Scholar's Mate

Scholar's Mate is the checkmate achieved by the moves:

1.  e4  e5

2. Qh5 Nc6

3. Bc4 Nf6

4. Qxf7#




** The moves might vary, but, mate similar to this can be considered to be scholar's mate.

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Fool's Mate

Fools mate is the quickest possible checkmate that can occur in chess. Fools mate only occurs when a player plays very weakly. The moves that occur are

1.f3 e5

2.g4 Qh4#

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