Shankland Sam (01.10.1991)

ShanklandU.S. Grandmaster, U.S. Champion in 2018, American Continental Champion in 2018, US Junior Champion in 2010.

Best results: winner or shared first at California State Championship in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012; Dresden Open 2013; American Continental Championship 2015; Fargenes International 2016; Biel Master 2016; Capablanca Memorial 2018.

A member of the U.S. team since 2014 who won a team gold medal in 2016 and two gold individual medals for the best individual performance on board 5 in 2014 and 2016.

The author of Small Steps to Giant improvement (2018).

Peak rating: 2731 in 2019.