AN ARTICLE FROM TEXAS ABOUT MY NEPHEW

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9th November 2007, 03:47pm
#1
by RayDuqueIII
New York City, NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1467

Check this out.

 

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/onset?id=798&template=article.html

 

Ray Duque III
New York City

 


10th November 2007, 07:05am
#2
by batgirl
NC United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 4428

Do you and your nephew have the same name?

A nice 2002 story of chess in Brownsville, Texas. Your nephew seems to be the driving force behind the beginnings and growth of organized chess in the Rio Grande Valley. One person can make a difference.

 

Thanks.


3rd January 2008, 07:15pm
#3
by RayDuqueIII
New York City, NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1467

No, My name is Ray Duque III and his name is Raymond Duque but his father have the same name as my name.

Thank you for your comment. His chess rating at United States Chess Federation (USCF) is 2546, a rating of a Grand Master but I was surprised that his title is not a GM but just an IM or SM. You can check his name at USCF. He is in the top 100 since I think in 2000 to present time. 

Ray

Ray Duque III
New York City

 


3rd January 2008, 07:27pm
#4
by batgirl
NC United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 4428

He's #39 in their last updade, Aug. 2006.  Not bad, huh?

Titles aren't given on the basis of ratings alone, but upon acheiving norms.

3rd January 2008, 07:38pm
#5
by RayDuqueIII
New York City, NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1467

He is in number 34 in the last update, December 2007. Look at the December 2007 list. He played some GM players including Kasparov.

 

Ray Duque III
New York City


28th July 2009, 08:59pm
#6
by RayDuqueIII
New York City, NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1467

As of June 2009 at the USCF, the rating of my nephew Raymond Duque of Texas is 2559. His rating is more higher than some of the GMs. His title is only a SM (Senior Master).

Ray Duque III, New York City

28th July 2009, 09:13pm
#7
by hd_thoreau
United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 106

The link to the article does not work anymore

29th July 2009, 09:47am
#8
by RayDuqueIII
New York City, NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1467
hd_thoreau wrote:

The link to the article does not work anymore


Yes, it does not work anymore. I don't know why. I will just post something when I get another one.

 

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