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Ruslan Ponomariov: “Probably I became world champion too early”

On 11 October, the first, and so far only Ukrainian world champion, turned 25.

Here we bring you excerpts of an interview with GM Dmitry Komarov for the magazine "Sobytiya".

When I lost to my father, I almost used to feel like punching him

"Probably I became world champion too early", recollects Ruslan Ponomariov, sitting in a café where we met, near his home of Poznyak, Kiev.

“People expected too much from me, and I did my best to live up to this new status.

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But it was not so simple. Today, chess does not have a single dominant player, even if he is world champion, as was the case in the days of Karpov or Kasparov. Even the slightest details are important, and if something goes wrong, your rivals will pounce on it.

Yes, nowadays, I am in the shadow a bit, but chess is my profession. I still work a lot at it. After all, you know yourself th