Queens United Chess

Queens United Chess Podcast

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Tune in to the official Queen's United Chess Podcast to hear from inspiring leaders who shape the chess community! Queens United Chess is a student-run 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to bridging the gender divide through female-led introductory chess lessons, club meetings, and tournaments, with over 35 female instructors having directly impacted over 550 youth across Chicago and the country. They co-developed the CPS Chess Queens program with Chicago Public Schools and Renaissance Knights which has established over 14+ chess programs within underserved Chicago schools and taught chess to ov...

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Meet WGM Jennifer Shahade: A 2 Time US Women's Chess Champion and Silver Medalist at the Chess Olympiads 04.05.2023 38:27

Tune in to May's Wonder of the Month feature where we meet the iconic WGM Jennifer Shahade. Winning the U.S Junior Open in 1998, she went on to become a 2 time US Women’s Chess Champion, and win a silver medal at the Chess Olympiads. Shahade organizes the US Chess Women’s Girls Club , and hosts the Ladies Knight Chess podcast among her many others feats. But she is a figure beyond the chess board....

Meet Rochelle Ballantyne: The Star of the 2012 Brooklyn Castle Documentary 23.03.2023 25:14

Tune in to hear Rochelle Ballantyne's incredible journey through chess! Appearing in the 2012 documentary Brooklyn Castle, she went on to graduate from Stanford University and Columbia University, and is currently a law student at NYU where she holds numerous leadership roles in student groups including Women of Color Collective and the Suspension Representation Project. She is currently on her wa...

Meet Queens United President/Co-Founder Maggie Tsyganova 02.03.2023 20:25

Tune in to hear the story behind Queens United told by the co-founder Maggie Tsyganova! Maggie is a senior at Walter Payton College Prep and co-founded Queens United in 2019. She has been playing competitive chess for the past 6 years and is Co-Captain of the Chess Team. She is currently the highest-rated female chess player of her age group in Illinois. Her most recent accomplishments include pla...