Fool's mate
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title:
Fool's mate
text:
In chess, fool's mate is the checkmate delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It arises from the following moves, or similar:
- 1. f3 e6
- 2. g4?? Qh4# The mate can be achieved in two moves only by Black, giving checkmate on the second move with the queen. Fool's mate received its name because it can occur only if White commits an extraordinary blunder. Black can be mated in an analogous way, although this requires an additional move, with White's queen
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Fastest checkmate in the game of chess
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_mate
date created:
2004-02-06T01:28:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T10:43:05Z
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