Read Cobalt [OUTDATED VERSION] :: Chapter 8: Checkmate!

She was a rather calm person, even after I told her all that had happened. and the entertaining part was when I beat everyone in the building at chess

(Including Kira!) then Zanina walked in from his “daily prowl”

“So, what is this all about?”

I looked up at him as I checkmated Joe.

Zanina: “Can I play him ?”

Koba:" Can I talk to you later?"

Zanina:" 8:30 PM, don't be late"

I was itching for another game

Koba:“ But is that a challenge mate?”

Zanina: “yes”

Koba:“Oh it's on!”

He was a tougher opponent, he kept seeing through my normal tactics.

So I decided to be a bit more elaborate, and evil.

I started to “waltz” my king across the board

Koba:“ there is going to be a murder on the dance floor tonight”

One by one I knocked away his pieces. All that is left is 2 bishops a rook and his king.

[Switching To Zanina]

I finally took out his queen,

but he smiled in an evil way.

What is he up to?

[Switching To Cobalt]

He took my queen, good.

I moved my rooks to opposite sides of the board, they are parallel from one another.

he tried to move his king forward.

Koba: “Check”

I moved my king forward to his side of the board.

While he was trying desperately to pass my barrier (every time he tried to take one of my rooks, I slid the targeted piece to the other side of the board).

I made it to the other side.

Koba:“May I have a queen?”

I moved my pieces into position.

Koba:“Checkmate”

Accepting defeat, he tipped his king over.

[SWITCHING TO Zanina]

That boy is not just good at the game, he is a total psycho at it.

He was playing me the whole time, he did not need any other piece than his king.

He took advantage of the fact that you can't take his king and you'd have to put it in check.

[SWITCHING TO COBALT]

Everyone was watching intently as if this was the fight of the century.

They were stunned and staring until Joe got up