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1.Qa3+ Kd4 2.Ke2 Kc4 3.Kd2 Kd4 If White had a Rook instead of a Queen, the Black King could have moved to b4, forcing the White Rook to shift to the other side of the board. But since the White Queen controls b4, Black had little choice but to move to d4. 4.Qa4+ Ke5 5.Kd3 Kf5 6.Ke3 Kg5 7.Kf3 Kh5 8.Kg3 Kg5 9.Qa5+ Kg6 10.Qe5 White decides to speed things up a little. Unlike in King & Rook v. King endings, Black does not have the defensive strategy of moving closer to attack White's major piece. In other words, Black can't get close enough to the White Queen to attack her. So White moves in to limit Black's mobility, forcing him to a corner. 10...Kh7 11.Qf6 Kg8 12.Qe7 Kh8 13.Kg4 [ 13.Qf7 is a huge mistake, stalemating the Black King! Make sure you don't do this yourself! No matter how easy the win looks, always play carefully.] 13...Kg8 14.Kg5 The White King moves up. 14...Kh8 15.Kg6 Kg8 16.Qe8# [ 16.Qg7# also works.] |
