Questions tagged [fools-mate]
Use this tag for questions concerning the Fool's Mate, also known as the two-move checkmate which is the checkmate after the fewest number of moves.
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What is the earliest known appearance "Fool's Mate"?
A quaint question I had lately: what is the earliest known appearance of the “Fool’s Mate”? I refer to both the name and the move sequence.
A quick search with Google Books revealed a reference dated ...
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The slowest Fool's Mate in Chess960
The fastest Fool's Mate in Chess960 is obviously 1. d4 g5 2. Qxg5# with any ..Q.BRKR setup, which even beats standard chess. But which is the starting position with the slowest mate? I checked a few ...
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How many two move checkmates exist?
I am well aware that Fool's Mate exists. But how many two move checkmates exist in total?
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What are the shogi equivalents of Fool's and Scholar's mate?
In western chess, the Fool's mate and Scholar's Mate are two well-known mates that take very few moves from the starting position. What would be the shogi equivalents to these, or, more generally, ...
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Fool's Mate - As White?
Fools Mate is simple as black, white opens right up, 2 moves, done.
But if you attempt to do this as white, once you move, black moves, you move, it's only check, there is no checkmate.
Is it ...
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