Max Euwe

Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "5n2/8/8/6k1/8/8/2K5/Q7 w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

{ King and Queen Mate Against King and Knight.|Much the same as K&Q mate
against a lone king. The king and queen must avoid knight forks. } 1. Qg7+ Ng6 2. Kd3 { White's king must get involved. } 2... Kf5 3. Qf7+ Kg5 4. Ke4 Nh4 5. Qf4+ Kh5 6. Qg3 { Holding the black's king to the side of the board. } 6... Ng6 7. Kf5 Ne7+ 8. Ke6 { Attacking the knight while avoiding further knight checks. } 8... Ng6 9. Kf6 Nh4 10. Qg5# *