Maurice Ashley, chess grandmaster, author and coach, talks about falling in love with chess, growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, playing with chess hustlers in New York, chess strategies, mindsets, intelligence, life lessons, chess engines and AI!
Maurice: https://mauriceashley.com/
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TIMELINE
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Falling In Love With Chess
3:48 Chess Hustlers
8:36 Performative Aspects of Chess
11:26 Growing Up In New York
14:56 Playing Style
18:11 Nature vs. Nurture in Chess
21:07 Life Lessons From Chess
27:31 Impact of Engines & AI on Chess
32:11 Defeating Magnus Carlsen
35:04 Gukesh’s Playing Style
37:03 Bungee Jumping
42:01 Chess As An Artform
46:26 Flow State In Chess
49:11 Lego Interpretation
50:41 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)
52:43 Greatest Chess Player
55:31 Legacy & Meaning of Life
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