In the diagram above, the White king and queen are working together to stalemate the Black king. This stalemate can be easily avoided by remembering one of our steps for performing this checkmate: when the enemy king is driven to the edge, make sure to move your queen to the second line. If White's queen were on the 7th rank, there would be no threat of stalemate in the above position.
How to Checkmate with a King and Queen
By Edward Scimia, About.com
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