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Petrov, Nikolay
🇷🇺FIDE 34297740· Male· Russia· Born in 1956
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Nikolay Petrov, a 70-year-old Russian player, is rated 1503. He has fluctuated between 1497 and 1581 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ohta-park chess Artek 2026. Standard B1, Seniors SZFO Championship 2026, and Ohta-park chess Autumn 2025. Standard B2. Also played 5 rapid (including Novaya Ladoga Summer 2025. Zinder memorial. Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Novaya Ladoga Summer 2025. Zinder memorial. Blitz) recently. He took a 56-month break between Nov 2018 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1645 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1503
Standard
Rpd1521·Blz1490
All-time high
1645
−142 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#184,579
#184,579 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 70
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1454 → 1645
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1645
at age 68 · −142 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1506 → 1503
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
15.5/ 3741.9%
10W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/6 | #29 | 1158 | -45.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/6 | #15 | 1853 | +22.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/4 | #2 | 2323 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #29 | 1575 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/7 | #16 | 1532 | -10.6 |
Rankings
/
Russia
#5,401
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#36,977
in continent
World
#184,525
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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