GM Sam Shankland
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In the September 2017 issue of Chess Life, GM Sam Shankland wrote about Team USA’s performance at this year’s World Team Championship in Khanty-… Read More »
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GM Sam Shankland continues his series on breaking the top 100 players in the World. Read Part I here and also see his 2014 Best of CLO award.
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I am American born and raised, there is no chess culture in my family, I played my first tournament at an age when… Read More »