Petrovsky, Nikolay




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1852  89  2217 (130) 100
1853  97  2216 (132) 0
1854  98  2215 (133) 0
1855  103  2214 (134) 0
1856  110  2213 (135) 0
1857  116  2212 (136) 0
1858  122  2211 (136) 0
1859  129  2210 (137) 0
1860  139  2209 (137) 0
1861  149  2207 (137) 0
1862  150  2206 (136) 0
1863  146  2205 (136) 0
1864  151  2204 (135) 0
1865  150  2203 (134) 0
1866  156  2202 (133) 0
1867  159  2201 (132) 0
1868  160  2200 (130) 0
1869  162  2199 (128) 0
1870  162  2198 (126) 0
1871  169  2197 (124) 0
1872  174  2196 (121) 0
1873  171  2195 (118) 0
1874  170  2194 (114) 0
1875  178  2193 (110) 1
1876  170  2201 (107) 0
1877  146  2209 (104) 0
1878  143  2216 (99) 0
1879  139  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