Chess players from all over the state and the world were in town Friday competing in an elite-level tournament.
Texas tech is hosting the SPICE Spring Invitational’ Chess Tournament.
Among the players was 13-year-old Darwin Yang. Darwin is a middle-schooler from Plano who is just a few matches short of becoming an International Master.
He lost his match today but he says he’s still young and he’ll keep playing until he’s a chess Grand Master. He also said right now, his age can be an advantage.
“It’s not only that I’m young it’s usually that these people i play against are usually stronger than me I’d say. So they underestimate me sometimes,” Darwin said.
Texas tech chess player Gergely Antal could have become a Grand Master with a win today, but his match ended in a draw, so he’ll have to keep trying
Click on this link to view the video by local CBS station: Young Chess Player Shows His Skills
Darwin will be a GM soon.