Quick Checkmates & Stopping Them Chess Merit Badge Quick Checkmates & Stopping Them by Joseph L. Bell © 2011
Two Quick Checkmates Fool’s Mate Scholar’s Mate Chess Merit Badge 7/20/2011
Fool’s Mate The moves for Fool’s Mate are: 1. g4 e5 2. f3 Qh5# 0-1 White created pawn weaknesses and developed no pieces Don’t do that ! Chess Merit Badge 7/20/2011
Scholar’s Mate The moves for Scholar’s Mate are: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Qxf7# 3. … g6 stops it ! Chess Merit Badge 7/20/2011
Practice: Set up the board and makes the moves for Fool’s Mate Set up the board and make the moves for Scholar’s Mate Chess Merit Badge 7/20/2011
Questions ? Chess Merit Badge 7/20/2011