"Assertive, that's what I meant." She clacked down her piece, and he put down his. They played the usual opening moves and got to the real part of the game, at which point they started taking longer to decide, and not just because they were flirting throughout, although that was part of it.
Another pot of tea later, Jon realized that the game was over. "You win," he said, more than a little impressed. The black to white ratio was so skewed that it looked like a board game representation of UPN.