[DOC] [TLE] Maurice Ashley - Wikipedia [PAR] Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican American chess 
grandmaster, author, ... On March 14, 1999, Ashley beat Adrian Negulescu and 
became the first African-American International Grandmaster. In September 1999
, Ashley founded the Harlem Chess Center, which has attracted such celebrities 
as Larry... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Ashley - Chess Player - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... Maurice Ashley is the first African American to become an ... rankings to become 
the first African-American international grandmaster in 1999. ... Ashley also 
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be the first African American to bear the honor, just as he was the first to ... From 
there, Ashley became both determined to beat his friend and .... the first time that 
many Americans have been in the international elite all at once. [DOC] [TLE] MASTER OF THE GAME MAURICE ASHLEY FIRST BLACK TO ... [PAR] By JOYCE SHELBY Maurice Ashley, the first black man ever to be a chess 
grandmaster, knows how to make the game ... Monday, November 1, 1999, 12:00 
AM ... In 1993, Ashley became the first African-American international 
grandmaster. [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Ashley - The Moth | The Art and Craft of Storytelling [PAR] Maurice Ashley made history when he became the first African-American to attain 
the title of International Grandmaster of Chess in 1999. A member of the US... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Ashley | Jamaican-American chessplayer | Britannica.com [PAR] May 20, 2016 ... First African American to earn an International Grandmaster chess ... After 
earning his International Grandmaster title in 1999, Ashley ... April 13, 1963 Baku, 
Azerbaijan, U.S.S.R. Russian chess master who became the world... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Ashley | The HistoryMakers [PAR] Sep 18, 2007 ... International Grandmaster of Chess Maurice Ashley was born on March 6 ... 
Ashley became an International Master of Chess, the first African American ... the 
rank of International Grand Master of Chess in 1999, joining a list of... [DOC] [TLE] CB News - Maurice Ashley appears in PBS documentary | Chess ... [PAR] Maurice Ashley made history when he became the first and only African-
American to attain the coveted title of International Grand Master of Chess in 
1999. [DOC] [TLE] Ashley, Maurice (1966- ) | The Black Past: Remembered and ... [PAR] ... Board of Directors  Academic Advisory Board  International Advisory Board  
Teacher ... Maurice Ashley, the first African American chess grandmaster, was 
born in St. ... Ashley became a chess coach for New York City youth, a role which 
he filled ... In 1999, he opened the Harlem Chess Center, although it closed in 
2002... [DOC] [TLE] The United States Chess Federation - GM Maurice Ashley [PAR] MauriceAshley.com ... successful as he already was, he wanted more; he wanted 
to become the first Black Grandmaster. ... He made his final GM norm in the 1999 
Manhattan International. ... Became the first ever African-American GM in 1999 [DOC] [TLE] Black Chess Players - Bill Wall's Chess Page [PAR] an African-American and freed black slave, put together a book of chess ... He 
became an International Master in 2006. ... In 1993, Maurice Ashley (1966- ) 
became the first African-American to be ... In 1999, Maurice Ashley, born in 
Jamaica, became the first and only ... He was the second Black to become a 
grandmaster. [DOC] [TLE] The infectious wisdom of Maurice Ashley, International Grandmaster ... [PAR] Apr 25, 2015 ... Ashley, who became the world's first African-American International Grandmaster 
in 1999, has made a career out of teaching the principles and... [DOC] [TLE] Maurice Ashley, Chess' 1st black grandmaster, enters the Hall of ... [PAR] Apr 16, 2016 ... International Grand Master Maurice Ashley makes a move while playing ... the 
first black person to be designated as a chess grandmaster, and last ... At

Question: In 1999 Maurice Ashley became the first black American international grandmaster in this
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