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Sam Shankland

1991 - Today

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Samuel L. Shankland (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Sam Shankland is the 390th most popular chess player (up from 458th in 2024), the 18,345th most popular biography from United States (up from 20,256th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Sam Shankland ranks 390 out of 461. Before him are Alexandra Botez, Boris Avrukh, Yelena Dembo, Igor Miladinović, Gregory Serper, and Alexander Areshchenko. After him are Wei Yi, Anish Giri, Péter Ács, Wang Hao, Vadim Zvjaginsev, and Anna-Maria Botsari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Sam Shankland ranks 639. Before him are Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Anna Odobescu, James Tavernier, Marcus Rohdén, Margaret, and Ruslan Nurudinov. After him are Minako Kotobuki, Nicolao Dumitru, Andreea Mitu, Son Dong-woon, Dener, and Kai Ko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Shankland ranks 18,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Lukas Gage (1995), David Mazouz (2001), Jillian Hall (1980), Kevin Duckworth (1964), Meilen Tu (1978), and MacKenzie Mauzy (1988). After him are Kyle Kuzma (1995), Cory Higgins (1989), Luke Bryan (1976), Moon Zappa (1967), Rachel Boston (1982), and Emily Rios (1989).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Sam Shankland ranks 20. Before him are Fabiano Caruana (1992), Joshua Waitzkin (1976), Levy Rozman (1995), Hans Niemann (2003), Joel Benjamin (1964), and Alexandra Botez (1995). After him are Jennifer Shahade (1980), Abhimanyu Mishra (2009), Samuel Sevian (2000), and Jeffery Xiong (2000).

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