chess strategy

[e mag]

anyone know the strategy to win chess in only 4 or 5 moves? or maybe a site that will show me how.

[joshweinerhead]

i think the move is called the napoleon .. try google.com

[vf-xx]

It's called queen's opening. You move the pawn that would open up both the queen and a bishop to move. Then you basically target the one pawn that's diagonal from the king that both could target after one move each.

I'm not looking at a board right now so I can't be more specific.

[e mag]

I think that's it but i'm still having a little trouble finding it. I found one site but it's a little unclear, and most results don't have anything useful.

[e mag]

Originally posted by vf-xx
It's called queen's opening. You move the pawn that would open up both the queen and a bishop to move. Then you basically target the one pawn that's diagonal from the king that both could target after one move each.

I'm not looking at a board right now so I can't be more specific.

thanks, ill see what i can find. That seems about right though.

[Miscue]

Re: chess strategy

Originally posted by e mag
anyone know the strategy to win chess in only 4 or 5 moves? or maybe a site that will show me how.

You can mate in 2... but I would not call these silly mate traps strategies, they are completely useless against someone who knows the game. Spend your time learning an opening.

[Miscue]

Originally posted by vf-xx
It's called queen's opening. You move the pawn that would open up both the queen and a bishop to move. Then you basically target the one pawn that's diagonal from the king that both could target after one move each.

I'm not looking at a board right now so I can't be more specific.

No... the Queen's Pawn Opening just means that you start off with d4. A bishop move could be played, but there are numerous lines that do not involve following up d4 with a bishop.

The famous quick mates are "Fool's" or "Scholar's" mates... which are entirely useless.

[e mag]

Originally posted by Miscue

The famous quick mates are "Fool's" or "Scholar's" mates... which are entirely useless.

I know they aren't useful in a real game, just wanted to know them for fun.

[MarkM]

Re: Re: chess strategy

Originally posted by Miscue
You can mate in 2...

Wanna give the numbers for that, as the lowest I can tell is 4 moves, Pawn, Bishop, Queen and then Queen again..as said above usually called fools mate

[viper_ssc]

Check Mate in 2 moves

To checkmate in two moves you must be black


1) f3 e6 2) g4 Qh4++

[i_baked_cookies]

chess is stupid


play football

[MarkM]

Re: Check Mate in 2 moves

Originally posted by viper_ssc
To checkmate in two moves you must be black


1) f3 e6 2) g4 Qh4++

OK I will have to dig a board out but still don't see that in my minds eye. Reasoning being, as a knight can be moved out without a pawn moving but unchallenged will take at least 4 moves to check, so you have to release a queen or bishop and so a pawn will have to be moved and to get in a check position from the opening move of a pawn will still be 3 moves and that will only produce check not checkmate...being black is neither here nor there.

[Miscue]

Re: Re: Check Mate in 2 moves

Originally posted by MarkM


OK I will have to dig a board out but still don't see that in my minds eye. Reasoning being, as a knight can be moved out without a pawn moving but unchallenged will take at least 4 moves to check, so you have to release a queen or bishop and so a pawn will have to be moved and to get in a check position from the opening move of a pawn will still be 3 moves and that will only produce check not checkmate...being black is neither here nor there.

Check it out, there is most definitely a 2 move mate for black. 3 moves for white.

[MarkM]

Ok, well it will have to be later on today...it is after 5am for me so perhaps the brain isn't up to speed