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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Magnus just played one move and resigned against Hans Niemann in the online Julius Bear Generation Cup. This is shocking and disturbing. No one can be happy that this is happening in the chess world. Unbelievable! 🤯

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3 years

When you get a job that lets you hang out with Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, two of the greatest players who ever picked up a chess piece, you know you have lived a dream! #legends #chess #dreamcometrue

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1 year

White mates in 2

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2 years

I’ve decided to move on from my regular gig as a chess commentator. It was amazing fun, and I am grateful for the lasting friendships I made over the years. Excited to work on new chess content, books, video courses and making chess more diverse and inclusive. A new road ahead!

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2 years

This is one of the most extraordinary interviews I have ever seen in all my years in chess. Make that all my years period! This young man is now the most riveting story in chess. Let’s hope level heads prevail.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

3 years

Chess parties are breaking out in Hollywood as Rob Morgan, Jamie Foxx, Rocsi Diaz and Alex Avant flex their brain power with Joe the singer watching. Entrepreneurial genius Tommy Duncan (sitting across from Rob) even nicked me for an exciting draw! 😳 The chess fever is real! 🔥

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Simple and deadly. Mate in 2.

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@MauriceAshley

4 months

The great Anand inspired a nation to pursue greatness. The baton has been passed to Gukesh D, Pragg and others, but they are merely the tip of the spear. Don’t be surprised if in 10 years, there are 5-10 more 2700’s that emerge from India. The story has only just begun.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Magnus finally states he believes Hans has cheated, but there are many questions still hanging in the air. It's mystifying why he needs Hans to give him permission to say more after dropping bombs on the young man's head. Will the full truth ever come out? Sad time for chess...

Magnus Carlsen

@MagnusCarlsen

2 years

My statement regarding the last few weeks.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

3 years

Emory Tate was one of the great geniuses and extraordinary characters in US Chess in the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. He eventually attained the IM title, but had many a GM scalp! There will never be another like him. Check out this absolutely brilliant game!!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

WSJ article calls Hans’ denials into question. And this line: “The report says dozens of grandmasters have been caught cheating on the website, including four of the top-100 players in the world who confessed.” Dozens? 4 of the Top 100? So sad. 😞

Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheated’ More Than 100 Times

An internal report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal alleges a previously unknown pattern of likely widespread cheating by Hans Moke Niemann, the player whose September victory over Magnus Carlsen...

www.wsj.com

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

3 years

Happy to announce that starting in November I will be hosting the 2021 World Chess Championship recap on NBC Sports Network! Chess on US television for potentially 14 days? That’s news!

International Chess Federation

@FIDE_chess

3 years

Starting on 27 November 2021, the daily 30-minute shows on NBCSN from the FIDE World Championship Match 2021 will bring the highlights of each game not only to the hardcore chess fans but to the much wider and highly engaged community of sports lovers throughout the USA.

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Maurice Ashley

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2 years

If you want to be a chess gangsta, you’ve got to be able to spot a crushing mate in 5 moves like White did in Kurajica-Zelcic, 1999.

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@MauriceAshley

3 years

I was shocked and very impressed to see Jamie Foxx and RZA play chess with a deep positional touch. Look at how Black dominated the queenside with a knight on b3! 😳 Still, RZA managed to win a titanic battle! 🔥 #chess #fighters #WuTang #jamiefoxx

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

It was 24 years ago today when I won the game that gave me the Grandmaster title. It is a day I will never forget. With hard work and dedication despite all obstacles, dreams do come true. #chess #grandmaster #Dreams_Come_True

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Simple but cute. White mates in 2.

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@MauriceAshley

1 year

Could Nepo and Ding please stop with all the crazy and exciting games with mistakes that engines see easily? This kind of chess is so last century! Don’t they know modern chess is supposed to be about solid openings with 30 moves of computer prep leading to a draw? 😆 #NepoDing

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Black says, “Resign.” White says, “It’s mate in 3.” #hurtfeelings #CHECKMATE #chessislife

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

For those who have studied The Secrets of Chess Geometry, seeing a Novotny mate-in-3 appear in a game is like seeing an aurora borealis. This is how you win in style! #chess #Geometry #chesspuzzle #Aurora

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Maurice Ashley

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3 years

What an iconic chess photo: Jamie Foxx playing RZA with actor Rob Morgan, music producer Breyon Prescott and rapper/actor Jermaine Carter watching (with Jamie’s award for the hit song Blame It hanging on the wall). I’m just along for the ride! 🤣

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

This puzzle is my favorite creation of 2022 and maybe my best ever. Hint: You will only have solved White’s win if you understand the importance of the a1-square! First seen in my Chessable course, the Secrets of Chess Geometry, I am now sharing it with the world. Happy New Year!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

White mates in 2 (end of a brilliant study by Dorogov 1970)

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@MauriceAshley

1 year

When one king tells the other to wait for the punch to the face… #CHECKMATE #chess #Puzzle #embarrassing

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@MauriceAshley

2 months

Black threatens mate in 2 and also is also about to win a free rook. Yet…it’s White to move and BOOM!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

3 years

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will be my guest on my Twitch stream this Friday March 5th at 7pm Eastern. We will talk about ETs playing chess, rethinking time, the effect of AI on how we think, and a whole lot more. We’ll even play some chess! .

