A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on E3.

Giant Rat answers by moving the king from E8 to F7. From D1 to D6, our hero's queen swallows Giant Rat's pawn.

With dungeon cunning, Giant Rat brings the knight to D7. By taking the knight on D7, our hero drives Giant Rat into check.

Giant Rat's king advances from F7 to F6. By taking the pawn on C6, our hero drives Giant Rat into check.

Giant Rat sets the king on F5, watching every square. A clean strike: our hero's queen topples the pawn on A6.

From the dark, Giant Rat pushes the bishop to C5. From A6 to A5, our hero's queen swallows Giant Rat's pawn.

Giant Rat answers by moving the pawn from C4 to C3. By taking the bishop on C5, our hero drives Giant Rat into check.

With dungeon cunning, Giant Rat brings the king to F6. From B2 to C3, our hero's pawn swallows Giant Rat's pawn.

Giant Rat's king advances from F6 to F7. A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on F4.

Giant Rat sets the king on G7, watching every square. Check: our hero tightens the net by bringing the queen to G5.

From the dark, Giant Rat pushes the king to H8; then our hero's pawn takes G3, leaving G2 behind. Giant Rat answers by moving the bishop from E4 to H7, and right after that our hero slides the bishop across the board, from C1 to B2.

With dungeon cunning, Giant Rat brings the bishop to G8. Check: our hero tightens the net by bringing the pawn to C4.

Giant Rat's king advances from H8 to H7. And it is checkmate: our hero ends the game on G7.