Grandstanding

Around the same time Carol was facing off against Theresa, Iori looked up at the sky as it began to rain where she was. "Ah, maybe I was being a bit too impulsive, there's no proof she's even got a DESPER, but if she does, I gotta get rid of her. If not, she'll just become a big pain in the ass," she thought as she pulled up her WWCF card.

Noticing that Carol was in a match with Theresa, she decided to wait until the match was done, and upon seeing Carol emerge victorious, she began to smile. "Atta girl. Way to humiliate your shitty mom. You've really come far."

...

In her office, Fianna slammed her fists down on her desk. "NO! Why is this happening!?" she fumed in her mind as she stared at her screen.

Thanks to the video of Lynessa and Wiley's campaign team, public opinion had begun to shift against Fianna.

"NO! I'm not going to lose! I'm going to be president- YES! I just need to become president, then I'm set for life. Why worry about an election when I can just become president now?" she thought as she pulled out a DESPER from her pocket.

...

Making her way down the hall, Fianna arrived at the oval office where an old bearded man in nothing but a prospector hat and overalls, sat behind the desk, with his bare feet propped up on said desk. This was the current and 46th president of the United States, Moe Rydon.

"Huh? That Corn puff I see?" Moe asked as he squinted.

"No, it's Fianna," Fianna replied.

"Fee Anna? No, I ain't chargin' Anna no fee."

"SENATOR Fianna Broadstone."

"Oh, oh... Got some senate business?"

"Presidential, actually."

"Oh, lemme call the vice-president. She's presidential."

Fianna smiled and nodded as Moe called for the vice president. This was actually to her benefit as in order to become president, she needed both present. 

Within minutes, the vice-president arrived. 

"Now, Mr. President, let's turn over the reigns of power," Fianna smiled as she activated her DESPER.

A simple chessboard appeared on the president's desk as Moe was forced to take his feet off said desk.

"Now, I win, I become president. To be more specific, the vice-president resigns, you appoint me vice-president, then you resign," Fianna stated.

"What is the meaning of this!?" the vice-president cried as she found herself unable to move. 

"Ah, you're here as a spectator relevant to the wager at hand."

"I win, you buy me some corn pops!" Moe smiled.

"Best useful idiot ever," Fianna thought as Moe opened the game by moving his pawn to e4. 

Fianna promptly moved her pawn to e6, while Moe moved his queen to h5.

"I forget how these pieces move. I movin' em right?" Moe asked as Fianna moved her pawn to d5.

"But of course," Fianna smiled as Moe smiled back and moved his pawn to e5. "He's not even capturing. Oh, the praises I'd sing you," she thought as she moved her pawn to c5.

"Doh, this ain't checkers. I can't go jumpin' pieces. Guess I'll just move em," Moe shrugged as he moved his pawn to f4.

Fianna chuckled and moved her knight to e7. "Cognitive decline at its finest," she thought as Moe moved his queen to d1.

Fianna then moved her b-knight to c6 as Moe moved his knight to e2, before following up by going on the attack and moving her knight to f5.

"Ah, corn pops," Moe grumbled as he moved his pawn to g4.

"Check," Fianna smiled as she moved her queen to h4, forcing Mo to move his knight to g3.

She promptly captured said knight with her knight, but then Moe moved his bishop to e2. "Well, now there's no chance of him pulling anything," Fianna thought as she captured the rook at h1 with her rook, forcing Moe to move his king to f1. "And that's the end. Checkmate," Fianna declared as she moved her queen to f2, winning the game.

"Whelp, I gotta do what you say, so I do it now?" Moe asked as the board vanished. 

"Do it at a presser in the Rose Garden," Fianna smiled. 

The vice-president, meanwhile, began to tremble in place, unable to speak out. "Her rating, it was 2921! Even though Mo stood little to no chance, I'm 2000. But thanks to that rating, I was dragged into the wager. Why? Why is an executive board member a Desperado!?" she thought.

...

Outside, in the Rose Garden, before a crowd of reporters and general spectators, Mo trotted out along with the vice-president and took the podium.

"First off, I resign," the vice-president stated.

"And second, I appoint Senator Fianna Broadstone to be my new vice-president," Mo smiled.

Once Fianna was sworn in as vice-president, Mo promptly resigned, allowing Fianna to succeed him and become president.

"Now fetch me Imelda on the line," Fianna whispered to an aide. 

"Um ma'am, I heard that Ms. Berrinche was killed in a tornado," the aide whispered.

Fianna scowled in shock as he verified the aide's claim. "A tornado touched down on the outskirts of New York City!? Impossible, though tornadoes can appear in cities. But how did that happen? Well, perhaps Iori is among the dead. Though I should-"

Fianna's thoughts were interrupted by an aide ushering him to the podium to be sworn in as president.

"Ah, my apologies. You're right. Me becoming president is checkmate, to the world," Fianna sneered as she headed for the podium. 

Once she was sworn in, she began her speech. "As your new president, I will ensure that not just our country, but our whole planet becomes a giant ecosystem of compassion and love for one another. The heartless hate espoused by Senator Frisch and his Ratiocinatio party ilk has lost! We have won!"

"What about the election?" a reporter asked.

"Fear not. Due to the outside interference from the Japanese government, I will use my authority to cancel it and serve as president for a term. I will also have all involved in this treasonous affair sent to reform camps to be properly reprimanded and given a crash course in compassion. Though I suppose the greatest offenders must sadly face the death penalty due to being too far gone..."

From the crowd, Iori smiled to herself as she pulled her hood low over her head. "One in the bag for my intuition. The key's glowing, meaning she's gotta have a DESPER. No way she could become president like this otherwise. Now, time to finish this and showcase the power of lame-o," she thought as she began to charge for the podium.

Security naturally moved to try and neutralize her, but it was no use. Iori had gotten in range and was able to activate her DESPER key.

Fianna's eyes bulged as her DESPER activated and she found herself seated at a chessboard right before the edge of the Grand Canyon. "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?" 

"Just thought I'd make things scenic for the showdown," Iori smirked as she threw off her hood.

Fianna scowled as he recognized Iori. "So that tornado was your doing then. I had my doubts, but now it's clear. You really are a murderer."

"What took ya so long to figure that out?"

"I researched the incident with your family, but now it's clear. To murder not just Imelda but a crowd of passionate supporters, you truly are an evil and vile woman, but that doesn't mean you've won. Now tell me the conditions."

"Loser gets the oh so brutal death of being pummeled by a firing squad of 44 machine guns loaded with armor-piercing ammo before falling into the Grand Canyon and having their corpse carried to it's basin. Oh yeah, and a drone camera will film the whole thing from start to finish and upload the vod to my Ewetube channel. Oh, and if I win, I get warped back to Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan."

A sinister smile began to form on Fianna's face. "So you choose to escape enslavement with death. Very well. And when I win, I shall be warped back to Washington DC where I will begin my reign as president."

Iori took note of Fianna's rating and scowled. "2921, an executive boardie. Not like it matters since I'm going all out in humiliating you anyway," she thought.

The full game:

White: Moe Rydon (1460) Black: Fianna Broadstone (2921)

1. e4 e6

2. Qh5 d5

3. e5 c5

4. f4 Ne7

5. Qd1 Nbc6

6. Ne2 Nf5

7. g4 Qh4+

8. Ng3 Nxg3

9. Be2 Nxh1+

10. Kf1 Qf2#