Pavel Ponkratov
{{short description|Russian chess player (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox chess player
| name = Pavel Ponkratov
| image = Pavel Ponkratov Rilton Cup 2009.jpg
| caption = Ponkratov at Rilton Cup Stockholm 2009/10
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| country = Russia
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|15 July 1988}}
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| title = Grandmaster (2010)
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| peakrating = 2662 (November 2021)
| peakranking = No. 77 (October 2021)
| FideID = 4157800
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Pavel Ponkratov (born 15 July 1988) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010.
Together with 43 other Russian chess players, Ponkratov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people. [https://www.chess.com/news/view/stop-the-war-44-top-russian-players-publish-open-letter-to-putin "'Stop the war.' 44 Top Russian Players Publish Open Letter To Putin"], Chess.com, 3 March 2022
Career
In July 2020, Ponkratov won the International Chess Open "Ciudad de Leon".{{Cite web |last=Doggers (PeterDoggers) |first=Peter |title=Russian GM Pavel Ponkratov Wins International Chess Open "Ciudad de Leon" |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/pavel-ponkratov-wins-international-chess-open-ciudad-de-leon |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=Chess.com |date=16 July 2020 |language=en-US}} In January 2021, he won the Chennai Open.{{Cite web |title=Pavel prevails in eight-way tie in Chennai Open |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2020/jan/26/pavel-prevails-in-eight-way-tie-in-chennai-open-2094605.html |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=The New Indian Express}} In April 2021, he won the Chelyabinskiy Variant A.{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://www.panaynews.net/ponkratov-is-2021-chelyabinskiy-variant-a-clear-winner/ |access-date=2021-06-12 |website=www.panaynews.net|date=5 April 2021 }}
He participated in the Chess World Cup 2021.
In 2022, he won the 1st Guwahati GM chess championship on tie-break with Adham Fawzy with a score 8.5/10.{{Cite web |title=The Week in Chess 1428 |url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1428.html#17 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=theweekinchess.com}}
References
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External links
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