Maurice Ashley Biography

Maurice Ashley has not only made history as the first African-American International Grandmaster in the annals of the game but he has translated his love for chess to others as a three-time national championship coach two-time author ESPN commentator iPhone app designer puzzle inventor and motivational speaker. He is now working as a Joint Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center and MIT's Media Lab to bring the benefits of chess and other classic games to a wider educational audience through the innovative use of technology. Maurice has traveled the world as an ardent spokesperson of the character-building effects of chess. Coming from the rough and tough streets of Kingston Jamaica and Brooklyn New York Maurice has tirelessly shared his compelling story with young people in places such as the crime-ridden neighborhoods of Detroit the townships of Cape Town South Africa and the poverty-stricken jungles of Belize. His book Chess for Success (Broadway Books 2005) crystallizes his vision of the many benefits of chess particularly for at-risk youth and he continuously spreads his message of living one's dream to universities businesses chess clubs and non-profit organizations around the globe.

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