Chess for Football Players - GM Maurice Ashley - 2014.08.13 

Wow, an amazing presentation by GM Ashley. I still have his autograph from the mid 90s when he was still an IM. He was walking down the hotel hallway and I said "Mr. Ashley, can I have your autograph?" and he replied "Sure, make it quick" and I spent the next 20 seconds fumbling for a pen LOL A true pioneer; he signed my scorebook on a blank page.

i wish the kids would be more interested.. i used chess in everything just like maurice says.. learned in the 3rd grade.. the way my brain thinks is indicative of chess.. and was able to get around 2000 level.. in only 72 tournaments by myself.. i stopped playing when went to college.. and now i have my own business.. and now my bucket list is to become the 4th black grand master in history.. Im coming!

"You don't just go play chess, you have to bring money! That's how they play and you come in there with your lunch money? Your gonna be hungry now."

When I hear about this kind of outreach work it makes me yawn. But when I see it done like this I well up with admiration and cheer in support. Maurice is brilliant at this.

Maurice Ashley is one of my favorite grandmasters ever

Maurice this "lecture" was amazing, those kind of things can make a difference. By the way I really enjoy your commentary style, you prove that chess is not boring at all. Thank you, and thanks to CCSCSL, you are the best.

Maurice is a great guy, his speech has moved me very much. Good job

Maurice, you're a true chess embassador!

Maurice Ashley! Thank you for what you do! You are giving the young black youth of America something to look up to and its amazing! Much respect!!

still come back to this vid years later, Maurice is a great public speaker and chess representative for NYC

And I thought I taught chess well. Watched a few of your classroom vids and was totally impressed. You are 100% correct about using chess in your application for schools or employment... I know, I've been doing it for 40 years. Keep it up Maurice, your doing the Lords work in helping these teens!

Amazing talk. I wish I heard this in high school.

Maurice Ashley is awesome! I learned chess in the year he became a GM. I remember learning chess from software called Maurice Ashley teaches chess.

hello Mr.Ashley, my brother gave me your book "chess for beginners and intermediate players" it improved my game a lot learing abt pawn structure and and other tricks to the game , I went to the next plateu by just reading that book ,thank you for writing it !,

8 people lost their lunch money to Ashley

19:43 Kids be like "Now we're gettin' somewhere."

Great speaker - without a slight of a chess nerd

Excellent introduction to a potential new generation of chess players.

:) I've put chess on a resume for a job before.... suffice to say, I got the interview

"When I'm talking chess, it's gangsta"

Awesome Inspiration!!!

Inspiring =) Good Man.

this was great

Maurice sure as hell knows what he's doing.

that was awesome!!! he is very smart and hilarious ; )

This is a good video. I always viewed chess like football and war

Inspiring!

Well said ,good dude

Nice Maurice!

Maurice is a genius

he looks like the black US president in all the films that has one

When I'm talking chess, it's gangster.

maybe we can play one day on pogo or somewhere.

21:55 when im talking chess is gangsta. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

what chess analysis website is he using so i can teach one of my friends?

everyone in attendance is like wtf

Man these kids looked bored. Too bad they don't understand the valuable lesson he's teaching them for life.

what the cencosered word at 22:50

I want a chess for my little pony fans video

250/hr is overpriced for anybody let alone kids from harlem. i know GM coaches that coach for like 80/hr

i am a male

250 an hour lmao... in your dreams.