With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to H4. Rat captures the pawn on C2 and puts our hero in check.

our hero advances the king from E1 to D1, while rat sets the knight on D4, watching every square. Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on G4.

From the dark, Rat pushes the knight to F5; then our hero's pawn takes H5, leaving H4 behind. Rat answers by moving the knight from F5 to G7.

From H5 to G6, our hero's pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the pawn to E5. With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to E3, while rat's pawn advances from E5 to E4.

our hero advances the king from D1 to E2, and rat sets the king on E7, watching every square. Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on F3.

From the dark, Rat pushes the knight to E8, and right after that our hero's pawn takes F4, leaving F3 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from E7 to D6; then our hero slides the pawn across the board, from F4 to F5.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to C5. With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to F6, and rat's king advances from C5 to D5.

our hero advances the pawn from G6 to G7. Rat advances to F6 and claims our pawn.

Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on G5. From the dark, Rat pushes the knight to G4.

Promotion: on G8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

Rat answers by moving the king from D5 to C5, and right after that our hero slides the queen across the board, from G8 to G6. With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the knight to E5.

With a steady hand, our hero brings the queen to F5, while rat's king advances from C5 to B6. From F5 to E5, our hero's queen swallows Rat's knight.

Rat sets the pawn on D6, watching every square. A clean strike: our hero's queen topples the pawn on E4.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to A6. By taking the pawn on C6, our hero drives Rat into check.

Rat answers by moving the king from A6 to A7. By taking the pawn on C7, our hero drives Rat into check.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to A8. By taking the pawn on A5, our hero drives Rat into check.

Rat's king advances from A8 to B8. our hero advances the pawn from G5 to G6, while rat sets the pawn on D5, watching every square.

From A5 to D5, our hero's queen swallows Rat's pawn.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to A7; then our hero's pawn takes G7, leaving G6 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from A7 to B6.

Promotion: on G8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to C7. our hero gives check with the queen on F7.

Rat's king advances from C7 to B8. Mate. our hero's queen on D8 leaves Rat with no escape.