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Maurice Ashley (born March 6, 1966) is a Jamaican and American chess player, author, and commentator. [1] [2] In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).[3]Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. [4]
Brewington Hardaway (born April 22, 2009) is an American chess player, prodigy, and grandmaster-elect. When awarded the title at the next quarterly meeting of the FIDE Council, Hardaway will become the first US-born African-American grandmaster. [1] [a]
In 2022, she defeated grandmasters Michael Rohde and Abhimanyu Mishra, becoming one of a few African-American female players to have beaten a grandmaster. [ 4 ] In November 2023, she caused an upset at the World Youth Chess Championship where she (rated 1818) held a draw against Liya Kurmangaliyeva (rated 2236).
It includes American chess players that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American chess players" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
In June 2024, she held grandmaster Aleksa Striković to a draw in the 11th Summer Solstice Open held in Boca Raton, Florida. [4] In July 2024, she became the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of National Master after surpassing a USCF rating of 2200 by defeating Frank Castillo in the Pinecrest Independence Open. [5]
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
An American chess grandmaster, Hikaru Nakamura, along with a number of celebrities of the video game world, is leading a renaissance in the ancient game. From Aug. 21 to Sept. 6, Twitch and Chess ...
Tanitoluwa Emmanuel "Tani" Adewumi (born September 3, 2010) is a Nigerian-American chess player who currently holds the title of FIDE Master (FM). A chess prodigy, [2] he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 after having played the game for only a year while living with his refugee family in a homeless shelter in Manhattan.