Sam Shankland

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Title: 
Grandmaster
Rating: 
2695
Federation: 
USA
Age: 
26
Status: 
Accepted
Bio: 

Sam placed third at the 2011 U.S. Championship. He won the 2010 U.S Junior Closed Championship, took first place at Biel Masters 2016, and played on the U.S. team which took first place at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2016. GM Shankland is the current U.S. Chess Champion and rated 2722 FIDE(2695 URS), making him the the fourth highest rated player in the U.S.

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2018 Champions Showdown