🔵 About Levon Aronain
🔹 Levon Aronian
🔹 Armenian chess grandmaster
🔰 Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2014 FIDE rating list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2830, making him the fourth highest rated player in history. Aronian won the FIDE World Cup in 2005 and 2017.
▪️ Full name: Levon Grigori Aronian
▪️ Born: 6 October 1982 (age 36)
🔺 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
▪️ FIDE rating: 2765 (December 2018)
▪️ Peak rating: 2830 (March 2014)
▪️ Ranking: No. 11 (November 2018)
▪️ Peak ranking: No. 2 (January 2012)
🔰 Aronian was the winner of the Chess World Cup in 2005. He has also led the Armenian national team to three gold medals in Chess Olympiads (Turin 2006, Dresden 2008, Istanbul 2012) as well as to gold at the World Team Chess Championship in 2011. He won the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010. He was also World Rapid Chess Champion in 2009 and World Blitz Chess Champion in 2010. Aronian has been the leading Armenian chess player since the early 2000’s.
♦️ A memorable short game by Aronian against MVL which named "Easy-Peasy Levon in Tbilisi" in chessgames.com site : 👇
🔹 Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
🔹 World Cup (2017) (rapid), Tbilisi GEO, rd 6, Sep-21
🔹 Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Variation (D70)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔹 Levon Aronian
🔹 Armenian chess grandmaster
🔰 Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2014 FIDE rating list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2830, making him the fourth highest rated player in history. Aronian won the FIDE World Cup in 2005 and 2017.
▪️ Full name: Levon Grigori Aronian
▪️ Born: 6 October 1982 (age 36)
🔺 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
▪️ FIDE rating: 2765 (December 2018)
▪️ Peak rating: 2830 (March 2014)
▪️ Ranking: No. 11 (November 2018)
▪️ Peak ranking: No. 2 (January 2012)
🔰 Aronian was the winner of the Chess World Cup in 2005. He has also led the Armenian national team to three gold medals in Chess Olympiads (Turin 2006, Dresden 2008, Istanbul 2012) as well as to gold at the World Team Chess Championship in 2011. He won the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010. He was also World Rapid Chess Champion in 2009 and World Blitz Chess Champion in 2010. Aronian has been the leading Armenian chess player since the early 2000’s.
♦️ A memorable short game by Aronian against MVL which named "Easy-Peasy Levon in Tbilisi" in chessgames.com site : 👇
🔹 Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
🔹 World Cup (2017) (rapid), Tbilisi GEO, rd 6, Sep-21
🔹 Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Variation (D70)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@Aronian-VachierLagrave 2017.pgn
569 B
🔹 Levon Aronian - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave,World Cup (2017)
🔹 PGN format
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🔹 PGN format
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🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 2
⚪️Dragnev,Valentin (2508)
⚫️Naiditsch,Arkadij (2721)
🔸0-1
🔸Round 2
⚪️Dragnev,Valentin (2508)
⚫️Naiditsch,Arkadij (2721)
🔸0-1
19...Qxd3! [A correct decision. The endgame is much better for Black thanks to his bishop pair and better pawn structure.]
20.Rxd3 cxd4! [△Be8]
[20...Be8?! 21.d5 exd5 22.Nxd5 Bf8 23.Red2= White's pieces would be activated.]
21.Rxd4 Be8 22.Red2 Rxd4 23.Rxd4 b5 24.Kf1 Rc8 25.Nd1 [25.Ne4 Rc2 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Nxd2 b4 28.axb4 Bb5+ 29.Ke1 Bxb4=/+]
25...f6 [25...Bc5! 26.Rd3 f6 27.Nd7 Be7 28.b4 Bg6 29.Rd2 Rc1 30.Ke2 Ra1-/+]
26.Nd3 Bd8 27.Ne1 b4! [In order to activate the bishop pair.]
28.Rxb4 [28.axb4 Bb5+ 29.Kg1 Bb6 30.Rd2 Rc1 31.Nd3 Rb1 32.Kf1 a5 33.Ke2 axb4µ]
28...Ba5 29.Rd4 Bb5+ 30.Nd3 Bb6-/+ [30...Rc1! 31.Ke2 Rc2+ 32.Kf3 Rd2–+]
20.Rxd3 cxd4! [△Be8]
[20...Be8?! 21.d5 exd5 22.Nxd5 Bf8 23.Red2= White's pieces would be activated.]
