bad at checkmating

for instructive resources on checkmate, search checkm here...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond…

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

You might also find the following interesting.....it's a a good introduction to checkmating tactics...

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - A Book Review....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/bobby-fischer-teaches-chessa-book-review

for more books devoted to checkmate....do the same search in the following article...

Good Chess Books for Beginners and Beyond...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/good-chess-books-for-beginners-and-beyond

I may have done that once or twice, though I dont remember (I learned chess as a teeenager around 40 years ago), but the principle here is super easy ?

The easiest method is keep putting the king in check with every move. Then it can only be checkmate, but never stalemate.

You can also do things like leaving the opponent one single piece they can keep moving around.

Or you could actually think how to most quickly checkmate the opponent.

Just happened upon this on Chessable.......introduction to checkmate patterns......IM John Bartholomew is a well-known chess teacher on YouTube and Chessable...

Chessable Courses - Chess Strategy
Welcome - Lesson 1: Checkmate Patterns by IM John Bartholomew

https://www.chessable.com/welcome-lesson-1-checkmate-patterns/course/48213/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=onboarding1a&utm_source=Main+Chessable+Audience&utm_campaign=0970ef6a95-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_31_11_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2cf4861d20-0970ef6a95-577589367&mc_cid=0970ef6a95&mc_eid=5046f0f934

Do you know what checkmate is and what stalemate is? Even if you think you do, you should look it up and make sure that you are right.

After that, google "ladder mate" on how to mate with 2 rooks (or queens).

Buy Jakov Geller`s "1500 Forced Mates"

stalemate should be abolished. it’s embarrassing.

having said that, i will never forget the game i drew from a rook and 7 pawns down.

I would suggest practicing your end game there is a section on here to practice your end game and learning how to checkmate. I had trouble with stalemate and I finally figured it out.