Career
He founded the New York Masters and the United States. Chess League. Greg had a distinguished scholastic career, highlighted by three national 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. 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 (and so far only) Grandmaster norm at the Bermuda Closed in January, 2001.
Since 2006, he has held 30 sessions of the United States Chess School, where the nation"s top young chess talents are invited to train under the instruction of various Grandmasters. His father is FIDE Master Michael Shahade and his mother was Drexel University Chemistry Professor and author, Sally Solomon.
Recently, starting in October 2007, Shahade has been making entertaining and instructive videos at ChessVideos.tv. He has been a professional poker player in the past but now considers himself a full-time chess professional.