4
75. Rh7 a3 76. Ra7 Na4 77. Rb7+ Kc6 78. Ra7 Kb5 79. Rb7+ Ka6
80. Rb3 Nb2+ 81. Kc2 Nc4 82. Rb8 Ka7 83. Rb1 Ka6 84. Rb8 Na5
85. Rb1 c4 86. Rb4 a2 87. Ra4 Kb5 88. Rxa2 Nc6 89. Ra3 Kb4
90. Ra8 Kc5 91. Rc8 Kd5 92. Rc7 Ne5 93. Kd2 Ke4 94. Re7 Kd5
95. Rc7 Nc6 96. Kc2 Kd6 97. Rc8 Kc5 98. Rc7 Kd5 99. Rc8 Ne7
100. Rd8+ Kc5 101. Re8 d3+ 102. Kd2 Nd5 103. Rh8 Nf6 104. Rd8
Ne4+ 105. Ke3 Nd6 106. Kd2 Kd5 107. Kc3 Kc6 108. Rh8 Kd5
109. Rh5+ Ke4 110. Rh4+ Ke5 111. Rxc4 Nxc4 112. Kxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 cxd4
7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bc2 Nc6 10. Qd3 Qh4 11. Bg5 Qh5
12. g4 Qg6 13. Qd2 f5 14. Rg1 e5 15. gxf5 Bxf5 16. Bb3 Be6
17. Be7 Qf5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. O-O-O Nxc3 20. Bxe6+ Qxe6
21. bxc3 Ba3+ 22. Kb1 Rxf2 23. d5 Qf5+ 24. Ka1 Na5 25. d6 Nc6
26. d7 Be7 27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Ng3 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Kf7 30. Rf1
Rxf1+ 31. Nxf1 Ke6 32. c4 Bd8 33. Kb2 Nb8 34. Ng3 Nxd7 35. Nf5
Nb6 36. Nxg7+ Ke7 37. Nf5+ Ke6 38. Rxd8 Kxf5 39. Kc3 Na4+
40. Kb4 b5 41. cxb5 Nb6 42. a4 Ke6 43. a5 Nd5+ 44. Kc5 Nf6
45. b6 axb6+ 46. axb6 1-0

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 d5
7. Bb5 Nxe4 8. Nd4 Bd7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qxe4
Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd5 13. Qe3 c5 14. Ne2 e6 15. Bc3 Bc6 16. f3 Be7
17. Nf4 Qf5 18. h4 Bd6 19. Ne2 Qxc2 20. Rd1 Be7 21. Nf4 O-O
22. O-O Rfd8 23. Rc1 Qa4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Bxg7+
Kxg7 27. Qxe7+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.11"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a5
7. c4 a4 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Ndf3 c5 10. Bf4 d4 11. Nxd7 Nxd7
12. e4 b5 13. b3 Qb6 14. Rb1 axb3 15. axb3 Bb7 16. h4 Bc6
17. h5 Ra2 18. Bh3 Rfa8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bd7 21. h6 g6
22. Qf3 Qd8 23. Bg7 b4 24. e5 Bf8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Bg2 R8a6
27. Qf4 Bc6 28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Rfe1 Rca6 30. Re4 Rc2 31. Qf3
Raa2 32. Rf1 Rcb2 33. Rf4 Qc7 34. Rg4 Qxe5 35. Re4 Qh5 36. Qf6
Qxh6 37. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.11"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Be3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Bd4 Bxd4
12. Qxd4 e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Ne4 Nc6 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Qf4 Bf5
17. Ng4 Re8+ 18. Be2 Bd3 19. Ne3 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 d5 21. Ng5 Qe7
22. Rhe1 d4 23. Kf1 dxe3 24. Rxe3 Qd7 25. Nxf7+ Kg7 26. Rf3
Qd4 27. Nd6 Re7 28. Qxd4+ Nxd4 29. Rd3 Nc6 30. b3 Nd7 31. Rad1
Nc5 32. R3d2 a5 33. g3 a4 34. Rb2 Nb4 35. bxa4 Rxa4 36. a3
Nbd3 37. Rb3 Nxb3 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.11"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 Bxc3 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 Re8
7. Nh3 c6 8. Nf2 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O Ba6
12. Re1 Nc6 13. d3 h6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. f4 Rc8 16. c4 Nf6
17. fxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Nxe5 19. Bb2 Ned7 20. Qa4 Nc5 21. Qa3
Bb7 22. Bxb7 Nxb7 23. Qxa7 Nc5 24. Qa3 h5 25. Re1 Ng4 26. Nxg4
hxg4 27. Qc3 f6 28. Re3 Qd7 29. Qd4 Rd8 30. Qxd7 Rxd7 31. d4
Na4 32. Ba1 Rc7 33. c5 bxc5 34. Ra3 cxd4 35. Bxd4 Rc4 36. Be3
Nc3 37. Kf1 Kh7 38. Ke1 Kg6 39. Ra7 Rb4 40. Kd2 Nd5 41. Bc5
Rb2+ 42. Kd3 Rxh2 43. Rd7 Rh5 44. Bf8 Re5 45. Kd4 Nb6
46. Rxg7+ Kf5 47. Ra7 Re4+ 48. Kd3 Nc4 49. Bh6 Ne5+ 50. Kc3
Rc4+ 51. Kb3 Rd4 52. Rc7 Ke4 53. a4 Rd3+ 54. Rc3 Rxc3+
55. Kxc3 Kd5 56. Bg7 Nf3 57. Bxf6 Nh2 58. Kb4 Kc6 59. Bd4 Kb7
60. Bg1 Nf3 61. Bf2 Nh2 62. Kb5 Ka8 63. a5 Kb7 64. a6+ Ka8
65. Kc6 Nf1 66. Kd5 Nxg3 67. Bxg3 Ka7 68. Ke4 Kxa6 69. Kf4 Kb5
70. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.11"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4
a6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 Ng6 9. c4 Bc5 10. Nc3 Ba7 11. Kh1 O-O
12. f4 f5 13. e5 Qc7 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Be3 c5
17. Qd6 Qc8 18. Na4 Bc6 19. b3 Qb7 20. Bf1 Rac8 21. Qd2 Bxa4
22. bxa4 Qc6 23. Rab1 Bb8 24. Be2 Nh4 25. Bh5 Qxa4 26. Qf2 Ng6
27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Bxc5 Qxc4 29. Bb6 Bc7 30. h3 Bxb6 31. Rxb6
a5 32. Rbd6 Qa4 33. Kh2 g5 34. R1d4 Rc4 35. fxg5 Kf7 36. g6+
Kxg6 37. Qh4 Rxd4 38. Rxd4 Qb5 39. Qg3+ Kf7 40. Rh4 Qc5
41. Rh7 Rg8 42. h4 Qd4 43. h5 Kf8 44. Kh3 a4 45. Qa3+ Kf7
46. Qg3 Kf8 47. Qa3+ Ke8 48. Qg3 f4 49. Qg6+ Kf8 50. Qg5 Qd3+
51. Kh4 Qxh7 52. Qd8+ Kf7 53. Qxd7+ Kf8 54. Qd8+ Kf7 55. Qd7+
Kf8 56. Qd8+ Kf7 57. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.11"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 Bxc3 5. dxc3 d6 6. f3 Be6
7. Nh3 a5 8. a4 O-O 9. b3 Na6 10. Ng5 Bd7 11. Be3 Nc5 12. Ra2
Ra6 13. Rd2 Rb6 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Bh3 h6 16. Bxd7 hxg5 17. h4
Rd6 18. Rxd6 cxd6 19. Bf5 Nh5 20. Kf2 g6 21. Bg4 Nf6 22. Qd2
Nxg4+ 23. fxg4 Kg7 24. h5 Rh8 25. Ke2 f6 26. Kd1 Qd7 27. Qe2
b6 28. Qf3 Rh6 29. Kc2 Qe6 30. Kb2 Qd7 31. Ka3 Qe6 32. Rd1 Rh8
33. Rd5 Rd8 34. Rd2 Rd7 35. Rh2 Rd8 36. hxg6 Kxg6 37. Qh1 Qg8
38. Rh6+ Kf7 39. Qh5+ Ke6 40. Rg6 Qf7 41. Qxg5 Ke7 42. Qf5 Rg8
43. Rh6 Rg5 44. Qc8 Rg8 45. Qc7+ Ke6 46. Qc6 Re8 1-0

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.11"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4
Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 c5
12. f4 Bb7 13. Bd3 d5 14. e5 Nh4 15. g3 d4 16. Ne4 Nf5 17. g4
Ne3 18. Bxe3 dxe3 19. Qe2 Qc6 20. Ng3 f5 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Be4
Qc7 23. Rad1 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Bd4 25. b4 e5 26. f5 cxb4 27. Ng5
Rac8 28. Rc1 Qc6 29. c5 Qd5 30. Ne6 Rf6 31. h3 a5 32. Kh2 Rxe6
33. fxe6 Qxe6 34. c6 h6 35. g5 hxg5 36. c7 a4 37. Qb5 Qxa2+
38. Kg3 e2 39. Qd7 exf1=N+ 40. Rxf1 Rxc7 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qh5+
Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O
a6 7. Ba4 Nf6 8. d3 O-O-O 9. Ng5 Bg4 10. Qd2 Bh5 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Qe1 h6 13. Nge4 e6 14. Bd2 Be7 15. b3 Bg6 16. Na4 Qd5
17. Ng3 c5 18. Be3 Ng4 19. Qa5 Nxe3 20. Qxa6+ Qb7 21. Qxb7+
Kxb7 22. fxe3 Ra8 23. Rf4 Bg5 24. Rf3 c4 25. dxc4 Kc6 26. Ne2
Rxa4 27. bxa4 Ra8 28. Nd4+ Kc5 29. Nb3+ Kxc4 30. h4 Bf6
31. Rd1 Be5 32. a5 Bh5 33. Rd7 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Rf8 35. f4 Bd6
36. a6 Ra8 37. Rxf7 Rxa6 38. Rxg7 Rxa2 39. Rg2 e5 40. f5 Kc3
41. Nd2 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Kxc2 43. Ne4+ Kd3 44. Nxd6 cxd6 45. Rg6
d5 46. Rxh6 Kxe3 47. h5 d4 48. Re6 e4 49. f6 d3 50. Kg2 d2 0-1

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 d6 6. h3 Nc6
7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O b5 9. d3 bxc4 10. dxc4 Bc5 11. Kh2 Rb8 12. b3
a5 13. Nd5 a4 14. Be3 axb3 15. axb3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nd7 17. Nec3
Nc5 18. Nb5 Ne6 19. h4 Bd7 20. Bh3 Rb7 21. b4 Ne7 22. Ra2 Nc8
23. Ra8 Kh8 24. Qh5 Qe8 25. Bf5 h6 26. Bh3 c6 27. Nxd6 Nxd6
28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Nf6 Re7 30. c5 Nc4 31. Nxd7 Rbxd7 32. Rxf7
Rxf7 33. Bxe6 Rf2+ 34. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4
cxd4 7. c3 Nc6 8. d3 a6 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. cxd4 Qxd4 11. Be3 Qd8
12. d4 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Rc1 f5 15. f4 Bb4 16. Qb3 a5 17. a3
Bxd2 18. Bxd2 Qxd4+ 19. Be3 a4 20. Qxe6+ Bxe6 21. Bxd4 fxe4
22. Rxe4 Bd5 23. Re7 Rf7 24. Rce1 Raf8 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Bc5
Re8 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. Kf2 h5 29. h3 g6 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4
Be6 32. f5 gxf5 33. gxf5 Bxf5 34. Ke3 Bc2 35. Kd4 Bb3 36. Bb6
Kd7 37. Kc5 Bd5 38. Ba5 Bb3 39. Bb6 Bd5 40. Ba5 Bb3 41. Bb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 a5
7. e4 a4 8. a3 c5 9. Re1 Nc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. Nf1 f6 12. exf6
Nxf6 13. c3 Bd6 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5
Ne4 18. f4 Be8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3 Rd5
22. Rac1 g5 23. Bc5 Rf7 24. Rxe4 gxf4 25. gxf4 Na5 26. Bb4 Bc6
27. Re3 Nb3 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. Re1 Nd4 30. Ne3 Rdd7 31. f5 Nxf5
32. Nxf5 Rxf5 33. Rf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Rg7 35. Rxg7 Kxg7 36. Ke2
Kg6 37. Be1 Kf5 38. Bg3 Ke4 39. Kd2 Kd4 40. Kc2 Be4+ 41. Kd2
Bc6 42. Bf4 Be4 43. Bg3 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Nb3 Bc6
17. Qd4 Qb4 18. Rad1 a5 19. Bd6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Rfd8 21. Qxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Nf8 23. Rd2 a4 24. Nc1 a3 25. Nd3 Qxc4 26. Rc1
axb2 27. Rxb2 Qd4 28. Nb5 Bxb5 29. Rxb5 b6 30. a4 Nd5 31. a5
bxa5 32. Rxa5 g5 33. Rac5 Ng6 34. R5c4 Qa7 35. Nb4 Nxb4
36. Rxb4 Kg7 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. Rc3 h6 39. Rf3+ Kg7 40. g3 Ne7
41. Re5 Nc6 42. Re4 Qc5 43. h4 Nd4 44. Rd3 e5 45. hxg5 hxg5
46. Rexd4 exd4 47. g4 Kf6 48. Rf3+ Ke7 49. Rg3 Qc1 50. Kg2
Qc6+ 51. Kg1 Qc1 52. Kg2 Qd1 53. Bd3 Kd6 54. Bf5 Kc5 55. Rh3
Kc4 56. Rg3 d3 57. Rxd3 Qxd3 58. Bxd3+ Kxd3 59. f4 gxf4
60. Kf3 f6 61. Kxf4 Ke2 62. g5 fxg5+ 63. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch International"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1
12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 c6
17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Bh6 Bg4 19. Re1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bg5 21. Bxg5
Qxg5 22. g3 Rf8 23. h4 Qd8 24. Qe3 Nf6 25. Qe7 Re8 26. Qxd8
Rxd8 27. Re7 Rd7 28. Re5 Kf8 29. Kg2 Ng4 30. Re2 Re7 31. Kf3
Nf6 32. Rxe7 Kxe7 33. Kf4 h6 34. g4 Ne8 35. g5 hxg5+ 36. hxg5
Kd6 37. Kg4 Ng7 38. f4 Ke6 39. b4 b5 40. Bc2 f5+ 41. Kf3 Ne8
42. Ke3 Nd6 43. Bd1 Ne4 44. Kd3 Nf2+ 45. Kd2 Nxd1 46. Kxd1 Kd7
47. Kc2 Kc7 48. Kb3 Kb6 49. a3 a6 50. Kb2 Kb7 51. Kb1 Kb8
52. Kb2 Kb7 53. Kb1 Kb8 54. Kb2 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Constantin Lupulescu"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4
Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Bb5 Nd7 10. c4 e6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Qf6 14. Be5 Nb6 15. Qb3 Qe6 16. O-O f6
17. Rfe1 Kf7 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Bg3 h5 20. a4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Bd6
22. Ne5+ fxe5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxg4 25. Rxc6 Rac8
26. Rxb6 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 Qh3+ 28. Kf3 Bh5+ 29. Ke3 Re1+ 30. Kd4
Rxe5 31. Rb7+ Re7 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Bd6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksander Petkov Delchev"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Ng4 10. O-O Ne5 11. c5 Qe7
12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Ne4 Ba6 15. Re1 f5 16. Ng5 axb4
17. axb4 Bc4 18. Bd2 Bd5 19. Bxd5+ cxd5 20. Bf4 c6 21. Nf3 Rb7
22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bd2 Ra8 24. Qc2 Rb5 25. Rb3 Bf6 26. Qd3 Qe4
27. Ra3 Rbb8 28. Qb3 Qd4 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rd1 Qc4 31. Qd3 Ra2
32. Kf1 Qe4 33. f3 Qxd3 34. exd3 Kf7 35. h4 Bd4 36. Be1 Rh2
37. Rb1 Rh1+ 38. Ke2 Bc3 39. Rd1 Rh2+ 40. Kf1 Bxe1 41. Kxe1 f4
42. g4 Rxh4 43. Kd2 Rh2+ 44. Kc3 Rf2 45. Kd4 Rxf3 46. Ke5 Ke7
47. Rh1 h5 48. gxh5 gxh5 49. Rxh5 Re3+ 50. Kxf4 Rxd3 51. Ke5
Kd8 52. Kd6 Re3 53. Rh8+ Re8 54. Rxe8+ Kxe8 55. b5 cxb5
56. Kxd5 Kf7 57. Kd6 Ke8 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Ke5 Kf7 60. Kd6 Ke8
61. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Dragan Solak"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 Ne7
7. O-O Nf5 8. Nd2 Be7 9. Nf3 h5 10. c3 Nd7 11. g3 g5 12. a4
Nf8 13. a5 Ng6 14. b4 a6 15. Bd2 g4 16. Ne1 Bg5 17. f3 gxf3
18. Rxf3 Qe7 19. Ng2 O-O-O 20. Raf1 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Rdg8 22. Kh1
Rg7 23. Rxf5 exf5 24. Ne3 Qg5 25. Rxf5 Qh6 26. Qd3 h4 27. Ng4
Qh7 28. Nf6 Qh6 29. g4 Rgh7 30. Rh5 Qg7 31. Qf5+ Kb8 32. Nxh7
Rxh7 33. h3 Rxh5 34. Qxh5 f6 35. e6 Kc7 36. Kg2 Kd6 37. Kf3
Qg8 38. Qf5 Qg7 39. Qh5 Qg8 40. Nc1 Kxe6 41. Nd3 Kd6 42. Nc5
Kc7 43. Qf5 Qf7 44. g5 Qh7 45. gxf6 Qf7 46. Ne6+ Kd6 47. Ng5
Qe8 48. f7 Qe7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.22"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ante Brkic"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5
12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Re8 15. Bd2 Qf6 16. g3 Qg6
17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. c4 c5 19. d5 Nb6 20. Rac1 a6 21. Rb1 Nxc4
22. Rxb7 Reb8 23. Reb1 f6 24. Bc3 Rxb7 25. Rxb7 Bf8 26. Kg2
Nd6 27. Rd7 Rb8 28. Nh4 g5 29. Ng6 Ne4 30. Ba5 Bd6 31. Ne7+
Bxe7 32. Rxe7 f5 33. Bc7 Rb2 34. d6 Nxf2 35. d7 Ng4+ 36. Kg1
Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Rb2+ 38. Kf1 Nxh2+ 39. Ke1 Nf3+ 40. Kd1 Rd2+
41. Kc1 f4 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. d8=Q Rxd8 44. Rxd8 Nd4 45. gxf4
gxf4 46. Kd1 Ne6 47. Rc8 g5 48. Bb6 Kf6 49. Bxc5 Kf5 50. Ke2
g4 51. Bg1 g3 52. Rc6 Ng5 53. Rxa6 Nh3 54. Ba7 Kg4 55. Rg6+
