The Black Bear Chess School is a chess club having produced some of the strongest Black chess Masters in its history. In the famous Black Bear tradition, players jockeyed for position in the club. In order to move up, one player had to challenge the player immediately above him. Thus, being the #1 and #2 players in the Black Bear Chess School, Maurice Ashley and William Morrison played a series of 30-game blitz matches. This picture above took place at Willie "Pop" Johnson's house.

Jamaican Youth Team win 6½-5½!! (L-R) Equitable Brown (2000 National Jr. Champion), NM Duane Rowe, NM Jomo Pitterson (2000 National Blitz Champion), Alain Morais, O'Neil Myers, and NM Warren Elliott (2000 & 2001 National Champion)

The BFOC of the Midwest (L-R) FM Emory Tate, Sam Ford, Billy Turner, Frank Johnson, and Daaim Shabazz.

(L-R) Damon Baldwin, NM Terrance DePeaza, Leonard Dickerson, FM Stephen Muhammad, Sulaiman Smith, Daaim Shabazz, NM Elvin Wilson

2001 World Open (Philadelphia). Kneeling (L-R) FM William Morrison, NM David Allen, Sr., Daaim Shabazz, David Allen, Jr., Sulaiman Smith. Standing (L-R): NM Charles Covington, NM Frank Street, FM Emory Tate, GM Maurice Ashley, Jones Murphy, Jr., FM Kenny Solomon, NM Grace Nsubuga, NM Ernest "Steve" Colding.