GM Sam Shankland

Country

USA

Birth Year

1991 (Age ≈35)

Gender

M

Title

Grandmaster

FIDE ID

2004887

USCF ID

12852765

USCF Rating

2711

FIDE ratings

2647.8 +1.8

Classical

Live rating

2624

Rapid

Published FIDE

2613

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#72
National rank · USA
#11

Active players · Oct 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2731 Feb 2019
Recorded years
2007–2026
Archived games
1079

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USCF rating history

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FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Oct 2026.

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-27 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
951 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 5 Varun Krishnan Sam Shankland 0-1 33 Open
952 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 4 Leonid Starozhilov Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 46 Open
953 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 3 Sam Shankland Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov 1/2-1/2 47 Open
954 2020-11-24 Titled Tuesday 24th Nov chess.com INT 2 Gudmundur Kjartansson Sam Shankland 0-1 21 Open
955 2020-11-18 Ayelen Invitational 2020 chess24.com INT 6.2 Vasyl Ivanchuk Sam Shankland 1-0 35 Open
956 2020-11-18 Ayelen Invitational 2020 chess24.com INT 5.4 Sam Shankland Alan Pichot 1-0 51 Open
957 2020-11-18 Ayelen Invitational 2020 chess24.com INT 4.1 Leinier Dominguez Perez Sam Shankland 0-1 53 Open
958 2020-11-18 Ayelen Invitational 2020 chess24.com INT 3.4 Boris Gelfand Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 68 Open
959 2020-11-18 Ayelen Invitational 2020 chess24.com INT 2.2 Sam Shankland S.P. Sethuraman 1-0 34 Open
960 2020-11-18 Ayelen Invitational 2020 chess24.com INT 1.3 Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Sam Shankland 0-1 25 Open
961 2020-10-29 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 11.5 Sam Shankland Samuel Sevian 1/2-1/2 67 Open
962 2020-10-29 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 10.2 Leinier Dominguez Perez Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 26 Open
963 2020-10-28 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 9.6 Sam Shankland Dariusz Swiercz 1/2-1/2 83 Open
964 2020-10-28 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 8.1 Hikaru Nakamura Sam Shankland 1-0 48 Open
965 2020-10-28 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 7.6 Awonder Liang Sam Shankland 0-1 38 Open
966 2020-10-27 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 6.2 Sam Shankland Alejandro Ramirez 1-0 59 Open
967 2020-10-27 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 5.5 Aleksandr Lenderman Sam Shankland 0-1 45 Open
968 2020-10-27 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 4.3 Sam Shankland Wesley So 0-1 34 Open
969 2020-10-26 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 3.4 Ray Robson Sam Shankland 1-0 40 Open
970 2020-10-26 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 2.4 Sam Shankland Jeffery Xiong 1/2-1/2 29 Open
971 2020-10-26 ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT 1.3 Elshan Moradiabadi Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 49 Open
972 2020-10-18 Chessable Qualifier 2020 chess24.com INT 7.2 Grigoriy Oparin Sam Shankland 1-0 50 Open
973 2020-10-18 Chessable Qualifier 2020 chess24.com INT 6.2 Sam Shankland Rauf Mamedov 1-0 81 Open
974 2020-10-18 Chessable Qualifier 2020 chess24.com INT 5.1 Gawain C B Maroroa Jones Sam Shankland 0-1 33 Open
975 2020-10-17 Chessable Qualifier 2020 chess24.com INT 4.3 Sam Shankland Matthias Bluebaum 1/2-1/2 49 Open
976 2020-10-17 Chessable Qualifier 2020 chess24.com INT 2.3 Peter Svidler Sam Shankland 1-0 20 Open
977 2020-10-17 Chessable Qualifier 2020 chess24.com INT 1.1 Sam Shankland Narayanan S L 1/2-1/2 45 Open
978 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.8 Sam Shankland Wesley So 0-1 31 Open
979 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.7 Wesley So Sam Shankland 1-0 34 Open
980 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.6 Sam Shankland Wesley So 0-1 17 Open
981 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.5 Wesley So Sam Shankland 0-1 32 Open
982 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.4 Sam Shankland Wesley So 0-1 53 Open
983 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.3 Wesley So Sam Shankland 0-1 37 Open
984 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.2 Sam Shankland Wesley So 1/2-1/2 40 Open
985 2020-09-21 Chess24 Banter Final 2020 chess24.com INT 1.1 Wesley So Sam Shankland 1-0 39 Open
986 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.8 Nihal Sarin Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 55 Open
987 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.7 Sam Shankland Nihal Sarin 1-0 31 Open
988 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.6 Nihal Sarin Sam Shankland 1-0 43 Open
989 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.5 Sam Shankland Nihal Sarin 1/2-1/2 60 Open
990 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.4 Nihal Sarin Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 96 Open
991 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.3 Sam Shankland Nihal Sarin 1/2-1/2 60 Open
992 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.2 Nihal Sarin Sam Shankland 0-1 34 Open
993 2020-09-05 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 3.1 Sam Shankland Nihal Sarin 1/2-1/2 45 Open
994 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.9 Sam Shankland Alan Pichot 1-0 50 Open
995 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.8 Alan Pichot Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 59 Open
996 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.7 Sam Shankland Alan Pichot 0-1 39 Open
997 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.6 Alan Pichot Sam Shankland 0-1 52 Open
998 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.5 Sam Shankland Alan Pichot 1-0 24 Open
999 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.4 Alan Pichot Sam Shankland 1-0 38 Open
1000 2020-09-02 Chess24 Banter QualA 2020 chess24.com INT 2.3 Sam Shankland Alan Pichot 0-1 46 Open

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