Kf5 56. Rg8 Ng5 57. Bg1 f3+ 58. Ke3 f2 59. Bxf2 gxf2 60. Kxf2
Ne4+ 61. Ke3 Nc3 62. a3 Ke5 63. Kd3 Na4 64. Kc4 Kd6 65. Rg6+
Kc7 66. Kb4 Nb6 67. a4 Kb7 68. Kb5 Nd5 69. Rg7+ Kb8 70. a5
Nc7+ 71. Kc6 Ne6 72. Re7 Nf4 73. a6 Ka8 74. Rd7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 b6 6. cxb6 cxb6
7. Bf4 Nh5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e3 Nf6 11. Rc1 Bb7
12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne5 Rfc8 15. f4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4
17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rf2 Rc7 19. Rfc2 Rac8 20. Nb1 h6 21. a3 Bd5
22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Nc3 b5 25. f5 Qc4 26. fxe6
fxe6 27. Kf2 Qc7 28. Qh5 Qc4 29. Qd1 Qc7 30. Qh5 Qc4 31. Qd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Qb8
12. Bh4 b5 13. Bg3 a5 14. a3 Re8 15. Nf1 Nh5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5
17. Qxh5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Nf6 19. Qh4 Qb6 20. Nd2 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qxb4 Qxb4 24. cxb4 Rb8 25. Ra1 g5
26. Ra4 Kg7 27. Nf3 Bd7 28. Ra7 Rxb4 29. Bxd5 Rxb2 30. Kf1
Rb1+ 31. Ke2 Rb2+ 32. Ke1 Rb1+ 33. Ke2 Rb2+ 34. Kf1 Rb1+
35. Ne1 Bb5 36. Bc4 Bxc4 37. dxc4 Ne4 38. Ra2 Rc1 39. Rc2 Rxc2
40. Nxc2 Nd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Online Olympiad"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Source "Chess-Results"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Na5
7. Bb3 Nxb3 8. axb3 c5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxf4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Qg4 Bxc4 16. dxc4
Qd4+ 17. Rf2 h5 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. Re1 Kf8 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. Rd2
Qc6 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd7 Bf6 24. Rxb7 g5 25. Be5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.11"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nnbrkqrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNBRKQRB w GDgd - 0 1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nb3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Rxd4 g6 6. Rd3
Qe7 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Qxe2 11. Nxe2 Bf5
12. Ra3 Bxc2 13. g3 a6 14. d6 c6 15. Bg5 Rxd6 16. Be7 Rd2
17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Nf4 Bxb2 19. Rf3 Bf5 20. Bg2 Nc4 21. Bh3 Ne5
22. Rb3 Bxh3 23. Nxh3 b5 24. Ng5 a5 25. f4 Nc4 26. f5 Bd4+
27. Kh1 Ne3 28. Re1 Nxf5 29. g4 Bf2 30. Rc1 Nd4 31. Rh3 h6
32. Ne4 Re2 33. Nc3 Re3 34. Rxe3 Bxe3 35. Rd1 c5 36. Kg2 Bg5
37. Ne4 Be7 38. a4 b4 39. Nd2 Bd8 40. Nc4 Bc7 41. h3 Ke7
42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Ke3 f5 44. gxf5+ gxf5 45. Kd3 Nf3 46. h4 h5
47. Rc1 Nxh4 48. Nxa5 Bxa5 49. Rxc5 Bd8 50. a5 Ng6 51. a6 Kd6
52. a7 Kxc5 53. a8=Q Ne5+ 54. Kc2 Nc6 55. Qc8 Kb6 56. Kb1 f4
57. Qf5 Bc7 58. Qxh5 Be5 59. Qf5 b3 60. Qd3 b2 61. Qd5 Kc7
62. Qc5 Bd6 63. Qc4 Be5 64. Ka2 Kb6 65. Qe4 Kc5 66. Kb1 Kb6
67. Qd5 Kc7 68. Qc5 Bd6 69. Qd5 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.11"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkqbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKQBBNR w HAha - 0 1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bc3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d5
7. g3 dxe4 8. Bh3+ e6 9. N4b3 Bb4 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nxe4 Qe5
12. Bg2 O-O-O 13. Qe2 g5 14. c3 Be7 15. Re1 Qc7 16. O-O-O
Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Ne5 18. Qe3 b6 19. Nd4 Ba4 20. b3 Bd7 21. Kb2
g4 22. Nd2 Rd8 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qe2 Bf6 25. Nb1 b5 26. Nxb5 Bxb5
27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Qxb5 a5 29. Kc2 Be7 30. Qe2 Bc5 31. f4 gxf3
32. Bxf3 Ke7 33. a4 Kf6 34. Bh5 Qc6 35. Kb2 Bf8 36. Nd2 Bh6
37. Nf3 Nxf3 38. Bxf3 Qc5 39. g4 Bf4 40. gxf5 exf5 41. h3 Qg1
42. b4 axb4 43. cxb4 Be5+ 44. Kc2 Qa1 45. Qc4 Qxa4+ 46. Kd2
Qd7+ 47. Ke2 Qd4 48. Qc6+ Kg5 49. Qd5 Qb2+ 50. Qd2+ Qxd2+
51. Kxd2 Kh4 52. Ke2 Kxh3 53. b5 Bd4 54. Bc6 Kg3 55. Bd7 f4
56. Bc6 h5 57. Bf3 h4 58. Bc6 Bb6 59. Bd5 Bc5 60. Bc6 Bb6
61. Bd5 Bc5 62. Bc6 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.11"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnrkbrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNRKBRNB w FCfc - 0 1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Rxc4 Nf6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Rc1 b6
7. O-O Bc6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qb1 Ne4 11. Nb3 Nef6
12. Nbd2 Ne4 13. Nb3 Nef6 14. Nbd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bbrqnknr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRQNKNR w HChc - 0 1"]

1. c4 c5 2. b3 b6 3. e4 e5 4. Ne2 Ne7 5. O-O Ng6 6. Nc3 Nc7
7. Nd5 Ne6 8. g3 Nd4 9. Ng2 O-O 10. Qh5 Rc6 11. f4 exf4
12. gxf4 Ne7 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Qh4 Re8 15. e5 Rh6 16. Nf6+ Kh8
17. Qg5 Rf8 18. Ng4 Rh3 19. Nf2 f6 20. Qg4 Rh6 21. Nh1 fxe5
22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Ng3 Ng8 24. Rxf8 Qxf8 25. Rf1 Nf6 26. Qg5 d6
27. Bd3 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qc8 29. h4 a5 30. Rf3 Ng8 31. Rf7 Bf6
32. Qd5 Rxh4 33. Bf5 Qe8 34. Qe6 Qb8 35. Rd7 Be5 36. Ne4 Qa8
37. d3 g6 38. Bg4 Qf8 39. Rc7 Qf4 40. Bh3 Qh2+ 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nnrkrqbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNRKRQBB w ECec - 0 1"]

1. f4 Nc6 2. Nc3 f5 3. g3 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 O-O-O 6. O-O-O
c5 7. dxc5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qf6 9. Kb2 a5 10. a4 Qc6 11. Nb3 b6
12. e4 bxc5 13. Nxa5 Qb6+ 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. Nxc5 Nb6 16. Qa6+
Kb8 17. Ka1 fxe4 18. Rb1 Rd2 19. a5 Rxc2 20. Re2 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkbbrnq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKBBRNQ w FAfa - 0 1"]

1. f4 d5 2. g4 e6 3. e4 Bc6 4. exd5 Bxd5 5. Bf3 Nf6 6. Nc3
Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nc6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. g5 Nd7 10. d4 O-O-O 11. d5
exd5 12. Nxd5 f6 13. Nxe7+ Nxe7 14. Bb4 Rfe8 15. Bxe7 Rxe7
16. Qa3 Re6 17. Nf3 Qg8 18. Qb3 Nc5 19. Qc4 Nd3+ 20. Kb1 Nxb2
21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Qd4+ Rd6 23. Qxa7 Qc4 24. Re1 Rd1+
25. Rxd1+ Nxd1 26. Qd4+ Qxd4 27. Nxd4 Ke7 28. Kc1 Ne3 29. Kd2
Ng2 30. Ne2 Ke6 31. Kd3 Kf5 32. Nd4+ Kg4 33. Ke4 Nxf4 34. gxf6
gxf6 35. c4 Ng6 36. c5 Ne7 37. a4 f5+ 38. Ke5 f4 39. Ke4 h5
40. a5 c6 41. Nf3 Ng6 42. Nd4 Nf8 43. a6 bxa6 44. Nxc6 Nd7
45. Ne5+ Nxe5 46. Kxe5 f3 47. c6 f2 48. c7 f1=Q 49. c8=Q+ Kh4
50. Qc2 Kh3 51. Qg6 h4 52. Qh6 Qe2+ 53. Kd4 a5 54. Qg5 Qg4+
0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rkbqrbnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBQRBNN w EAea - 0 1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Qf6 4. Qd1 Bb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. Bd3 d6
7. f4 Ng6 8. g3 Qd8 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Rxe3 d5 11. Bc2 dxe4
12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rxe4 Bf5 14. Re1 Nh6 15. Nf3 a6 16. Nf2 Rd7
17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Ne4 Re7 20. Nd4 Bg4 21. Kd2
f6 22. b4 Nf7 23. a4 Nd8 24. Bb3 Bd7 25. Bg8 Bxa4 26. Bxh7 Nf8
27. Bg8 Kb8 28. Re3 b6 29. Bc4 Ka7 30. Nf5 Rd7+ 31. Rd3 Nfe6
32. h4 Rxd3+ 33. Kxd3 Be8 34. Ne7 a5 35. f5 Nf8 36. g4 Nd7
37. Kd2 Ne5 38. Be2 Bf7 39. g5 fxg5 40. hxg5 axb4 41. cxb4
Ndc6 42. g6 Nxe7 43. gxf7 Nxf7 44. f6 gxf6 45. Nxf6 Nd6
46. Kc3 b5 47. Bf3 c6 48. Kd4 Kb6 49. Nd7+ Kc7 50. Ne5 Nb7
51. Bg2 Kd6 52. Nf7+ Ke6 53. Ne5 Nd8 54. Nxc6 Ndxc6+ 55. Kc5
Na7 56. Bf1 Nd5 57. Bxb5 Nxb5 58. Kxb5 Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.13"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbnqkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBNQKRB w GAga - 0 1"]

1. d4 O-O 2. c4 Ndc6 3. d5 Ne5 4. b3 e6 5. O-O d6 6. Nbc3 Na6
7. g3 exd5 8. Nxd5 Bh3 9. Bg2 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 c6 11. N5c3 f5
12. f3 Rd8 13. Nf2 Nb4 14. Rb1 g6 15. Bh6 Rf7 16. Rd1 Rfd7
17. Bg5 Nf7 18. Bxd8 Nc2 19. Qd2 Ne3+ 20. Kg1 Rxd8 21. Rc1
Nxf1 22. Kxf1 Qe7 23. Kg2 Ng5 24. f4 Ne6 25. e4 Nd4 26. Re1
Re8 27. Ne2 Qg7 28. Nxd4 Qxd4 29. Qc2 Qc3 30. Qxc3 Bxc3
31. Re2 Bd4 32. Rd2 Bxf2 33. Kxf2 Rxe4 34. Rxd6 Kf7 35. Rd7+
Re7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. Ke3 c5 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Kc3 a5 40. a4 b6
41. Kd3 Ke6 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Kf3 h6 44. h4 h5 45. Ke3 Ke6
46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ke6 48. Kf3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.13"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bnrknbrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNRKNBRQ w GCgc - 0 1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 c6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e6 5. c5 Na6 6. Nd3 d5
7. cxd6 Nxd6 8. b4 O-O 9. O-O Rfd8 10. a4 Nc7 11. Ne4 Nf5
12. Bxg7 Qxg7 13. Rfd1 Nd4 14. Kf1 b6 15. e3 Nf5 16. Ne1 Nd5
17. Rb1 c5 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Rdc1 c4 20. h4 h5 21. Kg1 a5
22. Nc2 c3 23. dxc3 Nxc3 24. Nxc3 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxc3 26. Qe1
Qe5 27. Kg1 Rc4 28. Na3 Rxa4 29. Nc4 Qe4 30. Nd2 Qg4 31. Qd1
Nxg3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 c6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Rd1 Bf5 9. Qa3 dxc4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Qxe7 Na6
12. Nc3 Rad8 13. Qa3 Rfe8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Be3 Bf8 16. d5 Qxe3
17. fxe3 Bxa3 18. dxe6 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Rxe6 20. Nxc6 Bxb2
21. Nxb2 c3 22. Nxa7 cxb2 23. Rb1 Rb6 24. Nc8 Rb4 25. Ne7+ Kf8
26. Nd5 Rc4 27. Rxb2 Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Ng4+ 29. Kf3 Nxh2+ 30. Kf4
Rg1 31. Bf3 Nc5 32. g4 h5 33. gxh5 g5+ 34. Kf5 g4 35. Be4 g3
36. Nf4 Nf1 37. Bf3 Nxe3+ 38. Kf6 Rd1 39. h6 g2 40. h7 Nd7+
0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 d6
7. Bd2 a6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Nf4 exd5 10. Ncxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. cxb5 Nd4 14. bxa6 Qh4+ 15. Kd1 Bxa6
16. Qf4 Qd8 17. Qe3 Kh8 18. Qc3 Bb7 19. Bc4 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5
21. Ne3 Re5 22. Nc2 d5 23. Bb5 Qg5 24. Nxd4 Qxg2 25. Rf1 cxd4
26. Qxd4 Rae8 27. Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 Re1+ 29. Kd2 Rxa1 30. Bxe8
Rxa2 31. Kc3 g6 32. f4 Kg7 33. Bd7 Kf6 34. Re2 Ra6 35. Kd4 Rb6
36. Kc5 Rb3 37. Rf2 d4 38. Kxd4 Ke7 39. Bg4 Kd6 40. Bd1 Rb4+
41. Kc3 Re4 42. Bc2 Re3+ 43. Kd4 Rh3 44. f5 Rh4+ 45. Ke3 gxf5
46. Bxf5 Ke5 47. Kd2 h6 48. Bd3 Bd5 49. Bf1 Kd4 50. h3 Be6
51. Rf3 Ke5 52. Kc3 Bd5 53. Re3+ Re4 54. Rxe4+ Bxe4 55. Kc4 h5
56. b4 Bc6 57. Kc5 Bd7 58. h4 Kf4 59. Kd6 Be8 60. Ke7 Ba4
61. Be2 Kg3 62. Bxh5 Kxh4 63. Be8 Bc2 64. b5 Kg3 65. Kd6 Bd3
66. b6 Ba6 67. Kc7 Kf4 68. Bb5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. Bg2
Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. d3 Nge7 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. Nd2 f5
12. Nb3 Bf7 13. Qf3 Qg6 14. O-O-O f4 15. Bd2 Nd5 16. Qe4 Qf6
17. Qe2 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Kb1 g5 21. Be4 h6
22. Qf3 c6 23. h4 gxh4 24. Qh3 Kc7 25. Qxh4 Qxh4 26. Rxh4 Be7
27. Rh2 Bxb3 28. axb3 a5 29. Kc1 Bg5 30. Kd2 f3+ 31. Ke1 Rhf8
32. Rh3 Rde8 33. Kf1 Re5 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Bxf3 Rc5 36. Re1
Rxc2 37. Re2 Rxe2 38. Kxe2 Bc1 39. Be4 Bxb2 40. Kd2 Ba3
41. Kc2 Bd6 42. Bf5 Bf4 43. Be6 Kd6 44. Bc8 b5 45. Kb2 c5
46. Ba6 Kc6 47. Kc2 Kb6 48. Bc8 c4 49. dxc4 bxc4 50. bxc4 a4
51. Bd7 a3 52. Kb3 Bc1 53. Bf5 Kc5 54. Bd3 Kd6 55. f4 Bxf4
56. Kxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. d5
Nd7 13. Bb1 Bf5 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. O-O e6
17. dxe6 Nc5 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Qa3 Ne6 20. Rad1 Qf8 21. Qb3
Re8 22. Nd5 Bg7 23. Rfe1 c5 24. Qa3 Ra7 25. Qa5 c4 26. a4 b4
27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. exf6 Qxf6 29. Qxb4 Rg7 30. Qxc4 Kh8 31. Rd6
Reg8 32. Rexe6 Rxg2+ 33. Kf1 Qxb2 34. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 Qa5+
7. c3 Qa6 8. Qd1 c5 9. Be3 Nd7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ng3 cxd4
12. cxd4 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bg5 Ng6 15. Nc3 Be7 16. f4 O-O
17. f5 Nd7 18. Re1 Bxg5 19. Rxe6 Qc4 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Rxg6
Be3+ 22. Kh1 Rf7 23. Nh5 Qxd4 24. Nxd5 Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bd4
26. b3 Raf8 27. g3 Rf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kg2 Rf2+ 30. Kh3
Rxa2 31. Rd6 Ne5 32. Ne7+ Kf7 33. Rxd4 Rxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Nf3+
35. Kg2 Nxd4 36. Nc8 Nxb3 37. Nxa7 g6 38. Nf4 g5 39. Ne2 g4
40. Nb5 Nd2 41. Nec3 Ke6 42. Kf2 Kd7 43. Ke2 Nf3 44. Ke3 Nh2
45. Kf2 Nf3 46. Ke3 Nh2 47. Ke2 Kc6 48. Nd4+ Kc5 49. Ndb5 Kc4
50. Ke3 b6 51. Kf4 Kb4 52. Ke3 Kc4 53. Ke4 Nf1 54. Kf4 Nh2
55. Kf5 Kb4 56. Ke4 Kc4 57. Kf4 Kb4 58. Ke3 Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4
