Shahade inherited the audacity and courage to thrive in a sport like chess where men far outnumber women. – Forbes
Shahade has become an important face of the game, challenging its long-entrenched tendencies to favor white men and conservative politics.
Shahade is also a friend of mine – The New Yorker
After winning my games, I took a Greyhound back to Philadelphia, accidentally leaving my giant trophy behind in the luggage compartment. To me, the title was all that mattered.
Shahade’s passion for inclusion isn’t just exclusive to chess. She wants it in all facets of life, including poker.
Chess is having a moment. Chess is also having a decade.
(Jennifer) tells her extraordinary life story, from watching her father and older brother playing the game at the age of six to proving once and for all that chess is not a man’s game.
The pinnacle of chess enjoyment is just getting completely enraptured in the game and lost in thought. – Jennifer Shahade in Vanity Fair
Jennifer Shahade, a two-time U.S. women’s chess champion, and women’s program director at US Chess in Philadelphia, said she always saw the game as a glamorous sport.
Jennifer Shahade, a two-time U.S. women’s chess champion, learned how to play chess from her dad when she was about 5 years old. By 9, she was playing in her first tournament, and by high school, Shahade was traveling the world to play in chess matches.
Check out Jennifer Shahade’s art project, Not Particularly Beautiful, an oversize wall-hanging chessboard filled in with misogynistic insults she and other female players have been subjected to.
Women’s looks are often given more attention than their moves and minds… we should be focused on [their] inner beauty and intellectual bravery
Jen Shahade glides around the room like she herself is a piece on the chess board. Her mission… to get these young girls hooked on the game she’s devoted her life to. – CBS Saturday Morning
An ode to females and chess… as her name continues to be mentioned alongside the game’s greats, Shahade wants to build on the foundations made by her heroes. Her goal is to open doors for others and make chess a more welcoming and inclusive place.
PokerStars ambassador Jennifer Shahade…firmly believes that games like poker and chess can help anyone make better life decisions.”
It’s exciting to see women start to make their case in male-dominated fields like chess and poker.
Jennifer Shahade is a woman of many talents. [She’s] not just a two-time United States women’s chess champion and author…she’s also a pro poker player
Jennifer Shahade is a chess champion, a poker champion and now, for the second time, a champion for those whose voices were not being heard.
Poker has trained me to focus on my own decisions in a world of murky outcomes. Failure isn’t always personal: Sometimes it’s just probability. I had to learn to find solace in randomness, and not to just wallow in its cruelty.
Chess Queens is Shahade’s manifesto to dispel these myths and level the game. There is a glossary for those who don’t know their rooks from their bishops, but you don’t need it. Like The Queen’s Gambit, this isn’t really about chess, but power. Shahade interweaves her story with those of female chess players from around the world — and some of them are shocking.
Avoid tunnel vision, and getting too attached to one potential outcome: people often assume chess players are very good at thinking many moves ahead, Shahade says, “but what we’re actually really good at is looking at a lot of options right in front of us”.
Shahade, la heroina del ‘Me Too’
The chess study’s authors included Jennifer Shahade, a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess champion and author of two books, Chess Queens and Play Like A Champion. Shahade says she’s been fighting sexism and misogyny in chess for decades. (Her) advice is invaluable for anyone who feels overlooked in their profession. “When it feels like the rest of the world doesn’t believe in you, it’s even more crucial to believe in yourself,” she suggests.
When former U.S. women’s chess champion Jennifer Shahade alleged on social media last month that she had been sexually assaulted by a prominent grandmaster named Alejandro Ramirez… it set off a broad wave of additional allegations.
Thanks to the actions of female stars like Jennifer Shahade, a dark side to the male-dominated-mind sport can no longer be hidden.
“Why are we not focusing on the real people who need our support and instead we are worried about fiction?”
The importance of keeping chess fair is now very much in the spotlight due to a clash between Carlsen and the 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann. Earlier in September, the former lost to Niemann. Three weeks later he revealed that he believed Niemann had cheated in the past, and was concerned he would do so again.
NYU alum and U.S. Women’s Chess Champion Jennifer Shahade, who co-authored the study, said the belief that chess requires inherent brilliance could lead parents and coaches to prevent players from learning and improving.
Shahade said that misogyny in the sport, from sexist comments to rape, was “destroying” women’s careers.
The rules have been heavily criticised by notable female chess players including Jennifer Shahade – Fide grandmaster and two-time US women’s champion.
“My book, Chess Queens, tells the story of the game’s female pioneers, like this trio of stereotype shattering sisters.”
