Gregory Shahade (born December 22, 1978) is an

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of chess. He founded the New York Masters and the

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. He is a former member of the executive board of the United States Chess Federation, to which his younger sister

Jennifer Shahade Jennifer Shahade (born December 31, 1980) is an American chess player, poker player, commentator and writer. She is a two-time United States Women's Champion and has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. Shahade is the author of the books ''Chess ...

was hired as the executive editor-in-chief of the website. Greg had a distinguished scholastic career, highlighted by three national chess championships: tying for first in the 1993 National Junior High School Championship and the 1996 National High School Championship, and winning the 1996 United States Junior Open outright. He was the leading scorer for

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in 1996, when they won their first of four National High School Chess Championships. He won the prestigious Samford Fellowship, awarded by the U.S. Chess Trust to the top U.S. prospect under the age of 25, in 1999. The fellowship granted Shahade approximately $25,000 to train for and play in top tournaments. He was also renewed for it in 2000 and subsequently scored his first Grandmaster norm at the Bermuda Closed in January 2001. Since 2006, he has held 30 sessions of the US Chess School, where the nation's top young chess talents are invited to train under the instruction of various Grandmasters. He was the founder and Commissioner of the U.S. Chess League, which folded in 2016. His father is FIDE Master Michael Shahade and his mother was

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chemistry professor and author Sally Solomon. His sister is Woman Grandmaster

. Starting in October 2007, Shahade has been making chess videos at ChessVideos.tv. He is the host of U.S. Chess lessons in where he invites coaches to teach for future chess prodigies. Currently, Shahade is the commissioner of

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Career Highlights

He was a chess prodigy, having started playing at a very young age. He won the all-America U-13 chess cup.

References

External links

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Full list of Greg's videos on ChessVideos.tv

Greg's current USCF rating
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