Pavel Ponkratov Explained

Pavel Ponkratov
Country:	Russia
Grandmaster (2010)
Peakrating:	2662 (November 2021)
Peakranking:	No. 77 (October 2021)
Fideid:	4157800

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. ^[1]

Career

In July 2020, Ponkratov won the International Chess Open "Ciudad de Leon".^[2] In January 2021, he won the Chennai Open.^[3] In April 2021, he won the Chelyabinskiy Variant A.^[4]

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.^[5]

Notes and References

1. 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"
2. Web site: Doggers (PeterDoggers) . Peter . Russian GM Pavel Ponkratov Wins International Chess Open "Ciudad de Leon" . 2021-06-12 . Chess.com . 16 July 2020 . en-US.
3. Web site: Pavel prevails in eight-way tie in Chennai Open . 2021-06-12 . The New Indian Express.
4. Web site: You are being redirected... . 2021-06-12 . www.panaynews.net. 5 April 2021 .
5. Web site: The Week in Chess 1428 . 2022-04-14 . theweekinchess.com.