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In chess, scholar's mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: 1. ... Scholar's mate is sometimes referred to as the four-move checkmate, ...
The scholar's mate (also known as the four-move checkmate) is the checkmate achieved by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6?? 4. Qxf7# The moves might be played in a different order or in slight variation, but the basic idea is the same: the queen and bishop combine in a simple mating attack on f7 (or f2 if Black is performing the mate). [46]
move to sidebar hide. Help ... Pages in category "Chess checkmates" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Scholar's mate; Smothered mate
Fool's mate was named and described in The Royal Game of Chess-Play, a 1656 text by Francis Beale that adapted the work of the early chess writer Gioachino Greco. [2]Prior to the mid-19th century, there was not a prevailing convention as to whether White or Black moved first; according to Beale, the matter was to be decided in some prior contest or decision of the players' choice. [3]
Fool's mate – also known as the Two-Move Checkmate, it is the quickest possible checkmate in chess. A prime example consists of the moves: 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4# Scholar's mate – checkmate achieved by the moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6? 4.Qxf7#. The moves might be played in a different order or in slight variation, but the basic idea is the ...
Vuković’s mate is a mate involving a protected rook which delivers checkmate to the king at the edge of the board, while a knight covers the remaining escape squares of the king. The rook is usually protected with either the king or a pawn.
The Napoleon Opening is named after the French general and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who had a deep love of chess but was said to be a mediocre player. [1] The name came into use after mid-nineteenth century publications reported [2] that he played this opening in an 1809 game [3] that he lost to The Turk, a fake chess automaton operated at the time by Johann Allgaier.
In 2005, the Dutch grandmaster Hans Ree called 2.Qh5 "a provocative but quite sensible move", and suspected it would have been effective because of its shock value. [15] As with the Napoleon Opening (2.Qf3?!), 2.Qh5 is frequently played with the hope of delivering the Scholar's Mate, e.g. 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6?? 4.Qxf7#. However, Black can easily ...