Ponomariov, Ruslan

UKR UKR·Born 1983·FIDE #14103320·3,084 Games

Classical26322,252 Games

Rapid2648302 Games

Blitz2609552 Games

Statistics

3084

Total

1104

Wins

1415

Draws

565

Losses

36%46%18%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (65% in 128 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 711 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.6%

Middlegame93.7%

Endgame95.6%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+5%

Winning (+2 or more)95%

157 Games

Equal position95%

263 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

80 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

28%

85 errors

♙

17%

53 errors

♕

17%

53 errors

♞

15%

45 errors

♗

12%

36 errors

♔

11%

34 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 39average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

30% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

d413 err

e411 err

d510 err

h510 err

f49 err

d4/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Yankelevich, Lev2451

Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2026 · 24 May 2026

0-1

Nagy, Gabor2429

Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2026 · 24 May 2026

½-½

Shirov, Alexei2597

Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2026 · 24 May 2026

½-½

Bacrot, Alexandre2459

Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2026 · 24 May 2026

0-1

Kiritshenko, Platon1772

Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2026 · 23 May 2026

0-1

Seeman, Tarvo2356

Coop Saaremaa Rapid 2026 · 23 May 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

Scotch: Classical

63.6%

11 Games·Wins

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5

Queen's Gambit Accepted

63.6%

11 Games·Wins

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4

Black

Grünfeld

50.0%

26 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

Sicilian: e6 Systems

50.0%

24 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#30Bxd5??

Tactics

vs Moussard

Blitz·2025

▶

#17Be6??

Tactics

vs Van Foreest

Blitz·2025

▶

#50Kg7??

Endgame

vs Andreikin

Blitz·2025

▶

#31Ne4??

Tactics

vs Davtyan

Blitz·2025

▶

#34f6??

Tactics

vs Tin

Blitz·2025

▶

#24Qd2??

Tactics

vs Kamsky

OTB·2025

▶

#65Re5??

Endgame

vs Pranav V

OTB·2025

▶

#37Ke4??

Tactics

vs Novik

Rapid·2025

▶

#26Nc3??

Tactics

vs Keinanen

Blitz·2025

▶

#27b3??

Tactics

vs Vohla

Blitz·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

☰ All

♟ Classical

⚡ Rapid

🔥 Blitz

PRO

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Starting Position

1541 Games

42%44%14%

Move	Games	%
1.e4	889	65%
1.d4	437	63%
1.Nf3	128	65%
1.c4	68	61%
1.b3 Strong	7	71%
1.Nc3	6	33%
1.g3 Strong	3	100%
1.b4 Strong	2	75%
1.f4 Weak	1	0%

1.e4

65%

889

1.d4

63%

437

1.Nf3

65%

128

1.c4

61%

1.b3

71%

1.Nc3

33%

1.g3

100%

1.b4

75%

1.f4

Ponomariov, Ruslan

Play against Ponomariov, Ruslan's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Scotch: Classical

Queen's Gambit Accepted

Grünfeld

Sicilian: e6 Systems

Critical Blunders