21.Rxd4 Be8 22.Red2 Rxd4 23.Rxd4 b5 24.Kf1 Rc8 25.Nd1 [25.Ne4 Rc2 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Nxd2 b4 28.axb4 Bb5+ 29.Ke1 Bxb4=/+]
25...f6 [25...Bc5! 26.Rd3 f6 27.Nd7 Be7 28.b4 Bg6 29.Rd2 Rc1 30.Ke2 Ra1-/+]
26.Nd3 Bd8 27.Ne1 b4! [In order to activate the bishop pair.]
28.Rxb4 [28.axb4 Bb5+ 29.Kg1 Bb6 30.Rd2 Rc1 31.Nd3 Rb1 32.Kf1 a5 33.Ke2 axb4µ]
28...Ba5 29.Rd4 Bb5+ 30.Nd3 Bb6-/+ [30...Rc1! 31.Ke2 Rc2+ 32.Kf3 Rd2–+]
24.Qb4! [White forces the exchange of the queens. The standard plan to play against an enemy's isolated pawn to reduce his counterplay.]
[24.Nd4!? Bg6 25.Qb4 Rc5 26.Rdc1 Rc7 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.a4 Ne8 29.a5 Rc7 30.Bb5 Rxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Nd6 32.Be2 Rc8 33.Rxc8+ Nxc8 34.Nb3! Kf8 35.Nc5 Ke7 (35...Nd6? 36.Nxb7! Ke7 (36...Nxb7?? 37.a6+–) 37.Bf3+–) 36.Nxb7± Kd7 37.Bg4+ f5 38.Be2 Kc6 39.a6 Kb6 40.Bd3±; 24.Rac1 Bd7 25.Rc7 b6 26.Nd4 Qxa3 27.Qxb6 Raa8 28.Rb1 Ne4 29.Qb7 Be8 30.Rbc1²]
24...Qxb4 25.axb4 Raa8 [25...Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Bd7 27.Nd4 g6 28.Ra7+/=]
26.f3 [26.Rxa8! Rxa8 27.Nd6±]
26...Kf8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Nd6 Be6 29.Nxb7 Rb8 30.Ba6 Bc8 31.Nc5 Bxa6 32.Nxa6 Rb6 33.Ra1 d4 34.e4 Nh5 35.Nc7 Nf4 36.g3 Ne2+ 37.Kf2 Nc3 38.Na6 g5 39.e5 f6 40.exf6 Kf7 41.Ke1 Rxf6 42.Nc7 Rxf3 43.b5 Rxg3 44.Kf1 Rxh3 45.Kg2 Re3 46.Rf1+ Ke7 47.b6 Re2+ 48.Rf2 Rxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Ne4+ 50.Kf3 Nc5 51.Nb5 d3 52.Ke3 Kd7 53.Nd4 h5 54.Nf3 g4 55.Ne5+ Kc8 56.Ng6 Kb7 0–1
[24.Nd4!? Bg6 25.Qb4 Rc5 26.Rdc1 Rc7 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.a4 Ne8 29.a5 Rc7 30.Bb5 Rxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Nd6 32.Be2 Rc8 33.Rxc8+ Nxc8 34.Nb3! Kf8 35.Nc5 Ke7 (35...Nd6? 36.Nxb7! Ke7 (36...Nxb7?? 37.a6+–) 37.Bf3+–) 36.Nxb7± Kd7 37.Bg4+ f5 38.Be2 Kc6 39.a6 Kb6 40.Bd3±; 24.Rac1 Bd7 25.Rc7 b6 26.Nd4 Qxa3 27.Qxb6 Raa8 28.Rb1 Ne4 29.Qb7 Be8 30.Rbc1²]
24...Qxb4 25.axb4 Raa8 [25...Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Bd7 27.Nd4 g6 28.Ra7+/=]
26.f3 [26.Rxa8! Rxa8 27.Nd6±]
26...Kf8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Nd6 Be6 29.Nxb7 Rb8 30.Ba6 Bc8 31.Nc5 Bxa6 32.Nxa6 Rb6 33.Ra1 d4 34.e4 Nh5 35.Nc7 Nf4 36.g3 Ne2+ 37.Kf2 Nc3 38.Na6 g5 39.e5 f6 40.exf6 Kf7 41.Ke1 Rxf6 42.Nc7 Rxf3 43.b5 Rxg3 44.Kf1 Rxh3 45.Kg2 Re3 46.Rf1+ Ke7 47.b6 Re2+ 48.Rf2 Rxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Ne4+ 50.Kf3 Nc5 51.Nb5 d3 52.Ke3 Kd7 53.Nd4 h5 54.Nf3 g4 55.Ne5+ Kc8 56.Ng6 Kb7 0–1
