IMAleksandr E. Usov
- FIDE ID
- 24257109
About Aleksandr E. Usov
Aleksandr Usov grew up in Moscow's junior chess scene, winning Russian championships in the under-9, under-11 and under-13 age groups. His success with Moscow's winning White Rook school team in 2021 led to an invitation to Primakov Gymnasium, where he worked with grandmaster Igor Yagupov. Show more
Aleksandr Usov grew up in Moscow's junior chess scene, winning Russian championships in the under-9, under-11 and under-13 age groups. His success with Moscow's winning White Rook school team in 2021 led to an invitation to Primakov Gymnasium, where he worked with grandmaster Igor Yagupov. He helped the school win White Rook again in 2023 and 2024. Playing second board for Primakov, he contributed to its bronze medal in the adult Russian Higher League team championship in 2023. He also won the Moscow region's men's blitz championship that year and made his Premier League team debut for the region in 2024. At fifteen, he won the 2025 Moscow Open blitz event, ending with five straight victories in a field containing eight grandmasters. FIDE records his International Master title in 2026. His younger brother Dmitri has also won medals in Russian youth chess.
Rating history
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 2020-09-18 | ch-Moscow Final 2020 | Moscow RUS | 6.7 | Stanislav Bukreev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 352 | 2020-09-16 | ch-Moscow Final 2020 | Moscow RUS | 4.7 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander Fedosov | 0-1 | 113 | Open |
| 353 | 2020-09-15 | ch-Moscow Final 2020 | Moscow RUS | 3.7 | Sergey Tunik | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 354 | 2020-09-14 | ch-Moscow Final 2020 | Moscow RUS | 2.5 | Dmitry Rostovtsev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 355 | 2020-09-13 | ch-Moscow Final 2020 | Moscow RUS | 1.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexei Gubajdullin | 1/2-1/2 | 77 | Open |
| 356 | 2020-02-02 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 9.69 | Sofia Pogorelskikh | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 357 | 2020-02-01 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 8.86 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Rostislav Marchuk | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 358 | 2020-01-31 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 7.87 | Alexander Mikhnenko | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 73 | Open |
| 359 | 2020-01-30 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 6.75 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Andrey Zlotnik | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 360 | 2020-01-29 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 5.85 | Artem Postnikov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 361 | 2020-01-28 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 4.76 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ayusha Dolsonov | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 362 | 2020-01-27 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 3.58 | Dmitry Tsoi | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 363 | 2020-01-26 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 2.42 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Zaur Tekeyev | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 364 | 2020-01-25 | 16th Moscow Open A 2020 | Moscow RUS | 1.73 | Artem Galaktionov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 365 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 21.98 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Igor Yagupov | 0-1 | 73 | Open |
| 366 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 20.101 | Melis Mamatov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 75 | Open |
| 367 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 19.98 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Gukesh D | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 368 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 18.98 | Ramil Faizrakhmanov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 369 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 17.99 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ahmed M Alghamdi | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 370 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 16.103 | Ahmed M Al Thebaiti | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 371 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 15.101 | Alexander Gutenev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 372 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 14.98 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Tommi Luukkonen | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 373 | 2019-12-30 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 13.102 | Hassan S Al Mutairi | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 374 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 9.102 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Abdulrahman A Masrahi | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 375 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 8.101 | Jayme Amorim Miranda Neto | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 376 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 7.98 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Dmitry Kryakvin | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 377 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 6.95 | Mohamed Tissir | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 378 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 5.9 | Miguel Santos Ruiz | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 379 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 4.87 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Sergey Drygalov | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 380 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 3.96 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vladimir Mikhailovsky | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 381 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 2.94 | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 382 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 12.98 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Bibek Thing | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 383 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 11.98 | Alexander Galkin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 384 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 