Yosha Iglesias's guest appearances

Yosha Iglesias

Ladies Knight Chess

The Poker Grid

James Altucher

Laura Smith

Maria Konnikova

Charlotte Clymer

Francesca Butler

Megan Lee

Jen Shahade

Jennifer Yu

Alisa Melekhina

Natasha Regan

Sabina Foisor

Carolina BLANCO

Annie Wang

Daniel Rensch

Shannon Bailey

OwlTail

Jennifer is joined by Yosha Iglesias, a multi-talented chess professional:  a FIDE Master, composer, coach and  YouTuber. She also works for chess24, and is  among the top ten female players in France, (ranked #9 in June 2022). Jennifer and Yosha speak about how the Eureka moment of solving a chess problem can be similar to a Eureka moment in life—and how this manifested for Yosha in finding her gender identity. They also discuss Yosha’s own chess compositions, including this surprisingly difficult mate in one: On her blog, Iglesias writes about why it’s important for chess organizations to have trans inclusive policies. (See US Chess’s policy here.) A deep thinker about gender, theory and the game, Yosha points out that, “If men and women have equal abilities for the game of chess, the so-called female category is justified by the numerous additional difficulties and discriminations that the players underdog because of their gender. And believe me, trans players are no more spared than other players.”     Find out more about Yosha on her website, and follow her on twitter and Youtube.   Jennifer Shahade is the Director of US Chess Women and the author of CHESS QUEENS, now available everywhere, including US Chess Sales.

Jennifer is joined by Yosha Iglesias, a multi-talented chess professional:  a FIDE Master, composer, coach and  YouTuber. She also works for chess24, and is  among the top ten female players in France, (ranked #9 in June 2022). Jennifer and Yosha speak about how the Eureka moment of solving a chess problem can be similar to a Eureka moment in life—and how this manifested for Yosha in finding her gender identity. They also discuss Yosha’s own chess compositions, including this surprisingly difficult mate in one: <a href="https://yoshachess.com/article/what-it-feels-like-for-a-pre-transition-girl-in-the-chess-world/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">On her blog, Iglesias</a> writes about why it’s important for chess organizations to have trans inclusive policies. <a href="https://new.uschess.org/news/us-chess-transgender-policy" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">(See US Chess’s policy here</a>.) A deep thinker about gender, theory and the game, Yosha points out that, “If men and women have equal abilities for the game of chess, the so-called female category is justified by the numerous additional difficulties and discriminations that the players underdog because of their gender. And believe me, trans players are no more spared than other players.”     <a href="https://yoshachess.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Find out more about Yosha on her website</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/IglesiasYosha" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">follow her on twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLkEyv6ABJSY_aVsJ4C8rKQ" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube. </a> Jennifer Shahade is the Director of US Chess Women and the author of CHESS QUEENS, <a href="https://geni.us/ChessQueens" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">now available everywhere</a>, including <a href="https://www.uscfsales.com/chess-queens.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">US Chess Sales.</a>

Ladies Knight with Jen Shahade ft. Yosha Iglesias LK043