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World Chess Hall of Fame

Maurice Ashley

Maurice Ashley was born in Jamaica and migrated to the US at age 12.  In 1999, he earned the chess grandmaster title, making him the world's first black person to attain the title of grandmaster.  He was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame in 2016.
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