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

2648.0 +2.0

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
2404

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

USCF rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-10-09 (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
1 2026-10-11 2026 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, USA 3 Xiong, Jeffery Shankland, Sam 0-1 42 Open
2 2026-10-10 2026 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, USA 2 Shankland, Sam Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 51 Open
3 2026-10-09 2026 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, USA 1 So, Wesley Shankland, Sam 1-0 80 Open
4 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Shankland,S Bluebaum,M 0-1 60 Open
5 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Shankland,S Calvo Gonzalez,Jose Felix 1-0 27 Open
6 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Le Tuan Minh Shankland,S 1/2-1/2 38 Open
7 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Murzin,Volodar Shankland,S 1-0 42 Open
8 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Shankland,S Piliposyan,Robert 1-0 23 Open
9 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Di Liberto,Michele Shankland,S 0-1 32 Open
10 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Kurmangaliyeva,Liya Shankland,S 1-0 59 Open
11 2026-09-29 Titled Tue 29th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Bortnyk,Olexandr Shankland,S 0-1 78 Open
12 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Shankland,S Willathgamuwa,Kevin 1-0 21 Open
13 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Williams,Si1 Shankland,S 0-1 27 Open
14 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Shankland,S Haug,Havard 1-0 52 Open
15 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Shankland,S Tasdogen,Dincer 0-1 36 Open
16 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Shankland,S Plotnikov,Boris 1/2-1/2 53 Open
17 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Ahmadi,Erfan Shankland,S 0-1 35 Open
18 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Ni,Beiyang Shankland,S 1/2-1/2 46 Open
19 2026-09-22 Titled Tue 22nd Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Shankland,S Terry,R 0-1 30 Open
20 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Nguyen Truong An Khang Shankland,S 1-0 68 Open
21 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Shankland,S Darvishi,Mohammad Hossein 0-1 36 Open
22 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Ghafourian,Amir Ali Shankland,S 0-1 51 Open
23 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Elmirzaev,Khondamir Shankland,S 0-1 29 Open
24 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Shankland,S Poormosavi,Seyed Kanan 1/2-1/2 108 Open
25 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Safin Safarullakhan Shankland,S 0-1 26 Open
26 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Shankland,S Vachier Lagrave,M 1-0 56 Open
27 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 9 Bortnyk,Olexandr Shankland,S 1-0 68 Open
28 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Shankland,S Tsydypov,Z 0-1 56 Open
29 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Shankland,S Caruana,F 1/2-1/2 49 Open
30 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Shankland,S Sargsyan,Shant 1-0 59 Open
31 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 10 Hakobyan,Aram Shankland,S 1-0 23 Open
32 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Salem,AR Shankland,S 0-1 63 Open
33 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Luczak,Filip Shankland,S 0-1 22 Open
34 2026-09-01 Titled Tue 1st Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Shankland,S Miranda Camus,Joaquin Ignacio 1-0 24 Open
35 2026-08-23 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 9.3 Fedoseev,Vl3 Shankland,S 1-0 77 Open
36 2026-08-22 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 8.2 Shankland,S Martirosyan,Haik M. 1/2-1/2 31 Open
37 2026-08-21 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 7.4 Shankland,S Kovalenko,I 1-0 61 Open
38 2026-08-20 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 6.5 Gumularz,Szymon Shankland,S 1/2-1/2 60 Open
39 2026-08-19 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 5.2 Shankland,S Malek,Jan 1/2-1/2 43 Open
40 2026-08-18 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 4.3 Wojtaszek,R Shankland,S 1-0 40 Open
41 2026-08-17 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 3.3 Shankland,S Harikrishna,P 0-1 58 Open
42 2026-08-16 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 2.3 Seemann,Jakub Shankland,S 0-1 52 Open
43 2026-08-15 62nd Rubinstein ALREH GM Polanica Zdroj POL 1.3 Shankland,S Liang,Awonder 1/2-1/2 38 Open
44 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 3 Shankland,S Firouzja,Alireza 1-0 53 Open
45 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 6 Shankland,S Omariev,M 1-0 61 Open
46 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 1 Shankland,S Pasti,Zsombor 1-0 15 Open
47 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 4 Nepomniachtchi,I Shankland,S 1-0 30 Open
48 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 8 Shankland,S Schmider,Niklas 0-1 30 Open
49 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 7 Alexander,Joshua Shankland,S 1/2-1/2 53 Open
50 2026-08-04 Titled Tue 4th Aug 2026 chess.com INT 2 Sneha Halder Shankland,S 0-1 29 Open

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