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Levon Aronian held the second spot in the world ranking, behind Magnus Carlsen, in all but two ratings lists between January 2012 and September 2014. After losing the spot to Fabiano Caruana, Aronian regained his standing as the second-strongest player in the world between October and December 2017, right after winning the World Cup in Tbilisi.
Since then, he never made it back above the 2800-rating mark, hitting his lowest rating since 2005 in November last year. Now, his three victories and two draws at the WR Chess Masters have allowed him to return to the top 10 in the live ratings list.
Master Class Vol.10: Mikhail Botvinnik
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So far, 9 out of 25 games have finished decisively in Düsseldorf, and all 9 encounters have favoured the player with the white pieces. Aronian, who beat Anish Giri on Monday, has won all three of his games with white, in rounds 1, 3 and 5. The Armenian now representing the United States has a full-point lead over Wesley So and Dommaraju Gukesh. He will play black against the ever-solid So in the next round.
Besides returning to the top 10 in the world ranking, with his round-5 win, Aronian ended Giri’s 28-game unbeaten streak. The winner of the Tata Steel Masters had not lost a single classical game since Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated him in round 7 of the Norway Chess super-tournament on 7 June 2022.
Round 5 in Düsseldorf also saw Gukesh and Ian Nepomniachtchi playing a hard-fought draw, while Vincent Keymer scored a remarkable win over Nodirbek Abdusattorov, his first of the event. Keymer, who was in sole last place before the rest day, is now sharing 6th to 10th place with four other players, all currently on 2 out of 5.
Ian Nepomniachtchi playing white against Dommaraju Gukesh | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Making the right decisions in chess - Fundamentals
In a total of 6 chapters, we look at the following aspects: the right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defence.
Living legend Boris Gelfand is a guest of honour in Düsseldorf — the Israeli GM is also a good friend of Levon Aronian’s | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The London System with 2.Bf4 Reloaded
Over the last couple of years nearly all the world's elite grandmasters have been employing the London System, and on this DVD Simon Williams shows what we can learn from their practice. The "Ginger GM" takes a look at all the latest developments whilst teaching you all the basics that you need to know in order to play this opening with success.
FIDE’s Dana Reizniece-Ozola plays the first move in the game between Vincent Keymer and Nodirbek Abdusattorov | Photo: Lennart Ootes
