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Jennifer Shahade was born on 31 December, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, is an American chess and poker player. Discover Jennifer Shahade's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?

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Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 31 December 1980
Birthday 31 December
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Nationality United States

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1980

Jennifer Shahade (born December 31, 1980) is an American chess player, poker player, commentator and writer.

She is a two-time United States Women's Champion and has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster.

Shahade is the author of the books Chess Bitch, Play Like a Girl, and most recently, Chess Queens, and co-author of Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess.

1998

In 1998, she became the first female winner of the U.S. Junior Open.

2002

In 2002, she won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in Seattle, Washington.

2004

At the next U.S. Women's Championship she earned her second International Master norm, and in 2004, she won her 2nd U.S. Women's Chess Championship.

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 Games Magazine.

Her first book, Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport (Siles Press, ISBN 1-890085-09-X) was published in October 2005.

Shahade is the former web editor-in-chief of the United States Chess Federation website.

2007

In 2007 Shahade co-founded a chess non-profit called 9 Queens.

Shahade is also a poker player.

2011

The following day, The Wall Street Journal published an article corroborating Shahade's claims, finding based on interviews with eight women, that Ramírez had made unwelcome sexual advances towards them since 2011 and that the alleged behavior was an open secret.

2014

In 2014, she became the MindSports Ambassador for PokerStars.

On December 9, 2014, Shahade won the first TonyBet Open Face Chinese Poker Live World Championship High Roller Event taking home €100,000.

She is also a former coach for the training website Run It Once.

Shahade is the host of the poker podcast the GRID, which she produces with her husband Daniel Meirom.

2017

The have a son, Fabian, born in 2017.

2018

From 2018 to 2023, she was the Women's Program Director at US Chess.

She is also a MindSports Ambassador for PokerStars and a board member of the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis.

Shahade was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She is the daughter of FIDE Master Mike Shahade and Drexel University chemistry professor and author Sally Solomon.

Her father is Christian Lebanese and her mother is Jewish.

Her older brother, Greg Shahade, is an International Master.

She attended Julia R. Masterman School.

In 2018, Shahade became the woman's program director at the U.S. Chess Federation, which brings chess programming to thousands of girls in the country.

Shahade resigned from the US Chess Federation on September 6, 2023.

She claimed that the Federation treated her with "hostility instead of support" and that she was "constantly minimized or ignored" when she came forward with allegations of assault against Ramirez.

Shahade released a statement on her social media regarding her resignation, stating: "Based on what I’ve seen, I cannot currently lend my credibility to the organization in good conscience. This is especially true since I’ve become a de facto confidante for so many women and girls—making it essential for me to have faith in executive decision-making and communication."

Shahade is married to Daniel Meirom.

2019

In 2019, the GRID won the Global Poker Award for Podcast of the Year.

She also hosts a monthly chess podcast Ladies Knight, produced by the U.S. Chess Federation.

Shahade is a board member of the World Chess Hall of Fame.

In 2019, they created "Not Particularly Beautiful", an art installation that overlaid misogynist insults directed at women in chess over the squares of a chessboard.

In February 2023, Shahade accused GM Alejandro Ramírez of sexually assaulting her twice, and stated that she had heard from other alleged victims.

The United States Chess Federation and Saint Louis Chess Club are,, investigating Ramírez over the alleged sexual misconduct.

On March 6, Ramírez resigned his affiliation with the Saint Louis Chess Club and the Saint Louis University chess team.