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Chess Merit Badge. Quick Checkmates & Stopping Them. by Joseph L. Bell. © 2011. Two Quick Checkmates. Fool’s Mate Scholar’s Mate. 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 !.
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Chess Merit Badge Quick Checkmates & Stopping Them by Joseph L. Bell © 2011
Two Quick Checkmates • Fool’s Mate • Scholar’s Mate Chess Merit Badge
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
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
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
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