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Fastest checkmate in the game of chess
The fool's mate is the fastest checkmate in chess delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It arises from the following
Fool's_mate
1971 studio album by Peter Hammill
Fool's Mate is the debut solo album by Peter Hammill of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. The title is both a chess and tarot reference.
Fool's_Mate_(album)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fool's mate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The fool's mate is the quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess. Fool's mate may also refer
Fool's_mate_(disambiguation)
Ending goal in chess
describe chess moves. A mate may occur in as few as two moves on one side with all of the pieces still on the board (as in fool's mate, in the opening phase
Checkmate
Chess patterns
article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. In Anastasia's mate, a knight and rook team up to trap the opposing king between the side of
Checkmate_pattern
Checkmate position
In chess, scholar's mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: e4 e5 Qh5 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6?? Qxf7# The same mating pattern may be reached
Scholar's_mate
Traditional Paraguayan and Argentine drink
Mate (/ˈmɑːteɪ/ MAH-tay; Spanish: mate [ˈmate], Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmatʃi]) is a traditional Paraguayan, Argentine, Uruguayan and Brazilian caffeine-rich
Mate_(drink)
Chess variant
Wildebeest chess is a chess variant created by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1987. The Wildebeest board is 11×10 squares. Besides the standard chess pieces
Wildebeest_chess
English musician (born 1946)
der Graaf Generator 1971 : Pawn Hearts : Van der Graaf Generator 1971 : Fools Mate : Peter Hammill 1971 : Septober Energy : Centipede 1972 : Blueprint :
Robert_Fripp
1956 French film
Fool's Mate (French: Le Coup du berger) is a 1956 short film directed by Jacques Rivette. It stars Virginie Vitry as a wife cheating on her husband Jean
Fool's_Mate_(1956_film)
1989 film
Fool's Mate (German: Zugzwang) is a 1989 West German drama film by the director Mathieu Carrière. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section
Fool's_Mate_(1989_film)
Online Arena. Fool's mate The shortest possible chess game ending in mate: 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4# (or minor variations on this). forced mate A sequence of
Glossary_of_chess
Chess opening
to the fool's mate: 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4#. Of all of White's legal moves after 1.f3 e5, only one allows mate in one, while another, 2.h3, allows mate in two:
Barnes_Opening
Chess variant played on two boards
a legal move on board A. Therefore, it is checkmate. Another form of fool's mate: 1. e4 d6 2. Bc4 Qxd2?? 3. Bb5# And another: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6?? 3
Alice_chess
British actress (born 1950)
Roberta Gillian 1987 Flowers in the Attic Corinne Dollanganger 1989 Fool's Mate Alice Gordon 1990 The Handmaid's Tale Aunt Lydia 1990 Whispers Hilary
Victoria_Tennant
Chess opening
Opening Other List of ECO codes Theory table List of chess gambits Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
King's_Indian_Attack
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
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Mechanical_Turk
Commercial chess variant
the fool may prevent this ("indirect capture"), by moving a different type of piece out of the way instead. If there are extra opponent's fools from
Omega_Chess
List of episodes of the BBC sitcom
- Only Fools and Horses - BBC". YouTube. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2016. "Only Fools and Horses
List of Only Fools and Horses episodes
List_of_Only_Fools_and_Horses_episodes
Chess variant
Mate in 2 by Pal Benko Solution: 1.Qj10+ Kxj10 2.h8=C#
Grand_Chess
Open-source online chess platform
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Lichess
Chess opening
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Sicilian_Defence
Category of Japanese musicians
(27 October 1999). Laputa―from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax). FOOL'S MATE. ISBN 4-938716-18-6. 市川哲史(ICHIKAWA Tetsushi); 藤谷千明(FUJITANI
Visual_kei
1997 studio album by Laputa
with the Nagoya kei style. Fool's Mate stated that Emadara has a hard to describe style. In an interview with Fool's Mate, vocalist Aki said he wrote
Emadara
Chess piece
A king and two bishops on opposite-colored squares, however, can force mate. Knights and bishops are each worth about three pawns. This means bishops
Bishop_(chess)
Chess opening
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Queen's_Gambit
British painter and graphic artist
Whitehead is also credited as a performer on the Peter Hammill albums Fool's Mate (drums) and In Camera (percussion). In 1973, Whitehead moved to Los Angeles
Paul_Whitehead
British science fiction writer
ISBN 9781509868568 World Walkers (2024) ISBN 9781035037988 Mindgames: Fool's Mate (1992) ISBN 1-983095-17-6 The Parasite (1996) ISBN 1-983095-02-8 Cowl
Neal_Asher
English musician and recording artist (born 1948)
album, The Aerosol Grey Machine. Hammill's first real solo album was Fool's Mate (1971), containing songs from the early (1967/68) Van der Graaf Generator
Peter_Hammill
Chess opening
After 6...Kxf7, play usually continues 7.Qf3+ Ke6 (7...Kg8?? leads to a mate in 3 after 8.Bxd5+ while other moves immediately lose the knight on d5) 8
Fried_Liver_Attack
Chess game played by Garry Kasparov
White's back rank. 36. Bf1!! Rd2 If Black plays 36… Qxf1??, White can force mate: 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ Qe2 39. Qxe2#. If 36…Qd5??, 37. Qc1# follows. 37.
