What is Nikita Petrov's FIDE rating?

Nikita Petrov's FIDE rating is 2565 standard, 2564 rapid, 2544 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Nikita Petrov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Nikita Petrov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 229 over-the-board games by Nikita Petrov (196 classical, 9 rapid, 24 blitz), with 36% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Nikita Petrov's Chess Stalker profile.

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Nikita Petrov

Montenegroborn 1996FIDE ID 4101286

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

2480

2520

2560

2600

2551 · Sep 2023

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2565Classical

2564Rapid

2544Blitz

2610peak, Apr 2019

229games

82wins, 36%

101draws, 44%

43losses, 19%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2610 · Apr 2019

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 94.4% average

Solid conversion: 86%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(67% in 63 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 45%)

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Based on

229 games

Based on 229 games

Openings

Based on player games

No clear weaknesses!

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 43 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 43 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.5%

Middlegame

94.4%

Endgame

93.9%

Clutch factor

+8%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%18g

EqualEqual position

95%23g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

86%2g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

6 err

23%

6 err

19%

5 err

15%

4 err

15%

4 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 82 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

100%

46+

100% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

16Errors mapped

b5 / d4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

33 err

22 err

b5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

3 errors · Stockfish

#43

♛g4?? vs Czerw

Endgame · OTB · 2020

#101

♚h4?? vs Salem

Endgame · OTB · 2019

#63

♚d4?? vs Paichadze

Endgame · OTB · 2019

Recent games

229 games

Stremavicius, Titas(2547)

Icelandic team chess cham... · 7 Mar 2026

½–½

Sukovic, Andrej(2272)

Round 2: Petrov, Nikita -... · 9 Feb 2026

1–0

Milovic, Ilija(2004)

Round 1: Milovic, Ilija -... · 9 Feb 2026

1–0

Tomic, Aleksandar(2308)

Round 3: Tomic, Aleksanda... · 9 Feb 2026

1–0

Yaksin, Oleg(2396)

Round 4: Petrov, Nikita -... · 9 Feb 2026

0–1

Kadric, Denis(2540)

Round 11: Petrov, Nikita ... · 9 Feb 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

14 endgames (34.1%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

34.1%

14 / 41

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

229 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

117 games43%W42%D15%L

117games in this linewon 43%, drew 42%, lost 15%

Move

1. d4

656m

46%43%11

65%

1. e4

377m

41%46%13

64%

1. ♞f3

811m

1350%37%

38%

1. c4

75y

71%1415

79%

Scouting report: Nikita Petrov (GM, MNE)