Maurice Ashley knows chess, and he enthusiastically shares that knowledge with kids who want to learn. Inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, and the first Black person to earn the title of ...

As a chess grandmaster, Maurice Ashley has every right to strut around as a champ. Instead, he's always learning. Even though he became a grandmaster in 1999 — the first Black player to attain that ...

Daniel Naroditsky went viral for his ability to play chess while blindfolded. After earning the title of grandmaster at age of 18, the California native became a well-known name in the chess world.

Maurice Ashley, who became the first Black chess grandmaster in 1999, is using the game of chess to teach life lessons. Ashley fell in love with chess as a 14-year-old high school student after ...

“Daniel was a talented chess player, commentator, and educator, and a cherished member of the chess community, admired and respected by fans and players around the world,” the statement read. “He was ...

Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died at the age of 29. NPR's A Martinez talks with reporter David Cox about the impact Naroditsky had on the chess world. Daniel Naroditsky earned the title of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Netflix's smash 2020 miniseries The Queen's Gambit told a fictional tale of how Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy portrayed by Anya ...