fool's mate

Summary

fool's mate is a checkmate pattern^[1]. It draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (checkmate_pattern category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• fool's mate's image is recorded as AnimECHECS-Le-mat-du-Sot2.gif^[3].
• fool's mate's instance of is recorded as checkmate pattern^[4].
• fool's mate's subclass of is recorded as checkmate^[5].
• fool's mate's subclass of is recorded as chess game^[6].
• fool's mate's part of is recorded as chess terminology^[7].
• fool's mate's sport is recorded as chess^[8].
• fool's mate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02br0f^[9].
• fool's mate's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://chess.stackexchange.com/tags/fools-mate^[10].
• fool's mate's has characteristic is recorded as blunder^[11].
• fool's mate's different from is recorded as scholar's mate^[12].
• fool's mate's Quora topic ID is recorded as Fools-Mate^[13].
• fool's mate's Portable Game Notation is recorded as f3 e5^[14].
• fool's mate's Portable Game Notation is recorded as g4 Qh4#^[15].

Why It Matters

fool's mate draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (checkmate_pattern category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]