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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 2024-12-08 | 6th Yerevan Open A 2024 | Yerevan ARM | 5.3 | Mihail Nikitenko | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 202 | 2024-12-07 | 6th Yerevan Open A 2024 | Yerevan ARM | 4.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Platon Galperin | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 203 | 2024-12-06 | 6th Yerevan Open A 2024 | Yerevan ARM | 3.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Pavel Ponkratov | 1-0 | 83 | Open |
| 204 | 2024-12-06 | 6th Yerevan Open A 2024 | Yerevan ARM | 2.11 | Setayesh Karimi | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 205 | 2024-11-28 | 3rd President of UZB 2024 | Tashkent UZB | 8.18 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Aleksey Goganov | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 206 | 2024-11-27 | 3rd President of UZB 2024 | Tashkent UZB | 7.19 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Arystanbek Urazayev | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 207 | 2024-11-26 | 3rd President of UZB 2024 | Tashkent UZB | 6.23 | Almas Rakhmatullaev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 208 | 2024-11-17 | Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid | Leninskiy RUS | 9.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Nikolay Konovalov | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 209 | 2024-11-17 | Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid | Leninskiy RUS | 8.9 | Maxim Turov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 210 | 2024-11-17 | Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid | Leninskiy RUS | 11.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | David Paravyan | 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 211 | 2024-11-17 | Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid | Leninskiy RUS | 10.16 | Aleksei Shushunov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 212 | 2024-11-05 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 8.1 | Ziming Guo | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 76 | Open |
| 213 | 2024-11-05 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 7.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Jinnan Xia | 0-1 | 75 | Open |
| 214 | 2024-11-05 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 6.1 | Houlin Shen | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 215 | 2024-11-05 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 5.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Zimu(JS) Chen | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 216 | 2024-11-04 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 4.1 | Wangxueyao Mu | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 75 | Open |
| 217 | 2024-11-04 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 3.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Hongtao Jin | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 218 | 2024-11-04 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 2.1 | Miaoyi Lu | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 219 | 2024-11-04 | CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024 | Harbin CHN | 1.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Zilong Yang | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 220 | 2024-10-12 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 10.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Konstantin Popov | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 221 | 2024-10-11 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 9.7 | Alexei Fedorov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 222 | 2024-10-10 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 8.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Marat I Gilfanov | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 223 | 2024-10-09 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 7.1 | David Kaufman | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 224 | 2024-10-08 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 6.12 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander Cherniaev | 1-0 | 80 | Open |
| 225 | 2024-10-07 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 5.14 | Steven Rojas Salas | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 226 | 2024-10-06 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 4.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Nikolay Averin | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 227 | 2024-10-06 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 3.9 | Andrey Gorovets | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 228 | 2024-10-05 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 2.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Evgeny Alekseev | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 229 | 2024-10-05 | Ivi GP Chess 2024 | Moscow RUS | 1.5 | Daniil Lintchevski | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 230 | 2024-07-19 | 20th Moscow Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 7.16 | Daniil Rakitin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 5 | Open |
| 231 | 2024-07-19 | 20th Moscow Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 6.6 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vladimir Zakhartsov | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 232 | 2024-07-18 | 20th Moscow Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 5.16 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander V Filipenko | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 233 | 2024-07-18 | 20th Moscow Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 4.23 | Alexander M Chudinovskikh | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 234 | 2024-07-17 | 20th Moscow Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 2.22 | Igor Demkin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 235 | 2024-05-10 | TCh-RUS Premier 2024 | Sochi RUS | 9.23 | Artem Bardyk | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 236 | 2024-05-09 | TCh-RUS Premier 2024 | Sochi RUS | 8.17 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Anatoliy Demkovich | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 237 | 2024-05-08 | TCh-RUS Premier 2024 | Sochi RUS | 7.16 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander Morozevich | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 238 | 2024-05-07 | TCh-RUS Premier 2024 | Sochi RUS | 6.23 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander Timerkhanov | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 239 | 2024-05-04 | TCh-RUS Premier 2024 | Sochi RUS | 4.28 | Andrey Aminov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 240 | 2024-03-19 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 8.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexey Khruschiov | 1/2-1/2 | 5 | Open |
