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GM

Ponomariov, Ruslan

UKR UKR·Born 1983

FIDE OTB · #14103320 · 3,102 Games

Classical26322,252 g
Rapid2657309 g
Blitz2614563 g

Play against Ponomariov's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

3102

Wins

1113

Draws

1422

Losses

567
36%46%18%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 ♔ (66% in 136 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 721 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
93.7%
Endgame
95.6%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
28%
88 err
18%
57 err
17%
53 err
14%
45 err
12%
36 err
11%
34 err
Critical Moment
Move 40 avg
0%
1-15
17%
16-25
26%
26-35
22%
36-45
35%
46+
35% of blunders after move 46 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
13
11
Few
Many
d4
13 err
e4
11 err
d5
10 err
f6
10 err
h5
10 err
d4/e4 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

3,102 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite63.6%Wins
Scotch: Classical — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5
11 Games · last played 5 years ago
aswhite63.6%Wins
Queen's Gambit Accepted — 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
11 Games · last played 2 years ago
asblack50.0%Wins
Grünfeld — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
26 Games · last played 2 years ago
asblack50.0%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
24 Games · last played 2 months ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Bxd5??vs MoussardBlitz · 2025
Be6??vs Van ForeestBlitz · 2025
Ne4??vs DavtyanBlitz · 2025
Kg7??vs AndreikinBlitz · 2025
f6??vs TinBlitz · 2025
Qd2??vs KamskyOTB · 2025
Re5??vs Pranav VOTB · 2025
Ke4??vs NovikRapid · 2025
Nc3??vs KeinanenBlitz · 2025
b3??vs VohlaBlitz · 2025

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Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1549 Games
42%44%14%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
889
65%
1.d4
437
63%
1.Nf3
136
66%
1.c4
68
61%
1.b3Strong
7
71%
1.Nc3
6
33%
1.g3Strong
3
100%
1.b4Strong
2
75%
1.f4Weak
1
0%

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