IMAleksandr E. UsovLIVE
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 2025-09-23 | Tsaghkadzor Open 2025 | Tsaghkadzor ARM | 4.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Karen H. Grigoryan | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 502 | 2025-09-23 | Tsaghkadzor Open 2025 | Tsaghkadzor ARM | 3.4 | Arsen Davtyan | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 503 | 2025-08-28 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 9.1 | Vladimir Zakhartsov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 504 | 2025-08-27 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 8.4 | Timur Sabirov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 77 | Open |
| 505 | 2025-08-26 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 7.4 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Dinis Sattarov | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 506 | 2025-08-25 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 6.5 | Arseny Kleschevnikov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 507 | 2025-08-24 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 5.9 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vladislav Lartsev | 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 508 | 2025-08-24 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 4.1 | Adrian Sanches-Shananin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 509 | 2025-08-23 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 2.4 | Artur Avagyan | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 510 | 2025-08-22 | Korchnoi Mem Open 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 1.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ivan Strizhnev | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 511 | 2025-07-20 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 9.6 | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 512 | 2025-07-19 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 8.11 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vladislav Sviridov | 1-0 | 68 | Open |
| 513 | 2025-07-19 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 7.14 | Anton Kalambetov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 514 | 2025-07-18 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 6.11 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Argisht Voskanyan | 1/2-1/2 | 103 | Open |
| 515 | 2025-07-18 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 5.16 | Vladislav Sheremetev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 516 | 2025-07-17 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 4.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Rudik Makarian | 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 517 | 2025-07-17 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 3.15 | Anton Vasilenok | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 518 | 2025-07-16 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 2.23 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Stepan Khlypovka | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 519 | 2025-07-16 | 21st Moscow Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 1.27 | Adam Khiryaev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 520 | 2025-06-30 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 9.15 | Rohith Krishna S | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 521 | 2025-06-29 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 8.23 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Hrair Simonian | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 522 | 2025-06-28 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 7.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vasiliy Korchmar | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 523 | 2025-06-27 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 6.22 | Panesar Vedant | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 524 | 2025-06-26 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 5.21 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ayush Sharma | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 525 | 2025-06-25 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 4.12 | Dmitry Bocharov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 17 | Open |
| 526 | 2025-06-24 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 3.14 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Ilamparthi A R | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 527 | 2025-06-23 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 2.15 | Alisher Suleymenov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 528 | 2025-06-22 | Vladimir Dvorkovich Open | Aktobe KAZ | 1.27 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Lev Zverev | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 529 | 2025-05-05 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 9.3 | Vladimir Zakhartsov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 530 | 2025-05-04 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 8.3 | Alexei Gubajdullin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 531 | 2025-05-03 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 7.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Nikita Shemyakinskiy | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 532 | 2025-05-02 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 6.3 | Ruslan Zulpikarov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 533 | 2025-04-30 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 5.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Anton Isajevsky | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 534 | 2025-04-29 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 4.3 | Ruslan Lisimenko | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 535 | 2025-04-28 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 3.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Petr Palachev | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 536 | 2025-04-27 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 2.3 | Vladimir Yusupkhodzhaev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 537 | 2025-04-26 | TCh-RUS HL 2025 | Sochi RUS | 1.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Matvey Savchenko | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 538 | 2025-03-30 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 9.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Konstantin Popov | 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 539 | 2025-03-29 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 8.4 | Vladimir Yusupkhodzhaev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 540 | 2025-03-28 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 7.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Grigori Ponomarev | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 541 | 2025-03-27 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 6.3 | Alexander Khripachenko | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 542 | 2025-03-26 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 5.4 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Maxim Timoshin | 1/2-1/2 | 80 | Open |
| 543 | 2025-03-25 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 4.2 | Erdem Khubukshanov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 544 | 2025-03-24 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 3.5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Alexey Grachev | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 545 | 2025-03-23 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 2.1 | Andrey Tsvetkov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 546 | 2025-03-22 | ch-RUS Junior 2025 | Barnaul RUS | 1.5 | Artem Pingin | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 7 | Open |
| 547 | 2025-03-06 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 9.58 | Qingyu Yuan | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 93 | Open |
| 548 | 2025-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 8.6 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Meruert Kamalidenova | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 549 | 2025-03-05 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 7.61 | Maxim Lavrov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 550 | 2025-03-04 | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | Moscow RUS | 6.53 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Danila Sutormin | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
- vs Karen H. GrigoryanDraw · ½–½Tsaghkadzor Open 2025
- vs Arsen DavtyanDraw · ½–½Tsaghkadzor Open 2025
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Timur SabirovWon · 0-1Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Dinis SattarovDraw · ½–½Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Arseny KleschevnikovWon · 0-1Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Vladislav LartsevWon · 1-0Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Adrian Sanches-ShananinDraw · ½–½Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Artur AvagyanDraw · ½–½Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Ivan StrizhnevWon · 1-0Korchnoi Mem Open 2025
- vs Zhamsaran TsydypovLost · 1-021st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Vladislav SviridovWon · 1-021st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Anton KalambetovDraw · ½–½21st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Argisht VoskanyanDraw · ½–½21st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Vladislav SheremetevWon · 0-121st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Rudik MakarianLost · 0-121st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Anton VasilenokWon · 0-121st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Stepan KhlypovkaWon · 1-021st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Adam KhiryaevWon · 0-121st Moscow Open A 2025
- vs Rohith Krishna SLost · 1-0Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Hrair SimonianWon · 1-0Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Vasiliy KorchmarLost · 0-1Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Panesar VedantDraw · ½–½Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Ayush SharmaDraw · ½–½Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Dmitry BocharovLost · 1-0Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Ilamparthi A RDraw · ½–½Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Alisher SuleymenovDraw · ½–½Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Lev ZverevWon · 1-0Vladimir Dvorkovich Open
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Alexei GubajdullinWon · 0-1TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Nikita ShemyakinskiyDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Ruslan ZulpikarovWon · 0-1TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Anton IsajevskyDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Ruslan LisimenkoDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Petr PalachevDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Vladimir YusupkhodzhaevDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Matvey SavchenkoDraw · ½–½TCh-RUS HL 2025
- vs Konstantin PopovDraw · ½–½ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Vladimir YusupkhodzhaevDraw · ½–½ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Grigori PonomarevDraw · ½–½ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Alexander KhripachenkoDraw · ½–½ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Maxim TimoshinDraw · ½–½ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Erdem KhubukshanovLost · 1-0ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Alexey GrachevLost · 0-1ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Andrey TsvetkovWon · 0-1ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Artem PinginLost · 1-0ch-RUS Junior 2025
- vs Qingyu YuanDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2025
- vs Meruert KamalidenovaWon · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2025
- vs Maxim LavrovLost · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2025
- vs Danila SutorminLost · 0-1Aeroflot Open A 2025
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 |