Back of Checkmate Patterns

Fool's mate - the shortest possible checkmate in a chess game. In a broader sense fool's mate is a checkmate delivered by a queen or (less commonly) a bishop along the unprotected diagonal h4-e1 or h5-e8 in the opening stage of the game.

Move piece

Chessboard as table

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8Rook BlackKnight BlackBishop BlackKing BlackBishop BlackKnight BlackRook Black
7Pawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn Black
6
5Pawn Black
4Pawn WhiteQueen Black
3Pawn White
2Pawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn White
1Rook WhiteKnight WhiteBishop WhiteQueen WhiteKing WhiteBishop WhiteKnight WhiteRook White

Pieces lists

Pieces White

  • King e1
  • Queen d1
  • Rook a1
  • Rook h1
  • Bishop c1
  • Bishop f1
  • Knight b1
  • Knight g1
  • Pawn a2
  • Pawn b2
  • Pawn c2
  • Pawn d2
  • Pawn e2
  • Pawn h2
  • Pawn f3
  • Pawn g4

Pieces Black

  • King e8
  • Queen h4
  • Rook a8
  • Rook h8
  • Bishop c8
  • Bishop f8
  • Knight b8
  • Knight g8
  • Pawn e5
  • Pawn a7
  • Pawn b7
  • Pawn c7
  • Pawn d7
  • Pawn f7
  • Pawn g7
  • Pawn h7

Diagram 2

Move piece

Chessboard as table

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8Rook BlackKnight BlackBishop BlackQueen BlackKing BlackBishop BlackKnight BlackRook Black
7Pawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn Black
6Pawn Black
5Pawn BlackQueen White
4Pawn White
3Knight White
2Pawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn White
1Rook WhiteBishop WhiteKing WhiteBishop WhiteKnight WhiteRook White

Pieces lists

Pieces White

  • King e1
  • Queen h5
  • Rook a1
  • Rook h1
  • Bishop c1
  • Bishop f1
  • Knight g1
  • Knight c3
  • Pawn a2
  • Pawn b2
  • Pawn c2
  • Pawn d2
  • Pawn f2
  • Pawn g2
  • Pawn h2
  • Pawn e4

Pieces Black

  • King e8
  • Queen d8
  • Rook a8
  • Rook h8
  • Bishop c8
  • Bishop f8
  • Knight b8
  • Knight g8
  • Pawn g5
  • Pawn f6
  • Pawn a7
  • Pawn b7
  • Pawn c7
  • Pawn d7
  • Pawn e7
  • Pawn h7

Examples to Solution

Puzzle 1

Move piece

Chessboard as table

abcdefgh
8Rook BlackKnight BlackBishop BlackQueen BlackKing BlackBishop BlackKnight BlackRook Black
7Pawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn Black
6Pawn Black
5Pawn Black
4Pawn White
3Pawn White
2Pawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn White
1Rook WhiteKnight WhiteBishop WhiteQueen WhiteKing WhiteBishop WhiteKnight WhiteRook White

Pieces lists

Pieces White

  • King e1
  • Queen d1
  • Rook a1
  • Rook h1
  • Bishop c1
  • Bishop f1
  • Knight b1
  • Knight g1
  • Pawn a2
  • Pawn b2
  • Pawn c2
  • Pawn f2
  • Pawn g2
  • Pawn h2
  • Pawn d3
  • Pawn e4

Pieces Black

  • King e8
  • Queen d8
  • Rook a8
  • Rook h8
  • Bishop c8
  • Bishop f8
  • Knight b8
  • Knight g8
  • Pawn g5
  • Pawn f6
  • Pawn a7
  • Pawn b7
  • Pawn c7
  • Pawn d7
  • Pawn e7
  • Pawn h7
Again ↻

Puzzle 2

Move piece

Chessboard as table

abcdefgh
8Rook BlackKnight BlackBishop BlackQueen BlackKing BlackBishop BlackKnight BlackRook Black
7Pawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackPawn Black
6Pawn BlackPawn Black
5Pawn Black
4Pawn White
3Pawn White
2Pawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhiteBishop WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn White
1Rook WhiteKnight WhiteBishop WhiteQueen WhiteKing WhiteKnight WhiteRook White

Pieces lists

Pieces White

  • King e1
  • Queen d1
  • Rook a1
  • Rook h1
  • Bishop c1
  • Bishop e2
  • Knight b1
  • Knight g1
  • Pawn a2
  • Pawn b2
  • Pawn c2
  • Pawn f2
  • Pawn g2
  • Pawn h2
  • Pawn d3
  • Pawn e4

Pieces Black

  • King e8
  • Queen d8
  • Rook a8
  • Rook h8
  • Bishop c8
  • Bishop f8
  • Knight b8
  • Knight g8
  • Pawn g5
  • Pawn f6
  • Pawn h6
  • Pawn a7
  • Pawn b7
  • Pawn c7
  • Pawn d7
  • Pawn e7
Again ↻

Puzzle 3

Move piece

Chessboard as table

abcdefgh
8Rook BlackBishop BlackQueen BlackKing BlackBishop BlackKnight BlackRook Black
7Pawn BlackPawn BlackPawn BlackKnight BlackPawn BlackPawn Black
6
5Bishop WhitePawn BlackPawn BlackPawn Black
4Pawn White
3Knight WhitePawn White
2Pawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn WhitePawn White
1Rook WhiteBishop WhiteQueen WhiteKing WhiteKnight WhiteRook White

Pieces lists

Pieces White

  • King e1
  • Queen d1
  • Rook a1
  • Rook h1
  • Bishop c1
  • Bishop b5
  • Knight g1
  • Knight c3
  • Pawn a2
  • Pawn b2
  • Pawn c2
  • Pawn f2
  • Pawn g2
  • Pawn h2
  • Pawn e3
  • Pawn d4

Pieces Black

  • King e8
  • Queen d8
  • Rook a8
  • Rook h8
  • Bishop c8
  • Bishop f8
  • Knight d7
  • Knight g8
  • Pawn d5
  • Pawn f5
  • Pawn g5
  • Pawn a7
  • Pawn b7
  • Pawn c7
  • Pawn e7
  • Pawn h7
Again ↻