Nina could have played a bit more conservatively, but she thought she would teach Julian a bit of lesson through this match. She didn't say anything for the rest of the match, how long that was actually. As she continued to pin down Julian's pieces, Nina moved her queen in to nail the final coffin. Her queen captured a piece directly in front of the king, but just behind it was her last remaining rook. From the way things had been set up, if Julian likely didn't have any pieces that would have been able to counter.<br/><br/>"Checkmate," Nina said, smiling. She finished off her drink then. The waitress arrived just on cue and Nina sent the empty glass away to be refilled. "Sometimes you have to take risks, make sacrifices, if you want to win." She simply smiled, extending her hand. "Good game all the same. I look forward to facing you on the actual battlefield."