Posted on Monday, May. 31, 2010
Kids revel in challenging world of chessboard
By DAIANA KUCAWCA
Reinol Diaz Jr. is 13 and has been playing chess since he was 8. He practices every day for two hours with books, his computer, or his dad. He averages 26 competitions a year and so far has accumulated 22 trophies.
“Homework is a major problem in the way of practicing,” said his dad, Reinol Diaz Sr.
For some kids, it’s the baseball diamond. For others, it’s the gridiron. But Reinol Jr. is one of hundreds of Miami-Dade Florida kids whose lives revolve around the chessboard.