26...Rxb2! [26...Rd8!? 27.g3 (27.Nf6+ Kf7 28.Rxd8 Rc1+) 27...Rxb2 28.Nf6+ Kf7 29.Rxd8 Kxf6 30.Rb8 Ke5 31.a4 a5 32.Kg2 Kd6 33.Rd8+ Kc5 34.Rc8+ Kd5 35.Rd8+=; 26...Re8?? 27.b3 Rcc8 28.b7 Rcd8 29.f4 Kg7 30.Rd6 h6 31.Kf2 g5 32.Kf3 a5 33.Ke3 gxf4+ 34.Kxf4 h5 35.g3 h4 36.gxh4 Rh8 37.h5 Rxh5 38.b8Q Rxb8 39.Nxb8 Rxh2+–]
27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.g3 Ke7 29.Rc1 Rxb6 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.Ra7 h6 32.h4 g5 33.hxg5+ hxg5 34.a4 g4 35.a5 Rc6 36.Kf1 Ke5 37.Ke2 Ke4 38.Rb7 e5 39.Rb2 Rc5 40.Ra2 Kd4 41.f3 gxf3+ 42.Kxf3 Rc3+ 43.Kf2 e4 44.Rd2+ Rd3 45.Ra2 Rf3+ 46.Kg2 Rb3 47.Rd2+ Rd3 48.Rf2 Ke5 49.Ra2 Rd5 50.Ra4 Rd2+ 51.Kf1 Rd4 52.Ra2 e3 53.Rc2 Ke4 54.Ke1 Rd5 55.Ke2 Rd2+ 0–1
27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.g3 Ke7 29.Rc1 Rxb6 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.Ra7 h6 32.h4 g5 33.hxg5+ hxg5 34.a4 g4 35.a5 Rc6 36.Kf1 Ke5 37.Ke2 Ke4 38.Rb7 e5 39.Rb2 Rc5 40.Ra2 Kd4 41.f3 gxf3+ 42.Kxf3 Rc3+ 43.Kf2 e4 44.Rd2+ Rd3 45.Ra2 Rf3+ 46.Kg2 Rb3 47.Rd2+ Rd3 48.Rf2 Ke5 49.Ra2 Rd5 50.Ra4 Rd2+ 51.Kf1 Rd4 52.Ra2 e3 53.Rc2 Ke4 54.Ke1 Rd5 55.Ke2 Rd2+ 0–1
Unity Chess Endgame Multiple Choice 85
public poll
B) Nb6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@M_L_110213, farhad, Nikhil, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng
A) Nxf6 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
@fantastic45, @Zamani9899, Pranav Eswar
C) a5 – 1
👍 10%
@SteveWongso
👥 10 people voted so far.
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B) Nb6 – 6
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 60%
@M_L_110213, farhad, Nikhil, Jayden, @YaminiG, @Sophia_Peng
A) Nxf6 – 3
👍👍👍👍 30%
@fantastic45, @Zamani9899, Pranav Eswar
C) a5 – 1
👍 10%
@SteveWongso
👥 10 people voted so far.
🔴 Today is birthday of Rodrigo Vásquez Schroder!!
♦️ Chilean chess grandmaster
👏👏👏👏👏 Happy birhday 🌺🌸☘️💐🌷💐💐
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♦️ Chilean chess grandmaster
👏👏👏👏👏 Happy birhday 🌺🌸☘️💐🌷💐💐
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At the Max Euwe Jubilee tournament, Amsterdam, 13th May 1976. L to R: (Walter Browne, ?, Max Euwe, Anatoly Karpov, Friðrik Ólafsson, Jan Timman, ?.
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Jan Timman in play v. Friðrik Ólafsson in the opening round of the Max Euwe Jubilee tournament, Amsterdam, 14th May 1976.
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