Issue Checkmate 8 Subtitle Pawn 502 part 1 Date January 2007 Writer(s) Greg Rucka Artist(s) Jesus Saiz storyline An arms deal went bad when the sellers (a group of white supremacists) opened their case of money and rattlesnakes were inside. The buyers, followers of Kali Yuga, killed them all. Black Queen (Sasha Bordeaux) and White King (Michael "Mr. Terrific" Holt) were notified that Pawn 502 had notified them of the cell going active and purchasing weaponry. One member of the Kobra cell was a former Everyman project who called himself Ghostwalker due to his power to turn invisible. It was unknown if he could still access that power. Ghostwalker proved he could still do it on their next hit. Several drug dealers were killed while they counted their money. That night, the Kobra cell was located and captured by a DMA team. Emmet Burke - Ghostwalker - escaped. Sasha visited Pawn 502 in his cell and assured him he would be joining Kobra.

Issue Checkmate 9 Subtitle Pawn 502 part 2 Date February 2007 Writer(s) Greg Rucka Artist(s) Jesus Saiz storyline Black Queen had it out with Sgt. Steel of the DMA for jeopardizing their mission - the midterm elections were nearing and the media was all over the story. She threatened to deputize all of them and order them to cooperate if necessary. White King got his new bishop - the Thinker. Black Queen visited 502 again, telling him he was going back into action by escaping and killing DMA agents on his way out. Jessica Midnight and two other operatives found their way into the Oblivion Bar and met with Detective Chimp. He and Shadowpact were being deputized. Bordeaux used Shadowpact to stage the escape while on live TV.

Issue Checkmate 10 Subtitle Pawn 502 part 3: The End in Sight Date March 2007 Writer(s) Greg Rucka Artist(s) Jesus Saiz, Fernando Blanco storyline 502 and another escapee met with Kobra's Sister Devotion. White Queen briefed Shadowpact. They believed Kobra had a mind reader / sorcerer in their ranks (leading to the deaths of all the previous attempts to get an agent inside). Emmet visited Tye, the other cell member who was with 502. He told him that he (Lucas / 502) was involved with Checkmate and could not be trusted. Lucas overheard them and their plan. The 'pact did their own blood work to countermeasure that which Kobra's "Bestowed" was doing with the blood of Tye and Lucas. The Bestowed saw Emmet and cut him as well (so they could read his blood). They found Lucas to be true, but Tye and Emmet as spies. Checkmate burst in as they were about to be ritualistically murdered; Kobra escaped with their new member, pawn 502.

Issue Checkmate 11 Subtitle Corvalho part one Date April 2007 Writer(s) Greg Rucka, Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir Artist(s) Steve Scott, Nathan Massengill storyline Fire was called into action while on leave visiting her father. Bane and his forces were at work in Santa Prisca - the country was on the brink of a civil war. Bane's candidate in it's election should have won, but the results were falsified. Thinker showed them proof - from the man who'd rigged the election. He wanted Checkmate's protection. Fire and Mademoiselle Marie were going to get Colonel Computron to safety. Waller spoke with Faraday - she was furious that Computron was alive and talking. He was turning himself in to the organization which put him in place, though Waller did it without Checkmate's consent. Bordeaux and Holt were on to her and informed Black King. Bordeaux told them that Marie could not go - she was in surgery. Tommy Jagger, son of Judomaster (who was killed by Bane) was going in her place. The Blackhawk submarine got the two knights onto the island. Bea (Fire) got to Computron, lit up, and blasted him.

Issue Checkmate 12 Subtitle Corvalho part one Date May 2007 Writer(s) Greg Rucka, Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir Artist(s) Steve Scott, Cliff Richards, Nathan Massengill, Steve Bird storyline Jagger burst in to find Dacosta standing over the very much dead Colonel Computron. She claimed he attacked her and was forced to retaliate. Bane saw the green flames and ran to their location. She scooped up what was left of him and placed him in the case. Jagger covered her escape and met Bane head on. Bane knew exactly who he was, but refused to listen to Checkmate's explanation. Jagger quickly bested him in combat and escaped. Back aboard the sub, Bea told Tommy she'd taken fire and lost the case en route. Computron was lost. Once they reached the Castle, they gave their reports. Jagger said Dacosta had intentionally blown the mission. She confessed it all. Waller met her in her cell and kept their agreement. Two agents met with Fire's father looking for Colonel Ramon Corvalho. He told them he could not help them. Black King questioned Fire again about the mission and about Corvalho, who led Operation Condor in South America in the 1970s. He gave her the option of coming clean or facing murder charges in Santa Prisca. She confirmed her choices - squeal on her father so he would go to prison for life or be imprisoned for life herself. She led Checkmate to her father and gave him up. He disowned her. Black King played chess with Amanda Waller and informed her that her hold over DaCosta was null.