From B2 to A3, melissa V.'s pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat's pawn advances from E7 to E5. melissa V. advances the pawn from F2 to F3, while rat sets the king on E7, watching every square.

Without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the pawn on G4. From the dark, Rat pushes the king to D6; then melissa V.'s pawn takes G5, leaving G4 behind.

Rat answers by moving the king from D6 to E6, and right after that melissa V. slides the pawn across the board, from H2 to H4. With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the pawn to C5.

With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the pawn to H5, while rat's king advances from E6 to F7. By taking the pawn on G6, melissa V. drives Rat into check.

Rat sets the king on G7, watching every square; then without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the pawn on F4. Rat advances to G6 and claims our pawn.

From F4 to E5, melissa V.'s pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat answers by moving the king from G6 to H7; then melissa V. slides the pawn across the board, from E5 to E6. With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to G8.

From E6 to D7, melissa V.'s pawn swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat's king advances from G8 to G7. Promotion: on D8, melissa V. turns a pawn into a queen.

Rat sets the king on F7, watching every square. By taking the pawn on C7, melissa V. drives Rat into check.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to G6. A clean strike: melissa V.'s queen topples the pawn on C5.

Rat answers by moving the pawn from A5 to A4, and right after that melissa V. slides the queen across the board, from C5 to C4. With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to G7.

melissa V. gives check with the queen on D4.

Rat's king advances from G7 to G6. From D6, melissa V.'s queen forces Rat to defend.

Rat sets the king on F7, watching every square. Check: melissa V. tightens the net by bringing the queen to D5.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to G7, and right after that melissa V.'s queen takes E4, leaving D5 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from G7 to G8; then melissa V. slides the pawn across the board, from G5 to G6.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to F8. From E4 to A4, melissa V.'s queen swallows Rat's pawn.

Rat's king advances from F8 to G8. melissa V. gives check with the queen on A8.

Rat sets the king on G7, watching every square, and right after that without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the pawn on E4. From the dark, Rat pushes the king to F6.

Check: melissa V. tightens the net by bringing the pawn to E5.

Rat advances to G6 and claims our pawn.

melissa V. gives check with the queen on G2.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to H5. From H2, melissa V.'s queen forces Rat to defend.

Rat's king advances from H5 to G4. melissa V. advances the queen from H2 to H8, and rat sets the king on G5, watching every square.

melissa V. gives check with the queen on G8.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to H5, and right after that melissa V.'s queen takes B8, leaving G8 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from H5 to H6; then melissa V. slides the pawn across the board, from E5 to E6.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to H5. With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the pawn to E7, and rat's king advances from H5 to H6.

Promotion: on E8, melissa V. turns a pawn into a queen.

Rat sets the king on H7, watching every square. Check: melissa V. tightens the net by bringing the queen to D7.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to G6; then melissa V.'s pawn takes A4, leaving A3 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from G6 to H6, and right after that melissa V. slides the pawn across the board, from A4 to A5.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to G5. With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the pawn to A6, while rat's king advances from G5 to F6.

melissa V. advances the pawn from A6 to A7, and rat sets the king on G6, watching every square. Promotion: on A8, melissa V. turns a pawn into a queen.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to H5, and right after that melissa V.'s queen takes D8, leaving D7 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from H5 to G6.

melissa V. gives check with the queen on E8.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to H7. With a steady hand, melissa V. brings the pawn to C4, and rat's king advances from H7 to H6.

melissa V. advances the pawn from C4 to C5, while rat sets the king on G5, watching every square. Without hurry or fear, melissa V. places the pawn on C6.

From the dark, Rat pushes the king to F5; then melissa V.'s pawn takes C7, leaving C6 behind. Rat answers by moving the king from F5 to G5.

Promotion: on C8, melissa V. turns a pawn into a queen.

With dungeon cunning, Rat brings the king to H4. melissa V. gives check with the queen on H8.

Rat's king advances from H4 to G5. From C5, melissa V.'s queen forces Rat to defend.

Rat sets the king on G6, watching every square. melissa V. delivers the final mate from G8.