Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  77  2260 (133) 100
1853  84  2258 (134) 0
1854  84  2256 (135) 0
1855  87  2253 (136) 0
1856  95  2251 (137) 0
1857  102  2249 (138) 0
1858  109  2247 (138) 0
1859  117  2244 (138) 0
1860  119  2242 (138) 0
1861  127  2240 (138) 0
1862  122  2238 (138) 0
1863  118  2236 (137) 0
1864  127  2233 (136) 0
1865  124  2231 (135) 0
1866  132  2229 (134) 0
1867  132  2227 (132) 0
1868  137  2225 (131) 0
1869  133  2222 (129) 0
1870  136  2220 (127) 0
1871  137  2218 (124) 0
1872  140  2216 (121) 0
1873  145  2214 (118) 0
1874  145  2211 (114) 0
1875  152  2209 (110) 1
1876  139  2216 (107) 0
1877  128  2223 (103) 0
1878  124  2229 (99) 0
1879  123  2236 (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