Millionaire Matchmaker
October, 2014
BRIGHT LIGHTS, LOADS OF CASH AND A PLAN TO TURN CHESS INTO THE NEXT BIG THING T he next high roller you see in Las Vegas could be a professional chess player. That's the goal of Maurice Ashley, who broke the chess color barrier in 1999 by becoming the first African American grandmaster. He had set out to conquer the chess world when reality set in. "I was looking for fame and fortune to follow," says Ashley, "but because it was chess, there weren't as many venues as the ones Tiger...
