GM

Shabalov, Alexander

USA USA·Born 1967·FIDE #2008572·2,349 Games

Classical24332,226 Games
Rapid246583 Games
Blitz242840 Games

Statistics

2349

Total

1127

Wins

671

Draws

549

Losses

48%29%23%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (90%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.f4 ♔ (74% in 21 games)
Vulnerable to 1.g3 ♚ (only 46%)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 87 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening95.6%
Middlegame93.8%
Endgame94.8%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%
Winning (+2 or more)94%
38 Games
Equal position94%
32 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
17 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖
32%
25 errors
♕
16%
13 errors
♗
15%
12 errors
♞
15%
12 errors
♙
11%
9 errors
♔
10%
8 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 33average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
40% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
abcdefgh
Many
Few
Critical squares
c44 err
d64 err
f44 err
c73 err
d33 err
c4/d6 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

L
Cordova, Emilio2495

Atlantic City Open 2026 · 3 Apr 2026

1-0
L
Poliannikov, Danila2347

The Atlantic City Open · 3 Apr 2026

0-1
W
Xu, Shawn2155

Atlantic City Open 2026 · 2 Apr 2026

0-1
W
Mcconnell, Sullivan2218

Atlantic City Open 2026 · 2 Apr 2026

1-0
W
Xu, Shawn2155

The Atlantic City Open · 1 Apr 2026

0-1
L
Cando Cordova, Emerson2495

The Atlantic City Open · 1 Apr 2026

1-0

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White

No significant weaknesses detected as White

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: e6 Systems
67.7%
62 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6

Sicilian: d6 Systems
56.0%
141 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Black
French: Classical
81.8%
11 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Sicilian: Sveshnikov
72.2%
18 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
▶
#29Bxc4??
Tactics
vs Vershinin
OTB·2026
▶
#23Nc5??
Tactics
vs Meng
OTB·2026
▶
#31Rc7??
Tactics
vs Zhou
OTB·2026
▶
#62Rd4??
Endgame
vs Krasenkow
OTB·2024
▶
#16Rb2??
Tactics
vs Berend
OTB·2024
▶
#22Bf3??
Tactics
vs Williams
OTB·2024
▶
#21Rxe6??
Tactics
vs Aranha Filho
OTB·2024
▶
#41exf4??
Endgame
vs Zilleruelo Irizarry
OTB·2019
▶
#19Rxd6??
Tactics
vs Nakamura
OTB·2007
▶
#39Kh8??
Tactics
vs Shirov
OTB
Endgame Statistics

15 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire
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Starting Position
1191 Games
53%27%20%
1.e4
69%
659
1.d4
63%
338
1.Nf3
61%
106
1.c4
62%
67
1.f4
74%
21
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