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New In Chess, the world's premier chess magazine, is known for high quality articles, in-depth analysis and incisive interviews. In the past few years, conversations about Black sports personalities have become commonplace. New in Chess (2001, No. 7) posted a short letter on Black chess players, and it also highlighted the Wilbert Paige tournament. In this article, it reads,
"The other day one of the regulars suggested that perhaps what we need is a black World Champion. Or even better, a black girl claiming the highest title! Wouldn't the media love to see a couple of Williams sisters in the world of chess?"
Years ago when organizing historic theme tournaments in New York, GM Maurice Ashley made the following charge:
"Make no mistake about it; we must stop nothing short of the World Championship title. But the longest journey begins with one single step. What is the first step? More National Masters, more Senior Masters, some International Masters (for crying out loud!), and inevitably a handful of Grand Masters. Unrealistic? Not at all!"
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