Sam Shankland
TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited StatesBorn1991FIDE ID2004887
Classical2646
Rapid2624
Blitz2613
Games2,758
W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost45 / 31 / 24
Peak2731Feb 2019
Rating history
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Classical2646Rapid2624Blitz2613no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.0%Opening93.6%Middlegame94.9%Endgame
Clutch factor
Insufficient dataPlay style
Elite accuracy: 93.9% average
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.e4 as 
(67% in 487 games)
(67% in 487 games)Recent games
Niemann, Hans Moke(2717)
US Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
Aronian, Levon(2725)
US Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026
Caruana, Fabiano(2784)
US Championship 2026 · 15 Oct 2026
Liang, Awonder(2685)
US Championship 2026 · 14 Oct 2026
Woodward, Andy(2619)
US Championship 2026 · 12 Oct 2026
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Based on 2,758 games
Openings
1,387 games as White · scores 64.1%Weaknesses
where they slip as ♔ WhiteScotch: Mieses1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.d4 exd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞xc615 games, last played 4 months ago53.3%losses
Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♞c3 ♝b4 4.e317 games, last played 5 months ago41.2%losses
Strengths
what holds up for them as ♔ WhiteEnglish: Anglo-Indian1.c4 ♞f6 2.g3 g622 games, last played 4 weeks ago77.3%wins
French: Classical1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞c3 ♞f612 games, last played 11 months ago66.7%wins
By family
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2,758 games in scope
LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 64.1%
A10–A302484w
57%21%22%
67.5%+3.4 ptsB20–B501893m
54%28%18
68.5%+4.4 ptsD30–E051461w
40%35%25%
57.2%−6.9 ptsA00–A04832m
49%34%17
66.3%—C60–C70811w
27%53%20%
53.7%−10.4 ptsD10–D45776w
53%35%12
70.8%+6.6 ptsE20–E40716w
37%25%38%
49.3%−14.8 ptsC00525m
73%1314
79.8%+15.7 ptsMistakes
Problematic pieces
Insufficient data
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Repertoire
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1,387 games49%W30%D21%L
1,387games in this linewon 49%, drew 30%, lost 21%
Move
1. d4
5691w44%31%25%
60%1. e4
4871w51%31%18%
67%1. c4
2484w57%21%22%
68%1. ♞f3
732m47%37%16
65%1. g3
67m67%1716
75%1. b3
22y100%00
100%1. c3
18m100%00
100%1. f4
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