Games and The Grid

Thinking Sideways: The Big Cover Reveal!

The covers of my next book, Thinking Sideways, are here

Sep 12 • 

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YAS Freestyle Queens: When Simuls Get Scrambled

While in London for the PokerStars Women Summer Festival, I got a chess simul in--with a twist.

Sep 8 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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August 2025

When Every Hand is a Miracle

Running good at a poker festival in London, and the feeling of 52!

Aug 25 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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Mate in None: Lessons from Large Language Models Playing Chess

A tournament showdown and a tense battle against the brand new ChatGPT 5

Aug 9 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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July 2025

Beating the Odds: A Woman at the Final Table

Spanish poker pro Leo Margets becomes first woman in 30 years to reach the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Jul 15 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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June 2025

ChatGPT is Weirdly Bad at Chess

When a good story trumps good moves

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Remixing Smothered Mate: From Fischer to Freestyle

An unusual pattern in two games, 70 years apart

May 23 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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In Between Lies: Chess Lessons from the Latest Scandal

A recent chess cheating incident and four things we can learn from it

May 3 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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April 2025

From 70 Hours to 70 Seconds: A Record Shatters in NYC

Bearing witness to Tunde Onakoya and Shawn Martinez's record-breaking 64-hour chess session

Apr 21 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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The Queen Stays the Queen, Again

Lessons in endgames and persistence from Ju Wenjun's dominant 6.5-2.5 World Championship win--with video for premium subs.

Apr 16 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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The King's Gambit, or Queen Jack in the Hijack

I give GRID guest Judy Whitlow a lesson in preflop ranges

Apr 15 • 

Jennifer Shahade

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Ju Wenjun's Shanghai Masterclass

Rook, knight and En Passant lessons from the Women's World Championship so far

Apr 12 • 

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