Silman's Complete Endgame Course.
Overkill Mates
The Staircase
1. Push the enemy king to one side of the board
2. Cut enemy king off from a rank/file with R/Q
3. Use other pieces to check king off the next file/rank
Note: as long as you don't give the queens away or stalemate, you'll win
Skipping examples with Q + R and R + R, but same ideas apply.
The Box
Imprison king in an ever-shrinking box.
King + Queen:
King + Rook:
Stalemate Alert!
Definition: king is not in check, but there is no legal move on the board that would not result in the king's capture
Example:
Silman's Complete Endgame Course.
Overkill Mates
The Staircase
1. Push the enemy king to one side of the board
2. Cut enemy king off from a rank/file with R/Q
3. Use other pieces to check king off the next file/rank
Note: as long as you don't give the queens away or stalemate, you'll win
Skipping examples with Q + R and R + R, but same ideas apply.
The Box
Imprison king in an ever-shrinking box.
King + Queen:
King + Rook:
Stalemate Alert!
Definition: king is not in check, but there is no legal move on the board that would not result in the king's capture
Example: