Beat the 4-move-mate crowd
The Wayward Queen punished — win her majesty in 8 · Wayward Queen Attack (C20)
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Everyone under a thousand rating has lost to the four-move checkmate. Today, that ends forever. This is the setup that doesn't just survive Scholar's Mate — it hunts the queen down and wins her. Three moves to remember: knight, pawn, knight.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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