The Soviet School of Trash Talking l GM Levon Aronian after R5 of the FIDE Grand Prix

Levon Aronian on his style of Trash Talking, romantic side of himself and US taxi drivers.
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[@alternateimmaster2213]

We need Dina Belankaya to be the official interviewer at every bloody tournament, fantastic job.

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

She did not understand the difference between soviet trash talking and brooklyn chess talking though.

[@fractalinfect3454]

Professional, emotionally intelligent, and adorable.

[@sitting_nut]

@@erikthehalfabee6234 what do you mean? she is trash talk queen, does every variety during games. doubting your opponent in with irony is more polite, than talking yourself up in opponent's face .

[@raywhyms8441]

She needs to get into a bikini and show off her feet.

[@vovahimself]

@@sitting_nut Levon was saying that in the Soviet school you diminish the opponent while in the Brooklyn school you praise yourself. Dina didn’t seem to get that, suggesting that the Soviet school is “more polite” instead. Not a big deal though, she’s great.

[@Alexander-dt2eq]

i love Levon's humoristic game of understatement, seeing him play the Candidates with an Aldi bag for his stuff was love at 1st sight

[@estoyboy]

😂😂 I wish I coulda seen this

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

I actually like these questions.. And she asks them well More of this in future tournaments pls

[@GMPranav]

I think the template questions should be atleast slightly customised for every player. I think the last 2 questions for example were borderline inappropriate considering Levon recent-ishly lost his wife in an accident. Glad he seems to be over it by now but questions like this will kind of remind him of it.

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

@@GMPranav it's been over an year since that incident happened bro.. he has a girl friend for many months now and he brought her to India as well. He looked happy and moved on.

[@GMPranav]

@@gaBBarSlnGh I am sorry but I refuse to understand why Levon bringing his GF to India makes a difference? Is it like a magic land where you can forget the past?

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

@@GMPranav whoa! you don't need to use magic etc words.. he came to play a tournament and Samay, Sagar etc did a lotsaf fun stuff and he participated very well along with his girlfriend and he looked happy and moved on You are just reacting a bit too much, more than Levon actually 😀 Instead of over thinking, enjoy the fun

[@GMPranav]

@@gaBBarSlnGh I mean it's pretty hilarious that you think that what specifically made him get over it, but as I said in my first comment, I am just glad he did get over it. However it's irrelevant here, those questions were still inappropriate.

[@abdulirfan1710]

Levon is a legend...

[@alexnaturalis1179]

Dina Belankaya really brings this interview to life with interesting and out of the box questions. Charming and intelligent, such a lovely personality!

[@Rythmick1]

Levon is an absolute gem of a human being. We are so lucky to have him in the US now.

[@unemiryune9322]

well, given the fact your only superGM is Shankland you're lucky to BUY any other, like Hikaru, Caruana, So etc.

[@strawmoon9963]

@@unemiryune9322 well it's a loss for russian community not to have Levon among us. Kramnik and Kasparov are not Russian Citizens anymore. They share their best ideas to players from other countries. It's a shame Russia has no money to pay for such brilliant players. Who is going to be next chess champion? Not russian.

[@Rythmick1]

@@unemiryune9322 Don't be mad you can't afford it

[@matvejkap]

@@strawmoon9963 ну чел, ты не прав. Всё-таки Аронян армянин, и даже если это всё не учитывать, что он, что Крамник, что Каспаров регулярно дают интервью на русском и даже в стримах участвуют, как, например, во время матча за звание ЧМ

[@strawmoon9963]

@@matvejkap Каспаров тренер сборной США. Он давно уже все силы тратит на успех их сборной. Крамник живёт в Германии и тоже не готовит наших шахматистов. С фируджей он занимался, например. Речь же идёт не о интервью, а о том, как у нас поддерживают шахматы. Следующий чемпион тоже будет не из России, скорее всего, вот тебе и шахматная страна. Обидно, слушай

[@anascimento8025]

I can miss many games in this tournament, but not a single interview by Belenkaya. just awesome!

