Best Play!

Over 1,500 Rio Grande Valley chess enthusiasts turned out for the 2014 Texas Chess Association Region VIII Championship which was hosted by Paredes Elementary on January 25–26 at Veterans Memorial High School. Brownsville ISD schools dominated the championship by placing 1st in each section. The Region VII Championship is featured on the United States Chess Federation (USCF) website and in a KRGV Channel 5 story.