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King & Queen Mate: The Box
You're up a queen, the board is empty — now what? The BOX method:
1. The queen traps the king in a shrinking box (stand a knight's-move away and it can't slip out) 2. Your king walks up to help 3. Mate happens on the edge of the board
The queen never needs to give a single check until the final blow.