Nikita Petrov (chess player)

Nikita Petrov (born 1 July 1996) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018.

Career

In 2016, Petrov won the 38th International Chess Festival Città di Arco Open A with 8 out of 9,[1] and again in 2017 with the same score.[2]

IN 2019, he scored 7.5 out of 11, finishing in 17th place, at the European Individual Chess Championship, which qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by Evgeny Tomashevsky in the first round. In the 6th Arica Open in 2019 he tied 2nd-8th place with Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, Deivy Vera Siguenas, Renato R. Quintiliano Pinto, Cristobal Henriquez Villagra, Salvador Alonso, and Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas.[3]

Nikita Petrov is also a chess commentator and streamer. He's working in the "Chess Phoenix" club as one of the authors.

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