Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  89  2219 (130) 100
1853  97  2218 (132) 0
1854  98  2217 (133) 0
1855  103  2216 (134) 0
1856  110  2215 (135) 0
1857  116  2214 (136) 0
1858  123  2213 (136) 0
1859  130  2212 (137) 0
1860  139  2211 (137) 0
1861  149  2210 (137) 0
1862  150  2209 (136) 0
1863  145  2208 (136) 0
1864  150  2207 (135) 0
1865  151  2206 (134) 0
1866  156  2205 (133) 0
1867  158  2204 (132) 0
1868  160  2203 (130) 0
1869  162  2201 (128) 0
1870  163  2200 (126) 0
1871  170  2199 (124) 0
1872  175  2198 (121) 0
1873  174  2197 (118) 0
1874  172  2196 (114) 0
1875  180  2195 (110) 1
1876  171  2203 (107) 0
1877  149  2211 (104) 0
1878  147  2219 (99) 0
1879  143  2227 (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