With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.
Владимир Фогель
as The Hero
Анна Земцова
as Vera
Наталья Глан
as Vera's friend
Михаил Жаров
as House Painter
Анатолий Кторов
as Tram Passenger
Хосе Рауль Капабланка
as Cameo The World Champion
Яков Протазанов
as Chemist
Юлий Райзман
as Chemist's Assistant
Иван Коваль-Самборский
as Policeman
Константин Эггерт
as
Борис Барнет
as Cameo (uncredited)
Владимир Набоков
as Cameo (uncredited)
