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Yorkton News Review

Correction: Black Chessmaster story - Yorkton News Review
Yorkton News Review
The Brooklyn resident has been inducted to the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan). NEW YORK, N.Y. - In some versions of a story April 18 about Maurice Ashley, The Associated Press reported that Ashley was the first ...

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 19:56


USA Championship
BusinessWorld Online Edition
In August 2010, he put up some more funding to relocate the World Chess Hall of Fame to Saint Louis, and by that time there was no doubt that the center of chess activity in the United States has moved from New York to Saint Louis. This year, for the ...

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 10:33

The World Chess Hall of Fame  St. Louis Magazine Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 04:00


Winnipeg Free Press

Correction: Black Chessmaster story
Winnipeg Free Press
NEW YORK, N.Y. - In some versions of a story April 18 about Maurice Ashley, The Associated Press reported that Ashley was the first African-American to become a chess grandmaster and the first African-American in the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. The story ...

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Monday, April 18, 2016 - 20:10


Afro American

Chess' 1st Black Grandmaster Enters Hall of Fame
Afro American
The Brooklyn resident has been inducted to the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan). There were the countless hours competing against the hustlers in city parks, and the serious players at chess clubs in Manhattan. There were ...

Monday, April 18, 2016 - 19:45


Students learn tips from chess grandmaster at U.S. Chess Championships
fox2now.com
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) - Monday afternoon in the Central West End, Maurice Ashley was offering up a clinic. 'Chess is a fantastic game to teach young people because they learn so much from the game,' says Maurice Ashley, Chess Grandmaster. 'They`re able to ...

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Monday, April 18, 2016 - 19:20


News Americas Now (satire) (press release) (registration)

Jamaican Inducted Into US Chess Hall of Fame
News Americas Now (satire) (press release) (registration)
The trustees of the U.S. Chess Trust vote on who should be inducted. The induction itself take place either at the U.S. Chess Federation Awards Luncheon during the U.S. Open or at the World Chess Hall of Fame, which is now located in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 21:26

Maurice Ashley formally inducted into U.S. Hall of Fame!  thechessdrum.net Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 02:00


Yahoo News

US-Black-Chessmaster
Yahoo News
In this April 12, 2016 photo, chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley talks during an interview at Chess Forum in New York. The Brooklyn resident has been inducted to the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan). More. NEW YORK (AP) ...

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Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 23:30


Chess' 1st black grandmaster enters Hall of Fame
The Ledger
Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley talks during an interview at Chess Forum in New York on Tuesday. The Brooklyn resident has been inducted to the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis. MARK LENNIHAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. By Deepti Hajela

Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 22:28

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