From H2 to G3, Nicolas C.'s pawn swallows Corrupted Dryad's queen.

Corrupted Dryad's bishop reaches B4 and threatens Nicolas C.'s king.

Nicolas C. slides the king across the board, from E1 to F2. Nicolas C. wraps a piece in Stealth; Corrupted Dryad passes through the square without seeing it.

Check from Corrupted Dryad: the bishop plants itself on C5.

With a steady hand, Nicolas C. brings the king to E1. Corrupted Dryad's pawn advances from D7 to D5. Check: Nicolas C. tightens the net by bringing the queen to A4.

Corrupted Dryad sets the king on F7, watching every square. From A4 to A6, Nicolas C.'s queen swallows Corrupted Dryad's pawn.

From the dark, Corrupted Dryad pushes the pawn to A2. A clean strike: Nicolas C.'s queen topples the pawn on A2.

Corrupted Dryad answers by moving the pawn from E5 to E4. From A2 to A7, Nicolas C.'s queen swallows Corrupted Dryad's pawn.

Corrupted Dryad's knight reaches F3 and threatens Nicolas C.'s king.

A clean strike: Nicolas C.'s pawn topples the knight on F3.

Corrupted Dryad advances to A7 and claims our queen.

From F3 to E4, Nicolas C.'s pawn swallows Corrupted Dryad's pawn.

Corrupted Dryad sets the rook on E5, watching every square. A clean strike: Nicolas C.'s pawn topples the pawn on D5.

From the shadows, Backstab. Corrupted Dryad loses a piece to Nicolas C.'s blade.

From the dark, Corrupted Dryad pushes the bishop to B8; then nicolas C.'s pawn takes E4, leaving E2 behind. Corrupted Dryad answers by moving the king from F7 to F6.

Nicolas C. slides the bishop across the board, from F1 to D3, and with dungeon cunning, Corrupted Dryad brings the bishop to E5. With a steady hand, Nicolas C. brings the king to F2, while corrupted Dryad's bishop advances from E5 to B8.

Nicolas C. advances the king from F2 to F3. Corrupted Dryad sets the bishop on A7, watching every square; then without hurry or fear, Nicolas C. places the king on F4.

Corrupted Dryad moves the bishop from A7 to G1 and topples Nicolas C.'s knight.

Nicolas C.'s pawn takes G4, leaving G3 behind. Corrupted Dryad's bishop reaches H2 and threatens Nicolas C.'s king.

Nicolas C. slides the king across the board, from F4 to F3, while with dungeon cunning, Corrupted Dryad brings the bishop to B8. With a steady hand, Nicolas C. brings the king to E3, and corrupted Dryad's bishop advances from B8 to D6.

Nicolas C. advances the king from E3 to D4. Corrupted Dryad's bishop reaches C5 and threatens Nicolas C.'s king.

A clean strike: Nicolas C.'s king topples the bishop on C5.

From the dark, Corrupted Dryad pushes the knight to C8; then nicolas C.'s king takes D4, leaving C5 behind. Corrupted Dryad answers by moving the knight from C8 to E7.

Check: Nicolas C. tightens the net by bringing the pawn to E5.

With dungeon cunning, Corrupted Dryad brings the king to F7. Nicolas C. gives check with the pawn on E6.

Corrupted Dryad's king advances from F7 to F6, and right after that nicolas C. advances the king from D4 to C5. Corrupted Dryad sets the knight on F5, watching every square.

From G4 to F5, Nicolas C.'s pawn swallows Corrupted Dryad's knight.

Corrupted Dryad moves the pawn from G6 to F5 and topples Nicolas C.'s pawn.

Nicolas C.'s bishop takes B5, leaving D3 behind, and corrupted Dryad answers by moving the pawn from H6 to H5. Nicolas C. slides the bishop across the board, from B5 to E2.

Thanks to Stealth, Nicolas C. fools Corrupted Dryad on the board.

With dungeon cunning, Corrupted Dryad brings the king to E7.

Corrupted Dryad falls to Nicolas C.'s mate. The legend grows.