What is "Fool's Mate" and "Scholar's Mate" 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 movie with the queen.
Fool's Mate received its name because it can only occur if White commits an extraordinary blunder. Even among rank beginners, this checkmate rarely occurs in practice.
Scholar's Mate is sometimes referred to as the "four-move checkmate", although there are other ways to checkmate in four moves.
Scholar's Mate is one of the most well-known checkmating patterns among chess players. It ends the game after only four moves by attacking the weak f-pawn with a bishop and a queen. The f7-pawn is considered weak because it is solely defended by the king, and for this reason, it is a common target in many opening traps.