Kasparov's_Immortal
Japanese musician (1981–2024)
Magazine (in Japanese). 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-17. "Fool's Mate magazine, 322". Fool's Mate (in Japanese). August 2008. "the Gazette のベーシスト Reita が死去"
Reita
Chess opening
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London_System
Internet chess server
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Chess.com
Chess opening
From's Gambit is 2.g4??, since Black will respond with 2...Qh4#—the Fool's mate. After the symmetrical response 1...f5, an aggressive response is 2.e4
Bird's_Opening
Game piece for playing chess
than a queen if a particular angle is required for a mating attack, such as certain smothered mates. The humble pawn becomes more and more valuable the
Chess_piece
English actor
Romance on the Orient Express Alex Woodward Wetherby Mike Langdon 1989 Fool's Mate Nikos Mitradis 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Jack Travis 1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja
Stuart_Wilson_(actor)
Chess piece
the enemy position and deliver an early checkmate, such as the scholar's mate. Early queen attacks are rare in high-level chess, but there are some openings
Queen_(chess)
Chess opening
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King's_Gambit
Chess opening
Bf6 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21. Bxh6 Ne5 (21...gxh6 22.Rd6 Qe8 23.Rxf6 Nxf6 24.Qg3+ mates on g7) 22. Qe4 Nc6 23. Qf3 Ne5? (23...gxh6 24.Rd6 Qe5 25.Nxh6+ Kg7 26.Nf5+
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess opening
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King's_Indian_Defence
Chess opening
White then blunders by taking the rook on h8, a common beginner mistake, mate in four follows: 8...Qf4+ 9.Ke2 (9.Kd3 Nb4+ 10.Ke2 Qf2#) Qf2+ 10.Kd3 Nb4+
Traxler_Counterattack
List of codes used to classify chess openings
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List_of_ECO_codes
Chess opening
the opening in the late 1950s, titled Vom Ersten Zug An Auf Matt! (Toward Mate From The First Move!), with most of the published analysis devoted to the
Blackmar–Diemer_Gambit
Japanese rock band
マリリン・マンソン:NKホール決戦 (Marilyn Manson vs. Buck-Tick Middle Finger Battle!)". Fool's Mate (in Japanese) (december). Rock Press. "dropz Profile" (in Japanese).
