Arjun Erigaisi defeats Levon Aronian to reach FIDE World Cup QFs
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi defeated Levon Aronian, 42, in round five of the FIDE World Cup 2025, to advance to the quarter-finals on Saturday, November 15. The 22-year-old got the better of the Armenian-American Grandmaster by 1.5-0.5 scoreline in the classical segment of the tie after a clinical win in the second game with the black pieces.