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.
Directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mykola Shpykovskyi
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Vladimir Fogel
The Hero
Anna Zemtsova
Vera
Natalya Glan
Vera's friend
Mikhail Zharov
House Painter
Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger
José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion
Yakov Protazanov
Chemist
Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Policeman
Konstantin Eggert
Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)
Fyodor Ivanov
Crew
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Director
Mykola Shpykovskyi
Director
Mykola Shpykovskyi
Writer
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Editor
Anatoli Golovnya
Director of Photography
Moisey Aleynikov
Producer
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
shiv
8.0★ · 12/04/25
very funky i have a good time while watching it
very funky i have a good time while watching it
Itzclo
9.0★ · 04/14/25
I love only you. You love only chess. Lol. I love this
I love only you. You love only chess. Lol. I love this