To grow up is a tragedy." With this warning, a boy who has stopped growing at the age of eleven plays chess with a karakuri puppet. His name is Little Alyokhin. He sees infinite possibilities in the sea of the board, and because of his unique style of playing without showing himself, he soon becomes known as the "poet under the board" and produces miraculously beautiful chess records. The film wistfully depicts the strange fates of his imaginary friends Indira and Mummy, the undersea chess club,...
