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Barnes Opening:Fool's Mate

1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4#

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White is checkmated

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The shortest possible game of chess. White’s two pawn moves open the diagonal to the king, and Black’s queen mates on the second move.

This position is reached in 4 moves: 1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4#. White is checkmated, so the game is over and no move follows.

Move by move

  1. 1. f3Barnes Opening
  2. 1... e5—
  3. 2. g4—
  4. 2... Qh4#Barnes Opening: Fool's Mate

Famous games through this position

Fool's MateThe fastest possible mate, move 2Two weak moves by White open the way for Black's queen: the game is over in four moves.

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