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Lone Queen (wwww.rookfile.com), 03/08/2004
Round 2

The Queen checkmate introduces the idea of forcing the enemy king to move without checking it. Most of white's Queen moves simply follow the black King, gradually herding him to the side of the board. Then the King approaches to help finish the job. 1.Qf6 Ke4 2.Qg5 Kf3 3.Qh4 Kg2 4.Qf4 Kg1 5.Kc1 Kg2 6.Kd2 Kg1 7.Ke2 Kg2 8.Qf3+ Kh2 9.Qg4 Kh1 10.Kf2 Kh2 11.Qh4# White mates 1-0