Yes potatoes can grown pretty good in the shade.
However potatoes do even better when the potatoes have at least a full day of sunlight.
Sunlight is very important to all plant growth and so while potatoes can do okay in the shade they should really be placed in an area where the potatoes can get sunlight as much as possible.
The sunlight helps provide nutrients and vitamins to the potatoes that help them grow properly and thrive.
I have successfully grown potatoes in partial shade but when I started growing potatoes in the sunlight where there was no shade then the potatoes started growing faster and better.
Also make sure to water the potatoes often as well so that they grow properly.
If possible use well water to grow your potatoes if you have well water but if not then the city water will be okay but well water works best because it does not contain chlorine.