For a long seventeen years, the main character was behind bars. The hero received an impressive period for the fact that in the past he committed an armed robbery. Upon his release, Eugene was faced with the problem that almost all of his friends had turned their backs on him. The man has no money and absolutely nothing has survived that was before the prison. Now they still do not want to hire him. No one wants to get in touch with the felon, and only by a lucky chance does he manage to find a cleaner's place in one of the schools. The only thing that interferes with this work is the institution itself. His students are sheer devils, as it seems to Eugene. And then one day, the director calls on him to take the children on an extended day, the former criminal recalls the times when he was passionate about the game of chess. Immediately in front of his eyes stands that criminal side of a man who so far has never once reminded of himself. Eugene understands that his life is a game, and before you take any step in it, you need to carefully consider everything that it will lead to.