Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  90  2216 (130) 100
1853  100  2215 (131) 0
1854  98  2214 (133) 0
1855  104  2213 (134) 0
1856  115  2212 (135) 0
1857  120  2211 (136) 0
1858  131  2210 (136) 0
1859  136  2209 (137) 0
1860  144  2208 (137) 0
1861  156  2207 (137) 0
1862  158  2206 (136) 0
1863  153  2205 (136) 0
1864  162  2204 (135) 0
1865  160  2203 (134) 0
1866  162  2202 (133) 0
1867  165  2200 (132) 0
1868  166  2199 (130) 0
1869  167  2198 (128) 0
1870  169  2197 (126) 0
1871  173  2196 (124) 0
1872  178  2195 (121) 0
1873  178  2194 (118) 0
1874  174  2193 (114) 0
1875  187  2192 (110) 1
1876  172  2200 (107) 0
1877  155  2208 (103) 0
1878  150  2216 (99) 0
1879  145  2224 (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