Chess Opening Theory/1. f3/1...e5/2. g4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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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%.
References
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2. Nf3
2. Other
1. e4 ...other:
2. other
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch defence
Dutch defence
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox