Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  89  2220 (130) 100
1853  98  2219 (132) 0
1854  97  2218 (133) 0
1855  102  2217 (134) 0
1856  111  2215 (135) 0
1857  115  2214 (136) 0
1858  124  2213 (136) 0
1859  130  2212 (137) 0
1860  139  2211 (137) 0
1861  149  2210 (137) 0
1862  148  2209 (136) 0
1863  145  2208 (136) 0
1864  148  2207 (135) 0
1865  152  2205 (134) 0
1866  156  2204 (133) 0
1867  157  2203 (132) 0
1868  155  2202 (130) 0
1869  154  2201 (128) 0
1870  158  2200 (126) 0
1871  159  2199 (124) 0
1872  166  2198 (121) 0
1873  167  2197 (118) 0
1874  163  2196 (114) 0
1875  169  2194 (110) 1
1876  164  2202 (107) 0
1877  145  2210 (104) 0
1878  140  2218 (99) 0
1879  132  2226 (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