What is Alexander Shabalov's FIDE rating?

Alexander Shabalov's FIDE rating is 2406 standard, 2467 rapid, 2393 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Alexander Shabalov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Alexander Shabalov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,311 over-the-board games by Alexander Shabalov (2,063 classical, 192 rapid, 56 blitz), with 48% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Alexander Shabalov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Alexander Shabalov?

Open Alexander Shabalov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Alexander Shabalov's style, before facing them.

Alexander Shabalov

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1967FIDE ID2008572

Classical2406▼ 15

Rapid2467

Blitz2393

Games2,311

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost48 / 29 / 23

Peak2637Jul 2007

Rating history

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Classical2406Rapid2467Blitz2393no games played

Accuracy by phase

95.9%Opening93.2%Middlegame95.1%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Solid conversion: 88%

Very consistent (90%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(69% in 639 games)

Recent games

Rachels, Stuart(2431)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 23 Jul 2026

0–1

Benjamin, Joel(2471)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 22 Jul 2026

1–0

Novikov,I(2475)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 21 Jul 2026

½–½

Kraai, Jesse(2375)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 20 Jul 2026

½–½

Fishbein, Alexander(2408)

US Senior Championship 2026 · 18 Jul 2026

½–½

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2,311 games

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Openings

1,170 games as White · scores 66.5%

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 9 months ago80.0%wins

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f611 games, last played 4 years ago72.7%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,311 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 66.5%

B20–B503024m

61%21%18

71.4%+4.9 pts

A02–A041304m

47%32%21%

62.7%−3.8 pts

C61–C70853m

46%32%22%

61.8%−4.7 pts

C00733m

63%1423%

69.9%+3.4 pts

A10–A30643m

47%33%20%

63.3%−3.2 pts

C20–C46633m

60%1921%

69.8%+3.3 pts

D31–D37552y

31%49%20%

55.5%−11.0 pts

B10–B15533m

57%21%22%

67.0%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

204 endgames (46.3%) · force Double Rook (8%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

46.3%

204 / 441

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Double Rook: only 8% win rate (13 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,311 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,170 games53%W27%D20%L

1,170games in this linewon 53%, drew 27%, lost 20%

Move

1. e4

6393m

59%22%19%

69%

1. d4

3375m

46%35%19%

63%

1. ♞f3

1094m

44%33%23%

61%

1. c4

643m

47%33%20%

63%

1. f4

219m

62%24%14

74%

Scouting report: Alexander Shabalov (GM, USA)

Alexander Shabalov

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Openings

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Mistakes

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