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The Role of Chess in a Tough Brooklyn Neighborhood
18:59 - 24:23 (05:24)
A Jamaican immigrant shares how he discovered chess and how it helped him navigate the rough streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn. He also talks about a group of African-American males who took chess very seriously, forming the Black Bear School of Chess.
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Maurice Ashley talks about the neighborhood he grew up in, Brownsville Brooklyn, during the 70s and 80s, where drug dealers would shoot indiscriminately, prostitutes worked the corner, and car thieves were rampant.
18:59 - 21:33 (02:34)
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Maurice Ashley talks about the neighborhood he grew up in, Brownsville Brooklyn, during the 70s and 80s, where drug dealers would shoot indiscriminately, prostitutes worked the corner, and car thieves were rampant. Chess came into his life when he attended Brooklyn Technical High School and he had a passion for games which led him to pursue chess.
ChapterThe Role of Chess in a Tough Brooklyn Neighborhood
Episode#449: Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Black Bear School of Chess was a group of largely African-American males and one Latino brother who took chess seriously, from studying books to magazines in different languages.
21:33 - 24:23 (02:49)
Summary
The Black Bear School of Chess was a group of largely African-American males and one Latino brother who took chess seriously, from studying books to magazines in different languages.