Training a Ha'tinre (3)
"make sure you have your second pawn in check before you have any intention of sending shime in for the checkmate." higzashi nodded. "i'm already several moves ahead of you in that regards, son.
Drom 5: Relationships
'unavoidable checkmate in 5 moves. black wins.' "what? how? play!" milo growled at the board. the pieces shifted around, running through every possible outcome of the next five moves.
Love's Battlefield - Volume 9
Once i've got them in checkmate, i can use them however i please and, you're just going to have to trust me on this one, i'd be very pleased to have their ears working in place of my own, scanning every nook and cranny of this nation for more tidbits of information
its not easy being gay part 1
Ping's grandfather then moved a pawn into place blocking the knight but then amy smiled and moved the castle and then said checkmate.
The First Lesson - SHORT STORY
checkmate. now was the time to ask. "i did have one thing i wanted to discuss," david said without meeting her eyes.
Making New Friends 3
The chess game continues for several moves until grim calls, "checkmate" while moving a piece on the board. fang swipes all the chess pieces to the floor and storms off.
Finnicky Baby
checkmate, thought nick. denying that he needed diapers now would only lead to more questions. finnick stood there blinking for a few seconds and nick knew he had him. "...ffffine," finnick muttered in a mildly annoyed voice.
Salvaged Ch. 3: Roundabout Journey
"player completes checkmate," the computer declared. "level 3 battle chess victory. do you wish to reset the board?" kyle chuckled. "no thanks. end program and give me a readout on the passive scanners."
Into the jaws of Death
Move, countermove, checkmate. the first part had gone smoothly -- a bit hairy at first, when a barrage of missiles had rained down so close he could smell the spent fuel drawn in through the air circulators.
First Shift- Impetus
checkmate. "fine then . . . i told you guys at the beginning of this battle, didn't i? i don't plan on living . . . unless you die. but i didn't mean i'd commit suicide or anything. i meant . . . that i'd take you with me!"
Chapter 3: Unity
checkmate. the shipmaster was worthy of his title. he calculated briefly before speaking calmly. "i want all fighter craft launched. slow what is incoming towards our ships while we destroy those that try to escape.
Hit the Books [re-write]
‘it's like a game of chess, moves and counter moves…but at some point you just gotta go for checkmate…’ “heh, it's certainly not something i ever would have imagined happening before.