Nikita Petrov (born 1 July 1996) is a Russian chess player who represents Montenegro.

[1] In 2016, Petrov won the 38th International Chess Festival Città di Arco Open A with 8 out of 9,[2] and again in 2017[3] and 2019 with the same score.

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.

[6] In 2021 Petrov won the 17th Ugra Governor`s Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk ahead of Dmitry Kokarev and Daniil Lintchevski.

[7] In 2024, Petrov won the national championship of Montenegro in Podgorica, scoring 9 out of 11 and edging Nikola Djukić on tiebreaks.