Without hurry or fear, our hero places the pawn on D3. From the dark, Slug pushes the pawn to C4. From D3 to E4, our hero's pawn swallows Slug's knight.

Slug answers by moving the king from E8 to F8; then our hero slides the bishop across the board, from C1 to F4. With dungeon cunning, Slug brings the pawn to G3.

From H2 to G3, our hero's pawn swallows Slug's pawn.

Slug's king advances from F8 to G8. A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on B3.

Slug sets the pawn on F6, watching every square. From F4 to D6, our hero's bishop swallows Slug's pawn.

From the dark, Slug pushes the king to H7; then our hero's pawn takes E5, leaving E4 behind. Slug answers by moving the king from H7 to G6, and right after that our hero slides the pawn across the board, from E5 to E6.

Slug moves the pawn from C4 to B3 and topples our hero's pawn.

With a steady hand, our hero brings the pawn to E7, while slug's pawn advances from F6 to F5. Promotion: on E8, our hero turns a pawn into a queen.

Slug sets the king on G7, watching every square. From F8, our hero's queen forces Slug to defend.

From the dark, Slug pushes the king to H7, and right after that our hero's bishop takes E5, leaving D6 behind. Slug answers by moving the pawn from B5 to B4.

And it is checkmate: our hero ends the game on G7.