Scouting report: Ruslan Ponomariov (GM, UKR)

2,878 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,946 classical, 344 rapid, 588 blitz): 36% wins, 46% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2632 standard, 2657 rapid, 2614 blitz, world #89. 718 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Ruslan Ponomariov

TitleGrandmasterFederationUkraineBorn1983FIDE ID14103320

Classical2632

Rapid2657

Blitz2614

Games2,878

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost36 / 46 / 18

Peak2764Jul 2011

Rating history

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Classical2632Rapid2657Blitz2614no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.6%Opening93.7%Middlegame95.6%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(65% in 819 games)

Recent games

Aarav Dengla(2506)

Naroditsky Memorial Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1–0

Hong, Andrew(2602)

Naroditsky Memorial Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

0–1

Nakamura, Hikaru(2792)

Naroditsky Memorial Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1–0

Sheehan, Ethan(2348)

Naroditsky Memorial Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1–0

Sevian, Samuel(2701)

Naroditsky Memorial Blitz 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

½–½

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Openings

1,427 games as White · scores 64.3%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f614 games, last played 2 years ago71.4%wins

Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e626 games, last played 4 months ago65.4%wins

By family

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2,878 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.3%

B22–B503605m

43%43%14

64.4%—

A00–A041394m

46%39%15

65.5%—

C60–C701245m

32%56%12

60.1%−4.3 pts

C00941y

50%34%16

67.0%—

C23–C46838m

41%51%8

66.3%—

D10–D45833y

41%43%16

62.7%—

B10–B15681y

43%43%14

64.0%—

D24–E05682y

49%46%

71.3%+7.0 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

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Repertoire

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Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,427 games42%W44%D14%L

1,427games in this linewon 42%, drew 44%, lost 14%

Move

1. e4

8195m

43%44%13

65%

1. d4

4052y

40%45%15

63%

1. ♞f3

1204m

44%44%12

66%

1. c4

647m

38%47%15

61%

1. b3

76y

71%29%

71%

1. ♞c3

66y

33%67%

33%

1. g3

36y

100%

100%

1. b4

26y

50%50%

75%

1. f4

16y

100%

0%

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