
->Oh, I think the explanation might be that you've been fooled by a simple olfactory misdirection. It's a little bit like ventriloquism of the nose. It's an elementary trick in certain parts of the galaxy. But it has got to be said, I don't like the look of that hydrokilominator. It seems to be indicating that you've got energy feedback all the way through the retro-stabilisers, feeding back into the primary heat converters. OOH! 'Cos if there's one thing you shouldn't have done, you shouldn't have let me press all those buttons. But, to be fair, I will give you one word of advice. [[LastSecondChance RUN]]!
-->-- '''[[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]]''', "Family of Blood"

The battle's over and you've lost, you just don't know it yet. Let me tell you how, and maybe why. May or may not involve ''actual'' ChessMotifs.

It's a speech that may include elements of OutGambitted, LastSecondChance, KirkSummation, BreakingSpeech, and maybe TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, but supersedes all of that in ways likely to mark it as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. It's the Hero letting the Villain know exactly how they have already been defeated.

This can also apply to [[TheChessmaster Chessmasters]] whose plans are not only going [[AllAccordingToPlan exactly how they planned it]] but also made sure to take account [[SpannerInTheWorks spanners]] to make sure it stays that way and succeed.

Please note that actually saying this in a chess match with serious players is [[UnsportsmanlikeGloating considered poor manners, as it implies your opponent is too stupid to recognize that he has lost]].



* SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom is presented with this scenario by the hands of [[spoiler: ComicBook/BlackPanther]] in Doom War.
* An example which leaves a lot of ambiguity over who was really the hero and who was the villain occurs in ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}.
--> [[spoiler:'''Ozymandias''']]: I did it thirty-five minutes ago.

* Happens in ''[[Film/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]'', as Sherlock explains to Moriarty how [[spoiler: he's stolen and decoded his notebook and used it to seize every penny he's made from his war-profiteering scheme.]] As an added bonus, the two are actually playing a verbal chess game during his explanation, and Holmes wins that too.
-->'''Holmes:''' Bishop to bishop eight. Discovered check. And, incidentally... ''mate''.

* The final confrontation between Voldermort and HarryPotter is this. Harry calmly explains why all of the [[spoiler: Death Eaters' curses are failing, why Snape wasn't on his side, why Voldy's killing curse failed and will continue to do so.]] Harry then gives the Dark Lord one last chance to repent. He doesn't, and is HoistByHisOwnPetard.


[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' is chock full of these. While it's been suggested it's because the Doctor can easily go back in time to fix it so that he wins, it's an option he rarely takes (largely because it's a drama-killer). More often than not, it's because he's already out-thought and out-witted the enemy of the story.

[[folder: VideoGames]]
* ''LegacyOfKain'' has a several instances of this, [[GambitPileup unsurprisingly]], and the actual phrase is said in ''Defiance'' by [[spoiler: Mortanius when Raziel realizes that he would need to kill Kain to retrieve the Heart of Darkness, since the Heart was in Kain and was what brought him back as a vampire]].

[[folder: Western Animation]]
* Naturally {{parodied}} in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', but that doesn't makes the example less valid. In the chapter in which Homer befriends [[SignificantAnagram Ray Magini]]([[spoiler:[[DontExplainTheJoke Imaginary]]]]) the contractor, everyone is convinced that he's an imaginary friend invented by Homer due to him feeling unappreciated, so they send him to an insane asylum to be treated with shock therapy by Dr. Hibbert, PlayedForLaughs of course. When it's revealed that Ray Magini is in fact real, the following exchange takes place:
--->'''Dr. Hibbert''': Oh-oh. Well, I'm not worried. You already agreed to not sue me for anything.\\
'''Marge''': When did I agreed to that?\\
'''Dr. Hibbert''': You did when I validated your parking.\\
'''Marge''': You didn't validate my parking.(shows the parking ticket)\\
'''Dr. Hibbert''':(Quickly validates the ticket)Check and Mate.