Pavel Ponkratov
TitleGrandmasterFederationRussiaBorn1988FIDE ID4157800
Classical2540
Rapid2496
Blitz2524
Games3,784
W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost50 / 27 / 23
Peak2662Nov 2021
Rating history
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Classical2540Rapid2496Blitz2524no games played
Accuracy by phase
95.9%Opening92.7%Middlegame94.8%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient dataPlay style
Elite accuracy: 93.3% average
High resilience (59%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as 
(68% in 916 games)
(68% in 916 games)Recent games
Paravyan, David(2587)
79th Russian Championship 2026 · 12 Oct 2026
Kokarev, Dmitry(2510)
79th Russian Championship 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
Esipenko, Andrey(2680)
79th Russian Championship 2026 · 10 Oct 2026
Nesterov, Arseniy(2590)
79th Russian Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026
Grebnev, Aleksey(2614)
79th Russian Championship 2026 · 8 Oct 2026
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Based on 3,784 games
Openings
1,905 games as White · scores 67.1%Weaknesses
where they slip as ♔ WhiteVienna Game1.e4 e5 2.♞c3 ♞f612 games, last played 3 years ago50.0%losses
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e311 games, last played 2 months ago45.5%losses
Strengths
what holds up for them as ♔ WhiteKing's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♝e210 games, last played 4 years ago90.0%wins
English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.♞c3 g616 games, last played 3 years ago75.0%wins
By family
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3,784 games in scope
LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 67.1%
B20–B503953w
58%26%16
70.5%+3.4 ptsA00–A042743m
50%26%24%
62.8%−4.3 ptsA10–A301912m
59%1823%
67.5%—D24–D371066m
58%20%22%
67.5%—C001012m
60%28%12
74.3%+7.2 ptsC20–C46968m
41%40%19
60.4%−6.7 ptsB10–B15933m
60%23%17
71.5%+4.4 ptsC60–C70874w
44%43%13
64.9%—Mistakes
Problematic pieces
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Repertoire
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1,905 games54%W25%D21%L
1,905games in this linewon 54%, drew 25%, lost 21%
Move
1. e4
9163w54%29%17
68%1. d4
5244m56%21%23%
67%1. ♞f3
1993m46%32%22%
62%1. c4
1912m59%18%23%
68%1. g3
482y63%1027%
68%1. ♞c3
145y43%21%36%
54%1. b3
89y50%050%
50%1. d3
27y100%00
100%1. ♞a3
18y100%00
100%1. f4
17y100%00
100%1. e3
15y100%00
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