| 241 | 2024-03-19 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 7.3 | Viachaslau Zarubitski | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 242 | 2024-03-18 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 6.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Svyatoslav Lisenkov | 1-0 | 80 | Open |
| 243 | 2024-03-17 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 5.3 | Evgeny Egorov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 244 | 2024-03-17 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 4.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Yaroslav Veselov | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 245 | 2024-03-16 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 3.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Maksim Chertkov | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 246 | 2024-03-15 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 2.2 | Maxim Gavrilov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 247 | 2024-03-15 | E.M. Primakov Open Cup | Odintsovo RUS | 1.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Isaak Parpiev | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 248 | 2024-03-07 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 9.66 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Aldiyar Ansat | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 249 | 2024-03-06 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 8.67 | Alexandr Truskavetsky | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 250 | 2024-03-06 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 7.63 | Benik Agasarov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
- vs Mihail NikitenkoDraw · ½–½6th Yerevan Open A 2024
- vs Platon GalperinDraw · ½–½6th Yerevan Open A 2024
- vs Pavel PonkratovWon · 1-06th Yerevan Open A 2024
- vs Setayesh KarimiWon · 0-16th Yerevan Open A 2024
- vs Aleksey GoganovLost · 0-13rd President of UZB 2024
- vs Arystanbek UrazayevDraw · ½–½3rd President of UZB 2024
- vs Almas RakhmatullaevDraw · ½–½3rd President of UZB 2024
- vs Nikolay KonovalovDraw · ½–½Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid
- vs Maxim TurovDraw · ½–½Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid
- vs David ParavyanLost · 0-1Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid
- vs Aleksei ShushunovWon · 0-1Yuri Dokhoian Mem Rapid
- vs Ziming GuoWon · 0-1CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Jinnan XiaLost · 0-1CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Houlin ShenWon · 0-1CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Zimu(JS) ChenWon · 1-0CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Wangxueyao MuWon · 0-1CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Hongtao JinWon · 1-0CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Miaoyi LuDraw · ½–½CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Zilong YangLost · 0-1CHN-RUS Youth Rapid 2024
- vs Konstantin PopovWon · 1-0Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Alexei FedorovWon · 0-1Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Marat I GilfanovLost · 0-1Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs David KaufmanWon · 0-1Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Alexander CherniaevWon · 1-0Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Steven Rojas SalasWon · 0-1Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Nikolay AverinDraw · ½–½Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Andrey GorovetsLost · 1-0Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Evgeny AlekseevDraw · ½–½Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Daniil LintchevskiDraw · ½–½Ivi GP Chess 2024
- vs Daniil RakitinDraw · ½–½20th Moscow Open A 2024
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½20th Moscow Open A 2024
- vs Alexander V FilipenkoWon · 1-020th Moscow Open A 2024
- vs Alexander M ChudinovskikhWon · 0-120th Moscow Open A 2024
- vs Igor DemkinLost · 1-020th Moscow Open A 2024
- vs Artem BardykWon · 0-1TCh-RUS Premier 2024
- vs Anatoliy DemkovichWon · 1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2024
- vs Alexander MorozevichLost · 0-1TCh-RUS Premier 2024
- vs Alexander TimerkhanovWon · 1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2024
- vs Andrey AminovWon · 0-1TCh-RUS Premier 2024
- vs Alexey KhruschiovDraw · ½–½E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Viachaslau ZarubitskiWon · 0-1E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Svyatoslav LisenkovWon · 1-0E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Evgeny EgorovDraw · ½–½E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Yaroslav VeselovWon · 1-0E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Maksim ChertkovWon · 1-0E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Maxim GavrilovDraw · ½–½E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Isaak ParpievWon · 1-0E.M. Primakov Open Cup
- vs Aldiyar AnsatLost · 0-1Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Alexandr TruskavetskyLost · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Benik AgasarovLost · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2024
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 |