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21:18
No Skewer For You: The Rook Endgame Trick You Must Know
Fabian and I look at the twists and turns of a key endgame idea.
Jan 12
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Jennifer Shahade
12
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3
21:38
Capablanca vs. the Con Man: Don't Let Go
Lessons from two games between the third World Chess Champion and Norman Whitaker, a master and lawyer who was imprisoned for extortion and fraud
Jan 2
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Jennifer Shahade
7
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It's All One Long Session: My 2025 in Review
Ending the year with revelry, reflections, and a birthday
Dec 31, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
19
2
20:38
Deepreads: The Capablanca-Alekhine Rivalry
Jennifer shows Fabian highlights on a new book about the third and fourth World Chess Champions
Dec 23, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
16
7
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Chips for November, Chess for December
poker in Vegas, confidence coaching, and two holiday chess celebrations
Dec 4, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
16
2
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I recount my biggest poker score yet, a third-place finish at the North American Poker Tour in Las Vegas
Nov 16, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
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Thinking Sideways: The Big Cover Reveal!
The covers of my next book, Thinking Sideways, are here
Sep 12, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
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My Top 4 Pre-Game Chess Tips [VIDEO]
In a new video lesson, I give Fabian my top tips for pre-tournament preparation
Dec 19, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
11
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13:40
Don’t Fall Cup: A Pre-Game Phrase
The origin of a motto, and a Thinking Sideways giveaway
Dec 15, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
10
3
To Take or Not to Take? Chess Puzzles with Fabi
Fabian and I go over puzzles from a new book by NMs Laura Smith and Dan Heisman
Dec 9, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
12
3
7
13:31
The Smothered Test: Chess Beauty in the Age of AI
Some beautiful chess positions cooked up by DeepMind and what it means for the rest of us
Nov 30, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
17
10
18:27
Morphy's Immortal Moves: The Opera Game [VIDEO]
Fabian and I analyze the legendary game from 1858 by American genius Paul Morphy
Nov 22, 2025
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Jennifer Shahade
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