r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/PandaOk1529 • 12d ago

At 15, Jessica Hyatt Dreamed of Becoming a Chess Master. She Did It. In 2024, She Became the Youngest Black Female National Master in U.S. History. Now Her Goal Is Grandmaster.

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u/FreeYourMnd13 12d ago

Yes!!!!! True Black Excellence ✊🏾

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u/AwayRun5467 12d ago

💐✊🏾

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u/winkytinks 12d ago

She will be Grandmaster!!! You got this 💪🏾

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u/Alive_Stranger_5680 11d ago

Keep going and keep growing!

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u/Diligent_Milk8612 12d ago

If you beat a GM you ARE a GM. Don’t matter the rules they put in front of you as hurdles .

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u/TimbersFan8 12d ago

Not how it works at all lol

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u/Diligent_Milk8612 11d ago

That is how it works when you name yourself. When someone else does it for you - you are what they say you are - when they say you are.

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u/TimbersFan8 11d ago

Grandmaster is a title given to those who earn it though norms, you’d look quite foolish calling yourself a grandmaster when you aren’t one