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Elshan Moradiabadi's chess openings

GM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 24771,275 games

Elshan Moradiabadi, Grandmaster from United States, has 1,275 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Elshan Moradiabadi most often opens with 1.d4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White632 games · +316 =205 −111 · 66%
As Black643 games · +246 =224 −173 · 56%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening52%
    329 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%
    129 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%
    116 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game46%
    136 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%
    96 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...e6 French Defense10%
    31 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%
    159 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game15%
    33 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense11%
    24 games · scores 65% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nd2 Nc6

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