There is only one game left. One game to remain undefeated, to be remembered as a chess legend in Canterlot High School. However, my opponent is Twilight Sparkle.

Huge thanks to The Sleepless Beholder and RunicTreetops for proofreading this fic!

To prove the superiority of ponies over machines, Trixie decides to challenge Sweetie Bot to a game of chess.

This fic was intentionally written for the 2023 Cyberpunk Equestria Story Contest, but I later on realised that there was a lower word limit of 2.5k words, so the story doesn't qualify.

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Now with a Chinese translation by plapoco

The war has begun. I see you standing before me. We have to fight, but we dance.

It was written for Bean's Writing Group prompt A Chess Game .

Huge thanks to RDT and Shirlendra for proofreading and editing this fic!

Velvet Sky is the best chess player in her school. In fact, the difference in strength is so wide that no one is a match for her.

So does anyone like playing against her?

They shouldn‘t, why would they play if they only lose?