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Jennifer Shahade

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in Philadelphia, The United States

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Nonfiction, Self Help, History

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I love games and I love books and I can't wait to share my passion with you.

I am a three-time National Chess Champion--I won the US Women's Championship twice and was the first female to win the US Junior Open. I've also won poker tournaments all over the World from Prague to London to Las Vegas.

I'm the author of several books including Chess Bitch / Chess Queens, and my upcoming Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chessplayer and Win at Life.

Thinking Sideways distills the lessons I've learned from games while interweaving science and the stories of champions and innovators not only in chess, but also in art, tech, poker and sports. From improving your memory to coping with stagnation to getting the most out of your life and career wi ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 378 ratings · 62 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chess Queens: The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time 4.14 avg rating — 206 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chess Bitch: Women In The Ultimate Intellectual Sport 3.95 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Play Like a Girl! 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Play Like a Champion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chess Queens it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sinquefield Cup: Celebrating Five Years 2013-2017 by Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, Alejandro Ramírez it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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