How to Checkmate A Lone King in Chess! | ULTIMATE BEGINNER GUIDE

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Key takeaways:
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Checkmating with a queen:
1) Get the queen a knight's move away from the enemy king
2) Copycat - follow the enemy king. Whichever direction they go in, you follow (until they touch the corner square)
3) Get your king close (on the other side of the "road")
4) Checkmate with your queen
Checkmating with two rooks (staircase method):
1) Set up the rooks next to each other diagonally (on the same color)
2) Alternate giving check with the rooks so that one is delivering check while the other is protecting the king's escape
3) Whenever your rook is attacked, move directly to the other side (staying on the same line you were protecting)
Checkmating with one rook:
1) Get to the perfect position (explanation below)
2) If they oppose your king, give a check to make progress
3) If they don't oppose your king and go the other way, follow them until they have to
Perfect position:
1) The kings are a knight's move away (one square away from opposition)
2) Your king is the one closer to your rook (instead of theirs)
3) It's your opponent's move
Chapters:
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0:00 Intro
0:11 The topic
0:17 QUEEN - Step 1
0:27 QUEEN - Step 2
1:03 QUEEN - When to stop Step 2
1:20 QUEEN - Step 3
1:46 QUEEN - Your turn to practice! + Recap
2:04 TWO ROOKS - The "Staircase" Technique explained
2:44 TWO ROOKS - Why it's called the Staircase
3:06 TWO ROOKS - Opponent defends better
3:32 TWO ROOKS - How to beat the better defense
4:25 TWO ROOKS - Your turn to practice!
4:46 ONE ROOK - The one thing you need to know
4:57 ONE ROOK - The "Perfect position" explained
5:37 ONE ROOK - How to make progress using this
6:21 ONE ROOK - Common mistake!
7:02 ONE ROOK - How to get to the Perfect position 1
7:38 ONE ROOK - How to get to the Perfect position 2
7:55 ONE ROOK - How to get to the Perfect position 3
8:10 ONE ROOK - When you can't get to the Perfect position in 1 move
8:23 ONE ROOK - Your turn to practice!
8:35 Congratulations! + Thank you for watching:)
8:51 Outro
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[@user.3420]

I really appreciate the clear explanation for these basic checkmating patterns! Happy New Year!

[@LionChess]

Happy to help! Glad you enjoyed it :) Happy New Year!