Go over when he beckons?

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From: A Game of Chess - Venderbight


"Yes, you," he hisses. "The pieces told me your name. They say you are looking for the Red-Handed Queen. The one with the knife. Play me."


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 77

  • 53 - very chancy (41%)
  • 66 - chancy (51%)
  • 79 - modest (61%)
  • 92 - very modest (71%)
  • 104 - low-risk (81%)
  • 117 - straightforward (91%)
  • 129 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Checkmate.

He's a cunning opponent. But you are tireless and dogged and brilliant. He topples his king with one finger, and without looking up recites a list of names. Perhaps you can make something of them...


Failure

A merciless assault

Try as you might, you cannot defend your pieces from his merciless knight and his inquisitorial bishops. They fall by one, until you bow out gracefully.