A little book of advice drawing on the timeless wisdom of chess from Maurice Ashley, the first African American Chess Grandmaster.
At age thirty-three, Maurice Ashley became the first African American to attain the title of Chess Grandmaster. Since that historic moment, he has brought his love of the game to a wide audience as an educator, innovator, and motivational speaker.
In Move by Move, Ashley guides readers through the essential lessons that chess has taught him about life, using both personal examples from his rise from an immigrant kid playing matches in Brooklyn parks to the most rarefied level of competition, as well as insights and anecdotes from fellow notable chess players. in short chapters with practical takeaways, this book reaches from the fundamental to the counter-intuitive on subjects ranging from self-knowledge to strategic thinking to the important of failure. This compact book of wisdom is the perfect gift …
A little book of advice drawing on the timeless wisdom of chess from Maurice Ashley, the first African American Chess Grandmaster.
At age thirty-three, Maurice Ashley became the first African American to attain the title of Chess Grandmaster. Since that historic moment, he has brought his love of the game to a wide audience as an educator, innovator, and motivational speaker.
In Move by Move, Ashley guides readers through the essential lessons that chess has taught him about life, using both personal examples from his rise from an immigrant kid playing matches in Brooklyn parks to the most rarefied level of competition, as well as insights and anecdotes from fellow notable chess players. in short chapters with practical takeaways, this book reaches from the fundamental to the counter-intuitive on subjects ranging from self-knowledge to strategic thinking to the important of failure. This compact book of wisdom is the perfect gift for graduates, chess enthusiasts, and anyone interested in understanding how lessons from the most famous and long lasting game of strategy can help you reach your personal and professional goals.
This is a nice short book of this Chess Grandmaster looking back and contemplating what chess has brought to his life. He doesn't talk about strategy and only a few times goes into particular game moves - one doesn't need to be a chess player to read this. Other than to know game basics.
It's refreshing to see what chess did for him and others, and what doors it opened.
Each chapter starts off with a couple inspirational quotes to set the chapter tone.
