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Jul 2023
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265 - Chess Queens - Jennifer Shahade (r...

YOU ARE NOT SO SMART
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In this episode we sit down with Jennifer Shahade, a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion, author, speaker, and professional poker player whose new book, Chess Queens, is the true story of the greatest female players of all time interwoven with her own experiences as a chess champion.

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