Born in the Philippines, she represented that country up until 2004, before changing Federations to Australia. She was married to GM Lev Aronian in
Apart from being a WIM, she also studied International Relations at the Australian National University, where she was a member of the ANU Chess Club. Outside of the chess community she was probably best known as a contestant on the television show, Dancing with the Stars, where she finished runner up in 2006.
While her professional career took priority over her chess career over the last decade, she still performed at a high level when she did play. One event she took part in was the Veterans v Snowdrops match, where she scored the following win over legendary GM Wolfgang Uhlmann.
Caoili,Arianne (2242) - Uhlmann,Wolfgang (2412) [C15]
Marianske Lazne Czech Coal m Marianske Lazne (6), 25.11.2010
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Rg6 9. Qe3 Nbd7 10. Ne2 Nb6 11. Ng3 Qd5 12. Be2 Qc6 13. Rb1 Nbd5 14. Bb5 Qxb5 15. Rxb5 Nxe3 16. Bxe3 b6 17. c4 Ba6 18. Rb4 Bb7 19. h3 O-O-O 20. c3 h5 21. h4 Ng4 22. Ke2 Rh8 23. Rb5 f5 24. Bg5 a5 25. f3 exf3+ 26. gxf3 Nf6 27. Rbb1 Nh7 28. Bf4 Rhg8 29. Rhg1 Ba6 30. Kf2 Nf6 31. Be5 Bxc4 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Nxh5 Rxg1 34. Rxg1 Rh6 35. Rg5 Kd7 36. Kg3 Kc6 37. Nf4 Kb5 38. Rg7 c5 39. Rg6 Rh7 40. Nxe6 1-0