How to Perform a Fool's Mate in Chess

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Usually, checkmate occurs in the endgame of chess, after many turns by each player. However, this can be achieved in as little as two moves by performing the Fool's Mate. Advance players will seldom fall for the Fool's Mate, but if you're playing a beginner or don't want to be bested by it, refer here.[1]
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Play black. In the rules of chess, white will always go first. If you were to be the one who goes first, this will take yet another move, or possibly four or five. EXPERT TIP Vitaly Neimer Vitaly Neimer International Chess Master Vitaly Neimer is an International Chess Master and Certified Professional Chess Coach with over 15 years of training experience. He has been a part of the United States' Webster SPICE national chess champion team and is also a two-time Israeli national chess champion. Vitaly Neimer Vitaly Neimer International Chess Master Fool’s mate is one of the most basic things you need to learn. It’s going to end up happening to you, so you can either try it yourself or somebody is going to try it against you. You should learn how to Fool’s Mate in your first year playing chess.

Begin to set up your strategy (g4 e5). Do a Fool's Mate in Chess Step 3.jpg White begins by moving the pawn on g2 up two spaces to g4. This will help open a path later in these directions. Do a Fool's Mate in Chess Step 4.jpg You counter by moving the pawn on e7 also two spaces up to e5. This creates a diagonal path towards the side of the board.

Set up your queen for checkmate (Move f3 Qh4). Do a Fool's Mate in Chess Step 6.jpgWhite moves the pawn on f2 up one space into f3, leaving one side of the king open for checkmate. Do a Fool's Mate in Chess Step 7.jpg Move your queen from d8 to h4 along the diagonal path.

Checkmate! Your move put white's king in check. White can not use any piece to move out of check, and if black were to move his king out into the queen's path, it would be an illegal move. The game is over with checkmate.