Beth loses to Benny: the exchange of queens
Beth narrates the final game move by move: the captured center pawn, the forced queen trade and the mating net she never saw coming.
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#defeat
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Co-champion: Alma knows what losing feels like
Alma tries to frame the shared title as normal; Beth snaps that she knows nothing about chess, then brushes off Townes's goodbye.
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Woken by hotel staff with the hall waiting, Beth stumbles into the rematch against Borgov, cannot see the board clearly, and resigns.
The cornered rebels surrender
Out of ammo and blocked on every side, the rebels lay down their guns and beg the guards not to shoot.