"What I really like is that the organization is not wasting time trying to make Grandmasters. They are giving kids hope and opportunity to develop themselves as people and critical thinkers first. If these young people then take the skills they learn from the class and go into business, education, sports, whatever, it doesn't matter. Of course, a few will become strong chess players but it's the bigger number that Chess for Change is and should be focused on."

Maurice Ashley, 2009.