What is the name of this play?

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16th December 2007, 01:17am
#1
by jeo
Austin United States
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16th December 2007, 02:03am
#2
by grainpsilo
Sandy Craw Kuwait
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its a variation of the scholar's mate
16th December 2007, 02:40am
#3
by Charlie91
International
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Up to the 2nd move, it's Philidor Counterattack (aiming for a 3... d5), but it goes downhill fast from there Frown; grainpsilo is right.
16th December 2007, 03:51am
#4
by sangyk
SEOUL Korea, South
Member Since: Dec 2007
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It is called Scholar's mate!!!

The following moves are not called scholar's mate because there is not any checkmate.

But, the following moves are its variation .

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. Qh5 g6 4. Qxe5+ Qe7  5.Qxh8

16th December 2007, 09:40am
#5
by jeo
Austin United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 57
sangyk wrote:

Scholar's mate!!!

But, the black move 3...Nf6 is a mistake.

Instead of 3...Nf6, the black g pawn moves to g6

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 3. Qh5 g6 4. Qxe5+


 thanks, but if white ends up on Qxe5 it's not checkmate it only gets the rook on H8, on this play  4. Qxf7# is a chackmate!!!


16th December 2007, 10:16am
#6
by jeo
Austin United States
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Thanks everyone, I google "scholar's mate" and indeed it is. 


 

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