Alexander Pushkin is young, brash and adored by high society. He is the star at every ball he attends, his fans revere his poetic talent, and young women dream of winning his attention. However, not even his aristocratic patrons and loyal friends, nor his growing fame can keep him from dueling, getting exiled, and becoming destitute. Only when he meets his true love does he find meaning in life, and his genius develops to make him the legend the world knows today.

Six years after winning the Sparta tournament, Nikolai Kudryashov gets the right to assemble a team to participate in the brutal TTC International Team Championship. To win, Nikolai needs the best, and he makes a risky decision: to invite two former rivals to the team - Andrey Filatov and Viktor Smolyar, whom he once defeated. Now the former enemies will have to unite and fight with elite teams from the USA, Germany, France and other countries. At stake is not only the champion's title, but also the honor of the country.