Mate with king and queen vs king
Practice until you can easily win with king and queen versus king.
- Restrict your opponent’s king with both of your pieces until it is on the edge or in the corner of the board.
- Be careful not to stalemate your opponent’s king!
- Checkmate your opponent’s king!
In the exercises below, it is White to move and win. As an extra challenge, try calculating how many moves it takes to checkmate before playing.