Play against the Disillusioned Grandmaster

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From: Chequered Boards and Chess-Addicts


She might have left the business to you, but she will never leave the game.

Unlocked with 1 x Bottle of Broken Giant 1844, Cartographic Comprehension exactly 1


Challenge information

Narrow, A Player of Chess 4 (50% base)

  • 0 - almost impossible (10%)
  • 1 - high-risk (20%)
  • 2 - high-risk (30%)
  • 3 - tough (40%)
  • 4 - very chancy (50%)
  • 5 - chancy (60%)
  • 6 - modest (70%)
  • 7 - very modest (80%)
  • 8 - low-risk (90%)
  • 9 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Checkmate

[…]

Checkmate? […] Trace the sequence backward (blood returning to the heart) and you confirm that your victory (adrenaline surging) was determined twenty moves ago […] She guided the game to this outcome.

"Good […] You feel the pulse too. Weak – but present."

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Failure

A wager lost

[...] This time, she doesn't hold back.

"Clumsy [...] So many mistakes. Blunders. It's almost an insult to the board. What happened to me? I must be more rusty than I thought."

She continues to condemn her own victory [...] But she still happily takes the bottle. [...]