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

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the pawn to D5. With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to F3, and slug's king advances from E8 to D7.

A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on G4.

Slug advances to G4 and claims our pawn.

Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on H4. From the dark, Slug pushes the knight to E5; then our hero's pawn takes H5, leaving H4 behind.

Slug answers by moving the king from D7 to E6, and right after that our hero slides the pawn across the board, from H5 to H6. With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the pawn to E3.

With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to H7, while slug's pawn advances from D5 to D4. From C3 to D4, our hero's pawn swallows Slug's pawn.

Slug sets the knight on G4, watching every square. Promotion: on H8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

From the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to B2. From C1 to B2, our hero's bishop swallows Slug's pawn.

Slug answers by moving the knight from G4 to H6. By taking the knight on H6, our hero drives Slug into check.

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the king to E7. By taking the pawn on E3, our hero drives Slug into check.

Slug's king advances from E7 to F8. A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on C5.

Slug sets the pawn on F6, watching every square. From C5 to B6, our hero's pawn swallows Slug's pawn.

From the dark, Slug pushes the king to G7; then our hero's pawn takes B7, leaving B6 behind. Slug answers by moving the king from G7 to F8.

Promotion: on B8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the king to G7. our hero gives check with the queen on G3.

Slug's king advances from G7 to H8. Mate. our hero's queen on H6 leaves Slug with no escape.