Chapter 7
How very unfortunate for all of us that the game has reached checkmate after all these years."
Korban vs Volcan. Stylish Skills vs Brute Strength
Korban quickly leapt up to where volcan was and did a spinning kick while he was in the air, then he landed on his back, guns pressed against his neck and head. "...checkmate..." "alright... you win this one. i'm too tired for this any longer."
Coffee Break (Tenuki)
There were, of course, far too many permutations in the score of exchanges that would make for the allegedly certain checkmate.
Application
Maybe checkmate? they tend to be a bit more inclusive." "i don't know, ange," ian said. "just trust me!" ian was sure she would have said more, but their waitress arrived at just that moment with her pad in paw.
Healing for a Spell
"checkmate!" the major did a double-take. he checked over the board once, twice, a third time... and finally gave a sigh. she was right - the unicorn had won. he stood and held his hand out, which twilight shook.
IO.SYS
Training myself back up from the rusty "hello, world"-level of programming skill i'd ended up at, and some more time figuring out how to replace a chessboard with the likely resources that could be found, chess-pieces with robotic factories and rockets, and checkmate
Sands of the West Chapter 7: Return
Another game was just coming to an end, and once more luke said the game-ending word "checkmate," as his knight cornered volcan's king.
Rogue Wind - The Arctic Goddess
'did i say three shots if the king is checkmated?' 'i think you did.' nathan replied drunkedly.' 'yeah, that's not going to happen. one shot if the game is lost. agreed?' 'you're just 'fraid you'll end up throwing up!' reliath sighed.
The World We Live In: Chapter 42
"i guess it's checkmate for you. now you have two choices. strip, and i'll make sure you live in here in relative comfort.
Pokemon - TOTGM - After Story Special - 13
Chris asked, suddenly making her pause as she blinked at him once more, standing still as he kept walking. "...we call that a checkmate." he declared, leaving her to stew in her own contradictions, her mouth open slightly before looking down with a scowl,
Disruptors Part 2
"and checkmate," korban remarked, grinning as he blew the smoke away from the barrel of his pistol. "man, knowing the weak spot of those things makes it almost too easy..." "as long as you can get a straight shot," said kyle. "nice one, by the way."
Kaleidoscope XII - Death and All Her Friends
"sorry, but checkmate." carbon tapped a paw to ex and regained control, the large cannon pointing right for the jackal's chest. "i'd rather not find ways of killing you, but i will if need be." "no... impossible!