LARGO -- Ray Robson was only 3 when his father introduced him to the world of kings, queens, knights and pawns.
“I wanted something we could do together,” said Gary Robson, 39. “So we started with checkers and we moved to chess.”
Now the elder Robson is no match for his son.
“He passed me by about a year ago,” Robson said proudly.
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