Chapter 3:

Yuusuke vs Utami

En Passant Grandmaster

Yuusuke glared nervously as he moved his knight to f3. “Geh, why do I always gotta run into crazy women?”

"It seems you are in need of dire schooling," Utami glared back as she moved her queen to f6.

"Bringin’ your queen out? I love huntin’ queens!" Yuusuke snickered as he moved his knight to d5.

"You disgust me," Utami glared as she moved her queen to d6.

"Huh? Why are you lookin at me like I'm garbage? I got feelins too ya know," Yuusuke frowned as he moved his pawn to e4.

"I was referring to the ulterior motive in your previous statement," Utami glared as she moved her pawn to c6.

"Huh? What did I say?" Yuusuke asked in confusion as he moved his knight to c3.

"You were referring to ‘queen hunting’. Is that code for hitting on girls?" Utami glared as she moved her queen to f6.

"What's wrong with hitting on girls!?" Yuusuke fumed as he moved his bishop to c4.

"Inoue-sama was harassed by a guy trying to hit on her last night," Utami snarled as she shot Yuusuke a glare of pure malice as she moved her bishop to c5.

"I hit on girls the legal way!" Yuusuke shouted as he castled on the king's side.

"With your current demeanor and appearance? I don't buy it," Utami glared as she moved her pawn to d5.

"So you wanna fight with me that badly? Well I don't hold back even if it's a hot babe!" Yuusuke declared as he captured the pawn at d5 with his e-pawn.

"You're a delinquent through and through. I'll make sure you're reprimanded for your actions once I've finished beating you," Utami glared as she captured the pawn at d5 with her c-pawn.

"I haven't done anything!" Yuusuke shouted as he captured the pawn at d5 with his knight.

"You've declared your intent to stalk Inoue-sama. That gets you a death penalty!" Utami snarled as she moved her queen to d6.

Yuusuke shot Utami a nasty glare as he captured the pawn at e5 with his knight. "Then I'll channel my soul and honor into this game and crush you."

"What drama! Looks like the game's about to get good too! Lemme get a poll going to see who chat thinks will win!" Iori chuckled.

"Chess is supposed to be a quiet sport. Ugh, to think I'd be saying that line after what happened to me. Though you are right, things are going to get interesting," Mimoko sighed.

"So Mimo-chan, who do ya think's gonna win? I think Tami-chan's got this."

"True, though she will have to think carefully about this next move. I don't think she realizes just how skilled Shousen-kun is."

Utami began contemplating her next move in her mind. "He's going to put me in check with his bishop. Shit, then he might try and position his queen. I still haven't castled yet. I need to move that knight out so I can. Hmm, if I move my knight to e7, I'd fortify my defenses against his check. Then even if he moves his rook or queen to the e-file, I'll still have enough to block and castle out of danger. Then once my king is safe, I can mate him."

As soon as Utami moved her knight to e7, Yuusuke began to grin. "Check!" he said as he moved his knight to c7.

"What a stupid move, it's just sacrificing a knight. Did he think I'd move my king?" Utami scoffed in her mind as she captured the knight at c7 with her queen.

"Check!" Yuusuke confidently declared as he captured the pawn at f7 with his bishop.

Utami began to grit her teeth in frustration. "You piece of shit. Well, just because you spoiled my castle doesn't mean you've won. In fact, I can already see a path to victory," she thought as she moved her king to f8.

Yuuske grinned without saying a word as he moved his queen to f3.

"Trying to set up a mate? Well it won't happen," Utami thought as she captured the knight at e5 with her queen.

"Hmm, now what do I do? If I screw this up, she'll regain the upper hand. I want to go after her rook at a1, but that bishop at c8 will give me trouble- Wait, I can do that," Yuuske thought as he moved his bishop to e6. "Check!"

Utami clicked her tongue in frustration as she moved her knight to f5 while Yuusuke chuckled and captured the bishop at c8 with his bishop.

"I'm so close to mating him, but now my knight and queen are stuck. Worst of all, I might lose a rook if I'm not careful. That bastard!" Utami thought as she moved her knight to c6.

Yuusuke meanwhile, nonchalantly captured the pawn at b7 with his bishop.

"You really made a mess of things, but now your defeat is imminent," Utami glared as she moved her rook to e8.

Yuusuke shot Utami a confused glare as he captured her knight at c6. However, Utami was not fazed in the slightest as she moved her rook to e7. Yuusuke also showed no signs of being shaken as he moved his pawn to b4.

"That won't work," Utami thought as she moved her bishop to d4.

Yuusuke countered the threat to his rook by moving his pawn to c3. Utami clicked her tongue and moved her bishop to b6. Yuusuke then moved his pawn to d4, followed by Utami moving her queen to f6. Yuusuke smirked and moved his bishop to f4.

"Well now time for some payback," Utami glared as she moved her knight to h4.

Yuusuke squinted for a bit before moving his queen to d5. Utami wasted no time in capturing the bishop at f4 with her queen while Yuusuke moved his f-rook to e1.

"Struggling to the bitter end. Well, I'd rather take that rook out now than worry about it later," Utami thought as she captured the rook at e1 with her rook.

Yuusuke immediately captured her rook at e1 with his remaining rook. It was then that Utami went pale. "Shit! I screwed up!" she thought as she moved her queen to b8.

"Huh? Why's she gettin nervous? All she's gotta do is get the queen down there and its mate," Iori said as Yuusuke moved his queen to d7.

"No, it's mate in two," Okisato stated as Utami moved her knight to f5.

"Check," Yuusuke grinned as he captured the knight at f5 with his queen.

Utami let out a frustrated groan as she moved her king to g8.

"Checkmate! Now what was that you said about me?" Yuusuke snickered as he moved his bishop to d5.

The full game:

White: Yuusuke Shousen Black: Utami Enoki [Informal match]

1. Nc3 e5

2. Nf3 Qf6

3. Nd5 Qd6

4. e4 c6

5. Nc3 Qf6