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Nikita Petrov
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GM

Nikita Petrov

MontenegroBorn 1996 (age 30)FIDE ID 4101286

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2564
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2574
Luft

Flair

Nikita Petrov's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 82Positional 74Endgame 78Openings 79Composure 78Defence 78Speed 74Consistency 80

Luft classical rating

2564No. 157

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2543 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2543 level, blended with their FIDE rating−5
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 57 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined675%
Sicilian Defense475%
Nimzo-Indian Defense350%
Ruy Lopez333%
King's Indian Attack333%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 3, drew 3, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense367%
Main line2100%
Exchange Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Kan Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Kalashnikov Variation150%
Classical Variation150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%
Normal Variation150%
Rubinstein System150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense150%
Morphy Defense150%
Closed10%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto250%
Main line10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Four Knights Variation250%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Taimanov Variation150%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Delayed Alapin Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With Black: 5 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation350%
Colle System1100%
London System10%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed450%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense225%
Main line150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation150%
Janowski Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20265/7+2+3
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20266/100+1
Austrian Bundesliga 2025/2614 Dec 20252½/5−4−4
FIDE World Cup 20255 Nov 20252½/4+7+7
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255½/9+6+8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Maurizzi13 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242595
GMA. Brkic10 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252578
GMS. Kourkoulos-Arditis21 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242570
GMV. Dragnev13 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252539
GMK. Ghazarian2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252520

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GME. GurelLast 20 Oct 2026 · 41st European Chess Club Cup 20263012
GMN. AbasovLast 14 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242011
GMF. BlohbergerLast 10 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMA. BrkicLast 12 Dec 2025 · Austrian Bundesliga 2025/262110
GMK. GhazarianLast 2 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20252200

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.