Scholar's mate

This was a surprising move played on me in some of my very first games by a very interesting player.

Yea, Scholars Mate is very basic however it can be very surprising to beginners and unexpected by professionals.

What is a scholar's mate in chess?
 In chess, a scholar's mate is a four-move checkmate in which you use your white-square bishop and queen in a mating attack targeting the opponent's f-pawn (f2 if white; f7 if black).

  Why is it called the Scholar's Mate?
 So why is it called Scholar's Mate? This 4-move checkmate was originally named and described in a 1656 text by Francis Beale titled The Royall Game of Chess-Play. Beale is an English author who adapted the work of Gioachino Greco, an Italian chess player, and writer.