By Rick Pezzullo– A 19-year-old Dobbs Ferry resident is one of only 10 men who qualified to compete in one of the nation’s top chess tournaments, the U.S. Junior Championships, in St. Louis, which runs until July 26. Nicolas Checa, a student at Yale University, is looking to outduel his opponents to win a piece of the more than $20,000 prize money, plus a $6,000 scholarship. Checa, who has won several scholastic titles in New York and nationally, was named […]
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