Stalemate?

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mtires723

I'm kind of new but this game ended as a stalemate, playing as black, and I'm not sure why. Any help would be great!

baddogno

White has no legal moves, therefore it's a stalemate.  Don't worry, we've all done it when we were beginners.  Let me find the help article for you...

baddogno

https://support.chess.com/article/682-what-is-stalemate

MarkGrubb

One queen is plenty. Dont over do it with the fire power. Stalemate is always a risk when the are many long range pieces on an open board as they can easily control squares round the king without you realising. Google how to checkmate with a King + Queen vs King. I use the 'L' technique which is easy to remember. Once you know this, you'll be confident with just one queen.

MarkGrubb

If you search checkmate in the lessons you'll find lots on checkmate patterns. There will be a queenmate pattern in there. If you go to endgame drills, there is a queenmate drill to help you practise. Welcome to chess. Lots to learn.