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Moradiabadi, Elshan
GM🇺🇸FIDE 12501255· Male· United States of America· Born in 1985
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Elshan Moradiabadi, a 41-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2494 and ranked 42nd among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Charlotte February Open - Championship, 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - Championship, and 2025 Kent Family Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Charlotte Winter Classic - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2603 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2016, World #220 at the time).
Competes for United States of America since Feb 2017. Awarded GM in 2005 (age 20) and IM in 2004 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #34 in U20, World #81 in U18 and World #29 in U16.
Current rating
2494
Standard
Rpd2530·Blz2512
All-time high
2603
−109 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 31
Mar 2016 · age 31
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#42
#42 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
23 entries2026
69th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2496
Jan 2026
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2555 → returned at 2553
Mar 2020
2017
Switched federation: FID → USA
at age 32
Feb 2017
2016
Peak World rank: #220
at age 31 · rated 2603
Apr 2016
All-time peak 2603
at age 31 · −109 from today
Mar 2016
Crossed 2600
at age 31
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2496 → 2494
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
12.5/ 1583.3%
11W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2336 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2486 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2208 | -3.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMorteza Mahjoob ZardastGM
🇮🇷IRI·2329
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met May 2010
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vsEnrico SevillanoGM
🇺🇸USA·2280
+1 −1 =8
10 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsSabina-Francesca FoisorWGM
🇺🇸USA·2184
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met May 2019
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vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2594
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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United States of America
#42
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#78
in continent
World
#625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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