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  2. Fool's mate - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. List of world records in chess - Wikipedia

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    He completed the exhibition in seven hours, scoring 102 wins and one draw (99.5%), the best result ever in a simultaneous exhibition on over 75 boards. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] The best result in a simultaneous exhibition solely against grandmasters is former World Champion Garry Kasparov 's performance against an Israeli team consisting of Boris ...

  4. Checkmate - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the king could not be captured, ... also known as the two-move checkmate, is the quickest possible checkmate. A prime example consists of the moves: 1.

  5. Outline of chess - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Endgame tablebase - Wikipedia

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    This difference is typical of many endgames. DTC is always smaller than or equal to DTM, but the DTM metric always leads to the quickest checkmate. Incidentally, DTC = DTM in the unusual endgame of two knights versus one pawn because capturing the pawn (the only material Black has) results in a draw, unless the capture is also checkmate.

  7. Smothered mate - Wikipedia

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    Philidor's mate, also known as Philidor's legacy, is a checkmating pattern that ends in smothered mate. This method involves checking with the knight forcing the king out of the corner of the board, moving the knight away to deliver a double check from the queen and knight, sacrificing the queen to force the rook next to the king, and mating with the knight.

  8. Fool's mate (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The fool's mate is the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess. Fool's mate may also refer to: Fool's Mate, by Peter Hammill;

  9. Queen versus rook endgame - Wikipedia

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    Normally, the winning process involves first winning the rook with the queen via a fork and then checkmating with the king and queen, but forced checkmates with the rook still on the board are possible in some positions or against incorrect defense. With perfect play, in the worst winning position, the queen can win the rook or checkmate within ...