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2-move Checkmate

Submitted by edthegreat on Sat, 10/13/2007 at 9:21am.


» posted in For Beginners
 

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by rybka3dynamic - 41 days ago
India
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why not Kxf1?

by 10acious - 43 days ago
London England
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I actually did that once as Black.

I was playing a tennis tournament, and I brought my chessboard along with me.  A guy who was playing games like snooker and card games saw me with a chessboard, so he challenged me.  I let him have White's first move advantage.  He played f3, then I played e5.  I quietly said 'please play g4' and... he played g4!  Then I played Qh4#.  He was shell-shocked.  SO much that he even called one of his mates to say 'I just got checkmated in 2 moves'.

Joint world record holder right here!!!

by RandomisedKid - 13 months ago
Auckland New Zealand
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wow

by Sora-Lionheart - 13 months ago
Miami United States
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this helped me win my first tournament in the final round....thnxLaughing

by Trickyza - 17 months ago
Cape Town South Africa
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I did this against a player in a Primary School tournament (I think I was 8 or 9).

It took me a few minutes to move my queen as I wasn't sure my eyes weren't deceiving me.

by jedimastert - 2 years ago
United States
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on the second move, white can do almost anything except g3 or moving the e or d pawns

by shane97 - 2 years ago
California United States
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its pretty usefull

by shane97 - 2 years ago
California United States
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yep

by figrock - 3 years ago
United States
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Good mate to know.

by Gert-Jan - 3 years ago
Groningen Netherlands
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it's interesting but a strange way of developing the pawns.
by Vlad2075 - 4 years ago
New Jersey United States
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Oh that's happened to me on a few occasions :(
by Boring304 - 4 years ago
Israel
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Bishop357: -Fool's Gambit.-

Why gambit? 


by wdygml - 4 years ago
Delhi India
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new thing for me

 


by peproom - 4 years ago
Kaliningrad Russia
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thanks .)
by lolong - 4 years ago
Cebu, Philippines Philippines
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eye opener for beginners. thanks
by Bishop357 - 4 years ago
Hazard,Ky United States
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Member Points: 72
Fool's Gambit.
 

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