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rick1234573
Is it possible too have a faster check mate then the fools mate there gotta be one
Scottrf
Google 'fools mate'.
Click first link.
Read first sentence.
/end thread
wishiwonthatone
If your opponent walks out for a smoke and then sees a pretty girl and goes for a nice cup of coffee while still leaving the clock ticking then you can win in zero moves (assuming he/she is white).
jtd200
This is the fastest possible:
(Which is the fool's mate, yes)
chessblood
Nice, epaulette mate in 3 moves
Ziryab
There are seven more variations as short, all ending with the same move by Black.
Wrong again Scott- there is actually a one move checkmate.
Thank you for your sarcasm now back to subject is there a three move check mate
VULPES_VULPES
Note: "..faster way to checkmate..." (Post 1).
cookiemonster161140
yeah, the pretty woman variation. But strictly speaking, that's not a check-mate.
It's some other mating combination.
+1 lol
The three move mate is why the Parham pwns.
800 rated players...
II-Oliveira
Although the fools mate is rare even among beginers, it's idea can be seem in other situations. For instance:
If you think of Fools Mate as a basic pattern, there are many examples from games that go beyond two moves.
Several years earlier, a rated player made the same error.
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