Fool's Mate Darling,L - Wood,R NWC April, 1983 1.g4 Not the best way for White to start the game. 1...e6 Don't touch the f-pawn whatever you do! 2.f4 Oh no! He's touched it! 2...Qh4# Just see what's happened! CHECKMATE! 0-1

Fool's Mate for White Mayfield - Trinks Omaha ch, 1959 1.e4 g5 I keep on telling you not to touch those pawns! 2.Nc3 f5 Touch that pawn and you're dead! 3.Qh5# What did I tell you? 1-0

A Trap in the King's Gambit Tchinenoff,N - Maillard,R Paris, 1925 1.e4 e5 2.f4 The KING'S GAMBIT. A dangerous opening for both players. 2..Bc5 Leaving the pawn to be taken. Trick or treat? 3.fxe5 White think's it's a treat. 3...Qh4+ But it wasn't: it was a TRICK! 4.Ke2 Qxe4# 0-1

Another way to get FOOL'S MATE Sternenberg,W - Russo,R Sacramento, 1993 1.e4 g6 2.d4 f5 Don't try this at home, kids! 3.exf5 gxf5 Opening the FATAL DIAGONAL again. 4.Qh5# 1-0

Which way to capture? Part 1 Hall,S - Maxwell,D SPR92, 1992 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 f5 4.exf6 An en passant capture. Do you remember the rule? If not, go through the lesson again NOW!. How should Black capture the pawn? 4...gxf6 NOT THIS WAY!! 5.Qh5# 1-0

Which way to capture? Part 2 Freitag,G - Willis,R cr USA, 1994 1.f4 d5 2.b3 Bg4 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nf3 Bxf3 Will White find the right capture this time? 5.gxf3 Some people never learn! 5...Qh4# 0-1

Leave those pawns alone! Hartlaub,C - Rosenbaum,A Freiburg, 1892 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 f6 This is the right square for a Knight and the WRONG square for a Pawn! 4.Nh4 g5 Another sucker who falls for the oldest trick in the book. 5.Qh5+ Ke7 6.Nf5# 1-0

Another one bites the dust! Futo,Z - Toth,L Korcsoportos donto, 1995 1.d4 b5 2.Bg5 Bb7 3.e3 h6 4.Bh4 f6 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THAT PAWN! THIS SQUARE IS FOR KNIGHTS, NOT FOR PAWNS! 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qxg6# 1-0

The Queen Sacrifice Howie,A - Dobrin,D Swiss-69.1 IECC email, 1999 1.f4 e5 Black gives up a pawn to get his pieces out quickly. 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 Aiming for a quick checkmate! Will Black see the threat? 4.Nc3 The wrong Knight! 4...Qh4+ 5.g3 Qxg3+ What's this? Why can't he take the Queen? 6.hxg3 The only move. 6...Bxg3#Black has played a QUEEN SACRIFICE to force CHECKMATE! 0-1

The trapper trapped Perez,I - Doncel Farina,D Madrid-chJ U20, Madrid, 2000 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5 4.Bg3 f4 Black's feeling happy. He's just TRAPPED the White Bishop. 5.e3 But is it a TRICK or a TREAT? fxg3 6.Qh5# Aha! It was another TRICK! 1-0

How to lose to a GM Part 1 Hodgson,J - Ardner-Forsdyke,B TPS Simul, 11.12.2000 1.e4 e5 2.d4 The DANISH GAMBIT Black's best reply is to take the pawn. 2...f6 Promise me you'll NEVER EVER play this move in this position. Especially not against a Grandmaster. 3.dxe5 fxe5 4.Qh5+ Ke7 If Black had played his pawn to g6 he would have lost the Rook on h8. 5.Qxe5+ Kf7 6.Bc4+ d5 7.Bxd5+ Kg6 8.Qg3+ Bg4N [ 8...Kh5 9.Bf7+ g6 10.Qe5+ Bf5 11.Qxf5+ Kh4 12.Nf3# ] 9.Qxg4+ Kf6 10.Qg5# [ 10.Qe6# ] 1-0

How to lose to a GM Part 2 Hodgson,J - Spencer,J TPS Simul, 11.12.2000 1.e4 e5 2.f4 f6 And promise me you'll NEVER EVER move your pawn to f6 in this position either. Especially not against the British Champion. 3.fxe5 fxe5 4.Qh5+ Ke7 5.Qxe5+ Kf7 6.Bc4+ Kg6 7.Qf5+ Kh6 8.d4+ g5 9.h4 Kg7 [ 9...d6 10.hxg5+ Kg7 11.Qf7# 1-0 Wrigley,A-Christy,R/AUS 1999/EXT 2000 (11)] 10.Qf7+ Kh6N 11.hxg5# 1-0