Google 'fools mate'.
Click first link.
Read first sentence.
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is there a faster check mate then the fools mate
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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).
This is the fastest possible:
(Which is the fool's mate, yes)
Nice, epaulette mate in 3 moves 
jtd200 wrote:
This is the fastest possible:
There are seven more variations as short, all ending with the same move by Black.
Franken_Berry wrote:
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
wishiwonthatone wrote:
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).
Note: "..faster way to checkmate..." (Post 1).
cookiemonster161140 wrote:
VULPES_VULPES wrote:
wishiwonthatone wrote:
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).
Note: "..faster way to checkmate..." (Post 1).
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.
The_Gavinator wrote:
The three move mate is why the Parham pwns.
800 rated players...
Although the fools mate is rare even among beginers, it's idea can be seem in other situations. For instance:
Is it possible too have a faster check mate then the fools mate there gotta be one