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Levon Aronian's opening repertoire on Chess.com, as White and Black
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Levon Aronian's most played openings in 208 recent Chess.com blitz games: as White vs Sicilian Defense (31 games, 74% score); French Defense as Black (15 games, 63% score).
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Key findings
As White
Where Levon Aronian scores below ratings
Where Levon Aronian scores best
As Black
Where Levon Aronian scores below ratings
Where Levon Aronian scores best
Games
208
Blitz
Score
73%
win = 1, draw = ½
As White
102
73% score
As Black
106
73% score
Rating
3246
Blitz
As White
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
31
74%
23/0/8
3029
3222
10
65%
6/1/3
2914
3034
10
85%
8/1/1
3009
3289
9
67%
6/0/3
2988
3121
5
90%
4/1/0
3171
3491
5
80%
4/0/1
2943
3183
5
60%
3/0/2
2972
3052
4
75%
3/0/1
3022
3222
As Black
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
15
63%
7/5/3
3038
3144
10
55%
5/1/4
2906
2946
9
83%
7/1/1
3020
3286
9
83%
7/1/1
2964
3230
8
69%
5/1/2
3013
3163
8
88%
7/0/1
2958
3258
8
75%
6/0/2
2862
3062
5
50%
2/1/2
2983
2983
How these numbers work
- Score: a win counts 1 and a draw ½, divided by the games played in that opening.
- Expected score (“ratings predict”): what the Elo formula predicts from both players' ratings in those games. A score more than 5 percentage points above it is green, more than 5 below is red, anything in between is on par.
- Performance (Perf): the average opponent rating + 800 × (score − 50%), a simple linear estimate; the average opponent is shown beside it.
- Sample size: key findings use openings with 5 or more games. How much to trust this score: fewer than 10 games is a small sample and only a hint, 10 to 29 is a medium sample, 30 or more is a solid sample.
- Games: finished Chess.com games, up to 150 as White and 150 as Black, grouped by opening and time control.
Data: Chess.com public API. Levon Aronian on Chess.com
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About Levon Aronian's openings
- What opening does Levon Aronian play?
- Levon Aronian's most played openings in 208 recent Chess.com blitz games: as White vs Sicilian Defense (31 games, 74% score); French Defense as Black (15 games, 63% score).
- What is Levon Aronian's favorite opening?
- By games played, Levon Aronian's favorite opening is French Defense as Black (15 games, 63% score), in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.
- What does Levon Aronian play as White?
- Levon Aronian's most played opening as White is English Opening (10 games, 65% score) in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.
- What does Levon Aronian play as Black?
- Levon Aronian's most played opening as Black is French Defense (15 games, 63% score) in the recent Chess.com blitz games on this page.