Mainline_Novelty wrote:
no, i think its actually'
No offense, but that is very wrong, since if you look at the chess notation, it says + instead of #.
The shortest game in history - Guiness record
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wowee cool.
I won a game in two moves
I won a game in two moves
Jul 10, 2025
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#207
DarkVoid9264 wrote:
bro what about fool's mate, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL RECORD HOLDER?! this post is a lie!
The master part...
Jul 11, 2025
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#209
obelix101 wrote:
This is a rough translation from a norwegian Guinness book of Records, from 1968:
The shortest game ever registered between two grand masters, was in four moves. Lazard defeated Gibaud in a chess cafè in Paris in 1924.
In my hand I have a copy of "1000 short games of Chess" by IRVING CHERNEV
Published in 1955 Simon & Schuster New York, N. Y.
The very first game is listed as shown . . .
= = = =
This is the short game ever played between MASTERS in tournament competition.
It ends in a knockout in four moves . . .
Paris, 1924
GIBAUD. WHITE. LAZARD. BLACK
1 P-Q4. KT-KB3
2. KT-Q2. P-K4
3 Px P. KT-KT5
4. P-KR3 KT-K6
Instead of retreating the Knight hurls himself into the enemy camp with an attack on the Queen.
White resigns , as capturing the Knight would be answered by 5 . . . Q-R5ch, forcing mate.
= = = =
Chernev wrote on March 13, 1954 when he wrote the book . . .
"It is my hope that they will give you the pleasure they have given me."
I purchased this book from Thrifty books on line . . .
In the years that this game was played there was no internet or computers.
I tried contacting to correct the game but it was not possible.
Jul 11, 2025
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#211
rylansharma wrote:
keshunihon wrote:
The master part...
Fool's mate is shortest mate possible but it's rare to use
Nov 11, 2025
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#213
I NOW HAVE SEVERAL BOOKS BY CHERNEV. ONE HARD COPY OTHER SOFT.
IN THOSE YEARS THERE WEREN'T ANY COMPUTERS.
In my hand I have a copy of "1000 short games of Chess" by IRVING CHERNEV
Published in 1955 Simon & Schuster New York, N. Y.
The very first game is listed as shown . . .
= = = =
This is the short game ever played between MASTERS in tournament competition.
It ends in a knockout in four moves . . .
Paris, 1924
GIBAUD. WHITE. LAZARD. BLACK
1 P-Q4. KT-KB3
2. KT-Q2. P-K4
3 Px P. KT-KT5
4. P-KR3 KT-K6
Instead of retreating the Knight hurls himself into the enemy camp with an attack on the Queen.
White resigns , as capturing the Knight would be answered by 5 . . . Q-R5ch, forcing mate.
= = = =
Chernev wrote on March 13, 1954 when he wrote the book . . .
"It is my hope that they will give you the pleasure they have given me."
I purchased this book from Thrifty books on line . . .
Interesting
The examples of players forfeiting before the game even started seems like those wouldn't be good examples because no game was ever played. Somebody probably already said this, but wouldn't the shortest game between two grandmasters be the one between Carlsen and Neimann? Carlsen resigned after making just one move.
Nov 12, 2025
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#217
Pretty sure it's the fools mate.
Even if it doesn't happen to players with high elo, It can still happen, which means this is the shortest checkmate.
Nov 12, 2025
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#218
obelix101 wrote:
Chessy4000 wrote:
why did white resign??
Because he either had to lose his queen or open up his king
Ahh brilliant knight move
Took me a second to see
Pope-of-bishops wrote:
Pretty sure it's the fools mate.
Even if it doesn't happen to players with high elo, It can still happen, which means this is the shortest checkmate.
The title of the topic is a bit misleading. In the OPs first comment he talks about the shortest game between two grandmasters, not the shortest checkmate possible. A game can be played, and won, even if no checkmate is given. A good follow up question might be the shortest game between two grandmasters that ended in checkmate.
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