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265 - Chess Queens - Jennifer Shahade (rebroadcast)

You Are Not So Smart

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Playing Chess Like a Girl

In her new book Playing Like a Girl, Alexandra Kuznetsova explores the idea that you can play chess like a man or plays it like a girl. She talks about how creating the queen created the game and why women need to be more aggressive in order to keep their pieces strong. In poker, she says, what your opponent thinks of you is important but not as much so in chess.

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