![]() This is an important idea to remember–the king is vulnerable if the f-pawn moves in the opening stage of the game.ĭiagram above: The pawn advance, f2-f3 (or f2-f4), means the white king can be vulnerable on the e1-h4 diagonal. Note that in both the first and second example of the Fool’s Mate, the checkmated king was exposed by the “missing” f-pawn. The Fool’s Mate is all about the weakness that is created as a result of advancing the f2-pawn (as white) or the f7-pawn (as black) early in the game. The wikipedia entry on the fool’s mate includes two actual games that concluded in similar manner. ![]() Why was this move a mistake?ĭiagram above: 1.Bh5+ Nxh5 2.Qxh5# uses the fool’s mate pattern to checkmate the black king. Fool’s Mate Example #2ĭiagram above: Black just played g7-g5, threatening to capture the white bishop on f4. The next example will demonstrate the point. This is because the basic pattern in the fool’s mate can be used in other situations too. It is unusual for white to move the f-pawn and g-pawn on their first two moves, but it is still a fairly common occurrence among beginners.Įven if the Fool’s Mate might never happen in your own games (though it probably will at some point), it is still useful to know the pattern. Fool’s Mate Example #1ĭiagram above: The Fool’s Mate is reached after the moves 1.f3 (or f4) e5 2.g4? 2.Qh4# The white king can’t move to a safe square and he can’t block the check either. ![]() It should not to be confused with the 4-Move Checkmate. Fool’s Mate (also known as the 2-move checkmate) is the quickest possible checkmate pattern in chess.
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