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GM Nikita Petrov

Nikita Petrov
Full name
Nikita Petrov
Born
Jul 1, 1996 (age 29)‎
Place of birth
Novorossiysk, Russia
Federation
Montenegro
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2554
Classical
2539
Rapid
2526
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Trompowsky Attack (14 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (8 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (8 games)
London System (7 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Deferred Classical Defense (16 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined (15 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (10 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Pin Defense (10 games)
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (8 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Andrej Sukovic (2272)
1-0 28 2026
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Armin Musovic (2190)
1-0 41 2026
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Johann Hjartarson (2484)
1-0 31 2026
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Conor O'Donnell (2306)
1-0 29 2026
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Oleg Yaksin (2396)
0-1 47 2026
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Bogdan Podlesnik (2289)
½-½ 30 2026
Nikita Petrov (2572)
Titas Stremavicius (2547)
½-½ 20 2026
Jovan Milovic (2295)
Nikita Petrov (2572)
1-0 50 2026
Ilija Milovic (2004)
Nikita Petrov (2572)
0-1 22 2026
Aleksandar Tomic (2308)
Nikita Petrov (2572)
0-1 47 2026
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