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I'm completely okay with that. because, as long as i have my friends who support me and all my decisions, chesswise and my family, who are proud of me for what i've done, that's all i could ask for. >> i love the sense that in a certain way, an accomplishment in a field that's nontraditional in certain ways, nontraditional around gender and race, pro he vids a litt provides a little swagger about what you could accomplish. >> when you walk through the school building, all the tro hefys are not hidden away. we celebrate the success of our smart kids in the school. we think that being smart is c...

Accomplished, how important was girls for gender equy important as part of that? >> so important. it gave me a place where i knew i would be safe and where i could take what i learned in school and apply it to my real lei life. a place where i was meeting kids from all overbrook lynn and the burroughs. >> emily is one of our favorite ta teenage nerds. if you are socially awkward or not the most popular girl in school, that's fine. what we want to celebrate and love are the accomplishments. you said, i might be a nerd in one way but not in others. >> what do you do with that title of nerd or ge...

Master, the first african-american female master when i was in eighth grade. i thought, i can really do this. it is realistic. i know i can do it but it's harder now. i believe in my dream less now. >> yet, her dream is becoming more of a reality now. richelle joins me now with her assistant principle and chess coach, john calvin. welcome to both of you. >> you could beat me in three moves so we are not going to play. listen, richelle, you have won four national championships. you are at this moment kind of waiting on college acceptance letters. where, what is chess to you in your life? what i...

Not the best chess player but i'm on my way to being there. now, as a high school senior, chess has taught me to strategize and it's taught me comprehension and it's taught me -- chess resolves around my life. so my success stems from chess, whether academic or after school. >> so accomplishment, humility, strategy, all of those things. that sounds like what a school should be doing and yet i was pulling moo i hair out last night watching the documentary. you kept having to manage with budget cuts and budget cuts and taking all of this that does this away. >> since 2008, our program has really...

Bit, because i like beating boys. >> you find it a particular accomplishment to beat the boys. >> especially the docky ones that think they are ought matt click better than me because i'm a girl. i guess it sort of gives me a confidence boost. in general, they are all people. so beating them just proves that i'm a good chess player. >> there is a little bit of the language of proving that i hear from both of you, about proving what you could do and the team can do and what the school can do. there is so much evidence of what you can do. as you are passing this along and other young people are ...