My Knight Lives on d5
6.Ndb5 d6 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Rain on the window, Sicilian mix
My knight on b5 is eyeing d6
Bishop to f4, bishop to g5 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5
Knight to a3, knight to d5 8...a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5
His pawn on e5 buys him space
The hole on d5 is my resting place
Chorus
Bishop to f4, bishop to g5 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5
Knight to a3, knight to d5 8...a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5
My knight on d5 is home to stay
No pawn of his can chase it away
Verse 2
Bishop takes f6, he takes back 10...Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
His knight is gone, no counterattack
Pawn to c3, knight to c2 12.c3 O-O 13.Nc2
Pawn to a4, my rook takes too 13...Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Rxa4
Down the a-file my rook rolls on
Trade my d5 knight and the dream is gone
Chorus
Bishop to f4, bishop to g5 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5
Knight to a3, knight to d5 8...a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5
My knight on d5 is home to stay
No pawn of his can chase it away
The song is as calm as the line it sings: in master play this Sveshnikov structure is clearly quieter and more drawish than most openings, with the queens staying on and practically everyone following the one path through Bg5, Na3, Nd5 and the bishop-for-knight trade on f6 — so the hook to hum is the knight that settles on d5 and the a4 lever that follows, and the one thing White must never do is swap that knight away.