Ladies Knight
![NM Laura Smith, Forcing Moves Flyer for Aug 12, 10 AM ET](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/laura_smith_forcing_moves_flyer_eu.png.webp?itok=G5rgIVLp)
On Saturday, August 12 at 10 AM ET, NM Laura Smith will speak to the US Chess cross-cultural girls club on Forcing Moves, also the topic of her… Read More »
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On a special collaborative episode of Ladies Knight, Jennifer and Ben Johnson, host of the Perpetual Podcast, recap the recently concluded… Read More »
![Bernice Wambui, staring intently at chess board](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/17acebcf7361434282a3daa4a68d3387.jpg.webp?itok=ItG8AMcY)
Jennifer welcomes Bernice Wambui Gikandi to Ladies Knight. Bernice, at just 12 years old, is a rising star on and off the board. She’s the Global… Read More »
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Jennifer invites a very special guest to Ladies Knight: International Memory Grandmaster, Yanjaa Wintersoul. Yanjaa, the first woman to become a… Read More »
![Megan Chen about to move a black knight](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/meganchenladiesknightforthumb_2.jpg.webp?itok=MP7KcRHh)
Jennifer Shahade welcomes Megan Chen to Ladies Knight. Megan is currently on a great American quest to play US rated chess in every state.
![Isabelle Choko and Jennifer Shahade in Paris, Photo Chandler Toffa](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/2f8198bf-5f31-47bf-bfa2-46f05ca321d6.jpg.webp?itok=G_M-5USI)
Ladies Knight host Jennifer Shahade had the opportunity this Winter to meet an epic guest: Holocaust Survivor and 1956 French Women’s Chess Champion… Read More »
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Our 50th Ladies Knight guest is Kalanithi “Kala” Kanapathy-Bagley, the founder of the Discovery Chess Academy and a member of US Chess Women’s… Read More »
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Jennifer Shahade brings Senior Tournament Director and four-time All Girls Nationals Team champ Maya Myers to Ladies Knight. In 2022, Myers became… Read More »
![Jennifer Shahade with Laurel Aronian in Saint Louis](/sites/default/files/styles/350x200_scale_and_smart_crop/public/media/images/jen_1.jpeg.webp?itok=uKnbC5M_)
Jennifer Shahade welcomes high-school sophomore Laurel Aronian to Ladies Knight. Laurel is a president of her high school chess team, St. Luke's, and… Read More »
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his month, Jennifer welcomes Tatia Skhirtladze, the director and producer of Glory to the Queen, a documentary film exploring the outstanding success… Read More »