Sam Shankland

🇺🇸 United States of America

Age 34•Grandmaster

Sam Shankland is a Grandmaster from United States of America with a current classical FIDE rating of 2647. Sam Shankland achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2731 in Feb 2019 (Age 27). Sam Shankland is currently ranked #71 in the world and #11 in United States of America. Sam's most popular opening is the Sicilian Defense.

FIDE RATING

2647

Classical

2647

Rapid

2624

Blitz

2613

Career Statistics

World Rank#71

Country Rank#11

Peak Rating2731 - Feb 2019 (Age 27)

Total Games1593

Wins570 (36%)

Draws669 (42%)

Losses354 (22%)

Active Years2007 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#69Murali Karthikeyan2648

#70Eltaj Safarli2648

#71Sam Shankland2647

#72Alexander Donchenko2645

#73Frederik Svane2645

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Sicilian DefenseB90

Caro-Kann DefenseB12

Scotch GameC45

Grünfeld DefenseD85

Bogo-Indian DefenseE11

Last updated on May 09, 2026