03 Mar '07 16:16>
Inspired by the in progress game thread. I made a small tutorial that will work in ChessDB. Post yours here!
Mate with king and queen vs king. Copy and paste as pgn game in ChessDB.
[Event "Mate with king and queen"]
[Site "RHP"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5k2/3Q4/8/6K1/8 b - - 0 1"]
{The king is in a box. The object is to make this box smaller and use your king
to support the queen in mate. Be very careful of stalemate.[%draw
arrow,d4,d8,red][%draw arrow,d4,h8,red][%draw arrow,d4,h4,red]}
1...Ke6 {The king can go back and forth in these squares. The white king must
give support.[%draw arrow,d4,h4,red][%draw arrow,d4,d8,red][%draw
arrow,d4,h8,red]} 2.Kf3 {[%draw arrow,f3,f4,purple][%draw
arrow,f3,g4,purple][%draw arrow,f3,e4,purple]Now the king is able to support
the queen in pushing the opponents king back to a corner.} 2...Kf5 {[%draw
arrow,d4,e4,red]} 3.Qe4+ Kg5 {Here you have the chance of pushing him back
further. As long as he is on the edge of the board you can mate him with the
support of your king.} 4.Qf4+ Kg6 5.Ke4 Kg7 6.Qf5 Kg8 {Finally a position where
we have him cornered.} 7.Qf6 Kh7 8.Kf5 Kg8 {Just to show you stalemate click on
the variation.[%draw arrow,f6,h8,red][%draw arrow,f6,f8,red][%draw
arrow,f6,h6,red][%draw arrow,g8,h7,darkBlue]} 9.Qe7
( 9.Kg6 {Now the black king can not move into h7. Stalemate! You will want
to avoid this![%draw arrow,f6,f8,red][%draw arrow,f6,h8,red][%draw
arrow,f6,h6,red][%draw arrow,g6,h7,purple]} )
9...Kh8 10.Kg6 Kg8 {[%draw arrow,g6,g7,purple][%draw arrow,g6,h7,purple][%draw
arrow,g6,f7,purple][%draw arrow,e7,e8,red][%draw arrow,e7,h7,red][%draw
arrow,e7,f8,red]This is the small box we were working for and now the king is
finished. 11. Qe8# is mate and 11. Qg7#} 11.Qg7# {The king is supporting the
queen. The black king can not move capture or block the check.} *
Mate with king and queen vs king. Copy and paste as pgn game in ChessDB.
[Event "Mate with king and queen"]
[Site "RHP"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5k2/3Q4/8/6K1/8 b - - 0 1"]
{The king is in a box. The object is to make this box smaller and use your king
to support the queen in mate. Be very careful of stalemate.[%draw
arrow,d4,d8,red][%draw arrow,d4,h8,red][%draw arrow,d4,h4,red]}
1...Ke6 {The king can go back and forth in these squares. The white king must
give support.[%draw arrow,d4,h4,red][%draw arrow,d4,d8,red][%draw
arrow,d4,h8,red]} 2.Kf3 {[%draw arrow,f3,f4,purple][%draw
arrow,f3,g4,purple][%draw arrow,f3,e4,purple]Now the king is able to support
the queen in pushing the opponents king back to a corner.} 2...Kf5 {[%draw
arrow,d4,e4,red]} 3.Qe4+ Kg5 {Here you have the chance of pushing him back
further. As long as he is on the edge of the board you can mate him with the
support of your king.} 4.Qf4+ Kg6 5.Ke4 Kg7 6.Qf5 Kg8 {Finally a position where
we have him cornered.} 7.Qf6 Kh7 8.Kf5 Kg8 {Just to show you stalemate click on
the variation.[%draw arrow,f6,h8,red][%draw arrow,f6,f8,red][%draw
arrow,f6,h6,red][%draw arrow,g8,h7,darkBlue]} 9.Qe7
( 9.Kg6 {Now the black king can not move into h7. Stalemate! You will want
to avoid this![%draw arrow,f6,f8,red][%draw arrow,f6,h8,red][%draw
arrow,f6,h6,red][%draw arrow,g6,h7,purple]} )
9...Kh8 10.Kg6 Kg8 {[%draw arrow,g6,g7,purple][%draw arrow,g6,h7,purple][%draw
arrow,g6,f7,purple][%draw arrow,e7,e8,red][%draw arrow,e7,h7,red][%draw
arrow,e7,f8,red]This is the small box we were working for and now the king is
finished. 11. Qe8# is mate and 11. Qg7#} 11.Qg7# {The king is supporting the
queen. The black king can not move capture or block the check.} *