Maurice Ashley

Maurice Ashley ( born March 6, 1966 in Saint Andrew, Jamaica ) is an American chess master. He is the first and only African- American who wears a grandmaster title.

When Ashley was 12 years old, his family moved from Jamaica to Brooklyn, where he soon learned the game of chess. He made ​​rapid progress and in 1986 became National Champion, was then awarded the title of International Master in 1993 by FIDE.

Ashley had already begun at this stage to find a trainer and chess teacher to earn a living. From 1991 to 1997, Ashley chess teacher in the Harlem Educational Activities Fund. At the tournament of Manhattan in 1999, he succeeded to fulfill the final norm for the title of Grand Master, according to him, this title was also awarded.

His success was great resonance in the mass media of the United States. Ashley were dedicated to articles in major magazines and newspapers (The New York Times, USA Today, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Reader 's Digest, among others ), he was invited to numerous television programs.

His current Elo rating is 2443 (as of October 2012). Between the U.S. Championships in January 2003 in Seattle and the Manhattan Open in November 2011 Ashley played no part -evaluated. Currently, Ashley is among others monthly chess lessons at the world's biggest chess server schach.de the company ChessBase.

Publications

  • Chess for Success: Using an Old Game to Build New Strengths in Children and Teens. Broadway Books, New York, NY 2005, ISBN 0-7679-1568-2, ( autobiography ).
  • Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess. 2005 ( DVD).
  • The Most Valuable Skills in Chess. Gambit Publications, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-904600-87-9.
  • The Secret to Chess. ChessBase, Hamburg 2010 (DVD).
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