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

Two of the prettiest checkmate patterns. They are also rare to see. Pure geometric elegance. White mates in 2 (Pruijssers - Beukema 2018)

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

The insane drama continues as Hans Niemann files $100 Million lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, , Hikaru Nakamura and others, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. It was inevitable, yet it still seems surreal.

Hans Niemann Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com Over Cheating Allegations

The legal action fires back against allegations that Niemann is a cheater and accuses chess power players of colluding against the American grandmaster.

www.wsj.com

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

3 years

Today is the 5th anniversary of my induction into the US Chess Hall of Fame. I remember tearing up when I was told the news. It’s an honor and privilege to stand alongside many of my heroes and heroines. It’s a day I will never forget. #humbledandgrateful #honored #forever

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

The Hikaru-Magnus match in the #SpeedChess Championship was epic! @MagnusCarlsen fought back valiantly, but @GMHikaru showed why he is a boss at this format. The best rivalry in chess!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

4 years

I heard there are folks who hate my commentary style, and I’ve gotten love from those who enjoy it. The world will continue to turn no matter who you please, so just be absolutely authentic and make sure to please yourself.

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Visualization training: How can the queen capture all 11 pawns in exactly 11 moves? The pawns do not move or protect each other. (From my app Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess)

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@MauriceAshley

3 months

White makes one unusual (and funny) killer move, and Black must resign! (Mamedov-Aliev, Lahijan 2005) 😆

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

There was a time not so long ago when top chess players were thought to be psychologically unbalanced almost by definition. Now no one can look at Magnus, Naka, Anand, Fabi, Giri, Aronian and many others without agreeing that this myth has been pretty much completely refuted.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

A chess player gets treated like a rock star! 😎

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@OMRcat

1 year

A #heroswelcome for #Praggnanandha @rpragchess at #ChennaiAirport #FIDEChessWorldCup #TamilNadu #Chennai Source : #iTamilNews

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

4 months

Simple blink-of-an-eye tactic. Black wins.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

Here’s a fantastic puzzle for new players. White wins (end of Nashoni 2003).

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

What has happened to the youth movement in chess? Six years ago, most of the top players were 27 and under. Today only 3 of the Top 20 fall into that category. Did the pandemic affect chess growth or have the elite figured out how to maintain longevity?

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Most amateurs hate Chess 960 because it makes them feel stupid, but most Grandmasters love it because it makes them feel like amateurs again. It’s a chance for the chess elite to explore brand new worlds of wonderment and discovery.

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@MauriceAshley

3 years

Ninety-nine percent of all rated chess players (including myself) would play a losing move as White right now. However, less than 1% of all chess players as Black (hopefully me too!) would refute it and win the game! Can you fill in the blanks to this story?

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@MauriceAshley

1 year

“You seriously not gonna share those fries?” (Abdusattorov, Keymer and Praggnanandhaa after winning the @FIDE_chess World Rapid Team Championships 2023)

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

The small and random pleasures of playing Bullet chess. Sometimes something cute comes up. Black to move and force checkmate! #nasty #gangstachess

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@MauriceAshley

8 months

How can an 8-year-old play chess like this? One of the greatest talents the game has ever seen.

chess24

@chess24com

8 months

A brilliant finish for 8-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan in the European Women's Blitz Championship, as she wins 3 games in a row, including beating two strong IMs! #c24live

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Your friend claims they just won a game, and this is the final position. Do you believe it?

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

White is dead, or so Black thought when playing the last move (…Ra3-b3). What nasty shocker did White drop on the board to send Black home in pure frustration? Charbonneau - Laurain, Montreal 2001

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

During commentary for the Man vs. Machine match back in 1997, I introduced some kids from a school in White Plains. I ask who's the school champ, and two kids raise their hands and say their names: Oscar and Hikaru. Who knew?

Steve Sheinkin

@SteveSheinkin

1 year

For chess fans: I'm watching the original video of the famous 1997 Kasparov-Deep Blue match - and look who's playing along in the audience!

