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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 2024-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 6.56 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Victor L Ivanov | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 252 | 2024-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 5.66 | Vladislav V Vorotnikov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 253 | 2024-03-04 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 4.63 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Mihail Nikitenko | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 254 | 2024-03-04 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 3.48 | Savva Vetokhin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 255 | 2024-03-03 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 2.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Almas Rakhmatullaev | 1/2-1/2 | 65 | Open |
| 256 | 2024-03-03 | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | Moscow RUS | 1.71 | Erik Obgolts | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 257 | 2024-03-01 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 10.2 | Dmitrii Suslov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 258 | 2024-02-29 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 9.21 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Igor Vershinin | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 259 | 2024-02-28 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 8.9 | Pavel Ponkratov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 260 | 2024-02-27 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 7.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexandr Triapishko | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 261 | 2024-02-26 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 6.21 | Aliona Garmash | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 262 | 2024-02-25 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 4.29 | Nikolay Marchenko | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 263 | 2024-02-24 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 3.28 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Aram Grigoryan | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 264 | 2024-02-24 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 2.3 | Timur Gareyev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 265 | 2024-02-23 | ch-Moscow Open Superfinal | Ershovo RUS | 1.38 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander A. Yakimenko | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 266 | 2023-11-10 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 8.7 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander Khalifman | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 267 | 2023-11-09 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 7.17 | Varvara Poliakova | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 268 | 2023-11-08 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 6.23 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Artsiom Shydlouski | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 269 | 2023-11-07 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 5.33 | Siarhei Gasparian | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 60 | Open |
| 270 | 2023-11-06 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 4.16 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Mikhail. Dzenisenia | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 271 | 2023-11-05 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 3.1 | Ivan Popov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 272 | 2023-11-04 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 2.2 | Henadzi Shakhadanau | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 273 | 2023-11-03 | Minsk Open 2023 | Minsk BLR | 1.21 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Mikita Rauniahin | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 274 | 2023-09-27 | Tsaghkadzor Open 2023 | Tsaghkadzor ARM | 9.8 | Arman Hakemi | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 275 | 2023-09-26 | Tsaghkadzor Open 2023 | Tsaghkadzor ARM | 8.7 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Bharath Subramaniyam H | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 276 | 2023-09-25 | Tsaghkadzor Open 2023 | Tsaghkadzor ARM | 7.5 | Pa Iniyan | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 277 | 2023-09-23 | Tsaghkadzor Open 2023 | Tsaghkadzor ARM | 5.8 | Aleksandr E. Usov | B. Adhiban | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 278 | 2023-08-21 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 9.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Konstantin Popov | 1/2-1/2 | 6 | Open |
| 279 | 2023-08-20 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 8.5 | Alexey Khruschiov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 280 | 2023-08-19 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 7.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Steven Rojas Salas | 1/2-1/2 | 39 | Open |
| 281 | 2023-08-19 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 6.4 | Kirill Bazyrtsyrenov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 282 | 2023-08-18 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 5.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Anton Sitnikov | 0-1 | 95 | Open |
