Sam Trenholme wrote on Tue, Mar 7, 2006 05:02 PM UTC:
Is it OK if I add this fool's mate to the Schoolbook description page, using the words 'David Paulowich found the following 4-move fool's mate that mates with a bishop: 1. e4 g6 2. f4 Kg7? 3. Bf2 Kh6?? 4. Bi5#'?
Quite clever. Note that, since the pawns are more defended in the Schoolbook opening setup than they are in FIDE Chess, we need to pull out the King before we can mate him with the bishop. This stronger defense does not, IMHO, make the game more drawish--having a lot more force on the board more than compensates.
Quite clever. Note that, since the pawns are more defended in the Schoolbook opening setup than they are in FIDE Chess, we need to pull out the King before we can mate him with the bishop. This stronger defense does not, IMHO, make the game more drawish--having a lot more force on the board more than compensates.
- Sam