WGM Jennifer Shahade: Her New Tactics Book, Appearing on Jeopardy, & Leaving US Chess Artwork

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WGM Jennifer Shahade: Her New Tactics Book, Appearing on Jeopardy, & Leaving US Chess

January 16, 2024 • Episode 76

076 Jennifer Shahade returns to the podcast! 2023 was a major one for her, and we discuss the major milestones of her year.

If you’re not familiar, Jennifer is a 2-time US Women’s Chess Champion, author of 4 chess books (including the recent hit Chess Queens), and a long-time advocate of making the chess community a better place for women and girls.

In this episode, we talk about:

A recent, fun chess experience she’s had on Jeopardy.
Her new tactics book, Play Like a Champion, that features well-known women chess players (and why the book helps if you’ve only been doing online tactics.)
The challenges she’s faced by stepping down as head of the US Chess Women and leaving US Chess.
A peek into Jen’s next book, Thinking Sideways.

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