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Chess traps - Fool's mate

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FOOL'S MATE

This is the worst possible combinations of moves White can do! 1. f2-f3 e7-e5 2. g2-g4 And with this, White manages to completely remove his king's defense! Black takes advantage of this and: 2... Qd8-h4checkmate Black wins!

the fastes way checkmate can ocure. This is sometimes called Fool's mate.

This is sometimes called Fool's mate; you might guess why that is!