Freddie's jaw clenched and he had to struggle with himself not to just throw the chessboard at Sergievsky's head. It was a harder struggle than he'd like to admit. "Really. And remind me again just what you did for her?"

He hated this part, mostly because it seemed so wrong. Sergievsky shouldn't have lost. He should have won. "No, wait, please. Let me. You gave up. You gave in. You compromised the only thing that means anything for a pack of lies."