Tahime proves to be an excellent chess player, but Clifton tells Perry that Eugene is preventing the sale of weed in detention, leading to reduced profits for Perry. Eugene compares them to pawns working for a king he correctly calls "King Perry". Two of the students, Tahime and Clifton, are dealing drugs and contemplating armed robbery. Eugene bets on a game of cards with a student and wins, his prize being that the students will learn to play chess. He proves to be unexpectedly persuasive at getting the students to sit and follow the rules and is allowed to return as the detention monitor until a full-time replacement can be found. The principal, Sheila King, asks Eugene to fill in as monitor for a few minutes. At the local high school, the students are unruly, deal drugs in detention, and scare off the detention monitor.
His former lieutenant, Perry, who is now in charge, also visits and tries to lure to him back to crime. He attempts to reconnect with his daughter Katrina (Trini) who rebuffs his attempts but informs him that his son Marco is in Juvenile Hall for selling drugs.Įugene's friend connects him with a job at a local high school working as a janitor. Upon release, Eugene has trouble finding work due to his ex-con status. Chess Man gives him a wooden king chess piece, telling him, "take care of the King, everything else follows". Nearing release, Eugene is concerned about not having friends on the outside anymore. The film tells the true story of Eugene Brown ( Cuba Gooding Jr.), an ex-convict who starts the Big Chair Chess Club for inner-city youths in Washington, D.C.Įugene is in prison where "Chess Man" gambles cigarettes with him over games of chess. ( May 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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