Fool's mate Fool's mate In chess, Fool's Mate, also known as the Two-Move Checkmate, is the checkmate in the fewest possible number of moves from the start of the game. This can be achieved only by Black, who can deliver checkmate on move 2 with the queen. Fool's Mate received its name because it can only occur if White commits an extraordinary blunder. Even among rank beginners, the mate almost never occurs in practice. An example of Fool's Mate consists of the moves: resulting in the position shown. The pattern can have slight variations; Black could play ...e6 or ...e5, and White
Alice Chess on the opposite board is occupied. (In that case, the transfer portion of the move is omitted.) By Michael O'Donohue (2003). Black starts out on board B; transfers are optional; non-pawn pieces may make "zero" moves (and may capture in so doing); a king is checked when an opposing piece sits on the king's zero square; mate must cover the king's ability to flee via a zero move. By Jed Stone (1981). Parton also introduced a smaller, 8x4 version of Alice Chess (see diagram). He also observed that Alice Chess can be played using "three" boards instead of two. (Players