A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on A3.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the pawn to C4. With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to C3, and rat's pawn advances from G6 to G5.

our hero advances the pawn from H2 to H4, while rat sets the pawn on E6, watching every square. From H4 to G5, our hero's pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

From the dark, Rat pushes the pawn to A4; then our hero's pawn takes G6, leaving G5 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from E8 to F8, and right after that our hero slides the pawn across the board, from D2 to D4.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the pawn to E5. With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to G3, while rat's knight advances from D7 to B6.

From D4 to E5, our hero's pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat sets the king on G7, watching every square; then without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on E6. From the dark, Rat pushes the knight to D5, and right after that our hero's pawn takes E4, leaving E2 behind.

Rat answers by moving the knight from D5 to F6; then our hero slides the pawn across the board, from E6 to E7. With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the knight to D5.

Promotion: on E8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

Rat's knight advances from D5 to E7. By taking the knight on E7, our hero drives Rat into check.

Rat sets the king on H8, watching every square. From G7, our hero's pawn forces Rat to defend.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to H7; then our hero's queen takes G5, leaving E7 behind. Rat answers by moving the pawn from C6 to C5.

And it is checkmate: our hero ends the game on G8.