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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] He also spent many years teaching chess. [5] [6] On April 13, 2016, Ashley was inducted into the US ...
In the February 2008 national rankings, he moved up to being the top-ranked under-14 player. [3] In December 2012, he played for Washington University St. Louis' "A" team in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships, where he was the second-most successful player, recording 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.
Alatortsev was no exception, losing all three games. He was astonished by the young American Robert Fischer's play, his fantastic self-confidence, amazing chess erudition, and simply brilliant play! Vladimir said in admiration to his wife on arriving home: "This is the future world champion!" [92]
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).
Abhimanyu Mishra (born February 5, 2009) is an American chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy , he holds the record for the world's youngest ever grandmaster , having qualified for the title at the age of 12 years, 4 months, and 25 days.
Jay Richard Bonin (born July 7, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American International Master in chess, chess teacher, author and lecturer. He is known as the "Iron Man of Chess" [1] and is among the most active tournament players in the US, having played over 25,000 tournament games (over 13,000 games since the US Chess Federation started collecting data in 1991 and an estimated 12,000 ...
Akshat Chandra (born May 28, 1999) is an American chess player. [1] [2] [3] He started playing Chess during a visit to India in 2009 when he was nine years old. [2]In 2015, he won the US National K-12 Championship and was also the US Junior Champion, the first time both titles were held by the same person in a single year. [2]