What is Sam Shankland's FIDE rating?

Sam Shankland's FIDE rating is 2646 standard, 2624 rapid, 2613 blitz, world #70. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Sam Shankland's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Sam Shankland played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,729 over-the-board games by Sam Shankland (2,370 classical, 172 rapid, 220 blitz), with 45% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Sam Shankland's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Sam Shankland?

Open Sam Shankland's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Sam Shankland's style, before facing them.

Sam Shankland

United Statesborn 1991FIDE ID 2004887

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2646Classical

2624Rapid

2613Blitz

2731peak, Feb 2019

2,729games

1,228wins, 45%

857draws, 31%

644losses, 24%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2731 · Feb 2019

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Solid conversion: 81%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(67% in 484 games)

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Based on

2,729 games

Based on 2,729 games

Openings

2,729 gamesBased on 2,729 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Scotch: Mieses1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 exd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞xc615 games, last played 3 months ago53.3%losses

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e317 games, last played 3 months ago41.2%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

English: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.g3 g621 games, last played 9 months ago76.2%wins

French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f612 games, last played 9 months ago66.7%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 662 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 662 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

93.6%

Endgame

94.9%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%122g

EqualEqual position

96%237g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%141g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

99 err

19%

86 err

17%

77 err

15%

69 err

14%

62 err

13%

60 err

Critical moment

Move 41 avg

1-15

15%

16-25

22%

26-35

28%

36-45

32%

46+

32% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

141Errors mapped

c4 / d4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1818 err

1717 err

1515 err

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

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#27

exf3?? vs Iskusnyh

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#38

♛d4?? vs Halkias

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#49

g3?? vs Ernst

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#35

hxg3?? vs Meirkhanuly

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#38

♜xf4?? vs Lopez Rayo

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#39

♜c3+?? vs Dixit

Endgame · OTB · 2026