The staggering popularity of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit has had an energizing impact on the world’s interest in the game of chess. Maurice Ashley, who made history as the first African-American chess Grandmaster, notes its “surprising, wonderful, electrifying effect,” that now has so many sharing his love for the game. Ashley will share the passion that brought him to the top of his craft, while drawing compelling parallels between chess strategy, business practices and life skills.