Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use his skills and for once in his life, finds himself in the spotlight, as he tries to help his team make it to the Texas state finals. As their coach, Mr. Alvarado, teaches his students the meaning of perseverance and team effort in the face of adversity, Jose discovers his own strengths and uses them to bring his broken family together.
Elenco: Rico Rodriguez , Efren Ramirez , Rene Rhi , Noel Elim Rivera , Valente Rodriguez , Cassie Brennan , José D. Cantú , Ivan Cisneros , Ivonne Coll , Hector Filizola , John Flores , Samuel Garcia , Xavier Gonzalez , Jon Gries , Alina Herrera , Lucy Lopez , Justina Machado , Rodrigo Macouzet , Alesia Orta , Dimitri Agado , Glynn Praesel , Froylan Reyes Jr. , Edgar Santoyo , Ricardo Santoyo , Golbanoo Setayesh , Priya Trakru , Eric A. Vera , Michael Vera , Daniel Wolfe .