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Night of the Dragon Hunter

Soltis Variation 12.h4 h5 · sung from White's side

Verse 1

Pawn to e4, knight to f3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3

Pawn to d4, knight takes d4 2...d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Knight to c3, bishop to e3 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3

The long diagonal, that's his dream

His rook will haunt the c-file all night

I want his king, he wants mine

Chorus

Pawn to f3, queen to d2 6...Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2

Bishop to c4, I castle long too 8...Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0

Bishop to b3, pawn to h4 10...Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.h4

The dark squares round his king, my war

Verse 2

He plays h5, bishop to g5 12...h5 13.Bg5

King to b1, bishop to h6 13...Rc5 14.Kb1 Re8 15.Bh6

Pawn to g4, the night comes alive 15...Bh8 16.g4

He takes g4, pawn to h5 16...hxg4 17.h5

My h-pawn hits g6, his king can't hide

Rush g4 too early, the storm won't stick

Chorus

Pawn to f3, queen to d2 6...Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2

Bishop to c4, I castle long too 8...Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0

Bishop to b3, pawn to h4 10...Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.h4

The dark squares round his king, my war