A clean strike: melissa V.'s bishop topples the pawn on H6.

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the knight to E2. With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the bishop to G5, and slug's pawn advances from G4 to G3.

A clean strike: melissa V.'s king topples the knight on E2.

Slug sets the pawn on H5, watching every square, and right after that without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the king on E3. From the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to E4.

A clean strike: melissa V.'s king topples the pawn on E4.

Slug answers by moving the king from E8 to F7, and right after that melissa V. slides the bishop across the board, from G5 to D2. With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the bishop to F4.

A clean strike: melissa V.'s bishop topples the pawn on C3.

Slug's bishop advances from F4 to B8. melissa V. advances the bishop from C3 to D2, and slug sets the bishop on E5, watching every square.

A clean strike: melissa V.'s king topples the bishop on E5.

From the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to H4, and right after that melissa V.'s king takes E4, leaving E5 behind. Slug answers by moving the king from F7 to E8; then melissa V. slides the bishop across the board, from D2 to A5.

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the pawn to E5. From E4 to E5, melissa V.'s king swallows Slug's pawn.

Slug's pawn advances from H4 to H3. A clean strike: melissa V.'s pawn topples the pawn on H3.

Slug sets the pawn on G2, watching every square, and right after that without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the bishop on C3. Check from Slug: the pawn plants itself on D6.

melissa V.'s king takes E4, leaving E5 behind. Slug's pawn crowns on G1 and a hostile queen is born.

melissa V. slides the pawn across the board, from H3 to H4. Slug's queen reaches E1 and threatens melissa V.'s king.

With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the king to D4. Check from Slug: the pawn plants itself on E5.

melissa V. advances the king from D4 to C4. Slug captures the pawn on H4 and puts melissa V. in check.

Without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the king on B5. From the dark, Slug pushes the king to E7. From C3 to E5, melissa V.'s bishop swallows Slug's pawn.

Slug moves the pawn from D6 to E5 and topples melissa V.'s bishop.

melissa V. slides the king across the board, from B5 to A6, while with dungeon cunning, Slug brings the king to E6. With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the king to A7, and slug's pawn advances from E5 to E4.

melissa V. advances the king from A7 to A8, while slug sets the queen on H5, watching every square.

melissa V. is forced to flee. Slug holds the field.