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Fastest checkmate in the game of chess
The fool's mate is the fastest checkmate in chess delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It arises from the following
Fool's_mate
1971 studio album by Peter Hammill
Fool's Mate is the debut solo album by Peter Hammill of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. The title is both a chess and tarot reference.
Fool's_Mate_(album)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fool's mate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The fool's mate is the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess. Fool's mate may also refer
Fool's_mate_(disambiguation)
Ending goal in chess
describe chess moves. A mate may occur in as few as two moves on one side with all of the pieces still on the board (as in fool's mate, in the opening phase
Checkmate
Checkmate position
In chess, scholar's mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: e4 e5 Qh5 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6?? Qxf7# The same mating pattern may be reached
Scholar's_mate
Chess patterns
article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. In Anastasia's mate, a knight and rook team up to trap the opposing king between the side of
Checkmate_pattern
1956 French film
Fool's Mate (French: Le Coup du berger) is a 1956 short film directed by Jacques Rivette. It stars Virginie Vitry as a wife cheating on her husband Jean
Fool's_Mate_(1956_film)
Chess variant
Wildebeest chess is a chess variant created by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1987. The Wildebeest board is 11×10 squares. Besides the standard chess pieces
Wildebeest_chess
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
King's_Indian_Attack
1989 film
Fool's Mate (German: Zugzwang) is a 1989 West German drama film by the director Mathieu Carrière. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section
Fool's_Mate_(1989_film)
Chess opening
to the fool's mate: 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4#. Of all of White's legal moves after 1.f3 e5, only one allows mate in one, while another, 2.h3, allows mate in two:
Barnes_Opening
Traditional Paraguayan and Argentine drink
Mate (/ˈmɑːteɪ/ MAH-tay; Spanish: mate [ˈmate], Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmatʃi]) is a caffeine-rich infused herbal drink made with yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)
Mate_(drink)
English musician (born 1946)
der Graaf Generator 1971 : Pawn Hearts : Van der Graaf Generator 1971 : Fools Mate : Peter Hammill 1971 : Septober Energy : Centipede 1972 : Blueprint :
Robert_Fripp
List of episodes of the BBC sitcom
- Only Fools and Horses - BBC". YouTube. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2016. "Only Fools and Horses
List of Only Fools and Horses episodes
List_of_Only_Fools_and_Horses_episodes
Commercial chess variant
the fool may prevent this ("indirect capture"), by moving a different type of piece out of the way instead. If there are extra opponent's fools from
Omega_Chess
Chess variant played on two boards
a legal move on board A. Therefore, it is checkmate. Another form of fool's mate: 1. e4 d6 2. Bc4 Qxd2?? 3. Bb5# And another: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6?? 3
Alice_chess
Chess variant
Mate in 2 by Pal Benko Solution: 1.Qj10+ Kxj10 2.h8=C#
Grand_Chess
English musician and recording artist (born 1948)
album, The Aerosol Grey Machine. Hammill's first real solo album was Fool's Mate (1971), containing songs from the early (1967/68) Van der Graaf Generator
Peter_Hammill
British actress (born 1950)
Roberta Gillian 1987 Flowers in the Attic Corinne Dollanganger 1989 Fool's Mate Alice Gordon 1990 The Handmaid's Tale Aunt Lydia 1990 Whispers Hilary
Victoria_Tennant
Online Arena. Fool's mate The shortest possible chess game ending in mate: 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4# (or minor variations on this). forced mate A sequence of
Glossary_of_chess
British actor
Tiny Green Balls: Tom Bennett On Playing the Fool". The Observer. Retrieved 10 October 2018. "Only Fools and Horses West End cast revealed | WhatsOnStage"
Tom_Bennett_(actor)
Flat horse race in Britain
Adversary (1991), Peto (1992) Leading trainer (8 wins): Sir Henry Cecil – Fools Mate (1979), Adonijah (1983), Royal Coach (1985), Citidancer (1989), Madame
Steventon_Stakes
1993 Japanese film
and people from the magazine Fool's Mate showed up the next day. Tusk said he learned decades later that it was Fool's Mate who funded the film and that
Seth_et_Holth
Category of Japanese musicians
(27 October 1999). Laputa―from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax). FOOL'S MATE. ISBN 4-938716-18-6. 市川哲史(ICHIKAWA Tetsushi); 藤谷千明(FUJITANI
Visual_kei
British painter and graphic artist
Whitehead is also credited as a performer on the Peter Hammill albums Fool's Mate (drums) and In Camera (percussion). In 1973, Whitehead moved to Los Angeles
Paul_Whitehead
British science fiction writer
ISBN 9781509868568 World Walkers (2024) ISBN 9781035037988 Mindgames: Fool's Mate (1992) ISBN 1-983095-17-6 The Parasite (1996) ISBN 1-983095-02-8 Cowl
Neal_Asher
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Sicilian_Defence
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Queen's_Gambit
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
White's back rank. 36. Bf1!! Rd2 If Black plays 36… Qxf1??, White can force mate: 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ Qe2 39. Qxe2#. If 36…Qd5??, 37. Qc1# follows. 37.
