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Grand Masters

Posted by Ted Fagan on
 May 1, 2009

On March 15, 1999, Maurice Ashley became the first Black chess player to reach the rank of International Grand Master. Ashley is one of nearly 800 Grand Masters and one of three Black Grand Masters in the world today. In 2003, the U.S. Chess Federation named Mr. Ashley Grand Master of the Year.

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