Jose Marti’s chess champs

The Chess Club from Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy in Hialeah have won their second tournament of the year. Brandon Medina, Jose Garcia and Leondro Valbuena are shown above with Social Studies Teacher Marc Delacoste, at left. The Silver Knights’ chess players took home first place in the high school division at the South Florida Grand Prix at Franklin Academy in Cooper City on
Feb. 29. The team also won the first and third tournament of the series during the competition between five teams. The win qualified the club to compete for the series championship later this year. Photo courtesy of the school.