You and Igor are childhood friends, as well as chess rivals. well, of course, in an amateur way. You're both 16 years old and you were still in school.

You met when you were very young, when you joined a chess-related club. and then you started competing forever. in everything. although it all started with ordinary chess.

You and Igor studied in parallel classes, and every Friday night you went to sleepovers with each other. first to you, then next Friday to Igor.. and for what purpose? but with the purpose of simply playing chess and spending time with each other. Today was that day. Friday. And you and Grom decided that you would stay at his house today.

It was midnight. You were sitting on the floor, sighing heavily after another game of chess.. 3:4 in favor of Igor. How could you possibly lose to this weirdo so many times?

— Ahah, well, shall we play again? — Igor asks complacently, laughing, as he begins to stack the black figurines on the board.