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Maurice Ashley

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2 years

A queen sac followed by two counter checks and two more sacrifices to deliver a smothered mate seven moves later is not something you see every day. #chesspuzzle #chess #tactics

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Funny mate in 2. #chessjoke

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

4 years

If that farce of a presidential debate were a game of chess, this is how it looked and how it left the American people. #Debate2020 #wtf

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

White missed mate in 3 in Grigorov - Spassov, Bulgarian Ch 1975. Can you find the quick knockout? #chess #CHECKMATE

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

This wild position, discovered by the legendary puzzle master Sam Loyd, demonstrates that a stalemate with all 32 pieces and pawns still on the board can be achieved in chess after only 12 moves. Amazing!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

And they pay this guy to do GM commentary? 😂

Chris Bird

@ChrisBirdIA

2 years

Hey @CristianChirila , next time you need help with the castling rules, you know where we are! 😉 #USChessChamps

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

6 years

Had a ton of fun taping the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. What a great guy. It will be on later tonight and also online. Can’t wait to see it!!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

1 year

Ding Liren roars back with a vengeance with an unstoppable threat to sacrifice the queen and deliver a beautiful mate! This match so far is one for the ages. It’s hard to believe what we are seeing. A truly epic battle. #NepoDing

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

6 months

Twenty-five years ago today, I won the game that clinched the GM title. Crazy how quickly time seems to fly. It remains one of my best memories. 😊

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

The great Vishy Anand is back in the world Top Ten after winning his first two games at Norway Chess. Yes, he’s 52, which only means he’s been a fantastic player and class act for quite some time. I know who I’m rooting for to win the tournament! 🤩

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Seven years ago today International Master Emory Tate passed away while playing in a chess tournament. He was an inspiration to African-Americans everywhere, and he had a major impact on my game and eventual rise to the GM title. May he never be forgotten.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Today I give thanks that I was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame 6 years ago. I don’t consider myself a great player, but I am grateful to have been able to spend my entire adult life promoting the game I love. Amazing to still feel the fire after all this time. ♥️

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Quick knockout: Black to move and win.

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Vision training. White mates in 3.

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

A simple mate in 3 for White, but it illustrates at least three important chess ideas for young (and not so young) students. #CHECKMATE

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Hanging out with Shane Battier, 2-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat and national college champion with Duke. His insights into player psychology and success mindset were incredible! Now we’ve got to work in his chess game. 😊

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

Congratulations to World Champion Magnus Carlsen who once again holds the Triple Crown of chess by winning the World Rapid and Blitz titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan. What a boss!

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

It’s just heartbreaking to imagine how our sisters in chess feel listening to this sexist nonsense. And this is just what’s caught on camera. Our poor game is taking a beating! 😟

Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova

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2 years

Isn’t it a pure form of discrimination? How can such a man work in the official @FIDE_chess broadcast of such an important women's event?

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Maurice Ashley

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2 years

The year was 1984, and Anand, playing White was rated just 2285. Yeah, right! 🧐 With his next three moves he showed signs of a champion in the making. White to move and force resignation! Anand-Souza, Kiljava 1984🔥🔥🔥 #greatness #champion #gangsta #chess

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@MauriceAshley

3 years

Lever 2021. It’s Black’s turn, but White will mate in 2 moves. It’s not what you have, but how you use it. #chess #life

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@MauriceAshley

6 years

Congrats to American Fabiano Caruana for winning the Candidates in Berlin and is now the challenger to Magnus Carlsen for the title of World Chess Champion. Can’t wait for November!! Congrats Fabby!!!!!!!

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@MauriceAshley

1 year

White mates in 3. Nod to the great Paul Morphy.

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

White to play. There is something lazy like 1.g3. Don’t be lazy! #boom #Chess #win #style

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@MauriceAshley

1 year

Ding and Nepo being tied for last place at the #GrandChessTour in Romania shows that extreme fatigue from their extraordinary and exhausting world championship match has affected their play. Those making fun of them should show some respect.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

4 years

When you haven’t kicked a ball in years, but your inner Jamaican decides it wants to come out. 😂

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@MauriceAshley

1 year

Is this the most important position in all of chess? Opposition, mutual Zugzwang, the importance of a single extra pawn, trading down to a winning endgame, proper defense, key squares. Inside of a simple position, there is a whole chess Universe.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

3 years

We give our heart and soul, but sometimes the result is not what you worked so hard for. It’s okay to feel pain and disappointment. It’s those who bounce back who are the real champions.

Chessmemex

@chessmemex

3 years

Chess can be brutal :(

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2 years

White missed a simple but pretty checkmate in 3 moves in round 11 of the World Rapid Championship. Duda - Zhigalko, Almaty 2022

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@MauriceAshley

3 months

What Ding Liren is going through right now is heartbreaking to watch. Commentating on his games when he was easily 2800+ was a real privilege. The world wants to see great geniuses like him perform at their highest level. I sincerely hope he gets the help he needs soon.

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

4 years

I’m honored to have a scholastic tournament named after me, which will outlive me long after I am gone. This endowment will do incredible things for chess, thanks to the passion that John D. Rockefeller V has for the game. The journey has been priceless. I am humbled and amazed.

