| Sam Shankland | |
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 Shankland in 2023 | |
| Full name | Samuel L. Shankland |
| Country | United States |
| Born | October 1, 1991 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Title | Grandmaster (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2677 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2731 (February 2019) |
| Ranking | No. 50 (October 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 24 (February 2019) |
Samuel L. Shankland[1] (born October 1, 1991) is an American chess grandmaster. He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 2018.
Shankland was California State Champion in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012, and Champion of State Champions in 2009. He won bronze at the 2008 World U18 Championship, and was US Junior Champion in 2010.[2] He earned his international master title in 2008 and his grandmaster title in 2011. Shankland surpassed a FIDE rating of 2600 in 2012, and entered the world's top 100 players in 2014.
As a member of the United States team, he won the gold medal for the best individual performance on the reserve board at the 41st Chess Olympiad. He also was part of the team at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, where the United States won team gold for the first time in forty years. In 2018, he won the U.S. Chess Championship, simultaneously breaching the 2700 barrier for the first time in his career.
- ^ Loeb McClain, Dylan (November 1, 2008). "Americans Break Through at World Youth Tournament". The New York Times.
Samuel L. Shankland of California
- ^ "Sam Shankland US Junior Champion in bidding war". ChessBase. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 7 March 2016.