7. e3 c5 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 10. Bg3 Nb6 11. Be2 Nfd5
12. O-O e5 13. Ndb5 a6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc7 Nxc7 16. Qxd8
Rxd8 17. Rxc7 b5 18. Bh4 Rd2 19. Bf3 Rb8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+
21. Bxd1 Be6 22. Bb3 Bxb3 23. axb3 f6 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Ke2 g5
26. Bg3 f5 27. f3 e4 28. Ra7 Rd3 29. Ra8+ Kf7 30. Ra7+ Kg8
31. Ra8+ Kf7 32. Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5
7. d5 Na6 8. g4 Nc5 9. Bf3 Bd7 10. b4 Na6 11. Rb1 Qc8 12. g5
Ne8 13. h4 f6 14. Be2 fxg5 15. hxg5 Rf7 16. c5 Nb8 17. Nf3 a5
18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Qd8 20. Nd2 Bf8 21. Nc4 Na6 22. c6 bxc6
23. dxc6 Be6 24. b5 Nc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Nd5
Bxd5 28. exd5 Nd6 29. b6 cxb6 30. Rxb6 Ra8 31. O-O Nxc4
32. Bxc4 Bd6 33. Rfb1 Ra4 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rd8 Rxc4 36. Rxd6
Rg4+ 37. Kf1 Rb4 38. Rxb4 cxb4 39. Rd7 b3 40. Rb7 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Ke8 11. Nc3
Ne7 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bh2 Be7 14. Rd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 Bc8 16. Nd4
Nf8 17. a4 h5 18. a5 a6 19. e6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxc7
Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rh6 23. Ne4 Bd5 24. Nc3 Bb4 25. Rd3 Bxc3
26. Rxc3 Re6 27. Kf1 Kd7 28. Bb6 Be4 29. Rc4 Bg6 30. Rd4+ Rd6
31. Rxd6+ Kxd6 32. c3 Bd3+ 33. Ke1 Kd5 34. h4 f6 35. g3 Ke4
36. Bd4 Bc4 37. Kd2 Kf3 38. b4 Ke4 39. Ke1 Kf3 40. Kd2 Ke4
41. Be3 Kf3 42. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 Ba7 11. Ng3 Be6
12. Ba4 b5 13. Bc2 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Qd7
17. h3 Re6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Rd6 20. Qf1 Qe7 21. a4 b4
22. a5 bxc3 23. bxc3 Rb8 24. Bd3 Ra8 25. Bxa6 Nd7 26. Bb7 Ra7
27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Qb5 Rb6 29. Qc4 Rba6 30. Rd3 Nc5 31. Rd5
Rxa5 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Rxe5 Qd6 34. Qd4 f6 35. Qxd6 cxd6
36. Re7 Kf8 37. Rc7 Nxe4 38. Nd4 Re5 39. f3 Nc5 40. Rc8+ Kf7
41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Rc6 Ke7 43. f4 Re1+ 44. Kf2 Nd3+ 45. Kg3 Re3+
46. Kh2 g6 47. f5 g5 48. Rc7+ Ke8 49. Rh7 g4 50. hxg4 Ne5
51. g3 Nxg4+ 52. Kh3 Nf2+ 53. Kg2 Ne4 54. Rh8+ Ke7 55. Rh7+
Ke8 56. Rh8+ Ke7 57. Rh7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. d4 exd4
7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd1 Re8 9. Nf4 Bd6 10. Nfd5 Be5 11. Be2 Nxd5
12. cxd5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne5 14. O-O d6 15. c4 Qh4 16. Qc2 b6
17. Bb2 Qh6 18. e4 Nd7 19. Rae1 Nc5 20. Bd1 Qg6 21. Re3 Nxe4
22. Rfe1 Bf5 23. g4 Bxg4 24. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 25. Kh1 f5 26. f3 Qh4
27. fxe4 f4 28. Qg2 Re7 29. R3e2 Qh5 30. Rf2 Rf8 31. Rg1 Rff7
32. Bd4 f3 33. Qg4 Qxg4 34. Rxg4 h5 35. Rh4 g6 36. Kg1 Kh7
37. Rd2 Kh6 38. e5 dxe5 39. Be3+ g5 40. Re4 Kg6 41. c5 Kf5
42. Rc4 bxc5 43. Rxc5 Re8 44. Kf2 g4 45. Rc6 Rh8 46. Bxa7 h4
47. Be3 Rg7 48. a4 e4 49. d6 g3+ 50. Kf1 cxd6 51. h3 Rd8
52. Rd5+ Ke6 53. Rh5 Rb7 54. Rh6+ Kd5 55. Rc1 Rb3 56. Bg5 Re8
57. Bxh4 g2+ 58. Kg1 e3 59. Rd1+ Kc4 60. Rhxd6 f2+ 61. Kxg2
Rg8+ 62. Kf3 Rg1 63. R6d4+ Kc3 64. Bxf2 exf2 65. Kxf2 Rxd1
66. Rxd1 Kc2 67. Rh1 Ra3 68. h4 Kd3 69. Kf3 Kd4+ 70. Kf4 Rxa4
71. h5 Kd5+ 72. Kf5 Ra2 73. h6 Rf2+ 74. Kg6 Rg2+ 75. Kf6 Rf2+
76. Ke7 Re2+ 77. Kd7 Ra2 78. Rh5+ Ke4 79. h7 Ra7+ 80. Ke6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qc2 bxc4 6. e4 Bg7
7. Bxc4 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nfd7 10. Re1 a5 11. Bf4 Ba6
12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qd2 Qb8 14. Bh6 Qb4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a3 Qb3
17. e5 Rae8 18. Re3 Nc7 19. Rae1 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Nf6 21. Rh3 h5
22. g4 h4 23. Rxh4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. d6 exd6 26. Qxd6 Ne6
27. Qe7 Ng5 28. Re3 Qxb2 29. Nd7 Nxg4 30. Ne4 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. Bf4 c5
7. dxc5 Na6 8. c4 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Be5 Bxe5 11. Nxe5 Nf6
12. Qc1 Qd6 13. Nc4 Qa6 14. b4 Nb3 15. b5 Nxc1 16. bxa6 Nxe2+
17. Kh1 Rb8 18. Nbd2 Nd4 19. axb7 Bxb7 20. Nb3 Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2
Rfc8 22. Nca5 Nc6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. Rac1 Ra6 25. Rc2 Nd5
26. Rd2 e6 27. h4 h5 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Nd4 Rb4 30. Nf3 Rba4
31. Rcc2 Rb6 32. Ng5 Rb7 33. Rd3 Rab4 34. Rdd2 Rd7 35. Re2
Rbb7 36. Rc8 Rbc7 37. Rb8 Nf6 38. Reb2 Re7 39. Rd8 Rcd7
40. Rc8 Rc7 41. Rd8 Rb7 42. Rc2 Rec7 43. Re2 Rd7 44. Rc8 Rbc7
45. Rxc7 Rxc7 46. Rxe6 Nh7 47. Ra6 Nxg5 48. hxg5 Kf8 49. Kh3
Ke7 50. f4 Kf8 51. Ra4 Kg7 52. g4 hxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Rb7 54. Ra6
Rc7 55. a4 Re7 56. a5 Rc7 57. Kf3 Re7 58. Rc6 Kf8 59. Rc8+ Kg7
60. Rc6 Kf8 61. Rc5 Kg7 62. f5 gxf5 63. Rxf5 Kg6 64. Rc5 Re6
65. Kf4 a6 66. Rd5 Rc6 67. Re5 Rc4+ 68. Kf3 Rc1 69. Rd5 Rc4
70. Rd6+ Kxg5 71. Rxa6 Ra4 72. Ra8 Kf5 73. a6 Ra3+ 74. Ke2 Kf4
75. a7 f5 76. Kd2 Kf3 77. Rf8 Ra2+ 78. Kc3 Ra3+ 79. Kb4 Rxa7
80. Rxf5+ Ke4 81. Ra5 Rxa5 82. Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bxf4
12. gxf4 a5 13. Kh1 Na6 14. e3 Nb4 15. Qe2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6
17. Rg1 Qe7 18. Rg5 Kh8 19. Rag1 g6 20. Qc2 Nxc2 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7 Na6 9. Bxa6 Qxg2 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3
bxa6 12. O-O f6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. Ba5 e5 16. Bb4
Rfd8 17. Be7 Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Rd7 19. Bc5 f5 20. Nb3 Bd5
21. dxe5 Bxb3 22. axb3 Bxe5 23. Ra1 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 Bg7 6. Nxc4 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Be6 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. d4 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b6 14. Na3 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 Rfd8 16. Rxc8
Bxc8 17. e3 Ba6 18. Rc1 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bf1 Bxf1
21. Kxf1 Rd5 22. Rc2 Nd6 23. Ke2 Ra5 24. Nb1 g5 25. h3 Kf6
26. Nd2 Ke6 27. g4 Kd7 28. a4 f6 29. f3 Nb7 30. Ne4 Rd5
31. Rc1 Nd6 32. Nxd6 Rxd6 33. h4 h6 34. h5 Rc6 35. Rd1+ Kc7
36. Rd4 Rc5 37. Kd3 e5 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. Kxc4 Kc6 40. b4 a6
41. b5+ axb5+ 42. axb5+ Kd6 43. e4 Ke6 44. Kb4 Kd6 45. Kc4 Ke6
46. Kb4 Kd6 47. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Qe7 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. a3 a5 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. g4 Bg6
12. b4 Bb6 13. Bd2 a4 14. Kg2 h5 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. Rh1 f6
17. Nb2 Bf7 18. Nxa4 g5 19. Nxb6+ cxb6 20. Be3 Kc7 21. c3 Nf8
22. Nd2 Ne6 23. a4 Qd7 24. a5 bxa5 25. bxa5 Qxd3 26. Qxd3 Rxd3
27. a6 Nf4+ 28. Kg1 Ra8 29. a7 h4 30. c4 b6 31. Kh2 c5
32. Rhb1 Be6 33. Rb2 Rd6 34. Bxf4 exf4 35. e5 fxe5 36. Ne4 Rd4
37. Nxg5 Bxc4 38. Nf3 Rd5 39. Nxh4 b5 40. Nf5 Bd3 41. Ng7 c4
42. Nh5 Kb6 43. Rba2 c3 44. Ra6+ Kc5 45. Nf6 Rd6 46. Rxd6 Kxd6
47. Ne8+ Rxe8 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O Qb6 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Qb3 Nc6
12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Nf3 b5 14. Be3 b4 15. Rfc1 Nge7 16. g4 Nc8
17. Nf4 Nb6 18. b3 Be7 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Rc2 f6 21. Bf4 Kf7
22. Re1 Rae8 23. Rce2 Bd8 24. h3 Nd7 25. Kg2 Bb6 26. Be3 Bc7
27. Bd2 Bb6 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Nf4 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Nxe6
Be5 32. Nf4 Bxf4 33. Bxf4 Nc5 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rxe8 Kxe8
36. Bd2 Ne4 37. Bxb4 d4 38. Kf1 Kd7 39. f3 Ng5 40. Kg2 Kc6
41. h4 Ne6 42. Bd2 Kd5 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Ke2 f5 45. gxf5 Kxf5
46. Kd3 Ke5 47. a4 Kd5 48. b4 h5 49. Bh6 Nd8 50. Bf8 Ne6
51. Bh6 Nd8 52. Bd2 Nf7 53. Bf4 Nd8 54. Bd2 Ne6 55. f4 Ng7
56. b5 Ne6 57. a5 Nc5+ 58. Ke2 Ke4 59. Bb4 d3+ 60. Kd1 Ne6
61. a6 bxa6 62. bxa6 Nc7 63. a7 Na8 64. Kd2 Nb6 65. Ba5 Na8
66. f5 Kxf5 67. Kxd3 Ke6 68. Kc4 Kd7 69. Kb5 Kc8 70. Ka6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "12.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 Bh7
7. a3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. Ngf3 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7
12. Rfe1 Rfd8 13. Rad1 a5 14. a4 Nb4 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Ne5 Na2
17. Ra1 Nb4 18. Rac1 Na2 19. Rcd1 Nb4 20. Nf1 c4 21. bxc4 dxe4
22. dxe4 Na6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4 Bf8 26. Ne3
Nc5 27. Ra1 Qc6 28. e5 Be4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Qf3 Rd2 31. Rf1
Bc5 32. Bc1 Bxe3 33. Bxd2 Bxd2 34. Rd1 Qxc4 35. Qd3 Qc6
36. Rxd2 Nxd2 37. Qxd2 Qxa4 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qc7 Qc6 40. Qxa5
Qxc2 41. h4 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 b5 43. Qa7 Qf5 44. Qd4 b4 45. Qxb4
Qxf2+ 46. Kh3 Qf5+ 47. Kh2 Qxe5 48. Qb7 Qf5 49. Qd7 h5 50. Kg2
Qd5+ 51. Kf2 Qxd7 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "13.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 f5 13. Nxd5 Ba5+ 14. Ke2 Nxd4+ 15. Bxd4 Nd2 16. Qc5
Ne4 17. Qc2 Nd2 18. Qc5 Ne4 19. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "14.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. Bc2 e5
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4
12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Nc3
e3 17. fxe3 Bf5 18. Rac1 Bd3 19. Rfd1 c5 20. Na4 c4 21. b3
cxb3 22. axb3 Be2 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rc7 h6 25. Nc5 Re8
26. Kf2 Bb5 27. Rxa7 g5 28. Bg3 Rc8 29. b4 Bf8 30. Ra5 Bc4
31. Kg1 Rb8 32. Nd7 Bxb4 33. Ra4 Bb3 34. Ra6 Rd8 35. Nf6+ Kg7
36. Rb6 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Bc3 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. f4 Nb6 10. b3 d5 11. exd6 cxd6
12. Bb2 O-O-O 13. Qxe7 Bxe7 14. Nd2 d5 15. O-O-O dxc4 16. Bxc4
Nxc4 17. Nxc4 f6 18. Kc2 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Bb4 20. Bc3 Bxc3
21. Kxc3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Re8 23. g3 Kc7 24. Rd2 a5 25. c5 Re3+
26. Kc4 Re4+ 27. Kc3 Re3+ 28. Kc4 Re4+ 29. Kc3 Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "16.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc7 11. Nd2 Qd6
12. N4f3 Bg4 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 Rac8 16. Nf1 Ba5
17. Re2 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 19. Rec2 Qg6+ 20. Kh1 Qf5 21. Kg2
Re6 22. f4 Rg6+ 23. Kh2 Qe4 24. Ng3 Nxg3 25. Bd3 Qe6 26. Bxg6
hxg6 27. Kxg3 Re8 28. Rc5 d4 29. Rxc6 bxc6 30. Qxd4 f6
31. Qxa7 Bd2 32. Rd1 Bb4 33. Qd7 Qxd7 34. Rxd7 Ra8 35. a4 Rb8
36. Rc7 c5 37. Rd7 Ba5 38. Rd5 Rxb3 39. Rxc5 Bb6 40. Rb5 Rxb5
41. axb5 Kf7 42. e4 Ke6 43. Ba3 f5 44. f3 Bd4 45. Bb4 Kd7
46. exf5 gxf5 47. Kh4 Kc7 48. Kg5 Kb6 49. Bd6 Kxb5 50. Be5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "18.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2 Na5 11. Bd5 Bd7
12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. a4 Qc7 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd2 Nc6
17. Bb3 Nd4 18. Qd3 h6 19. h3 Bg5 20. Ra3 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Bxb3
22. cxb3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne2 Nc2 25. Qxb5 Nxa3 26. bxa3
Rb8 27. Qd3 Rfc8 28. b4 Ra8 29. Rb2 Qc4 30. Qe3 Rab8 31. Rb3
d5 32. exd5 Qxd5 33. Rd3 Qc4 34. Ng3 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qxe3
36. Rxe3 Rc2 37. Ne4 f5 38. Nc5 e4 39. f3 exf3 40. Rxf3 Ra2
41. h4 Re8 42. Kg3 Ree2 43. Kf4 Rxg2 44. Kxf5 Rge2 45. a4 Reb2
46. Rf4 Kf7 47. Ke5+ Ke7 48. Kd5 Rf2 49. Re4+ Kf6 50. a5 g5
51. hxg5+ hxg5 52. a6 Rfc2 53. Kd6 Kf5 54. Re8 Rxc5 55. bxc5
Rxa6+ 56. c6 g4 57. Rf8+ Ke4 58. Kc5 Rxc6+ 59. Kxc6 g3 60. Rg8
Kf3 61. Kd5 g2 62. Kd4 Kf2 63. Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.05"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 b6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1 Re8 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Bf8
12. Ne2 Qc8 13. Qa4 c5 14. Ng3 Qb7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qb5 Rac8
17. Rfd1 a6 18. Qf1 Nfe4 19. Be1 g6 20. Ne2 Na4 21. Rb1 Bg7
22. Nfd4 Nac5 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. Ned4 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Rc4 26. b3
Rc7 27. Qd3 Nc5 28. Qd2 Ne4 29. Qd3 Nc5 30. Qd2 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.05"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 b6 9. g3 Qd8 10. h4 Be7 11. Bh3 O-O
12. O-O-O Bxh3 13. Rxh3 c6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd7 16. Qc2
Nf6 17. Ne5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf6 19. g4 Re8 20. g5 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Qe7 22. f4 Rad8 23. Rhd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Qe6 25. b3 Qg4 26. Qe4
g6 27. Rd2 c5 28. Qc6 Rf8 29. Qf6 Qxh4 30. Kc2 Qe1 31. Qc6 Qe3
32. Qf6 b5 33. Rd3 Qe2+ 34. Rd2 Qe4+ 35. Kb2 c4 36. bxc4 bxc4
37. Ka3 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.06"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Aryan Tari"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bf5 14. d4 Qf6 15. Be3 Qg6 16. Nd2 Rae8
