Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  80  2255 (133) 100
1853  85  2252 (134) 0
1854  85  2250 (135) 0
1855  88  2248 (136) 0
1856  98  2246 (137) 0
1857  105  2244 (138) 0
1858  111  2242 (138) 0
1859  119  2240 (138) 0
1860  123  2238 (138) 0
1861  130  2236 (138) 0
1862  123  2234 (138) 0
1863  119  2232 (137) 0
1864  130  2229 (136) 0
1865  126  2227 (135) 0
1866  134  2225 (134) 0
1867  133  2223 (132) 0
1868  139  2221 (131) 0
1869  136  2219 (129) 0
1870  139  2217 (127) 0
1871  143  2215 (124) 0
1872  144  2213 (121) 0
1873  148  2211 (118) 0
1874  146  2209 (114) 0
1875  152  2207 (110) 1
1876  141  2213 (107) 0
1877  129  2220 (103) 0
1878  125  2227 (99) 0
1879  125  2234 (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