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02-22-2016, 07:32 AM
This is what happens when a New York hustler faces a chess Grandmaster
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Checkmate.
The famed collection of permanent chessboards nestled in a corner of New York City's Washington Square Park is where tourists go when they want to see what it's like to lose to a pro. That's how things go for most people who pay to sit down and play, but it wasn't the case for Maurice Ashley.
The Jamaica-born chess pro*became the game's*first black International Grandmaster back in 1999, which is apparently far e**ugh in the past that his opponent — who immediately recognizes the name at the end of the video — doesn't realize what he's walking into when Ashley sits down to play. Their trash talk-heavy game goes quickly and, unsurprisingly, turns in Ashley's favor by the end. He even catches his opponent trying to cheat at one point. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/chess-maurice-ashley-nyc-hustler/)
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Checkmate.
The famed collection of permanent chessboards nestled in a corner of New York City's Washington Square Park is where tourists go when they want to see what it's like to lose to a pro. That's how things go for most people who pay to sit down and play, but it wasn't the case for Maurice Ashley.
The Jamaica-born chess pro*became the game's*first black International Grandmaster back in 1999, which is apparently far e**ugh in the past that his opponent — who immediately recognizes the name at the end of the video — doesn't realize what he's walking into when Ashley sits down to play. Their trash talk-heavy game goes quickly and, unsurprisingly, turns in Ashley's favor by the end. He even catches his opponent trying to cheat at one point. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/chess-maurice-ashley-nyc-hustler/)
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