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GMSam Shankland

USA · Born 1991 · FIDE ID 2004887

PrepCompare
classical
2646
#73 in the world
rapid
2624
#67 in the world
blitz
2613
#93 in the world

Rating history

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As White124 games · +41 =51 −32
  • Queen's Gambit Declined16 · 47%
  • Ruy Lopez15 · 50%
  • Sicilian Defense14 · 57%
  • English Opening11 · 32%
  • Nimzo-Indian Defense10 · 35%
  • King's Indian Attack9 · 50%
As Black121 games · +44 =48 −29
  • Sicilian Defense38 · 51%
  • English Opening17 · 68%
  • King's Indian Defense17 · 71%
  • Caro-Kann Defense7 · 64%
  • Grünfeld Defense5 · 40%
  • Ruy Lopez5 · 20%

245 stored games (Lichess broadcasts since 2023 and FIDE reports): +85 =99 −61 (55%). Score is from Sam's side.

Events

Games (245)

GMAleksandr Lenderman2582FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024 · Blitz Open 1-30 · Round 110GMIvan Zemlyanskii2586Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 8½GMAditya Mittal2560Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 7½GMAydin Suleymanli2609Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 6½GMIvan Cheparinov2625Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 5½GMPranav Anand2590Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 41GMAlan Pichot2581Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 3½FIDEGMAleksey Grebnev2595Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 2½GMNarayanan S L2595Fujairah Global 2025 · Superstars · Round 1½GMLevon Aronian2732GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 180GMLeinier Dominguez Perez2705GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 170GMGrigoriy Oparin2634GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 160GMNodirbek Abdusattorov2721GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 15½GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2725GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 140GMWesley So2704GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 13½GMLe Quang Liem2655GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 120GMGukesh D2687GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 110GMFabiano Caruana2750GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 10½GMLevon Aronian2732GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 90GMLeinier Dominguez Perez2705GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 81GMGrigoriy Oparin2634GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 70GMNodirbek Abdusattorov2721GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 60GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2725GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 5½GMWesley So2704GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 40GMLe Quang Liem2655GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 30GMGukesh D2687GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 2½GMFabiano Caruana2750GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Blitz 1½GMGrigoriy Oparin2634GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 91GMNodirbek Abdusattorov2721GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 8½GMLevon Aronian2732GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 70GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2725GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 60GMFabiano Caruana2750GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 50GMGukesh D2687GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 41GMWesley So2704GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 30GMLe Quang Liem2655GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 20GMLeinier Dominguez Perez2705GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 · Rapid 10GMVladimir Fedoseev2693Rubinstein Chess Festival 2026 - ALREH GM Round-Robin · Round 90GMHaik M. Martirosyan2662Rubinstein Chess Festival 2026 - ALREH GM Round-Robin · Round 8½GMSzymon Gumularz2625Rubinstein Chess Festival 2026 - ALREH GM Round-Robin · Round 6½GMJan Malek2573Rubinstein Chess Festival 2026 - ALREH GM Round-Robin · Round 5½