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The game of chess was reintroduced to Hyatt when she was a student at Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts ...
"You start to see how important just one move is," says Rose about chess. "And that one move is a choice in life.” ...
Derrick Rose is putting his love for chess on full display, hoping to inspire more people to value the game the way they do ...
A Brooklyn teenager, Jessica Hyatt, has made history by becoming the highest-rated African American female chess player.
Established 75 years ago by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, the record label focused primarily on black musicians and assembled a body of work that would shape the industry for decades to come.
Jessica Hyatt says now that she's surpassed 2,200 points and is among the top 30 female chess players in the country, she has her sights on becoming a chess grandmaster next.
CHICAGO (CBS) --A small chess team from Detroit scored a big win this past weekend, taking second place in a national chess tournament. The University Prep Science and Math Middle School chess ...
Teaming up with “Power” Universe executive producer Mark Canton, the “One Mic” rapper will tell the story of Maurice Ashley, the first Black International Chess Grandmaster, in an eight ...
Studies have shown countless benefits to playing chess, including increased problem solving, developed critical thinking skills and cognitive skills. Still, there’s a resistance to incorporate ...
SINGAPORE – When Maurice Ashley finally became a grandmaster in 1999, he was the first black person to attain the highest honour in chess. In the years that followed, Ashley thought his ...
According to the Black News, chess player Jessica Hyatt, 19, recently became the youngest African American woman to earn the National Master title. Hyatt's chess victories have also paved the way for ...