Fool’s mate is not the same as Scholar’s mate.
In Fool’s mate it is Black who mates and there is no Bishop involved, only the Queen.
In Scholar’s mate it is White who mates with Bishop and Queen working together.
The Scholars Mate, The Scholars Tomb
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I prefer Nd4 to get the family fork, and hopefully snatch up the queen.
Habanababananero wrote:
Fool’s mate is not the same as Scholar’s mate.
In Fool’s mate it is Black who mates and there is no Bishop involved, only the Queen.
In Scholar’s mate it is White who mates with Bishop and Queen working together.
Ah. my typo. I'll fix
“This position is -.4 for in favor of black, despite white having a queen, bishop, and pawn out for as opposed to blacks two knights and 2 pawns out. Why is that?”
It is -.4 for black because the queen is out so early, and because it blocks other pieces from developing. Having such a high value piece out is bad, because your opponent can develop (or bring pieces to better positions) with tempo. Notice how Nd4 moves the knight to a central square, while also attacking the queen, and forcing it to 1 of 2 squares. The queen being on f3 also disallows Nf3, and makes it go to d2. And white has to waste all this tempo, moving the queen. Black can easily surpass white in development and build a good center like this.
Hello everyone, big and small (In terms of ELO)
In the world of chess, a trecharous opening you might come across is the scholars mate. White quickly seeks to checkmate black with an agressive queen and light squared bishop attack on your weak f7 pawn. Chess.com has an introductory lesson on how to defend, but no lesson on how to play against it.
First off, what does the Scholars mate look like?
This position is -.4 for in favor of black, despite white having a queen, bishop, and pawn out for as opposed to blacks two knights and 2 pawns out. Why is that?