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

2641.1 -4.9

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
2412

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

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: 2026-10-13 (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
1851 2019-02-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Sam Shankland Weichao Chu 1-0 51 Open
1852 2019-02-07 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 5 Sam Shankland Jinshi Bai 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1853 2019-01-30 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Sam Shankland 1-0 51 Open
1854 2019-01-30 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Sam Shankland Fidel Corrales Jimenez 0-1 35 Open
1855 2019-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 A.R. Saleh Salem Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 39 Open
1856 2019-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Sergei Movsesian Sam Shankland 0-1 38 Open
1857 2019-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Fabiano Caruana Sam Shankland 1-0 35 Open
1858 2019-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Sam Shankland Jeffery Xiong 0-1 27 Open
1859 2019-01-29 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT 4 Sam Shankland Hikaru Nakamura 0-1 49 Open
1860 2019-01-27 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 13.7 Vladimir Kramnik Sam Shankland 0-1 66 Open
1861 2019-01-26 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 12.4 Sam Shankland Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0 35 Open
1862 2019-01-25 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 11.4 Anish Giri Sam Shankland 1-0 45 Open
1863 2019-01-23 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 10.6 Sam Shankland Teimour Radjabov 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1864 2019-01-22 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 9.1 Sam Shankland Magnus Carlsen 1/2-1/2 40 Open
1865 2019-01-20 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 8.3 Vladimir Fedoseev Sam Shankland 1-0 52 Open
1866 2019-01-19 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 7.7 Sam Shankland Jorden Van Foreest 1-0 52 Open
1867 2019-01-18 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 6.6 Santosh Gujrathi Vidit Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 18 Open
1868 2019-01-16 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 5.3 Sam Shankland Liren Ding 0-1 33 Open
1869 2019-01-15 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 4.6 Jan-Krzysztof Duda Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 31 Open
1870 2019-01-14 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 3.5 Sam Shankland Viswanathan Anand 1/2-1/2 35 Open
1871 2019-01-13 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 2.4 Richard Rapport Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 94 Open
1872 2019-01-12 81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED 1.6 Sam Shankland Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 54 Open
1873 2018-12-16 Bundesliga 2018-19 Hockenheim GER 6.4 Sam Shankland David Miedema 1-0 38 Open
1874 2018-12-15 Bundesliga 2018-19 Hockenheim GER 5.3 Pentala Harikrishna Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 52 Open
1875 2018-10-27 Svidler-Shankland m 2018 Hoogeveen NED 6 Peter Svidler Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 46 Open
1876 2018-10-26 Svidler-Shankland m 2018 Hoogeveen NED 5 Sam Shankland Peter Svidler 1/2-1/2 24 Open
1877 2018-10-25 Svidler-Shankland m 2018 Hoogeveen NED 4 Peter Svidler Sam Shankland 1-0 31 Open
1878 2018-10-23 Svidler-Shankland m 2018 Hoogeveen NED 3 Sam Shankland Peter Svidler 1/2-1/2 28 Open
1879 2018-10-22 Svidler-Shankland m 2018 Hoogeveen NED 2 Peter Svidler Sam Shankland 1-0 34 Open
1880 2018-10-21 Svidler-Shankland m 2018 Hoogeveen NED 1 Sam Shankland Peter Svidler 1-0 53 Open
1881 2018-10-05 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 11.1 Chao b Li Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 37 Open
1882 2018-10-04 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 10.2 Hrant Melkumyan Sam Shankland 0-1 37 Open
1883 2018-10-03 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 9.1 Sam Shankland Jacek Tomczak 1/2-1/2 51 Open
1884 2018-10-02 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 8.1 Rauf Mamedov Sam Shankland 0-1 96 Open
1885 2018-10-01 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 7.2 Sam Shankland Ante Brkic 1-0 41 Open
1886 2018-09-28 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 5.4 Emil Sutovsky Sam Shankland 1-0 67 Open
1887 2018-09-27 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 4.3 Krishnan Sasikiran Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 21 Open
1888 2018-09-26 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 3.3 Sam Shankland Jorden Van Foreest 1-0 46 Open
1889 2018-09-25 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 2.1 Nikoloz Petriashvili Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 38 Open
1890 2018-09-24 43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO 1.1 Sam Shankland Orlando Andres Leon Archibaldo 1-0 39 Open
1891 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 9.4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Sam Shankland 1-0 34 Open
1892 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 8.4 Sam Shankland Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 32 Open
1893 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 7.4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Sam Shankland 1-0 36 Open
1894 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 14.4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Sam Shankland 1/2-1/2 48 Open
1895 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 13.4 Sam Shankland Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 30 Open
1896 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 12.4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Sam Shankland 1-0 12 Open
1897 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 11.4 Sam Shankland Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 49 Open
1898 2018-09-14 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 10.4 Sam Shankland Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 49 Open
1899 2018-09-13 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 6.4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Sam Shankland 1-0 42 Open
1900 2018-09-13 Champions Chess960 G5 Saint Louis USA 5.4 Sam Shankland Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 53 Open

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