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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Anand vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 40 |
2002 |
Chess Classic Mainz Rapid Match | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 2. Jiangchuan vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 17 |
2002 |
Bled Olympiad | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 3. Judit Polgar vs Ponomariov |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
2002 |
FIDE Moscow Gran Prix | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 4. V Spassov vs Ponomariov |
| 0-1 | 37 |
2002 |
Bled Olympiad | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 5. Hracek vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 28 |
2002 |
Bled Olympiad | B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation |
| 6. Anand vs Ponomariov |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
2002 |
Chess Classic Mainz Rapid Match | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 7. D Liu vs Ponomariov |
 | 0-1 | 67 |
2004 |
36th Olympiad | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 8. E Berg vs Ponomariov |
| 1-0 | 60 |
2004 |
Canarias en Red final | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 9. Junior vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 33 |
2004 |
Bilbao Human-Comp | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 10. Grischuk vs Ponomariov |
 | 1-0 | 31 |
2005 |
Corus Chess Tournament | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 11. Anand vs Ponomariov |
 | 1-0 | 62 |
2005 |
Corus Chess Tournament | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 12. Svidler vs Ponomariov |
 | ½-½ | 23 |
2005 |
Corus Chess Tournament | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 13. Karjakin vs Ponomariov |
 | ½-½ | 75 |
2006 |
10th Petr Izmailov Memorial | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 14. Karjakin vs Ponomariov |
 | 0-1 | 56 |
2006 |
Aerosvit GM Tournament | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 15. Svidler vs Ponomariov |
 | 1-0 | 43 |
2006 |
MTel Masters | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 16. Shirov vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 18 |
2006 |
7th Poikovsky Tournament | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 17. Shirov vs Ponomariov |
 | ½-½ | 33 |
2006 |
Tal Memorial | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 18. Rublevsky vs Ponomariov |
 | ½-½ | 41 |
2007 |
Candidates Match: Ponomariov-Rublevsky | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 19. Kamsky vs Ponomariov |
 | 1-0 | 45 |
2007 |
World Chess Cup | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 20. Shirov vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 47 |
2007 |
Corus | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 21. Wang Hao vs Ponomariov |
| ½-½ | 49 |
2007 |
World Chess Cup | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 22. Svidler vs Ponomariov |
 | ½-½ | 30 |
2007 |
Corus | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 23. Grischuk vs Ponomariov |
 | 1-0 | 51 |
2007 |
World Blitz Cup | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 24. Leko vs Ponomariov |
| 1-0 | 43 |
2007 |
World Blitz Cup | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 25. Morozevich vs Ponomariov |
 | 0-1 | 33 |
2008 |
Russian Team Championship | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
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