Jaque mate

These Cuban chess players from Miami Dade College who are schooling Ivy League teams have been written about extensively in local papers, but it's nice to see them getting some national attention. The AP story is the fifth most popular story on Yahoo News today.

Cubans have a long tradition of aggressive, fast chess that started with Jose Raul Capablanca. I've never seen a defensive player good enough to hold up, including yours truly, who crumbles pathetically in front of a persistent offense.


(The story misspells the coach's first name on second reference. His name is Rene, not Renier.)