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GMShanky

  1. Congrats to my student Kayden Troff for holding GM Adams to a draw with the black pieces! Feeling very proud, all credit to him of course. 3:54 PM May 25th via web
  2. Really enjoying Yermo's "Every Russian Schoolboy Knows" series! 9:24 PM Apr 29th via web
  3. It's still very early, but I'm already thinking I should stick to playing and leave predicting to those more qualified than I! 10:16 AM Apr 21st via web
  4. Many have asked me what I expect will happen, so here goes: contrary to what ratings say, I will predict Kramnik to beat Aronian 3.5-2.5 12:35 PM Apr 20th via web
  5. My game with Kacheishvili was featured in yesterday's New York Times, full article here: nytimes.com/2012/04/15/cro… 7:15 AM Apr 16th via web
  6. Congrats to Marc Arnold on his GM Norm! 6:39 PM Apr 13th via web
  7. Good luck to all my students at the High School Nationals this weekend! 10:17 AM Apr 12th via web
  8. Finished with a somewhat disappointing 4 draws, but still ended up tied for second and gained back all the points I lost last time 9:49 AM Apr 10th via web
  9. Leading the Philadelphia Open with 4.5/5, won a crazy game against Kacheishvili just now. Lets hope the second half is as good as the first! 7:29 PM Apr 6th via web
  10. Won round 1 of the Philly Open, pretty satisfying game. And I forgot to mention I beat Hess in a nail-biter of a match, blog.chess.com/Shankland/a-ma… 6:55 AM Apr 5th via web
  11. Congrats to Jakovenko, winner of the European Championship. I like that he took clear first by winning the last game instead of a quick draw 8:48 AM Mar 31st via web
  12. @gmjlh There is nothing that excites me more than going shopping with my best shopping buddy! This time we'll get you a better jeans deal 10:41 AM Mar 30th via web in reply to gmjlh
  13. Playing a "Deathmatch" with GM Robert Hess on chess.com this Saturday, by sure to tune in! Preview here: chess.com/news/hess-and-… 12:17 PM Mar 26th via web
  14. Oh and I forgot "Sergey". Those 7 first names have produced a combined total of 167 GMs! 12:34 PM Mar 25th via web
  15. I'm certain you're 10 times as likely to become a GM if your first name is "Alexander", "Vladimir", "Dmitry", "Igor", "Peter", or "Maxim(e)" 12:27 PM Mar 25th via web
  16. Ah, that time of the year when I wish I was European... Taking a wild guess, I think Jobava takes it down. 7:52 AM Mar 20th via web
  17. It's now move 14, and I will go out on a limb and say I expect this will be ThunderHolt's last game as an IM (unofficial). 2:20 PM Mar 15th via web
  18. Great to see @Eljanov back over 2700! Hopefully his good form continues and leads him to winning Aeroflot 1:30 PM Feb 13th via web
  • Name Sam Shankland
  • Location El Cerrito, California
  • Web http://www.samsha...
  • Bio I'm a part-time chess professional who plays and teaches all over the world. 2008 World U-18 champion, 3rd at the 2011 US Championship (all ages)
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