scholar's mate
The checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates…The checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).
Meaning
1 sensesThe checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).
Schäfermatt, Schäferzug, Schustermatt
де́тский ма́тdétskij mát
дитячий матdytjačyj mat
Translations
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Origin
First named and described in The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, a 1656 text by the English auFirst named and described in The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, a 1656 text by the English author Francis Beale.
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Forms
plural: scholar's mates| Singular | scholar's mate |
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See also
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