6th lesson: Perpetual check, "Fool`s mate", "scholar`s mate"

Now i want to show you 2 examples of "perpetual check" and two cases of checkmate for those you have to watch out, but practically they will not happen.

Perpetual check: (A case of draw even though one player has material adwantage.)

first example:                                       second example:

Fool`s mate: When you have learnt a little chess, you`ll understand why this mate has got that name!

1. f3...e6, 2. g4...Qh4#. Please never play so foolish with white!:-)

Another kind of "early mate" : "scholar`s mate":

now another case of "early mate"

scholar`s mate: 4 versions:

1.                       2.                             3.                              4.

1. e4...e5            1. e4...e5                   1. e4...e5                   1. e4...e5

2. Bc4...d6          2. Bc4...d6                 2. Qh5...Nc6               2. Bc4...Nc6

3. Qh5...Nf6        3. Qf3...Nc6               3. Bc4... Nf6               3. Qf3..Nd4

4. Q x f7#           4. Q x f7#                       4. Q x f7#                  4. Q x f7#

1st example:                                           2nd example:

3rd example:                                                                  4th example:

Please note: Expect never that someone plays so bad that these situations will happen; they are examples how to play not!

This was the sixt lesson, please answer to the polls for this lesson as your assignment in our  (forum)          Lesson 7