| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Ponomariov vs Bacrot |
 | ½-½ | 73 |
1994 |
WYFWC Szeged B12(5) | B53 Sicilian |
| 2. Ponomariov vs Aronian |
 | 0-1 | 55 |
1994 |
Wch U12 | B53 Sicilian |
| 3. Ponomariov vs A Tkachenko |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1995 |
Ukrainian Ch U-12 Final | B56 Sicilian |
| 4. Ponomariov vs A Kovchan |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1995 |
Ukrainian Ch U-12 Final | B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation |
| 5. Ponomariov vs V Barshevich |
| ½-½ | 62 |
1995 |
Yalta op | B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein |
| 6. Ponomariov vs Eljanov |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1995 |
Ukrainian Ch U-12 Final | B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 |
| 7. Ponomariov vs P De Bortolin |
| ½-½ | 75 |
1995 |
EU-ch U12 | B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation |
| 8. Ponomariov vs M Savic |
| ½-½ | 89 |
1996 |
EU-ch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 9. Ponomariov vs B Istrate |
| 1-0 | 51 |
1996 |
EU-ch U18 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 10. Ponomariov vs A Rabinovich |
| 1-0 | 57 |
1996 |
EU-ch U18 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 11. Ponomariov vs Shariyazdanov |
| ½-½ | 77 |
1996 |
EU-ch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 12. Ponomariov vs M Quinn |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1996 |
EU-ch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 13. Ponomariov vs S Kovacevic |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1997 |
Alicante op | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 14. Ponomariov vs Salvador Serrano Marhuenda |
| 1-0 | 34 |
1997 |
Alicante op | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 15. Ponomariov vs M Savic |
| 0-1 | 56 |
1997 |
Wch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 16. Ponomariov vs Movsesian |
| 1-0 | 61 |
1997 |
Wch Jr Zagan (6) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 17. Ponomariov vs J Tihonov |
| 1-0 | 52 |
1997 |
Wch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 18. Ponomariov vs Van Den Doel |
 | 1-0 | 55 |
1997 |
Wch Jr Zagan (2) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 19. Ponomariov vs H Banikas |
| ½-½ | 39 |
1997 |
Wch U20 | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 20. Ponomariov vs A Petrushin |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1997 |
Russia Cup Krasnodar (5) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 21. Ponomariov vs V Shishkin |
| ½-½ | 52 |
1998 |
Swidnica op rap | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 22. Ponomariov vs V Neverov |
| ½-½ | 50 |
1998 |
Donetzk zt | B40 Sicilian |
| 23. Ponomariov vs V Babula |
| 1-0 | 58 |
1998 |
Elista ol (Men) | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 24. Ponomariov vs Emms |
| ½-½ | 72 |
1998 |
Hastings 9899 | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 25. Ponomariov vs V Arbakov |
| 1-0 | 95 |
1998 |
Swidnica op rap | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |