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GMSam Shankland

USA Born 1991 (Age ≈35) Male
FIDE ID
2004887
USCF ID
12852765

Ratings

2648.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2624

Rapid

Published FIDE

2613

Blitz

Published FIDE

2715

USCF Regular

Published US Chess

Official classical ranks

World rank
#71
National rank · USA
#12

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2731 Feb 2019
Recorded years
2007–2026
Archived games
1355

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

USCF rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-092026 US ChampionshipClassical5

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-07 (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
451 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 8.5 Sam Shankland Gukesh D 0-1 55 Open
452 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 7.1 Richard Rapport Sam Shankland 0-1 55 Open
453 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 6.3 Sam Shankland Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1-0 47 Open
454 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 5.2 Sam Shankland Rauf Mamedov 1-0 37 Open
455 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 4.2 Hao Wang Sam Shankland 0-1 23 Open
456 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 3.1 Sam Shankland Abdulla Gadimbayli 1/2-1/2 51 Open
457 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 2.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Sam Shankland 0-1 52 Open
458 2022-12-22 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE 1.1 Sam Shankland Aydin Suleymanli 1-0 40 Open
459 2022-12-20 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 9.2 Francisco Vallejo Pons Sam Shankland 1-0 74 Open
460 2022-12-20 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 8.1 Sam Shankland Gukesh D 1-0 44 Open
461 2022-12-20 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 7.5 Richard Rapport Sam Shankland 1-0 62 Open
462 2022-12-19 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 6.3 Sam Shankland Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0-1 51 Open
463 2022-12-19 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 5.4 Sam Shankland Rauf Mamedov 0-1 54 Open
464 2022-12-19 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 4.2 Hao Wang Sam Shankland 1-0 42 Open
465 2022-12-18 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 3.2 Sam Shankland Abdulla Gadimbayli 1/2-1/2 49 Open
466 2022-12-18 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 2.2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 31 Open
467 2022-12-18 8th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE 1.5 Sam Shankland Aydin Suleymanli 1-0 28 Open
468 2022-10-19 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 13.4 Leinier Dominguez Perez Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 10 Open
469 2022-10-18 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 12.2 Sam Shankland Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2 39 Open
470 2022-10-17 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 11.6 Sam Shankland Levon Aronian 1/2-1/2 15 Open
471 2022-10-15 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 10.7 Jeffery Xiong Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 76 Open
472 2022-10-14 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 9.6 Sam Shankland Christopher Woojin Yoo 1-0 38 Open
473 2022-10-13 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.4 Awonder Liang Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 39 Open
474 2022-10-12 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 7.7 Sam Shankland Samuel Sevian 1/2-1/2 52 Open
475 2022-10-11 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 6.3 Aleksandr Lenderman Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 30 Open
476 2022-10-09 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 5.5 Sam Shankland Elshan Moradiabadi 1-0 59 Open
477 2022-10-08 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 4.1 Wesley So Sam Shankland 1-0 46 Open
478 2022-10-07 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.7 Sam Shankland Hans Moke Niemann 1/2-1/2 57 Open
479 2022-10-06 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.2 Dariusz Swiercz Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 46 Open
480 2022-10-05 ch-USA 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.6 Sam Shankland Ray Robson 1/2-1/2 35 Open
481 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 18.3 Sam Shankland Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 59 Open
482 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 17.1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Sam Shankland 1-0 31 Open
483 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 16.2 Fabiano Caruana Sam Shankland 1-0 45 Open
484 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 15.3 Sam Shankland Alireza Firouzja 0-1 27 Open
485 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 14.5 Levon Aronian Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 51 Open
486 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 13.1 Sam Shankland Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 60 Open
487 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 12.2 Jeffery Xiong Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 34 Open
488 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 11.5 Sam Shankland Ian Nepomniachtchi 0-1 32 Open
489 2022-08-30 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 10.4 Leinier Dominguez Perez Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 46 Open
490 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 9.3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 61 Open
491 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.1 Sam Shankland Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0-1 45 Open
492 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 7.2 Sam Shankland Fabiano Caruana 0-1 60 Open
493 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 6.3 Alireza Firouzja Sam Shankland 1-0 31 Open
494 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 5.5 Sam Shankland Levon Aronian 0-1 60 Open
495 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 4.1 Hikaru Nakamura Sam Shankland 1-0 56 Open
496 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.2 Sam Shankland Jeffery Xiong 0-1 68 Open
497 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.5 Ian Nepomniachtchi Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 86 Open
498 2022-08-29 Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.4 Sam Shankland Leinier Dominguez Perez 1/2-1/2 62 Open
499 2022-08-28 Saint Louis Rapid 2022 Saint Louis USA 9.5 Sam Shankland Jeffery Xiong 0-1 30 Open
500 2022-08-28 Saint Louis Rapid 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.2 Ian Nepomniachtchi Sam Shankland 0-1 64 Open

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