Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Only African-American chess grandmaster wants to inspire a younger generation http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/only-african-american-chess-grandmaster-wants-to-inspire-a-younger-generation-7833.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0600 Maurice Ashley, 45, is one of just 1,000 ches grandmasters in the world. He's also the only African-American and he's hoping to use that status to inspire a new, younger generation of African-Americans to take up the sport. PRI: Public Radio International