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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | 2026-06-04 | 2nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 302 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Kengurov,Yaroslav | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 74 | Open |
| 303 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Pajcin,Lav | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 304 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Guntaka,Aayansh | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 1 | Open |
| 305 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Jyotshnav Talukdar | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 306 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Tran,Dang Minh Quang | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 88 | Open |
| 307 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Atares Buisan,Sergio | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 308 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Kaminskii,Daniil | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 309 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Dyachuk,Artem | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 310 | 2026-06-02 | Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Rustemov,A | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 311 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Galchenko,Matvey | 1-0 | 76 | Open |
| 312 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Bjerre,Jonas Buhl | 1/2-1/2 | 72 | Open |
| 313 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Dinesh,Rajan M | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 96 | Open |
| 314 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Ashraf,Artin | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 315 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Lazavik,Denis | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 316 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Gelman,A | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 317 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Schnaider,Ilan | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 318 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Borgaonkar,Akshay | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 319 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Sklokin-Bagiyan,Sergey | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 73 | Open |
| 320 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Nosach,Roman Al | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 321 | 2026-05-21 | 1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Atanasov,Anthony | 1-0 | 67 | Open |
| 322 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Ermakov,Maksim | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 323 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Kraczek,Cezary | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 324 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Klukin,Kirill | 1-0 | 75 | Open |
| 325 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Sheehan,Ethan | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 326 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Volovich,Vasily | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 327 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Hnatyshyn,Anastasiia | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 328 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Manvelyan,Mikayel | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 329 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Oro,Faustino | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 330 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Gokerkan,Cem Kaan | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 121 | Open |
| 331 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Negrean,Andrei | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 332 | 2026-05-19 | Titled Tue 19th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Yakubboev,Nodirbek | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 333 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Waldhausen Gordon,Frederick | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 84 | Open |
| 334 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Borgaonkar,Akshay | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 85 | Open |
| 335 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Pakleza,Z | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 336 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Liu,Casper | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 337 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Antonyan,Hamlet | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 338 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Bui Quang Huy | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 339 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Mikhailovsky,Vladimir | 0-1 | 80 | Open |
| 340 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Drygalov,Sergey | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 341 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Moroni,L | 1-0 | 76 | Open |
| 342 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Gelman,A | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 343 | 2026-05-14 | 1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Grandelius,N | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 86 | Open |
| 344 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Dubov,Daniil | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 345 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Mohammadi,Melika | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 346 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Silva Lucena,Cristian | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 347 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Nosach,Roman Al | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 348 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Iniyan,Pa | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 53 | Open |
| 349 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | 1/2-1/2 | 80 | Open |
| 350 | 2026-05-12 | Titled Tue 12th May 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Gelman,A | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
- vs Papasimakopoulos,AlexandrosWon · 1-02nd 3-0 Thu 4th Jun 2026
- vs Kengurov,YaroslavWon · 0-1Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Pajcin,LavLost · 0-1Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Guntaka,AayanshLost · 1-0Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Jyotshnav TalukdarWon · 1-0Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Tran,Dang Minh QuangLost · 1-0Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Atares Buisan,SergioWon · 0-1Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Kaminskii,DaniilWon · 1-0Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Dyachuk,ArtemLost · 1-0Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Rustemov,ADraw · ½–½Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026
- vs Galchenko,MatveyWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Bjerre,Jonas BuhlDraw · ½–½1st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Dinesh,Rajan MWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Ashraf,ArtinLost · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Lazavik,DenisWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Gelman,AWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Schnaider,IlanWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Borgaonkar,AkshayWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Sklokin-Bagiyan,SergeyWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Nosach,Roman AlLost · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Atanasov,AnthonyWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 21st May 2026
- vs Ermakov,MaksimWon · 1-0Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Kraczek,CezaryWon · 0-1Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Klukin,KirillWon · 1-0Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Sheehan,EthanWon · 1-0Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Volovich,VasilyLost · 1-0Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Hnatyshyn,AnastasiiaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Manvelyan,MikayelWon · 0-1Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Oro,FaustinoWon · 0-1Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Gokerkan,Cem KaanWon · 0-1Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Negrean,AndreiWon · 0-1Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Yakubboev,NodirbekLost · 0-1Titled Tue 19th May 2026
- vs Waldhausen Gordon,FrederickLost · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Borgaonkar,AkshayDraw · ½–½1st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Pakleza,ZWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Liu,CasperWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Antonyan,HamletWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Bui Quang HuyWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Mikhailovsky,VladimirLost · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Drygalov,SergeyWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Moroni,LWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Gelman,AWon · 1-01st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Grandelius,NWon · 0-11st 3-0 Thu 14th May 2026
- vs Dubov,DaniilLost · 1-0Titled Tue 12th May 2026
- vs Mohammadi,MelikaWon · 1-0Titled Tue 12th May 2026
- vs Silva Lucena,CristianWon · 0-1Titled Tue 12th May 2026
- vs Nosach,Roman AlWon · 0-1Titled Tue 12th May 2026
- vs Iniyan,PaLost · 1-0Titled Tue 12th May 2026
- vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonDraw · ½–½Titled Tue 12th May 2026
- vs Gelman,AWon · 1-0Titled Tue 12th May 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 |