17. Qf3 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qh5 19. h4 Be2 20. Nf1 Re6 21. Bd2 Rfe8
22. a4 Bf3 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Qh3 Bg4 25. Qh2 h6 26. axb5 axb5
27. Ne3 Bf3 28. Qh3 Be4 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 f5 31. Ne5 Bxe5
32. dxe5 Kf8 33. f4 Re7 34. Bxd5 cxd5 35. Be3 Rc7 36. Ra5 Bd3
37. Bd4 Rc6 38. Kf2 h5 39. Ke3 Bc4 40. Ra3 Rg6 41. b3 Bf1
42. Bc5+ Ke8 43. Bb4 Bg2 44. Kd4 Rc6 45. Ra7 g6 46. Re7+ Kd8
47. e6 Rc7 48. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.07"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5
dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Qe5+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 c6
11. Bd3 d5 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Bf4 Ke7 14. Kf3+ Be6 15. c4 dxc4
16. Bxc4 Bxf4 17. Kxf4 Rad8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Re2 Rd4+ 20. Kg3
Rhd8 21. Rae1 R8d6 22. f4 Kf6 23. Kf3 h5 24. Re3 Rd2 25. R1e2
Rd1 26. g3 g6 27. Re5 b6 28. b3 c5 29. c4 a5 30. Kf2 R1d3
31. R5e3 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 Rd2+ 33. Re2 Rd1 34. Kf3 a4 35. bxa4
Rc1 36. Re3 Rxc4 37. Ra3 Kf5 38. a5 bxa5 39. Rxa5 Rc3+ 40. Ke2
h4 41. gxh4 Kxf4 42. Kd2 Rh3 43. Rxc5 Rxh2+ 44. Ke1 e5
45. Rc4+ e4 46. Rc6 Kf3 47. Rf6+ Ke3 48. Kf1 Rh1+ 49. Kg2 Rxh4
50. Rxg6 Ke2 51. Kg3 Rh7 52. Rb6 e3 53. Rb2+ Kd1 54. Rb1+ Kc2
55. Ra1 Rf7 56. a4 e2 57. Kg2 Rf5 58. Ra2+ Kd3 59. Ra1 Ke3
60. Ra3+ Ke4 61. Ra1 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.08"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Bf4 Ngf6 11. O-O-O Be7
12. Nf1 Ng4 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Kb1 Qb5 15. Rd3 Nb6 16. N3d2 Nf6
17. Ne3 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qe4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Qd5 21. Nf3
O-O 22. Ne5 f6 23. Ng4 Bd6 24. Qc1 Rad8 25. Qd1 Bc7 26. Re1
Bb6 27. f3 Qf5 28. Re4 Rfe8 29. Qe2 Kh8 30. a3 Qd5 31. Ne3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.08"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Bf4 Ngf6 11. O-O-O Be7
12. Nf1 Qa5 13. Kb1 Rd8 14. Bc1 Nc5 15. Qe2 Na4 16. c4 O-O
17. Qc2 c5 18. Bd2 Qa6 19. b3 Nb6 20. Bc3 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nbd7
22. Ne3 Nc5 23. g4 Nfe4 24. Bb2 Nd6 25. g5 h5 26. Qe2 Nce4
27. Rhg1 Qa5 28. Rd3 Nc5 29. Rd2 Nce4 30. Rc2 Rfe8 31. Qxh5
Nd2+ 32. Kc1 N6e4 33. c5 g6 34. Qh8+ Kxh8 35. Nc6+ Kg8
36. Nxa5 Nf3 37. Rd1 Nxc5 38. Rxd8 Rxd8 39. Bf6 Bxf6 40. gxf6
b6 41. Nc6 Rd7 42. Rc4 Kh7 43. Kb2 Nd2 44. Rd4 Rxd4 45. Nxd4
Nde4 46. Ng4 Nd3+ 47. Kc2 Ndxf2 48. Nxf2 Nxf2 49. Nc6 Ne4
50. Nxa7 Nxf6 51. a4 Nd5 52. Nc6 f6 53. b4 g5 54. hxg5 fxg5
55. Kd3 g4 56. a5 Nxb4+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.10"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2828"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 d6
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Ne2 Nh5 11. Be3 f5
12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Kb1
Bxc4 17. Nc1 Bf7 18. Qxd6 Nhf6 19. Qc6 Re8 20. Bf2 Nb8 21. Qb5
c4 22. Qxa5 Rxa5 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. b3 Nc6 25. Rxc4 Bxc4
26. Bxc4+ Kh8 27. Rd1 Re5 28. Rd6 Ne8 29. Rd2 Nc7 30. Ne2 Nb5
31. Kb2 Na3 32. Ba6 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Nxd8 34. Kc1 Ne6 35. Bd3 Nc5
36. Kd2 Nxd3 37. Kxd3 Rd5+ 38. Nd4 Rd7 39. g4 a5 40. Bg3 Kg8
41. Be5 g5 42. Ke4 Nb1 43. Kf5 Nc3 44. Nc6 Rd3 45. Ke6 Nxa2
46. Nxa5 Rxf3 47. Bd6 Rd3 48. Nc6 Re3+ 49. Kf6 Rxb3 50. Nd4
Rh3 51. Nf5 b3 52. Ba3 Rxh2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.11"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2828"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd7 9. Nbxd4 a6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O Ne7
12. Qc2 O-O 13. Bg5 Ng6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. g3 Rfe8
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. h4 Kh8 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. h5 Ne7 21. Bc2 Red8
22. Qd3 f5 23. g4 f6 24. g5 Qf4 25. gxf6 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Qh3+
27. Ke2 Nd5 28. Qd2 Bb5+ 29. Nxb5 Qg4 30. Qg5 Nf4+ 31. Ke3
Ng2+ 32. Ke2 Qc4+ 33. Bd3 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Nf4+ 35. Ke3 Qe4+
36. Kd2 Qxd3+ 37. Kc1 Qxf3 38. f7 Qg4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.12"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 c6
7. Ne5 Ng4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bf4 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Nc6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7
12. Nc3 e6 13. Qd2 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Re8
17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Rc8 19. f4 Ba6 20. Rf2 Qe7 21. f5 f6
22. Be6 Rcd8 23. Nd5 Qf8 24. Qc3 Ne5 25. Rd4 Qc5 26. Qxc5 bxc5
27. Ra4 Rd6 28. Rxa6 Rxa6 29. Nc7 Raxe6 30. Nxe6+ Kh6 31. Nxc5
Ng4 32. Rf4 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Rc1 34. Rxg4 Rxc5 35. Rh4+ Kg5
36. Rxh7 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Rxb2 38. h4+ Kxf5 39. Rxa7 Ke6 40. g4
Rc2 41. Ra6+ Ke5 42. Ra5+ Ke6 43. g5 Rc3+ 44. Ke2 Rh3 45. Ra6+
Ke7 46. Rxf6 Rxh4 47. Ra6 Rf4 48. Ra5 Kd6 49. Ke3 Rg4 50. a4
Rh4 51. Kd3 Rg4 52. Ke3 Rh4 53. Kf3 Ke6 54. Ke3 Kd6 55. Kd3
Rg4 56. Ra6+ Ke7 57. Ra5 Kd6 58. Ke2 Ke6 59. Kf3 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.12"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Be7 5. Bb5 d6 6. d4 exd4
7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nde2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Ne5
12. Ng3 Nxd3 13. cxd3 c5 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qd7
17. Qf3 Rfe8 18. Ne2 Rac8 19. Ng3 g6 20. Re1 Qe6 21. Bd2 Nd7
22. Bc3 Bf6 23. Ne2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qf6 25. Qg3 c4 26. dxc4 Rxc4
27. f3 Qe5 28. Qf2 Qc5 29. Red1 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Nc5 31. Rd4
Rxd4 32. cxd4 Nd3+ 33. Ke3 Nb2 34. Ra2 Nc4+ 35. Kd3 Nb6
36. Nc3 Rc8 37. f4 f5 38. e5 Kf7 39. g4 Ke6 40. gxf5+ gxf5
41. Rg2 Nd5 42. Ne2 Rc2 43. Rg7 Ra2 44. Rxh7 Rxa3+ 45. Kd2
Ra2+ 46. Ke1 dxe5 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. dxe5 Ra4 49. Kd2 Nxf4
50. Ng3 Ra2+ 51. Ke3 Nd5+ 52. Kd4 Rd2+ 53. Kc5 Ne3 54. Rxa6
Rd5+ 55. Kc6 Rxe5 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. Ne2 Nc2 58. Nf4 Nb4+
59. Kd6 Re4 60. Nh5+ Kg5 61. Ng7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.13"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3
Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5
12. b3 Rfc8 13. Be2 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 Rcb8
17. Nc3 b5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nc5 20. g5 Bb2 21. Rc2 Ba3
22. Rb1 a5 23. Kd1 Na6 24. Bf1 Nb4 25. Rd2 Rb7 26. f4 Na6
27. Rc2 Nb4 28. Rd2 Na6 29. Rc2 Nb4 30. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.13"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3
Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 g6 9. b3 Bg7 10. Ba3 Bf8 11. Bxf8 Kxf8
12. Re1 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c6 14. c3 Kg7 15. Rad1 a5 16. Nf1 Qc7
17. Ne3 Rhe8 18. g4 Nd5 19. c4 Qf4 20. Qg3 Qxg3+ 21. hxg3 Nxe3
22. Rxe3 h6 23. Be2 Nf6 24. f4 Red8 25. Kf2 Rd6 26. Bf3 Rad8
27. Red3 b6 28. Ke3 c5 29. a3 Kf8 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 cxd4+
32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Ke7 34. Rxd8 Kxd8 35. Kd4 g5 36. Ke5
Ke7 37. f5 Nd7+ 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. fxe6 fxe6 40. Bd1 e5+ 41. Ke4
Ke6 42. Bc2 Nf6+ 43. Kf3 Kd6 44. Be4 Nd7 45. Bf5 Nf6 46. Ke3
Kc6 47. Kd3 Kd6 48. Ke3 Kc6 49. Be4+ Kd6 50. Bf3 Nd7 51. Ke4
Ke6 52. Kd3 Kd6 53. Bb7 Nf6 54. Bc8 Kc7 55. Bf5 Kd6 56. Kc3
Kc6 57. Kc2 h5 58. gxh5 Nxh5 59. g4 Nf6 60. Kb3 Kd6 61. Ka4
Kc6 62. Kb3 Kd6 63. Ka3 Kc6 64. Ka4 Kc7 65. Kb5 e4 66. Ka6 e3
67. Bd3 Nxg4 68. Be2 Ne5 69. c5 bxc5 70. b5 Nd7 71. Bg4 Nb6
0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.15"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aryan Tari"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 g6 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O e6 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. b3 g5 11. Bxg5 Ne4
12. Bh4 Rg8 13. Kh1 e5 14. dxe5 Qg6 15. Rg1 Bc5 16. Qe1 Rc8
17. Nbd2 Qb6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nh2 Nxe5 20. Rd1 Qh6 21. Bg3
Rxg3 22. fxg3 Bxg1 23. Qxg1 Qb6 24. Qf1 Bg6 25. Qf4 f6 26. Ng4
Nxg4 27. Bxg4 Rd8 28. Rf1 Qd6 29. Qh6 Qe5 30. Qg7 Qe7 31. Qg8+
Qf8 32. Qc4 Qe7 33. Qg8+ Qf8 34. Qc4 Qe7 35. Bf5 Kf8 36. Qc3
Kg7 37. Qe3 Rd5 38. g4 b5 39. Rf4 Re5 40. c4 bxc4 41. bxc4 a5
42. h4 Bxf5 43. gxf5 h5 44. Rf1 Kh7 45. Qe2 Qe8 46. Qe3 Qe7
47. Rf2 Qc5 48. Qxc5 Rxc5 49. Rc2 e3 50. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.15"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aryan Tari"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Qe6 9. g3 Bc5 10. c4 Nb6 11. Nd2 O-O
12. Bh3 Qe7 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Rae8 15. Ne4 Bd4 16. Nf6+ gxf6
17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qxd4 fxe5 19. Qc3 Bxc4 20. b3 Bd5 21. a4 f6
22. a5 Nc8 23. Be3 Nd6 24. Bc5 Qf7 25. b4 Rg8 26. a6 Nb5
27. Qd2 d6 28. Be3 f5 29. Bg5 f4 30. Kh2 Qg7 31. gxf4 h6
32. Rg1 hxg5 33. Rxg5 Qh7 34. Rag1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.16"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6
7. Qc2 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. h4 a5
12. Kf1 a4 13. a3 Qb6 14. Qc2 h5 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfe8
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rh3 Qb3 19. Qb1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4
Bd6 22. Rg3 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qb5+ 24. Kg1 Rxe5 25. Qd4 Rd5
26. Qf6 Rf5 27. Qd4 Qe2 28. e4 Rb5 29. Rb1 Qc2 30. Qd3 Rc5
31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. b3 b5 33. Rd3 axb3 34. Rbxb3 Ra4 35. Rdc3
Rc4 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. f3 Kf8 38. Kh2 Ke7 39. Kh3 Ke6 40. Rd3
Rc4 41. Kg3 Ke5 42. Rd7 Rc3 43. Ra7 f6 44. Ra8 Kd6 45. Kf4 Kc7
46. g4 Kb7 47. Rg8 hxg4 48. fxg4 Rxa3 49. Rxg6 b4 50. Rxf6 b3
51. Rf7+ Kb6 52. Rf8 Ra7 53. Rb8+ Rb7 54. Rd8 c5 55. Ke3 c4
56. Rd1 c3 57. Rb1 Kc5 58. Kd3 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 Bh7
7. Nh3 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 Be7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nf4 O-O
12. Re1 Re8 13. Nf1 d4 14. Nd2 Qd7 15. Nc4 Bf8 16. Qd2 Rxe1+
17. Rxe1 g5 18. Ne2 Re8 19. Nc1 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 b5 21. Ne5 Nxe5
22. Qxe5 Ng4 23. Qe1 b4 24. Ne2 Bd6 25. Bc1 Kg7 26. h3 Nf6
27. Kf1 a5 28. a4 Qe6 29. Ng1 Bf5 30. Qxe6 Bxe6 31. Nf3 Nd7
32. h4 f6 33. Nd2 Be7 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Nc4 Bxc4 36. dxc4 Bd6
37. Ke2 Kg6 38. Bc6 Ne5 39. Be8+ Kf5 40. f3 Ke6 41. Bb5 Nf7
42. Kf2 f5 43. Bc6 f4 44. Bd5+ Kf6 45. g4 Ne5 46. Be4 Be7
47. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nexd5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Bc1 Be7 15. Qe4 Rc8 16. c3 f5
17. Qa4+ Kf7 18. Bd3 Rhd8 19. Qa5 Qc6 20. g4 g6 21. gxf5 gxf5
22. Rhe1 Bf6 23. Bc2 b6 24. Qxa6 Nb4 25. Qf1 Nxc2 26. Kxc2 Qa4
27. Qh3 Rxc3+ 28. Kb1 Ra8 29. Qxh7+ Bg7 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Rd8+
Rxd8 32. bxc3 Ra8 33. Re2 Qb5 34. Rb2 Qd3+ 35. Ka1 Qd1 36. Qg5
Bxb3 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 c5 6. Ne2 Nc6
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg4 10. Ne2 Qc8 11. c4 Bh3
12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rd8 14. Rb1 a6 15. Nf4 e6 16. Qe2 b6
17. Rbc1 Qb7 18. f3 b5 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Nd3 Nd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Qe3 Nde5 23. Nf2 Qa7 24. Nf1 bxc4 25. f4 Nd3 26. Nxd3 cxd3
27. Rxd3 Qb7 28. Nd2 d5 29. Nf3 dxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxd3 31. Qxd3
Ne5 32. Qe3 Rxc1 33. Qxe5+ f6 34. Qe3 Rc2+ 35. Kh3 Qd5 36. g4
h6 37. Qa7+ Kf8 38. Qb8+ Ke7 39. Qa7+ Kd8 40. Qe3 g5 41. fxg5
hxg5 42. Kg3 Qd6+ 43. Kh3 Qc6 44. Kg3 Qc7+ 45. Kh3 Qc3 46. Qe4
Rf2 47. Kg3 Rxa2 48. Qxe6 a5 49. Qg8+ Kc7 50. Qh7+ Kb6 51. Qg8
Qc7+ 52. Kh3 Qd6 53. Qc8 Rf2 54. Qa8 Qc6 55. Qb8+ Ka6 56. Ne1
Rf3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. h3 b4 10. d4 Nd7 11. d5 Nce5 12. Nxe5
Nxe5 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. a3 bxa3 15. Rxa3 a5 16. b4 Bb7 17. b5
f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Qd7 21. Bd4 Qxb5
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qa1+ Kg8 24. Rb1 Qd7 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Qxa5
Rc8 27. Qd2 Rf8 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Re1 Rf7 30. h4 Rg7 31. Qf4
Qc8 32. h5 Qc3 33. Rb1 Qc8 34. h6 Rg6 35. Bh5 e5 36. dxe6
Rxg2+ 37. Kf1 Be4 38. e7 Rg8 39. Qc1 Bd3+ 40. Ke1 Rg1+ 41. Kd2
Rxc1 42. Rxc1 Bc4 43. e8=Q+ Qxe8 44. Bxe8 Be6 45. Bh5 Kg8
46. Rc7 Kf8 47. Rg7 Bg8 48. Ke3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qd2 e5
7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Re8 11. Qd3 b5
12. f3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qa5 c5 16. Qxd8 Rexd8
