GMNikita Petrov
- FIDE ID
- 4101286
About Nikita Petrov
Nikita Petrov was born in Novorossiysk in 1996. He won the Arco Open in 2016 and 2017 and became a grandmaster in 2018. He won Arco for a third time in 2019. Show more
Nikita Petrov was born in Novorossiysk in 1996. He won the Arco Open in 2016 and 2017 and became a grandmaster in 2018. He won Arco for a third time in 2019. His seventeenth-place finish in that year's European Individual Championship qualified him for the World Cup, where he faced Evgeny Tomashevsky.
Petrov won the Ugra Governor's Cup in 2021. He transferred his international representation from Russia to Montenegro in 2023. In 2024 he became Montenegrin champion, finishing ahead of Nikola Djukić on tiebreak.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2566Published FIDE
Blitz
2544Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #211
- National rank · MNE
- #1
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2610 Apr 2019
- Recorded years
- 2007–2026
- Archived games
- 1475
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 2023-11-13 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 3.2 | Emre Can | Nikita Petrov | Lost: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 402 | 2023-11-12 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 2.2 | Franc Ashiku | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 403 | 2023-11-11 | 24th European Teams | Budva MNE | 1.2 | Nikita Petrov | Shant Sargsyan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 404 | 2023-11-05 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 9.3 | Nikita Petrov | Roven Vogel | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 24 | Open |
| 405 | 2023-11-04 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 8.6 | Jolanta Zawadzka | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 406 | 2023-11-03 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 7.8 | Nikita Petrov | Tykhon Cherniaiev | Won: 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 407 | 2023-11-02 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 6.7 | Nikita Petrov | Matic Lavrencic | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 408 | 2023-11-01 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 5.14 | Liya Kurmangaliyeva | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 409 | 2023-10-31 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 4.35 | Nikita Petrov | Michael Kotyk | Won: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 410 | 2023-10-30 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 3.38 | Thomas Raupp | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 411 | 2023-10-29 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 2.5 | Nikita Petrov | Juergen Moeldner | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 412 | 2023-10-28 | 26th OIBM 2023 | Tegernsee GER | 1.5 | Klaus Beckmann | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 413 | 2023-10-07 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 7.12 | Nikita Petrov | Miklos Galyas | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 414 | 2023-10-06 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 6.7 | Nikita Petrov | Jergus Pechac | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 98 | Open |
| 415 | 2023-10-05 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 5.13 | G. Petar Arnaudov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 416 | 2023-10-04 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 4.12 | Nikita Petrov | Jose Vicente Pallardo Lozoya | Won: 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 417 | 2023-10-03 | 38th ECC Open 2023 | Durres ALB | 3.6 | Francisco Vallejo Pons | Nikita Petrov | Lost: 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 418 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 9.4 | Vladimir Zakhartsov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 419 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 8.2 | Nikita Petrov | Rudik Makarian | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 4 | Open |
| 420 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 6.8 | Alexander Petrov | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 421 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 5.2 | Nikita Petrov | Alexandr Triapishko | Lost: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 422 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 4.2 | Mikhail Demidov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 423 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 3.2 | Nikita Petrov | Marat Denishev | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 424 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 2.2 | Danila Lipovoy | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 3 | Open |
| 425 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 13.4 | Nikita Petrov | Oleg Vastrukhin | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 426 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 12.4 | Margarita Potapova | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 427 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 11.2 | Nikita Afanasiev | Nikita Petrov | Lost: 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 428 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 10.4 | Nikita Petrov | Robert Safin | Won: 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 429 | 2023-08-13 | Dzhubga Blitz 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 1.2 | Nikita Petrov | Kamilla Olesk | Won: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 430 | 2023-08-12 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 9.1 | Mikhail Demidov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 6 | Open |
| 431 | 2023-08-12 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 11.2 | Vladimir Zakhartsov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 432 | 2023-08-12 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 10.1 | Nikita Petrov | Rudik Makarian | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 5 | Open |
| 433 | 2023-08-11 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 8.3 | Nikita Petrov | Aleksey Ivlev | Won: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 434 | 2023-08-11 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 7.3 | Pavel Smirnov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 435 | 2023-08-11 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 6.2 | Nikita Petrov | Oleg Vastrukhin | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 4 | Open |
| 436 | 2023-08-11 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 5.1 | Alexandr Triapishko | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 2 | Open |
| 437 | 2023-08-11 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 4.3 | Nikita Petrov | Ramil Hasangatin | Won: 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 438 | 2023-08-10 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 3.3 | Marat Denishev | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 439 | 2023-08-10 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 2.3 | Nikita Petrov | Danila Lipovoy | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 440 | 2023-08-10 | Dzhubga Rapid 2023 | Dzhubga RUS | 1.3 | Nikita Del | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 441 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 9.1 | Nikita Petrov | Alexander Khripachenko | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 442 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 8.1 | Nikita Afanasiev | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 443 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 7.1 | Nikita Petrov | Oleg Vastrukhin | Won: 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 444 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 6.3 | Alexander Gutenev | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 3 | Open |
