Shankland, Sam

USA USA·Born 1991·FIDE #2004887·3,076 Games

Classical26472,558 Games

Rapid2624292 Games

Blitz2613360 Games

Statistics

3076

Total

1326

Wins

1006

Draws

742

Losses

43%33%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (66% in 275 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 557 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening96.9%

Middlegame93.8%

Endgame95.1%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)94%

119 Games

Equal position96%

264 Games

Losing (-2 or more)90%

117 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

♖

22%

75 errors

♙

19%

64 errors

♗

16%

54 errors

♔

16%

55 errors

♞

13%

45 errors

♕

13%

42 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 41average

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

38% of blunders occur between move 26-35. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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Many

Few

Critical squares

c413 err

d413 err

e311 err

e411 err

f511 err

c4/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

Iljiushenok, Ilia2496

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0

Sharapov, Yevhen2375

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0

Dixit, Nikhil2394

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0

Sneha Halder2232

Titled Tue 26th May 2026 · 26 May 2026

1-0

Arabidze, Meri2409

Titled Tue 19th May 2026 · 19 May 2026

0-1

Theodorou, Nikolas2635

Titled Tue 19th May 2026 · 19 May 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!

White

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

50.0%

18 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

Scotch: Mieses

47.8%

23 Games·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6

Black

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

AVOID

White

English: Anglo-Indian

77.3%

22 Games·Wins

1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6

French: Classical

69.2%

13 Games·Wins

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6

Black

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

80.0%

10 Games·Wins

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

Sicilian: Classical

57.9%

76 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors

▶

#28Ra5??

Tactics

vs Cancedda-Dupuis

Rapid·2025

▶

#45Ke2??

Endgame

vs Esipenko

OTB·2025

▶

#64c6??

Endgame

vs Vidit

OTB·2025

▶

#47bxa5??

Endgame

vs Firouzja

OTB·2025

▶

#35Qd6??

Tactics

vs Caruana

Blitz·2025

▶

#49gxh3??

Endgame

vs Le

Blitz·2025

▶

#29Rd3??

Tactics

vs So

Blitz·2025

▶

#55c3??

Endgame

vs Oparin

Blitz·2025

▶

#23Kh8??

Tactics

vs Dominguez Perez

Blitz·2025

▶

#44f6??

Endgame

vs Abdusattorov

Blitz·2025

Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

Repertoire

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Starting Position

1547 Games

48%31%21%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	623	59%
1.e4	552	65%
1.c4	275	66%
1.Nf3	87	64%
1.g3 Strong	6	75%
1.b3 Strong	2	100%
1.f4 Weak	1	0%
1.c3 Strong	1	100%

1.d4

59%

623

1.e4

65%

552

1.c4

66%

275

1.Nf3

64%

1.g3

75%

1.b3

100%

1.f4

1.c3

100%

Shankland, Sam

Play against Shankland, Sam's Twin

Statistics

Play Style

Deep Analysis

Clutch Factor

Problematic Pieces

Critical Moment

Error Heatmap

Recent Games

Openings

Weaknesses

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

Scotch: Mieses

Strengths

English: Anglo-Indian

French: Classical

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein

Sicilian: Classical

Critical Blunders