How to checkmate with a queen and king
Practise the queen and king checkmate: push the enemy king to the edge, bring your king close, and avoid stalemate. Checkmate patterns · lesson 2 of 3.
The lesson in words
A queen and king can always force checkmate. The method: the queen pushes the enemy king to the edge, then your king comes close to help.
Here the job is almost done.
Your king covers g7 and h7.
Try it: Checkmate in one move.
The king is in the corner and your king guards a7, b7 and b8… almost.
Try it: Checkmate in one move.
Careful: several queen moves here are stalemate.
Try it: Checkmate in one move, without stalemating.
With a queen up, push the king to the edge, bring your own king close, and check for stalemate before every move.