Ninth grader Darwin Yang chess prodigy profile
Darwin Yang, a Plano ISD third grader at Skaggs Elementary, excels in chess winning the US Chess Federation Grade Three Championship two weeks after a December win. He practices daily online and Fridays at Dallas Chess Club, studies Roman history, skates, and competes in math contests with his brother Kevin. His parents push his study while Yang notes he only quits when nearly checkmated.
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