1. Quick Checkmates & Stopping Them
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Quick Checkmates & Stopping Them
by Joseph L. Bell
© 2011

2. Two Quick Checkmates Fool’s Mate Scholar’s Mate Chess Merit Badge
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3. 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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4. 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 !
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5. 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
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6. Questions ?
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