[@raymondhmuifoo11]

You can't hate Levon. Great player and even better person!

[@xethnyrrow]

Asking about romantic things with Levon was a very risky move given what he went through in his personal life.

[@Rayan-nv5eg]

What are you talking about?

[@hq3473]

His is dating again. So it's fine.

[@xethnyrrow]

@@Rayan-nv5eg His wife died about 2 years ago.

[@gmansplit]

@@Rayan-nv5eg His wife died from a car crash in March 2020

[@alexblack43]

Левон - выпускник советской школы трэштока :) А Грищук закончил её с золотой медалью.

[@user-em2mo5hc5h]

Грищук там преподавал

[@TimetoCheckmate]

Where can I sign up for Levon's Shaolin School of Trashtalk?!

[@artsteLF]

Soviet shaolin chess trashtalk came of the novel "The Little Golden Calf" by Ilf and Petrov.

[@chriszablocki2460]

America has a lot of strong super grandmasters right now. They really should appreciate that more.

[@shobhittiwari1220]

They are

[@verytrue9]

@@ihatehiphopcultureandsosho6317 none of those three will

[@seife41]

@@verytrue9 best chance would have ding

[@seife41]

@@ihatehiphopcultureandsosho6317 well Fabi is also Italian. Hikaru is the most American top player even tho he is half Japanese, but I think he is very much like an American anyway :D

[@ricardf1857]

@@ihatehiphopcultureandsosho6317 AMERICA LOOOOOOOOOL

[@rtt1961]

"The Shaolin school of trash-talk" :epic quote.

[@africanbackpacker]

Dina Belenkaya should be the interviewer at every tournament. Fantastic questions! Really enjoying the interviews

[@jagatheeswarankambarayan8448]

I really like levon's attitude. Always simple and down to earth kind of personality. 👍

[@soumya7430]

She says.. "Forgive me i thought you were a dog... Kind of a person"

[@sitting_nut]

he brings his dog to video in online games,.

[@pavitrapatel6453]

Very impressed with the interviewer . All the interview are amazing

[@Tx66]

Best chess interview of the year :D

[@CaptnCondor]

Great interview.

[@Ahmed-ui5wn]

Levon is the loveliest chess player hands down!!

[@8amfilms]

Levon is just one of the ones that has such good style on the board. He's one of my favorite ever.

[@johndorian473]

Levon is a gem and the interviewer looks amused

[@goonj5]

Levon cries during movies 😍😍😍❤️

[@moabeprusse3234]

Levon is such a good guy

[@petrus_red]

I like all kinds of animals. Frogs! Pigs! Why is Levon talking about a French restaurant menu?

[@timothymiller806]

Levon ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheFlanker47]

Aronian: bloomer Dubov: Doomer

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Kasparov: boomer

[@mousumidutta2723]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@strawmoon9963]

Grishuk: Doomer Kasparov: Boomer Dubov: can Du-both Aronian: Bloomer Keymer: zoomer. Hikaru: you see chat oh it was a blunder chat come on chat

[@creatorofimages7925]

@@strawmoon9963 Noone: "" - Hikaru:: "... uggh yuck, such a bad move, uggh yikes! It was so easy, check check check, takes, check, takes, takes, takes, check, checkmate, here we go."

[@hellostranger2012]

how can anyone forget Levon's trashtalk from Sinqefield Cup LOL

[@agelosmata]

what a beautiful person

[@fabiobonetta5454]

Most likable chess wiz ever

[@perfectentrytrading]

Ngl I just wanna know where he gets his shirts because I love them

[@dan_gabriel]

I love it!!!

[@TandemKnights]

Dina's facial expressions are intriguing, I'd love to know what she is thinking.

[@rohitchakravarthi94]

Dina Belankaya filtering and analyzing every suitable match before she is made her mind whom to go for the catch.

[@jonatasorto]

Amazing interview by the woman. Great job!

