it matters, and doesn't matter, all at the same time. "African continent GMs do exist but, according to the system of racial classification, I am the first Black GM in history. Maurice's sister is world boxing champion Alicia Ashley and his brother is former world kickboxing champion Devon Ashley. Nia graduated from Barnard College in 2016. Their daughter Nia was born the following year. In 1993, Ashley married Michele Ashley-Johnson. In 2003, Ashley hosted ESPN's broadcast of Kasparov's match against X3D Fritz. Anand World Championship match in 1995, the 2013–16 Sinquefield Cups, as well as several US Chess Championships. He provided commentary for the Kasparov vs. On April 13, 2016, Ashley was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame along with Chess Grandmaster Gata Kamsky.Īshley was one of the commentators of the two matches between world champion Garry Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue that took place in 19. In February 2016, a video of Ashley defeating a "trash-talking" amateur chess player in Washington Square Park went viral. Longer term, the goal is to expand the program on a national level. This program supports after school chess in the Florissant-Ferguson School District alongside other schools in the Saint Louis area. In 2015, Maurice announced a partnership with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and Ascension, Your Move Chess. Its first edition took place October 9–13, 2014 in Las Vegas. In 2013, Ashley announced he was planning the highest-stakes open chess tournament in history, Millionaire Chess Open. Currently, Maurice is a Research affiliate at the Media Lab at MIT. Starting in the Fall of 2012, Ashley was a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab and, between 20, Maurice was also a Fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & Society in a joint fellowship at both Harvard's Berkman Center and the Media Lab at MIT.
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He was mentioned in the chess movie Life of a King starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. He was shown during one scene in the film Brooklyn Castle mentoring a young chess player. In 2008, Ashley was featured in an interview for the CNN documentary Black in America. Ashley placed second on five points behind Pitterson (5.5). After sweeping a field consisting of several of Jamaica's top players and Barbadian FIDE master Philip Corbin, Ashley was upset in the final round by Jamaican National Master Jomo Pitterson. The tournament, a six-round Swiss called the Frederick Cameron Open, was held at the Jamaica Conference center on the 15th and 16 December 2007. In 2007, Ashley returned to his birth country of Jamaica and became the first GM to ever participate in a tournament in that country. He was the main organizer for the 2005 HB Global Chess Challenge, with the biggest cash prize in history for an open chess tournament.
In 2005, he wrote the book Chess for Success, relating his experiences and the positive aspects of chess. In 2003, Ashley wrote an essay The End of the Draw Offer?, which raised discussion about ways to avoid quick agreed draws in chess tournaments. In September 1999, Ashley founded the Harlem Chess Center, which has attracted such celebrities as Larry Johnson and Wynton Marsalis.Īlong with GM Susan Polgar, Ashley was named 2003 Grandmaster of the Year by the U.S. This made him the first black chess Grandmaster. On March 14, 1999, Ashley beat Adrian Negulescu to complete the requirements for the Grandmaster title. In 1992, Ashley shared the United States Game/10 chess championship with Maxim Dlugy. He got more serious about chess during high school where he grew up in Brooklyn and played in parks and clubs throughout New York City.Īlways promoting chess among youth, Ashley coached the Raging Rooks of Harlem, and the Dark Knights (also from Harlem), both of which have won national championships under his guidance. While at City College, he represented in intercollegiate team competition.Īshley said he discovered chess in Jamaica where his brother played chess with his friends. Ashley graduated from City College of New York (CCNY) with a B.A. He went to Brooklyn Technical High School. He attended Wolmer's Boys School in Jamaica, then moved to the United States when he was 12. On April 13, 2016, Ashley was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame.Īshley was born in St. In 1999 he earned the grandmaster title, making him the first black person to attain the title of grandmaster.Īshley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican-American chess grandmaster, author, commentator, app designer, puzzle inventor, and motivational speaker.
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