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Petrov, Nikolaj
🇨🇿FIDE 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
Jul 2010 · age 57
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,519
#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
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
Evolution
+5
1754 → 1759
Tournaments
15
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
11W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 1763 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2701 | +14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1033 | -7.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #81 | 2438 | -13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2524 | +18.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 1779 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #104 | 1221 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1587 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 992 | -9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #89 | 982 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLadislav Pirhala
🇨🇿CZE·1506
+11 −0 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRadim Dostal
🇨🇿CZE·1954
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJan Didi
🇨🇿CZE·1948
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJaroslav CempelFM
🇨🇿CZE·1959
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJan Sudolsky
🇨🇿CZE·1598
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2018
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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
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