Not quite, but a couple of years ago I got to do a four-move checkmate against a player rated 928. (oh and welcome to the Chess.com forums :)
Here it is:
Fool's Mate
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kinda like my attempts but I scissor my bishop and queen to h6 covered by the bishop
I have used the Fool's Mate before. I played a game against someone almost a year ago and luckily I checkmated with the Fool's Mate. It was bloody brilliant!
I rarely try it any more, but did it once a few months ago, but the guy I was playing admittedly said he wasn't any good, he wanted to learn the game....all this after the fact....I felt bad, kinda. Bright side I said, you just learned fool's mate. I taught my dautgher the move and she's pretty savvy with it...but she trys it even when it's blocked...she thought it was going to work every time. LOL
i used it
f4 e6
g4 Dh5#
I love that. I was at a book store with a friend of mine and a local chess club was out front playing the public. Chester, yes Chester, walked up and played this little boy who WHIPPED him with the fool's mate, didn't even sit down, and didn't even smile at him as they shook hands. I laughed for about 10 minutes. :-D
Ya i know , no one falls for it anymore after everyone started publicising it!
Fool mate can turn against you. In the beginning i fallow the principes of the opening. It's more fun thinking creativily than try to checkmate youre opponent with some memorised moves. It only works for the beginners. My oppinion
Agreed, but you would be surprised whom else falls for such trickery. I've taught all my friends the openings for all quick mates (not to use mind you) but how to identify and counter because if you are caught you're open for a counter.
Yeah, I prefer to win a really long game than to win a 5 move game where I play for a quick checkmate. It is much more satisfying to outplay your opponent for a 50+ move game and "earn" the win rather than going for the quick swindle.
I hate to see so many parents/coaches teaching the scholastic children these checkmate tricks rather than teaching them logical opening ideas. If I ever become a chess coach I vow to rid the world of these quick checkmate tricks, hehe.
I hate to see so many parents/coaches teaching the scholastic children these checkmate tricks rather than teaching them logical opening ideas. If I ever become a chess coach I vow to rid the world of these quick checkmate tricks, hehe.
Good for you Matt. Man I'd love to teach/coach chess, much like my friend taught me over the years. On the other hand I'm content just playing for fun and beating those who think they're unbeatable. "Even better than winning is losing gracefully." Man do I love this game.
Fool mate only work against beginner. if palyed against strong player you will lose.
What do u think about this mate? I think it's more practical
w0w i never thought of that..nice one!
I also new player no idea about that
It's fine trying this out on beginners but beware, it will get you into trouble playing a stronger oppenent
I have a game based in the same check mate few days ago.
How can you "try" the fools mate? Isn't it a blunder for the opponent, and not a stategy. And unrelated, here a game I once played
I think itaibn has hit the nail on the head rather than regard it as a stratagy its best to regard it more as a blunder by the victim. I always regarded to be a direct blunder in the opening and not as has been shown above. This is I believe is commonly regarded as the sequence of moves resulting in Fool's Mate.
Has anyone used this or been been used by it, honestly! I've never been used by this opening, however I've used it a handful of times and it worked about 1% of the times. I'm new to forums BTW.