原本在社会部工作的新闻记者秋叶（玉木宏 饰），不情愿地被调动至文化部担任将棋采访，加上对恋人惠子（比嘉爱未 饰）求婚被拒，连连不顺的他，却遇到了以职业棋士为目标的33岁的真田（上地雄辅 饰）。一般情况下，在26岁前没有达成4段，就将告别职业棋手之路。所以，真田只能参加特别编入试（棋会破例给超龄的业余选手设定的特别考试，通过即可成为4段进入职业领域）。秋叶让缴不出房租的真田，住到自己的公寓。把将棋小看成“游戏”的秋叶，在结识了真田的老师千田（近藤正臣 饰）后，开始沉迷于将棋，也开始默默应援真田这种莽撞的挑战（以33岁去挑战职业之路）

Newspaper journalist Shunsuke Akiba is transferred to the cultural desk and put in charge of shogi. He meets Nobushige Sanada, a 33-year-old aiming to be a professional shogi player by achieving the rank of 4-dan or more. Sanada is over the age limit as he could not achieve 4-dan by the age of 26, and is now trying to take an exam for admission to 3-dan. Akiba supports Sanada's attempt to become a professional shogi player and becomes interested in the game.

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