American GM Levon Aronian gave an interview during the GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 broadcast. Aronian says his health has returned to normal and notes he is ready to accept invitations to the next Grand Chess Tour events this year.

Levon Aronian

Levon Aronian

American GM

“I’m back to normal! I’m still on antibiotics for 10 more days. And then I can come back to physical training to lose all my fat that I gained during the hospital stay!

I don’t play in Romania, but if I get wild cards to other GCT events, then I will definitely accept!”

Levon Aronian withdrew from the GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 on April 24. Aronian cited health issues as the reason, noting the need to recover from pneumonia’s consequences.

Grand Chess Tour 2026 will take place in Poland, Romania, Croatia and USA from May 3 to August 28. The GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 takes place from May 14 to 23, at the National Bank of Romania, Bucharest. American GM Levon Aronian remains among the participants of the Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia event.

Credit: Lennart Ootes