Dumbest checkmate.

Logic Level 2

What is the minimum number of moves to checkmate in chess?

Assumptions:

  • The checkmate position could either be White or Black.
  • Every one move made by White or Black is consider one move. Ex: e 4 \displaystyle e4 is one move, e 4 , e 5 \displaystyle e4, e5 are two moves.

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The answer is 4.

Adam Phúc Nguyễn by Adam Phúc Nguyễn , 20, Vietnam

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1 solution

The minimum moves to checkmate in chess, is also known as the Fool's mate . Those are the moves:

  1. f 3 , e 5 \displaystyle f3, e5

  2. g 4 , Q h 4 \displaystyle g4, Qh4

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You haven't shown that this is indeed the shortest, i.e. you can't do it in 3 moves or less.

Ivan Koswara - 5 years, 9 months ago

I think you've copied your solution from here ... 😝

Akhil Bansal - 5 years, 9 months ago

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No problem. He has already mentioned the source :)

Nihar Mahajan - 5 years, 9 months ago

The link at the word "Fool's mate". Click on it.

Adam Phúc Nguyễn - 5 years, 9 months ago

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