Local chess player takes his game international

HARLINGEN — “Jaque,” Michael Casas says when he corners his opponent’s king on the chess board.It’s the Spanish call for check in the game of chess.Michael, 11, knows the term very well.After all, the U.S. Chess Federation ranks him 72nd in his age group.The young Harlingen resident also plays for the Sam Houston Elementary School

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