A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the bishop on C3.

Slug's pawn advances from B3 to B2. From C1 to B2, our hero's bishop swallows Slug's pawn.

Slug sets the king on D7, watching every square; then without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on C4. From the dark, Slug pushes the knight to E8.

From C4 to B5, our hero's pawn swallows Slug's pawn.

From the shadows, Backstab. Slug loses a piece to our hero's blade.

Slug answers by moving the pawn from G4 to G3. A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on G3.

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the king to E6, and with a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to B6. Slug's knight advances from E8 to C7.

A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the knight on C7.

Slug sets the king on E7, watching every square. Promotion: on C8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

From the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to E3. A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on E3.

Slug answers by moving the pawn from F7 to F5, and our hero slides the king across the board, from E1 to F2. With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the pawn to F4.

A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on F4.

Slug's king advances from E7 to F7, and our hero advances the queen from C8 to D8. Slug sets the king on E6, watching every square.

Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on G4, and right after that from the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to C4. our hero gives check with the pawn on F5.

Slug answers by moving the king from E6 to D5, while our hero slides the pawn across the board, from G4 to G5. With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the king to E4, and with a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to F6.

Slug's king advances from E4 to D5, while our hero advances the pawn from F6 to F7. Slug sets the king on E6, watching every square.

Promotion: on F8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

From the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to D5. our hero's queen takes C7, leaving D8 behind, and right after that slug answers by moving the pawn from D5 to D4.

By taking the pawn on C4, our hero drives Slug into check.

In that instant, Backstab: one of Slug's pieces vanishes without a trace.

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the king to D7. With a steady hand, our hero brings the queen to C5, and slug's king advances from D7 to E6.

our hero advances the queen from F8 to G7.

Draw. The dungeon keeps the names of our hero and Slug.