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I wonder if the "Scholar's Mate" was named after the "scholastics" of the Late Middle Ages. It certainly looks like it is the kind of thing that would be invented very early in the "Mad Queen's" game and be abused often, especially against the "newbies".
It sounds silly, but in a series of about 7 games against my niece, I got a checkmate in 4-6 moves with some variant of the Scholar's Mate in five of the games. I don't say this to brag, of course. I was trying to use it as a teaching tool so that she could build up her ability to recognize threats. A consistent punishment along a consistent path is a great way to illustrate that winning or losing in chess is a matter, not of luck, but of playing the best moves. It also is a handy way to introduce the fact that that pawn (the f pawn) is "the weakest link" insofar as it is protected only by the king at the start of the game, a fact which is the springboard of many mating patterns early in a chess game.
1. E4 E5 2. BC4 NF6!!!
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6
That's not a checkmate because Black knight H6 is in perfect position to kill White Queen F7, the checking piece.
As you said, that's one of the ways to block it.
-BlackRook10
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What's the best way to counter 4 move mate and gain an advantage?
what is the shortest game in top level play ending in a mate?
There is this one fabled game I heared about...
Well, I think the shortest top level game (a few of them happened actually) was 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 c6 3 e3?? Qa5+, and white usually resigned on the spot since he's losing a bishop.
It's called the Queen's Gambit..
Helped me a lot😀
I have discovered this type of checkmate, but didn't know the name.
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I dont think this would work against good players, but even then the blac k knight can take the queen right now.
I played a chess game yesterday & got checkmate in 4 moves...how?!
How is it even possible to be rated 558?