Spotlight Prelude 1: The kind of person she is

Aigul gritted her teeth as she watched Aydan open the game by moving her pawn to d4.

"What's with this move?" the TV host asked as she moved her pawn to f6.

"We call it the Queen's Pawn Opening, pretty basic, but basic might be all you need to get a point across," Aydan smiled as she moved her queen to d3.

"That sounds so inspiring," the host smiled as she moved her pawn to h5.

"That it is. Ah, but you actually made a mistake here."

"Did I?"

"Yeah, see queen g6 here is checkmate," Aydan smiled as she moved her queen to g6, winning the game.

"Oh my, that is a grandmaster for you."

"Technically, just a Women's grandmaster."

"Hmm?"

"Ah, let me explain. Women's grandmaster is a title exclusive to fine ladies like you n' me. It's prestigious, yes, but international master and grandmaster are more revered. I want nothing short of the tippy top."

"Speaking of up top, I hear you're planning on shaving off all that beautiful dark green hair."

"Yup, just a few days until I'm liberated from the shackles of hair. Feel like joining me, girlfriend?"

"Oh no, I'm not the type that could just go totally bald."

"No worries. A woman's got every right to choose the look she sports. She wants to shave her head clean, she shaves. She wants long hair to flow in the wind, she grows out her hair. Whatever empowers you and makes you feel the most liberated, that's the kind of thing you need to pursue."

As the audience began to cheer, Aigul clenched her fist tightly while furiously scratching at her short blue hair. "Aydan... I'll expose you. I'll expose you before you bewitch the world!"

The full game:

White: DSPCM Aydan Bülbül (2330) Black: TV host (n/a)

1. d4 f6

2. Qd3 h5

3. Qg6#