Most books advise holding her in reserve and then un-leasing her power on a sparsely populated board.

You brought her out early, so, rather than take her and leave a partial lesson. I neutralized her for many moves with a knight threat.

Your queen was seriously under-employed by having her strength squandered on a static threat.
That helps, thanks. Every time I threw her in early da sharks chased her. I figgered if she just putta toe in da drink...

But she's so valuable it's a bargain for your opponent to sacrifice virtually any piece, and some combinations, to take her. Hard to defend against a sewer-side attack.

Sorry, I shoulda been keeping up on the diagrams / pics as well...things were actually going good until the temporal deck started getting shuffled..but I got that new 'puter and half my crap's plugged into it, half into the old PC. Inconvenient till I get things settled in better. The only internet access is via the "work" computer 'cos Goddess needed the router in her lair.

Darn good bubble, I'd say!
Goddess turned into Queen Elizabeth for awhile, but she changed back, so I guess mine's not THAT strong.... :abduct:

B - KB5 check! And, yeah, I miscalled that other bishop move, too. :stoned: