 Aronin was selected for the Soviet team for the first European Team Championship, Vienna 1957, and scored 1½/3 on the second reserve board.The Soviets won team gold, and in an utterly dominant performance, captured individual gold medals on each of the top nine boards.In the Alekhine Memorial, Moscow 1959, Aronin had a minus score of 5/11, and tied for 7th–9th places.