Chess player Sergei Khlobnikov never set winning as his goal in the game. Emotional and averse to pragmatism, he rarely won tournaments. But eventually, his time came.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Andrey MyagkovSergey Khlebnikov | Sergey Khlebnikov |
 Viktor KorchnoiKhlebnikov's Coach | Khlebnikov's Coach |
 Larisa MalevannayaElena Dontsova | Elena Dontsova |
 Emmanuil VitorganOrlov | Orlov |
 Lyudmila KasatkinaNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail KozakovNot listed | Not listed |
 Efim KopelyanNot listed | Not listed |
 Nikolai Volkov St.Not listed | Not listed |
 Tamara SovchiNot listed | Not listed |
 Anatoliy SolonitsynNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir TatosovNot listed | Not listed |
 Anna TvelenyovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Roman FilippovNot listed | Not listed |
 Petr ShelokhonovNot listed | Not listed |
 Marc TaimanovNot listed | Not listed |
 Mikhail TalNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuriy AverbakhNot listed | Not listed |
| BBoris VolkovNot listed | Not listed |
| AAleksandr KotovChess grandmaster | Chess grandmaster |