Perform a Fool's Mate in Chess
Usually, checkmate occurs in the endgame of chess, after several turns by each player. However, this can be achieved in as little as two moves by performing the Fool's Mate. This is an extremely rare occurrence, but if you see this opportunity, take action to make a swift checkmate.
Steps
- 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.
- g4 e5
- White begins by moving the pawn on g2 up two spaces to g4. This will help open a path later in these directions.
- 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.
- f3 Qh4
- White moves the pawn on f2 up one space into f3, leaving one side of the king open for checkmate.
- 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.
Tips
- To rattle your opponent even more, call out checkmate in a bold way to show off your pride, but do not brag.
Warnings
- You need a hugely cooperative opponent or beginner to perform Fool's Mate, so it is not performed very often.
Things You'll Need
- A chess set
