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15th September 2007, 11:29am
#1
by delta5ply
brooklyn ny United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 149

i forgot the name of it a funny sounding name im looking for scholarsmate a funny sounding dictionary ed

14th October 2007, 06:44pm
#2
by xbigboy
Minnesota United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 2893
I've had it used on me Frown. It is a 4 move checkmate. See if you can play it!
14th October 2007, 06:47pm
#3
by NM Reb
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4539
After 2g4??  ....Qh4 is already mate ..this is fools mate not scholars
14th October 2007, 06:50pm
#4
by mxdplay4
mids UK England
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 715
You're wrong, this is fool's mate and it is 2. ...   Qh4#
20th October 2007, 09:46am
#5
by delta5ply
brooklyn ny United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 149
Reb wrote: After 2g4??  ....Qh4 is already mate ..this is fools mate not scholars

 


20th October 2007, 10:10am
#6
by doctor-ice
bellingham,ma United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 242
fools/scholar's-close enough!
20th October 2007, 11:45am
#7
by Etienne
Montreal, Quebec Canada
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 780
guitar_man_03 wrote: the only move you have to make is 2.Qh4#. Checkmate. Done.

What an innovative post! Surprised

 

By the way, 2. Qh4++, I'm surprised I'm the first to point it out.


21st October 2007, 02:15am
#8
by TalFan
Perth Australia
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 770

Lol . I will sort out the confusion for xbigboy Smile

Fool's mate :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholar's mate : ( There are many variations of this one )

 

 

 

 


21st October 2007, 03:42am
#9
by NM Reb
United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 4539
Whats interesting is that black can mate white in 2 moves but it takes at least 3 moves for white to mate black. So, why are we taught white has advantage? Wink
27th March 2008, 12:12am
#10
by bigmac26
Buckinghamshire England
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 178
That was fools mate after Qh4# close enough though
 
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