[@perbremer9942]

Great Player I was sure that the he will win. He had not his best day. But doesnt matter, he ist still one of topp GM .

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

The taxis driver advised to quit!😅

[@jayantkumar7546]

Dina belankaya ❤️♥️

[@paragv0]

"Fair enough"

[@chrisb9365]

It's a bit faux pas to ask Levon about relationships.

[@tschanzo]

The last question especially. Interviewer, do your research pls. :(

[@kaschmir3]

why?

[@bunnybear4437]

@@kaschmir3 his wife died in a car crash just a year ago

[@tejassubramaniam01]

To be fair, he has a partner now. I agree that the last question was uncomfortable, since his current partner isn't a professional chess player.

[@jahbrake9791]

Levon should do Coffee Chess!!!

[@FAIRBOY11]

Taxi drivers in Armenia play better than Aronian!

[@chaitanyajain3127]

Wtf

[@Mourad1m]

In Armenia everybody play chess.

[@gregorytan4917]

I love the shirt

[@quinncornwell]

Totally a guy you wanna go for a beer with.

[@fersegov9699]

wow live it

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

I would like Aronian if he didn't reject the Bongcloud

[@strawmoon9963]

Soviet chess school has no clouds on the board. The sky is clear for us

[@creatorofimages7925]

@@strawmoon9963 Or raining with thunder OR snowing. Main point: The clouds need to have a purpose.

[@TrenerJanBR]

She has the exact same style of speaking as the Wijk aan Zee reporter. The tone, the pauses, everything is the same. She is just the female version of him (or he is a male version of her) haha

[@SellusionStar]

The last question made me google his partner and that was no good idea... sad...

[@pablomontescastro]

I just can't believe those kinds of questions though Aronian seems like a great guy

[@costarica739]

2:15 Thank me later

[@jellalfernandes1309]

Thanks

[@kayairback]

i love all animals. that is the point!

[@SpecialistBR]

Frogs would be the last animal I would think of after cats and dogs

[@GLOKD]

The Soviet style trash-talking, i.e. doubting your opponent, is WAY cooler than Brooklyn-style loud mouth braggadocio.

[@unemiryune9322]

Левон: ля, а почему мы не на русском разговарием? Дина: а хз, начальство сказало на инглише базарить

[@blackraven9787]

She's beautiful and she's smart, i like her

[@avintoz9405]

These questions🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@special-cuts1357]

who is she ??

[@epictetusofhierapolis4461]

There was a certain poignancy in his response to the Valentine question, given his recent history with his late fiancé.

[@tschanzo]

Levons Wife died in 2020 after a car crash. She was a professional Chess player. Have some mercy with the man and not ask him some questions in this direction! Good lord!!! Unbelievable... Her name was Arianne Caoili. Look it up. Really grinds my gears. Prepare for this interviews and not asked him about maybe the greatest tragedy of life.

[@abhishekranjan348]

He has a girlfriend (or wife) now.

[@seife41]

@@abhishekranjan348 but this doesn't matter it's not just a replacement, its a different thing. She should have thought about it at least

[@abhishekranjan348]

@@seife41 he is trying to move on .... why should an interviewer try to bring that back ... everyone was asked similar questions .... not asking him the same would be odd since he is in a romantic relationship now.

[@dark6.63E-34]

@@abhishekranjan348 That actually makes sense.

[@David_7171]

I want Dina to interview me. I’m not sure about what but just anything

[@Tobi-pn2xs]

Maybe a little bit insensitive to ask him about valentine's day, considering his wife passed. It's been almost two years though and I'm sure she's unaware-.

[@jaswanthkrishna1091]

He has a girlfriend.

[@sandeeppatil480]

Dude, like you said it's been 2 years and he has a GF now who has also traveled with him on some tours .

[@Tobi-pn2xs]

@@jaswanthkrishna1091 I wasn't aware

[@seife41]

@@jaswanthkrishna1091 so what? Still a bad question

[@jaswanthkrishna1091]

@@seife41 nahh, people move on.

