Chess Opening Theory/1. f3/1...e5/2. g4
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Moves: 1. f3 e5 2. g4 |
Barnes Opening, Fool's mate[edit | edit source]
2. g4??[edit | edit source]
This move is a blunder (as can be seen by the ??), as it allows Black to immediately checkmate with 2...Qh4#. This is known as Fool's Mate. It is the fastest possible checkmate in a chess game.
Popular Moves[edit | edit source]
2...Qh4# 34%. 2...d5 24%. 2...Nc6 15%. 2...Bc5 8%. All other moves ~15%.