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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