17. Bc4 a5 18. Rd3 a4 19. Rhd1 axb3 20. axb3 Ra2 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Bd5 Kf6 23. Kb1 Ra6 24. c3 bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rb8 26. Kb2 Bxd5
27. Rxd5 Ke6 28. Rc2 Rba8 29. Kc3 f5 30. Rcd2 fxe4 31. fxe4
Rb8 32. e5 dxe5 33. Rxc5 Rab6 34. Rb2 Rb4 35. Rc4 Rxc4+
36. Kxc4 Rc8+ 37. Kd3 Kd5 38. Ra2 e4+ 39. Kd2 Rb8 40. Ra5+ Kd4
41. Ra4+ Kd5 42. Kc3 Rc8+ 43. Rc4 Rxc4+ 44. bxc4+ Kc5 45. g3
h6 46. h3 e3 47. Kd3 e2 48. Kxe2 Kxc4 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Kf4 Ke6
51. h4 h5 52. g4 hxg4 53. Kxg4 Kf6 54. h5 gxh5+ 55. Kxh5
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O
7. Be3 c4 8. d4 Nxe4 9. Bxc4 d5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Bf5
12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ngxe4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4
Nc4 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Nd6 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 Qb6 20. Ba3 Rad8 21. Qc2
Bh6 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe6 24. h3 Qxa2 25. Qa4 Ra8 26. Qe4
Qb3 27. Rd7 Rb8 28. Bd6 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Bf8 30. Qf4 Qd5 31. Bxf8
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4 c6 9. dxe5 cxb5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O
12. Qh5 Qc6 13. Nf3 d6 14. Re1 f6 15. Be3 a6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6
17. Qd5+ Rf7 18. Rad1 Bg4 19. Qxd6 Qa5 20. Qd5 Bxf3 21. gxf3
Re8 22. f4 g6 23. e5 Qb6 24. Rd4 fxe5 25. Rxe5 Rf8 26. Re7 Kg7
27. Qe5+ Qf6 28. Rdd7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kh6 30. Qc7 Rh8 31. h3
Qf5 32. Kh2 Qc2 33. Qc5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. h4 dxc3
12. Qd3 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qh8 14. Nxc3 e5 15. Bg3 Bf5 16. Qd2 O-O-O
17. Rb1 d4 18. Na4 Rd5 19. Bc4 Ra5 20. Nb2 Be4 21. Bxf7 Bxg2
22. Nc4 Bxh1 23. Nxa5 b6 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. Bxg8 Qxg8 26. Qe2
Kb7 27. Rb5 Qa2 28. f3 d3 29. cxd3 Qa1+ 30. Qd1 Qd4 31. Bf2
Qf4 32. Qd2 Qxf3 33. Qe3 Qf8 34. Rxe5 Nxe5 35. Qxe5 Qxa3
36. Ke2 Qa2+ 37. Ke3 Qb1 38. Bg3 Qc1+ 39. Ke2 Qc2+ 40. Ke3
Qc1+ 41. Ke2 Bg2 42. h5 Bf1+ 43. Kf2 Bh3 44. Qd5+ Qc6
45. Qxc6+ Kxc6 46. Ke3 Bf5 47. Kd4 a5 48. Be1 Bh7 49. h6 Kb5
50. Kc3 Kc5 51. Bf2+ Kc6 52. Bxb6 Kxb6 53. d4 Kc6 54. d5+ Kxd5
55. Kb2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5
7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Ba3 e4
12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. O-O-O Rac8
16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Ne5 18. Kc2 Nc4 19. Bc1 Bxf2 20. Kb3
Rfe8 21. Rf1 Be3 22. Re1 Re6 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Rd3 Nc4 25. a5
Rxe1 26. Nxe1 Kf8 27. Nf3 Ke7 28. Nd4 g6 29. Nb5 a6 30. Nd4 h5
31. Ne2 Ne5 32. Rd4 Kd7 33. Nf4 Kc6 34. Nd5 Re8 35. h3 f5
36. c4 g5 37. Nc3 g4 38. b5+ Kd7 39. Nd5 gxh3 40. gxh3 Rh8
41. Nf4 Kc7 42. Ne6+ Kd7 43. Nc5+ Kc7 44. b6+ Kc6 45. Ne6 Rg8
46. Kb4 Rg3 47. Nd8+ Kd7 48. Nxb7 Nc6+ 49. Ka4 Nxd4 50. c5
dxc5 51. Nxc5+ Kc6 52. Nxa6 Rxh3 53. Nb4+ Kb7 54. Nd5 Rh4
55. Nf6 Nc6+ 56. Kb5 Rb4+ 57. Kc5 Ra4 58. Nd7 Rxa5+ 59. Kd6 h4
0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7
7. h4 Qc7 8. h5 h6 9. Nf3 b6 10. Rh4 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qd3
Nb8 13. Rg4 Nf5 14. Nh4 Nxh4 15. Rxh4 Nc6 16. Rg4 Kf8 17. Qg3
Ne7 18. a4 Nf5 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. Kd1 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qc4 22. Rf4
Ke8 23. Ba3 Rc7 24. g4 Ne7 25. Bd6 Rc8 26. Kd2 Rg8 27. Bxe7
Qxd3+ 28. Kxd3 Kxe7 29. Rf3 Rc4 30. c3 f6 31. exf6+ gxf6
32. Rg3 e5 33. f3 Rgc8 34. Ra3 exd4 35. cxd4 Rb4 36. Rg2 Rcc4
37. Re2+ Kf7 38. a5 b5 39. a6 Rxd4+ 40. Ke3 f5 41. gxf5 Rh4
42. Rg2 d4+ 43. Kd3 Rf4 44. Ke2 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Bd2 Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 Ng6 10. h3 c6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Na3
d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. Bxe4 exd4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Bxg6 Rxe1+
17. Qxe1 fxg6 18. Nxd4 Bd7 19. Nc4 Re8 20. Qd2 Bc7 21. Nb5
cxb5 22. Qxd7 Qc6 23. Qxc6 bxc6 24. Ne3 Bb6 25. Re1 Rd8
26. Kf1 Rd2 27. Re2 Bxe3 28. fxe3 Rd1+ 29. Re1 Rd2 30. Re2
Rd1+ 31. Re1 Rd2 32. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 c5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bd2
Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Qxg2 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nf6
11. Nb5 Na6 12. Rg1 Ke7 13. Rxg7 Bd7 14. Nd6 Nd5 15. Nxf7 Rhg8
16. Nh6+ Rxg7 17. Bxg7 Nab4 18. Bxh7 Nf6 19. a3 Nbd5 20. Bd3
Nf4 21. O-O-O Rc8 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Ng4+ Ke7 24. Ne5 Be8
25. Be4 b6 26. Nd3 Nh3 27. Bg2 Ng5 28. h4 Nf7 29. Re1 Nd6
30. Bd5 Ba4 31. Rxe6+ Kd7 32. Ne5+ Kc7 33. h5 Rf8 34. f3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e3 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. b4 d6 6. Bb2 c5
7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Rc8
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 e6 14. a4 a5 15. b5 Nb6 16. Nb3 Nc4
17. Bc1 Nd7 18. c3 b6 19. Ra2 Bf6 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Rae2 Bg5
22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. g3 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Rc1 Rc7 26. Kf1
Rec8 27. Ke1 Nd6 28. Rec2 Nfe4 29. Nd2 Rxc3 30. Nxe4 Rxc2
31. Rxc2 dxe4 32. Rxc8+ Nxc8 33. Bxe4 Nd6 34. Bd3 g5 35. Kd2
h6 36. Ke3 f6 37. f4 Kf7 38. Kf3 f5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. h4 Kf6
41. hxg5+ Kxg5 42. Bc2 Kf6 43. Kf4 Ne8 44. g4 fxg4 45. Bd1 Nc7
46. Bxg4 Nd5+ 47. Ke4 Nc3+ 48. Kd3 Nd5 49. Ke4 Nc3+ 50. Kd3
Nd5 51. Bf3 Ke7 52. Bxd5 exd5 53. Ke3 Ke6 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. Kg4
Kg6 56. Kf4 Kf6 57. Kg4 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.26"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bf3
Nc6 7. Ne2 e5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Ba6 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5
Qxd5 12. c3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxe2 14. Rd2 Bxc3 15. Rxe2 Bd4
16. Be3 O-O-O 17. Bxd4 Rxd4 18. f3 Re8 19. Kf2 g5 20. Rc1 Re6
21. g3 h5 22. Rc3 h4 23. Ra3 Kb7 24. Rb3+ Kc8 25. Ra3 Kb7
26. Rb3+ Kc8 27. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.27"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. Nh3 h6 8. a3 a5 9. e3 c5 10. Nf4 a4 11. e4 Bh7 12. exd5
exd5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Re1 axb3 15. Nxb3 d4 16. a4 Bd6 17. Ba3
Nd7 18. Bc1 Ra6 19. Bd2 Nde5 20. a5 c4 21. dxc4 Nxc4 22. Nd3
Bxd3 23. cxd3 Nxd2 24. Nxd2 Rxa5 25. Nc4 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 b5
27. Bxc6 bxc4 28. dxc4 d3 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. Bd5 Qb3 31. Be4 Qxc4
32. Bxd3 Qc5 33. Be4 Be5 34. Qa2 Bf6 35. Rd7 Qb5 36. Qd2 g6
37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Rb7 Qe5 39. Bd5 Qd6 40. Qa2 Be5 41. Bxf7 Kh8
42. Bd5 Qf6 43. Be4 Bd4 44. f4 g5 45. Rh7# 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.28"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4
a6 13. Qb1 d5 14. b5 axb5 15. Qxb5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qc7 17. Rxa8
Rxa8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Bc4 Qd7 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qa4 Ne8 22. Nc4
Nd6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Qc4 Bf8 25. h4 Be7 26. h5 gxh5 27. Qd5
Qf6 28. Qd7 Rd8 29. Qh3 Qg6 30. Rxb7 Bg5 31. Nxg5 hxg5 32. Qf5
Qxf5 33. exf5 f6 34. Rc7 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Nd8 36. c4 Nf7 37. c5
Nh6 38. c6 Ng4+ 39. Kg3 Nxe3 40. fxe3 Rc1 41. Kf3 Rc4 42. Rc8+
Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kh6 44. Rc8 g4+ 45. Ke2 Kg5 46. Kd3 Rc5 47. Ke4
Kh4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.29"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+
Nc6 7. b3 Bd6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Bg4
12. Bb2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd7 14. Ne2 Be5 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. Rab1
Qxf3 17. Ng3 Rfe8 18. Rfc1 Re6 19. Qd1 Qf6 20. Qe2 Qh4 21. Qf3
Rae8 22. Qg2 Rg6 23. Kh1 h5 24. Rg1 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Qg4 26. Rbf1
Rxe3 27. Rf4 Qe6 28. Bd4 Re2 29. Qf3 Rxa2 30. Rf1 Qh3 31. Rf2
Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Rg4 33. Rf3 Re4 34. g4 Qxg4 35. Bc3 Qe6 36. Rg3
Rg4 37. Re3 Re4 38. Rg3 Ne5 39. Qxa7 d4 40. Bd2 Qd5 41. Qb8+
Kh7 42. Kg1 Rg4 43. Be1 Nf3+ 44. Kf2 Nxe1 45. Rxg4 Nd3+
46. Ke2 Nc1+ 47. Kd2 Nxb3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 a5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5
12. Nxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxc6
Rxb2 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Bd5 Bf5 20. Qa4 Rb1 21. Qxa5
Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qb1+ 23. Qe1 Qd3+ 24. Qe2 Qxa3 25. g4 Bc8
26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bd5 Ba6 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 30. Kg2
Qd7 31. h3 h6 32. Qc2 Qe8 33. Rc7 Kh7 34. d5 Rf3 35. Bd4 Rf7
36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. d6 e3 38. Qc3+ Kh7 39. Qxe3 Qa8+ 40. Kg3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 Bh7
7. Nh3 a5 8. a3 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. e4 Be7 11. exd5 exd5 12. Nf4
O-O 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Rb1 d4
17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Qg4 Ne5 19. Re1 Bg5 20. Qd1 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Qb8
22. Qf4 Nc6 23. Nc7 g5 24. Qd6 Qf8 25. Qf6 Rd8 26. Bd5 Qg7
27. Re8+ Rxe8 28. Nxe8 Qxf6 29. Nxf6+ Kg7 30. Nxh7 Kxh7
31. Bxf7 Ne5 32. Be6 Kg7 33. Kg2 Kf6 34. Bc8 b5 35. f4 gxf4
36. gxf4 Nf7 37. Kf3 Nd6 38. Bd7 Ke7 39. Bc6 Kf6 40. Bd5 b4
41. a4 Nf5 42. Bb7 Ne3 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Bc8+ Kd6 45. f5 Ke7
46. Ke5 Nxc2 47. f6+ Kf8 48. Kd6 Ne1 49. Bf5 Kf7 50. Kxc5 Kxf6
51. Be4 Ke5 52. Kb5 Kd6 53. Kxa5 Kc5 54. Ka6 Nc2 55. Bg6 Na1
56. Bf7 Nc2 57. a5 Ne1 58. Bc4 Nf3 59. h3 Kc6 60. Bb5+ Kc7
61. Be8 Ne5 62. Bb5 Nf3 63. Bc4 Ne5 64. Kb5 Nc6 65. a6 h5
66. Kc5 h4 67. Bd5 Na7 68. Bb7 Kb8 69. Kb6 Nc8+ 70. Bxc8 Kxc8
71. a7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. exf5 gxf5
12. Bg5 Nf6 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Bf1 Bd7 16. Nc4 Rae8
17. g3 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bd2 f4 20. Bg2 b5 21. Nfxe5 f3
22. Bxf3 Rxf3 23. Nxf3 bxc4 24. dxc4 Nf6 25. Bf4 Qc8 26. Rxe8+
Qxe8 27. Re1 Qf7 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Bc6 30. Qf5 Bd7 31. Qf4
Qg6 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Qb8+ Kf7 34. Qxa7 Qf5 35. Rd1 Ke7
36. Qc7 Bxc3 37. Qd6+ Kd8 38. Qb8+ Ke7 39. Qd6+ Ke8 40. Qb8+
Kf7 41. Qf4 Qxf4 42. gxf4 Bd4 43. Kg2 Be6 44. Rc1 Bb2 45. Rc2
Bxa3 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Bb4 48. Rc1 Ba5 49. Kd3 Bf5+ 50. Ke3
Be6 51. Kd3 Bc7 52. Ke4 Bf5+ 53. Kd5 Bxf4 54. Rh1 h5 55. h4
Bg4 56. Kxc5 Bf3 57. Rh3 Bg2 58. Rd3 Kf5 59. Kb6 Bf1 60. Rd5+
Kg4 61. c5 Bg2 62. Rd4 Kf5 63. c6 Be5 64. Rd8 Kg4 65. Rg8+ Kh3
66. c7 Bxc7+ 67. Kxc7 Bf1 68. f4 Bd3 69. Kd6 Kxh4 70. Ke5 Kh3
71. f5 h4 72. f6 Bc4 73. Rc8 Ba2 74. Kf4 Be6 75. Rc6 Bg8
76. Rc7 Kh2 77. f7 Bxf7 78. Rxf7 h3 79. Rg7 Kh1 80. Kg3 h2
81. Ra7 Kg1 82. Ra1# 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.34"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Bg4 9. Ne2 Bb4 10. c3 Be7 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4
Bg6 13. O-O e5 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Qe2 Nc6 17. Rad1
Qc8 18. Nc4 a5 19. Nce3 a4 20. h4 h6 21. b4 a3 22. Bc1 Nd8
23. Qf3 Ne6 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qxf6 Nf4 26. h5 Be7 27. Qxe5
Bg5 28. Qb5 c6 29. Qc5 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rfe1 Ne6 32. Qf5
Rf4 33. Qc2 Ng7 34. Qe2 Qe6 35. Rd4 Rxd4 36. cxd4 f5 37. gxf5
Nxf5 38. Nxf5 Qxf5 39. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 40. Kf1 Rf8 41. Qe6+ Rf7
42. Re3 Kf8 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qe4 Qf6 45. Rg3+ Kf8 46. Qd3 Qf4
47. Qe2 Qxd4 48. Kg1 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 Qb2 50. Qe3 Qxa2 51. Qc5+
Ke8 52. Rg8+ Kd7 53. Qd4+ Qd5+ 54. Qxd5+ cxd5 55. Ra8 Rf5
56. Rxa3 Rxh5 57. Ra7 Rg5+ 58. Kf3 Kc6 59. Ke3 h5 60. f4 Rf5
61. Ra8 Kb5 62. Rb8 Rf7 63. Kd4 Rxf4+ 64. Kxd5 b6 65. Ke5 Rxb4
66. Rh8 h4 67. Rh5 Ka4 68. Kd5 b5 69. Kc5 Rc4+ 70. Kd5 Kb3
71. Rf5 b4 72. Rf3+ Rc3 73. Rf4 h3 74. Kd4 Ka3 75. Rf1 h2
76. Ra1+ Kb2 77. Rh1 Rc2 78. Kd3 b3 79. Rf1 Ka2 80. Rh1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 Ne7 5. Ne2 c5 6. exd5 exd5
7. dxc5 Nbc6 8. O-O Bxc5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. Qd2 O-O
12. h3 Bh5 13. Nf4 Bg6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Nxg6 Rf7 16. Bxe7
Nxe7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Nxd5 Re5 19. c4 Qh4 20. Rae1 Rxe1
21. Rxe1 Rf8 22. Ne3 Kh8 23. Re2 Qf4 24. b3 Qe4 25. Qc2 Qe5
26. g3 Qf6 27. Qe4 Qf7 28. Kg2 Re8 29. Qf3 Qe7 30. Rd2 Rf8
31. Qe2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Re8 33. Qd3 Qe6 34. Ng2 Qf7 35. Nf4 g5
