The Chess Team

Description

Jim Berzchak has a gift. His capabilities in the game of chess are remarkable and his brain works at levels most people only dream about. However, a horrific blunder while playing at the high school state tournament costs his Escanaba Eskimos the team championship. Depressed, he slips into a world of solitude. His life stalls and although he studies chess aggressively and enhances his skills, other aspects to his well being become reclusive. 15 years later a group of high school students coax Jim into reopening the defunct chess program. Through the kids, he finds he has an even better gift, the ability to teach the game and make it exciting. "The Eskychess Express is back on track!" or so it seems. Issues abound with their newfound success. Personal problems infect the team. Opponents take notice and hone their skills to incomprehensible levels. The pressure of competition makes Jim feel like collapsing. Can he get his life in order and lead his Eskimos over the second place hump? Or will they end up like him, devastated in life because they pinned too many hopes on winning a state championship title? Team0002 Team0003 Team0004 Team0005 Team0006 Team0007 Team0008 Team0009 Team0010 Team0011 Team0012 Team0013 Team0014 Team0015 Team0016 Team0017 Team0018 Team0019 Team0020 Team0021 Team0022 Team0023 Team0024 Team0025 Team0026 Team0027 Team0028 Team0029 Team0030 Team0031 Team0032 Team0033 Team0034 Team0035 Team0036 Team0037 Team0038 Team0039 Team0040 Team0041 Team0042 Team0043 Team0044 Team0045 Team0046 Team0047 Team0048 Team0049 Team0050 Team0051 Team0052 Team0053 Team0054 Team0055 Team0056 Team0057 Team0058 Team0059 Team0060 Team0061 Team0062 Team0063 Team0064 Team0065 Team0066 Team0067 Team0068 Team0069 Team0070 Team0071 Team0072 Team0073 Team0074 Team0075 Team0076 Team0077 Team0078 Team0079 Team0080 Team0081 Team0082 Team0083 Team0084 Team0085 Team0086 Team0087 Team0088 Team0089 Team0090 Team0091 Team0092 Team0093 Team0094 Team0095 Team0096 Team0097 Team0098 Team0099 Team0100 Team0101 Team0102 Team0103 Team0104 Team0105 Team0106 Team0107 Team0108 Team0109 Team0110 Team0111 Team0112 Team0113 Team0114 Team0115 Team0116 Team0117 Team0118 Team0119 Team0120 Team0121 Team0122 Team0123 Team0124 Team0125 Team0126 Team0127 Team0128 Team0129 Team0130 Team0131 Team0132 Team0133 Team0134 Team0135 Team0136 Team0137 Team0138 Team0139 Team0140 Team0141 Team0142