Ruslan Ponomariov
- January 9, 2024
- Chess Grandmaster
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ruslan Ponomariov |
| Occupation | Chess Grandmaster |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 11, 1983(1983-10-11) |
| Age | 41 |
| Birthplace | Horlivka |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Ruslan Ponomariov Biography
| Name | Ruslan Ponomariov |
| Birthday | Oct 11 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Horlivka |
| Birth Country | Ukraine |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Ruslan Ponomariov is one of the most popular and richest Chess Grandmaster who was born on October 11, 1983 in Horlivka, Ukraine.
Ponomariov was born in Horlivka in Ukraine. He was taught to play chess by his father at the age of 5. At 9 he became a first category player, and in September 1993 he moved to Kramatorsk. Here Ponomariov attended the A. V. Momot Chess School and was trained by Boris Ponomariov. In 1994 he placed third in the World Under-12 Championship at the age of ten. In 1996 he won the European Under-18 Championship at the age of just twelve, and the following year won the World Under-18 Championship. In 1998, at the age of fourteen, he was awarded the Grandmaster title, making him the youngest ever player at that time to hold the title. In 1999, he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek, Ukraine.
Among Ponomariov’s notable later results are first place at the Donetsk Zonal tournament in 1998, 5/7 score in the European Club Cup 2000 (including a victory over then-FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman), joint first with 7½/9 at Torshavn 2000, 8½/11 for Ukraine in the 2001 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, winning gold medal on board 2, and first place with 7/10 in the 2001 Governor’s Cup in Kramatorsk.
Ruslan Ponomariov Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chess Grandmaster |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ruslan Ponomariov is one of the richest Chess Grandmaster from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruslan Ponomariov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov (Ukrainian: Русла́н Оле́гович Пономарьо́в , Ruslan Olehovych Ponomar’ov; born 11 October 1983) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was FIDE World Chess Champion from 2002 to 2004. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2011.
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In 2004, Ponomariov won the gold medal at the 2004 Chess Olympiad held in Calvià, Spain, with the Ukrainian team.
Facts & Trivia
Raju Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Grandmaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Ruslan Ponomariov celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.
In 2005 he won the 15th edition of the Ciudad de Pamplona tournament. He also won a rapid tournament in Odessa, Ukraine, and the Golden Blitz Cup in Moscow. Finally, that year he reached the 2005 Chess World Cup final against Levon Aronian, who won the final.