The story of the famous chess match between world champion Mikhail Botvinnik and young challenger David Bronstein.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Pavel RassomakhinDavid Bronstein in his youth | David Bronstein in his youth |
 Daniil SpivakovskiyDavid Bronstein | David Bronstein |
 Pavel TrubinerViktor Abakumov | Viktor Abakumov |
 Maksim LinnikovMikhail Botvinnik in his youth | Mikhail Botvinnik in his youth |
 Andrey IlinMikhail Botvinnik | Mikhail Botvinnik |
 Igor KlimovVyacheslav Ragozin | Vyacheslav Ragozin |
 Evgeniya YarushnikovaOlga Ignatyeva | Olga Ignatyeva |
 Nikolay SerdtsevBoris Vainshtein | Boris Vainshtein |
 Romuald MakarenkoBronstein’s father | Bronstein’s father |
 Ramosha NazarovaBronstein’s girlfriend | Bronstein’s girlfriend |
 Pavel GoncharovBoleslavskiy | Boleslavskiy |
 Egor ShcherbakovDavid Bronstein in his childhood | David Bronstein in his childhood |
 Gleb Agapychevviewer | viewer |
| YYuriy Reynekematch referee | match referee |