36. Nd5 Bxf2 37. Qc3+ Kh7 38. Nf6+ Kg6 39. Rxf2 Re6 40. Qd3+
Kg7 41. Qh7+ Kf8 42. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.36"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C22"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2
O-O 7. O-O-O Re8 8. Qf4 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Rxe4 10. Qg3 d5 11. f3
Re6 12. a3 Rd6 13. Bb5 d4 14. Bd2 Rd5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne2 c5
17. Bg5 Ba6 18. Nf4 Rf5 19. h4 Qd6 20. Rhe1 h6 21. Bxh6 Nh5
22. Nxh5 Qxh6+ 23. Kb1 Rxh5 24. Qxc7 Qb6 25. Qd7 Bb5 26. Qg4
Qg6 27. Qf4 Ba4 28. Rd2 Qf6 29. Qc7 Rxh4 30. Rde2 d3 31. cxd3
Bb5 32. Re3 Rd4 33. Qxc5 Bxd3+ 34. Ka1 Bg6 35. g4 Rd2 36. Qb4
Rad8 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Rh1+ Bh5 39. Rxh5+ Kg6 40. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.37"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Nf3 Qc7
7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1 Bf5 9. Bf1 h5 10. Nbd2 e6 11. Ne5 Bd6
12. Ndf3 Ne4 13. c4 f6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd2 g5
17. Rc1 g4 18. Nh4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Kf7 20. Be3 Be6 21. g3 Bxg3
22. fxg3 Qxg3 23. Ng2 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 g3 25. Be2 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Nf2
27. Bxf2 gxf2 28. Kxf2 Rhg8 29. Bf3 Bh3 30. Rg1 Qg3+ 31. Kf1
Rae8 32. Rxc6 Rg5 33. Rc3 Rf5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.38"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 f6 9. c4 Ba6 10. Rh3 fxe5 11. Bg5 Nf6
12. Re3 d6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Bf5 Qe8
17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Qh3 Bc8 19. O-O-O Bxe6 20. Qxe6 h6 21. f4
exf4 22. Re2 Bd8 23. Qf5 Qd7 24. Qd3 Nh7 25. Ne4 Qf5 26. Rf1
hxg5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Rh1 Bh6 29. Qc3 f3+ 30. Rxh6 fxe2 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qe2 c5
12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qe8 14. e4 Ne5 15. Bb3 Bc5 16. Bf4 Ng6
17. Be3 Rc8 18. f3 Qe7 19. Bc4 a5 20. Bb5 Bd6 21. g3 h5
22. Qf2 h4 23. Nde2 Bc5 24. Rd2 Ne5 25. Rcd1 g5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5
27. g4 Bc6 28. Nd4 Bxb5 29. axb5 Qc7 30. Na4 Rc1 31. Ne2 Rc4
32. b3 Rb4 33. Nd4 Rc8 34. Qe3 Kh7 35. Nc6 Nxc6 36. bxc6 Qf4
37. Qc3 Nxe4 38. Qd3 Rxc6 39. fxe4 Qxe4 40. h3 Qxd3 41. Rxd3
b5 42. Nc3 Rxb3 43. Ne4 Rxd3 44. Rxd3 Kg6 45. Rd8 f5 46. Nf2
b4 47. Rb8 Rc3 48. gxf5+ exf5 49. Rb6+ Kh5 50. Kf1 b3 51. Ke2
a4 52. Nd3 a3 53. Rb8 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4
exd5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Qd3 Bc5 9. Be2 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. O-O O-O
12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qg3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Bf3 Qb4 16. Bf4
Bf5 17. a3 Qb6 18. Bc7 Qb5 19. b4 Be7 20. Rad1 Be6 21. Be5 g6
22. Ba1 Rac8 23. Bxb7 Rc4 24. Bf3 Qb8 25. Bd4 a6 26. Qxb8 Rxb8
27. Be5 Rbc8 28. Bb7 Re8 29. Bxa6 Rc2 30. Rc1 Ra2 31. Ra1 Rc2
32. Bb7 Bc4 33. Rfe1 Bg5 34. Bc6 Rc8 35. Be4 Rd2 36. h3 Re8
37. Bc3 Rd6 38. a4 Rc8 39. Bb7 Rcd8 40. b5 Rd3 41. Ba5 Rb8
42. Bc6 Bb3 43. Bc7 Rf8 44. a5 Bd2 45. a6 Bxe1 46. Rxe1 Rc3
47. a7 Ba4 48. Bb8 Rxc6 49. a8=Q Bxb5 50. Qb7 Ba4 51. Qb4 Ra6
52. Bf4 Bc6 53. Bh6 Rfa8 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bxf4
12. gxf4 a5 13. e3 Nbd7 14. Qb3 Ra6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Qc2 g6
17. Rac1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 c6 19. b3 Rb6 20. Nb1 Nd5 21. Nd2 Nb4
22. Qb1 Qh4 23. Be2 Nf6 24. Nf3 Qh3 25. Ng5 Qh4 26. Nf3 Qh3
27. Ne5 Rd8 28. Rc5 Nbd5 29. Bf1 Qh4 30. h3 Nd7 31. Nxd7 Rxd7
32. Qc2 Qd8 33. Rxa5 Ra6 34. Rxa6 bxa6 35. Bxa6 Nb4 36. Qe2 c5
37. Bb5 Rd6 38. Qe1 Nd5 39. Be2 Qb6 40. dxc5 Qxc5 41. Bc4 Rc6
42. a5 Nf6 43. a6 Rc8 44. Qd2 Qh5 45. a7 Ra8 46. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qe3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7
7. h3 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Bb3 b6 11. Rd1 Nxb3
12. axb3 Qc7 13. Qf4 Bb7 14. Qh4 b5 15. Bg5 b4 16. Nb5 Qxc2
17. Nxd6 exd6 18. Bxf6 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Ne1 a5 22. Rxd6 Rfd8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. f3 Bf5 25. Rxa5 Rd2
26. Rb5 Rxb2 27. Rxb4 Be6 28. Nd3 Rxb3 29. Rxb3 Bxb3 30. h4 h6
31. Kf2 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. f4 Bd5 34. fxg5 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Kg6
36. Ne5+ Kxg5 37. Nxf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Nb5 Ba6 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ba3 Qd7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Re1 Ne7 15. Nd2 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Rc8
17. Qb1 Bb7 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Ba6 20. e3 Bb5 21. Qc2 a5
22. h3 Ba6 23. g4 b5 24. Bb2 b4 25. a3 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Nxc6
27. axb4 axb4 28. f3 Na5 29. Bf1 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Kf8 31. Ke2 Ke7
32. Kd3 Ke6 33. Kc2 Nh7 34. h4 g5 35. h5 f5 36. Nf1 fxg4
37. fxg4 Nf6 38. Nh2 Kd7 39. Bc1 Kc6 40. Bd2 Kb5 41. Be1 Nc6
42. Kd3 Ne7 43. Kc2 Neg8 44. Kd3 Ne4 45. Kc2 Ngf6 46. Kd3 Nc3
47. Bxc3 bxc3 48. Kxc3 Ka5 49. Kc2 Kb4 50. Kb2 Ne4 51. Nf3 Nf6
52. Nh2 Ne4 53. Nf3 Nf6 54. Nh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c6 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 a6 11. b4 a5 12. Rb1
axb4 13. axb4 Bb7 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. e4 Nc4 16. Bc1 Nd7 17. e5 f5
18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 e5 21. d5 cxd5 22. Nxd5
Qc8 23. Qe2 Nd6 24. Ng5 Qxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Bxg5 26. Rd1 Nxe4
27. Qxe4 Nf6 28. Qg6 Bxd5 29. Qxg5 Bc4 30. Rc1 Bd3 31. Rc7 Rg8
32. Qh4+ Nh7 33. Kd2 Rad8 34. Rhc1 Bc4+ 35. Ke1 Rd4 36. Qe7
Re4+ 37. Kd2 Nf6 38. Rc3 Re2+ 39. Kd1 Rxf2 40. Rh3+ Nh7
41. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. Nbd2 Ng4 8. O-O Qe7 9. Nc4 f6 10. h3 h5 11. Nh4 Qf7
12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nh6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 e4 16. Rf4
exd3 17. Re4+ Kf8 18. Qxd3 Nxf5 19. Rf1 g6 20. Qa3+ Kg8
21. Ref4 Re8 22. e4 Ng7 23. Qb3 b5 24. Na5 Qxb3 25. axb3 f5
26. Nxc6 fxe4 27. Nb4 Nf5 28. Nd5 Re5 29. Nxc7 Kg7 30. Nxa6
Rd8 31. Re1 e3 32. Nb4 Rd2 33. h4 Re6 34. c4 bxc4 35. bxc4
Rxb2 36. Nd5 Rd2 37. g4 Nxh4 38. Nxe3 g5 39. Rf2 Rxf2 40. Kxf2
hxg4 41. Nxg4 Rxe1 42. Kxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nfd7 6. Qxc4
Bg7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. Qh4 h6 9. d4 Nc6 10. O-O Bf5 11. g4 Bd7
12. Rd1 e5 13. Qg3 exd4 14. Nb5 O-O 15. Nxc7 Rc8 16. Nb5 a6
17. Nbxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Ba4 19. b3 Bxd4 20. Bxh6 Qf6 21. g5
Qh8 22. Rac1 Bd7 23. Qd6 Bg4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxd4 Rc1+
26. Rd1 Qa1 27. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4
Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. f5 Bd7 14. e5 Be7 15. f6 gxf6 16. exf6
Bd6 17. Ne4 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 O-O-O 19. Nxd6+ cxd6 20. Rxd6 Bf5
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Be3 Bxc2 23. Bxa7 Rd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxd1
25. Bd4 Kd7 26. a3 Ke6 27. Bc3 Kf5 28. Kg1 h5 29. g3 Ke4
30. Kf2 Bg4 31. Kg2 Be6 32. Kf2 Bg4 33. Kg2 Be6 34. Kf2 Bg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "11.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bb4+
7. c3 Bd6 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Na3 Nc6 11. Nb5 Bb8
12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5
17. Re3 Kg7 18. Rc1 Ng8 19. d4 e4 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. g4 Bg6
22. Ne5 Bh7 23. c4 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Nf6 25. Ncd6 Nb4 26. d5 Qb6
27. Rc7 Nd3 28. Qc2 Bg6 29. Qc3 Rfd8 30. Nc4 Qa6 31. d6 Nf4
32. Ne5 Rxd6 33. Nxf7 Bxf7 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 35. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 h6 12. Re1
Nbd7 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nxc3 16. Bxc6 Nxe2+
17. Rxe2 bxc6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 Qe7 20. Re4 f5 21. Rh4
Qg7 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Qh6 Qg7 24. Qxc6 Nxe5 25. Qd5+ Nf7
26. Qxf5 Ne5 27. Qe6+ Qf7 28. Qxe5 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1
Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "13.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 a6 8. Bb3 b5 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. h3 Re8 12. d4
cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Bh2 h6 16. Rad1 d5 17. e5
Ne4 18. Bf4 Na4 19. Rb1 Nb6 20. Nf1 Nc4 21. Ng3 a5 22. Bc2
Ncd2 23. Rbc1 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rc4 25. Ne2 b4 26. Qg4 Bg5 27. f3
f5 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Qxg5 Qd6 31. Bd3 Rxc1
32. Rxc1 Ba6 33. Bxa6 Qxa6 34. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 dxe4
7. Nxe4 Qa5+ 8. Nd2 Qxc5 9. Ngf3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7
12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. g4 Rfd8 16. g5 hxg5
17. Bxg5 Nd5 18. Rg1 Bxg5 19. Rxg5 Qb4 20. Ne4 Nf4 21. Qe3
Nxd3 22. cxd3 Bxe4 23. dxe4 Nf6 24. Nd4 g6 25. a3 Qa4 26. Rd2
e5 27. Rxe5 Ng4 28. Qf4 Nxe5 29. Qxe5 Qc4 30. Rd1 Rc6 31. b3
Qc3 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "15.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Re1 d5 11. Bf4 Bd6
12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. c3 Re8 16. Nd2 c6
17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Nf3 f6 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. Re1 Nd6 21. Nd2 Re8
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Kf1 Qe6 24. h3 Qf5 25. Qxf5 Nxf5 26. Ke2
Nd6 27. Nb3 b6 28. Nc1 Kf7 29. Nd3 Ke7 30. Nf4 Nc4 31. Nd3 Nd6
32. Nf4 Nc4 33. Nd3 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Be2 Qb6 8. Rb1 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. Bh2 Nf8 11. b4 Bf5
12. Nd2 N6d7 13. Na4 Qd8 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. bxc5 b6 16. Ba6 Bc8
17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. cxb6 axb6 19. c4 c5 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. Qb3
Qxb3 22. Nxb3 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. exd4 Ra8 25. Rxb6 Rxa2
26. d5 Rd2 27. d6 exd6 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Rd8 30. Bxf8
Kxf8 31. h4 h5 32. g3 Kg7 33. Kg2 Rf8 34. Kg1 Kg8 35. Kg2 Kg7
36. Kg1 Kg8 37. Kg2 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. Bb3 Kh8
12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Bd5 Bb6 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 f5 16. d4 f4
17. Ne4 exd4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Bxf4 dxc3 20. bxc3 Ne5 21. Qg3
Nd3 22. Rad1 Nxe1 23. Rxd8 Raxd8 24. Be5 Rd7 25. Kh2 Nd3
26. Bxg7+ Rxg7 27. Qxd3 c5 28. c4 c6 29. g3 Bc7 30. h4 Be5
31. f4 Bd4 32. Ng5 Re7 33. Qf3 h6 34. Qh5 Kg7 35. Nf3 Rf6
36. Kh3 Rg6 37. f5 Rf6 38. g4 Re3 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5 Rxf5
41. Qh6+ Kf7 42. Qh7+ Ke6 43. Qg6+ Rf6 44. gxf6 Rxf3+ 45. Kg4
Rf2 46. Qh7 Rg2+ 47. Kh3 Rxa2 48. Qe7+ Kf5 49. f7 Ra3+ 50. Kg2
Ra2+ 51. Kf1 Bg7 52. f8=Q+ Bxf8 53. Qxf8+ Ke4 54. Qxc5 Ra6
55. Qd6 Kf3 56. Qd3+ Kf4 57. Qd4+ Kf3 58. c5 Ra3 59. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "171"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 Na6
7. h3 Ne4 8. c3 c6 9. Na3 Nc7 10. Be2 Ne8 11. O-O N8d6 12. c4
dxc4 13. Nxc4 Be6 14. Rc1 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Qd5
17. Qe2 Nd6 18. Bxd6 exd6 19. b4 Rfe8 20. a4 a5 21. bxa5 Rxa5
22. Rb1 c5 23. Qc2 Qc6 24. Qb3 Rea8 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Rf4 Rc1+
27. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28. Kh2 Qc7 29. g3 h6 30. h4 Ra5 31. Rb4 Qc3
32. Qb1 Rf5 33. Kg2 Qc6 34. e4 Ra5 35. Rb6 Qc4 36. Rxd6 Rxa4
37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Qxb7 Ra1 39. Nh2 Re1 40. Re8 Re2 41. h5 gxh5
42. Qd7 Bd4 43. Ng4 hxg4 44. Qf5+ Kg7 45. Qxg4+ Kf6 46. e5+
Rxe5 47. Qf4+ Kg6 48. Rxe5 Qc6+ 49. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 50. Rxe4 Bb2
51. Rg4+ Kh7 52. Rf4 Kg6 53. g4 Bc1 54. Rf5 Bg5 55. Rb5 Bh4
56. f3 Bg5 57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. Kf2 Bd8 59. Rb5 Bg5 60. Ke2 Kg6
61. Kd3 Bc1 62. Ke4 Kf6 63. Rc5 Bd2 64. Rc2 Be1 65. Rc6+ Kg7
66. Kf5 Bg3 67. Ra6 Bh2 68. Ra7 Bg3 69. f4 Bf2 70. Rd7 Be1
71. Rc7 Ba5 72. Rc6 Bd8 73. Ke5 Be7 74. Rc7 Bd8 75. Rd7 Ba5
76. Rd5 Bc3+ 77. Kd6 Bb4+ 78. Kd7 Kf8 79. Rd3 Be1 80. Rd6 Bg3
81. Rf6 Kg7 82. Rf5 Kf8 83. Kd6 Bh2 84. Ke5 Bg1 85. Rh5 Kg7
86. g5 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. h3 Re8 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 a6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6
12. Qc2 d5 13. Bb2 Nh5 14. b5 Ne7 15. c4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 c6
17. Nxe5 Ng6 18. d4 Nhf4 19. Nf3 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Ng3
Rae8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Bc3 h5 24. Rab1 Bc7 25. Rb7 Nxh3+
