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Levon Aronian is an Armenian-American Grandmaster and a former Blitz (2009), Rapid (2008) and Chess960 World Champion (2006, 2007). After earning the Grandmaster title at age 17, Aronian joined the world’s elite a few years later, eventually reaching a peak FIDE rating of 2830, the fourth highest ever recorded in history. Aronian’s notable tournament achievements include winning the FIDE World Cup twice (2005, 2017), a feat matched only by Viswanathan Anand. More recently, Aronian won the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz (2019), during which he had a win and two draws against the current world champion Magnus Carlsen, as well as winning the prestigious WR Masters (2023) and the American Cup (2024).
