Player profile

Pogorelov, Ruslan

Standard: 2276 Rapid: 2334 Blitz: 2257 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 14100363 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ESP Sex: M Birth Year: 1959 Age: 67
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 124 Wins: 60 (48%) Draws: 30 (24%) Losses: 34 (27%)
Dossier

123 of 124 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.2%
Opened Nf3: 50/54Opened c4: 3/54Opened d4: 1/54
Castled kingside: 94Same-side castling: 88Did not castle: 10Castled queenside: 9Opposite-side castling: 9
Fianchettoed queenside: 41Played in the center: 38Played on the queenside: 38Fianchettoed kingside: 28Played on the kingside: 25
Initiated exchanges: 83Active pieces: 77Space advantage: 69Sacrificed material: 63Isolated pawn: 57Kept the bishop pair: 54Backward pawn: 53Missed tactics: 19Avoided exchanges: 14Played gambits: 11
Openings

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As White 54 games 33W 12D 9L
English Opening 15 games 10W 4D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 7 games 4W 2D 1L
Four Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Nimzo-English 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Anti-Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Indian Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 11 games 4W 4D 3L
Harrwitz Attack 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Tarrasch 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Barmen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 6 games 4W 1D 1L
Dutch Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Pirc Invitation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Kingside Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Orthodox Variation 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Glek Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Positional Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical System, Neo-Classical Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Aronin-Taimanov Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 4 games 4W 0D 0L
Czech Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Krause Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Carlsbad Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Chigorin Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Old Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Czech Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with Nf3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Prague Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dubov Tarrasch 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Leningrad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Warsaw Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Robatsch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rossolimo Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 60 games 25W 14D 21L
Sicilian Defense 23 games 9W 7D 7L
French Variation 6 games 3W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Westerinen Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Kan Variation 6 games 1W 2D 3L
Modern Variation 4 games 1W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Alapin Variation 5 games 2W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Barmen Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Taimanov Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scheveningen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 9 games 3W 1D 5L
Symmetrical Variation 7 games 2W 1D 4L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Hedgehog Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Nimzo-English 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Caro-Kann Defense 7 games 3W 2D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Spassky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Flohr Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Goldman Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Endgame Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 4 games 1W 0D 3L
Fianchetto Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Spassky System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 4 games 4W 0D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yusupov-Rubinstein System 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Indian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Grünfeld Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Wade-Smyslov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3, Bb4+ Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Portisch-Hook Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 431

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2025.12.13 · 34. Qxd5 (−47.3% win chance) 0-1
Strikovic, Aleksa
Pogorelov, Ruslan
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2024.10.27 · 76... Rb8 (−45.4% win chance) 0-1
Pogorelov, Ruslan
Malmdin, Nils-Ake
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2024.10.28 · 55. Ra4 (−43.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Roos, Louis
Pogorelov, Ruslan
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2023.12.28 · 46... gxh5 (−41% win chance) 1-0
Ruslan Pogorelov
Alexis Cabrera
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