26. gxh3 Bxg3 27. d5 Qxh3 28. fxg3 Re2 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. h3 Bb6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. d4 Ng6 10. Bf1 c6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Qc2
Bc7 13. b3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. c4 Ndf4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb2
Neg6 18. Qc3 f6 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Rad1 Bxe4 21. Rxd8 Raxd8
22. g3 Bxf3 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxf3 Ne6 25. Qd3 Nc5 26. Qd4
Bb6 27. b4 Ne5 28. Qd1 Rd8 29. Qb1 Ncd3 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. c5
Bc7 32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. f4 Nf7 34. Qe6 h5 35. Bc4 Nh6 36. h4 a5
37. b5 cxb5 38. Bxb5 a4 39. Bxa4 Ba5 40. Bb3 Bc3 41. Qb6 Bd4+
42. Kf1 Rd7 43. Qb4 Nf5 44. c6+ Re7 45. cxb7 Ne3+ 46. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. d3 e5
7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Na4 b6 10. Bxa8 Nxa8 11. Nf3 Nc6
12. O-O Nc7 13. a3 Bb7 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. d4 exd4
17. Bxd4 Ne6 18. Bb2 Qe7 19. Nc3 Rd8 20. Nd5 Qf8 21. Qb3 Ncd4
22. Nxd4 Bxd5 23. Qa4 a5 24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Qc2 Bxc6 26. Qxc6
Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Bc5 28. Ra1 h5 29. e3 Rd3 30. h4 Kf8 31. Rc8+
Ke7 32. Rh8 Rb3 33. Ra2 a4 34. Bxg7 a3 35. Be5 b5 36. Rb8 Kd7
37. g4 hxg4 38. h5 Ng5 39. Kf1 Nf3 40. Bg7 Kc7 41. Rg8 b4
42. Ra1 a2 43. h6 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 f6 45. Bxf6 Bd4 46. Bd8+ Kc6
47. Rxa2 b3 48. Rg6+ Kd7 49. Ra5 Re1+ 50. Kd3 Ne5+ 51. Kxd4
Nxg6 52. Rd5+ Ke6 53. Rg5 b2 54. Rxg6+ Kf7 55. Rg7+ Ke6
56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. Rg7+ Ke6 58. Re7+ Kf5 59. Rf7+ Kg6 60. Rf6+
Kh7 61. Rb6 b1=Q 62. Rxb1 Rxb1 63. Ke4 Kxh6 64. Kf4 Kh5
65. Kg3 Rh1 66. Kg2 Rh3 67. Bc7 Rf3 68. Bf4 Kg6 69. Kg1 Kf5
70. Kg2 Ke4 71. Kg1 Kd3 72. Kg2 Kd2 73. Kg1 Ke2 74. Kg2 Kd1
75. Kg1 Ke1 76. Kg2 Ke2 77. Bg3 Kd3 78. Bf4 Ke4 79. Kg1 Kd3
80. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bc4 Nxf2
6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Kg6 8. Qxc5 Nxh1 9. Nc3 h6 10. Qc4 Nc6
11. Nd5 d6 12. Nf4+ Kh7 13. Qd3+ Kg8 14. Qd5+ Kh7 15. Qd3+ Kg8
16. Qd5+ Kh7 17. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. d3 e5
7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 Ne6 9. Nh3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. f3 Rb8 13. b3 f5 14. Nf2 h5 15. Kh1 g5 16. Na4 Rb5 17. Bd2
g4 18. e4 Nd4 19. f4 Nf3 20. Be3 h4 21. Kg2 Qe8 22. Bxc5 Bxc5
23. Nxc5 Qh5 24. Rh1 exf4 25. gxf4 h3+ 26. Kf1 fxe4 27. Ncxe4
Rxf4 28. Rxc6 Bb7 29. Rf6 Rbf5 30. Ng3 Nd2+ 31. Ke1 Qe8+ 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. d3 e5
7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 Ne6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bd7
12. Nd5 b6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5
bxc5 17. e3 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Bf5 19. Rfd1 e4 20. dxe4 Rxd1+
21. Qxd1 Bxe4 22. Qa4 h6 23. h4 Rb8 24. Nd2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Ne5
26. Qe4 Qd6 27. Nc4 Nxc4 28. Rxc4 g6 29. h5 g5 30. Qf5 Rb5
31. a4 Qc6+ 32. e4 Ra5 33. Kh2 Qa6 34. Rc3 c4 35. e5 Rxa4
36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qd7 Ra2 38. Rf3 Qe6 39. Qc7 Qd5 40. e6 Qxf3
41. Qe5+ Qf6 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O e6
7. Be3 Ne7 8. Qd2 h6 9. a4 b6 10. Rfe1 Bb7 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bd3
g5 13. e5 Nd7 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Qc3 Kd8 17. Qa3
Nf5 18. c4 Rg8 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. c5 d5 21. Nexg5 hxg5 22. Bxf5
bxc5 23. dxc5 a5 24. Bxg5+ Kc8 25. Qe3 Ra6 26. Bf4 d4 27. Qxd4
Bxf3 28. Bxc7 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 exf5 30. Re8+ Kb7 31. Qxd7 Rag6
32. Bb6+ 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6
7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h3 Nbd7
12. Bd3 c5 13. a3 Ba5 14. Qxb6 Bxb6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. O-O-O
O-O-O 17. Kb1 Ne6 18. Be5 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Kxc7 20. Bc2 g5 21. Bb3
Kc6 22. Rc1 Kd6 23. Nb5+ Ke5 24. Nxa7 Ne4 25. Nb5 g4 26. Rc2
Rh5 27. f3 gxf3 28. gxf3 Ng3 29. Rd1 Nf5 30. Rc3 Ne7 31. Nc7
g5 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Rc7 Nf5 34. e4 Nd4 35. Rxb7 Rxh3 36. exd5
exd5 37. Re7+ Kd6 38. Re3 Nxb3 39. Rxb3 Rf8 40. Rdd3 Rf4
41. Kc2 Ke5 42. Rb5 Rd4 43. Rxd4 Kxd4 44. Rb3 Rh2+ 45. Kb1 Rh3
46. Ka2 Kc4 47. Rc3+ Kb5 48. Kb3 d4 49. Rd3 Kc5 50. Kc2 Rg3
51. a4 Rg2+ 52. Rd2 Rg3 53. Rf2 Kb4 54. b3 g4 55. fxg4 d3+
56. Kd2 Rxg4 57. Kxd3 Rg3+ 58. Kc2 Rc3+ 59. Kb1 Rxb3+ 60. Rb2
Rxb2+ 61. Kxb2 Kxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Be3 b5 8. Bb3 Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. f3 Nc6
12. O-O-O Na5 13. h4 Rc8 14. Kb1 Rxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. g4 Nd7
17. g5 Ne5 18. h5 Nec4 19. Bc1 d5 20. g6 Nxa3+ 21. Bxa3 Bxa3
22. gxf7+ Rxf7 23. Rd3 Nxb3 24. cxb3 dxe4 25. fxe4 Qe5 26. b4
Bxe4 27. Nc2 Rf5 28. Re1 Bxd3 29. Qxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Kf7
31. Rc5 g5 32. Rxg5 Kf6 33. Rg8 Be4 34. h6 e5 35. Rb8 Kf5
36. Rb6 a5 37. bxa5 Bc5 38. Rxb5 Bg1 39. Kb2 Bd3 40. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 a5 8. Bb3 Kh8 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Nf1 g4 12. hxg4
Nxg4 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Qf6 15. Nh2 Qg6 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. Nh2
Qg6 18. Nf3 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 b5
7. Bc2 exd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. exd5 Nce7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 O-O
12. O-O Nexd5 13. a4 Bb7 14. axb5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 axb5 16. Rb1
Ra3 17. Rb3 Qa8 18. Re1 Bd5 19. Rxa3 Qxa3 20. Qd2 Bxf3
21. gxf3 Nd5 22. Rb1 Qxc3 23. Be4 c6 24. Bxd5 Qxd2 25. Bxd2
cxd5 26. Rxb5 Bxd4 27. Rxd5 Bf6 28. Bg5 Bxg5 29. Rxg5 Ra8
30. Rd5 Rf8 31. Kg2 Ra8 32. Rd4 Rf8 33. Rd5 Ra8 34. Rd4 Rf8
35. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 d6 9. c4 Nb6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Nc3 Be6
12. b3 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bb2 Qb4 15. Qc4 Qxc4 16. Bxc4 Bb4
17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. O-O-O Bxc3 19. Bxc3 f6 20. Rd4 Kf7 21. f3
Rhe8 22. Re1 h5 23. Ra4 a6 24. Kd2 Red8 25. Ke3 Be6 26. Rc1
Rd5 27. Bd4 Rad8 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. Bxc5 Rd5 30. Bd4 c5 31. Bb2
Rd6 32. Ba3 Rc6 33. Kd3 Bd7 34. Ra5 Rd6+ 35. Kc3 Bb5 36. Bxc5
Rd5 37. Bd4 Ke6 38. b4 g5 39. a4 Bf1 40. Rxd5 Kxd5 41. g4 hxg4
42. h5 Ke6 43. fxg4 Be2 44. h6 Kf7 45. h7 Kg7 46. Bxf6+ Kxh7
47. Bxg5 Bxg4 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 Bf3 50. b6 Kg6 51. b7 Bxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d4 e5 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. d5 Nb8 11. h4 h6
12. h5 Qa6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Bd3 Ba3 15. O-O Qd6 16. Nh4 O-O
17. Nf5 Qf6 18. Bc2 Re8 19. g4 Bc5 20. Qf3 e4 21. Bxe4 Ne5
22. Qf4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. d6 Bxf5 26. Rxf5
c6 27. c5 Nxg4 28. Bf3 Nh6 29. Rxg5 Rxe3 30. Kf2 Rxc3 31. Rb1
b6 32. Bxc6 Rd8 33. d7 f6 34. Re1 Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Rxd7 36. Bxd7
fxg5 37. c6 Kf7 38. Re3 g4 39. Ra3 a5 40. Rb3 Ke7 41. a3 Kd6
42. Rxb6 Nf7 43. Bxg4 Rxc6 44. Rb7 Rc7 45. Rb3 Ne5 46. Be2 g6
47. Rb6+ Kc5 48. Rb5+ Kd4 49. hxg6 Nxg6 50. Rxa5 Nf4 51. Bg4
Rc2 52. Ra8 Ra2 53. Rd8+ Ke3 54. Re8+ Kd4 55. Rd8+ Ke3
56. Re8+ Kd4 57. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1
12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5
17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qd6
22. Qf3 f6 23. Ng4 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. g3 h5 26. Qe2 Kf7
27. Ne3 Qe6 28. f3 Nd6 29. Kf2 Qh3 30. Kg1 Qe6 31. Kf2 Qh3
32. Kg1 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 Qb4 14. Rh3 a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1
Qd6 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Rxb7 Rd8 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. Rxb4 a5 21. Rb7
O-O 22. Ra7 Ba4 23. Nb3 Rc8 24. f4 Ng6 25. f5 exf5 26. exf5
Nf4 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Rxa5 Nxe2 29. Kxe2 Rc2+ 30. Kf1 Rc4
31. h5 h6 32. Kg1 Rd8 33. Ra7 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rh4+ 35. Rh3 Rxh3+
36. Kxh3 Bxb3 37. axb3 Rd3+ 38. Kg4 Rxb3 39. Rxf7 Rb6 40. Rc7
Kg8 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Rc7+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5
7. Be2 Bb7 8. a4 b4 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Nc4 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Bd5 19. Bf3 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Be7
21. Be2 Rxc4 22. Bxc4 Ra8 23. g4 Ra7 24. f4 a5 25. Kf2 Rc7
26. f5 exf5 27. gxf5 Kf8 28. Kf3 Kg7 29. e4 Kf8 30. Rd5 Ra7
31. Kg4 Kg7 32. Kh5 Bf8 33. Kg4 Be7 34. Kf3 Kf8 35. Ke2 Kg7
36. Kd3 Kh6 37. Ke3 Kg5 38. Kf3 Kh6 39. Ke3 Kg5 40. Rd2 Kh6
41. Rg2 Rd7 42. Kf3 Bc5 43. Bd5 Bb6 44. Rg8 Rd8 45. Rxd8 Bxd8
46. Bxf7 Kg5 47. Bg8 h5 48. Bf7 Bc7 49. h3 h4 50. Ke3 Bb6+
51. Kd3 Kf4 52. Bh5 Ke5 53. Bf3 Kf4 54. Bh5 Ke5 55. Bf3 Kf4
56. Bg2 Kg3 57. Bf1 Kf4 58. Be2 Ke5 59. Bh5 Bc7 60. Ke3 Bb6+
61. Kf3 Bd4 62. Bf7 Bc3 63. Bd5 Kd6 64. Kg4 Be1 65. Kh5 Bg3
66. Kg6 Ke7 67. Be6 Be5 68. Kh5 Bg3 69. e5 fxe5 70. Kg5 e4
71. Bc4 e3 72. f6+ Kf8 73. Kf5 Bc7 74. Ke6 Bd8 75. f7 Bb6
76. Be2 Bd8 77. Kd7 Bg5 78. Ke6 Bd8 79. Bh5 Bg5 80. Kd7 e2
81. Bxe2 Kxf7 82. Bc4+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 b6 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Nbd7
12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bf1 Rc8 14. Qb3 Qe7 15. Qa4 Bc4 16. Nb5 Ne4
17. a3 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Bd6 19. Be3 f5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1
22. Bxc1 g5 23. Qc6 g4 24. Ne1 Nf8 25. Nd3 Ng6 26. Bh6 Kf7
27. h3 Nf6 28. Bg5 h5 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. e3 Qc7 31. Qxc7+ Bxc7
32. Bxf6 Kxf6 33. Be2 Bd6 34. Kf1 Nh8 35. Nc1 Nf7 36. Na2 a5
37. Nc3 Ke7 38. Ke1 Bc7 39. Nb5 Bb8 40. Kd2 Nd6 41. Nxd6 Kxd6
42. Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Be2 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. c4 Nf6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8
12. a3 Ke7 13. b4 Nd4 14. Ra2 Nxe2+ 15. Rxe2 Bd6 16. Nc3 Rd8
17. Be3 Bd7 18. Rd1 Bc7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bc5+ Ke8 21. Rxe5 Ba4
22. Rc1 Bb3 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Rd3 25. Bb6 Rc8 26. c5 Bd5
27. Re3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 f5 29. Kf2 Kd7 30. Rd1 Kc6 31. a4 g5
32. Rb1 Ra8 33. Rd1 h5 34. e4 fxe4 35. Ke3 Rf8 36. h3 Rf7
37. Bd8 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Rb1 g3 40. Rb2 Rf1 41. Bh4 Ra1
42. Bxg3 Ra3+ 43. Kf4 e5+ 44. Kg4 Be6+ 45. Kh4 e3 46. Bxe5 Bc4
47. g4 e2 48. Rb1 Rxa4 49. Bg3 Kb5 50. Be1 Ra3 51. Bg3 Rd3
52. Re1 Rd1 53. g5 Kxb4 54. g6 Kxc5 55. g7 Rxe1 56. Bxe1 Kd4
57. Kg3 Kd3 58. Kf2 b6 59. Kf3 a5 60. Kf2 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
O-O 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Ne4 10. Be2 Nxc5 11. Qc2 d4
12. exd4 Ne6 13. Be3 Nexd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. O-O
Be6 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Bxb7 Rc7 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Bf3 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Rxc3 22. Qa4 Qc5 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Ra3 25. Bd5
Rd8 26. Rad1 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Kf8 29. Rd2 Ke7
30. h4 h5 31. g3 g6 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Re2+ Kd6 34. Rd2+ Ke6
35. Re2+ Kd6 36. Rd2+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c3 O-O
7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. Ne5 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Bxd7 Bxd7
12. h4 Bb5 13. a4 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Bd3 15. Qb3 b6 16. f4 h5
17. Kf2 Kh7 18. Rh3 g6 19. Rg3 c5 20. Rg5 Kh6 21. dxc5 bxc5
22. c4 Rf7 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. a5 Rc8 25. b3 Qc6 26. Rh1 Rb7
27. Rh3 Rg8 28. Rhg3 Kh7 29. Qc1 Qe8 30. Qd1 Rd7 31. Rxg6 Qxg6
32. Rxg6 Kxg6 33. Kg1 a6 34. Kh2 Rb7 35. Qa1 Rxb3 36. Qa4 Rb1
37. Qd7 Bxc4 38. Qe7 Rbb8 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Nf3 Bf5
12. Qc2 Re8 13. O-O Bg6 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. a3 a5 16. Rfc1 Bh5
17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rab1 Ne7 21. Nc3
c6 22. b4 Nf5 23. Ne2 Be7 24. Ne5 Nd6 25. Nf4 g5 26. Nfd3 f6
27. Ng6 Nc4 28. Qe2 Nxa3 29. Qh5 Bxb4 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qh5
Nxb1 32. Nge5+ Kg8 33. Qf7+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Qf7+ Kh7
36. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d5 Nb8 8. a4 a5 9. Re1 c6 10. Be3 cxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7
12. Bb5 Nc5 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Qxe7 Nxd5 16. Qxd8
Raxd8 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. c3 Rfd8 19. Bc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rg5+
