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Does the fools mate really work? I mean like really really work... Other than a person who made a puzzle trying to find a mate in less moves than the scholars mate... How many times can you actually find some1 you can pull a fools mate on??? So back to my main question... Does it really work??

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I've done it.


It was funny, because he really wasn't a total idiot when it came to chess.

He stared at the board for a while and then put the pieces back.

xD

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I accumulated a lot of wins using this opening. But that was on my Nintendo DS, in wi-fi Chess in Clubhouse Games against other DS users. Keep in mind that a majority of DS users are kids to teens, so they were at best novice players that fell for my leet opening. 🙂

EDIT.. whoops, forget what I said. I switched Fools mate with Scholar's mate. Scholar's mate is the opening I won a lot with on the DS. Fool's mate, never came up 🙂

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oh?

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Originally posted by azalin76
I've done it.


It was funny, because he really wasn't a total idiot when it came to chess.

He stared at the board for a while and then put the pieces back.

xD
do you have this game on you?

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Originally posted by azalin76
I've done it.


It was funny, because he really wasn't a total idiot when it came to chess.

He stared at the board for a while and then put the pieces back.

xD
ooo..... put the pieces back nvm

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Originally posted by range blasts
Does the fools mate really work? I mean like really really work... Other than a person who made a puzzle trying to find a mate in less moves than the scholars mate... How many times can you actually find some1 you can pull a fools mate on??? So back to my main question... Does it really work??
It works when your opponent makes specific bad moves.

For example:

1. e4 f6 2. d4 g5 3. Qh5#

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Originally posted by lausey
It works when your opponent makes specific bad moves.

For example:

1. e4 f6 2. d4 g5 3. Qh5#
A slightly more subtle line from the 2. Bg5 Dutch

1 d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. e4

and now gxh4?? or fxe4?? allows 5. Qh5#

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Ooo I c!

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The faster:

1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4#

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Originally posted by range blasts
Does the fools mate really work? I mean like really really work... Other than a person who made a puzzle trying to find a mate in less moves than the scholars mate... How many times can you actually find some1 you can pull a fools mate on??? So back to my main question... Does it really work??
I've won dozens of games with it

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http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006/12/create-your-own-clever-caption.html 😉

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
I've won dozens of games with it
serious?!

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Originally posted by range blasts
serious?!
no, not against any real competition. Playing against novices, I am sure you could win a few times. It is not a viable option in 99.9% of the cases. I must be served up to you on a plate....you cannot force it to happen.

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