A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the knight on G3.

Lesser Archmage answers by moving the knight from H5 to F6. From H1 to H6, our hero's rook swallows Lesser Archmage's pawn.

Lesser Archmage captures the pawn on E2 and puts our hero in check.

A clean strike: our hero's king topples the queen on E2.

Lesser Archmage's pawn advances from G5 to G4. our hero advances the rook from H6 to H5, and lesser Archmage sets the pawn on C6, watching every square.

A clean strike: our hero's rook topples the pawn on E5.

From the dark, Lesser Archmage pushes the bishop to B8, and right after that our hero's knight takes C3, leaving B1 behind. Lesser Archmage answers by moving the rook from G7 to G6; then our hero slides the knight across the board, from C3 to E4.

Lesser Archmage advances to E5 and claims our rook.

From E4 to F6, our hero's knight swallows Lesser Archmage's knight.

our hero wraps a piece in Stealth; Lesser Archmage passes through the square without seeing it.

Lesser Archmage's king advances from E8 to F8, while our hero advances the king from E2 to D1. Lesser Archmage sets the rook on D7, watching every square.

Without hurry or fear, our hero places the knight on F3. Lesser Archmage moves the pawn from G4 to F3 and topples our hero's knight.

A clean strike: our hero's pawn topples the pawn on F3.

Lesser Archmage answers by moving the rook from D7 to A7.

Lesser Archmage falls to our hero's mate. The legend grows.