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.
In September 2022, Uskov won the U12 Open category of the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship 2022.
Kovalev brought this up to arbiters, and they agreed to replay the move, with Uskov getting only one second to perform it.
[3] Uskov then failed to play the move in one second, knocking over some pieces during his attempt and giving the win to Kovalev.
[4] In June 2023, he was the runner-up in the U14 World Youth Blitz Championship, behind winner Savva Vetokhin.