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Pavel Ponkratov vs Nikita Matinian

GM Pavel Ponkratov (2538) · GM Nikita Matinian (2389)

12
Ponkratov wins
5
draws
7
Matinian wins
24
games

Pavel Ponkratov and Nikita Matinian have played 24 recorded games against each other, the first in Sep 2012 and the most recent in Oct 2025. Ponkratov leads 12 wins to 7, with 5 draws (79% of the games were decisive). Their most common battleground is the French: Classical Variation (3 games). The average game between them lasted 44 moves.

Results by color

SplitGamesPonkratovDrawsMatinian
Ponkratov with White15825
Matinian with White9432

Results by time format

FormatGamesPonkratovDrawsMatinian
Classical10442
Blitz9603
Rapid5212

Openings in their games

ECOOpeningGamesPonkratovDrawsMatinian
C13French: Classical Variation3120
B06Modern Defense1001
B61Sicilian1001
B12Caro-Kann: Advance Variation1100
B30Sicilian: Closed1010
B47Sicilian: Taimanov1100
B07Pirc Defense1100
A45Trompowsky Attack1010

All games

DateWhiteBlackResultOpeningEvent
Oct 2025Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian0-1King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variationch-RUS Blitz 2025
Mar 2024Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0Sicilian: TaimanovMoscow Aeroflot Open A
Sep 2023Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov0-1Caro-Kann: Advance VariationOrsay Blitz Open
May 2022Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian0-1King's Indian Defense: Averbakh SystemChess.com Rapid Wk16 Swiss
Oct 2021Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0English Opening: Reverse SicilianSpeed Chess GP4
Sep 2021Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0Ruy Lopez: ClosedCheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial Rapid
Jul 2021Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov1/2-1/2Sicilian: Closed5th Bryansk Zilberstein Memorial
Dec 2020Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0Scotch GamePNWCC WOW Open
Sep 2020Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov0-1Ruy Lopez: Morphy DefenseCheliabinsk Panchenko Memorial Open A
Aug 2020Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0SicilianPNWCC Bullet (1+1) Open
Aug 2020Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0Pirc DefensePNWCC Bullet (1+1) Open
Jun 2020Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0King's Indian Defense14th PNWCC Online Blitz JP
Aug 2017Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov0-1French: Classical VariationSt Petersburg Rapid
Oct 2016Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov1-0Modern Defensech-RUS blitz
Oct 2016Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian0-1Sicilianch-RUS blitz
Oct 2016Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1/2-1/2Réti Opening: Symmetrical Defensech-RUS rapid
Jun 2016Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian0-1Bishop's Opening20th Voronezh Open A
Dec 2015Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian0-1King's Indian Defensech-EU rapid
Nov 2015Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov1/2-1/2French: Classical Variation11th Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup
Feb 2015Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1-0Sicilian: DragonMoscow Open A
Oct 2014Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov1/2-1/2French: Classical Variation22nd Chigorin Memorial
Jun 2014Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov0-1Ruy Lopez: Closed36th Nezhmetdinov Memorial
Sep 2013Nikita MatinianPavel Ponkratov1-0French: Winawer Variationch-RUS U26
Sep 2012Pavel PonkratovNikita Matinian1/2-1/2Trompowsky Attackch-RUS U26
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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head score between Pavel Ponkratov and Nikita Matinian?

In 24 recorded games, Pavel Ponkratov has 12 wins, Nikita Matinian has 7 wins, and they have drawn 5 times.

How many times have Pavel Ponkratov and Nikita Matinian played each other?

Our database records 24 games between them, from Sep 2012 to Oct 2025.

What openings do Pavel Ponkratov and Nikita Matinian play against each other?

The most common opening in their games is the French: Classical Variation (3 games), followed by the Modern Defense (1). The full opening breakdown and every game are on this page.