CHESS PLAYER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Shankland has received more than 269,044 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Shankland is the 457th most popular chess player (down from 395th in 2019), the 20,263rd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,714th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Chess Player.

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  • 270k

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  • 28.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Sam Shankland ranks 457 out of 461. Before him are Gunay Mammadzada, Abhimanyu Mishra, Sopiko Guramishvili, Aryan Tari, Li Chao, and Surya Shekhar Ganguly. After him are Gukesh D, Nazí Paikidze, Nihal Sarin, and Padmini Rout.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Sam Shankland ranks 1,470. Before him are Remona Burchell, Hikaru Mizuno, Kohei Isa, Daiki Matsumoto, Kendall Marshall, and Lee Hodson. After him are Kyotaro Yamakoshi, Kyohei Shimazaki, Masato Yoshihara, Ryosuke Kakigi, Masafumi Miyagi, and Yuta Fujii.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Shankland ranks 20,263 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Bonino (1988), Ritchie Torres (1988), Jules LeBlanc (2004), Emily Regan (1988), Kendall Marshall (1991), and Isabella Acres (2001). After him are John Henson (1990), Justin Jackson (1995), Moisés Hernández (1992), Jimmy Howard (1984), Kara Goucher (1978), and Greg Stiemsma (1985).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Sam Shankland ranks 21. Before him are Hans Niemann (2003), Levy Rozman (1995), Joel Benjamin (1964), Alexandra Botez (1995), Jennifer Shahade (1980), and Abhimanyu Mishra (2009).

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