Women in Chess
about the program
Explore the history of great women in chess with Grandmaster Jen Shahade, a US Women’s Chess Champion and author of Chess Queens. Jen will share stories and lessons from her book and will lead some light group chess play for a fun and enlightening experience. You absolutely do not need to know how to play chess in order to enjoy this program.
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The Women in Chess program was absolutely amazing. Grandmaster Jen shared entertaining stories about her experiences in the world of chess. We learned so much from her. GetSomeClass provided a seamless virtual program that was simply delightful.
Gabrielle Dimoff
Senior Delivery Engineer, GE Digital
meet your program leader
Jennifer Shahade
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Jennifer Shahade is a rock star and renaissance woman. Jen is a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, the Woman’s Program Director of U.S. Chess, a poker player and poker championship winner, and an author of three books. Her most recent book, Chess Queens, explores the history of great female chess players.
Jennifer is a trailblazer in empowering girls to access the world of chess. When she’s not doing all those things, she finds time to host a chess podcast called Ladies’ Knight and the GRID poker podcast. We’re lucky to have her on board and your people will have an awesome time with her.