| 283 | 2023-08-17 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 4.3 | Semen Novozhilov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 284 | 2023-08-16 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 3.4 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexander Karpov | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 285 | 2023-08-15 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 2.2 | Mikhail Korovin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 286 | 2023-08-14 | RSHSH Masters Cup 2023 | Moscow RUS | 1.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Matfey Yurasov | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 287 | 2023-07-22 | 19th Moscow Open A 2023 | Moscow RUS | 8.12 | Yaroslav Remizov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 288 | 2023-07-21 | 19th Moscow Open A 2023 | Moscow RUS | 6.7 | Tagir Salemgareev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 289 | 2023-07-20 | 19th Moscow Open A 2023 | Moscow RUS | 5.23 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Nikolay Kleimenov | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 290 | 2023-07-19 | 19th Moscow Open A 2023 | Moscow RUS | 3.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vladimir Zakhartsov | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 291 | 2023-06-24 | Voronezh Open 2023 | Voronezh RUS | 9.4 | Evgeny Klimentov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 292 | 2023-06-23 | Voronezh Open 2023 | Voronezh RUS | 8.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 293 | 2023-06-22 | Voronezh Open 2023 | Voronezh RUS | 7.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Maxim Alpin | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 294 | 2023-06-21 | Voronezh Open 2023 | Voronezh RUS | 6.6 | Danila Sutormin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 295 | 2023-06-17 | Voronezh Open 2023 | Voronezh RUS | 2.4 | Sergey Volkov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 296 | 2023-05-09 | TCh-RUS HL 2023 | Sochi RUS | 8.3 | Alexei Gubajdullin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 12 | Open |
| 297 | 2023-05-08 | TCh-RUS HL 2023 | Sochi RUS | 7.1 | Artem Galaktionov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 298 | 2023-05-05 | TCh-RUS HL 2023 | Sochi RUS | 5.3 | Roman Komov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 299 | 2022-09-21 | Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 | Chelyabinsk RUS | 10.55 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Artem Makov | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 300 | 2022-09-20 | Panchenko Mem Open A 2022 | Chelyabinsk RUS | 9.57 | Hayk Yeritsyan | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
- vs Victor L IvanovLost · 0-1Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Vladislav V VorotnikovWon · 0-1Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Mihail NikitenkoLost · 0-1Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Savva VetokhinLost · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Almas RakhmatullaevDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Erik ObgoltsDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2024
- vs Dmitrii SuslovDraw · ½–½ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Igor VershininDraw · ½–½ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Pavel PonkratovLost · 1-0ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Alexandr TriapishkoDraw · ½–½ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Aliona GarmashWon · 0-1ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Nikolay MarchenkoDraw · ½–½ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Aram GrigoryanDraw · ½–½ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Timur GareyevLost · 1-0ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Alexander A. YakimenkoWon · 1-0ch-Moscow Open Superfinal
- vs Alexander KhalifmanLost · 0-1Minsk Open 2023
- vs Varvara PoliakovaWon · 0-1Minsk Open 2023
- vs Artsiom ShydlouskiWon · 1-0Minsk Open 2023
- vs Siarhei GasparianWon · 0-1Minsk Open 2023
- vs Mikhail. DzeniseniaLost · 0-1Minsk Open 2023
- vs Ivan PopovLost · 1-0Minsk Open 2023
- vs Henadzi ShakhadanauWon · 0-1Minsk Open 2023
- vs Mikita RauniahinWon · 1-0Minsk Open 2023
- vs Arman HakemiLost · 1-0Tsaghkadzor Open 2023
- vs Bharath Subramaniyam HDraw · ½–½Tsaghkadzor Open 2023
- vs Pa IniyanDraw · ½–½Tsaghkadzor Open 2023
- vs B. AdhibanWon · 1-0Tsaghkadzor Open 2023
- vs Konstantin PopovDraw · ½–½RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Alexey KhruschiovLost · 1-0RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Steven Rojas SalasDraw · ½–½RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Kirill BazyrtsyrenovLost · 1-0RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Anton SitnikovLost · 0-1RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Semen NovozhilovWon · 0-1RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Alexander KarpovWon · 1-0RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Mikhail KorovinDraw · ½–½RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Matfey YurasovWon · 1-0RSHSH Masters Cup 2023
- vs Yaroslav RemizovLost · 1-019th Moscow Open A 2023
- vs Tagir SalemgareevLost · 1-019th Moscow Open A 2023
- vs Nikolay KleimenovWon · 1-019th Moscow Open A 2023
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovLost · 0-119th Moscow Open A 2023
- vs Evgeny KlimentovWon · 0-1Voronezh Open 2023
- vs Zhamsaran TsydypovLost · 0-1Voronezh Open 2023
- vs Maxim AlpinWon · 1-0Voronezh Open 2023
- vs Danila SutorminWon · 0-1Voronezh Open 2023
- vs Sergey VolkovLost · 1-0Voronezh Open 2023
- vs Alexei GubajdullinDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2023
- vs Artem GalaktionovWon · 0-1TCh-RUS HL 2023
- vs Roman KomovWon · 0-1TCh-RUS HL 2023
- vs Artem MakovWon · 1-0Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
- vs Hayk YeritsyanDraw · ½–½Panchenko Mem Open A 2022
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 |