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: 2026-11-10 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 2.2 | Mikolaj Tomczak | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 502 | 2020-06-13 | UT-RGV vs Kozminski Uni | chess24.com INT | 1.2 | Vladimir Belous | Igor Janik | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 503 | 2020-06-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th June | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Anatoliy Polivanov | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 504 | 2020-06-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th June | chess.com INT | 2 | Evgeny Ermakov | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | Open |
| 505 | 2020-06-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th June | chess.com INT | 1 | Vladimir Belous | Julia Antolak | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 506 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Sankalp Gupta | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 507 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 5 | Robert Hovhannisyan | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 508 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 4 | Vladimir Belous | Pavel Eljanov | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 509 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 3 | Vladislav Kovalev | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 510 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 2 | Vladimir Belous | Dmitry Gordievsky | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 511 | 2020-06-06 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP 12 | lichess.org INT | 1 | Vincent Tang | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 512 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 9 | Sanan Sjugirov | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 513 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 8 | Rasmus Svane | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 514 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 7 | Vladimir Belous | Praggnanandhaa R | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 515 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Ali Farahat | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 516 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 5 | Anish Giri | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 82 | Open |
| 517 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 4 | Volodymyr Onyshchuk | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 518 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Robby Adamson | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 519 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 2 | Michael Kopylov | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 22 | Open |
| 520 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 1 | Vladimir Belous | Franciszek Sernecki | 1-0 | 98 | Open |
| 521 | 2020-06-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd June | chess.com INT | 10 | Vladimir Belous | Alexander Grischuk | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 522 | 2020-05-25 | PNWCC Masters 2020 | chess.com INT | 8.9 | Anthony He | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 523 | 2020-05-25 | PNWCC Masters 2020 | chess.com INT | 7.5 | Vladimir Belous | Vladimir Fedoseev | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 524 | 2020-05-24 | PNWCC Masters 2020 | chess.com INT | 5.7 | Balaji Daggupati | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 525 | 2020-05-24 | PNWCC Masters 2020 | chess.com INT | 4.2 | Vladimir Belous | Jeffery Xiong | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 526 | 2020-05-23 | PNWCC Masters 2020 | chess.com INT | 2.11 | Vladimir Belous | Anish Vivekananthan | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 527 | 2020-05-23 | PNWCC Masters 2020 | chess.com INT | 1.14 | Hersh Singh | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 528 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 9 | Vladimir Belous | Kamil Dragun | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 529 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 8 | Jeffery Xiong | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 530 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 7 | Vladimir Belous | Anthony He | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 531 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 6 | Samuel Sevian | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 532 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 5 | Lazaro Bruzon Batista | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 533 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 4 | Vladimir Belous | Henry Wang | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 534 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 3 | Jacek Stopa | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 535 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 2 | Vladimir Belous | Eddie Chang | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 536 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 1 | Andrew Guo | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 537 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 11 | Vladimir Belous | Zoran Jovanovic | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 538 | 2020-03-21 | PNWCC Online Blitz JP II | chess.com INT | 10 | Miroslav D Miljkovic | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 539 | 2019-12-29 | Pan-Am Intercollegiate | Charlotte USA | 5.3 | Vladimir Belous | Omer Reshef | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 540 | 2019-12-29 | Pan-Am Intercollegiate | Charlotte USA | 4.2 | Nikolas Theodorou | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 541 | 2019-09-02 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 9.7 | Justin Wang | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 542 | 2019-09-02 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 8.5 | Vladimir Belous | Sergei Matsenko | 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 543 | 2019-09-01 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 7.1 | Jeffery Xiong | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 544 | 2019-09-01 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 6.3 | Vladimir Belous | Andrey Stukopin | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 545 | 2019-08-31 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 5.4 | Jason Wang | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 546 | 2019-08-31 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 4.7 | Vladimir Belous | George Li | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 547 | 2019-08-30 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 3.2 | Aleksey Sorokin | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 548 | 2019-08-30 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 2.8 | Vladimir Belous | Ben Li | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 549 | 2019-08-29 | 85th Southwest Open 2019 | Irving USA | 1.11 | Jack Easton | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 550 | 2019-06-16 | National Open 2019 | Las Vegas USA | 9 | Kostya Kavutskiy | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |