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GM Nikita Petrov

Full name

Nikita Petrov

Born

1/1/1996 (age 28)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Montenegro

Rating

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 (2532) Zbigniew Pakleza (2446)	1-0	18	2024
Nikita Petrov (2532) Harika Dronavalli (2445)	1-0	32	2024
Nikita Petrov (2534) Jose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal (2445)	1-0	26	2024
Nikita Petrov (2540) Maksim Novik (2450)	1-0	81	2024
Nikita Petrov (2563) Nebojsa Nikcevic (2338)	1-0	28	2024
Nikita Petrov (2563) Artem Smirnov (2406)	1-0	76	2024
Nikita Petrov (2562) Chun Hei Ng (1974)	1-0	28	2024
Nikita Petrov (2562) Minqing Wang (1942)	1-0	56	2024
Nikita Petrov (2562) Sidhant Mohapatra (2384)	1-0	25	2024
Nikita Petrov (2562) Priyanka Nutakki (2272)	1-0	52	2024

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