Move by Move: Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard

Ashley, Maurice

ISBN 10: 1797223658 / ISBN 13: 9781797223650

Editore: Chronicle Prism, 2024

May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Codice articolo 1409953

Riassunto:

A little book of life 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 rank of International Grand Master of Chess. 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 rarified levels 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 counterintuitive on subjects ranging from self-knowledge to strategic thinking to the importance of failure. This little 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.

Informazioni sull'autore: Maurice Ashley is a Chess Grandmaster, an ESPN commentator, a three-time national championship coach, and an author. In 1999 he earned the title of Chess Grandmaster, making him the first African American Grandmaster in the game’s history, and in 2016 he was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame. He lives in Florida.

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Titolo: Move by Move: Life Lessons on and off the ...
Casa editrice: Chronicle Prism
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Like New