IMAleksandr E. UsovLIVE
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 2026-03-01 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 2.31 | Dubov,Daniil | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 20 | Open |
| 402 | 2026-03-01 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 3.72 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Gilfanov,Marat I | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 403 | 2026-02-28 | Aeroflot Open A 2026 | Moscow RUS | 1.7 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Martirosyan,Haik M. | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 404 | 2026-02-26 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 10.16 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Nouri,Alekhine | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 405 | 2026-02-25 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 9.28 | Zhurova,Anna | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 406 | 2026-02-24 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 8.28 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Zhidelev,Nikolay | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 407 | 2026-02-23 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 7.28 | Shoboev,Dandar | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 100 | Open |
| 408 | 2026-02-22 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 6.41 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Zdorov,Egor Vit | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 409 | 2026-02-22 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 5.27 | Suslov,Dmitrii | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 410 | 2026-02-21 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 4.1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Afanasiev,Nikita | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 411 | 2026-02-20 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 3.13 | Zakhartsov,Vl | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1/2-1/2 | 19 | Open |
| 412 | 2026-02-20 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 2.1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Nesterov,Arseniy | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 413 | 2026-02-19 | Russian Chess Crown A | Odintsovo RUS | 1.31 | Baghdasaryan,Davit | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 414 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 5 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Senft,Sean | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 415 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 1 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Alonso,Rap2 | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 416 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 7 | Voitovich,V | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 17 | Open |
| 417 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 4 | Shevchenko,Yaroslav | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 418 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 6 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Duda,J | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 419 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 2 | Gontcharov,Vladislav | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 420 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 8 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Al Tarbosh,W | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 421 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 10 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Artemiev,V | 0-1 | 80 | Open |
| 422 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 3 | Usov,Aleksandr E. | Lazavik,Denis | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 423 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 9 | Maghsoodloo,Parham | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 424 | 2026-02-17 | Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026 | chess.com INT | 11 | Andreikin,D | Usov,Aleksandr E. | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 425 | 2026-01-25 | Usov-Shogjiev Match Blitz | Moscow RUS | 4 | Roman Shogdzhiev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 426 | 2026-01-25 | Usov-Shogjiev Match Blitz | Moscow RUS | 3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Roman Shogdzhiev | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 427 | 2026-01-24 | Usov-Shogjiev Match Cl | Moscow RUS | 2 | Roman Shogdzhiev | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 428 | 2026-01-24 | Usov-Shogjiev Match Cl | Moscow RUS | 1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Roman Shogdzhiev | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 429 | 2025-12-11 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 9.4 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Mamikon Gharibyan | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 430 | 2025-12-10 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 8.4 | Arsen Davtyan | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 431 | 2025-12-09 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 7.6 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Seyed Kian Poormosavi | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 432 | 2025-12-09 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 6.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Artur Davtyan | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 433 | 2025-12-08 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 5.1 | Vitaly Sivuk | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 434 | 2025-12-07 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 4.3 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Karen H. Grigoryan | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 435 | 2025-12-06 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 3.7 | Dmitriy Petukhov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 436 | 2025-12-06 | 7th Yerevan Open A 2025 | Yerevan ARM | 2.12 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Narek Ghimoyan | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 437 | 2025-11-15 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 9.14 | Ivan Yeletsky | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 438 | 2025-11-14 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 8.19 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vitaly Sivuk | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 439 | 2025-11-13 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 7.12 | Mihail Nikitenko | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 440 | 2025-11-13 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 6.25 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Boris Plotnikov | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 441 | 2025-11-13 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 5.11 | Rudik Makarian | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 442 | 2025-11-12 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 4.22 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Amin Kabilov | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 443 | 2025-11-12 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 3.24 | Svyatoslav Lisenkov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 444 | 2025-11-11 | President's Cup of TJK A | Dushanbe TJK | 2.8 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Nikita Afanasiev | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 445 | 2025-11-02 | Chigorin Memorial 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 9.2 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Vladimir Zakhartsov | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 446 | 2025-11-01 | Chigorin Memorial 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 8.2 | Stepan Kharkevich | Aleksandr E. Usov | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 447 | 2025-10-31 | Chigorin Memorial 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 7.8 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Gleb Babanin | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 448 | 2025-10-30 | Chigorin Memorial 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 6.5 | Lev M Kotelva | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 449 | 2025-10-29 | Chigorin Memorial 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 5.1 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Serafim Krukouski | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 450 | 2025-10-26 | Chigorin Memorial 2025 | St Petersburg RUS | 2.9 | Dmitriy Petukhov | Aleksandr E. Usov | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
- vs Dubov,DaniilLost · 1-0Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Gilfanov,Marat IDraw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Martirosyan,Haik M.Draw · ½–½Aeroflot Open A 2026
- vs Nouri,AlekhineWon · 1-0Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Zhurova,AnnaWon · 0-1Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Zhidelev,NikolayDraw · ½–½Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Shoboev,DandarDraw · ½–½Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Zdorov,Egor VitWon · 1-0Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Suslov,DmitriiDraw · ½–½Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Afanasiev,NikitaLost · 0-1Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Zakhartsov,VlDraw · ½–½Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Nesterov,ArseniyDraw · ½–½Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Baghdasaryan,DavitWon · 0-1Russian Chess Crown A
- vs Senft,SeanWon · 1-0Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Alonso,Rap2Won · 1-0Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Voitovich,VWon · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Shevchenko,YaroslavWon · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Duda,JLost · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Gontcharov,VladislavWon · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Al Tarbosh,WWon · 1-0Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Artemiev,VLost · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Lazavik,DenisLost · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Maghsoodloo,ParhamWon · 0-1Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Andreikin,DLost · 1-0Titled Tue 17th Feb 2026
- vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 0-1Usov-Shogjiev Match Blitz
- vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 1-0Usov-Shogjiev Match Blitz
- vs Roman ShogdzhievDraw · ½–½Usov-Shogjiev Match Cl
- vs Roman ShogdzhievWon · 1-0Usov-Shogjiev Match Cl
- vs Mamikon GharibyanLost · 0-17th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Arsen DavtyanDraw · ½–½7th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Seyed Kian PoormosaviDraw · ½–½7th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Artur DavtyanDraw · ½–½7th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Vitaly SivukLost · 1-07th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Karen H. GrigoryanWon · 1-07th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Dmitriy PetukhovWon · 0-17th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Narek GhimoyanWon · 1-07th Yerevan Open A 2025
- vs Ivan YeletskyDraw · ½–½President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Vitaly SivukWon · 1-0President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Mihail NikitenkoLost · 1-0President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Boris PlotnikovWon · 1-0President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Rudik MakarianLost · 1-0President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Amin KabilovWon · 1-0President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Svyatoslav LisenkovDraw · ½–½President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Nikita AfanasievLost · 0-1President's Cup of TJK A
- vs Vladimir ZakhartsovDraw · ½–½Chigorin Memorial 2025
- vs Stepan KharkevichWon · 0-1Chigorin Memorial 2025
- vs Gleb BabaninWon · 1-0Chigorin Memorial 2025
- vs Lev M KotelvaDraw · ½–½Chigorin Memorial 2025
- vs Serafim KrukouskiWon · 1-0Chigorin Memorial 2025
- vs Dmitriy PetukhovLost · 1-0Chigorin Memorial 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 |