Igor Zakharov

Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.

The idle life of a famous promoter named Arthur comes to an end when the cops launch a manhunt for him. Arthur is put under intense pressure at the worst possible moment: he has gotten himself involved in a major scam connected to the construction of a trendy nightclub called Clubare. His fate hangs between prison, death, and a chance to hit the real jackpot. Arthur’s problems keep escalating, and his plan leads to a most unexpected finale.