Maurice Ashley

Discover twenty-five chess strategies with this boxed deck of cards that's perfect for budding chess players. Written by the inspirational Maurice Ashley, the world's first African American Grandmaster, this fully sustainable card box is the perfect gift for any child, whether they're just learning to play or wanting to improve their skills. Use this deck of cards to discover: How...

Chess is a bit like doing magic.The pieces come alive and you're the magician.You get to move them where you like, within the rules of the game.Cool, huh? So let me take you back to the very beginning and show you how it's done...Discover why the world's first Black Grandmaster Maurice Ashley thinks that chess is one of the best...

The hopes of humanity rest on the shoulders of one chess player. It's May, 1997, in Manhattan, New York. World champion Garry Kasparov is about to begin a six-game match against Deep Blue, the cutting-edge supercomputer developed by IBM, led by Feng-Hsiung Hsu. No machine has ever defeated a chess champion in a multi-game match. If it happens, it will...