I made day FIVE of the North American Poker Tour event! 16 remain! Updates here: www.pokernews.com/tours/napt/2...

My October in Review: Poker in Baltimore, a Banana at the Art Museum, DeepReads on Man Ray & Confirmation Bias, a Thinking Sideways update, and lots and lots of videos🍌 jennifershahade.com/stack/octobe...

Today’s costume: a six million dollar banana Tomorrow: tens of millions of Americans at risk of losing access to SNAP benefits/food stamps 💔

New video! Learn how to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat! jenshahade.substack.com/p/never-resi...

From losing to quad queens to checkmating with four chess queens. My latest: jenshahade.substack.com/p/four-queen...

In my latest video with Fab, we talk about countering the Scotch Opening. 😀https://jennifershahade.com/stack/chess-openings-explained-countering

A very sad day. RIP to a wordsmith, a chess genius, and most importantly a kind person. jenshahade.substack.com/p/daniel-nar...

An underrated secret to success: prove yourself wrong! I dive into a chess study showing this effect in my latest: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Many thanks to @jenshahade.bsky.social for linking to my lichess blog in her most recent substack post! Check out her piece about the role of falsification in #chess here.

My latest video with my son, on the Sicilian vs the Caro-Kann, Reti vs Tartakower, and Xie Jun-Galliamova. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Why are preorders are such a big deal for authors? Planet Money just did a great piece on this question here: www.npr.org/sections/pla...

I wrote about a new book about Man Ray & Chess and why the pawn is the most important piece. jenshahade.substack.com/p/pawns-on-a...

The How to Beat Your Mom at Chess series is back with "Chess Tactics Explained: The Block"! jenshahade.substack.com/p/chess-tact...

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

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

Fischer's famous 1963 win against Pal Benko, and last night's Eagles game. jenshahade.substack.com/p/the-block-...

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 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...

Fun chess match I'm a coach for: Advent vs. Justice: starts at 8 PM ET: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aum... Yesterday's coaching session (soooo much fun) www.youtube.com/live/4g9JyWS...

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!

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! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Thinki...

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

What happens when a chess simul ends you in time pressure? I write about playing a Freestyle Chess simul in London @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social jenshahade.substack.com/p/yas-freest...

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! thepokergrid.com/2025/09/06/t...

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...

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!

New post by me! How recognizing the limits of rationality helped me win the PokerStars Women's Summer Festival in London: jennifershahade.com/stack/when-e...

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. thepokergrid.com/2025/08/10/t...

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)

jenshahade.substack.com/p/mate-in-no... From failing to see smothered mates in one to confabulating in confusing scenarios, when the LLMs miss things, there's often a lesson we can learn from it.

Our friends over at @yasqueenchessclub.bsky.social have organised an event with the amazing @jenshahade.bsky.social! If you haven't already got Jen's book, it's a great insight into women in chess. #chess #chesspunks #ajedrez #xadrez #santraç #szachy #schaak #scacchi #schach #escacs #echecs

I have no clue who else is at the final table, nor do I honestly care. I'm not even that familiar with Leo Margets. Heck I didn't even realize the main event was being played. That said I hope Leo Margets takes the whole damned thing down. Greatest story in poker history.

I wrote about Spanish poker pro Leo Margets, who earlier this morning, made history by becoming the first woman in thirty years to make the World Series of Poker Final table. She'll be playing for ten million dollars and the title July 15-16. jennifershahade.com/stack/beatin...

Will be hopping on live comms of World Series of Poker Main Event Day three action. Swing by and watch :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdWX...

It’s 2019, I’m posting a link to an article on Twitter quoting Jennifer Shahade to explain that Women’s Divisions in chess aren’t exclusionary. It’s 2025 I’m posting a link on BlueSky quoting Jennifer Shahade to explain that Women’s Divisions in chess aren’t exclusionary. @jenshahade.bsky.social

Too many people from the poker community stayed on twitter. Glad you're here. I enjoyed your commentary yesterday. We need more women voices in the commentary booth.

Tonight! Along with the legendary Lon McEachern I'm calling the largest WSOP Ladies Event in history. Starts at 5 PM PT, 8 PM ET, and likely to go late. Tune in on PokerGo or YouTube. www.youtube.com/live/Gwwum4L...

jenshahade.substack.com/p/chatgpt-is... Newsflash to those who haven't already heard or tried! It's terrible. And it cheats! Or does it? I also explore what its chess weaknesses can teach about what to wary of when taking ChatGPT "life advice."

The British authorities have authorized charges of rape, human trafficking and assault against Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, officials said on Wednesday.

I write about a Freestyle gem, and why it reminded me of the Game of the Century. Photo is of me playing a Fischer Random tournament! I have no idea what to do on move 1--there's a bishop on a1! jenshahade.substack.com/p/remixing-s...

The 2024 World Blitz & Rapid took place in New York, and I was afraid it might happen there again in 2025, because as a trans woman I would not be allowed to travel or compete in the USA. Thankfully, it takes place in Qatar, where trans people are merely jailed without trial.

"Some of the moves were perfect but utterly unnecessary—the em dash of chess cheating." You couldn't have said this so perfectly without the em dash, so maybe it is necessary! :-)

A toddler beating Usain Bolt in a race. A kindergartener writing Shakespeare. A chess streamer rated 600 playing a majestic series of precise moves. It’s so absurd, it’s funny. If everyone cheated like this it would be super easy to catch. My latest: jenshahade.substack.com/p/in-between...

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.