Scouting report: Elshan Moradiabadi (GM, USA)

1,624 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,456 classical, 84 rapid, 100 blitz): 44% wins, 35% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2477 standard, 2530 rapid, 2519 blitz. 307 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Elshan Moradiabadi

GM

United Statesborn 1985FIDE ID 12501255

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2460
2500
2540
2580
2511 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2530
2519
2477
2603peak, Mar 2016
1,624games
720wins, 44%
569draws, 35%
334losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
High resilience (58%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 83%
Very consistent (88%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (75% in 64 games)

Play against Moradiabadi's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,624 games

Openings

1,624 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Bogo-Indian1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞f3 ♝b4+12 games, last played 3 years ago75.0%wins
Sicilian: 2...♞c61.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c615 games, last played 9 months ago60.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 307 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.5%
Middlegame
93.9%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
22%
43 err
20%
40 err
19%
38 err
14%
28 err
14%
28 err
11%
21 err
Critical moment
Move 43 avg
0%
1-15
21%
16-25
14%
26-35
29%
36-45
36%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
7
7
8
8
7
Few
Many
d5
8
e5
8
c6
7
f4
7
f6
7
d5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#54
♚f5?? vs Grahn
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#19
♜e2?? vs Rosen
Middlegame · Blitz · 2024
#39
♞d3?? vs Adewumi
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#76
c1=♛?? vs Dudin
Endgame · Rapid · 2024
#87
♞h2?? vs Praggnanandhaa R
Endgame · Blitz · 2024
#40
♞d6?? vs Macovei
Middlegame · Rapid · 2024

Recent games

Ni, Beiyang(1955)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 14 Jun 2026

0–1
LeBakken, Lukas W(1966)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 13 Jun 2026

½–½
Prasanna, Advik(2074)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 13 Jun 2026

½–½
Kumar, Sanjay(1954)

Carolinas Classic 2026 · 12 Jun 2026

1–0
Crump. Alexander J(2112)

Round 5: Moradiabadi, Elshan - C... · 22 Feb 2026

1–0
Erenburg, Sergey(2474)

Round 4: Erenburg, Sergey - Mora... · 22 Feb 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,624 games in scope
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817 games50%W33%D17%L
Move
1. d4
4517m
50%34%16
67%
1. e4
1593m
45%34%21
62%
1. ♞f3
1397m
53%30%17
68%
1. c4
643m
56%38%
75%
1. g3
27y
50%50%
25%
1. ♞c3
28y
100%
0%

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