Stratagem Poem by Marcus McKinley

My opponent is well studied
I have studied him well
What I know or don't know
To him I won't tell

And so it begins
The breaking of mind
The unprotected square
Is what I must find

He makes his first move
I make mine in black
A diabolical manipulation
Of an unplanned attack

One turn and then another
He continues to press
Plotting and plodding
Against my randomness

Pinning and taking
Attack and resist
In this contest
There is no gist

Each move I wait
For an opportunity he'll miss
And a chance to move in
For the ultimate bliss

Check
Check
Checkmate!