Jennifer Shahade joins Jeff to discuss her time playing Chess and Poker professionally. Jennifer is a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and PokerStars Ambassador. Listen in to hear the similarities between Chess and Poker and how you can bridge the gap between the two. You’ll also hear how The Queens Gambit has impacted Jennifer’s game and popularity.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Jennifer in this episode: 

• The rising impact of women in chess
• The popularity of chess since The Queens Gambit
• How cheating is impacting online chess
• How chess compares to poker
• How the chess rating system works
• The bridge between Chess and Poker
• NFT’s and Intellectual Property in Chess

Timestamps:

• 0:00 – Introduction and learning chess
• 1:00 – Who is Jennifer Shahade?
• 3:40 – Women in Chess
• 9:30 – Rising popularity in Chess & the most watched event
• 14:30 – Money in chess (compared to poker)
• 16:25 – Chess ratings
• 17:30 – AlphaGo
• 18:05 – The Queens Gambit
• 21:35 – How Jennifer got into Poker
• 24:35 – Online vs Live
• 27:00 – Bluffing in Chess?
• 29:30 – Education and path to Pro-Chess
• 31:35 – Signing with PokerStars

• 33:35 – Future Chess and Poker predictions
• 36:20 – the GRID & Podcasting
• 42:50 – US Women in Chess Initiative
• 47:50 – Twitch Questions:

• • Magnus Carlsen weakness
  • Benefits of Chess on the brain
  • Weirdest places to play Chess
  • Favourite Poker player to play Chess
  • Drinking whilst playing Chess/Poker
  • Favourite Chess movie
  • Tough Poker decisions (Ace/Queen Hand)
  • Strong female competitors
• 59:00 – NFT’s and Cryptocurrency in Chess
• 1:02:40 – Jennifer Shahade and Anya Taylor-Joy
• 1:05:25 – Conclusion and Giveaway

Episode Resources:

• Jennifer’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenshahade
• Jennifer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenShahade
• Jennifer’s Website: https://jennifershahade.com/
• The GRID: https://thepokergrid.com/
• Women in Chess Initiative: https://new.uschess.org/give/women-chess-initiative#:~:text=At%20US%20Chess%20Women%2C%20we,the%20board%20and%20building%20community

Podcast Links:

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/
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• Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319
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• Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker