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Jennifer Shahade
J Shahade 
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Number of games in database: 209
Years covered: 1995 to 2009
Last FIDE rating: 2322 (2294 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2366
Overall record: +53 -79 =38 (42.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 39 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (50) 
    B40 B63 B30 B62 B32
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (11) 
    B63 B62 B60
 French Defense (10) 
    C03 C07 C05 C01
 Ruy Lopez (10) 
    C67 C84 C92 C80 C70
 French Tarrasch (9) 
    C03 C07 C05
 Robatsch (8) 
    B06
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (38) 
    B27 B70 B22 B90 B78
 Grunfeld (21) 
    D85 D91 D97 D94 D70
 Sicilian Dragon (14) 
    B70 B78 B76 B72 B77
 Sicilian Najdorf (7) 
    B90 B99 B91 B93
 Nimzo Indian (6) 
    E43 E24 E46 E20 E48
 King's Indian Attack (6) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Shahade vs P Wang, 2002 1-0
   S Zigangirova vs J Shahade, 2002 0-1
   J Shahade vs L Times, 2001 1-0
   J Shahade vs N Mohota, 2008 1-0
   I Zenyuk vs J Shahade, 2004 0-1
   A Karklins vs J Shahade, 2001 0-1
   J Shahade vs I Krush, 1999 1-0
   V Polyak vs J Shahade, 2001 0-1
   A Dunne vs J Shahade, 2001 0-1
   J Shahade vs V Strugatsky, 2002 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   United States Championship (Women) (2000)
   United States Championship (Women) (1997)
   US Junior Closed (1999)
   Budapest FS07 GM (2003)
   Koltanowski Memorial Open (2000)
   United States Championship (2002)
   Bled Olympiad (Women) (2002)
   102nd US Open (2001)
   US Masters (1997)
   Saitek US Masters (1998)
   Chessmaster US Championship 2005 (2004)
   United States Championship (2003)
   Reykjavik Open (2002)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Shahade! by larrewl

GAMES ANNOTATED BY SHAHADE: [what is this?]
   R Swinkels vs A Zatonskih, 2008

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JENNIFER SHAHADE
(born Dec-31-1980, 44 years old) United States of America

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Jennifer Shahade was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She learned to play chess from her father, FIDE Master Michael Shahade, and brother, International Master Gregory P Shahade. She is a two-time U.S. Women's Champion and has represented America in three Olympiads: 2000, 2002, and 2004. She holds the title of WGM and has two IM norms.

In 2005 Shahade published her first book, Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport. In 2007 Shahade co-founded a non-profit chess charity called 9 Queens, dedicated to extending the benefits of chess to those most in need of its benefits, especially girls and at-risk youth. (see http://www.9queens.org/)]

Shahade has demonstrated her poker skills by finishing 17th in a World Series of Poker women-only event.

http://www.jennifershahade.com/

Wikipedia article: Jennifer Shahade

Last updated: 2020-11-02 13:37:55

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 209  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Shahade vs A Mazzarelli  1-025199596th US OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
2. J Shahade vs O Tan  0-1331996Chicago OpenC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
3. N Adams vs J Shahade  1-0291996Chicago OpenE24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
4. M Sailer vs J Shahade  0-1471996Chicago OpenE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
5. J Shahade vs I Neels 0-1361996Wch U16 GirlsC45 Scotch Game
6. J Shahade vs E Martinovsky  0-1431997US MastersC54 Giuoco Piano
7. S Nagle vs J Shahade  0-1301997US MastersB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
8. J Shahade vs D S Olevsky  1-0231997US MastersB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
9. F Lindsay vs J Shahade  ½-½341997US MastersA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
10. P Murthy vs J Shahade  1-0321997US MastersB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
11. J Shahade vs J Waitzkin  0-1331997US MastersB62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
12. J Fang vs J Shahade  1-057199725th World OpenD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
13. J Bryan vs J Shahade  1-050199725th World OpenB01 Scandinavian
14. D Levine vs J Shahade  1-024199725th World OpenB27 Sicilian
15. J Shahade vs A Akhsharumova  0-1761997United States Championship (Women)B08 Pirc, Classical
16. L Gentil Junior vs J Shahade  1-030199798th US OpenA40 Queen's Pawn Game
17. S Burtman vs J Shahade  ½-½251997United States Championship (Women)D85 Grunfeld
18. J Shahade vs A Hahn  1-0251997United States Championship (Women)B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
19. A Belakovskaia vs J Shahade  1-0511997United States Championship (Women)D85 Grunfeld
20. I Krush vs J Shahade  ½-½481997United States Championship (Women)A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O
21. J Shahade vs T Zitserman  1-0451997United States Championship (Women)B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
22. I Jezierska vs J Shahade  0-1411997United States Championship (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
23. J Shahade vs E Epstein  ½-½321997United States Championship (Women)B83 Sicilian
24. J Frenklakh vs J Shahade  ½-½221997United States Championship (Women)B01 Scandinavian
25. M Overeem vs J Shahade  1-0281997Groningen OpenA16 English
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Dec-11-14
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  HeMateMe: Is this her? A lot of weird photos come up from the Spragett site.

