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Chess Games Database
GM
Sam Shankland
Full name
Samuel L. Shankland
Born
Oct 1, 1991
(age 34)
Place of birth
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Federation
United States
Profiles
Total Games
2418
45% Win
32% Draw
23% Loss
As White
1224
49% Win
30% Draw
21% Loss
As Black
1194
41% Win
34% Draw
25% Loss
Sam Shankland Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Sam Shankland
(2980)
Timur Safin
(2693)
1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense
1-0
31
2026
Sam Shankland
(3044)
Augustin Droin
(2837)
1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 f5
English Opening: King's English Variation
1-0
42
2026
Sam Shankland
(3053)
Zachary Tanenbaum
(2720)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5
Ruy López Opening: Jaenisch Gambit
1-0
44
2026
Sam Shankland
(3074)
Gasan Guliev
(2609)
1. c3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6
Saragossa Opening
1-0
42
2026
Sam Shankland
(3056)
Robert Aloma Vidal
(2702)
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation
1-0
46
2026
Sam Shankland
(3061)
Maximiliano Donoso Aguirre
(2642)
1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e6 3. d3 Nf6
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation
1-0
71
2026
Sam Shankland
(3033)
Vladislav Zhirkov
(2833)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky, Lobron System
1-0
57
2026
Sam Shankland
(3026)
Ian Nepomniachtchi
(3206)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský Variation
1-0
32
2026
Sam Shankland
(3023)
Meri Arabidze
(2798)
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5
Philidor Defense: Hanham, Lion Variation
1-0
41
2026
Sam Shankland
(3024)
Viktor Skliarov
(2755)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations
1-0
46
2026
Sam Shankland
(2651)
ZiLong Yang
(2355)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation
1-0
69
2026
Sam Shankland
(2651)
Diego Saul Rodri Flores Quillas
(2421)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Giuoco Piano Game
1-0
68
2026
Sam Shankland
(2651)
Sauat Nurgaliyev
(2461)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6
French Defense: King's Indian Attack
1-0
41
2026
Sam Shankland
(3018)
Alexander Gelman
(2841)
1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6
English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System
1-0
33
2026
Sam Shankland
(3022)
Andrii Punin
(2722)
1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5
English Opening: Symmetrical, Fianchetto, Rubinstein Variation
1-0
51
2026
Sam Shankland
(3023)
Jens E Ingebretsen
(2731)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation
1-0
66
2026
Sam Shankland
(3027)
Tikhon Popov
(2861)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7
King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System
1-0
74
2026
Sam Shankland
(3023)
Liya Kurmangaliyeva
(2808)
1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6
Dutch Defense
1-0
53
2026
Sam Shankland
(3017)
Renato Terry
(3214)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6
King's Indian Attack
1-0
45
2026
Sam Shankland
(3038)
Akeem Brown
(2604)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6
French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed
1-0
28
2026
Sam Shankland
(3050)
Ivan Povshednyi
(2874)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 a6
Caro-Kann Defense
1-0
20
2026
Sam Shankland
(3052)
Vladimir Fedoseev
(3164)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense
1-0
39
2026
Sam Shankland
(2647)
Juan Octavio Ruiz Perez
(2102)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation
1-0
41
2026
Sam Shankland
(2647)
Santiago Lopez Rayo
(2418)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line
1-0
46
2026
Sam Shankland
(2647)
Lennis Martinez Ramirez
(2395)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation
1-0
31
2026
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