New England Nor'easters
GM Sam Shankland 

Stats as of Aug 2011
Rating
 2624
MVP Pts
 46.5
Lifetime Score
 25.0/33 (76%)
Performance Rating
 2593
Date of Birth 1991

Awards/Records
2008 3rd Team All Star, Board 3
2006 1st Team All Star, Board 4
Member of 2010 USCL Champions, New England Nor'easters
Member of 2006 USCL Champions, San Francisco Mechanics
Won Game of the Week, Championship, 2010

2008 Interview by WFM Elizabeth Vicary
Sam Shankland's Website
2011 Games: (3.0/4)

Week 3: GM Sam Shankland (NE) vs GM Larry Kaufman (BAL)  1-0
Week 4: GM Sergey Erenburg (PHI) vs GM Sam Shankland (NE)  1/2-1/2
Week 5: GM Sam Shankland (NE) vs SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun (BOS)  1-0
Week 10: GM Giorgi Margvelashvili (BAL) vs GM Sam Shankland (NE)  1/2-1/2
2011 MVP Points: 10
2011 Performance Rating: 2772


2010 Games: (5.0/8)

Week 3: IM Sam Shankland (NE) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  0-1
Week 4: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Sam Shankland (NE)  1-0
Week 6: IM Sam Shankland (NE) vs GM Ben Finegold (STL)  1-0
Week 8: GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY) vs IM Sam Shankland (NE)  0-1
Week 10: IM Lev Milman (MAN) vs IM Sam Shankland (NE)  0-1
Quarterfinals: IM Sam Shankland (NE) vs GM Alex Lenderman (NY)  1-0
Semifinals: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Sam Shankland (NE)  1-0
Championship: IM Sam Shankland (NE) vs GM Julio Becerra (MIA)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
2010 MVP Points: 6
2010 Performance Rating: 2711


2009 Games: (2.0/3) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 2: IM Sam Shankland (SF) vs IM Salvijus Bercys (DAL)  1-0
Week 3: IM Blas Lugo (MIA) vs IM Sam Shankland (SF)  0-1
Week 4: IM Angelo Young (CHC) vs IM Sam Shankland (SF)  1-0
2009 MVP Points: 3.5
2009 Performance Rating: 2526


 2008 Games: (7.5/9) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

 Week 1: FM Sam Shankland (SF) vs FM Igor Schneider (DAL)  1-0
Week 2: FM Mehmed Pasalic (CHC) vs FM Sam Shankland (SF)  1-0
Week 3: FM Sam Shankland (SF) vs FM Charles Galofre (MIA)  1-0
Week 4: IM Richard Costigan (PHI) vs FM Sam Shankland (SF)  0-1
Week 5: FM Sam Shankland (SF) vs SM Marc Esserman (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 6: FM Daniel Rensch (ARZ) vs FM Sam Shankland (SF)  0-1
Week 7: FM Sam Shankland (SF) vs FM John Readey (SEA)  1-0
Week 8: FM Sam Shankland (SF) vs FM John Bick (TEN)  1-0
Quarterfinals: IM Sam Shankland (SF) vs FM Igor Schneider (DAL)  1-0
2008 MVP Points: 14.5
2008 Performance Rating: 2605


2007 Games: (2.0/2) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 5: FM Jerry Wheeler (TEN) vs NM Sam Shankland (SF)  0-1
Week 8: NM Sam Shankland (SF) vs NM Craig Jones (CAR)  1-0
2007 MVP Points: 5.5
2007 Performance Rating: 2662


2006 Games: (5.5/7) - Played for the San Francisco Mechanics

Week 2: NM Sam Shankland (SF) vs Luis Barredo (MIA)  1-0
Week 7: Michael Lee (SEA) vs NM Sam Shankland (SF)  1-0
Week 8: NM Sam Shankland (SF) vs Gainer Phay (TEN)  1-0
Week 9: NM Sam Shankland (SF) vs Michael Lee (SEA)  1-0
Week 10: Luis Barredo (MIA) vs NM Sam Shankland (SF)  0-1
Semifinals: Michael Lee (SEA) vs NM Sam Shankland (SF)  0-1
Championship: Matt Herman (NY) vs NM Sam Shankland (SF)  1/2-1/2
Championship Tiebreaker Game #1: NM Sam Shankland (SF) vs Matt Herman (NY)  1-0
Championship Tiebreaker Game #2: FM Robert Hess (NY) vs NM Sam Shankland (SF)  1/2-1/2
2006 MVP Points: 7
2006 Performance Rating: 2350
*Tiebreak Games don't count towards official USCL records

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