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Shankland, Sam

Shankland, Sam

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 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 71st worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2647 and 2683 over the past 2 years. 70 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 128 months and counting (9 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

Activity

52

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#11

#11 · American players · of 4,932
World top 100 since Jul 2016

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
128 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 119 months · since Feb 2015
May 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

Activity & highlights

Best result
FIDE World Cup 2025
perf 2755 (+91) · 6/10 · #9
Top opponent
vs Alireza FirouzjaGM 2,762
Evolution
-19
26662647
Tournaments
6
59 games
Score
30/ 5950.8%
12W36D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAbhimanyu MishraGM2,652·2025 US Championship·R7·+5.0
2.[W]vsGabriel SargissianGM2,626·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R4·+4.6
3.[W]vsDennis WagnerGM2,608·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R1·+4.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20266.5/9#222599-3.9
Round-Robin
Nov 20253/9#102550-12.5
Knockout
Nov 20256/10R162755+14.6
Round-Robin
Oct 20254.5/11#102623-5.1
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/11#692627-6.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#172597-8.9

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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United States of America
#11
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#12
in continent
World
#71
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
11🇺🇸Shankland, Sam2,647
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
12🇺🇸Shankland, Sam2,647
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
71🇺🇸Shankland, Sam2,647