Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  88  2219 (130) 100
1853  97  2217 (132) 0
1854  98  2216 (133) 0
1855  103  2215 (134) 0
1856  111  2214 (135) 0
1857  117  2213 (136) 0
1858  124  2212 (136) 0
1859  131  2211 (137) 0
1860  140  2210 (137) 0
1861  150  2209 (137) 0
1862  151  2208 (136) 0
1863  147  2207 (136) 0
1864  151  2205 (135) 0
1865  153  2204 (134) 0
1866  157  2203 (133) 0
1867  159  2202 (132) 0
1868  158  2201 (130) 0
1869  158  2200 (128) 0
1870  164  2199 (126) 0
1871  169  2198 (124) 0
1872  173  2197 (121) 0
1873  173  2196 (118) 0
1874  169  2195 (114) 0
1875  176  2194 (110) 1
1876  167  2201 (107) 0
1877  145  2209 (104) 0
1878  141  2217 (99) 0
1879  136  2225 (94) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Petrovsky, Nikolay Ivanovich  
   Also known as: N. Petrowski
Born: 23 July 1827
Died: 13 June 1885
 
Notes:
Bell's Life in London (20 Nov. 1842, p.2) mentions a Petroffsky as an opponent of Petrov in Warsaw. N.I. Petrovsky would have been only 15 years old at that time, if his birth date is correct, but that is just plausible. In 1853, Nathanson played Petrovsky in Warsaw, so presumably this is the same man.
 
References
Books
   Adams, Mikhail Chigorin, page 364
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 327
Periodicals
   [BLL], 20 Nov. 1842, page 2
   [CW], vol. 3, no. 9, Dec. 1867, page 344
   [ILN], vol. 19, no. 531, 29 Nov. 1851, page 643
   [ILN], vol. 51, no. 1455, 16 Nov. 1867, page 537
   [PDEB], 6 Dec. 1867
   [Sis], vol. 5, 1861, page 148
   [SZ], vol. 8, no. 9, Sep. 1853, page 279
   [SZ], vol. 14, no. 3, Mar. 1859, page 80
   [SZ], vol. 16, no. 7, July 1861, page 228
Web
   Sericano, C.  [San Pietroburgo 1879]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Petrovsky, N.I. - Nathanson 1852         (c)     57.5   -   42.5
Chigorin, M.I. - Petrovsky, N.I. 1875         (s)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Saint Petersburg 1879     Saint Petersburg Tournament     3  /  8


Player information updated: 8 Dec. 2023