Reset sweep

Mimoko's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the chessboard before her and Daria. "Okaa-chan... This is..."

"The reset mate. It's difficult to pull off, though more so because your opponent will resign before you can complete it," Daria stated.

"And not the fact that one wrong move equals stalemate?"

"Hmm? Memorizing things is the easy part. All you gotta do is get things to a certain position, then, everything's forced for the king."

...

Mimoko opened her eyes as she recalled all that Daria had taught her a few nights prior. "Kuon, I'm angry. That's why I'll be subjecting you to judgement and execution upon this very chessboard. And that's all in addition to the punishment you'll get from the DESPER," she glared as she moved her pawn to c1 and promoted it to a rook.

Kuon was taken aback, but ultimately burst into laughter. "You're trying to do what your mother tried to do to Xiao Lin. TRY IT! You're nothing before me!" she scoffed as she moved her pawn to a4.

It took many moves and lots of careful thinking, but by move 96, Mimoko moved her queen to d1 and the picture was complete.

"You... So that's what this was all about... Go ahead. Your arrogance will allow me to escape this with a draw," Kuon thought as she moved her king to c7.

What followed was more piece shuffling with some checks as Mimoko attempted to set things up for the reset mate Daria had taught her about. It took a bit, but by move 108, Mimoko could finally see a path to victory as she moved her rook to d8.

Kuon scowled, but still remained confident things would end in a stalemate as she moved her king to b6. "She's beginning to flounder. All for bravado. But that bravado will be my salvation," she thought.

However, she couldn't have been more wrong.

"Mate in 7," Mimoko declared as she moved her queen to e7.

"Um, what?" Kuon snarled as she was forced to move her king to c6.

"Check. Mate in 6," Mimoko growled as she moved her rook to d6.

Kuon gritted her teeth as she moved her king to c5. Her frustration only grew after queen c7, check, forced her king to b4, but subsided slightly after Mimoko moved her rook to d2. She was still left with just one legal move, king b3, but after that, Mimoko moved her rook to h2, allowing her to move her king back to b4, though it was key to note that ever since Mimoko first declared mate in 7, not once had Kuon had a choice on where to move. The same was true after Mimoko moved her rook to h1, as all Kuon could do was move her king back to b3. And then, came the penultimate blow that ultimately decimated Kuon; queen d6.

"What? It looks like stale- ...! NO! No, my only move is c2. No, If I go there, IF I GO THERE... IT WOULD BE HUMILIATION! NO, I can't allow that. I'll run out the clock. Yes. I'll- ...!?"

Kuon's thoughts froze as she suddenly found her hand moving her king to c2 on it's own. "NO! STOP! WHY!? WHY!?"

"I believe it's because the DESPER will give you the courtesy of making the move for you if there's only one possible legal move you can make. And that just happens to be your only one," Mimoko glared as Kuon completed the move.

"No, no, NO! Mimoko, darling, how about we call it a draw, OK?" Kuon pathetically smiled, her pale face now encased behind a constant torrent pf sweat.

"No. You've actually angered me beyond hatred. I'm disgusted in you for what you've done. Fuck you. Checkmate," Mimoko glared as she flipped off Kuon while slamming her queen down on d1, winning the game.

Kuon screamed in horror, tears blasting out of her eyes, but this was only the beginning. Metal tentacles then sprung forth from the DESPER, restraining Kuon as they stripped her and shaved her completely bald. Her muffled screams echoed as she was encased in wax, and then unceremoniously unwaxed and dropped onto the ground with a dull thud.

Trembling, she slowly rose to all fours, yet refused to look at her hairless state in the mirror the DESPER had placed before her. Thus, Mimoko took the liberty of getting up and forcing Kuon to look up, by clutching her cheeks and forcefully tilting her head up.

"Take a good look at yourself. This is what you yourself deemed as proper humiliation. And don't forget, this is how your professional chess career ends. Now, the only chess you'll play is in prison, where you'll get no personal glory. I hope you suffer for all that you've done," Mimoko glared as tears oozed out of Kuon's eyes.

