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dmerkal

I don't actually know if anyone has posted the solution for the quickest knight check mate, but I have a checkmate in 4 moves. If anyone found a quicker one, I'd love someone to show it to me.

This challenge was from a posting from IM David Pruess on Chess.com TV

OBIT

Black can do it in three moves:

Gomer_Pyle

Here's one in three:

1. e3 Nc6 2. c3 Ne5 3. Ne2 Nd3#

Ok, so I cheated a little. The rules didn't say who was to mate. I think it's impossible for white to mate with a knight in less than four moves. Black needs to move two pawns and block the king/queen/bishop with a knight. That makes three black moves so white can't mate before move four.

 

edit: I see OBIT beat me to it. :)

RunningFool

What about fastest rook checkmate?  I found 6:

 

But I'm sure there's better.

David_Spencer

David_Spencer

Oops, missed a five.

RunningFool

Ah, nice work David, I never thought about just tearing through the file.

theriverman

bishop checks in 3

erikido23

why do I keep coming into these threads?

asampedas

Woah, nice one, tonydal!

idosheepallnight

Quickest king checkmate.
x-5710721855

tht King mate is cool!! How in the world did you think it outWink...

kingsmate618

kingsmate618
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kingsmate618

idosheepallnight

Wow damn sweet. And your name is perfect for it too even has an 8 on the end.

kingsmate618

idosheepallnight

You might be good but your not good enought. King mate 6 moves.
kunduk

is it a joke?

David_Spencer

a-pawn (OK, so maybe that's a bit of a stretch to do specific pawns).