Vladimirs Petrovs (; 27 September 1907 – 26 August 1943) was a Latvian Russian chess player. He was born in Riga, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (present-day Latvia). Though he learned the game of chess relatively late, at age thirteen, Petrovs made rapid progress. By 1926, at age 19, he won the championship of Riga and finished third in the national championship. He placed 2nd–5th, behind Isakas Vistaneckis, in the first Baltic Championship at Klaipėda in 1931. Petrovs won a match with Movsas Feigins (+4 –1 =3) in 1931, won a match against Vladas Mikėnas (+2 –0 =1) in 1932, and narrowly lost a match to Rudolf Spielmann (+1 –2 =5) in 1934. Petrovs tied for first with Fricis Apšenieks in 1934, and won the Latvian Championship in 1935 and 1937. He won at Helsinki in 1936, and tied for first with Samuel Reshevsky and Salo Flohr at Kemeri in 1937, ahead of Alexander Alekhine, Paul Keres, Endre Steiner, Savielly Tartakower, Reuben Fine, Gideon Ståhlberg and others. This was Petrovs’ finest tournament achievement. Later the same year, he finished last at Semmering. Petrovs placed 3rd-5th at Łódź in 1938, behind Vasja Pirc and Tartakower, and third at Margate in 1938, behind Alekhine and Rudolf Spielmann, defeating Alekhine in their individual game. In 1939, Petrovs placed 8th of 16 at Kemeri–Riga, and won at Rosario, ahead of Erich Eliskases and Mikėnas. Petrovs played for Latvia in all seven official Chess Olympiads from 1928 to 1939. He also played at the unofficial Olympiad at Munich 1936. In July/August 1928, he played at third board at the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+5 –4 =7). In July 1930, he played at second board at the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+8 –3 =6). In July 1931, he played at third board at the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+9 –2 =5). In July 1933, he played at second board at the 5th Chess Olympiad in Folkestone (+6 –5 =3). In August 1935, he played at first board at the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw (+7 –5 =7). In August–September 1936, he played at first board at the 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+10 –3 =7). In July–August 1937, he played at first board at the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+5 –3 =10). In August–September 1939, he played at first board at the 8th Chess Olympiad in