Jennifer Shahade Professions : Chess Player Born : December 31, 1980 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Jennifer Shahade If there were a 1:1 ratio of women and men in the chess world I would agree that all tournaments should be integrated. But a lot of women feel alienated at these mixed events, so it's positive to have occasional all women's events. Jennifer Shahade women events world I love chess, but it's the height of decadence. Jennifer Shahade decadence height chess Most chess books only sell a few thousand copies, and a book titled something like "Women in Chess" would sell even fewer. The idea with this title was to spread the book outside the competitive chess world. I'm interested in attracting readers who love chess but play only casually, and feminists interested in male-dominated fields. Jennifer Shahade play book ideas Playing chess is more athletic than artistic. Champions are more concerned with victory than beauty: it's war with occasionally graceful kicks. Jennifer Shahade champion athletic war Tournament chess is not relaxing. It's stressful, even if you win. Jennifer Shahade stressful winning chess Similar Authors Irving Chernev chess-player Boris Spassky chess-player Boris Gelfand chess-player Arthur Bisguier chess-player Arpad Elo chess-player Anatoly Karpov chess-player All Authors
