During Dawson's first tournament game, two different chess clocks are used: a tan BHB and a dark brown USCF
During Dawson's last tournament game, both players are shown hitting chess clocks on both sides of the chess board.
In the big close-up in Jimmy's game at the Nationals, he waits a while, then moves the pawn in front of his Queen, which is correctly placed on a white square. The board has been set up wrongly, though, so the Queen should be on his left. A later shot shows the King and Queen in their correct positions.
When Meeting M.D.'s Father "Lucien" for the first having dinner with with the Guidance Counselor, Mason removes his glasses to wipe his forehead in the close up with camera on him, but the camera from behind showing him carrying on the conversation with Lucien & the Counselor shows that he's wearing them the entire time.
When Mason is playing his simultaneous chess match against 15 opponents, he checkmates all of them on the same circuit (i.e. on the same move.) It's not conceivable that every match would be won on, say, move 23.
At Darren's baseball game, during his first pitch, you can clearly see he doesn't have a ball in his hand as he pitches.
A boom mic is clearly visible in the shot of Kenya after she beats the girl from Boston as she is about to tell the girl that she played a good game.
When Mason is calling roll,he asks for a Michele DuPre'.
His father is the owner where Gene(guidance counselor) introduces Mr
Mason to Lucien portrayed Micael Anthony Rawlins as Lucien Dennis in the end credits.
No Sir name for Lucien was given in the movie & No mention of "MD" of being a stepson.
How the writers overlooked this os puzzling.
No Sir name for Lucien was given in the movie & No mention of "MD" of being a stepson.
How the writers overlooked this os puzzling.