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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | 2019-06-14 | National Open 2019 | Las Vegas USA | 4 | Vladimir Belous | Rithik Polavaram | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 552 | 2019-06-12 | National Open 2019 | Las Vegas USA | 1 | Michael Feinstein | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 553 | 2019-04-21 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 9 | Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 554 | 2019-04-21 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 8.3 | Vladimir Belous | Aleksandr Shimanov | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 555 | 2019-04-20 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 7 | Justin Sarkar | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 556 | 2019-04-20 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Abhimanyu Mishra | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 557 | 2019-04-19 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 5 | David Brodsky | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 558 | 2019-04-19 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 4 | Vladimir Belous | Michael Mulyar | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 559 | 2019-04-18 | 13th Foxwoods Open | Ledyard USA | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Christopher Williams | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 560 | 2019-04-07 | College Final Four 2019 | New York USA | 3.1 | Vladimir Belous | Emilio Cordova | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 561 | 2019-04-06 | College Final Four 2019 | New York USA | 2.2 | Vladimir Belous | Bryan Hu | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 562 | 2019-04-06 | College Final Four 2019 | New York USA | 1.2 | David Berczes | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 563 | 2019-01-21 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 9 | Andrey Stukopin | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 5 | Open |
| 564 | 2019-01-21 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 8 | Vladimir Belous | Magesh Chandran Panchanathan | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 565 | 2019-01-20 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 7 | Michael Brown | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 11 | Open |
| 566 | 2019-01-20 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 6 | Vladimir Belous | Brandon Jacobson | 1/2-1/2 | 6 | Open |
| 567 | 2019-01-19 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 5 | Denis Shmeliov | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 568 | 2019-01-19 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 4 | Vladimir Belous | Kevin Wang | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 569 | 2019-01-18 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 3 | Aleksandr Ostrovskiy | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 570 | 2019-01-18 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 2 | Vladimir Belous | Shankar Gauri | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 571 | 2019-01-17 | CCCSA Winter GM 2019 | Charlotte USA | 1 | Kassa Korley | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 572 | 2018-12-30 | Pan-Am Intercollegiate | Burlingame USA | 6.2 | Emilio Cordova | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 573 | 2018-12-29 | Pan-Am Intercollegiate | Burlingame USA | 5.3 | Vladimir Belous | John Veech | 1-0 | 73 | Open |
| 574 | 2018-12-29 | Pan-Am Intercollegiate | Burlingame USA | 4.1 | Evgeny Shtembuliak | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 575 | 2018-10-20 | Texas Collegiate Superfinal | Lubbock USA | 2.1 | Vladimir Belous | Evgeny Shtembuliak | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 576 | 2018-09-03 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 9.1 | Andrey Gorovets | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 7 | Open |
| 577 | 2018-09-03 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 8.1 | Vladimir Belous | Joel Banawa | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 578 | 2018-09-02 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 7.1 | Brandon Jacobson | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 579 | 2018-09-02 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 6.1 | Vladimir Belous | Jayaram Ashwin | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 580 | 2018-09-01 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 5.1 | Farai Mandizha | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | Open |
| 581 | 2018-09-01 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 4.1 | Vladimir Belous | Kevin Wang | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 582 | 2018-08-31 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 3.1 | Kassa Korley | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 583 | 2018-08-31 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 2.1 | Vladimir Belous | Tianqi Wang | 1/2-1/2 | 71 | Open |
| 584 | 2018-08-30 | CCCSA Labor Day GM 2018 | Charlotte USA | 1.1 | Alexander Katz | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 585 | 2018-08-21 | US Chess Masters 2018 | Greensboro USA | 9.4 | Vladimir Belous | Samuel Sevian | 1/2-1/2 | 77 | Open |
| 586 | 2018-08-21 | US Chess Masters 2018 | Greensboro USA | 8.2 | Jeffery Xiong | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 587 | 2018-08-20 | US Chess Masters 2018 | Greensboro USA | 7.1 | Vladimir Belous | Evgeny Postny | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 588 | 2018-08-20 | US Chess Masters 2018 | Greensboro USA | 6.1 | Djurabek Khamrakulov | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 589 | 2018-08-19 | US Chess Masters 2018 | Greensboro USA | 5.3 | Vladimir Belous | John M Burke | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 590 | 2018-08-19 | US Chess Masters 2018 | Greensboro USA | 4.5 | Bartlomiej Macieja | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 75 | Open |
| 591 | 2018-08-05 | 119th US Open 2018 | Middleton USA | 9.5 | Vladimir Belous | Mackenzie Molner | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 592 | 2018-08-04 | 119th US Open 2018 | Middleton USA | 8.3 | Alexander Ipatov | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 593 | 2018-08-03 | 119th US Open 2018 | Middleton USA | 7.7 | Vladimir Belous | Julian Proleiko | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 594 | 2018-06-21 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 9.5 | Vladimir Belous | Parham Maghsoodloo | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 595 | 2018-06-20 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 8.5 | Dmitry Kryakvin | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 596 | 2018-06-19 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 7.3 | Vladimir Belous | Ivan Popov | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 597 | 2018-06-18 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 6.13 | Vladimir Belous | Mikhail Bryakin | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 598 | 2018-06-16 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 5.19 | Grigory Malyshev | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 599 | 2018-06-15 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 4.16 | Vladimir Belous | Ramil Faizrakhmanov | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 600 | 2018-06-14 | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | Voronezh RUS | 3.16 | Aram Yeritsyan | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |