In the News

Press coverage 1998–2002: Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Orlando Sentinel, and more. The team's story later inspired the 2020 film Critical Thinking, directed by and starring John Leguizamo as Coach Mario Martinez.

Scanned articles

• 2000_ArticlePDF
• 4-19-02 ArticlePDF
• 4-27-01ArticlePDF
• 6-11-99 ArticlePDF
• Chess Article 4-27-01PDF
• Coach Martinez WSCCArticlePDF
• Copy of By Maya BellDOCX
• Copy of Kings in the Hood_Tropic ArticalPDF
• El Nuevo Herald 99PDF
• February 27, 1998 ArticlePDF
• Herald 99PDF
• Herald NEWS(JR.99)PDF
• LearningChess ArticlePDF
• May 28, 2002 ArticlePDF
• Neighbors5-5-02PDF
• Orlando sentinalPDF
• Rodelay NCPDF
• Roldelay_Article_Year2000PDF

From the original website

Readable web copies of articles preserved inside the old site.

• April 19, 2002: Herald articleWEB
• April 27, 2001: Herald articleWEB
• Coach Martinez, World Scholastic Chess CoverageWEB
• June 11, 1999: Marcel Martinez arrives from CubaWEB
• Kingz in the Hood, Tropic MagazineWEB
• Neighbors, May 5, 2002WEB
• News libraryWEB
• Orlando SentinelWEB
• Rodelay Medina, World Scholastic Chess CoverageWEB
• Sun-SentinelWEB
• Sun-Sentinel (2)WEB