Chess, Unit 3, Lesson 2 of 4

King and queen

Chess, The basic mates, 9 minutes

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Shrink the king's box with the queen, bring your own king, then mate on the edge. Watch out for stalemate.

The box

Each queen move makes the box smaller. A knight's move away from the king is often the right distance.

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