<https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/...>

Dec-11-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Looks more like Jennifer Lawrence.
May-02-15  TheFocus: <Chess can learn a lot from poker. First, chess media and sponsors should emphasize it's glamorous aspects: worldwide traveling, parties and escape from real world responsibilities> - Shahade, Jennifer.
May-02-15  Absentee: Stuff like that makes me cringe.
May-02-15  john barleycorn: Her mind was out of her when she said that. Another glamorous aspect.
May-02-15  TheFocus: <Playing chess is more athletic than artistic. Champions are more concerned with victory than beauty: it's war with occasionally graceful kicks> - Shahade, Jennifer.
May-02-15
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  HeMateMe: I guess the players want the prize money, so they can pay their bills. Shahad gave up competitive chess long ago; her opinion is irrelevant.

When's the last time beauty was mentioned in how you play your cards in poker? Poker seems to be a game of odds and also in quickly recognizing the playing styles of the other players at the table and applying numerical theory to those observations.

May-02-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: <When's the last time beauty was mentioned in how you play your cards in poker? >

The last time Jennifer Tilly was on TV.

Dec-31-15  Sularus: Happy birthday and happy new year, <Jennifer>!
Dec-31-15  Sularus: <HeMateMe: Is this her? ...>

Wow, strip chess!

Jan-01-16  Dr. Overlord: Her squeaky voice only makes me want
her more.
Apr-21-18  Jambow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsx...

Just listening and going yeah it's not just exceedingly nasal it is the distinct similarity to Christopher Walken where the inflection pattern is to just show up anywhere or really no pattern at all. Bruce Lee might have said say the way of no way.

Apr-21-18  boz: I can't get worked up about Jennifer. It's a gig, that's all.
Apr-23-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Richard Taylor: I think her instructive videos are done well. Good on her.

She is quite attractive but also very intelligent for sure.

Aug-25-18  PhilFeeley: <Dr. Overlord: Her squeaky voice only makes me want her more.> For me, it's the complete opposite. I can't stand it.
Aug-26-18  zanzibar: You have to stop that <PhilF>... for a second you had me scared <DrO> was back in action!
Feb-26-22  Albertan: “It’s very intense and polarising experience to be a woman in chess.”:

https://www.independent.ie/life/its...

Feb-26-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Must be all the media coverage one is forced to endure.
Mar-29-22  pazzed paun: Awful interview with J.S.
She seems very confused
Mar-29-22  FM David H. Levin: In the Notable Tournaments list, the year in "102nd US Open (1956)" should be 2001.
May-20-22  pazzed paun: Odd
Seems to have influence without regard to playing strength or knowledge or accuracy
May-20-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Dionysius1: Like so many others - Ben Finegold for example
Sep-07-23  Caissanist: She resigned her position with the USCF this week and posted a letter on substack strongly criticizing that organization and accusing its leadership of "institutional betrayal": https://www.chess.com/news/view/jen... .
Sep-07-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: I admire Shahade's willingness to speak for those who lack a voice.

The passage cited below from the article is telling:

<....A lawyer representing the organization told me to be “mindful” that speaking up could violate policy and “jeopardize” US Chess’s process....>

Sep-08-23  RookFile: It's been one fiasco after another for the USCF for the last couple of decades, at least.
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