Ruslan Ponomariov: the history and achievements of a chess player

Ruslan Ponomariov – a prominent Ukrainian chess grandmaster, winner of the chess crown FIDE at the period of 2002-2004 is the Best rated chess player was recorded in July 2011 - 2768 points.

Ruslan Ponomariov: the biography of a chess player

Birthplace of the genius of world chess 11 October 1983 in Gorlovka. His father was an engineer, took part in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident, and the mother – a simple school teacher in a secondary school. Chess success and the first titles began to appear already at the age of seven. From a young age, Ruslan Ponomariov improve their chess skills, and in nine years gets its first sports category, eleven – the title of candidate master of sports, and soon the young Prodigy proves its superiority in chess the world championship among children up to 12 years.

The youngest grandmaster in the world

In 1995, Ruslan Ponomariov and his family moved to the city of Kramatorsk, near Gorlovka. Here he met with the President of the local chess school, her namesake, Mikhail Nikitich Ponomarev, who in subsequent years will coach Ruslan on a professional level.

In 1996, at the age of thirteen Ruslan wins the European championship under 18, and in 1997 wins in the same tournament, but at the world championship. After a series of wins like Ruslan in 14 years was awarded the title of grandmaster, and he becomes a world champion-the youngest GM on the planet (now this record belongs to Sergey Karjakin, who at 12 years and 211 days were awarded the title).

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After winning the world Cup in 2002 Ruslan Ponomaryov was awarded the title of Honored master of sports of Ukraine.

Preparations

It Should be noted that the world chess championship, Ruslan Ponomariov had prepared so hard and thoroughly. Its advisers were such prominent grandmasters like Veselin Topalov, Gennady Kuzmin, Silvio Danailov and 12-year-old Sergey Karjakin, who at that time was the world champion in his age category. In the history of world chess such not yet happened! For the first time 12-year-old student was the official assistant of the applicant for the title of world champion.

The Young Sergey Karjakin phenomenal memorized chess openings and was able in seconds to give “background information" about the arrangement of the figures and all classes of positions, so he was “trainer, tactics”. Then, back in 2002, the world of chess did not know that Sergey Karjakin – this is a future contender for the world chess crown.

The Final meeting of the Ukrainian Ponomariov-Ivanchuk

The world championship 2001-2002 was held in Moscow. The total prize Fund of the tournament amounted to three million dollars. Cash awards were distributed as follows: 1st place-500 thousand dollars, 2nd place-250 thousand dollars. Road to finals was not easy, Ponomarev had to overcome such players as Lee Vanillan (China), Sergey Tiviakov (Holland), Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Evgeny Bareev (Russia), Peter Svidler (Russia).

Vassily Ivanchuk also had tough encounters, one of which was the most significant – semifinal stage with current world champion Indian Viswanathan Anand. The final confrontation took place in January 2002. This year in Ukraine, as increased interest in chess has, after all, in the final of the world championship met two Ukrainians – 18-year-old man from Donbass, and a 32-year-old Lviv chess player. The result is a tense standoff won by Ponomariov with a total score of 4.5 to 2.5 points.

Ruslan Ponomariov becomes world champion by FIDE, gaining a victory in the final match above the famous grandmaster from Lviv Vasyl Ivanchuk. Of course, this achievement turns in a world record – the youngest FIDE world champion. After the world Cup, Ruslan Olegovich takes a month pause, after which goes to the famous chess tournament in Linares, where occupies the second place. Officially, according to FIDE, R. O. Ponomarev remained world champion until 2004.

Vassily Ivanchuk after the defeat of

The head of the chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov declared the new world champion. After winning Ponomarev Vasily Ivanchuk has not behaved in the best way. Instead of dignified and manly to accept defeat and be happy for compatriot, V. Ivanchuk began to Express unpleasant things in the address is already in the official world champion. “the Confrontation with Ponomariov – is a farce. Me funny now because of what happened, and the current world champion. This is not supposed to happen, it's fantastic and it's just a funny coincidence. I have the feeling that I was not playing chess, and roulette, where the winner is determined by luck. Now that I have thoroughly familiarized myself with the game Ponomariov, I can assure you – the odds against me he no longer”.

The Most interesting and fun followed next. A month later started the famous chess tournament in Linares, where the results of the draw of the recent Ukrainian finalists had to meet again at the chessboard. And what do you thinkhappened? Ruslan Ponomariov in beautiful and immaculate style confidently beat thirsting for revenge Vasily Ivanchuk. Once again it was proved that Ruslan Ponomariov-chess!