She is a two-time U.S. girls’s chess champion, writer, commentator, and poker skilled. However this week WGM Jennifer Shahade might additionally add Jeopardy! presenter to her already spectacular profession resume.
A particular episode of the favored American quiz present that includes Shahade aired on ABC on Might 15, and was additionally obtainable by means of the streaming platform Hulu. The episode additionally featured Jeopardy champions Mattea Roach, Matt Amodio, and Amy Schneider.
Within the class known as “Chess Masters,” Shahade gave clues in a pre-recorded video about some notable chess gamers all through historical past.
ICYMI, right here’s my full #chess class on @Jeopardy! Masters. What number of clues did you get? 🕵️♀️ pic.twitter.com/GLv722u2xB
— Jennifer Shahade (@JenShahade) Might 16, 2023
The contestants have been capable of reply 4 out of the 5 clues accurately. What number of chess clues are you able to get proper?
The $400 clue:
In what turned often called the sport of the century, in 1956 this then little-known 13-year-old introduced his presence with a spectacular queen sacrifice to defeat one in all America’s prime masters.
Answered accurately by Roach.
The $800 clue:
Famed for works like Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2, within the Twenties this nice Dadaist all however deserted artwork for chess, turning into a Grasp and happening to play for France in 4 Chess Olympiads.
Answered accurately by Amodio.
The $1,200 clue:
Many a seemingly hopeless place has been became a draw by way of this tactic, with the apparently successful facet’s king unable to flee repeated nagging assaults by an enemy piece.
Answered incorrectly by Schneider.
The $1,600 clue:
2023 noticed the top of an period as this longtime world champion opted to not defend his title though he remained by far the world’s top-rated participant.
Answered accurately by Roach.
The $2,000 clue:
My e book Chess Queens tells the story of the sport’s feminine pioneers, like this trio of stereotype-shattering sisters, whose youngest, Judit, turned each the world’s youngest grandmaster and the primary girl to be ranked among the many world’s top-10 gamers.
Answered accurately by Schneider.,
Earlier than the episode was aired, Shahade wrote on Twitter: “Had a blast recording this a pair months in the past and may’t wait so that you can play alongside.”
After the present, she added:
Big shout out to the Jeopardy! writers for scripting such nice clues particularly the one which plugs my e book. 📚 👸 📝
— Jennifer Shahade (@JenShahade) Might 16, 2023
