Movie Description:
Fred Waitzkin is a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son, Josh, will grow up to playbaseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh isfascinated by a different game:chess. Encouraged by a streetwise speed-chess player, Josh displays more than talent -he has a gift. Sensing his son is afuture champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strick chess teacher. But when Josh suddenly starts to lose, his parents must confront their ownmotivations, and recognize whatJosh prizes more than winning: his family`s love.