Hello, I am GM Vladimir Belous and below you can find more information about me:
Coaching Information:
- Coached many private students during university of all ages.
- I created large databases with many examples of different topics.
- My favorite part of teaching is endgames.
- I passionately like to share all my knowledge and experience with my students.
- If you want to improve your chess understanding, please leave a message or email me at [email protected]
Skills in Chess:
- I have good analytical skills which helps me accurately prepare for what opening will happen in my game or games of my students.
- Dynamic and aggressive best describes my chess style.
- I am most proud of my Rook Endgames.
Chess and other Information:
- Originally from Moscow, Russia
- Currently living in Austin, Texas
- Achieved Grandmaster title in 2013 at 19 years old
- USCF: 2614 FIDE: 2520
- Attended UTRGV where I received a scholarship for their chess program.
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting
Achievements:
- Russian Championship 1st place category: under 10. 2003
- Russian Championship 1st place category: under 14. 2005
- Russian Championship 1st place category: under 10. 2009 B-16 HL 2009 RUS Juniors Champ.
- Russian Championship 1st place category: under 10. 2010 B-18 HL 2010 RUS Juniors Champ.
- Moscow open 2011 1st place
- World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad 1st place (team championship) 09/25/2009
- Moscow Men Chmp. 2009 SF open 2009-03-21
- Men's Moscow Chmp. 2010 SF 2010-03-06
- 2011 RUS Juniors Champ. B-20 3rd place 2011-03-04
- Moscow team championat 2011 A (team) 2011-09-25
- 2nd A.Margaryan Memorial - RR 1st place 2012-01-09
- B-20 Juniors Champ. 2012 2nd place
- World’s Youth Stars Vanya Somov’s Memorial 2nd place
- Bondarevsky Memorial 2013 1st place 2013-11-30
- Moscow-Open 2014 F 3rd place
- Moscow Championship men final 2014-03-22
- 13th World University Chess Championship (men) 1st place team 2014-08-18
- Dvorkovich Memorial Chess Tournament Taganrog A 1st place
- GM ZAW WIN LAY MEMORIAL Myanmar International Open 2014 1-2 place
- 1st International Open Municipality of N.Propontidas 2015 2nd place
- X Dvorkovich Memorial Chess Tournament 1st place
- Team Championship Moscow 2015 1stplace
- 8th Chennai Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 1st place
- 2nd UTRGV GM-norm Chess Tournament 1st place
- 2016 Lone Star Open 1st place
- 25th Annual Chicago Open 1st place
- 2016 Houston Chess Festival - Open 1st place
- 2016 Texas Collegiate Super Finals
- 2016 Houston Open tied for 1st place
- 8th Annual Golden State Open 2nd place
- 2017 Lone Star Open tied for 1 st place
- 2017 Gem City Open tied for 1st place
- 2017 ChessStars Orlando Sunshine Open tied for a 1st place
- Wisconsin International Chess Festival tied for a 1st place
- 2017 US Masters Championship 1st place
- 53rd Annual American Open 1st place
- Labor Day CCCSA GM Norm Invitational tied for a 1st place
- 2018 Texas Collegiate Super Finals 1st place (TEAM)
- 2018 Final Four of College Chess 1st place (TEAM)
- 2019 Final Four of College Chess 1st place (TEAM)
- 51st Annual Atlantic Open 1st place