Kasparov's_Immortal
List of songs that verbally attack another person
Song by Nino Man". Complex. July 16, 2026. Retrieved July 16, 2026. "Fool's Mate (Fat Joe, Jadakiss & Jim Jones Diss) – Song by 38 Spesh". Complex. July
List_of_diss_tracks
English actor
Romance on the Orient Express Alex Woodward Wetherby Mike Langdon 1989 Fool's Mate Nikos Mitradis 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Jack Travis 1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja
Stuart_Wilson_(actor)
Chess opening
From's Gambit is 2.g4??, since Black will respond with 2...Qh4#—the Fool's mate. After the symmetrical response 1...f5, an aggressive response is 2.e4
Bird's_Opening
Chess opening
White then blunders by taking the rook on h8, a common beginner mistake, mate in four follows: 8...Qf4+ 9.Ke2 (9.Kd3 Nb4+ 10.Ke2 Qf2#) Qf2+ 10.Kd3 Nb4+
Traxler_Counterattack
1973 studio album by Peter Hammill
The cover was designed by Paul Whitehead, who also was the artist for Fool's Mate as well as sleeves for Van der Graaf Generator (The Least We Can Do is
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Chameleon_in_the_Shadow_of_the_Night
Japanese musician (1981–2024)
Magazine (in Japanese). 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-17. "Fool's Mate magazine, 322". Fool's Mate (in Japanese). August 2008. "the Gazette のベーシスト Reita が死去"
Reita
Chess opening
After 6...Kxf7, play usually continues 7.Qf3+ Ke6 (7...Kg8?? leads to a mate in 3 after 8.Bxd5+ while other moves immediately lose the knight on d5) 8
Fried_Liver_Attack
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Mechanical_Turk
Game piece for playing chess
than a queen if a particular angle is required for a mating attack, such as certain smothered mates. The humble pawn becomes more and more valuable the
Chess_piece
Chess opening
this line. Black must also beware of the quick mating trap for White, 5.Qe2 Ngf6?? 6.Nd6# (smothered mate), but after 5...Ndf6, Black enjoys a solid position
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess piece
A king and two bishops on opposite-colored squares, however, can force mate. Knights and bishops are each worth about three pawns. This means bishops
Bishop_(chess)
System of points scoring in the game of chess
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Chess_scoring
Chess game played in London in 1851
an advantageous position can give mate. The continuation's mating position is a model mate, a strong form of pure mate (i.e. all of the attacker's remaining
Immortal_Game
Open-source online chess platform
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Lichess
Humorous chess puzzle
composition), however, because 1.Kd2 also forces mate in eight moves. But this problem was not intended to be a sound mate in eight, and was instead intended to
Joke_chess_problem
hoaxes into its products on April Fools' Day, which takes place on April 1. The company ceased performing April Fools jokes in 2020 due to the COVID-19
List of Google April Fools' Day jokes
List_of_Google_April_Fools'_Day_jokes
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
List_of_chess_grandmasters
Internet chess server
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Chess.com
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
King's_Indian_Defence
Chess opening
the opening in the late 1950s, titled Vom Ersten Zug An Auf Matt! (Toward Mate From The First Move!), with most of the published analysis devoted to the
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
London_System
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-colored
Romantic_chess
Honorific title in Indian state Odisha
and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7. Frodsham, J. D. (20 August 2014). Fool's Mate (in German). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5.
Behera_(title)
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Sveshnikov_Variation
Verre The Glass Castle Un passant Uncredited 1956 Le coup du Berger Fool's Mate Un invité à la fête Uncredited 1956 La Sonate à Kreutzer Ami journaliste
Jean-Luc_Godard_filmography
Overview of and topical guide to chess
blocked by friendly pieces. Fool's mate – shortest possible checkmate, on Black's second move. It is rare in practice. Scholar's mate – checkmate in as few
Outline_of_chess
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Queen's_Indian_Defense
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
List of codes used to classify chess openings
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
List_of_ECO_codes
Japanese rock band
マリリン・マンソン:NKホール決戦 (Marilyn Manson vs. Buck-Tick Middle Finger Battle!)". Fool's Mate (in Japanese) (december). Rock Press. "dropz Profile" (in Japanese).
