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Shankland, Sam
GM🇺🇸FIDE 2004887· Male· United States of America· Born in 1991
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Sam Shankland, a 35-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2647 and ranked 11th among American players, and 69th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2647 and 2683 over the past 2 years. 79 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2731 was reached at age 28 (Feb 2019, World #23 at the time); he has been in the world top 100 for 129 months and counting (10 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 20), IM in 2008 (age 17), and FM in 2008 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #13 in U20, World #19 in U18 and #9 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2647
Standard
Rpd2624·Blz2613
All-time high
2731
−84 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 28
Feb 2019 · age 28
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · American players · of 5,026
World top 100 since Jul 2016
World top 100 since Jul 2016
Career timeline
27 entries2026
129 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 120 months · since Feb 2015
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 34
Dec 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2700
at age 30
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2691 → returned at 2709
Mar 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 28
Apr 2019
Peak World rank: #23
at age 28 · rated 2731
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 - "Jorge Vega Fernandez in Memoriam"perf 2741 (+94) · 9.5/11 · #1
Evolution
-23
2670 → 2647
Tournaments
7
70 games
Score
39.5/ 7056.4%
20W39D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraGM2,636·1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Superstars·R9·-5.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 9.5/11 | #1 | 2741 | +11.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #22 | 2599 | -3.9 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #10 | 2550 | -12.5 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 6/10 | R16 | 2755 | +14.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #10 | 2623 | -5.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/11 | #69 | 2627 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #17 | 2597 | -8.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard RapportGM
🇭🇺HUN·2729
+10 −15 =14
39 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2753
+3 −16 =18
37 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLeinier Dominguez PerezGM
🇺🇸USA·2732
+4 −12 =18
34 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+6 −5 =16
27 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+1 −13 =12
26 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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United States of America
#11
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#12
in continent
World
#69
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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