ELSHAN MORADIABADI (born May-22-1985, 39 years old) Iran (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] IM in 2004, GM in 2005, FIDE Trainer in 2012. Champion of Iran 2001. Classical Tournaments Placed 3rd in Iran Ch 2003, 5th in Kish GM 2003 (2nd IM norm), 2nd in Iran Ch 2004, 11th in World U20 Ch 2004, 2nd in Fajr Open 2005 (1st GM norm), 1st in Kish GM 2005 (2nd GM norm), 5th in Fajr Open 2006, 2nd in Paris Ch 2006, 1st in Ramadan Cup 2008, 4th in Fajr Open 2009, 2nd in Iran Ch 2009, 2nd in Thailand Open Ch 2009, 2nd in Rethymno 2009, 2nd in Sardaran Cup 2009, 5th in Caspian Cup 2010, 1st in Fajr Khomam 2010, 1st in the Ikaros Open (Ikaria Island, Greece) 2010, 7th place in the 1st Negroponte Open (Greece) August 2010. In August 2012, he came =2nd at the 2012 US Masters Championship. Team play Played for Iran in the Olympiads of 2004 (board 3), 2006 (board 4), 2008 (board 2) and 2010 (board 2), in the Asian Team Championships of 2005 (board 2) and 2009 (board 2), and also in U16 Olympiads of 1999 (board 2) and 2000 (board 1). World Championship Moradiabadi qualified for the World Cup (2011) as a nominee of the FIDE President, but lost his first round game to Cuban super-GM Leinier Dominguez Perez. Other He studied at Texas Tech(1). His interests include books, movies, old songs and music, and stand-up comedy, and his favorite thinkers are Erich Fromm, Sigmund Freud, Alain Badiou, Avram Noam Chomsky and Richard Dawkins.* ICC: elshan-defence * http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp... Photos http://www.bidmonfa.com/moradiabadi... http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/...; and http://www.chessbase.com/news/2005/... (1) https://www.depts.ttu.edu/ttuchess/... Wikipedia article: Elshan Moradi Last updated: 2017-02-06 03:43:55

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page 1 of 26; games 1-25 of 636  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Gagunashvili vs E Moradiabadi   1-0 45 1999 Wch U14 E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 2. E Moradiabadi vs D Smerdon   ½-½ 47 2000 Wch U16 A48 King's Indian 3. E Moradiabadi vs N Dzagnidze   1-0 54 2001 Baku BP Cup U18-B D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 4. O Bashirinia vs E Moradiabadi   0-1 30 2001 Fajr B42 Sicilian, Kan 5. S Guliev vs E Moradiabadi   ½-½ 30 2001 Fajr op A00 Uncommon Opening 6. E Moradiabadi vs A Mallahi   1-0 46 2001 Asian Candidates A13 English 7. E Moradiabadi vs H Abbasifar   1-0 45 2001 Asian Candidates C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 8. S Ghane vs E Moradiabadi   ½-½ 20 2001 Asian Candidates E12 Queen's Indian 9. M Darban vs E Moradiabadi   0-1 38 2001 Asian Candidates B42 Sicilian, Kan 10. E Moradiabadi vs M Mahjoob 0-1 80 2001 Asian Candidates A07 King's Indian Attack 11. M Ghorbani vs E Moradiabadi   ½-½ 86 2001 Asian Candidates E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 12. E Moradiabadi vs H Aryanejad   1-0 38 2001 Asian Candidates B07 Pirc 13. S Alavi vs E Moradiabadi   ½-½ 48 2001 Asian Candidates B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 14. J Al-Huwar vs E Moradiabadi   1-0 41 2001 Tehran Zonal B23 Sicilian, Closed 15. E Moradiabadi vs A Al-Bahadly   1-0 23 2001 Tehran Zonal B07 Pirc 16. M Mahjoob vs E Moradiabadi   0-1 38 2001 Tehran Zonal C30 King's Gambit Declined 17. E Ghaem Maghami vs E Moradiabadi   1-0 39 2001 Tehran Zonal A25 English 18. E Moradiabadi vs A Mallahi   1-0 59 2001 Tehran Zonal D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. M Al-Modiahki vs E Moradiabadi   1-0 69 2001 Tehran Zonal B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation 20. E Moradiabadi vs I Hakki   0-1 78 2001 Tehran Zonal A46 Queen's Pawn Game 21. M Al Sayed vs E Moradiabadi   0-1 41 2001 Tehran Zonal B42 Sicilian, Kan 22. E Moradiabadi vs S Mohammad   0-1 81 2001 Tehran Zonal B33 Sicilian 23. M Hasan vs E Moradiabadi   0-1 27 2001 Asian U20 B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 24. B Al Qudaimi vs E Moradiabadi   0-1 48 2001 Asian U20 B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 25. E Moradiabadi vs S Kayumov   0-1 67 2001 Asian U20 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 26; games 1-25 of 636

