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
View rating lists
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | 2017-07-10 | Polugaevsky Memorial 2017 | Samara RUS | 3.1 | Vladimir Belous | Timur Fakhrutdinov | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 652 | 2017-07-09 | Polugaevsky Memorial 2017 | Samara RUS | 2.2 | Grigory Malyshev | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 653 | 2017-07-08 | Polugaevsky Memorial 2017 | Samara RUS | 1.2 | Vladimir Belous | Elizaveta Martynyuk | 1-0 | 105 | Open |
| 654 | 2017-07-03 | 45th Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 6 | Pavel Blatny | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 655 | 2017-07-02 | 45th Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 5 | Vladimir Belous | Tansel Turgut | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 656 | 2017-07-02 | 45th Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 4 | Kaiqi Yang | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 657 | 2017-07-01 | 45th Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 3 | Vladimir Belous | Jennifer Yu | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 658 | 2017-07-01 | 45th Annual World Open | Philadelphia USA | 2.15 | William Morrison | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 659 | 2017-06-29 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 9.7 | Vladimir Belous | Farai Mandizha | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 660 | 2017-06-28 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 8.11 | Vladimir Belous | Ladia Jirasek | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 661 | 2017-06-28 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 7.17 | Teemu Virtanen | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 662 | 2017-06-27 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 6.1 | Vladimir Belous | Ben Li | 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 663 | 2017-06-26 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 5.11 | Alex Bian | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 664 | 2017-06-25 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 4.4 | Vladimir Belous | Nicolas Checa | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 665 | 2017-06-25 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 3 | Deepak Aaron | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 666 | 2017-06-25 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 3.9 | Deepak Aaron | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 667 | 2017-06-24 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 2.5 | Vladimir Belous | Robert Perez | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 668 | 2017-06-24 | 11th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 1.7 | Trung Nguyen | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 669 | 2017-06-18 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 9.2 | Denes Boros | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 5 | Open |
| 670 | 2017-06-17 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 8.2 | Vladimir Belous | Levy Rozman | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 671 | 2017-06-16 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 7.2 | Eylon Nakar | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 672 | 2017-06-16 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 6.2 | Vladimir Belous | Akshat Chandra | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 673 | 2017-06-15 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 5.1 | Joshua Friedel | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 674 | 2017-06-15 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 4.1 | Vladimir Belous | Andrey Stukopin | 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 675 | 2017-06-14 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 3.2 | Kyron Griffith | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 676 | 2017-06-14 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 2.2 | Vladimir Belous | Justin Wang | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 677 | 2017-06-13 | Wisconsin International | Madison USA | 1.2 | Aaron C Jing | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 678 | 2017-05-29 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 9.2 | Vladimir Belous | Michael Brown | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 679 | 2017-05-29 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 8.4 | Vladimir Georgiev | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 680 | 2017-05-28 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 6.4 | Vladimir Belous | Luke Harmon-Vellotti | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 681 | 2017-05-27 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 5.3 | Guillermo Vazquez | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 682 | 2017-05-27 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 4.5 | Vladimir Belous | Kayden Troff | 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 683 | 2017-05-26 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 3.1 | Erik Santarius | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 684 | 2017-05-26 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 2.3 | Vladimir Belous | Matthew Larson | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 685 | 2017-05-25 | 26th Chicago Open 2017 | Chicago USA | 1.3 | Hans Moke Niemann | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 686 | 2017-05-24 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 9.3 | Cemil Can Ali Marandi | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 687 | 2017-05-23 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 8.4 | Vladimir Belous | Awonder Liang | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 688 | 2017-05-22 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 7.2 | Tamaz Gelashvili | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 689 | 2017-05-21 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 6.5 | Vladimir Belous | Akshat Chandra | 1/2-1/2 | 76 | Open |
| 690 | 2017-05-20 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 5.1 | Vladimir Belous | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 1-0 | 83 | Open |
| 691 | 2017-05-19 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 4.5 | Nazi Paikidze | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 692 | 2017-05-18 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 3.2 | Vladimir Belous | Ioan-Cristian Chirila | 0-1 | 20 | Open |
| 693 | 2017-05-17 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 2.4 | Aleksandr Lenderman | Vladimir Belous | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 694 | 2017-05-16 | St Louis Spring Classic B | Saint Louis USA | 1.3 | Vladimir Belous | Alexandr Fier | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 695 | 2017-04-15 | 11th Philadelphia Open | Philadelphia USA | 7.1 | Vladimir Belous | Samuel Sevian | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 696 | 2017-04-15 | 11th Philadelphia Open | Philadelphia USA | 6.1 | Ruifeng Li | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 697 | 2017-04-14 | 11th Philadelphia Open | Philadelphia USA | 5.1 | Vladimir Belous | Angel Arribas Lopez | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 698 | 2017-04-14 | 11th Philadelphia Open | Philadelphia USA | 4.3 | John M Burke | Vladimir Belous | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 699 | 2017-04-13 | 11th Philadelphia Open | Philadelphia USA | 3.6 | Vladimir Belous | Shiyam Thavandiran | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 700 | 2017-04-13 | 11th Philadelphia Open | Philadelphia USA | 2.1 | Michael Mulyar | Vladimir Belous | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |