Who is Levon Aronian?
Q: Who is Levon Aronian?
A: Levon Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster born in Yerevan in 1982. He is Armenia's #1 player.
Q: What accomplishments has Levon Aronian achieved?
A: Levon Aronian has won the Chess World Cup 2005, led the Armenian national team to gold medals at the 37th Chess Olympiad, Turin 2006, the 38th Olympiad, Dresden 2008, and the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo 2011. He also won a silver medal for his individual performance on board one at the Chess Olympiad 2010 at Khanty-Mansiysk and was declared best sportsman of Armenia in 2005. In 2009 he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".
Q: What tournament did he win in January 2012?
A: In January 2012, Levon Aronian won Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in Wijk aan Zee with a field that included world #1 Magnus Carlsen, defending champion Hikaru Nakamura and former world champion Veselin Topalov among others. After twelve rounds he had 8.5 points going into the final round and finished with 9/13 (+5).
Q: How did he qualify for Candidates tournament for World Chess Championship 2012?
A: Levon Aronian qualified for Candidates tournament for World Chess Championship 2012 by winning FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010.
Q: What rating did he achieve during Tata Steel Chess Tournament?
A: During Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in Wijk aan Zee in January 2012, Levon Aronian achieved a tournament performance rating of 2891.
Q: What title was given to him by Armenian government?
A: The Armenian government gave him the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia" in 2009.