Buck-Tick
Chess opening
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Smith–Morra_Gambit
Fictional character from Only Fools and Horses
character in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses and its prequel Rock & Chips. He was played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools and Horses and Lewis Osbourne
Trigger (Only Fools and Horses)
Trigger_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)
1973 studio album by Peter Hammill
The cover was designed by Paul Whitehead, who also was the artist for Fool's Mate as well as sleeves for Van der Graaf Generator (The Least We Can Do is
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Chameleon_in_the_Shadow_of_the_Night
Chess opening
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Albin_Countergambit
Chess opening
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Danish_Gambit
Chess opening
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Queen's_Indian_Defense
French filmmaker (1932–1984)
Year Title Role Notes 1956 Fool's Mate Party guest Uncredited La sonate à Kreutzer 1959 The 400 Blows Man in Funfair Uncredited 1963 À tout prendre Himself
François_Truffaut
Chess game played in London in 1851
an advantageous position can give mate. The continuation's mating position is a model mate, a strong form of pure mate (i.e. all of the attacker's remaining
Immortal_Game
Chess opening
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Tennison_Gambit
System of points scoring in the game of chess
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Chess_scoring
Chess opening
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Grob's_Attack
Japanese rock band
Boku ~Shimobe~ (August 1, 2001) Sachi Hasegawa Aliene Ma'riage Interview Fools Mate Vol 219, Jan 2000 pg 107 Review of Les Soirée Yoru no Butoukai/Senrei
Aliene_Ma'riage
Japanese heavy metal band
27, 1999). Laputa—from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax) (in Japanese). FOOL'S MATE. p. 84. ISBN 4-938716-18-6. "MARY'S BLOOD – An Interview
Seikima-II
Verre The Glass Castle Un passant Uncredited 1956 Le coup du Berger Fool's Mate Un invité à la fête Uncredited 1956 La Sonate à Kreutzer Ami journaliste
Jean-Luc_Godard_filmography
Chess opening
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Pirc_Defence
French actor and director (1933–2007)
Brialy acted in his first role in the short film Le coup du berger (Fool's Mate) by Jacques Rivette. By the late 1950s, he'd become one of the most prolific
Jean-Claude_Brialy
Musical artist
Japanese). Vol. 38. p. 117. Sugie, Yuki (February 1996). "PRIDE OF MIND". Fool's Mate (in Japanese). Vol. 172. p. 146. "VnnCloseUp: PRIDE OF MIND". Vicious
Klaha
Chess opening
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Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Dragon
Sicilian_Defence,_Accelerated_Dragon
Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 April 2025. "Diane Langton dies aged 77: Only Fools and Horses fame to Hollyoaks' Nana McQueen". Manchester Evening News. 15
2025_in_film
Chess opening
Qxe5? Bh6! wins for Black) Kg8 7.Ng5!? (hoping for 7...Qxg5?? 8.Qxd5+ and mate the next move, Qd7!, with a large advantage for Black in view of having the
Vienna_Game
Chess opening
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Berlin_Defence
Chess opening
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Catalan_Opening
Chess opening
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Slav_Defense
Japanese Nagoya kei rock band
(1999-10-27). Laputa―from the cradle to the grave 1999 (Fool's Mate extrax). FOOL’S MATE extrax. FOOL’S MATE. ISBN 978-4-938716-18-9. Archived from the original
Laputa_(band)
Chess opening
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Réti_Opening
Japanese visual kei rock band
March 1999. pp. 141–. Kanoh, Kazumi (March 1999). "Malice Mizer 緊急取材". Fool's Mate (in Japanese). Vol. 209. pp. 30–34. "GACKT愛と青春の日々". Top Band Hotline
Malice_Mizer
Chess opening
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Scandinavian_Defense
Chess opening
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Scotch_Game
Honorific title in Indian state Odisha
and Present. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-706-7. Frodsham, J. D. (20 August 2014). Fool's Mate (in German). AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-8710-5.
Behera_(title)
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
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Romantic_chess
by Van der Graaf Generator, see Van der Graaf Generator discography. Fool's Mate (July 1971) Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night (May 1973) The Silent
Peter_Hammill_discography
Chess opening
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Philidor_Defence
Musical artist
Kiyoharu, with his vocal style inspired by him. In the April 2011 issue of Fool's Mate magazine, he said he became a fan after a friend introduced him to the
Mao_(Japanese_singer)
Overview of and topical guide to chess
blocked by friendly pieces. Fool's mate – shortest possible checkmate, on Black's second move. It is rare in practice. Scholar's mate – checkmate in as few
Outline_of_chess
Chess opening
c3, it has ensnared many chess novices and can provide a quick and easy mate against players unfamiliar with the line. 3...f5 (Rousseau Gambit). White
Italian_Game
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Opening Other List of ECO codes Theory table List of chess gambits Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Correspondence_chess
Chess opening
Opening Other List of ECO codes Theory table List of chess gambits Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Jaenisch_Gambit
Chess pattern of development
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Fianchetto
Japanese band
co-headlining show with Deadman. On December 28, they performed at Fool's Mate magazine's Beauti-fool's Fest. The performance was later released on DVD. On January
The_Gazette_(band)
