Checkmating with premove

Sven2 · 2014-12-17T16:30:46-08:00

In Blitz or bullet, it often happens that I'm up on material with King+Queen vs King but only little time left (e.g., 1-2 seconds). In this case, I usually just premove my king+queen all over the board until my opponent's time has run out (because he needs to answer checks he canno

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fergusonm

Jan 19, 2021

#21

aim to get your queen on c3, c6, f3 or f6 (the one nearest to you) using your king and queen to bully him to that corner. from there you can premove a mate in 3.

Live_in_Abyss

Mar 29, 2024

#22

In order to limit the king's move into a only single square it is important to start with cutting the king off to the back rank and then start your king march. This entire sequence is premovable.