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What is the fastest mate if you could control your opponent's moves?

 

I think it is this:

 
Am I right, or is there a faster mate?
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abivasu έγραψε:

What is the fastest mate if you could control your opponent's moves?

 

I think it is this:

 
Am I right, or is there a faster mate?

you call this fast lol??

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Look up "Fool's Mate."

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You did a mate with two rooks as a fast mate?

 

I propose this as a fast mate (although the 2-move one is the fastest possible of course)

I just came up with it:

 

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I lose 25 percent of my games faster than the first example.
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Chess 960 (starting position #45)
 

 

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My friends call it "The Cheesy Move"

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The OP is very droll. I would like to believe it was tongue-in-cheek, but I can't be sure!  #5 is really elegant.

You guys might like to try inventing helpmate problems!

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An aesthetic variation of #5:


 

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You deserve massive inverse congratuations!