麦丝在转进私立女校的第一天,发现同学们都是富家千金,家境清寒的自己受到了排挤。为了不让努力维持家计的父母操心,她决定撑下去。麦丝选择了西洋棋社作为课后社团活动,对西洋棋一无所知的麦丝却受到富家女伊莉莎白的羞辱,一气之下,麦丝公然向伊莉莎白下战帖,因为她知道除非赢过伊莉莎白,否则麦丝就别想在学校有好日子过。
回家路上,麦丝偶然在公园遇见棋艺精湛却个性古怪的老先生诺曼,她拜托诺曼教导她西洋棋的技巧,期望能在比赛上赢过伊莉莎白。诺曼将人生视为一盘棋,每颗棋子不是朋友就是敌人。诺曼还教导麦丝人生战场不可能单打独斗,要赢得人生这场棋,唯有在纽约市寻找答案。纽约,不仅将帮助麦丝赢得棋赛,还找回了麦丝自己的人生。。扎克·埃夫隆和安娜·肯德里克将主演Facebook动画剧集《人类发现》(Human Discoveries),今年晚些时候播出。讲述一群生活在人类文明初期的朋友们的故事,他们是第一个发现像火和轮子这样的必需品的人,他们一起也偶然发现了人类最好和最坏的创新,包括艺术、酒精、时尚、种族主义、闲聊,和让他们困惑的一夫一妻制。。Leonel grows up in the United States, believing that Roberto is his biological father, and although he is unsure of his origins, and doesn't speak Spanish, he constantly has nightmares involving the border with Mexico, and a woman he cannot remember. But he continues on and doesn't ask himself many questions. His life is good, he has an excellent relationship with his parents, ...。