Author: Albert Silver
Date: 04:48:16 12/15/99
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On December 14, 1999 at 21:55:39, Mark Ryan wrote:
>On December 14, 1999 at 20:55:49, Paulo Soares wrote:
>
>>On December 14, 1999 at 20:42:18, Coconuts2000 wrote:
>>
>>> I would think 3 moves.... I don't think 2 is possible, of course I could be
>>>wrong...
>>>1.e4 f5 2.d4 g5 3.Qh5++. There are many other possible variations on that second
>>>move 2.d4.
>>>Is it possible in two moves??
>>
>>Yes, but only for black. This is called Crazy's Mate:
>>1.f4 e6 2.g4 Qh4++
>>Paulo Soares, from Brazil
>
>
>Hi: Crazy's Mate is also known as Fool's Mate. The mate shown above for white
>is sometimes calles Scholar's Mate.
Actually, Fool's or Scholar's mate are made up of the Queen and Bishop attack on
f7 such as: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 (whatever) 3.Qh5 Nf6 4.Qxf7#
Albert Silver
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