💀 Checkmate Patterns

💀 Scholar's Mate

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The 4-Move Checkmate

Scholar's Mate is the fastest common checkmate: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qh5 Nf6?? 4.Qxf7#. The Queen and Bishop team up on f7 — the weakest square in the starting position. Every beginner must know this!

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Lesson: 💀 Scholar's Mate