Ruslan Ponomariov

Ruslan Ponomariov (born 1983) is a chess grandmaster from Ukraine.

Ruslan Ponomariov won the FIDE World Chess Championship.

His peak FIDE rating to date is 2764.

FIDE titles held: Grandmaster, International Master.

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