Pavel Ponkratov

Pavel Ponkratov
Ponkratov at Rilton Cup Stockholm 2009/10
CountryRussia
Born15 July 1988 (1988-07-15) (age 36)
TitleGrandmaster (2010)
FIDE rating2548 (June 2025)
Peak rating2662 (November 2021)
Peak rankingNo. 77 (October 2021)

Pavel Ponkratov (born 15 July 1988) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010.

Together with 43 other Russian chess players, Ponkratov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.