Shankland, Sam

USA USA·Born 1991·FIDE #2004887·3,101 Games

Classical26582,583 Games

Rapid2624292 Games

Blitz2613360 Games

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3101 games analyzed

Statistics

Total

3101

Wins

1340

Draws

1013

Losses

746

43%33%24%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.0% average

Solid conversion: 83%

Very consistent (89%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (66% in 276 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 674 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

93.6%

Endgame

94.9%

Clutch Factor — Move accuracy when winning vs. equal vs. losing — does their level drop when the game turns against them?

+4%

Winning (+2 or more)

94%117g

Equal position

96%245g

Losing (-2 or more)

91%138g

Performance under pressure

Problematic Pieces — Which pieces cause most errors?

25%

114 errors

21%

94 errors

14%

63 errors

14%

64 errors

13%

59 errors

13%

57 errors

Critical Moment — When does the first serious error occur?

Move 40 average

11%

23%

34%

29%

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

34% of blunders occur between move 36-45. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap — Where do most errors occur?

Few

Many

Errors mapped

132

Hotspot zone

d5 / d4

Critical squares

17 err

16 err

15 err

14 err

13 err

d5/d4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

— exploit these lines

White50.0%Loses

Scotch: Mieses — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6

24 Games · last played last monthPlay this line

White47.4%Loses

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

19 Games · last played 2 months agoPlay this line

No significant weaknesses detected as Black

Strengths

— avoid these lines

White77.3%Wins

English: Anglo-Indian — 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g622 Games · last played 7 months ago

White69.2%Wins

French: Classical — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf613 Games · last played 8 months ago

Black80.0%Wins

Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e310 Games · last played 2 months ago

Black57.9%Wins

Sicilian: Classical — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc676 Games · last played 2 months ago

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Endgame Statistics

PRO23 endgame categories analyzed

Endgame Statistics

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Repertoire

Move arrowsmost-played moves

Starting Position

Stockfish

1560 Games

48%31%21%

Move	Games	%
1.d4	627	59%
1.e4	560	65%
1.c4	276	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%

MoveGamesPerformance%

1.d4

627

59%

1.e4

560

65%

1.c4

276

66%

1.Nf3

64%

1.g3Strong

75%

1.b3Strong

100%

1.f4Weak

1.c3Strong

100%