Buck-Tick
Japanese visual kei rock band
March 1999. pp. 141–. Kanoh, Kazumi (March 1999). "Malice Mizer 緊急取材". Fool's Mate (in Japanese). Vol. 209. pp. 30–34. "GACKT愛と青春の日々". Top Band Hotline
Malice_Mizer
French filmmaker (1932–1984)
Year Title Role Notes 1956 Fool's Mate Party guest Uncredited La sonate à Kreutzer 1959 The 400 Blows Man in Funfair Uncredited 1963 À tout prendre Himself
François_Truffaut
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Catalan_Opening
French actor and director (1933–2007)
Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific
Jean-Claude_Brialy
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Scotch_Game
Chess pattern of development
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Fianchetto
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-colored
Grob's_Attack
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Albin_Countergambit
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-colored
Tennison_Gambit
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-colored
Scandinavian_Defense
Japanese heavy metal band
Retrieved December 19, 2013. 土屋京輔 (January 1, 2011). "迸る魂の生まるる理". Fool's Mate (315). FOOL'S MATE: 146–149. "スラドミ!". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
Onmyo-Za
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-colored
King's_Gambit
Chess opening
(Lewis Gambit) 3.f4 (Stein Gambit) 3.Qe2 (Lopez Variation) 3.Qh5 (Scholar's mate attempt) 2...Nc6 3.Nf3 (Italian Game, by transposition) 3.Nc3 (Vienna Game
Bishop's_Opening
1997 studio album by Laputa
with the Nagoya kei style. Fool's Mate stated that Emadara has a hard to describe style. In an interview with Fool's Mate, vocalist Aki said he wrote
Emadara
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Slav_Defense
Japanese Nagoya kei rock band
(1999-10-27). Laputa―from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax). FOOL’S MATE extrax. FOOL’S MATE. ISBN 978-4-938716-18-9. Archived from the original
Laputa_(band)
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-colored
Zukertort_Opening
Chess opening
c3, it has ensnared many chess novices and can provide a quick and easy mate against players unfamiliar with the line. 3...f5 (Rousseau Gambit). White
Italian_Game
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Berlin_Defence
2022 video game
a "roguelite deck defence that's a blast with a mate." Romano, Sal (15 August 2022). "Ship of Fools launches November 22". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 June
Ship_of_Fools_(video_game)
Chess piece
the enemy position and deliver an early checkmate, such as the scholar's mate. Early queen attacks are rare in high-level chess, but there are some openings
Queen_(chess)
Musical artist
Kiyoharu, with his vocal style inspired by him. In the April 2011 issue of Fool's Mate magazine, he said he became a fan after a friend introduced him to the
Mao_(Japanese_singer)
Japanese rock band
Boku ~Shimobe~ (August 1, 2001) Sachi Hasegawa Aliene Ma'riage Interview Fools Mate Vol 219, Jan 2000 pg 107 Review of Les Soirée Yoru no Butoukai/Senrei
Aliene_Ma'riage
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Réti_Opening
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
Chess opening
the Centre DeFirmian, Nick and Walter Korn, Modern Chess Openings, 1990 M-Mate Chess. ISBN 0-8129-1730-8. Referred to as the Two Pawns Attack in lines 28–30
Alekhine's_Defence
Japanese heavy metal band
27, 1999). Laputa—from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax) (in Japanese). FOOL'S MATE. p. 84. ISBN 4-938716-18-6. "MARY'S BLOOD – An Interview
Seikima-II
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Danish_Gambit
Smith Trap Siberian Trap Vienna Gambit: Würzburger Trap Gambit Fool's mate Scholar's mate Swindle (chess) Horowitz, I. A. (1971). All About Chess. New York:
List_of_chess_traps
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Nimzowitsch–Larsen_Attack
Reference work on chess openings
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Jaenisch_Gambit
Italian chess player and writer
example: The Fooles Mate. Black Kings Bishops pawne one house. White Kings pawne one house. Black kings knights pawne two houses White Queen gives Mate at the
Gioachino_Greco
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Smith–Morra_Gambit
Fictional character from Only Fools and Horses
character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and its prequel Rock & Chips. He was played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools and Horses and Lewis Osbourne
Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)
Trigger_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
1984 studio album by Peter Hammill
Could" The Future Now 4:58 7. "Vision" Fool's Mate 3:14 8. "Don't Tell Me" Enter k 4:38 9. "The Birds" Fool's Mate 3:35 10. "This Side of the Looking Glass"
The Love Songs (Peter Hammill album)
The_Love_Songs_(Peter_Hammill_album)
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Correspondence_chess
Japanese heavy metal/hard rock band
September 29, 2016. 『Laputa―from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax)』、 FOOL’S MATE、1999、ISBN 4938716186 Briony Edwards (August 29, 2018). "Esprit
Dead_End_(band)
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Alapin_Variation
Chess opening
Theory table List of chess gambits Irregular Bongcloud Attack Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Queen's_Gambit_Declined
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