11 Facts About Greg Shahade

Gregory Shahade was born on December 22,1978 and is an International Master of chess.

Greg Shahade founded the New York Masters and the US Chess League.

Greg Shahade is a former member of the executive board of the United States Chess Federation, to which his younger sister Jennifer Shahade was hired as the executive editor-in-chief of the website.

Greg Shahade was the leading scorer for Julia R Masterman School in 1996, when they won their first of four National High School Chess Championships.

Greg Shahade won the prestigious Samford Fellowship, awarded by the US Chess Trust to the top US prospect under the age of 25, in 1999.

Greg Shahade was renewed for it in 2000 and subsequently scored his first Grandmaster norm at the Bermuda Closed in January 2001.

Greg Shahade was the founder and Commissioner of the US Chess League, which folded in 2016.

Greg Shahade's father is FIDE Master Michael Shahade and his mother was Drexel University chemistry professor and author Sally Solomon.

Greg Shahade is the host of US Chess lessons in where he invites coaches to teach for future chess prodigies.

Currently, Greg Shahade is the commissioner of Professional Rapid Online Chess League.

Greg Shahade was a chess prodigy, having started playing at a very young age.