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.
FIDE rating history
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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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-11-10 | 2nd President’s Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan 2026 | Group A | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 1.14 | Fedosov, Alexander | Usov, Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 2 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Deac,Bogdan-Daniel | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 3 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Martirosyan,Haik M. | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 4 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Lewtak,Da | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 5 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Kamsky,G | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 6 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Moussard,J | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 7 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Caruana,F | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 8 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Donchenko,Alexa | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 19 | Open |
| 9 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Durarbayli,Vasif | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 10 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Kravtsiv,M | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 11 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Yakubboev,Nodirbek | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 12 | 2026-11-05 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Postnikov,Albert | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 13 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Paravyan,D | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 14 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Hulka,Valentyn | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 15 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Shimanov,A | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 16 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Pankiv,Maksym | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 17 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Gustafsson,J | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 18 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Sobol,Matvii | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 19 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Niemann,Hans Moke | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 20 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Motola,Jacopo | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 21 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Janik,Igor | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 22 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Bluebaum,M | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 23 | 2026-11-03 | Titled Tue 3rd Nov 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Gokerkan,Cem Kaan | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 24 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Reprintsev,A | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 78 | Open |
| 25 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Shandrygin,Nikita | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 1 | Open |
| 26 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Demchenko,Maksim Dm | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 150 | Open |
| 27 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Nitish,Belurkar | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 28 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Ganiev,Artur | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 29 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Dixit,Nikhil | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 30 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Bulgak,Damir | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 31 | 2026-10-29 | 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Knudsen,Simon | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 32 | 2026-10-10 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 10.4 | Ivanov,Ol UKR | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 33 | 2026-10-09 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 9.3 | Tsaruk,Maksim | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 34 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Lissillour,Baptiste | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 35 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Tasdogen,Dincer | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 36 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Sargsyan,Shant | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 37 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Maghsoodloo,Parham | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 38 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Rustemov,A | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 39 | 2026-10-08 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 8.3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Mozharov,M | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 40 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Martirosyan,Haik M. | 0-1 | 92 | Open |
| 41 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Bortnyk,Olexandr | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 42 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Chirilov,James A | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 43 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Piesik,P | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 44 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Vlassov,N | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 45 | 2026-10-08 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 8th Oct 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Bok,B | 1-0 | 92 | Open |
| 46 | 2026-10-07 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 7.2 | Nikitenko,M | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 47 | 2026-10-06 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 6.3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Zhakshylykov,Erzhan | 1-0 | 81 | Open |
| 48 | 2026-10-05 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 5.1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Gilfanov,Marat I | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 49 | 2026-10-04 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 4.2 | Alekseev,Evgeny | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 50 | 2026-10-04 | Grand Prix Chess IV 2026 | Moscow RUS | 3.3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Erzhanov,A | 1-0 | 35 | Open |