Maurice Ashley , the first African-American to become an international grandmaster in chess, visited his old stomping grounds in New York City to take on a chess-playing park hustler.
The two played a pretty entertaining game -- complete with trash talk and some flimflammery, too, which brought a smile to the champ's face.
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"Don't try the trickery now," he told the hustler.
Watch above to see who eventually goes to pieces.
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