21. Kf1 Rf5 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxf3 24. Rd8+ Bf8 25. Rb8
Kg7 26. Rxb7 Bd6 27. Rd7 Bb8 28. Rb7 Be5 29. Rb5 Bxh2 30. Kg2
Rf4 31. Rxc5 Rh4 32. Bd5 Bd6 33. Rxa5 f5 34. Ra6 Be5 35. Re6
Bb8 36. a5 Rg4+ 37. Kf1 Ra4 38. a6 Kh6 39. b4 Ba7 40. b5 Ra1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nb3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nd7 11. Qd2
O-O 12. Qc3 f6 13. O-O-O Ba6 14. Rhe1 Rfe8 15. Re3 Rac8
16. Rde1 Kf7 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. dxc5 Ra8 20. Nd4
e5 21. Nf5 Red8 22. f4 Bc8 23. Nd6+ Rxd6 24. cxd6 e4 25. c4
Ke6 26. c5 Ba6 27. Ra3 Bb5 28. b4 Kf5 29. Ra5 Bc4 30. a4 a6
31. g4+ Kxf4 32. b5 cxb5 33. c6 Ke5 34. c7 Ke6 35. Rxa6 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Bd2 Nc6 6. Qc1 e5
7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Ng4 9. Qd2 e4 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8
12. Nd4 f5 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. Nb3 Bd7 15. Bh3 Nf6 16. f3 exf3
17. exf3 O-O-O 18. Kf2 b6 19. Bf1 Bc6 20. Re1 Nd4 21. Ba6+ Bb7
22. Nxd4 Bxa6 23. Rd1 Rhe8 24. a4 Bb7 25. a5 Ng4+ 26. fxg4
Bxh1 27. axb6 axb6 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Be4
31. Nde3 Kd7 32. g4 Ra8 33. Ng3 Bg6 34. Ngf5 Bxf5 35. gxf5 Kd6
36. Kf3 Ke5 37. Kg4 0-1

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.31"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. b3
Ke8 12. Re1 Nd5 13. Ne4 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15. Nfxd2 Nb4
16. Rec1 Rd8 17. a3 Nd5 18. Re1 Ke7 19. Kh2 h5 20. Nf3 Nf4
21. Rad1 Bc8 22. Nd4 h4 23. Ng5 c5 24. Nb5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rh5
26. Nf3 Bd7 27. Nxa7 c6 28. b4 cxb4 29. axb4 Ng6 30. Re1 Kd8
31. b5 Kc7 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. c4 Kb7 34. Rd1 Bf5 35. Nxc6 Kxc6
36. Rd5 Be6 37. Rb5 Kc7 38. Rc5+ Kd7 39. Ra5 Rf5 40. Ra7+ Kc8
41. Ra8+ Kc7 42. Rg8 Nxe5 43. Nxh4 Rxf2 44. Rxg7 Kd6 45. Rg5
Nxc4 46. Nf3 Bd5 47. Kg1 Rb2 48. Rg3 Rb1+ 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Kg1
Nd2 51. Nxd2 Rxd2 52. Rg4 f5 53. Rg6+ Ke5 54. Kh2 Be4 55. Kg1
Kf4 56. Rg8 Ke3 57. Rg3+ Ke2 58. Rg7 Rd1+ 59. Kh2 Kf2 60. Ra7
Rd2 61. Ra5 Kf1 62. Ra1+ Kf2 63. Ra5 f4 64. Ra4 Ke3 65. Ra3+
Kd4 66. Ra4+ Ke5 67. Ra5+ Bd5 0-1

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.31"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 Na6
7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 Nc7 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. e4 c5 12. e5 Ne4
13. Re1 Ne6 14. Bh2 cxd4 15. Nb5 f6 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4
Nxf2 18. Qe2 Ne4 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Qc4+ Bd5 23. Rad1 e6 24. Qxe4 Qc6 25. Qe2 Qc5+ 26. Qe3
Qxc2 27. Rd2 Qc4 28. b3 Qb4 29. exf6 Bxf6 30. Rf1 Rf7 31. Bg3
h5 32. Rdd1 Qa3 33. Rf2 Be7 34. Rxf7 Bc5 35. Qxc5 Qxc5+
36. Rf2 g5 37. h4 Qe3 38. Kh2 gxh4 39. Bxh4 Qe4 40. Bg5 Qg4
41. Rd3 h4 42. Bf6 Kf7 43. Rh3 Ke8 44. Rxh4 Qg6 45. Be5 Kd7
46. Bg3 Kc6 47. Rh3 a5 48. Bf4 Kb5 49. Rg3 Qf6 50. Be3 Qe5
51. Rf8 Qh5+ 52. Kg1 Qe5 53. Kh2 Qc7 54. Rf2 Ka6 55. Bf4 Qh7+
56. Rh3 Qe4 57. Rg3 b5 58. Be3 Qh7+ 59. Rh3 Qg7 60. Rg3 Qh8+
61. Rh3 Qe5+ 62. Bf4 Qe4 63. Bg3 b4 64. Rh4 Qg6 65. Rh8 Qg7
66. Rh4 Kb5 67. Rd2 Qg5 68. Rc2 Qf5 69. Rf2 Qg6 70. Rh8 Qg7
71. Rh5 Qg6 72. Rh8 Qg7 73. Rh5 Qg6 74. Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.31"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Ke8 11. Nc3
h6 12. Bf4 Rd8 13. e6 Bxe6 14. Bxc7 Rc8 15. Bf4 f6 16. g4 Ne7
17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Ne4 Ng6 19. Bd6 b6 20. f4 c5 21. Ne2 Bc6
22. N2g3 Nh4 23. Kf2 Rd8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. f5 Ke7 26. a4 Rd4
27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. a5 Rc8 29. axb6 axb6 30. Ra7+ Kf8 31. Nd6
Rd8 32. Nge4 d3 33. cxd3 Bxe4 34. Nxe4 Rxd3 35. Ra3 Rd4
36. Re3 Kf7 37. Kg3 g5 38. Kf2 h5 39. Kg3 b5 40. b3 b4 41. Nf2
Rd2 42. Re4 Rc2 43. Rc4 Re2 44. Re4 Rc2 45. Rc4 Re2 46. Re4
Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.31"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. d5 Bg7 6. e4 O-O
7. Be2 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Be3 e6 10. Nd2 Re8 11. Qc2 c6
12. dxe6 fxe6 13. f4 Qe7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Kh1 e5 16. f5 gxf5
17. Rxf5 Nf8 18. Ref1 Bc8 19. R5f2 Ne6 20. Qa4 Bd7 21. Qd1 Rf8
22. h3 Be8 23. Bg4 Bg6 24. Bf5 Nh5 25. Qg4 Nhf4 26. Bxf4 Nxf4
27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. g3 Nd3 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Ne1 31. Rf1 Nc2
32. Qxg6 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qf5 Qe8 36. h4
Nd4 37. Qg4 Qf7 38. Kg2 Bh6 39. Nf3 Nc2 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qxc6
Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Nd4+ 43. Kg4 Nxc6 44. Kf5 Nd4+ 45. Kf6 Bd2
46. Nd5 Be1 47. Ke7 Bxg3 48. Kxd6 Nf3 49. Ne7 Bf2 50. b4 Kg7
51. c5 bxc5 52. bxc5 Kf7 53. c6 Bb6 54. Nd5 Ba5 55. c7 Bxc7+
56. Nxc7 Nxh4 57. Kxe5 Ke7 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.01"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nf3 c6 9. Be2 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bf5 16. Rhc1
Be4 17. Bc7 e6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Ke2 Bc6 20. g3 Rfd8 21. Nd2
e5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Rab1 Bf6 24. Rc2 b5 25. Rbc1 Rd6 26. f3
b4 27. Ne4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Bc3 29. e5 Rc6 30. Rf1 Rc7 31. e6
fxe6 32. Rf6 Re8 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34. Bxe6+ Kg7 35. Rc1 Be5
36. Rxc7+ Bxc7 37. Bb3 Kf6 38. Kf3 Ke5 39. h3 b6 40. g4 g5
41. Bc2 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.01"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Bb4 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd5 15. a3 Be7 16. Rfe1
g5 17. Bg3 Rh6 18. Rad1 Rg6 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bxc7 Rc8 21. Be5
Rd8 22. b3 c5 23. Nb5 a6 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Ne4 g4
27. hxg4 hxg4 28. c4 Ke8 29. Nd6+ Kf8 30. Nc8 Kf7 31. Nxe7
Kxe7 32. Kh2 Rg8 33. Rd1 Rg5 34. Bf4 Rg7 35. Be5 Rg5 36. Bd6+
Kf6 37. Kg3 Rf5 38. Rh1 Be4 39. Rh6+ Kf7 40. Rh7+ Kf6 41. Rc7
Bc6 42. Rh7 Be4 43. Rc7 Bc6 44. Rc8 Kg7 45. Rd8 Be4 46. Re8
Kf6 47. Rg8 Bc2 48. b4 cxb4 49. Bxb4 Be4 50. Rxg4 Bc6 51. f3
e5 52. Rh4 Kg6 53. Bc3 Kf7 54. Bd2 e4 55. f4 e3 56. Bxe3 Ra5
57. Bc1 Rc5 58. f5 Rxf5 59. Rd4 Ke6 60. Rd3 Rc5 61. Rc3 b5
62. Re3+ Kf7 63. cxb5 axb5 64. Bd2 Rg5+ 65. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.01"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "225"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5
7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. e3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Nf3 e6
12. Rb1 f6 13. h4 Bb4+ 14. Kd1 Be7 15. Bc4 Na5 16. Bd3 Bd7
17. Ke2 O-O 18. e4 Rac8 19. Bd2 b6 20. Bxa5 bxa5 21. Rb7 Rfd8
22. Rxa7 Rb8 23. Rc1 Rb2+ 24. Rc2 Rxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Bb4 26. Bb3
Kf8 27. e5 fxe5 28. Nxe5 Be8 29. Ke3 Bc3 30. Nf3 Bd7 31. Rc7
Bb2 32. Ng5 h6 33. Nh7+ Ke8 34. Bc2 Rc8 35. Nf6+ Ke7 36. Rxc8
Bxc8 37. Ng4 h5 38. Ne5 Bc1+ 39. Ke2 g5 40. hxg5 Bxg5 41. f4
Bf6 42. g3 Bb7 43. Ke3 Bd5 44. a4 Kd6 45. Nf7+ Ke7 46. Ng5 Bc6
47. Bd1 Bg7 48. Nf3 Bf6 49. Ne5 Be8 50. Nc4 h4 51. gxh4 Bxh4
52. Nxa5 Be1 53. Nb7 Bc6 54. Nc5 Bb4 55. Bf3 Be8 56. Be2 Bc6
57. Bf3 Be8 58. Kd3 Kf6 59. Kc4 Ba5 60. Bg4 Ke7 61. Kd3 Bb6
62. Bd1 Bc7 63. Ke3 Ba5 64. Bb3 Bb4 65. Ke4 Kf6 66. Bc4 Bc6+
67. Ke3 Ke7 68. Bb5 Bd5 69. Nd3 Ba5 70. Ne5 Bc7 71. Kd3 Kf6
72. Bc6 Bb3 73. Nd7+ Kf5 74. Nc5 Ba2 75. Kc3 Kxf4 76. Kb2 Bc4
77. Kc3 Ba2 78. Nb7 Bb6 79. a5 Ba7 80. Nd6 e5 81. d5 e4
82. Nxe4 Ke5 83. d6 Be6 84. Kd3 Bb8 85. d7 Bc7 86. a6 Bxd7
87. Bxd7 Bb6 88. Bc6 Bg1 89. Kc4 Ba7 90. Nc3 Bb6 91. Nb5 Ke6
92. a7 Bxa7 93. Nxa7 Kd6 94. Bd5 Ke5 95. Kc5 Kf5 96. Kd4 Kf4
97. Nc6 Kf5 98. Ne5 Kf6 99. Be4 Ke6 100. Nc4 Kf6 101. Kd5 Ke7
102. Bf5 Kf6 103. Ke4 Ke7 104. Ke5 Kf7 105. Nd6+ Kg7 106. Ke6
Kg8 107. Kf6 Kh8 108. Nf7+ Kg8 109. Bg6 Kf8 110. Bh7 Ke8
111. Ne5 Kd8 112. Ke6 Kc7 113. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.02"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 Qb4 14. Rh3 a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1
Qd6 17. Rc3 O-O 18. h5 Rd8 19. Rg3+ Kf8 20. Qb3 Qc5 21. Nf3
Ke7 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qa3+ Qd6 24. Qe3 Qd2 25. Qc5+ Qd6
26. Qc3 Qe5 27. Qa3+ Qd6 28. Qc1 Bd7 29. Rxb7 Rac8 30. Qb2 Qe5
31. Qa3+ Qc5 32. Bxa6 Qxa3 33. Rxa3 Kf8 34. Bd3 Rc5 35. g4 e5
36. f3 Kg7 37. Ke2 Be6 38. Rb2 Rc1 39. Ke3 Kh6 40. Rc2 Ra1
41. Bc4 Rc8 42. Rac3 Rxc4 43. Rxc4 Bxc4 44. Rxc4 Rxa2 45. Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.02"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. O-O
Ne7 7. h4 e5 8. h5 d6 9. Nh2 h6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 g5
12. Bd2 Bg7 13. Bc3 O-O 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qe1 Be6 16. Qc3+ Kh7
17. Nd2 f5 18. Rae1 f4 19. e5 d5 20. Qxc5 Qb6 21. Nb3 Kg7
22. Rf2 Rae8 23. Nd4 Nf5 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Nxc6 Rc8 26. Nb4 d4
27. Nf1 Rc5 28. Nd2 Ne3 29. Nf3 Rd8 30. a3 Ng4 31. Rfe2 Ne3
32. Rf2 Ng4 33. Rfe2 Ne3 34. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.02"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 Qb4 14. Rh3 a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1
Qd6 17. Rc3 Bd7 18. Rxb7 O-O 19. f4 Ng6 20. g3 Rfb8 21. Rxb8+
Rxb8 22. Nb3 Qb4 23. Rc4 Qe7 24. Rc7 Nf8 25. Nc5 Rc8 26. Rxc8
Bxc8 27. Qc2 Qd6 28. Qc4 Qb6 29. Nb3 Bb7 30. Qc5 Qd8 31. Qb4
Bc6 32. Qd4 Nd7 33. Qd6 Qc8 34. Nd4 Bb7 35. Nb3 Bxe4 36. Qxa6
Qc3 37. Qc4 Qe3 38. Qd4 Bg2+ 39. Kxg2 Qxe2+ 40. Qf2 Qe4+
41. Kh2 f5 42. Nc5 Nxc5 43. Qxc5 Qe2+ 44. Kh3 Qxa2 45. Qc8+
Kg7 46. Qc3+ Kg8 47. Qc8+ Kg7 48. Qc3+ Kg8 49. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.02"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 c5 14. Nc3 b6 15. f5 Nc6 16. Bf4 Nd4
17. Kf2 h6 18. Nf3 Nxc2 19. Rac1 Nb4 20. a3 Nc6 21. Nd5 Ne7
22. Ne3 Nc6 23. f6 Bd7 24. b4 g5 25. Bg3 Be6 26. Rd3 Kb7
27. Rdc3 Rd8 28. Nf5 a5 29. b5 Na7 30. a4 c6 31. bxc6+ Nxc6
32. Ke2 Nb4 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34. Kxd1 Nd5 35. Ra3 c4 36. Nd6+ Bxd6
37. exd6 Rd8 38. Be5 Nb4 39. Bg3 Nd3 40. Nd4 Bd7 41. Kd2 Re8
42. Nc2 Nc5 43. Re3 Ne4+ 44. Kc1 Nxg3 45. Rxg3 Re6 46. Rc3
Rxf6 47. Rxc4 Rxd6 48. Kb2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.03"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 a5 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 Ba7 12. Nf1
Be6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Ne3 Ne7 15. a4 c6 16. Bc4 Ng6 17. Qc2 Nf4
18. Rad1 Qe7 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. e5 dxe3 22. Qg6+
Kh8 23. Qxh6+ Nh7 24. Bd3 exf2+ 25. Kf1 fxe1=Q+ 26. Rxe1 Bf5
27. Bxf5 f6 28. exf6 Qf7 29. Re6 Rxe6 30. Ng5 Rxf6 31. Nxf7+
Rxf7 32. Bxh7 Rxh7 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ Rg7 35. Qe6+ Rf7
36. Qg6+ Kf8 37. Qxd6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kg6 39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. Qe5+
Kg6 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.03"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5
7. e3 Nc6 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Qf3 Qd7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6 Qxc6
12. Qxc6+ bxc6 13. Nf3 Bg7 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. f3 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 f6
17. Bg3 Bd3 18. Rd1 c4 19. Rd2 Kf7 20. Rb2 Rhd8 21. e4 c5
22. dxc5 Rac8 23. Bf2 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Be3 f4 26. Bxf4
Rxc5 27. Kf2 Rb5 28. Rxb5 axb5 29. a3 Ra8 30. Ra1 Ra6 31. g4
Ke6 32. h4 Kd5 33. h5 e5 34. Be3 Ra8 35. Bg5 Ke6 36. Bh4 Kd5
37. Ke3 Ke6 38. Ra2 Kd5 39. Be7 Ke6 40. Bb4 h6 41. Rb2 Bh7
42. Kf2 Bd3 43. Bc5 Kd5 44. Be3 Kc6 45. Ra2 e4 46. Bxh6 exf3
47. Kxf3 b4 48. cxb4 c3 49. Ke3 Bb1 50. Ra1 c2 51. Kf3 Kb5
52. a4+ Kxb4 53. a5 Ra6 54. Bc1 Rf6+ 55. Kg2 Rd6 56. a6 Rd1
57. Be3 Rd3 58. Bc1 Rd1 59. Bh6 Rd6 60. a7 Rxh6 61. a8=Q c1=Q
62. Rxb1+ 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.03"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "3.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Qe7
7. O-O Bb6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. b4 O-O 10. a4 a6 11. Bd5 h6 12. Bh4
g5 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Bg3 Ne7 15. Nc4 Ba7 16. Ne3 c6 17. Re1
Rad8 18. Qc2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 b5 20. c4 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Ng6 22. h3
Nh5 23. Rc1 Nhf4 24. d4 Qf6 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. axb5 axb5 27. cxb5
cxb5 28. Qc6 Rb8 29. Qd7 Red8 30. Qg4 Qe6 31. Bxf4 gxf4
32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Ra3 Ra8 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. dxe5 dxe5 36. h4
Kf6 37. h5 Ne7 38. Rd7 Ra4 39. Nxe5 Kxe5 40. Rxe7 Kf6 41. Re8
Rxb4 42. f3 Rb2 43. Kh2 b4 44. Kh3 b3 45. Rb8 Ke5 46. Rb6 Rb1
47. Kg4 Rg1 48. Rb5+ Kd4 49. Rxb3 Rxg2+ 50. Kxf4 Rg5 51. Rb4+
Kd3 52. e5 Rxh5 53. Rb6 Rf5+ 54. Kg4 h5+ 55. Kh4 Rxe5 56. f4
Rf5 57. Rxe6 Rxf4+ 58. Kxh5 Re4 59. Rxe4 Kxe4 1/2-1/2

