Box Him In, Never Check
Mating With The Queen · Lehrbeispiel:Matt mit Dame und König–KD-K, Endspieltraining 2026 · move 1 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Dust on the needle, board laid bare
His lone king on e5 out there
My queen on d1, my king on e1
Slow and low — so how is it done?
Chorus
Queen to d3 — the box takes shape 1.Qd3 Kf4
No check from me, just squares I take
His king shut in, e4 to h8
Bring my king close, and mind the stalemate
Verse 2
King to e2, I'm drawing near 2.Ke2 Kg4
Queen to e3, the box shrinks here 3.Qe3 Kh4
King to f3, he hugs the rim 4.Kf3 Kh5
Queen to g1, the h-file for him 5.Qg1 Kh6
King to f4, then king to f5 6.Kf4 Kh7 7.Kf5 Kh8
He's on h8 and barely alive
Chorus
Queen to d3 — the box takes shape 1.Qd3 Kf4
No check from me, just squares I take
His king shut in, e4 to h8
Bring my king close, and mind the stalemate
Bridge
Back on h8 — queen to g6, that's the trap 8.Qg6
No check, no square — a draw, like that
So instead: king to f6, queen to g7, mate 8.Kf6 Kh7 9.Qg7#
Guarded by my king, that's his fate
Chorus
Queen to d3 — the box takes shape 1.Qd3 Kf4
No check from me, just squares I take
His king shut in, e4 to h8
Bring my king close, and mind the stalemate
Outro
My queen on d3 holds the box tight
King walks in, mate at the edge, goodnight