Scouting report: Alexander Shabalov (GM, USA)

2,311 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,189 classical, 87 rapid, 35 blitz): 48% wins, 29% draws, 23% losses. FIDE rating 2421 standard, 2467 rapid, 2393 blitz. 412 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.06 blunders per game.

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Alexander Shabalov

GM

United Statesborn 1967FIDE ID 2008572

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2350
2450
2550
2465 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
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Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2467
2421
2393
2637peak, Jul 2007
2,311games
1,107wins, 48%
661draws, 29%
542losses, 23%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 92.8% average
High resilience (57%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as ♔ (69% in 639 games)

Play against Shabalov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 2,311 games

Openings

2,311 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g710 games, last played 8 months ago80.0%wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f611 games, last played 4 years ago72.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 412 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
95.9%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
95.1%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic pieces
24%
94 err
19%
75 err
17%
66 err
15%
58 err
13%
50 err
12%
47 err
Critical moment
Move 39 avg
0%
1-15
14%
16-25
38%
26-35
19%
36-45
29%
46+
38% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
20
Few
Many
f4
20
e5
15
c4
14
f5
14
d4
12
f4/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#23
♞c5?? vs Meng
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#29
♝xc4?? vs Vershinin
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#31
♜c7?? vs Zhou
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#41
♞f8?? vs Fishbein
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#59
♜g1?? vs Goldin
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#34
♜cc3?? vs Akopian
Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Rachels, Stuart(2431)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

1–0
Benjamin, Joel(2471)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 22 Jul 2026

1–0
Novikov,I(2475)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 21 Jul 2026

½–½
Kraai, Jesse(2375)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 20 Jul 2026

½–½
Fishbein, Alexander(2408)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

½–½
Akopian, Vladimir(2551)

ch-USA Seniors 2026 · 17 Jul 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

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2,311 games in scope
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1,170 games53%W27%D20%L
Move
1. e4
6398w
59%2219
69%
1. d4
3374m
46%35%19
63%
1. ♞f3
1092m
44%33%23
61%
1. c4
642m
47%33%20
63%
1. f4
218m
62%2414
74%

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