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.
Rating history
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 2026-09-29 | Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Nguyen Tung Quan | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 52 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Faryma,Maksym | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 20 | Open |
| 53 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Kraczek,Cezary | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 54 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Javakhadze,Z | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 55 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Odegov,Artem | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 56 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Xiong,Jeffery | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 57 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Haug,Havard | 1-0 | 81 | Open |
| 58 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Anand,Tsogtbileg | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 59 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Tabatadze,Erekle | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 60 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Horobetz,Graham | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 61 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Shandrygin,Nikita | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 62 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Cervelli,Eduard | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 63 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Pankiv,Maksym | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 64 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Martin Fuentes,A | 1-0 | 65 | Open |
| 65 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Karvatskyi,Oleksii | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 66 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Mekhitarian,K | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 67 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Tsydypov,Z | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 68 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Sarana,A | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 69 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Movahed,Sina | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 70 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Siva Kumar,Nirish Kumar | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 86 | Open |
| 71 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Rustemov,A | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 72 | 2026-09-24 | 1st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Brzezina,Piotr | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 87 | Open |
| 73 | 2026-09-24 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Piliposyan,Robert | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 74 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Szpar,Milosz | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 75 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Movahed,Sina | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 76 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Darvishi,Mohammad Hossein | 1-0 | 97 | Open |
| 77 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Korneev,S | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 90 | Open |
| 78 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Kolla Bhaavan | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 79 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Charvi A | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 75 | Open |
| 80 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Nosach,Roman Al | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 95 | Open |
| 81 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Grischuk,A | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 82 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Rosen,E | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 83 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Nakamura,Hi | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 84 | 2026-09-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Iniyan,Pa | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 64 | Open |
| 85 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Odegov,Artem | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 86 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Terry,R | 0-1 | 76 | Open |
| 87 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Shubhi Gupta | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 88 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Le Phan Hoang Quan | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 89 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Vassis,Michail | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 90 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Kravtsiv,M | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 91 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Rustamov,Rustam | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 92 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Xiong,Jeffery | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 78 | Open |
| 93 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Riehle,Marco | 1-0 | 78 | Open |
| 94 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Hansen,Eric | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 89 | Open |
| 95 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Fogo Esquivel,Levi Kalani Alexander | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 96 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Sarana,A | 0-1 | 80 | Open |
| 97 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Piesik,P | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 98 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Arakelyan,Manvel | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 99 | 2026-09-17 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Mekhitarian,K | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 100 | 2026-09-17 | 1st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Vassis,Michail | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 101 | Open |
- vs Nguyen Tung QuanWon · 1-0Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026
- vs Faryma,MaksymWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Kraczek,CezaryWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Javakhadze,ZWon · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Odegov,ArtemWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Xiong,JefferyWon · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Haug,HavardWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Anand,TsogtbilegWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Tabatadze,ErekleWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Horobetz,GrahamLost · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Shandrygin,NikitaLost · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Cervelli,EduardWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Pankiv,MaksymWon · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Martin Fuentes,AWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Karvatskyi,OleksiiWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Mekhitarian,KWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Tsydypov,ZDraw · ½–½2nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Sarana,ALost · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Movahed,SinaWon · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Siva Kumar,Nirish KumarWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Rustemov,AWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Brzezina,PiotrLost · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Piliposyan,RobertLost · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 24th Sep 2026
- vs Szpar,MiloszWon · 1-0Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Movahed,SinaLost · 0-1Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Darvishi,Mohammad HosseinWon · 1-0Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Korneev,SWon · 0-1Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Kolla BhaavanWon · 1-0Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Charvi AWon · 0-1Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Nosach,Roman AlDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Grischuk,ALost · 0-1Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Rosen,EWon · 1-0Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Nakamura,HiLost · 1-0Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Iniyan,PaWon · 0-1Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026
- vs Odegov,ArtemLost · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Terry,RLost · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Shubhi GuptaWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Le Phan Hoang QuanWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Vassis,MichailLost · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Kravtsiv,MWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Rustamov,RustamLost · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Xiong,JefferyWon · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Riehle,MarcoWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Hansen,EricDraw · ½–½2nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Fogo Esquivel,Levi Kalani AlexanderWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Sarana,ALost · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Piesik,PWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Arakelyan,ManvelLost · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Mekhitarian,KWon · 0-12nd 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
- vs Vassis,MichailWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 17th Sep 2026
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 |