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1 year

Congratulations to Ding Liren for becoming the 2023 FIDE World Champion! These two great gladiators treated us to one of the most nail-biting matches in history. It was a real pleasure to watch. #DingLiren

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@MauriceAshley

8 months

White to move and win with a sweet combination that will be repeated in books on tactics forever.

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Ahead by 3 pawns, Black could taste the win and decided it was a good time to trade queens. It was a bad time to trade queens. Gaitan - Cardenas, Managua 2019

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

4 years

White to move checkmates in 3 moves, but it's impossible to definitively say how. For the solution to the mystery as well as news, trivia and the latest edition of Gangsta Chess, check me out on my Twitch stream at at 5:30pm Eastern today!

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3 months

White to move and BOOM!

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@MauriceAshley

2 months

Though down a piece, it’s Black to move and BOOM! (Mate in 3)

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Maurice Ashley

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5 years

For me, the most telling part of this performance is Fabi deciding to play the last round for a win with Black when a draw would have still won him the tournament by a dominant margin. Very few players would have done that. Kasparov, yes. Magnus, yes. Sign of a true champion.

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5 years

💙♟ | @FabianoCaruana - Winner of the #TataSteelChess Tournament 2020! 🏆

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Maurice Ashley

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3 years

Some finishes have to be shared far and wide! Wow!!!

Aman Hambleton

@amanhambleton

3 years

Played this game last night against a 2800 Grandmaster. Chess can be so beautiful 🥲

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3 years

I suffer for my Ukrainian friends at this sad and horrible time for their country. War has proven itself time and again to be mainly a recipe for pain and suffering. My heart goes out to the many innocent people who only want to live in peace. This disgusting act must end now.

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2 years

A true weekend special: Only serious tacticians/chess gangstas need apply. White to move and drop the BOOM! #chess #chessislife #gangstachess

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Some simple knockouts still make you smile. 😊 White to move and mate in 3. Czarnota - Tomczak, Trzebinia 2002

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@MauriceAshley

3 years

Proud to be on the NBC Sports network hosting the recap show for the FIDE World Championships Dubai 2021 between World Champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. Chess on American television!! What?? 🤯😊😍

International Chess Federation

@FIDE_chess

3 years

For the first time ever, @NBCSports shows the match for the chess crown. Episodes air the night after the game is played. In 25 minutes, show's host Maurice Ashley @MauriceAshley brings all the action to the screens. Check out Game 1 episode on our YT:

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2 years

The way things are going, Bullet tournaments (1 minute per side) will be the only live chess events where spectators will be allowed and where the players can be fully trusted (maybe). 😔 #sadtimes #chessdrama

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@MauriceAshley

2 months

For those of us who have waited a long time to see this, my heartfelt congratulations to the brilliant young lady! Onwards and upwards!

US Chess

@USChess

2 months

US Chess has learned that Shama Yisrael of Florida has surpassed a 2200 rating, becoming the first African-American female master. Yisrael has been a US Chess member since 2014. Congratulations, Shama! #USChessWomen #ChessWomen

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2 years

Technique time: What is White’s clear best move here, one that would guarantee an easy win in a Blitz game, even against Magnus? 😅Goganov-Rachmaninov Rapid 2018 #chess #chessislife

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@MauriceAshley

3 years

Time to say Dubai! Can’t wait to call the World Championships for NBC Sports!! #dubaiexpo

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Mate in 2.

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@MauriceAshley

2 years

Black to move and draw! Yeah, I’m just reporting on what happened in an over the board game in 2012 (We’ll keep names out of it). Don’t act like it hasn’t happened to you! 😆

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

5 years

When a chess lesson with the legendary Quincy Jones, winner of 28 Grammy Awards (80 nominations!!), turns in 4 hours of him telling me stories about working with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and so much more, you wonder who was the teac…

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@MauriceAshley

4 months

Who knows the answer to this one? The contestants on Jeopardy today did not get it right! 😂

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@MauriceAshley

6 years

Fabiano gets a lot of love on his return to St. Louis! He showed what a boss he is by staying toe to toe with Magnus in the Classical portion. Can’t wait to see where he goes from here as he seeks to take over the number one ranking in the world. We are very proud of him!

US Chess

@USChess

6 years

Welcome home @FabianoCaruana and thank you for making us all so proud this month! 👏🏽🇺🇸👍🏼

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2 years

A big congrats to 18 year-old IM Bibisara Assaubayeva for her amazing comeback to win her second Women’s World Blitz title in a row…on her home soil of Kazakhstan no less. An absolutely impressive feat! (photo from Wikipedia)

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

10 months

“You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.”

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Maurice Ashley

@MauriceAshley

2 years

To enhance your chess vision, calculation and creativity, it’s important to train by solving non-standard mating patterns. White to move and mate in 3.

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