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What is the name of this play?

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jeo
Dec 16, 2007
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Charlie91
Dec 16, 2007
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#2
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.
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sangyk
Dec 16, 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

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jeo
Dec 16, 2007
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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!!!


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jeo
Dec 16, 2007
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#5

Thanks everyone, I google "scholar's mate" and indeed it is.