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#1 · Checkmate in 2

Checkmate in 2 moves #1

The Fool's Mate — the fastest checkmate in chess · Barnes Opening (A00)

Black

White

Checkmate in two moves. Episode one of a new series: the fastest checkmates in chess, from two moves all the way up to ten. This is the fastest one possible — and White walks into it all by himself.

The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.

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