Jennifer Shahade
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Jennifer Shahade is an American
chess
player and writer. She is a two-time American women's chess champion and, as of October 2007, has a FIDE rating of 2322. She has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. Jennifer is the author of the book Chess Bitch. She also writes for the magazine Chess Life
and is the daughter of FIDE Master Mike Shahade and Drexel University
chemistry professor and author Sally Solomon, and the sister of International Master Greg Shahade
.
In 1998, she became the first (and so far only) female to win the U.S. Junior Open. In 2002, she won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship
in Seattle, Washington. The following year, although she did not repeat as U.S. Women's Champion, she did well enough to earn her second of three required International Master norms. In 2004, she returned to the top spot among U.S. women chess players by winning the U.S. Women's Championship that year in a seven-player invitational round-robin tournament
.
Shahade lives in Philadelphia and has earned a degree in comparative literature
at New York University
. Her writing has appeared in the LA Times
, The New York Times, Chess Life
, New In Chess
, and chessninja.com. Her first book, Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport (Siles Press, ISBN 1-890085-09-X) was published in October 2005.
In 2006 Shahade was hired by the United States Chess Federation
to be the web editor-in-chief of its site www.uschess.org . In 2007 Shahade co-founded a chess non-profit called 9 Queens
.
Shahade has also tried her hand at poker, finishing 17th out of 1286 in the 2007 Ladies World Series of Poker
, and 33rd out of 1190 in the same event in 2008.http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=32518
United States
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chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player and writer. She is a two-time American women's chess champion and, as of October 2007, has a FIDE rating of 2322. She has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. Jennifer is the author of the book Chess Bitch. She also writes for the magazine Chess Life
Chess Life
Chess Life is a monthly chess magazine published in the United States. The official publication of the United States Chess Federation , it reaches more than a quarter of a million readers every month. A subscription to Chess Life is one of the benefits of Full Adult, Youth, or Life membership in...
and is the daughter of FIDE Master Mike Shahade and Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
chemistry professor and author Sally Solomon, and the sister of International Master Greg Shahade
Greg Shahade
Gregory Shahade is an International Master of chess. He founded the New York Masters and the U.S. Chess League. He is a former member of the Executive Board of the United States Chess Federation...
.
In 1998, she became the first (and so far only) female to win the U.S. Junior Open. In 2002, she won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
in Seattle, Washington. The following year, although she did not repeat as U.S. Women's Champion, she did well enough to earn her second of three required International Master norms. In 2004, she returned to the top spot among U.S. women chess players by winning the U.S. Women's Championship that year in a seven-player invitational round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
.
Shahade lives in Philadelphia and has earned a degree in comparative literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. Her writing has appeared in the LA Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, The New York Times, Chess Life
Chess Life
Chess Life is a monthly chess magazine published in the United States. The official publication of the United States Chess Federation , it reaches more than a quarter of a million readers every month. A subscription to Chess Life is one of the benefits of Full Adult, Youth, or Life membership in...
, New In Chess
New In Chess
New In Chess is a chess magazine that appears eight times a year with chief editors International Grandmaster Jan Timman and Dirk Jan Ten Geuzendam. It contains notes by top players and chess prodigies on their own games...
, and chessninja.com. Her first book, Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport (Siles Press, ISBN 1-890085-09-X) was published in October 2005.
In 2006 Shahade was hired by the United States Chess Federation
United States Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
to be the web editor-in-chief of its site www.uschess.org . In 2007 Shahade co-founded a chess non-profit called 9 Queens
9 Queens
9 Queens is a Tucson-based national chess non-profit organization. It is committed to the promotion of chess education for underserved and underrepresented populations, especially girls and at-risk youth. The mission is to provide all children with equal opportunities to realize their potential...
.
Shahade has also tried her hand at poker, finishing 17th out of 1286 in the 2007 Ladies World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
, and 33rd out of 1190 in the same event in 2008.http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=32518
External links
- Jen Shahade's official web site
- 9 Queens: Jen Shahade's non-profit organization web site
- A Philadelphia Weekly article about Jen
- A Chessbase article about Jen
- "Chess Queen", by Paul Hoffman, Smithsonian Magazine, August 2003
- ChessManiac.com Interview
- Interview with Jennifer Shahade