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3 move checkmate!!!!!

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  • 19 months ago

    Interrobang

    Not quite the actual rules of chess, but that is an interesting variant. And you're right: under that rule, your position above is indeed mate. Perhaps we can call this the "very foolish king's mate"? ;-)

  • 19 months ago

    neonzebra2449

    sorry the way i play with my friends is if your in check you can only move your king

  • 20 months ago

    neonzebra2449

    oh well sorry for the confusion

  • 20 months ago

    Interrobang

    This is not known as the Fool's Mate because 2...g6 blocks the check. That's also why White's second move is listed as 2.Qh5+ and not 2.Qh5#.

    The Fool's Mate looks like this


    or this:

  • 20 months ago

    neonzebra2449

    This is also known as the fool's mateLaughing

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