From B2 to A3, our hero's pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat answers by moving the king from E8 to D8; then our hero slides the rook across the board, from A1 to B1. With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the pawn to G5.

With a steady hand, our hero brings the rook to B7, and rat's pawn advances from C6 to C5. our hero advances the rook from B7 to A7, while rat sets the king on C8, watching every square.

From A7 to A5, our hero's rook swallows Rat's pawn.

From the dark, Rat pushes the pawn to D6; then our hero's knight takes F3, leaving G1 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from C8 to B7.

From F3 to G5, our hero's knight swallows Rat's pawn.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the pawn to E6. A clean strike: our hero's knight topples the pawn on E6.

Rat's pawn advances from C5 to C4. our hero advances the knight from E6 to D4, and rat sets the pawn on C3, watching every square.

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

From the dark, Rat pushes the pawn to C6, and right after that our hero's knight takes F5, leaving D4 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from B7 to C7; then our hero slides the pawn across the board, from H2 to H4.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to B6. With a steady hand, our hero brings the rook to A4, and rat's king advances from B6 to B5.

our hero advances the rook from A4 to A8, while rat sets the pawn on C5, watching every square. Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on H5.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to C6; then our hero's pawn takes H6, leaving H5 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from C6 to C7, and right after that our hero slides the pawn across the board, from H6 to H7.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to B7. With a steady hand, our hero brings the rook to A4, while rat's pawn advances from D6 to D5.

Promotion: on H8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

Rat sets the pawn on C4, watching every square; then without hurry or fear, our hero places the queen on D4. From the shadows, Backstab. Rat loses a piece to our hero's blade.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to B8. From D4 to D5, our hero's queen swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat answers by moving the king from B8 to C8. From A8, our hero's rook forces Rat to defend.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to C7, and with a steady hand, our hero brings the bishop to E3.

The duel ends in a draw: our hero and Rat withdraw.