Fool's Mate
The fastest possible checkmate — just two moves.
Fool's mate is the quickest checkmate in chess: two careless pawn moves by White let Black's queen deliver mate on move two. See the Fool's Mate pattern page.
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The fastest possible checkmate — just two moves.
Fool's mate is the quickest checkmate in chess: two careless pawn moves by White let Black's queen deliver mate on move two. See the Fool's Mate pattern page.