Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  90  2218 (130) 100
1853  100  2217 (131) 0
1854  98  2216 (133) 0
1855  104  2215 (134) 0
1856  115  2214 (135) 0
1857  120  2213 (136) 0
1858  131  2212 (136) 0
1859  136  2211 (137) 0
1860  144  2210 (137) 0
1861  156  2209 (137) 0
1862  158  2208 (136) 0
1863  153  2207 (136) 0
1864  162  2206 (135) 0
1865  159  2205 (134) 0
1866  162  2204 (133) 0
1867  165  2203 (132) 0
1868  167  2202 (130) 0
1869  167  2201 (128) 0
1870  169  2200 (126) 0
1871  173  2199 (124) 0
1872  178  2198 (121) 0
1873  179  2197 (118) 0
1874  175  2196 (114) 0
1875  189  2195 (110) 1
1876  174  2203 (107) 0
1877  157  2211 (103) 0
1878  151  2219 (99) 0
1879  145  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