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Luke Harmon-Vellotti is a 14-year-old chess champion who plans to study computer science and mathematics at UCLA in the fall.

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Luke Harmon-Vellotti is used to being the youngest person in the room. The 14-year-old mastered his times tables before he could see over the kitchen counter and was beating his dad in chess by the time he was 9 and a three-time national champion.

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Chess champ, 14, looks to revitalize game at UCLA

By Yancey Cashell

July 22, 2013 12:00 a.m.