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Sort: thanvisri Apr 13, 2021 0 #1

Is it possible to win chess in 2 moves from the starting of the game ?

Sparkly_Sparkles Apr 13, 2021 0 #2

In chess, Fool's Mate, also known as the "two-move checkmate", is the checkmate delivered after the fewest possible moves from the game's starting position. It can be achieved only by Black, giving checkmate on the second move with the queen. ... Even among rank beginners, this checkmate rarely occurs in practice.

iamdecentking Apr 13, 2021 0 #3 Yes true what sparky said Arnaut10 Apr 13, 2021 0 #4

Yes, you can but only if your opponent allows it.

no0blit Apr 13, 2021 0 #5

yes it is called a fools mate its a mate where you move pawns in a way where you cant defend from queen or bishop 

shadowarcher28 Apr 13, 2021 0 #6

you do two moves and resign or do Scandinavian + king up or do fools mate 

shadowarcher28 Apr 13, 2021 0 #7

wait nvm thats three

Toviya Apr 13, 2021 0 #8

 

I actually got to play this one time.

blueemu Jul 29, 2022 0 #9

The shortest win for Black is two moves.

 

The shortest win for White is three moves.

tygxc Jul 29, 2022 0 #10

In chess960 it can be shorter.

blueemu Jul 29, 2022 0 #11    tygxc wrote:

In chess960 it can be shorter.

 

mejurist Jul 29, 2022 0 #12 You can resign on move 0. lfPatriotGames Jul 29, 2022 0 #13 blueemu wrote:

The shortest win for Black is two moves.

 

The shortest win for White is three moves.

The shortest traditional checkmate from the traditional starting position is two moves. As mejurist pointed out, not the shortest win though. 

Someone can win chess in two moves, one move, or even zero moves. 

thanvisri Jul 29, 2022 0 #14

Yes someone can win chess in zero moves if the opponent resigns

pheonixteddy Aug 6, 2022 0 #15

someone can lose chess by not playing.

tygxc Aug 6, 2022 0 #16

Here is a win in 1 move.https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1335872

Panno came to the board and then resigned out of protest about the playing time schedule.

gruisslay Oct 10, 2022 0 #17

I hope I can do this to someone!!!

Wits-end Oct 10, 2022 0 #18

Sometimes your opponent quits after his first move. Just saying…

emmanuelshusi Dec 9, 2022 0 #19 Two moves

 

AnRun Dec 9, 2022 0 #20

That's not checkmate. That's just check.

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