Showing posts with label Maurice Ashley Chess Grandmaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maurice Ashley Chess Grandmaster. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Maurice Ashley: Chess' 1st African-American Grandmaster Enters Hall of Fame

Maurice Ashley started playing chess at the age of 14, and by 33, he became the first African-American to achieve the title of Grandmaster. And now – he is the first African -American to be inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame.