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The Chess Program

Get a sneak peek at the championship-winning chess program at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn.

Aired 10/07/2013 | Rating NR

POV

The Chess Program

Clip: Season 26 Episode 12 | 1m 41s

Get a sneak peek at the championship-winning chess program at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn.

Take a peek into the championship-winning chess program at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn.

Aired 10/07/2013 | Rating NR

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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...

At a Tournament

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 5m 9s | The chess team heads to Minnesota for the Junior High National Chess Championships. (5m 9s)

Brooklyn Castle: Step Auditions

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 2m 20s | Rochelle auditions for the school step team. (2m 20s)

Filmmaker Interview

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 34m 57s | Filmmaker Katie Dellamaggiore talks about the making of 'Brooklyn Castle.' (34m 57s)

Funding Dilemmas

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 2m 51s | Pobo and I.S. 318 staff deal with a mid-year budget cut. (2m 51s)

Honoring the Graduates

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 1m 54s | Rochelle's class graduates from I.S. 318 (1m 54s)

Popular Geeks

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 1m 55s | Meet the chess champs of I.S. 318 in Brooklyn, NY. (1m 55s)

The Push for Extracurricular Activities

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 4m 30s | Principal Rubino describes the importance of extracurriculars in a public school system. (4m 30s)

Trailer

Preview: S26 Ep12 | 2m 36s | In this school, the chess kids are the popular kids. (2m 36s)

Benefits of Chess

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 1m 51s | Chess coach Elizabeth Vicary on the benefits of playing chess. (1m 51s)

High Stakes Tests

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 2m 7s | Mr. Pultz talks high school placement tests and Alexis Paredes considers his future. (2m 7s)

Preview

Preview: S26 Ep12 | 30s | Premieres Monday, October 7, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)

Swagger: The Antidote for Disappointment

Clip: S26 Ep12 | 2m 51s | Chess prodigy Justus Williams learns to deal with the disappointment of losing in style. (2m 51s)

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