Artem Uskov

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Artem Uskov
Country Russia (until 2023)
FIDE (since 2023)
Born (2010-03-23) March 23, 2010 (age 15)
Moscow, Russia
Title Grandmaster (2025) [1]
FIDE   rating 2498 (August 2025)
Peak rating 2505 (May 2025)

Artem Glebovich Uskov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

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Chess career

Uskov is the youngest International Master from Russia, qualifying for the title on December 23, 2022 at the age of 12 years and 9 months. [2] He was officially awarded the title in 2023.

In September 2022, Uskov won the U12 Open category of the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship 2022. [3]

In December 2022 at the World Rapid Chess Championship, Uskov was involved in a bizarre incident against Vladislav Kovalev; Uskov captured Kovalev's rook without putting his capturing piece on the correct square (due to Uskov having mere seconds remaining on his clock). Kovalev brought this up to arbiters, and they agreed to replay the move, with Uskov getting only one second to perform it. Uskov attempted to use two hands to replay the move, which is not allowed, so the move was replayed again. [4] Uskov then failed to play the move in one second, knocking over some pieces during his attempt and giving the win to Kovalev. [5]

In June 2023, he was the runner-up in the U14 World Youth Blitz Championship, behind winner Savva Vetokhin. [6]

In August 2025, he was awarded the Grandmaster title, after having achieved his norms at the: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Uskov Artem".
  3. ↑ "Winners crowned at FIDE World Cadet Championship". September 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kovalev vs Uskov World Rapid 2022 R7 & Arbiters' intervention (VIDEO)". December 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The most weird chess incident that you will ever come across". December 27, 2022 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Winners crowned at 2023 FIDE World Cadets & Youth Blitz and Rapid Championship". June 11, 2023.
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