Jennifer Shahade

Chess Tactics Explained: The Block I show Fabian a historic win by Fischer, and some puzzles from my book

The How to Beat Your Mom at Chess series is back with "Chess Tactics Explained: The Block"!

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The Grid 093 ft. Cindy Spier – Queen Seven Offsuit Urgent care physician and poker player Cindy Spier enters the GRID to discuss one of her impressive tournament victories. At the Senior’s Event at a WSOP circuit event in Pompano, Florida, Dr. Spier h...

The Grid by @jenshahade.bsky.social has been a marvelous poker journey. Check out her latest. thepokergrid.com/2025/09/25/t...

The Joys of an Anime Chess Lesson The most fun I've ever had teaching the basics of chess

The most fun I ever had giving a chess lesson jenshahade.substack.com/p/the-joys-o...

The Block of the Century This Bobby Fischer game is exactly like last night's Eagles game

Fischer's famous 1963 win against Pal Benko, and last night's Eagles game.

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The Art of Chess Variants A show at the World Chess Hall of Fame and the joy of mixing it up

My latest piece: jennifershahade.com/stack/the-ar...

"Many chess (and poker!) players prefer to play well on an absolute scale, not just a relative scale. They want to make fewer mistakes and blunders, even if it means winning less often."

I’m gonna be crass and say, preorder *my* book!

Kiese Laymon calls it “the most politically audacious book I’ve read in decades”

and

Moiya McTier calls it “deft weave of quantum physics and cultural wisdom”

😻

#BookSky

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YouTube video by hololive English Advent VS Justice: Chess Battle【#AdVSJus】

Fun chess match I'm a coach for: Advent vs. Justice: starts at 8 PM ET:

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Yesterday's coaching session (soooo much fun)

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Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life|Hardcover Essential life lessons from the world of chess—from making smarter choices to building focus and confidence—from a former U.S. champion.Chess is the art of the possible—after all, th...

Yes! Here's the B+N link: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thinking-s...

Involuntary lethal injection??? Has he apologized yet? So horrifying :(

Wow! Age 2?

Re: Netherlands, The blue and orange covers do look good together eh?

Absolutely! To me, a Thinking Sideways is moment in poker is when we think beyond the two obvious, binary choices. Instead of fold/call, what about raise? Instead of all-in, or min raise, what about limp? Great players use this method of thinking all the time, in chess and poker.

There's something about accomplished gaming women who write wonderful books, care about their communities, and who are kind people. An extraordinary combination. The sideways idea seems rather magical. @queenfive.bsky.social @mattmatros.bsky.social @thinkingpoker.bsky.social @mjr1.bsky.social

Can't wait to read it!

Congrats, Jen!

You're in it!! 😍

Orange book cover for Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life

Blue Book Cover for Thinking Sideways, UK Edition (Hodder Books)

Thinking Sideways Cover Reveal ‼️

Chessplayers are known for thinking really far ahead. But great players THINK SIDEWAYS: chess is the art of the possible.

It's been a lifelong dream of mine to write this book, and I can't wait to share it with all of you!

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Woohoo! So excited to share a book birthday with you!!

Thinking Sideways Essential life lessons from the world of chess—from making smarter choices to building focus and confidence—from a former U.S. champion.Chess is th...

So #EdgeOfSpaceTime has a twin! My dear friend and favorite Chess Queen @jenshahade.bsky.social also has a new book coming out on April 7, 2026!!

Preorder today — especially if you’re someone who has always felt intimidated by chess!!

“Chess is the art of the possible” #BookSky

YAS Freestyle Queens: When Simuls Get Scrambled While in London for the PokerStars Women Summer Festival, I got a chess simul in--with a twist.

What happens when a chess simul ends you in time pressure? I write about playing a Freestyle Chess simul in London @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social

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The Grid 092 ft. Alex O’Brien – Ten-Eight Offsuit Jennifer Shahade welcomes author, poker player, science writer and commentator Alex O’Brien to the GRID. The two break down a hand from Jennifer’s final table at the Women’s Summer Festival, where she...

New episode of my podcast the GRID with the wonderful Alex O'Brien!

We discuss a hand I played at the Women's Summer Festival with ten-eight offsuit!

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Poker women in the booth is always glorious. Especially this woman! @queenfive.bsky.social

LIVE calling the monthly Hippodrome event! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVOi...

And what were the odds of us both winning a title in the same week!?! Wish we were in same city to celebrate. 🍾

Congrats on your win, Jen, and thanks for the article!

I was sure I would win the French championship before the start. I knew that the odd was around 12 to 1, but it felt like it was meant to happen. I don't remember ever being sure I would win a tournament, but that might be confirmation biais.

Amazing how emotions play games with our minds even among the most rational! Good piece!

awww thank you so much! This was a fun one to write!

When Every Hand is a Miracle Running good at a poker festival in London, and the feeling of 52!

New post by me! How recognizing the limits of rationality helped me win the PokerStars Women's Summer Festival in London:

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Congrats! Wish I was there to celebrate :) 🍾

It's the first time a trans woman wins the French Chess Championship, and the second time in history that a trans woman wins a national title, after Annemarie Meier who became Women's German Champion in 2003!

I hope my victory inspires young trans chess fan to keep playing while they transition.

My latest guest on the GRID is poker player Claudia Salinas, a lawyer for the Innocence Center!

We talk about a hand from her very first livestream appearance, a Ladies Night at the Commerce Casino and discuss Claudia's October 2nd benefit, All-In-For-Justice.

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Love reading Jen Shahade's "AI plays chess" posts for extrapolating patterns of AI confabulation.

Also, em dashes could mean written by AI — or written by AM. (And haha @jenshahade.bsky.social for bringing it back around in footnote 2)