Elshan Moradiabadi is an Iranian-American chess Grandmaster. He was born on June 22, 1985, in Tehran, Iran. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2001 at the age of 16, and was awarded the title of Chess Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005. His highest ranking to date is 167th in the world, achieved in October 2008.
Moradiabadi completed his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran. He then moved to the United States in 2012 where he completed a Master's degree in Industrial and System Engineering at Texas Tech University, where he also played for their chess team.
Throughout his career, Moradiabadi has won numerous international tournaments and team events. He was a member of the Iran national team at four Chess Olympiads, in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010.
In 2017, Moradiabadi married WGM Sabina Foisor, the 2017 U.S. Women's Chess Champion. Since his marriage, he has switched his national chess federation affiliation to the United States. He frequently collaborates with his wife to give lectures, classes, private lessons, and chess camps. They also co-authored a book, "Sherlock's Method: The Working Tool for the Club Player", published in 2020.