Real life Eugene Brown has cameo at registration desk in final tournament sequence.
At the end of the film, just before the credits, there are two still photos seen. The first shows the cast of the film standing at the front of the film's chess club house; the second shows the real Eugene Brown and his students at the front of the original chess club house.
Eugene Brown lives in North Carolina now. And lives with his fiancé Frances.
Since the Big Chair Chess was established, it has developed partnerships with seven local schools and one juvenile detention center.
Big Chair Chess Club has captured five city titles in four national championships, prompting the mayor of Washington D.C. To proclaim June 15th as The Big Chair Chess Club Day.
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