Fast Mates
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Jun 4, 2007
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thanks boardmaster! those are two of the fastest. why don't you use the board editor to share them? :) http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-use-the-chesscom-diagr
Here is also a very fast mate. This game took place between Gioachino Greco and an unknown player in 1619. Although there was a chance for Black, he didn't see it and lost. Greco played white and an unknown player - black:
There was no hopless situation for Black, however. Black must have played like this:
After this variation Black has a good play and high chances to win the game.
Jun 5, 2007
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#4
I'm not a chess historian, but I believe that the authenticity of some of Greco's games is questioned. He may well have made many of them up as examples to illustrate his knowledge of the game!
The two fastest mates, to my knowledge, are the Fool's Mate and Blitzkrieg. The Fool's Mate can go like this: 1.f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4# There are other combinations for it as well. Another fast mate is called Blitzkrieg. It can go like this: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. Qxf7# At 3. Qf3, you could also go 3. Qh5, leading to the same outcome.