Kuon was then warped away to the WWCF's holding facility where she was at least given the decency of being clad in an orange jumpsuit. Back at the playing hall, Nyoan somberly stared at the floor as her DESPER deactivated. "Kuon-sama, nya..."

While it would take some time for Nyoan to come to terms with Kuon's betrayal, for team Japan, this victory over Kuon was celebratory all around.

The others silently hugged Mimoko, refraining from celebrating too much in the open, as the hailed their historic achievement of sweeping the United States of America 4-0. This meant that for 11 straight games, 12 if the Finland match was factored in, Japan's women's team had won with perfect 4-0 margins. Kuon might have put Mimoko in a sour mood, but now that she had been properly punished, Mimoko could smile once more as she basked in her achievement.

The full game:

White: Mimoko Inoue (2809) Black: Kuon Nanya (2799)

1. e4 d5

2. exd5 Nf6

3. Nf3 Nxd5

4. d4 g6

5. c4 Nf6

6. Nc3 Bg7

7. h3 O-O

8. Be2 c5

9. d5 Bf5

10. O-O Ne4

11. Nxe4 Bxe4

12. Re1 Nd7

13. Nd2 f5

14. f3 Bxd5

15. cxd5 Nb6

16. f4 Qxd5

17. Kh1 Rad8

18. Qc2 e6

19. Nf3 Bd4

20. Bf1 Qd7

21. Bd2 Qe7

22. Qb3 Nd5

23. Nxd4 cxd4

24. Bc4 Qf7

25. Re5 d3

26. Rae1 Rd6

27. Rxe6 Rxe6

28. Bxd5 Kg7

29. Bxe6 Qc7

30. Qxd3 Kh6

31. Qg3 Qd8

32. Bc3 b5

33. Kh2 b4

34. Rd1 bxc3

35. Rxd8 Rxd8

36. Qh4+ Kg7

37. Qxd8 Kh6

38. bxc3 a5

39. c4 Kg7

40. c5 Kh6

41. c6 Kg7

42. c7 Kh6

43. c8=R a4

44. Qh4+ Kg7

45. Rc7+ Kh8

46. Ra7 h5

47. Bc4 g5

48. Qxg5 h4

49. Rxa4 Kh7

50. Qxh4+ Kg7

51. Qh5 Kf8

52. Qxf5+ Kg7

53. Qg5+ Kh7

54. Qh5+ Kg7

55. Bf1 Kf8

56. Qg5 Ke8

57. h4 Kd7

58. Re4 Kc7

59. Qb5 Kd6

60. a4 Kc7

61. a5 Kd6

62. a6 Kc7

63. a7 Kd8

64. a8=N Kc8

65. Nb6+ Kb8

66. Nc4+ Kc8

67. Nd2 Kc7

68. Nb1 Kd6

69. h5 Kc7

70. h6 Kd6

71. h7 Kc7

72. h8=B Kc8

73. Bb2 Kc7

74. Bc1 Kd6

75. Kg1 Kc7

76. Kf2 Kd6

77. Ke1 Kc7

78. g4 Kd6

79. g5 Kc7

80. g6 Kd8

81. g7 Kc7

82. g8=R Kd6

83. Rg1 Kc7

84. Rh1 Kc8

85. f5 Kd8

86. f6 Kc7

87. f7 Kd8

88. f8=N Kc7

89. Ng6 Kc8

90. Nf4 Kc7

91. Ne2 Kd8

92. Ng1 Kc7

93. Qd5 Kb8

94. Ra4 Kc7

95. Ra1 Kb8

96. Qd1 Kc7

97. Qe2 Kc6

98. Qg2+ Kb6

99. Rh3 Kc7

100. Rf3 Kb6

101. Qg4 Kc7

102. Rf5 Kd8

103. Qg6 Ke7

104. Rf6 Kd8

105. Qg7 Ke8

106. Qf8+ Kd7

107. Rd6+ Kc7

108. Rd8 Kb6

109. Qe7 Kc6

110. Rd6+ Kc5

111. Qc7+ Kb4

112. Rd2 Kb3

113. Rh2 Kb4

114. Rh1 Kb3

115. Qd6 Kc2

116. Qd1#

Match score:

Japan: 4 United States of America: 0

Japan wins 4-0