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Jul-14-06    BIDMONFA: Elshan Moradiabadi MORADIABADI, Elshan http://www.bidmonfa.com/moradiabadi... _ Jul-18-06    saturn: Moradiabadi stood a creditable second in the Championship Paris 2006 with a score of 6.5/9 and a performance of 2660.http://www.idf-echecs.com/competiti... Mar-19-10    Tabanus: GM Elshan Moradiabadi, Iran, born 22 May 1985. Now rated 2558, http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... IM in 2004. GM in 2005. Rated 2569 in Jan. 2007. ICC: elshan-defence Biographies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elshan... (in English) http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elshan... (in Polish) Pictures: http://www.asianteamchess09.com/ima... http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/... http://www.chessbase.com/news/2005/... Played in the olympiads 2004 (board 3), 2006 (bd. 4) and 2008 (bd. 2), in Asian Team Ch 2005 (bd. 2) and 2009 (bd. 2), and also in U16 olympiads 1999 (bd. 2) and 2000 (bd. 1). Champion of Iran 2001. Placed 3rd in Iran Ch 2003, 5th in Kish GM 2003 (2nd IM norm), 2nd in Iran Ch 2004, 11th in World U20 Ch 2004, 2nd in Fajr Open 2005 (1st GM norm), 1st in Kish GM 2005 (2nd GM norm), 5th in Fajr Open 2006, 2nd in Paris Ch 2006, 1st in Ramadan Cup 2008, 4th in Fajr Open 2009, 2nd in Iran Ch 2009, 2nd in Thailand Open Ch 2009, 2nd in Rethymno 2009, 2nd in Sardaran Cup 2009, 5th in Caspian Cup 2010, 1st today in Fajr Khomam (not Fajr Open) 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr317... Jul-21-10    Tabanus: Winner today of the Ikaros Open (Ikaria Island, Greece) 13-21 July 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr359..., congratulations! Aug-18-10    Tabanus: 7th place in the 1st Negroponte Open (Greece) 9-17 August 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr338... Oct-24-10    whiteshark: "Born in Tehran, Iran in 1985, Elshan Moradiabadi learned chess at the age of seven from his father. He became one of Iranian chess's "New wave" players, which included many talents, some of whom are GMs and teammates. In 2001 he won the Iran Championship with a score of 10.0/11 and a 2712 performance. After entering the Sharif University of Technology, Iran's top engineering school, to study Chemical Engineering, <despite being only rated 2350 at the time, <he became an IM and GM within 18 months. <This leap included a run of three GM norms in three tournaments in a row in 27 days in 2005.>>> His interests include books,movies, old songs and music, and stand-up comedy, and his favorite thinkers are Erich Fromm, Sigmund Freud, Alain Badiou, Avram Noam Chomsky and Richard Dawkins." http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp... Aug-01-16    waustad: He's playing in the Trinidad and Tobago IM tournament and he is listed as FIDE for federation. I don't recall seeing that before. Sep-07-16    sonia91: <waustad> His FIDE card still says "Federation FIDE Licensed". I wonder too what it does mean. Anyway, these days he is commenting some games of the Olympiads for ChessBase. Feb-05-17    waustad: He just transferred to the USA federation. Feb-05-17    WannaBe: Moe Szyslak: Whaaaaaaaa?!!? He got past the Visa requirement and got in?? (I'll move this discussion over to the Rogoff page) =))) Apr-09-20    wordfunph: <THE DEFINING MOMENT I was living in Tehran, the capital of Iran, where chess was being rediscovered after being banned in Iran for 10 years. That means the entire city—almost eight million people—hadn’t had easy access to chess for a decade. So when I got interested in chess around age eight, there was only one chess class in Tehran taught by a local chess enthusiast about 90 minutes from our house. He held classes once a week and my dad always was willing to take me. One weekend, however, my dad was ill and said he could not drive me to class. In fact, both of us had sore throats. I started yelling and crying, and I forced my dad to drive me to the class anyway, despite both of us having fevers! (I was usually a calm boy, but we’ll do anything for what we love.) My dad considered it a defining moment, where I showed my deep love for the game. - GM Elshan Moradiabadi> lifted from Chess Life for Kids! December 2019

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