Scholar's mate Bibliography Scholar's mate In chess, Scholar's Mate is the checkmate achieved by the following moves, or similar: The same mating pattern may be reached by various move orders. For example, White might play 2.Qh5, or Black might play 2...Bc5. In all variations, the basic idea is the same: the queen and bishop combine in a simple mating attack on f7 (or f2 if Black is performing the mate). Scholar's Mate is sometimes referred to as the "Four-Move Checkmate", although there are other ways to checkmate in four moves. Unlike Fool's Mate, which rarely occurs at any level, games ending in
Seirawan chess the elephant on b1 (see diagram). Seirawan has expressed dissatisfaction with the name "Seirawan chess", noting that the variant was a joint development with friend Bruce Harper. The name SHARPER chess (a combination of the names Seirawan and Harper) has been suggested. Seirawan has also used the term S-Chess when discussing the game. Seirawan chess Seirawan chess (also SHARPER chess or S-Chess), is a chess variant invented by American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan and Bruce Harper in 2007. It is played on the standard 8×8 board and uses two new pieces, the "hawk" (which moves like a knight or a bishop)