Nikita Petrov (chess player)
| Nikita Petrov | |
|---|---|
 Nikita Petrov, 2016 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Born | 1 July 1996 Novorossiysk, Russia, |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2559 (January 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2610 (April 2019) |
Nikita Petrov (born 1 July 1996) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018.
Career[]
In 2016, Petrov won the 38th International Chess Festival Città di Arco Open A with 8 out of 9,[1] and again in 2017 with the same score.[2]
In 2019, he scored 7.5 out of 11, finishing in 17th place, at the European Individual Chess Championship, which qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by Evgeny Tomashevsky in the first round. In the 6th Arica Open in 2019 he tied 2nd-8th place with Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, Deivy Vera Siguenas, , Cristobal Henriquez Villagra, Salvador Alonso, and .[3]
In the 2021 Tuapse Open, he tied 2nd-4th place with Boris Grachev and .[4]
References[]
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 38th Int. Chess Festival Città di Arco Open A". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 39th Int. Chess Festival Città di Arco Open A". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1311". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1391". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
External links[]
- Nikita Petrov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Nikita Petrov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Chess grandmasters
- Russian chess players