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Chess Games Database
GM
Ruslan Ponomariov
Full name
Ruslan Ponomariov
Born
Oct 11, 1983
(age 42)
Place of birth
Horlivka, Ukraine
Federation
Ukraine
Profiles
Total Games
2634
35% Win
47% Draw
18% Loss
As White
1314
42% Win
45% Draw
13% Loss
As Black
1320
28% Win
49% Draw
23% Loss
Ruslan Ponomariov Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
Dmitry Bondarenko
(1989)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
Caro-Kann Defense: Campomanes Attack
1-0
20
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
Nikita Rychagov
(2308)
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5
Réti Opening: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack
1-0
53
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
Oliver Wartiovaara
(2382)
1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6
Sicilian Defense
1-0
39
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
Toivo Keinanen
(2506)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation
1-0
27
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
Egor Bogdanov
(2399)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
1-0
33
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2631)
Mikhail Kobalia
(2538)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Ruy López Opening: Berlin, l'Hermet, Berlin Wall Defense
1-0
53
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2631)
Robert Markus
(2523)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack
1-0
55
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2629)
Gukesh D
(2692)
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 d4
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
1-0
57
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2629)
Richard Rapport
(2673)
1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense
1-0
43
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2636)
Veronika Shubenkova
(2085)
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6
Catalan Opening: Closed
1-0
41
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2638)
Vugar Manafov
(2444)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights, Cobra Variation
1-0
40
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2631)
Martin Petrov
(2543)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation
0-1
31
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
Maksim Chigaev
(2584)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Yugoslav, Rare, Exchange Variation
½-½
18
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2629)
Harikrishna Pentala
(2593)
1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Euwe Variation
½-½
23
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2629)
Nihal Sarin
(2682)
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6
English Opening: Four Knights, Flexible Line
½-½
26
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2629)
Leinier Dominguez Perez
(2709)
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined
½-½
18
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2636)
Konstantin Kornienko
(2403)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Be2 Nc6
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly, Aronin System
½-½
34
2026
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2638)
Santhosh Parvathareddy Ajay
(2480)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense
½-½
9
2026
Haik Martirosyan
(2624)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
1-0
44
2026
Harikrishna Pentala
(2593)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2629)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense
1-0
68
2026
Anton Sinitsyn
(2118)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2618)
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Hübner Variation
0-1
28
2026
Bobby Cheng
(2566)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2631)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation
0-1
45
2026
wunderkind
(2237)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2638)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov, Main Line
0-1
50
2026
Khagan Ahmad
(2472)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2638)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation
0-1
43
2026
Jan Krejci
(2504)
Ruslan Ponomariov
(2633)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Bishop Attack, Classical, Botvinnik System
½-½
16
2026
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