[@SiEmG]

Dina Belankaya Im simping deep

[@George_Beth]

Who is the woman interviewer?

[@forgeflarion8362]

A chess KZbinr called belenkaya.

[@pyrocentury]

Dina Belenkaya, an accomplished WGM who has transitioned to streaming and commentating with the rise of chess on Twitch

[@anasraed8875]

Dogs, pigs 😂

[@Lauti581]

why has levon a mask on and everyone else not?

[@bunnybear4437]

He got covid last year I think

[@Lauti581]

@@bunnybear4437 ok i understand

[@wassollderscheiss33]

We have big flying aggressive poisonous cockroaches here in colombia. Come here and like them. That will be a completely new experience for them ;-)

[@indicator7290]

NO WAY .. -.-

[@Mnsukesh]

Dina is so hot and eloquent !!

[@ElEcodelTren]

if i were Aronian i would think that Dina just fell in love with me by the way she is looking at him...

[@yanki1224]

So chess players always have free time. But they are always busy because they have to make use of the free time for preparation and analysis

[@maxng7916]

'fair enough' 😐😐

[@deutscheblitzkrieg]

Valentine's day is commercial bullshit.

[@Me-uv6kc]

Not a big fan of the last two questions... his wife died within the past 2 years suddenly, comeon

[@nemeczek67]

Saint Louis is one of the worst, if not the worst, US cities as far as crime is concerned.

[@ToDDHeaDD]

It's also the city with the highest density of strong chess players in the US. Might there be some correlation?

[@stalesplav5118]

@@ToDDHeaDD Unlikely. Quite the opposite, there is actually some strong correlation between crimes (especially crimes of violence) and low IQ

[@ToDDHeaDD]

@@stalesplav5118 It was a joke... I assume that means you're a violent criminal yourself?

[@stalesplav5118]

@@ToDDHeaDD No, it means I'm fun at parties

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

Levon: the brooklyn style of trash talking is about saying how great you are and the Soviet style of trash talking is more about doubting your opponent. Dina: So, it's more polite? Nah...

[@sitting_nut]

doubting your opponent in with irony is more polite, than talking yourself up in opponent's face .

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

@@sitting_nut talking up myself instead of making the other player look bad. I'd argue the reverse

[@sitting_nut]

@@erikthehalfabee6234 not in actual practice.

[@wydadiyoun]

Levon lost his ex girlfriend in a car accident. Not sure if it was appropriate to ask

[@Imfromjamaicaman]

What is this Russian school of trash talk, please elaborate

[@bombrman1994]

hey look at my last name :P

[@CapeBone]

If you forgot how to play, quit already! 😂

[@darwinshort3754]

NOT BAD!!! Wow, you need to research P-R-O-M-O-S-M!

[@ALF8892]

What a dorky question, in 2082 Alekhine will still be the goat.

[@user-gd9bi2hg5m]

да говорите уже по-русски и не парьтесь)

[@ritikagarwal8756]

She completely hittin on all the male players in these tournament.

[@divyanshsinghwal579]

They are all male though

[@camerondavis6607]

define "hittin on"

[@Felix_R]

She's doing her job of being a good interviewer in these easy going/bit silly interviews. If you confuse that with hittin on then you're kinda weird srry

[@polishhamnr1469]

@@Felix_R You dont know nothing about girls then lmao.

[@ToDDHeaDD]

@@camerondavis6607 Well, asking them if they consider themselves "romantic chessplayers" is quite seductive.

[@PolycrisisActor]

Idiotic title. The USSR is ancient history.

[@CubanSaIbangBansaSaVisayas]

Super Cool and funny Levon I want to see his match again Lenier Dominguez That will be good game

[@creatorofimages7925]

Lenier* :)

[@CubanSaIbangBansaSaVisayas]

But I do prefect again Lazaro Bruzon @@creatorofimages7925