GMVladimir Belous
- FIDE ID
- 4174003
About Vladimir Belous
Vladimir Belous was born in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in 1993 and developed his chess in Russia. He became an international master in 2011 and a grandmaster in 2013. In 2016 he moved to Brownsville, Texas. He won the Chicago Open that year and the U.S. Masters in 2017. Show more
Vladimir Belous was born in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in 1993 and developed his chess in Russia. He became an international master in 2011 and a grandmaster in 2013. In 2016 he moved to Brownsville, Texas. He won the Chicago Open that year and the U.S. Masters in 2017. An invitation from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's chess coach helped bring him into American college chess. Before enrolling, he worked on his English. In a 2019 university interview he described choosing accounting after enjoying his introductory classes. He also spoke about representing UTRGV in competition and adapting to a new culture. Outside chess and university work, he enjoyed cooking and reading, including the Game of Thrones novels.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 2026 Washington Challengers Cup - Gukesh Open | Classical | 4½ |
| 2026-10-08 | 2026 Grandmaster Chess Center Fall Norm Invitational - IM B | Classical | 5 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 2020-08-11 | Titled Tue 11th Aug | chess.com INT | 10 | Vladimir Belous | Vladislav Kovalev | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | Open |
| 452 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 7 | Vladimir Belous | Ryo Chen | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 453 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 6 | Samvel Ter-Sahakyan | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 454 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 5 | Vladimir Belous | Nicholas Ladan | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 455 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 4 | Aram Hakobyan | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 456 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Pavel Ponkratov | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 457 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 2 | Vladimir Fedoseev | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 458 | 2020-08-02 | PNWCC Blitz Championship | lichess.org INT | 1 | Vladimir Belous | Davis Zong | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 459 | 2020-07-14 | Titled Tuesday 14th July | chess.com INT | 7 | Eneasz Wiewiora | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 21 | Open |
| 460 | 2020-07-14 | Titled Tuesday 14th July | chess.com INT | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Sergey Karjakin | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 461 | 2020-07-14 | Titled Tuesday 14th July | chess.com INT | 5 | Tuan Minh Le | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 462 | 2020-07-14 | Titled Tuesday 14th July | chess.com INT | 4 | David Paravyan | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 463 | 2020-07-14 | Titled Tuesday 14th July | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Kim Nygren | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 464 | 2020-07-14 | Titled Tuesday 14th July | chess.com INT | 2 | Rout Padmini | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 465 | 2020-07-11 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 | lichess.org INT | 5 | Yuliia Osmak | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 466 | 2020-07-11 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 | lichess.org INT | 4 | Vladimir Belous | Carissa Yip | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 467 | 2020-07-11 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 | lichess.org INT | 3 | Volodar Murzin | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 76 | Open |
| 468 | 2020-07-11 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 | lichess.org INT | 2 | Vladimir Belous | Nikita Matinian | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 469 | 2020-07-11 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 16 | lichess.org INT | 1 | Michael Zheng | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 18 | Open |
| 470 | 2020-07-07 | Titled Tuesday 7th July | chess.com INT | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Raunak Sadhwani | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 471 | 2020-07-07 | Titled Tuesday 7th July | chess.com INT | 5 | Ruslan Kavyev | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 18 | Open |
| 472 | 2020-07-07 | Titled Tuesday 7th July | chess.com INT | 4 | Zviad Izoria | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 473 | 2020-07-07 | Titled Tuesday 7th July | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Krzysztof Budrewicz | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 474 | 2020-07-07 | Titled Tuesday 7th July | chess.com INT | 2 | Vladimir Belous | Azat Gabdrakhmanov | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 475 | 2020-07-07 | Titled Tuesday 7th July | chess.com INT | 1 | Olesya Shevtchenko | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 476 | 2020-07-05 | XX Rio Grande Domingo Int | lichess.org INT | 1 | Unidentified player | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 1 | Open |
| 477 | 2020-06-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th June | chess.com INT | 1 | Vladimir Belous | Mariya Yakimova | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 478 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 9 | Maksim Chigaev | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 479 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 8 | Abdulla Gadimbayli | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 16 | Open |
| 480 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 7 | Vladimir Belous | Vyom Vidyarthi | 1-0 | 15 | Open |
| 481 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 6 | A.R. Saleh Salem | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 482 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 5 | Vladimir Belous | Gata Kamsky | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 483 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 4 | Eltaj Safarli | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 484 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Stanislav Tsyhanchuk | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 485 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 2 | Daniel Rangel | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 486 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 1 | Vladimir Belous | Dmitry Konenkin | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 487 | 2020-06-16 | Titled Tuesday 16th June | chess.com INT | 10 | Vladimir Belous | Suri Vaibhav | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 488 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 8.2 | Filip Barglowski | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 489 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 7.2 | Vladimir Belous | Maciej Kowalec | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 490 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 6.2 | Oliwia Kiolbasa | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 491 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 5.2 | Vladimir Belous | Anna Kubicka | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 492 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 4.2 | Krzysztof Jakubowski | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 493 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 3.2 | Vladimir Belous | Aleksander Kaczmarek | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 494 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 2.2 | Mikolaj Tomczak | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 495 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 1.2 | Vladimir Belous | Igor Janik | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 496 | 2020-06-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th June | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Anatoliy Polivanov | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 497 | 2020-06-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th June | chess.com INT | 2 | Evgeny Ermakov | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 498 | 2020-06-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th June | chess.com INT | 1 | Vladimir Belous | Julia Antolak | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 499 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Sankalp Gupta | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 500 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 5 | Robert Hovhannisyan | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 43 | Open |