“Grandmaster Maurice Ashley is planning the highest stakes open chess tournament in history! He was born in Jamaica and raised in New York City. Maurice Ashley is a chess author, commentator, app designer, and organizer. He is the first African-American international chess grandmaster in history. Maurice Ashley loves chess…”
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Maurice Ashley Launches HBCU Chess Alliance and Announces Inaugural National Championship
The HBCU Chess Alliance aims to turn collegiate chess into a pathway to opportunity for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By bringing campuses
October 5, 2026
