Fics like Checkmate Was Never the Goal

Magnus Carlsen has had many rivals, but only one that ever mattered. When Hikaru Nakamura begins hinting at retirement, Magnus responds the only way he knows how: winning. Ruthlessly. Repeatedly. With every match, every move, he pulls Hikaru back to the board—and back to him. But when Hikaru proposes a post-game wager with honest answers on the line, Magnus doesn’t realize he’s playing the most dangerous opening of all: admitting the truth. Because the only thing more thrilling than beating Hikaru... is keeping him.

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