I Got A Hear Me Out

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Avatar of pou-gr

Ok, you probably know the Fool's Mate AKA the shortest possible Mate in Chess 

And Most of the time it looks like this:

But I had a thought recently:

A gambit is an opening move in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of a compensating advantage (Source: Oxford Languages). But this sacrifise could be something more than a pawn. For example the Muzio Gambit where White sacrifices a knight to launch a strong attack on the f7-square. 

So my point is that the Fool's Mate is actually a Gambit because you sacrifice the whole game.

I even got a name for it "The Fools Gambit"

Let me know if you agree!

Avatar of justbefair

Hmm. I don't think you are on to something.

Avatar of pou-gr

@justbefair i agree but... it kinda makes sense playhand