10.101 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Hamoud Al Nhier | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 385 | 2019-12-29 | World Blitz 2019 | Moscow RUS | 1.91 | Konstantin Sakaev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 386 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 15.97 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Bibek Thing | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 387 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 14.93 | Ruslan Shcherbakov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 388 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 13.99 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Abdulrahman A Masrahi | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 389 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 12.95 | Igor Glek | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 390 | 2019-12-28 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 11.99 | Hassan S Al Mutairi | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 391 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 9.99 | Stanislav Novikov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 73 | Open |
| 392 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 8.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ahmed M Alghamdi | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 393 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 7.99 | Diogo Duarte Guimaraes | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 394 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 6.98 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Mohamed Tissir | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 395 | 2019-12-27 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 10.97 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ilya Makoveev | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 396 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 5.96 | Nikita Afanasiev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 397 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 4.87 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Emre Can | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 398 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 3.101 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ilia Iljiushenok | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 399 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 2.1 | Grzegorz Gajewski | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 400 | 2019-12-26 | World Rapid 2019 | Moscow RUS | 1.101 | Evgeny Romanov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
- vs Stanislav BukreevWon · 0-1ch-Moscow Final 2020
- vs Alexander FedosovLost · 0-1ch-Moscow Final 2020
- vs Sergey TunikLost · 1-0ch-Moscow Final 2020
- vs Dmitry RostovtsevLost · 1-0ch-Moscow Final 2020
- vs Alexei GubajdullinDraw · ½–½ch-Moscow Final 2020
- vs Sofia PogorelskikhLost · 1-016th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Rostislav MarchukWon · 1-016th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Alexander MikhnenkoDraw · ½–½16th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Andrey ZlotnikLost · 0-116th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Artem PostnikovWon · 0-116th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Ayusha DolsonovLost · 0-116th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Dmitry TsoiLost · 1-016th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Zaur TekeyevLost · 0-116th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Artem GalaktionovWon · 0-116th Moscow Open A 2020
- vs Igor YagupovLost · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Melis MamatovLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Gukesh DWon · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Ramil FaizrakhmanovLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Ahmed M AlghamdiLost · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Ahmed M Al ThebaitiWon · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Alexander GutenevLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Tommi LuukkonenLost · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Hassan S Al MutairiWon · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Abdulrahman A MasrahiWon · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Jayme Amorim Miranda NetoLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Dmitry KryakvinLost · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Mohamed TissirLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Miguel Santos RuizLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Sergey DrygalovLost · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Vladimir MikhailovskyWon · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Bibek ThingLost · 0-1World Blitz 2019
- vs Alexander GalkinLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Hamoud Al NhierWon · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Konstantin SakaevLost · 1-0World Blitz 2019
- vs Bibek ThingLost · 0-1World Rapid 2019
- vs Ruslan ShcherbakovLost · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Abdulrahman A MasrahiWon · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Igor GlekLost · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Hassan S Al MutairiWon · 0-1World Rapid 2019
- vs Stanislav NovikovDraw · ½–½World Rapid 2019
- vs Ahmed M AlghamdiWon · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Diogo Duarte GuimaraesLost · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Mohamed TissirLost · 0-1World Rapid 2019
- vs Ilya MakoveevLost · 0-1World Rapid 2019
- vs Nikita AfanasievLost · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Emre CanLost · 0-1World Rapid 2019
- vs Ilia IljiushenokWon · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Grzegorz GajewskiLost · 1-0World Rapid 2019
- vs Evgeny RomanovLost · 1-0World Rapid 2019
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | VPHS_RIVIERA 2026 24 OCTOBER RAPID-G | Rapid | 6 |
| 2026-10-25 | VPHS_RIVIERA 2026 25 OCTOBER BLITZ-L | Blitz | 10 |
| 2026-10-22 | 16 stage of the Moscow Cup 2026 blitz | Blitz | 8 |
| 2026-10-16 | Blitz_Men Champ. 2026 | Blitz | 9½ |
| 2026-10-14 | Rapid_Men Champ. 2026 | Rapid | 7½ |
| 2026-10-10 | Rapid Moscow. October 2026 - 2 | Rapid | 5½ |
| 2026-10-10 | Blitz Moscow. October 2026 - 3 | Blitz | 8½ |
| 2026-10-03 | Chess Champions League 2026 - "Ivi Grand Prix Chess IV" | Classical | 6 |
| 2026-10-02 | Blitz Moscow. October 2026 - 1 | Blitz | 9½ |
| 2026-10-01 | 14 stage of the Moscow Cup 2026 blitz | Blitz | 10½ |