Checkmate

History
Checkmate is a governmental "spy" agency with a hierarchy revolving around the pieces in the classic board game, Chess, with Kings & Queens being the leaders, the Bishops oversee missions behind the scenes, the Rooks plan the missions, the Knights carry out the missions and the Pawns are the support staff. The agency was set up by Amanda "the Wall" Waller as its first Queen to serve as a branch of Task Force X. Also, designations of Black or White indicate whether their specialty is Operations (Black) or Intelligence (White).

The Agency was first set up by Amanda Waller to serve as a small branch of Task Force X under the command of Colonel Valentina Vostok to perform operations worldwide considered vital to the security of United States of America and its interests.

Checkmate & S.H.I.E.L.D. have bumped heads on numerous occasions. With Checkmate following a strictly United States agenda, versus S.H.I.E.L.D.'s international agenda.

Checkmate Projects
Project Cadmus