HD. A troubled middle-school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his school's chess team.HD. A troubled middle-school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his school's chess team.HD. A troubled middle-school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his school's chess team.
John Flores
- Checkmate Jacob Stewart
- (as Jon Steven Flores)
Lucy Lopez
- Brownsville Brainiacs
- (as Lucinda 'Lucy' Lopez)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film is based on the story of Brownsville elementary school. In 1993, an elementary school teacher J.J.Guajardo showed his student show to play chess, primarily to ward off behavioral issues. They won the state championship every year thence, from 1993 to 1999. Brownsville today houses a number of chess clubs including Brownsville Royal Knights, for which nearly 4000 students sign up every year.
- SoundtracksMade for You
Written by Adam McInnis
Vicki Holmes, Dominique Garcia"
Performed by 'Dominique Garcia'
Courtesy of EvenBreak Studios
Featured review
Overall, the movie was watchable ad enjoyable. Perhaps more geared toward children. The acting and script was not great, but OK. I watched this largely because I am a chess master and was curious. The moves and the positions on the board are extremely well done. They clearly used a good chess consultant to get the positions right, which most movies do not. So major kudos on getting the "chess" part right! Just one side note: In a scene mid-way through the movie, the boy plays a very good queen sacrifice, and checkmates his opponent with a double-check and then a knight move. But later he loses when he misses a simple back-rank mate. Not consistent; but the "chess" itself is right.
- johnral321
- Dec 3, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
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