British actor
Tiny Green Balls: Tom Bennett On Playing the Fool". The Observer. Retrieved 10 October 2018. "Only Fools and Horses West End cast revealed | WhatsOnStage"
Tom_Bennett_(actor)
Japanese musician (1964–1998)
republish interviews he gave to magazines such as Rockin'On Japan and Fool's Mate. On May 26, a documentary film titled Hurry Go Round was released in
Hide_(musician)
Chess opening
Opening Other List of ECO codes Theory table List of chess gambits Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Nimzowitsch_Defence
Finding an optimal algorithm for playing chess
theoretical chess endings have been found. The longest seven-piece example is a mate-in-549 position discovered in the Lomonosov tablebase by Guy Haworth, ignoring
Solving_chess
Topics referred to by the same term
1998 album Open "Vision", a song by Peter Hammill from his 1971 album Fool's Mate "Vision", a song by Psapp from their 2019 album Tourists "The Vision"
Vision
Chess opening
(Lewis Gambit) 3.f4 (Stein Gambit) 3.Qe2 (Lopez Variation) 3.Qh5 (Scholar's mate attempt) 2...Nc6 3.Nf3 (Italian Game, by transposition) 3.Nc3 (Vienna Game
Bishop's_Opening
Chess tournament
ahead into the quarterfinals but lost momentum after missing an elementary mate in two against Bulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev, instead blundering stalemate;
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
positional battle ahead. The Yugoslav Attack (9.Bc4) often features race-to-mate pawn storms on opposite sides of the board. The purpose of Bc4 is to prevent
Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation
Chess opening
Opening Other List of ECO codes Theory table List of chess gambits Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Benko_Gambit
Reference work on chess openings
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Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Chess opening
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Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Alapin_Variation
Chess opening
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Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Sveshnikov_Variation
Chess variant native to China
shortest possible xiangqi game (analogously to Fool's Mate), written in each of the three notations: Black is mated and therefore loses. Red's cannon cannot
Xiangqi
Chess opening
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Zukertort_Opening
Chess opening
Opening Other List of ECO codes Theory table List of chess gambits Fool's mate Scholar's mate Endgames Bishop and knight checkmate King and pawn vs. king Opposite-coloured
Dutch_Defence
Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
Positional preparation creates the opportunity for a swift attack leading to mate on the 29th move. Steinitz vs. Curt von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895, Italian
Wilhelm_Steinitz
FOOLS MATE
FOOLS MATE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Foulks.Americanized spelling of German Fuchs.
Surname or Lastname
English and northern Irish
English and northern Irish : possibly from a diminutive of the nickname totte ‘simpleton’, ‘fool’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Foot.
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Kenyan
Wizards Tools; From Kikuyu
Boy/Male
Biblical
The fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from a diminutive of Old French folet ‘fool’.Irish : unexplained; possibly a variant of Phelan, itself a variant of Whelan.Swedish and Danish : from a short form of Follinius, a humanistic name of unexplained origin.
Biblical
strength; fool; senseless
Boy/Male
Biblical
Fool, senseless.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Mattathias, MATEUSZ means "gift of God."
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Arthur's fool.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Arthur's fool.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wool.
Biblical
fool; senseless
Girl/Female
Biblical
Strength, fool, senseless.
Biblical
the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly
Male
English
English form of French Jules, JOOLS means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Jules, JOOLS means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Male
Arthurian
, king Arthur's fool.
Male
Arthurian
, king Arthur's fool.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A fool.
FOOLS MATE
FOOLS MATE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Son
Biblical
my iniquity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vajreshwari | வஜà¯à®°à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°à¯€
Buddhist Goddess
Boy/Male
Indian
Someone with two beautiful eyes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Venters.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : patronymic from Hodkin, a pet form of Hugh, or Hodgkin, a pet form of Hodge.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
More glorious more illustrious
Girl/Female
Indian
Merciful, Companionate, To have mercy upon
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
A knight.
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Turkish
As Beautiful as the Moon
FOOLS MATE
FOOLS MATE
FOOLS MATE
FOOLS MATE
FOOLS MATE
a.
Begotten by a fool.
n.
A house or shelter for fowls.
n.
A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; -- commonly called gooseberry fool.
imp. & p. p.
of Fool
n.
A fool; a blockhead.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fool
n.
A fool; a simpleton.
v. t.
To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money.
n.
A great fool; a trifler.
n.
One who foils or frustrates.
a.
A fool; an idiot.
n.
A philosophical or learned fool.
n.
The fool's club.
n.
That which refrigerates or cools.
v. t.
To swallow; -- said of fowls.
n.
A simpleton; a fool.
n.
Hence, a jester, a fool.
v. i.
To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.
n.
A collection of fowls roosting together.
n.
A simpleton; a fool.