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Petrov, Nikolaj

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FIDEFIDE 358290· Male· Czech Republic· Born in 1953

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Nikolaj Petrov, a 73-year-old Czech player, is rated 1759. He has fluctuated between 1705 and 1773 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include MKSS - Krajska soutez C 2025-2026 r10-11, MKSS - Krajska soutez B 2025-2026 r10-11, and MKSS - Mestsky prebor Ostrava 2025-2026 r9. Also played 9 rapid (including Bilovec 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Prebor okresu Ostrava v bleskovem sachu 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012. His peak of 1942 was reached at age 57 (Jul 2010).

Current rating

1759

Standard

Rpd1719·Blz1811

All-time high

1942

183 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 57

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#89,519

#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1608 → 1749
Jun 2024
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 63
Jun 2016
8-month rising streak
+69 Elo
Jun 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 62
Jul 2015
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1904 → returned at 1800
Jul 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Zdenek Blecha 1,901
Best comeback
MKSS - Mestsky prebor Ostrava 2025-2026 r7-8
finished #2 (seeded #41 of 180)
Evolution
+5
17541759
Tournaments
15
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
11W4D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#601763+0.2
Team
Mar 20261/1#342701+14.0
Team
Mar 20260/1#551033-7.8
Team
Feb 20261/1#812438-13.0
Team
Feb 20262/2#22524+18.6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#761779+0.8
Team
Jan 20260/1#1041221-3.2
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#191587-4.8
Team
Nov 20250/1#91992-9.0
Team
Nov 20250/1#89982-9.2

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Czech Republic
#3,583
out of 6,361 players
Europe
#64,120
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Czech Republic
1
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3
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4
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2,526
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,501
9
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10
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2,487
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3583🇨🇿Petrov, Nikolaj1,759
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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2,713
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64120🇨🇿Petrov, Nikolaj1,759
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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89517🇨🇿Petrov, Nikolaj1,759