| 445 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 5.5 | Nikita Petrov | Artem Avanesian | Won: 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 446 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 4.1 | Maksim Volkov | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 94 | Open |
| 447 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 3.1 | Nikita Petrov | Egor Zaytsev | Won: 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 448 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 2.1 | Nikolay Ryazanov | Nikita Petrov | Won: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 449 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 13.3 | Nikita Petrov | David Zakaryan | Won: 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 450 | 2023-07-29 | Small Land Blitz 2023 | Novorossiysk RUS | 12.5 | Savva Vetokhin | Nikita Petrov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
- vs Emre CanLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-13 · Round 3.224th European Teams
- vs Franc AshikuWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-12 · Round 2.224th European Teams
- vs Shant SargsyanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-11 · Round 1.224th European Teams
- vs Roven VogelDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-05 · Round 9.326th OIBM 2023
- vs Jolanta ZawadzkaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-04 · Round 8.626th OIBM 2023
- vs Tykhon CherniaievWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-03 · Round 7.826th OIBM 2023
- vs Matic LavrencicDraw · ½–½White · 2023-11-02 · Round 6.726th OIBM 2023
- vs Liya KurmangaliyevaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-01 · Round 5.1426th OIBM 2023
- vs Michael KotykWon · 1-0White · 2023-10-31 · Round 4.3526th OIBM 2023
- vs Thomas RauppDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-10-30 · Round 3.3826th OIBM 2023
- vs Juergen MoeldnerDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-29 · Round 2.526th OIBM 2023
- vs Klaus BeckmannWon · 0-1Black · 2023-10-28 · Round 1.526th OIBM 2023
- vs Miklos GalyasWon · 1-0White · 2023-10-07 · Round 7.1238th ECC Open 2023
- vs Jergus PechacDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-06 · Round 6.738th ECC Open 2023
- vs G. Petar ArnaudovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-10-05 · Round 5.1338th ECC Open 2023
- vs Jose Vicente Pallardo LozoyaWon · 1-0White · 2023-10-04 · Round 4.1238th ECC Open 2023
- vs Francisco Vallejo PonsLost · 1-0Black · 2023-10-03 · Round 3.638th ECC Open 2023
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 9.4Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Rudik MakarianDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-13 · Round 8.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Alexander PetrovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 6.8Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Alexandr TriapishkoLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-13 · Round 5.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Mikhail DemidovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 4.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Marat DenishevWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-13 · Round 3.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Danila LipovoyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 2.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Oleg VastrukhinWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-13 · Round 13.4Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Margarita PotapovaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 12.4Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Nikita AfanasievLost · 1-0Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 11.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Robert SafinWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-13 · Round 10.4Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Kamilla OleskWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-13 · Round 1.2Dzhubga Blitz 2023
- vs Mikhail DemidovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-12 · Round 9.1Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-12 · Round 11.2Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Rudik MakarianDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-12 · Round 10.1Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Aleksey IvlevWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-11 · Round 8.3Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Pavel SmirnovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-11 · Round 7.3Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Oleg VastrukhinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-11 · Round 6.2Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Alexandr TriapishkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-11 · Round 5.1Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Ramil HasangatinWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-11 · Round 4.3Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Marat DenishevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-10 · Round 3.3Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Danila LipovoyWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-10 · Round 2.3Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Nikita DelWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-10 · Round 1.3Dzhubga Rapid 2023
- vs Alexander KhripachenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2023-07-29 · Round 9.1Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Nikita AfanasievDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-29 · Round 8.1Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Oleg VastrukhinWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-29 · Round 7.1Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Alexander GutenevWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-29 · Round 6.3Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Artem AvanesianWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-29 · Round 5.5Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Maksim VolkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-29 · Round 4.1Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Egor ZaytsevWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-29 · Round 3.1Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Nikolay RyazanovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-29 · Round 2.1Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs David ZakaryanWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-29 · Round 13.3Small Land Blitz 2023
- vs Savva VetokhinDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-29 · Round 12.5Small Land Blitz 2023
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 41st European Chess Club Cup - OPEN | Classical | 5 |
| 2026-09-16 | 46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open | Classical | 6 |
| 2026-09-07 | SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 7-8 | Classical | 1 |
| 2026-09-05 | 15. Grandprix de Monthey Standard | Classical | 3½ |
| 2026-09-04 | 15. Grandprix de Monthey Rapid | Rapid | 3 |